24/6/11

Se Joung, Campsie

Pea Pa signing in and on for some relief culinary reportage...
Oh my goodness, we love this place! Especially Baby Pea:


Even the timber tables are yummy!

Having decided to looker further afield for baby friendly digs, we spend a wonderfully cool and clear afternoon exploring the domestic and culinary potential of Campsie. While the domicile disappointed, the grub most certainly did not. As usual I can be persuaded to do almost anything provided there is a meal at the end of it, so the merest whiff of kimchi is all that is necessary to send me a couple of suburbs further south west to look at a house, and lunch.

The restaurant, Se Joung, highly recommended online, is on a side street next to one half of a certain grocery duopoly. Oh dear.

Once inside though, any concerns disappear. It is mercifully quiet and spacious. Large timber tables in the main dining room each have a very cool old-school grill in the middle, very well-seasoned, ready for action. Given our Baby Pea, we opt for non-barbecued dishes, this time. Another dining room is chair free...floor barbecue action! Not sure how that rates on the baby friendly scale, however.

First to arrive are the condiments: baby eggplant, bean sprouts, sweet potato, some delicious pickled greenery and - of course - kimchi. All absolutely delicious, and very very generous serves!


The generosity of the little dishes should have warned us, but we ( I mean me, really), still order waay too much, starting with a truly great haemul pajeon. Generous with the seafood, crispy, full of flavour, this pancake is also enormous. So big, we must take some home with us...


Next up is an old favourite of mine, dol sot bibimbap. Very very good, lots of fresh veg, a nice mix of crisp veg/rice crunch and soft savoury goodness. We eat this so easily. I could eat this every other day. The best bit is the crunchy rice base...


Ok, so, here is where we should have stopped ordering (ah the power of hindsight). The final dish, kimchi jigae, while good, is not truly appreciated due to our having already stuffed ourselves silly. Fortunately, the lovely proprietor is more than happy to parcel up our leftovers for tomorrows lunch! Lovely!

We will definitely be back, there's more tables what need licking, and kimchi eating.

Se Joung      
68-72 Evaline Street Campsie NSW 2194(02) 9718 4039

Se Joung on Urbanspoon

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