Sam Poh Vegetarian House @ Ampang, Selangor

Sam Poh Vegetarian House is a Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant that is located in Bandar Baru Ampang. This restaurant has been around for many years and they are famous among the locals for their excellent and reasonably priced breakfast and lunch spread. 

The Restaurant In Bandar Baru Ampang

This restaurant is located in a very old settlement in Ampang. The shop is not as modern, the facilities are basic but their food spread is really good and they serve home cooked style food. Parking is easy here and please note that this restaurant is open till 4.30 pm only on a daily basis. 

Herbal Tea

Complimentary Vegetable Soup

It is very much self service here. Just walk to the counter, pick your dishes and pay for them at the counter. Order your drinks at the counter and they would serve you right away. There is a big pot of vegetable soup at the entrance and that's complimentary. I found their Herbal Soup to be really excellent. It was so satisfying and my rating for this shall be 10/10. Similarly, their complimentary soup was real vegetable soup and not just some clear soup. Again, this soup is served in a large bowl and there is no restrictions as to how much you could take. Another one that deserves a rating of 10/10. 

My Lunch

The had both rice and noodles and I went for the latter. Of course, this was topped with some Stir Fried Bitter Gourd, Stuffed Bitter Gourd, Mock Char Siew, Mushrooms Stir Fried with Black Fungus and Mock Chicken Curry with Potatoes. This whole lot cost me a mere RM 5.50 which I felt was a steal. Everything that I tried was so good. 9/10 shall be my rating for this meal. 

Sam Poh Vegetarian House serves some excellent Chinese Vegetarian Mixed Rice dishes. Their spread is fabulous, pleasant hospitality, reasonable prices and home cooked taste. If you're in Bandar Baru Ampang, I would recommend giving this place a try. 

Address: 51, Jalan Wawasan Ampang 4/6, Bandar Baru Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.

Business Hours: 0730 - 1630 Daily 

Gung Korean Restaurant @ Ampang, Selangor

Located in Taman Ampang Utama is this Korean restaurant called Gung Korean Restaurant. I have heard from some of my Korean friends that this place serves some good grilled pork ribs. Being a Korean food fan myself, Angie and I decided to head here for lunch today. I am not very familiar with Ampang and luckily Mr. Garmin was able to guide me accurately to their doorstep. Having arrived here, I was surprised to see that every shop here was a Korean shop. Within this area itself, there must be at least a 100 Korean restaurants and another 20 Korean grocers and hair dressers. This place is surely a mini Korea!

Gung Korean Restaurant on the first floor

As you can see from the above photo, there is another Korean Restaurant just below this place too. The entrance to Gung restaurant is through the stairway on the right of this photo.

Stairway Leading To The Restaurant

Simple Interior 

Us at the restaurant

This restaurant is on the first floor and one has to climb two fleets of stairs to get here. Definitely not seniors friendly. The restaurant itself is huge, covering three shop lots and comprises of two large open dining spaces and with a number of private dining rooms. The furniture was simple but comfortable. There seems to be also a number of tables that have been set up for the BBQ and Korean Steamboat. Must be another thing that this restaurant is famous for. Most of the waiters here were Burmese guys with a few of their cooks being Koreans. They were very efficient and I must say they knew all the Korean dishes by heart which makes it easier for customers to order. In some places, when they hire foreigners they do not educate them on the dishes and this poses as a problem to customers but that was not the case here and the ordering was very smooth. As Angie and I had already decided what we would like to have, we did not take much time going through the menu and it was all a breeze. 

Green Tea @ RM 3.00

We both decided to go for the Green Tea and this was charged at RM 3.00 per mug.

10 Banchan Side Dishes

10 Banchan Side Dishes

10 Banchan Side Dishes

Salad

As we ordered the Kimchi Jigae, it comes with 10 Banchan side dishes as per the above photos. Unlike some other places, the side dishes above is limited to a three times refill free of charge and subsequent top ups would be charged at RM 5.00 . The variety of the Banchan's were quite good and they were fresh. I would rate those at 8/10 .

Dolsot Bibimbap @ RM 17.00

As the main dish, we ordered the above Dolsot Bibimbap and the portion was huge and good for two. I must agree that it was well done and tasted good. We also asked for some extra sauce which they accommodated without a fuss. I would rate this dish at 8.8/10 . 

Kimchi Jigae @ RM 20.00

I loved their Kimchi Jigae. It was heavenly. An excellently prepared dish and I would say that it is one of the top three Kimchi Jigae's that I have tried in the Klang Valley. There was a whole lot of vegetables and meat inside this piping hot soup. Extremely delicious. I would rate this dish at 9.8/10 .

Dwaeji Galbi @ RM 25.00

This dish is called Dwaeji Galbi and it is basically Korean Grilled Pork Ribs. This is the dish that was spoken very highly by my friend and it definitely was up to the mark. For this dish, you would have to choose the volume i.e. grams of pork that you would like to have and it is priced accordingly. We choose 200 grams and it was priced at RM 25.00 . I must say that it was very well done. The meat was juicy, tender and delicious. Definitely a must try dish at this restaurant. I would rate this dish at 9.8/10 .

Overall, this meal was worth the travel for us. I would also like to mention here that the lady boss of this restaurant goes to every table and gets the customers feedback and opinions on the food, ambiance and price which is an excellent practice. She also makes sure that all comments are recorded and resolved. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to any Korean food lover.

Address: B2-2, Jalan Ampang Utama 2/2, Taman Ampang Utama,

                68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Opening Hours: 1130 - 1500 & 1700 - 2200 Daily

Telephone: +603 4252 6624 & +6016 309 1160