GoGung Korean Restaurant @ The Gardens, Midvalley City

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 6.5
• Price (1-10): 6
• Environment (1-10): 8.5

15 December 2010: We went to GoGung Korean Restaurant for a colleague's birthday lunch celebration. Since he likes Korean food, we decided to give GoGung a try despite some review on how expensive is the charges. It is managed by Koryo-Won and is located in The Gardens Mall, Midvalley City. It offers quiet and comfortable ambience, which is suitable for gathering in small group.

Fortunately, GoGung offers set lunch, which is generally much cheaper than ala carte. Here's the menu for set lunch...

Here's what we had...

• Bulgogi (RM25 per set)-> according to my colleague, the beef slices taste great.
• Dengjang Chigye (RM20 per set) -> according to my colleague, it is basically seafood in miso soup, which taste quite alright but the so-called seafood consists of only 5 small clams and a few tiny shrimps.
• Dolsot Bibimbab (RM20 per set) -> a mixture of minced meat, seaweed, vegetables, egg and rice. Fortunately, the birthday boy seems to enjoy this a lot.
• Seafood Udong (RM18 per set) -> this is what I had, udon mee in seafood soup. Before I comment on this, I would like to state that I'm not a Korean food lover. To be exact, I'm in fact a Korean food 'hater'. Back to the food... it's seriously tasteless. I won't pay for this again even if it's offered the price as low as RM5.

• Side Dishes -> I don't like these but the birthday boy enjoys them a lot. According to the birthday boy, the mushrooms are very juicy...
• Pajeon -> fried pancake with some vegetables. It's the best food I had here so far. Very crispy when it's still hot but it gets soft and oily once it cools down. It comes with the lunch set. If you would like to order it as ala carte, it costs RM30 for the size of a regular pizza.
• Bento Set (RM25) -> a typical Korean bento set with rice, meat and side dishes.

In conclusion, GoGung failed to change my perception towards Korean food. I will try to avoid it if I have a choice.

Warning: Green tea here costs RM8 per glass. It's advisable to order plain water instead. It's FOC.

Here's the location of GoGung Korean Restaurant:
Lot T-212, 3rd Floor, The Gardens, Mid Valley City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.


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