Despite its largely Muslim population, Malaysia still manages to have more than its fair share of non-halal restaurants to cater to the needs of its melting pot of cultures.
And they don’t come much more non-halal than Bamboo House – a Korean pork barbecue extravaganza popular with local Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, and, well, just about anyone who loves pork!
If you are a big meat eater but fancy a break from the usual chicken, beef, lamb and seafood, this is the place to come. There will be pork, pork and more pork.
A lot of Korean barbecues offer alternatives such as beef and chicken, but Bamboo House only does pork, and it does it well. For only RM32 (US$8 dinner time) or RM29 (US$7 lunch time) you can eat as much of it as you want.
Bamboo House Korean BBQ
Address: 21, Jalan PJS 8/17, Dataran Mentari, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
There are a total of 3 types of pork, 2 of which you can ask the staff for a top-up when you want to eat more, and the third is very thin and frozen and rolled up.
In Korean, this is called “????? Dapei Samgyeopsal.” You can take it directly from the self-bar’s freezer.
You can opt for the fattier, but very flavorful pork belly, or the leaner, super thick-cut pork leg or neck. Both are delicious and I would recommend trying both of course.
You will get a pair of scissors to chop your meat up to your preferred size, Korean style. ????????
As you can see, at Bamboo house you grill your meat over real charcoal, not on an electric stove.
This gives it a real authentic feel. If only the pork belly had a bit less fat on it, it would be perfect. The Chinese love the fatty portion of the belly, but it’s a bit much for Bryn and I, perhaps because we are not there to mess about but rather to consume quite a lot of meat during our visit!
Bryn sometimes attempts to discreetly remove some of the fat but I typically don’t allow him to do so, partly because I don’t want to get caught and partly because I don’t want to waste good food.
Therefore we usually end up with a little more leg than belly over the course of the evening.
Berry is certainly getting his money’s worth! ????
No Korean barbecue is complete without its line of side dishes, and I would go as far as to say that the quality of the side dishes is one of the most important factors for me when it comes to choosing my restaurant.
For a relatively inexpensive buffet, Bamboo House is pretty generous with its side dishes called “banchan ??”, and I would say this is definitely a good strategy for maximizing customer retention.
Each table gets Kimchi Jjigae (???? hot and spicy Kimchi soup) and Kimchi Jeon (????? (Kimchi-buchimgae, Kimchi pancakes), Doenjang-jjigae(???? fermented Korean soybean soup) as starters for customers to enjoy while they are waiting for their meat to be grilled.
Although these are one-time only, you can then go and help yourself to an array of assorted Korean vegetables and sauces including refreshingly crunchy and spicy Kimchi, seasoned shredded potato, raw pumpkin, raw oyster mushrooms, onion, chilli, garlic, lettuce and various dipping sauces like ssamjang(?? ??) sauce, doenjang (soy bean paste) and sesame oil.
Check out roughly chopped raw green chillies and garlics, giant oyster mushrooms and tons of ring-shaped onions smoke with a sizzling sound over the grill!
Fresh vegetables that must be eaten with juicy Korean-style succulent and tender pork barbecue. ????
Even if, let’s face it, the pork is the goal, be sure to pair it with plenty of fresh vegetables to help offset the protein and the fat, and this will make for a much more pleasant experience.
One interesting feature worth noting about Bamboo House is the fact that the entire front of the restaurant is opened up.
This ventilation is very important in that it helps to prevent the general greasy atmosphere that is commonplace in less well-ventilated indoor barbecue restaurants.
Last but not least there’s plenty of soju available, ever popular among the Chinese!
In fact I sometimes wonder if some of them are here mainly for the soju rather than the barbecue!
For this reason you’ll find that the restaurant is usually packed right up to the closing time – no doubt the pork/soju combination is hard to resist. ????
Oh dear my mouth is watering right now so I better wrap this up before I go crazy.
I think I’m overdue for my monthly Bamboo House fix, so maybe I’ll go this week. ????????
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