Siu~V: birthday : jin at jung won

My last meal at a Korean restaurant was years ago, so yeah, i was pretty excited when i got a chance to dine at Jung Won on Jalan Ampang Hilir. Thanks to Jin who wanted to go Korean for her birthday dinner. Also thanks to Derek for suggesting this place to us.

It's the first 'outdoor' Korean restaurant that i heard of, with lots of parking space and easily spotted too - beside Sayfol International School. Having an outdoor concept's great, so you don't end up smelling like a piece of barbecued meat yourself.

We were the first ones there so we got the option of sitting on the floor or on chairs, in which we conveniently chose the latter.

Right in front of us was this cute little well-kept garden.

A very pleased-looking birthday gal with a very 'prosperous'-looking me and dear.

This is like an audition for a toothpaste ad.

Drinks generally start from RM 3 with the cheapest (and the only refillable one) being hot green tea.
While i opted for their Ginger Tea (yes, i'm a SUCKER for anything ginger-y!), the recommended Iced Citron Tea actually had a more unique taste. It sucks though that the drinks came in such small glasses. I had to resort to a ration of small sips just to make my tea last till end of dinner. ;(

And now for our list of orders, to start of with....Oxtail Soup (RM 30) which was very good and peppery. Goes damn well with rice.

This is Sam Kyeh Tang (Ginseng Chicken Soup) at RM 30. I couldn't really taste the ginseng in it, so i rate it just mediocre.

A Jin favourite - Dol Sot Bi Bim Bab (Mixed Rice with Wild Vegetable in Hot Stone) - RM 25.
Don't get me wrong, i love the idea of runny egg yolks mixed with rice, but for some reason, I didn't quite know how to enjoy this particular concoction. Could it be because of those tiny sesame seeds sitting comfortably on the yolk?

We snacked on Kim Chi Jeon (Kim Chi pancake) - RM 25 which was flavourful (not as spicy as expected) but wished the batter was crispier and thinner.

With those burning coals glowing ever so lovely, how could we resist not ordering the creme de la creme of all Korean cuisines - B.B.Q.!

We went for 3 kinds of meat - Daki Go Kee (Chicken) - RM 29

Ju Mulreok (Beef) - RM 60 and best of all,

Deji Salbee (Pork Ribs) - RM 30. This was by far the best tasting meat when barbecued.

Best eaten wrapped in a piece of lettuce leave, bit of salad, a piece of garlic and some sauce.

Let's admit - one of the reasons we all dine Korean is their bottomless order of side dishes. My fave were their kim chi, fried nuts and anchovies, spinach and potato salad! Yum-meh!!