Elite Avenue is basically buzzing with
restaurants now. A few restaurants had come & gone but here are some that
were still there at the moment. =P
KO B.Q. Korean Restaurant
Situated at one of the corner lot was KO B.Q.
– one of the longest running restaurant in Elite. Frankly speaking we’d only
been there once and ordered their lunch set for 2 which consisted of kimchi
stew & a huge portion of Chicken Dak Galbi. Basically this set could easily
fed 4 people to be honest! Our eyes popped out when we saw it being served.
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| Plenty of Free Banchan |
The kimchi stew was not as thick and
flavourful as we liked – we still preferred kimchi stew from Daorae or even the
newly opened Ssambap (link)
for a heavier flavoured (namely more sour & spicy) Kimchi Stew.
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| Kimchi Stew |
For Chicken Dak Galbi, the server brought the
gas stove with on our table and fried in on the spot. It was definitely a
mountain-ful of FOOD. It tasted okay – not really a standout unfortunately. At the
end we could not finish our food and ended up takeaway the leftover. LOL!!!
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| This is like a Mountain!!! |
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| Here we go! |
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| Still in Process! |
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| Tada!!! |
Uncle Jang Dak Galbi
Speaking of Dak Galbi, there was also Uncle
Jang – a quite famous Dak Galbi joint now opening in Elite as well. Frankly speaking
this place was definitely not too suitable for lunch as one would smell like
Dak Galbi after the meal.
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| Uncle Jang during Lunchtime - almost Empty |
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| Free Banchan - 2 types only |
I noticed they were doing some lunch buffet
promotion as well but we were ordering ala carte during our visit few months
ago. The restaurant was almost empty during our visit and we ordered the Dak
Galbi for 2 pax with Ramen & egg add-on.
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| Le't get start! |
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| More time is needed! |
The server fried the concoction right in front
of us and I must say the Dak Galbi in Uncle Jang was definitely better than the
one from KO B.Q. We did not order extra spicy flavor but the normal flavor had
already fulfilled Malaysian Heavy Palate with its slight spicy and sweet taste.
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| Almost done! |
The food was aplenty and 3 of us couldn’t
finish it at the end even though we only ordered portion for 2pax. The only complaint
– it was quite oily especially when you ate towards the end. FAT!!! Anyway, my
colleague’s husband had the funniest comment – it tasted like a glorified
version of Indian fried noodle! *facepalm*
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| Here we go! |
K Food
Since we were on a roll today with Korea Food –
let’s talk about yet another Korean restaurant in Elite – K Food. K Food was
kind of like the poor man’s Korean food as the price was cheaper than most Korean
restaurant. Quality Vs price there if you know what I mean. *wink*
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| Free Banchan |
We’d only been there once & ordered their
kimchi stew & spicy Korean fried noodle. Both items were very mediocre. I
think the hubby’s home cook Extra Spicy Instant noodle from Korea tasted much
better than this. So go buy your own Korean noodle and cooked it yourself!
LOL!!!
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| Kimchi Stew |
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| Spicy Korean Fried Noodle |
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| Go buy this instead! |
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| Home cooked Spicy Korean Noodle! |
Wakaba Japanese Noodles
Let’s take a moment to travel from Korea to
its neighbor Japan for a minute. Wakaba was famed for their home made noodles with
a downside of being expensive. I think they did have some loyalty stamp card
for free food to attract returning customer.
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| Noodle Menu! |
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| More Choices |
We’d tried the Yasai Shoyu Ramen, Wakame Soba
& Chasyu Shoyu Ramen – all of them were mediocre and not really
spectacular. Frankly speaking Wakaba would not jumped into our head if we were
craving for ramen – Japin or Miyabi would. I guess this contributed to the
almost empty restaurant whenever we walked pass. Anyway, Wakaba might be a good
choice if one would be craving for ramen and in Elite avenue at the moment. =P
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| Chasyu Shoyu Ramen |
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| Yasai Shoyu Ramen |
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| Wakame Soba |
Elite Avenue is located behind Pantai Hospital
at Bayan Baru, Penang.
More information on Elite Avenue can be
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