GOMAWO KOREAN GRILL & RESTAURANT

IT'S DECEMBER PEOPLE!! You can't imagine how excited I am! I was even planning on posting something on the 1st day of this joyful month, yet it was delayed caused by tight schedule :( Anyways, I'm here now and today, I'm bringing you Gomawo!!

Who doesn't know Gomawo?! The first Korean restaurant ever to open at Pantai Indah Kapuk! Too bad that they had a bad reputation before, which is why I didn't want to come, but that is all in the past! Now that they reopened after some major renovation, they've made a comeback with a trump card! 8 kinds of Samgyeopsal with 50% discount to boot! There's no way people weren't tempted to try! Let's get started!

An outdoor and indoor is provided here but for the outdoors, no self-service is available, so everything is cooked at this small stall on the photo below!

Outdoors are smoking room as usual and not where I'm interested to spend my meal time at!

To the indoors! Pretty orange leaves decorates the entrance, LOVE!

Wonder why they only provide this grill table for the indoors considering they have ACs here? Even with the smoke vacuum, there's still gonna be a lot of smoke all over the room!

Though I do admit the smoke vacuum worked quite well!

Looks pretty spacey but maybe that's because it's not full of people yet!

Okay, first thing first in most Korean restaurants; BANCHAN!

Anyone else thought that the banchan here was a bit different than the usual ones? I was especially attracted to this rice balls, it's a cute way to eat rice! 

WOO SEOL IDR 115K

Sliced beef tongue.

Not the best beef tongue I've ever tasted, since for a grilled meat other than the quality of the meat, the other most important thing is their seasoning and this was totally under-seasoned! At least it didn't smell bad or anything, still they need to improve a bit more if they want to survive in this industry!

8 FLAVORS OF SAMGYEOPSAL

400gr (50gr each) IDR 179K.

800gr (100gr each) IDR 349K.

Now THIS is what we've all been waiting for!! 8 flavors of delicious samgyeopsal which consist of; garlic, curry, honey, wine, herbs, cheese, seaweed, gochujang. My personal favorite was the CHEESE and CURRY!! What interest me about this is the fact that not many has the same flavor which is what made them unique! So, what's your favorite flavor??

Try wrapping the meat with fresh veggies to balance out the nutrients!

BULDAK IDR 80K

Stir fried 'fire chicken' topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

Choose spicy level 1 - 10.

Love the chicken, love the cheese, not so much on the spiciness. You can also add some additional topping such as; sweet potato for IDR 10K, rice cake for IDR 12K, and sausage for IDR 15K. Would be perfect if it weren't so spicy! Even just their level 2 made my whole mouth numb! I don't even wanna imagine how spicy level 10 is, though those who could take their spicy foods just fine might like this, just not for me!

SAMGYETANG IDR 99K

Young chicken soup with ginseng, sticky rice, garlic and nuts.

Koreans really value natural health care especially with healthy foods and exercise. Did you know that they're also famous for their ginseng? Samgyetang is also one of their special healthy foods that is well known in Korea! Not many Korean restaurants here provide this menu, so I was excited to be able to find it here! Anyway, since this is a healthy soup, not much seasoning was used so for me, who likes strong flavor, had to add more salt for taste. How do you like yours? Try it! You'll feel much healthier afterwards!

GOMAWO BIBIMBAP (PORK BELLY) IDR 58K

Rice topped with sauteed seasoned vegetables & meat mix with sauce.

A bit disappointing cause for their bibimbap they used a normal bowl instead of the hot stone, since it's gonna get cold after I finished taking photos, which is why those hot stone bowls are necessary for me! Various of meat selections are available here and I, of course, choose the pork! Taste-wise is okay-ish but little can go wrong with pork!

GALBI TANG IDR 99K
Beef spareribs soup with white radish, leek, garlic and ginger.

Confession; I have the tendency to order course if they have meat in it, whether it's soup, appetizer, amuse-bouche, or even in salads! This soup might be the result of that and I was satisfied enough to say that it tasted okay! The flavor leaned more to the sweet side, which is good, but I prefer the salty and savory ones!

DWAEJIGUL MARI IDR 79K

Oyster, chives, pork belly.

You can choose either beef or pork and since I've had to much pork here, I decided to go with beef for this one. All I can say for this is that the beef was amazing but please get rid of those nasty oyster if you can't do something about it cause it reeked so bad that it destroyed the beautiful taste of the beef! Waaaay under my expectation and is really too bad, cause this could become a great dish if they were more careful and detailed when preparing the oyster!

Highlight of the day is definitely the 8 flavors of samgyeopsal! It's really too bad that the 50% discount is over now cause I'm seriously addicted to those 8 delicious flavors of perfect samgyeopsal and I would come back again and again just for it, which I still would, just not as many times as I want, lol! Fyi, the concept of Gomawo is that their foods are healthy and MSG-free but still tasty and flavorful!

Gomawo
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Bukit Golf Mediterania
Jl. Marina Indah Raya
Pantai Indah Kapuk
Jakarta Utara

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Monday - Friday : 05:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday : 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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SEORAE PIK

Wow, can't believe that it's almost December and Christmas air has already been roaming nowadays! Have you prepared for Christmas yet? Or are one of those who likes to just slowly enjoy the ever moving time and just deal with Christmas when it IS Christmas, like myself? Well, whatever you're doing right now, I hope you have a joyful time! Now, let's start with today's topic; Seorae Indonesia, a busy Korean diner at Pantai Indah Kapuk!

Seorae's interior is designed to have a street food dining experience kind of style, as you can see from the floor and wall design. As you know, in places like Korea or Japan, there're so many street foods that has attracted a lot of locals and even tourists! It's a fun way to enjoy yummy foods!

Seorae might a bit small but they're always buzzing with lots of customers even when there're already a lot of other Korean restaurants all over PIK! Like any must have items in a Korean restaurant, Seorae also has a few banchan to offer us and this is some of them;

PAJEON

Not the best pajeon I had but then again, I'm not that into pajeon in the first place!

Forgot what this is called but it has a really peculiar taste with peanut butter in a hard chewy dough!

At first glance, I thought this was eggs but it turned out to be potatoes!

GOGUMA MATTANG
Caramelized sweet potatoes, nothing can go wrong with it, though I admit the banchan here was not so great. No worries though, cause I came here for the meats!

SUNDUBU JIGAE IDR 54,8K
Spicy tofu stew mixed with tender pork, fresh vegetables, mushroom, seafood, and Omega-3 eggs.

Starting off with soup to ready your tongue for a culinary adventure and this is perfect for the job! I was especially attracted to the omega-3 eggs and it also has pork, also love the clam! Might be a bit spicy but because of how good it was, my spoon just can't stop! Definitely recommended if you're looking for soups!

TTEOKBOKKI IDR 34,8K
Who doesn't know what tteokbokki is? As the exploding popularity of Korean that has probably spread out to all over the world, everything about Korean has almost become a common knowledge! One of those things is this popular Korean rice cake snack! Too bad that this ones here was a bit too hard to chew, but that might be because we ate it when it's no longer hot after taking photos of it and the sauce was a bit leaning too much to the sweet side as well!

KIMCHI BENTO BOX IDR 54,8K

Our authentic Korean kimchi, fried egg, and crispy Nori seaweed over fried rice. Perfect for a quick meal on-the-go!

I've been wanting to try this one ever since I heard of it! The way of serving it was cute too, you close the lid and SHAKE! After a satisfying amount of shaking, open it and TA-DA! Enjoy this nicely and evenly mixed fried rice! And since it's served in a bento box, you can easily take it anywhere without worry! Taste-wise, it was a decent fried rice! For a kimchi fried rice, there wasn't enough kimchi in it though but I'm totally blown by the generous amount of seaweed so it's all good!

Shake, shake, shake! Done!

Finally what we're all waiting for……. MEAT!

SAMGYEOPSAL IDR 69,8K
Pork belly marinated with our secret sauce, then grilled. Juicy and tender.

We finally arrived at my favorite!! No matter it's Korean, Western, or whatever, pork belly will always be on my list of orders! And this one definitely did not disappoint! For me who has had many pork bellies from various restaurant, I can say that this is one of the best ones, super juicy and tender with bursting flavors on one bite! Yum! Spicy and sweet ones are also available choices of samgyeopsal here!

GALMAEGISAL IDR 84,8K

Our signature dish, pork skirt meal, marinated with our authentic secret Korean spices, then grilled to perfection.

Cooked alongside the Hangjeongsal that it didn't lose to, I totally agree that this is a signature dish! Such a tender and juicy meat nicely marinated with their secret spices that I'm dying to know, sooo sinfully delicious! There's also a spicy galmaegisal if you prefer spicy food and a King size which is enough for 3-4 people, though if it's this good, I might be able to finish it all my self! Lol!

DWAEJI BULGOGI IDR 54,8K
Our world-famous sliced pork, mixed with special sauce and served over steaming hot rice.

Bulgogi is probably a Korean meat that everyone's already familiar with even before Korean restaurants became popular, so bringing such a common meat to a restaurant means you need to step it up! Seorae did a pretty good job on that part, the sweet and savory of it was in perfect balance! Fyi, there are 2 ways that you can cook this, it's either cooking it until a bit brown and crispy or just a brief so that it still has a chewy and soft texture. Though it's delicious no matter how it's done!

HANGJEONGSAL IDR 89,8K

Pork neck, marinated with Korean spices, then grilled to crisp. Very soft, with just the right amount of juice.

Hangjeongsal is probably the best part of pork! Having perfect balance of meat and fat, the texture it has is really bouncy. These ones here were very well marinated and just melts in your mouth! Without realizing, the plate was already empty!

SPECIAL PAT BING SO IDR 24,8K
Korean's popular dessert which is shaved ice with red bean and other sweet topping. A nice dessert like this is always perfect for Jakarta's hot weather! Come to think of it, it's kinda similar to the shaved ice desserts we have here! Completed with a yummy red bean ice cream, a refreshing finish after all those meats, it was a nice way to end the day's culinary journey!

Korean restaurants might be overpopulated but I can say that Seorae is one of the best! Anyway, they also have another branch at Alam Sutera and over there, the menu selection is more complete with a lot more space as well! I'd suggest that one if you're going in a large group, cause the tables here at PIK are mostly for 4-8 people. Thank you Seorae for the great pork filled dinner!!

Seorae

Ruko Garden House B No. 19

Bukit Golf Mediterania

Jl. Raya Pantai Indah Kapuk

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