Jaka
I’ve had some pretty authentic Korean cuisine when I was living in a Korean-heavy suburb back in the States and the food here is exactly, if not close to what I had there.
Previous reviews on poor service appears to be a bit too harsh?? Perhaps the restaurant had a change of staff since our experience here was nothing short of kindness and sweetness from the elderly waiting staff.
Definitely give this place a chance again if you had had a poor service experience prior to this review. Would be a shame if we lose this gem from Ipoh!
When I saw there were many Koreans eating there, I know the foods would be good. I was right!
We ordered their pork cuts and they were tender and marinated well. We also ordered kimchi fried rice and it was very good. Definitely need to order it when you are here.
In terms of side dishes, they had more than 8 varities. As usual, you could ask for refill.
The staff were attentive and they cooked the meats for us to make sure they were not burnt.
The restaurant had two sections where you could sit on a chair or on a pillow, on a floor, like Japanese tatami style.
Overall, we had a good experience at this place.
The raise floor seating section area were bright and clean. The small plate side dishes combination were not appealing. I realised that after finished eating for a while, I felt very thirsty. Could have been caused by eating up all the bean paste that was served in the small saucer. As I am sensitive to food that were prepared with MSG, they would make me very thirsty. Not sure that these food were prepared with MSG? Nevertheless, The overall food were good, tasty and delicious ? .
Not very good experience in this outlet. Staff service was not friendly. Ordered a plate of Bossam, (pork belly with oyster kimchi)… and not a single biji of oyster inside. ? .. tried to ask the staff about this, and their reply was no oyster in this dish…. so why it is written in the menu ? Maybe should write “oyster sauce only”? ?
The meat was delicious and the kimchi hot pot was very spicy. It was good because there were many side dishes and it was comfortable to grill meat.
Most of the dishes weren’t as good as in the past anymore, the room was abit run-down, the ceiling were likely going to fall apart. We’re all sweating since we arrived. Service is good.
Probably need a renovation as it’s been quite a long time since it opened.