Ko Hyang Korean Country Delights @ The Gardens, Mid Valley City

I have not been blog hopping for quite awhile and have only kept up with what's new of late through friends (food bloggers and non food bloggers). When I was told that Masak-Masak had blogged on a Korean eatery which has been garnering good reviews, I knew I had to pay them a visit at The Gardens, Mid Valley City.

After some shopping one day, it was time to fill our stomachs and I remembered this time (at times I do forget!) to drop by Ko Hyang since Glorious Jade and I were already in the vicinity. It was a rather late lunch and we wanted a quick bite, which was good I suppose as that meant Ko Hyang wasn't as busy as it would be during the usual lunch hour. The menu wasn't that extensive which was understandable as Ko Hyang has a very simple set up. I saw a Korean lady there and I suppose she was the owner and she had quite a substantial number of staff helping her out in this small eatery. We promptly put in our orders and as usual the banchan was served to us first as we waited for our food to arrive.

There were just 3 varieties served and both of us enjoyed the Kimchi tremendously. Being the most common banchan served in every Korean restaurant I've been to, I would say that Ko Hyang's kimchi is the best I've tasted so far! We have eaten some that tend to be a tad sourish but Ko Hyang's Kim Chi was absolutely delish and the taste was spot on. Spicy and pungent enough without being too overwhelming, I guessed what made it that good was that the pickled cabbage served was smaller than usual. So, it was very flavourful.

Next served was Bulgogi with rice (RM16.90). The sesame seed, onions, carrot and spring onions added more sweetness to this dish. Though the beef was quite well marinated, it would have been better if it had more gravy, a bit on the dry side for me.

Oh, the Bulgogi came with a bowl of rice and we enjoyed this shiny sticky rice, plus points!


Of course, I ordered my favourite Jap Chae (RM14.90) Stirred fried with sesame oil, the noodles were very tasty. One can choose either chicken or beef with the noodles and we choose chicken as we already had the Bulgogi. I absolutely love this dangmyeon/cellophane noodles with the vegetables and Ko Hyang's does a great job with it. Not oily and fragrant, this was simply yummylicious!

We also ordered the Kimchi Pancake (RM9.50) and we enjoyed it too with the chili oil dip. Though it came a bit burnt on the side, it was the burnt parts that we enjoyed most as that meant it was crispier than the middle part which was softer. And since we loved the Kimchi, of course this Kimchi Pancake tasted great to us too.

An overall pleasant dining experience with homecooked "country" Korean food indeed. I'll definitely be back again :o)

Ko Hyang
Korean Country Delights
LG-KG05, The Gardens
(Lower Ground Floor, opposite JustLife)
Mid Valley City
59200 Kuala Lumpur

If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination
- Korean Proverb