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Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
1. owner-cum-chef Choi Hyun Jin grill pork for diners

A spanking new Korean restaurant has opened in town on July 24, in the township of Medan Ipoh Bistari just behind Tesco Hypermarket.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
2. meat for the BBQ grill – choice of pork (L) or beef

Named Seok Jeong which means sunset, it is owned by Chef Choi Hyun Jin who has lived in Ipoh since 1986 when he was hired as a chef in a Korean engineering company that constructed the Changkat Jering stretch of the North-South Expressway.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
3. Haemul Jeongol (a hotpot with nine types of seafood including squids, octopuses, clams, scallops, prawns and crabs) – RM70

With 36 years of experience in preparing Korean food, Seok Jeong is the 57-year-old Chef Choi’s second restaurant in Ipoh, nine years since starting out on his own.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
4. Suyuk Bossam Pork + Kimchi + Vegetables (RM85)

In Ipoh, there are now seven Korean restaurants, but Chef Choi invites diners to try for themselves the authenticity of Korean cuisine served at Seok Jeong. He said, “Other restaurants may serve similar dishes but the preparation may be different.”

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
5. Haemul Pajeon (seafood pancake with squids, prawns, oysters and vegetables) – RM25

Indeed, Chef Choi, who is a certified chef from a Korean institute and has undergone training under many senior chefs over the years, is most happy seeing his diners enjoy his cooking and appreciate good Korean food. The satisfaction felt by his customers is difficult to match.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
6. Jabchae (Korean glass noodles with pork and vegetables) – RM25

Diners can order different cuts of pork (refer to Photo 2). Other items on the menu are Bibimbab sets, a range of noodles, different choices of soups and Shasimi dishes.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
7. the chef’s signature dish of Ogolgye Ginseng Black Chicken (RM38) – the only Korean restaurant in Ipoh that serves this soup cooked with black chicken

Each table will receive, complimentary of Seok Jeong, a set of kimchi dishes (refer to Photo 8).

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
8. a variety of kimchi – complimentary for all diners

The furnishings in Seok Jeong are mainly imported from Korea, including utensils and furniture. Some of the ingredients and sauces are also imported from home.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
9. Chef Choi shows the way to wrap the pork and accompanying ingredients with lettuce and perilla

Dining at Seok Jeong is free from GST. However, the restaurant charges 6% service fee which is channelled to children’s charity homes and the needy.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
10. the menu

The restaurant can serve 44 pax concurrently and is looking for suitable candidates to fill the vacancy of Waitress. Contact the phone number listed below.

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh
11. the newly opened Korean restaurant in Medan Ipoh Bistari

Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant
Add: 26, Jalan Medan Ipoh 1D, Medan Ipoh Bistari, 31400 Ipoh, Perak.
GPS Coordinates: N 04° 37.092′ E101° 07.081′
Tel: +6016-6182355 (Chef Choi)
Business hours: 10.30am – 2.30pm & 5.30pm – 10pm (closed on Tuesday)

ETA (April, 2016): Seok Jeong has ceased operation.

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8 thoughts on “Seok Jeong Korean Restaurant Ipoh

  1. I don’t think Korean restaurant at KL served Ogolgye Ginseng Black Chicken right? Normally is white instead of black chicken

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