The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of events, so excuse the lack of updates. Long story short : I moved to a new place, there was a lot of furniture shopping / cleaning / setting up to do, and whenever I did have free time I spent it playing Baldur’s Gate 3… so here we are lol.

I want to get back on track, so here’s a fairly recent one from the Bro’s birthday.

The fam and I aren’t big on gifts, so whenever there’s a special occasion, food is usually the way to go. The celebrant usually picks something they want to eat. In this case, the Bro was keen to try Gogigo, a Korean BBQ / hotpot chain with several branches across Malaysia. We visited the one in Bandar Puteri Puchong.

Priced at RM33 for adults on weekends (RM29 on weekdays), Gogigo is one of the more affordable bbq/hotpot buffet options out there. Seniors can even get a discount, at a flat rate of RM25.

The restaurant has simple decor, but it’s spacious and can easily accommodate large groups. Each table comes equipped with two gas stoves, one with a grill and the other a hotpot, so you can choose how you want your ingredients cooked.

Aside from fresh ingredients, there is a small selection of ready-to-eat dishes. During our visit, they had pumpkin and kimchi pancakes, fried rice, gimbap, fried glass noodles, and a variety of banchan (side dishes) commonly seen in Korean restaurants, such as sliced sausages and fishcakes.

Next to the vegetable section were a couple of freezers filled to the brim with seafood and different cuts of meat marinated in a variety of sauces. There was fresh pork belly, spicy chicken, garlic pork, and even a rather unusual green tea pork. The seafood selection comprised of bamboo clams, small crabs, mussels. Also available were processed items such as sausages, fish balls, seafood tofu, etc.

The centre island housed a selection of noodles, wrapped packets of butter (for oiling the grill), and the sauce station.

Here are some of the items we got. I didn’t take many close ups of the food, as I was hungry and for once was actually focused on eating lol.

The meat was fresh; I liked the garlic pork belly as it had a strong taste, although some cuts were pure fat. Also worth mentioning is the spicy chicken, the pumpkin pancakes (which were chewy with a slight hint of sweetness), and the bacon-wrapped enoki.

The best way to eat Korean BBQ? Grab a piece of lettuce, garlic, and a hearty chunk of meat, smear some Korean bean paste sauce onto the top, fold, and pop it whole into your mouth. You’ll get a nice crunch from the vegetable, followed by a burst of salty umami from the meat enveloped within. The greens also help to cut through the greasiness.

You can round off the meal with cool thirst quenchers (selection for the day included barley tea and orange juice) or an ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, yam. No one wanted the yam because there was still plenty in the tub compared to the other flavours. Idk why people still make yam flavoured ice cream.)

While I wouldn’t say there was anything wow about Gogigo, most of the ingredients were fresh and well marinated, so they were tasty. There’s something inherently satisfying about being able to cook your own food on the grill / in the hotpot and enjoy it straightaway.

Our meal for five (including two seniors) came up to RM150, a very reasonable price for a BBQ/hotpot buffet. If you’re a big eater, you’ll definitely get your money’s worth. The variety isn’t bad either.

GOGIGO KOREAN BBQ & STEAMBOAT BUFFET (BANDAR PUTERI PUCHONG)

First Floor, 1, Jalan Puteri 1/7, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor

Opening hours: 12PM – 11.30PM

Non-halal

Phone: 03-5892 1022

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