Set lunch @ Kung Jung Korean Restaurant, PNB Darby Park, KL

Sometime ago, I received an email from a reader, who suggested that I should try Restoran Kung Jung in PNB Darby Park since I like Korean food. I also received feedback from several blogger friends that the food there is good, hence Hubby and I went for lunch one day. 

Dolsot bibimbap

The restaurant is located on the third floor of PNB Darby Park. It is very spacious, and surprisingly very busy during lunch hour. The ventilation however, wasn't too good hence I walked out smelling like "beef ribs". LOL.

The menu was a mix of Japanese and Korean dishes. I was too lazy to pick a la carte dishes from the menu, and since I saw many people ordering the set lunch, I followed suit :P There were only 5 or 6 options for set lunch, each coming with unlimited refills of banchan and corn tea, a portion of grilled beef ribs (galbi), mains, fruits and Korean coffee / tea.

Corn tea

The beef ribs were not that great, unless you actually got a piece with some meat on them. This was Hubby's plate, he was luckier than me... I got mostly bone and gristle.

The banchan selection was pretty decent, from kimchi, anchovies, tofu, fish cake/ aubergine, mashed potato, beansprouts and spicy cucumber. We had refills of the kimchi, beansprouts and fishcake/aubergine.

Kimchi

Beansprouts (kongnamul)

Hubby's dolsot bibimbap set (RM32) was tasty. The sizzling claypot rice was good, laden with ingredients such as kimchi, spinach, beef (you can also opt for chicken), beansprouts and mushrooms with a raw egg. The gochujang (chilli pepper paste) is served separately, so you just add as much as you want. It is also served with a bowl of soup.

Very colorful - we like!

Mix well, let the raw egg cook against the sides of the hot stone bowl

It was a really hot afternoon, so I was drawn towards the naengmyeon (RM32), which is a cold noodle dish served in a large stainless steel bowl with iced tangy broth. It is topped with julienned cucumbers, Korean pear and half a boiled egg as well as a few slices of cold beef. The long and thin handmade noodles will be snipped tableside, for easier consumption. I have eaten this once in the Korean restaurant in Seremban but somehow I didn't enjoy it this time. It tasted a bit bland, I thought Hubby's dolsot bibimbap looked a lot more appealing.

Korean iced coffee

Or hot lemon tea

Verdict: The dolsot bibimbap was pretty good, however if overall price/ambiance/food was taken into consideration, I would have preferred to dine at Bulgogi Brothers.

Pork-free. 

Service: Fast.

Price: RM70 for 2 pax.

Location: Restoran Kung Jung, Lot No. 3.1, Level 3, PNB Darby Park, Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-2166 7181

GPS Coordinates: 3.158085,101. 718548