Karyn's Food Blog

Classic Kopitiam @ Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall

2011-10-02T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

2 October 2011: Being the "tour guide" of the trip, I planned to bring my relatives to try Melaka famous chicken rice ball. My initial plan was to bring them to either Chung Wah or Hoe Kee near Jonker Street. However, Hoe Kee was closed while the queue outside Chung Wah is crazy. Instead of queuing up under hot sun, I drove to Dataran Pahlawan and look for a place to have an easier and more comfortable lunch.

We came across Classic Kopitiam which also sell chicken rice balls and decided to give it a try. Here are what we ordered for 5 person...

1/4 Roasted Chicken (RM10++) -> Quite tasty.
1/4 Kampung Chicken (RM13++) -> Chicken quite fine and tastes not bad.
Chicken Rice Balls (RM1.20++ per portion) -> Rice is slightly too soft and sticky that I can't really feel the texture of the rice.
Fish Ball Soup (RM10++) -> Quite springy and tasty.
Cendol (RM4++) -> Average.

Here's the location and contact of Classic Kopitiam...
Address: BD083, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.
GPS Coordinates: 2.1905, 102.2507

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Wedding Dinner @ Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka

2011-10-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): -
Environment (1-10): 8.5

1 October 2011: I attended a relative's wedding dinner reception at Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka. It is also referred to as Spring Garden, under Tai Thong Group. The ballroom is spacious and nicely decorated.

Here's the menu...

Here comes the food...

The dishes served are generally satisfactory except for the "Sweet fancy duets" which is disappointing. The bao is too dry and not fine enough. Besides, the pancake is a bit soggy, not crispy at all.

Here's the location of Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka...
Address: 7th Floor, No. 18, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka.
GPS Coordinates: 2.184336402, 102.258069251
Tel: 06-2922933

Uncle Duck Hong Kong Steamboat @ Times Square, KL

2011-09-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

26 September 2011: Uncle Duck Hong Kong Steamboat Restaurant (得哥火锅餐厅) is a steamboat restaurant from Hong Kong. It serves steamboat in air-conditioned, cosy and clean environment.

Here, steamboat is served in individual pot, cooked on induction cooker. I personally favour this due to safety and hygienic reason.

Steamboat sets available here are:

Seafood (RM20.90)
Pearl Oyster (RM19.90)
Mixed Beef (RM19.90)
Australian Beef (RM21.90)
Dory Fish (RM19.90)
Cuttlefish Noodle (RM21.90)
Vegetarian (RM16.90)
Roasted Duck (RM19.90)
Sliced Pork (RM19.90)
Chicken (RM18.90)
Australian Mutton (RM22.90)
Ma Yau Fish (RM22.90)

Besides, each individual is free to have their steamboat ingredient cooked in their preferred soup. The choices of soup available here are:

Congee
Coriander & Century Egg Soup
Chicken Soup
Tomato & Fish Soup
Tomyam Soup
Hong Kong Satay Soup
Super Spicy Soup (add RM2)
Ginseng Soup (add RM10)
Herbal Soup (add RM4)
Korean Ginseng Soup (add RM10)
Pumpkin Onion Cream Soup (add RM2)

I personally like the tomato & fish soup. It's tasty by itself yet doesn't cover the taste of the ingredients. As for the ingredients set, I ordered Sliced Pork Set.

Sliced Pork Set consists of sliced pork, vegetable, corn, radish, mushrooms, fish cakes, dumplings, prawn, etc... Some of the ingredients are frozen food yet still taste fresh when cooked with steamboat.

Finally, I would like to specially recommend the Mango Sago (芒果西米露) here, which I order almost every time I dine here. However, I did not order that this round because I was on diet. It's the best Mango Sago I've ever had, definitely better than those in the famous KTZ (记得吃).

Here's the location and contact of Uncle Duck Steamboat Restaurant @ Berjaya Times Square...
Address: 03-107, Third Floor, Berjaya Times Square, No. 1, Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.142624, 101.710342
Tel: 03-2144 8998

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Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh @ Setapak

2011-09-25T16:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

25 September 2011: Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh (宝香绑线肉骨茶) specializes in string tied bak kut teh. It comes with very little soup, which looks more like the sauce. The soup/sauce is supposed to be concentrated bak kut teh. However, after trying Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh in Mid Valley Megamall, I concluded that I do not enjoy this type of bak kut teh. I prefer those with more soup.

Anyway, I decided to give it another try at a different branch. It was 2pm on a Sunday yet the restaurant is less than 10% occupied.

Here are what we had...

Luan Kut (软骨), Sui Kut (小骨), Ka Wan (脚弯) (RM10.50++ per bowl) -> I can't really differentiate which is which. They taste the same. The main difference is the type of meat, either it's with less fat or more fat, less bone or more bone. As for the taste, they are almost tasteless. The soup/sauce which is supposed to be concentrated bak kut teh is also very plain. I would say this is the worst bak kut teh I have ever tried. A staff there told us honestly that the soup is obtained from the HQ in Klang. Then each individual branch/franchise will add water into the soup. The amount of water added into the soup directly affects the taste of the soup.
Tau Fu Pok (豆腐卜) (RM5++) -> Similar to the meat, this is almost tasteless as well.
Yau Mak (油麦) (RM8.50++) -> Average.
Yau Char Guai (油条) (RM4++) -> Ironically, this is the best dish of all, even though it is just average. Not crispy enough.

After this meal, I told myself that I won't give Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh another chance. Here's the location and contact of Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh @ Setapak...
Address: 209, Ground Floor, Jalan Genting Klang, 53300 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.194970, 101.712313

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Pan Ki Dim Sum @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

25 September 2011: After a morning walk at Bukit Komanwel, we went to Pan Ki Dim Sum (潘记包饺点心) for breakfast. It is one of the 3 famous dim sum restaurants in Sri Petaling. Pan Ki is less crowded and cleaner than the other 2 because it is located at inner road, while the other 2 are located at outer main road. I personally prefer the environment here.

Here comes the dim sum...

Most of the dim sum there are quite fresh and tasty, slightly milder than those in Clan Dim Sum. I personally like the fish-based dim sum there.

However, undeniably, the Kai Woh Pao (鸡窝包) here is not as good as the Kai Woh Pao in Clan Dim Sum. The glutinous rice here is not as tasty and slightly harder.

Besides, the price of the dim sum here is slightly higher than Clan Dim Sum. It costs us around RM60 for 4 person.

Here's the location of Pan Ki Dim Sum...
Address: 84, Jalan Radin Tengah, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.068468, 101.690746

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Yue Mic Ka Restaurant @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

24 September 2011: It's 3pm on a Saturday and we still haven't taken our lunch. After driving through few roads in Sri Petaling, we decided to try Yue Mic Ka Restaurant (鱼米家), which is supposed to specialize in Fish Noodles.

Since it's already past lunch time, the restaurant was rather empty and quiet. Anyway, it's a clean and cozy environment.

Here are what we had...

Preserved Vegetables Pork Soft Bone (梅菜猪软骨煲) (RM12.50) -> Pork is soft and tasty. Recommended.
Fish Paste Meehoon (鱼滑米粉) (RM8.50) -> The soup is without milk by default. It tastes not bad though.
Chicken Herb Drumstick Rice (一品鸡腿饭) -> This is rather disappointing. It's almost tasteless. I can't taste any herb at all.

Here's the location and and details of Yue Mic Ka...
Address: 69, Jalan Radin Tengah, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.068771, 101.691397
Business Hours: 9am - 11.30pm Daily

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Ho Ho Steamboat Restaurant @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-23T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

23 September 2011: Ho Ho Steamboat Restaurant (好好海鲜火锅之家) is a steamboat restaurant that serves fresh steamboat ingredients from Pulau Ketam. Some of the ingredients and home-made. Besides, only clear base soup is used here. There are few branches of Ho Ho Steamboat Restaurant in Klang Valley. This branch in Sri Petaling spans across 3-4 shop lots, yet it is normally at least 80% occupied during dinner hours.

Here's the menu and here are what we had...

Set Menu (RM15.50 per set) -> We ordered 2 sets of this. This set consists of prawn, fish slice, fish ball, meat ball, sui gao, fish noodle, bihun, yee mee, egg, etc... Most of them are quite fresh.
Sliced Pork (RM20) -> We also ordered extra portion of sliced pork. It's really thinly sliced, hence it's cooked just by dipping it into boiling soup for a shortwhile.
BBQ Chicken Wings -> Since there are 3 of us, we ordered 3 sets of this. I'm not sure how much this costs because this is paid separately and I'm not the one paying. This is quite tasty. Recommended.

Here's the location and contact of Ho Ho Steamboat Restaurant @ Sri Petaling...
Address: 19, Jalan Radin Anum 1, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.067354, 101.692108
Tel: 012-289 3119

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Chili Espresso @ Sooka Sentral, KL Sentral

2011-09-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

23 September 2011: I went to Chili Espresso for a colleague's farewell lunch. It serves ample variety of local favourites, as well as, some western food in pleasant and cosy environment. It is normally fully occupied during lunch hour. It's advisable to make prior reservation to avoid disappointment.

Our selection of food might be a bit weird because these are not the signature dishes of Chili Espresso. The more popular dishes here are local food like mee mamak, ayam percik, etc... Anyway, here comes the food...

Fettucine Alfredo (RM18.80++) -> Tastes quite good and not too cheesy. Recommended.
Spaghetti Aglio Olio (RM16.80++) -> I personally don't really like aglio olio and this is typical aglio olio.
Grilled Dory Fish (RM16.80++) -> Quite good. Worth a try.
Tom Yum Beehoon (RM14.80++) -> Average beehoon in seafood tom yam soup. Nothing impressive and no complaints.

Here's the location and contact of Chili Espresso @ Sooka Sentral...
Address: G-5, Sooka Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.133336, 101.684920
Tel: 03-2282 6113

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Restoran Ye Look @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-07T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 7

7 & 9 September 2011: Restoran Ye Look (以勒海鲜饭店) is a famous eat-out place in Sri Petaling, especially for those who are looking for a casual Chinese-style dinner. We dine there twice this week because I'm addicted to the herbal chicken there.

Here are what we had...

Herbal Kampung Chicken (药材马来鸡) (RM23) -> I have been craving for this type of herbal chicken for such a long time ever since the restaurant serving my favourite herbal chicken in Pandan Indah changed it's cook. I have been hunting for this dish up and down in Klang Valley and I finally found it here. This is half kampung chicken cooked with chinese herbs in aluminium foil. The chicken is very young, juicy and tender. The thick herbal gravy is really tasty. I personally love this. High recommended!
Stir-fried Fish Slices with Ginger and Spring Onion (姜葱鱼片) (RM20) -> Quite small portion and slightly overpriced. Tastes average. Not worth the price.
Braised Pork with Salted Fish (咸鱼花腩煲) (RM12) -> Big portion and quite tasty. Worth a try.
Stir-fried Kang-Kung (清炒蕹菜) (RM8) -> Average dish at reasonable price.
Lotus Root Soup (莲藕汤) (RM6) -> Quite tasty but the strong taste of cuttlefish covered the original taste of lotus root. I would prefer if it's without the cuttlefish.

Here's the location and contact of Restoran Ye Look @ Sri Petaling...
Address: 8, Jalan Radin Tengah, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.068446, 101.693632
Tel: 03-9057 7692

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Restoran Kam Lun Tai @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-06T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

6 September 2011: It's 9pm on Tuesday night and we were trying to avoid being stuck in Sri Petaling pasar malam. Hence, we ended up having dinner at Restoran Kam Lun Tai (锦纶泰大城堡大饭店). Here's the list of promotional dishes at affordable price:

Here are what we ordered...

Curry Fish Fillet (咖喱鱼片) (RM12++) -> Taste of curry powder is too strong. There are less than 5 pieces of fish slices in the whole pot.
Nam Yee Ribs (南乳骨) (RM10++) -> Taste alright but too bony. Not much meat can be found.
Yau Mak with Garlic (蒜米油麦胆) (RM8++) -> Some of the vegetables are over-fried until the vegetables become yellowish in colour. This should not happen in this "supposed to be" reputable Chinese restaurant.
Braised Noodles (焖伊面) (RM12++) -> Average.

In general, most of the dishes in this meal are disappointing. We suspect that the main chef was not around because it was already after 9pm.

Here's the location and details of Restoran Kam Lun Tai @ Sri Petaling...
Address: 38D-G, 38D-1, 38C-1, Jalan Radin Anum, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.070953, 101.690880
Tel: 03-9059 5122/03-9056 5122

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Restoran Harbour Steamboat @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling

2011-09-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

5 September 2011: We were searching around Sri Petaling area for a place to have dinner where parking is not a concern. We came across Harbour Steamboat (海港火锅) and decided to give it a try. When we walk into the restaurant, a staff asked whether we made any reservation. If not, we can only dine from 7pm to 8pm because there are a few reservations at 8pm.

Harbour Steamboat serves ala carte steamboat. We can choose the type of ingredients we want by specifying the portion. The minimum portion is 1/2. The menu with the list of all available soup and ingredients are shown below:

Here's the steamboat pot with the soup of our choice...

As for the ingredients, here are what we had...

Macau-style Pork Bone Soup (澳门猪骨汤) -> Quite sweet and tasty. Worth a try.
Pepper Soup (特色胡椒粒汤)
Chicken Slices (秘制鸡肉片)
Deep-fried Fish Balls (炸鱼丸)
Egg (鸡蛋)
Grouper Slices (新鲜石斑片)
Shui Gao (新鲜水饺)
Wan Tan (鲜虾云吞) -> Fresh and tasty. Recommended.
Stuffed Tau Fu Pok (自制鱼肉酿豆卜)
Spinach (苋菜)
Mushrooms (金针菇 & 凤尾菇)
Meehoon (广东米粉)

This meal costs RM67.20 in total for 2 person. I think this is overpriced. As for the quality of the food, I would say it's generally satisfactory. Nothing to complain but nothing impressive. When we left the restaurant at 8pm, we saw many chairs arranged nicely outside the restaurant. The owner is expecting long queue although it's a weekday. I don't understand what actually attracts the crowd...

Here's the location and details of Harbour Steamboat Restaurant...
Address: 19, Ground Floor, Jalan 13/149L, Seri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.071468, 101.682345

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Black & White Station @ Pandan Indah

2011-09-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

2 September 2011: Black & White Station in Pandan Indah serves Chinese and Western food in clean, cosy and comfortable environment. I bought "[53% Off] 2-course Western Meal + 1 Ice cream Dessert for 2 people at Black & White Station for RM20 instead of RM42.35" voucher from Groupon. It looks unusually quiet here for a Friday evening. I have no idea what's the reason.

This deal includes:

2 mushroom soup
2 main course (BBQ grilled chicken chop OR Grilled fish chop)
Chocolate and vanilla ice-cream with oreo

Here comes the food...

Mushroom Soup -> Quite tasty and creamy but slightly too salty.
BBQ Grilled Chicken Chop -> The BBQ sauce tastes quite unique. It's a bit sweet, sour and spicy. Very appetizing. Recommended.
Grilled Fish Chop -> I chose garlic sauce for this. The grilled fish chop looks more like fried fish chop and it's too salty. I don't really enjoy this.
Ice-cream with Oreo -> Normal ice-cream with standard Oreo. Refreshing.
Orange + Apple + Carrot Juice (RM6.50++) -> In addition to the 2 course meal, we ordered this healthy drink which is supposed to help in digestion and good for the lungs. This tastes not bad. Worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of Black & White Station @ Pandan Indah...
Address: No.59A & 60A, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/3, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-4280 0910
GPS Coordinates: 3.131167, 101.753971
Business Hours: 12pm - 2am daily

Restoran Makanan Laut Soon Fatt @ Sri Petaling

2011-09-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 7

1 September 2011: Restoran Makanan Laut Soon Fatt (顺发海鲜饭店) is a popular dinner spot for Chinese families around Sri Petaling area.

The crowd can be seen as early as 6pm daily. You will have problem getting a table after 7pm. However, you don't have to wait long because the service here is really fast. It's the most efficient Chinese restaurant I've ever been to, especially when you order daily recommended precooked dishes. I waited for less than 10 minutes for the food to be served.

Here are what we had...

Herbal Chicken with Soup (药材鸡汤) (RM25) -> This is a precooked dish. Huge pot of tasty chicken and soup with generous amount of herbs. Highly recommended.
Braised Pork Ribs with Yam (芋头焖排骨) (RM12) -> This is another precooked dish. Pork and yam are well cooked and tasty. Recommended.
Stir-fried Young Potato Leaves (清炒树苗) (RM9) -> Normal stir-fried vege.

I strongly recommend this restaurant for daily casual dinner due to the minimal waiting time, good food at reasonable price. Here's the location and details of Restoran Makanan Laut Soon Fatt @ Sri Petaling...
Address: 92-1, Jalan Radin Tengah, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.06845, 101.69051
Business Hours: Opened daily for dinner. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Kinnaree Thai Restaurant @ Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

2011-08-29T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

29 August 2011: I bought 2 "[50% Off] RM25 for RM50 worth of Authentic Thai Cuisine from Kinnaree Thai Restaurant" vouchers from Groupon. Kinnaree Thai Restaurant offers wide variety of Thai gourmet in a cosy and relaxed atmosphere. It is shortlisted one of the best Thai restaurant in Kuala Lumpur for 2010.

Here are what we ordered...

Pandan Chicken (RM12++) -> Marinated chicken wrapped in pandan leaves served with ginger and sesame sauce. RM4 per piece with minimum order of 3 pieces per table. Not well-marinated enough. I can easily find something similar in other Thai restaurant at cheaper price. Nothing impressive. I still prefer pandan chicken in Amarin Heavenly Thai and Imperial Rama.
Pineapple Fried Rice (RM16++) -> Rice not well-fried enough, still very soft and sticky. Taste average. Definitely not the best pineapple fried rice I've ever had. Not worth the price.
Green Curry Chicken (RM24++) -> Grilled chicken topped with green curry in coconut milk. Really huge portion, too much for 2 person. Big pieces of chicken breast meat. A very filling dish but not satisfying. I don't really like the taste. Too much of coconut milk and covered the taste of green curry. What a great disappointment. We couldn't even finish half of this. The green curry chicken in Amarin Heavenly Thai is still my favourite.
Steamed Fish with Lime (RM42++) -> Steamed boneless seabass with spicy lime sauce. I love the boneless part of it. Other than that, this is another disappointment. The fish itself is not fresh. Besides, it's served without any heating tools at the bottom, causing it to cool very fast especially in air-conditioned environment. This is a basic practice in any restaurant that serves fish.
Mixed Vegetables with Oyster Sauce (RM14++) -> This definitely the best dish of the meal. I know this sounds sarcastic but it's the fact...
Seafood Tom Yam (RM14++) -> Taste average. Not hot and spicy enough. I still prefer tom yam soup in Imperial Rama.

In conclusion, I don't think I'll return to Kinnaree Thai Restaurant again. It's not worth it even with discount vouchers.

Here's the location and contact of Kinnaree Thai Restaurant @ Jaya One...
Address: 12-1, Palm Square Jaya One, No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
GPS Coordinates: 3.11796, 101.63580
Tel: 03-7957 3910, 017-247 0399
Business Hours: 12pm - 3:30pm (Monday - Saturday), 6:30pm - 11pm (Monday - Sunday)

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Town Steamboat Restaurant @ Penang

2011-08-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 6

27 August 2011: Town Steamboat Restaurant (火锅之家) in Macalister Road, Penang serves buffet steamboat, barbeque and wide variety of readily cooked food. Considering the range of food selection available, the price is very reasonable. Here's the price list:

Height <100cm : Free of charge
Height 100cm - 120cm : RM4.90
Height 120cm - 140cm : RM8.90
Height >140cm : RM22.90
Senior Citizen >55 years old : RM14.90

Despite the huge compound of the restaurant, it is always fully occupied. You are advised to make reservation in advance to avoid disappointed or getting a poorly located table which is too far away from the food. Since you have to barbeque your own food, the place tend to get oily, stuffy and smelly. Be ready to bath thoroughly from head to toe after the meal. Besides, there are also barbeque pork and satay cooked on the spot. You have to queue up to get them. The barbeque pork taste good but a bit too fat. The satay tastes not bad as well.

Here are the raw ingredients for steamboat and barbeque...

The ingredients for steamboat includes variety of fresh seafood, meat, processed food (fish balls, meat balls, sausage, crabstick, etc...), vegetables, noodles and eggs. As for barbeque, the meat are well-marinated.

Besides raw ingredients, there are wide selection of ready-to-eat food such as fried noodles, rice, bak kut teh, yau char guai, egg tarts, fries, dim sum, ice-cream, herbal jelly, pudding, drinks, etc... Most of them are generally satisfactory.

Here's the location and contact of Town Steamboat Restaurant...
Address: 63, Macalister Road, 10400 Penang.
GPS Coordinates: 5.415717, 100.324857
Tel: 04-229 7273

Maxim Dim Sum Restaurant @ Pekaka, Penang

2011-08-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 6.5

27 August 2011: Maxim Dim Sum Restaurant (美食之家茶餐楼) is my favourite and "must go" dim sum restaurant whenever I'm in Penang. It serves wide variety of fresh and tasty dim sum at reasonable price. Maxim Dim Sum occupies 3 shop lots and the tables are normally fully occupied especially during weekends.

Here are what he had...

Most of the dim sum are of high quality at very affordable price (less than RM5 per plate). Here's the location and contact of Maxim Dim Sum @ Pekaka, Penang...
Address: 11 & 12, Bangunan Lip Sin, Lebuh Pekaka 1, 11700 Sungai Dua, Penang.
GPS Coordinates: 5.349179, 100.294943
Business Hours: 6am to 2pm daily

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Ocean Green Restaurant @ Penang

2011-08-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 8

26 August 2011: Ocean Green Restaurant (海洋青海鲜楼) is a restaurant under the management of Paramount Hotel. It is one of the best seafood restaurant in Penang Island. It serves fresh seafood caught daily from the sea surrounding the island. This is my family's favourite restaurant in Penang. We love the food, as well as, the breath-taking beach-side scenery here.

Here are what we had...

Chicken Satay (RM15) -> The chicken satay here costs RM1 each. This is our "must-order" item every time we are here. This is the best satay I have ever eaten. The uniqueness of this satay is that the sauce is applied on the satay while they are grilled over charcoal fire. The meat is juicy and tender while the sauce is well-absorbed into the satay.

Steamed Grouper (清蒸石斑) (RM63) -> The seasonal price of live grouper is RM9 per 100g. The fish is really fresh and tasty. Highly recommended.
Fresh Boiled Tiger Prawns (蒸虎虾) (RM8) -> 3 pieces of really fresh tiger prawns. The original taste of the prawn itself is good enough without any additional flavouring.
Sizzling Oyster (铁板耗) (RM12) -> My dad likes this because it's not oily at all, unlike those commonly found elsewhere that are too oily.
Steamed Noodles (焖生面) (RM12) -> I personally don't really like this. Noodle a bit too soft and not springy enough. Tastes average.
Stir-fried Kangkung (清炒蕹菜) (RM10) -> Very young kangkung. This is the first time I eat kangkung without any thick stems that are commonly found in kangkung.

Here's the location and contact details of Ocean Green Restaurant @ Penang...
Address: Ocean Green Restaurant c/0 Paramount Hotel, 48F, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Georgetown, Penang.
GPS Coordinates: 5.42624, 100.32610
Tel: 04-2263609, 04-2274530 or 04-2272681

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Cheong Wah Seafood Restaurant @ Pusat Bandar Puchong

2011-08-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

20 August 2011: Cheong Wah Seafood Restaurant (中华酒家) is located in Pusat Bandar Puchong, opposite Tesco Extra Puchong. It's a huge pillar-less hall with high plaster ceiling decorated with chandelier. It's specially designed to cater for events such as weddings.

I was told that the food served here is good at reasonable price. Hence, I decided to bring my family there and give it a try. Here are what we had....

Steamed "Dragon-Tiger" Grouper (清蒸龙虎斑) (RM126) -> This is a live fish with the seasonal price of RM14 per 100g. This is really fresh and tasty. Worth the price. Recommended.

Deep-fried Shell-less Prawns with Oat (麦片虾球) (RM20) -> Prawns are big, fresh and tasty. Oats are tasty and crispy. For this huge portion, the price is really reasonable. Recommended.
Braised Pork (东坡肉) (RM20) -> Generous portion of tasty meat. Very reasonable price. Recommended.
Bean Curd (胜瓜豆腐) (RM12) -> No complain. Tasty and fine home-made bean curd. Good.
Stir-fried Young Potato Leaves (清炒树苗) (RM12) -> Vege is young and tasty. No complain.

This meal is really satisfying. It is officially added into my list of favourite Chinese restaurant in Klang Valley. I will definitely go again to try out some other dishes.

Here's the location and contact of Cheong Wah Seafood Restaurant (中华酒家) @ Pusat Bandar Puchong...
Address: 1, Jalan Bandar 2, Pusat Bandar Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
GPS Coordinates: 3.03587, 101.61845
Tel: 03-58850171/72 (Madam Chong) or 012-3151388
Email: contactcheongwah@gmail.com
Business Hours: 10.30am - 3.00pm, 5.00pm - 11.00pm

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Jade Pot Dim Sum & Steamboat Restaurant @ Old Klang Road

2011-08-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

20 August 2011: I bought 10 pieces of "50% Off RM10 Dining Dim Sum Cash Voucher @ Jade Pot" from Everyday Coupon. Jade Pot Dim Sum & Steamboat Restaurant (一品锅) serves authentic dim sum and steamboat using fresh ingredients.

Here's the dim sum menu...

Here are what we had...

Siew Mai (烧卖) (RM6.80++) -> Not bad.
Har Gao (虾饺) (RM6.80++) -> Average.
Steam Scallop (原笼双子座) (RM4++) -> There's only 1 piece per basket but it's really fresh and tasty. Worth a try.
Steam Spare Rib (蒸排骨) (RM5.80++) -> Not bad.
Fresh Prawn Roll (鲜虾肠粉) (RM5.80++) -> Average.
Chicken Feet (桂林蒸凤爪) (RM4.80++) -> I'm not a fan of this, so I did not try.
Glutinous Rice (原味米桶饭) (RM4.80++) -> One of my favourite dim sum here. Rice very soft and tasty.
Sze Chuan Dumpling (四川龙抽手) (RM5.80++) -> Looks spicy but actually not spicy at all. It tastes sourish and I personally don't like this.
Wantan Noodle (粤式细蓉面) (RM6.80++) -> Normal wantan noodle just that it's smaller bowl. Founded by the Cantonese.
Fried Fish Cake (家乡煎鱼饼) (RM6.80++) -> Skin slightly over-fried and difficult to cut.
Fried Yam Puff (炸芋盏) (RM4.80++) -> Quite tasty but not fluffy enough.
Pan Fried Radish Cake (煎萝卜糕) (RM4.80++) -> Not bad.
BBQ Pork Pastry (香麻叉烧酥) (RM4.80++) -> Average.
JadePot Paper Pot (一品纸火锅) (RM8.80++) -> Taste like normal ABC soup.
Trio Yong Tau Foo (酿三宝) (RM8.80++) -> Average.
Fried Spare Rib with Fermented Beancurd (香炸腐乳骨) (RM8.80++) -> Crispy and tasty. Recommended.
Pumpkin Cream (金瓜露) (RM2.80++) -> I'm not a fan of pumpkin so I did not try this. My mom commented that this is quite good.
Red Bean Cream (陈皮红豆沙) (RM2.80++) -> I did not try this either.
Chinese Herb Jelly (清热龟苓糕) (RM2.80++) -> Quite smooth and soft and I can taste herbs. Worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of Jade Pot Dim Sum & Steamboat Restaurant @ Old Klang Road...
Address: No. 413, Batu 5, Jalan Klang Lama, 58000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-7987 9918
GPS Coordinates: 3.08559, 101.67257

Hoagies @ Sooka Sentral, KL Sentral

2011-08-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

17 August 2011: Hoagies in Sooka Sentral serves wide range of food such as sandwich, rice, pasta, etc... For those who have no idea where's Sooka Sentral, it is situated opposite KL Sentral public transport hub. It is also one of my favourite eatout place in KL Sentral area.

Here are my favourites...

Buttermilk Chicken Rice (RM8.90++) -> Fried boneless chicken with buttermilk sauce, served with rice, cucumber, mashed potato, boiled egg and crackers. This is my favourite dish here and I order this most of the time when I'm here. I really love the taste of the buttermilk sauce. Highly recommended.

Portugese Chicken Rice (RM8.90++) -> Grilled boneless chicken with Portugese sauce, served with rice, mashed potato, cucumber, boiled egg and crackers. The Portugese sauce is spicy and sourish, very appetizing. This is my second favourite here. Recommended.

Here's the location of Hoagies @ Sooka Sentral...
Address: G01, Ground Floor, Sooka Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.133523, 101.685070

Le Porc Dor Restaurant @ Old Klang Road

2011-08-12T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

12 August 2011: This is my second visit to Le Porc Dor (老婆多) after buying a few "50% off 4 Course Set Meal + Herbal Tea @ Le Porc Dor 老婆多 Restaurant" discount coupons from Everyday Coupons. Le Porc Dor serves non-halal, traditional, home-cooked food with no MSG added.

A 4 Course Set Meal which includes:

Main Dishes + Soup + Vege + Rice ( worth RM14.90 )
Herbal Tea ( worth RM3.00 )

The main dishes and soup are shown in the menu. We use 2 coupons today and here are what we had...

Cuttle Fish Steam Pork (吊片蒸猪肉) -> Fine and tender steamed pork. Considering no MSG is added, this dish is quite tasty. Worth a try.
Sausage Fungus Steam Chicken (腊肠云耳蒸鸡) -> Not bad but I personally doesn't like the taste of ginger in this dish. Worth a try though.
Lotus, Lobed Kudzuvine Soup (莲藕粉葛汤) -> One of my favourite soup and this did not disappoint me. Recommended.
Herbal Chicken Soup (药材鸡汤) -> My favourite soup but I can't really taste herbs. Taste more like ordinary chicken soup.

Here are the vege and herbal tea. Both taste ok.

Here's the location and contact of Le Porc Dor @ Old Klang Road...
Address: Block G-9, 3rd Mile Square, No 151, Old Klang Road, Batu 3 1/2, 58100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-7982 7236
GPS Coordinates: 3.10410, 101.67722
Business Hours: 10.00am to 9.30pm (Monday to Saturday), Closed on Sunday

Amarin Heavenly Thai @ Mid Valley Megamall

2011-08-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

11 August 2011: This is my first time Amarin Heavenly Thai since it's closed for renovation few months ago. However, I still prefer the ambiance before the renovation. I personally think that it's a bit too dark now. The ceiling, walls, tables and even the staffs' uniform are black in colour. I was hoping that the food doesn't disappoint me.

Here are what we had...

Pandan Leaves Chicken (RM18++) -> As good as before, juicy, tender and delicious. It's tasty eaten with or without the Thai chilli sauce. One of my favourite pandan leaves chicken. Highly recommended.
Pineapple Fried Rice (RM16.90++) -> Pineapple fried rice with prawns, topped with chicken floss. The rice is very well fried and tasty. Prawns are fresh. Recommended.
Seafood Tom Yam (RM13.90++) -> The soup is thick and tastes just right. Recommended.

In conclusion, we are satisfied with the food served in this meal and Amarin Heavenly Thai remains as my favourite Thai restaurant in Klang Valley.

Links to previous relevant posts:

2 November 2010

Here's the location and contact of Amarin Heavenly Thai @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: Lot S045, Level 2, Mid Valley Megamall, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03–2938 3187
Business Hours: 12:00 noon till 10:00 pm daily

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Home Made Fish Head Noodle @ Mid Valley Megamall

2011-07-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

27 July 2011: Home Made Fish Head Noodle in Mid Valley Megamall mainly serves wide variety of fish head noodles in a clean and comfortable environment. Besides fish head noodles, other dishes such as rice, porridge, etc. are also available here.

Here are what we had...

Fish Paste Mee Hoon (RM9.50++) -> I like the soup, very tasty. The fish paste is quite good as well. Worth a try.

Deep-Fried Chicken with Fermented Bean-curd (RM7.30++) -> Crispy skin with tender and juicy meat. Fermented bean-curd makes the chicken taste really great. Recommended.

I'm quite satisfied with the food served here. I will definitely go again to try other dishes in the menu. However, I think that they are understaffed and most of the staffs are not well-trained. Hence, the service is quite slow.

Here's the location and contact of Home Made Fish Head Noodle @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: G(E) 015, Ground Floor, Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2282 0216
GPS Coordinates: 3.11875, 101.67724

KFC O.R. Quarter Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce @ KL Sentral

2011-07-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

27 July 2011: After trying KFC O.R. Chicken Chop, today I tried the newly introduced O.R. Quarter Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce.

I was looking forward to try what can the black pepper sauce do to the fried chicken with its prominent KFC signature spices. Here comes the O.R. Quarter Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce Combo Meal...

Quarter Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce -> The chicken still tastes like typical KFC fried chicken (original). The black pepper sauce, which is salty-based, did not really make much difference because the chicken is too well-marinated with typical KFC spices, which is salty too. Other types of sauce such as Thai sauce or sweet and sour sauce might create surprises.
Butterscotch Bun -> Slightly dry, not soft and tender enough.
Corn Kennels -> Not bad (this can't go too far :P).

The location and contact of KFC KL Sentral...
Address: KL Sentral Unit 18, 19 & 20 Level 2, Station Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Tun Sambathan, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2273 5012
GPS Coordinates: 3.13535, 101.68692

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Mama Chops Papa Grill @ Axis Atrium, Ampang

2011-07-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

26 July 2011: My mom and I decided to try out Mama Chops Papa Grill in Axis Atrium, which is just walking distance from my house. Here's what we had...

Chicken Chop + Soft Drink Combo (RM12.50) -> The chicken chop (ala carte) costs RM11.30. The chicken chop served is grilled deboned quarter chicken served with potato fries, mixed vegetables and creamy hot and spicy black pepper sauce. The portion of grilled chicken and fries is slightly smaller than average. I personally don't like the black pepper sauce because I can't really taste black pepper. In fact, the sauce tastes a bit sourish. Besides, the fries are either too soft or too hard. None of the fries is crispy. Not recommended.

Here's the location of Mama Chops Papa Grill @ Axis Atrium, Ampang...
Address: Lot G-15, Ground Floor, Axis Atrium, Jalan Cempaka, Taman Cempaka, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
GPS Coordinates: 3.13668, 101.74716

Restoran Puchong Kari Enam @ Taman Esplanade

2011-07-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 5
Price (1-10): 6
Environment (1-10): 7

21 July 2011: I have mentioned in my previous post on Restoran Puchong Kari Enam (浦种咖哩鱼头) in Taman Esplanade that I won't give it another chance, yet I still went again. This is because my dad was not there last time, he just can't resist fish head, even though we have warned him that the curry fish head there is not worth eating.

Initially we planned to try steamed fish head or fish head with soup. However, grouper fish head is not available for this 2 types of cooking method. We can only opt for curry fish head if we want grouper fish. Hence, here are what we eventually ordered...

Marmite Pork Ribs (吗蜜排骨) (RM20) -> Taste different from marmite pork ribs that I normally eat. On top of that, the taste doesn't absorb into the meat. Texture of the meat is unreasonable too hard, very difficult to cut and chew. Too bony and there are quite many pieces of tiny bones. The worst marmite pork ribs I have ever eaten.
Curry Grouper Fish Head with Additional Fish Meat (咖哩石斑鱼头加鱼肉) (RM42) -> My dad ordered curry fish head mixed with some fish meat (small). However, the waitress understood it as additional fish meat and charged us additional RM15 for the few pieces of fish meat. A small portion of curry fish head costs RM27. We think that this is outrageously expensive for a small pot of curry fish head, few pieces of fish meat and a lot of vegetables that tastes really common.
Stir-fried Vege (RM12) -> Ironically, this is the best dish of the meal.

In conclusion, this restaurant serves food that's below average in quality at unreasonably high price. My father even suggested to go for second round of dinner because he's seriously not satisfied with this meal.

Link to my previous visit:

26 June 2011

Here's the location and contact of Restoran Puchong Kari Enam @ Taman Esplanade...
Address: No. 2, Jalan 14/155B (Jalan Jalil Perkasa 14), Taman Esplanade, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 017-344 4782
GPS Coordinates: 3.06132, 101.67588

Le Porc Dor Restaurant @ Old Klang Road

2011-07-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

20 July 2011: I bought a few "50% off 4 Course Set Meal + Herbal Tea @ Le Porc Dor 老婆多 Restaurant" discount coupons from Everyday Coupons. Le Porc Dor serves non-halal, traditional, home-cooked food with no MSG added. Although there are limited tables and seats in the restaurant, the environment there is very cozy and comfortable.

I paid RM8.90 for a 4 Course Set Meal which includes:

Main Dishes + Soup + Vege + Rice ( worth RM14.90 )
Herbal Tea ( worth RM3.00 )

The list of available main dishes and soup are shown in the menu. We used 2 coupons today and here are what we had...

For main dish, we ordered:

Lemongrass Curry Chicken (香茅咖喱鸡) -> Quite tasty and thick curry. Recommended.
Special Braised Pork (怪味卤猪肉) -> The sauce taste like bosch soup. Although it doesn't commonly go with pork, the taste is still acceptable. Worth a try.

As for the soup, here are what we selected:

Wintermelon Barley Soup (冬瓜薏米汤) -> It's not a common practice to cook wintermelon with barley. Barley causes the soup to be unusually murky. Tastes slightly too plain.
Pepper Pig Stomach Soup (胡椒猪肚汤) -> Tastes too plain. Can't really taste the pepper.

Here comes the vege and herbal tea. Both taste average.

On top of the 2 set meals, we ordered half a dozen of pork satay (RM8) because this is not commonly available in Malaysia. The satay taste average. This is just for the sake of trying, I still prefer chicken satay.

Here's the location and contact of Le Porc Dor @ Old Klang Road...
Address: Block G-9, 3rd Mile Square, No 151, Old Klang Road, Batu 3 1/2, 58100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-7982 7236
GPS Coordinates: 3.10410, 101.67722
Business Hours: 10.00am to 9.30pm (Monday to Saturday), Closed on Sunday

Sri Petaling Steamboat Palace @ Sri Petaling

2011-07-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

14 July 2011: We were looking for a place for dinner in Sri Petaling. We came across Sri Petaling Steamboat Palace (大城堡火锅城) and decided to give it a try. We were seated not knowing that it serves steamboat and barbeque buffet, which cost RM27.60 for adult and RM13.90 for child (below 90cm of height).

When we were initially informed of the head charge, I think that it's slightly overpriced. However, after surveying the ingredients available, I think the price is quite reasonable. There are live seafood (crabs and oysters), fish, pork, vegetables, mushrooms and other commonly available ingredients for seafood. Most of the ingredients are fresh and can be used for either steamboat or barbeque.

For barbeque, we only need to choose the ingredients we want and pass them to the staff to barbeque for us. Besides, the buffet also include barbeque chicken wings, which are quite tasty. We enjoy the barbequed food a lot because the sauce used is really tasty.

As for steamboat, we chose herbal and tom yam soup base. The soup taste average because they are a bit too plain. We feedback on this to a staff there (might be the owner) and he explained that the soups are cooked using natural ingredients, without artificial flavoring. However, we still think that the soup can be better if cooked using more natural ingredients for longer hours (which will lead to lower profit).

In conclusion, I think that this place is worth a try if you like barbeque/grilled food (especially seafood).

Here's the location and contact of Sri Petaling Steamboat Palace...
Address: 28, Jalan 14/149L, Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 018-394 3388
GPS Coordinates: 3.07108, 101.68224
Business hours: 5:30pm - 12:30am daily

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Delicious @ Bangsar Village II

2011-07-05T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

5 July 2011: My colleagues and I went to Delicious in Bangsar Village II again for a birthday celebration.

Here are what we ordered this time...

Caesar Salad with Chargrilled Chicken (RM28.80++) -> Ingredients used for salad are quite fresh and tasty. Chargrilled chicken is a bit too dry.
Turkey Ham & Cheese Toastie (RM16.90++) -> Crispy, fluffy and tasty. Recommended.
Traditional Nasi Lemak (RM25.90++) -> Nasi lemak with ayam rendang, sambal udang and other traditional accompaniments. Huge portion and taste quite good. Worth a try.
Fish & Chips (RM29.90++) -> Quite good. We like the tartar sauce.
Carbonara Spaghetti (RM23.90++) -> With wild mushrooms, beef bacon, oregano & cream. This is not bad this time, taste better than my previous visit.
Mango Cheesecake (RM11.90++) -> The mango cubes on top of the cake are actually pickled mango which completely doesn't go well with cheesecake. Besides, the cake itself taste like normal cheesecake, there's no mango taste at all. We complained to the waiter on this and the price of this cake is eventually waived.

Finally, I would like to mention on the service efficiency here. We notice that Delicious is seriously understaffed. We waited for unreasonably long for the dessert to be served and settling the bill. Hence, it's not recommended to dine here during peak hour.

Here's the link to my previous visit here:

8 June 2011

Here's the location and contact of Delicious @ Bangsar Village II...
Address: Lot GF-1, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village 2, Jalan Telawi, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2287 1554
Business Hours: 11am-12midnight (Monday-Friday), 9am-12midnight (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday)

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Utopia Veggie Cuisine @ OUG Plaza

2011-07-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

1 July 2011: On this vegetarian day, I went to Utopia Veggie Cuisine (庭园素食风味小筑) again. I went there for dinner this time.

Here are what we had...

Mutton Rendang (RM10) -> Very thick and tasty rendang. Vegetarian mutton's texture assembles real mutton. Recommended.
Herbal Soup with Fish Slices (RM8) -> Not bad for vegetarian soup. Worth a try.

Link to my previous visit:

2 June 2011

Here's the location and details of Utopia Veggie Cuisine...
Address: 17, OUG Plaza Citrus Park, Jalan Awan Mendung, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.08384, 101.67106
Business hours: 11am - 3pm, 5:30pm - 10:45pm

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Restoran Puchong Kari Enam @ Taman Esplanade

2011-06-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 7

26 June 2011: We went to Restoran Puchong Kari Enam (浦种咖哩鱼头) in Taman Esplanade for dinner. This is their sixth branch. Since it''s signature dish is curry fish head, we decided to try it out. If it's good, we will bring my dad along during out next visit.

We specifically emphasize that we want smallest portion for all dishes that we ordered because there are only 3 of us. Here are what we ordered...

Curry Fish Head (咖哩鱼头) (RM32) -> This pot of curry fish head is huge. Obviously too much for 3 person. Taste ordinary. Nothing impressive.
Yam Ring with Pork Ribs (佛钵排骨王) (RM30) -> Another dish with shockingly huge portion. There are at least 10 big pieces of very meaty pork ribs. Taste normal.
Stir-fried Kang-kung (清炒蕹菜) (RM12) -> Similar to previous 2 dishes, oversize!

In conclusion, this restaurant serves dishes in huge portion and charges the price of the portion regardless of the number of patron. I find them a bit unethical for not warning us about the size of their dishes. If the waitress inform us upon ordering, we would have ordered less. Although there are only 3 of us, the dishes served are actually enough for at least 5 pax. We have decided not to re-visit this restaurant.

Here's the location and contact of Restoran Puchong Kari Enam @ Taman Esplanade...
Address: No. 2, Jalan 14/155B (Jalan Jalil Perkasa 14), Taman Esplanade, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 017-344 4782
GPS Coordinates: 3.06132, 101.67588

Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront

2011-06-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

26 June 2011: I came across some online review saying that Six Happiness Garden (六福苑酒家) is famous for their dim sum. Hence, I suggested to try their dim sum for brunch on Sunday.

The variety of dim sum there is quite limited. Here are what we had...

In addition to the limited choices of dim sum, the taste of the dim sum is just generally satisfactory. There's nothing impressive or worth recommending. The dim sum is priced from RM6 to RM8. Currently, there's 20% discount for dim sum promotion during weekends.

Due to the limited variety of dim sum, we decided to order some ala carte items. Here are what we ordered...

Smoked Duck Slices (RM8++) -> Duck meat slices are very thin, soft and tender. The taste is quite good as well. Worth a try.
BBQ Pork (烧肉) (RM18++) -> Not bad. Quite crispy and tasty.
Stuffed Tau Fu Pok (RM10++) -> Average.
Deep-fried Squid with Salty Egg (RM8++) -> Not bad. Worth a try.
Fried Lotus Root with Peanut (RM8++) -> Average.
Cantonese Noodle with Seafood (RM15++) -> The noodle is rough, soggy and not springy. The gravy is almost tasteless.

We suspect that the chief chef is not around during day time. Hence, the food during day time is obviously not as good as the food served for dinner. Hence, it's not advisable to dine here during day time.

Link to my previous visit to Six Happiness Garden:

Here's the location and contact of Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront...
Address: 2-1 & 3-1, Jalan AWF, Ampang Waterfront, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-42805666

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Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront

2011-06-19T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

19 June 2011: My dad suggested that we go Six Happiness Garden (六福苑酒家) in Ampang Waterfront for dinner. In addition to father's day, today is also my mom's birthday. Since I've already paid for lunch, this meal will be on my father. In conjunction with father's day, most of the tables are reserved in advance. We are lucky enough to get a table without any prior reservation.

Here are what my dad ordered...

Double-boiled Mini Buddha Jump Over The Wall (迷你金钱翅佛跳墙) (RM88++ per pax) -> This is the portion for 1 pax. My dad ordered 2 of this. It consists of a shark's fin, whole piece of abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, black chicken, etc... Despite the amount of expensive seafood used, the soup tastes average. Anyway, I like the abalone.
Steamed Live Tiger Garoupa (清蒸游水老虎斑) (RM137++) -> In conjunction to father's day celebration, the promotional price is RM13++ per 100g. The normal seasonal price of this fish is RM15++ per 100g. Since it's live fish (killed right before cooking), this is really fresh and tasty. I love this a lot.
Sauted Pork Ribs in Oriental Style (京都加厚骨) (RM20++) -> We were addicted to this dish since our previous visit here. However, this dish is not as good as previous time, most probably due to the higher volume of patrons on father's day. It's still quite tasty though.
Spinach with Soup (上汤苋菜) (RM15++) -> Not bad.

In conclusion, although the quality of the dishes served today is not as good as some other days (due to father's day), I'm generally satisfied with this meal. I'll definitely go again, but not on special day when it's more packed than normal.

Link to my previous visit to Six Happiness Garden:

Here's the location and contact of Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront...
Address: 2-1 & 3-1, Jalan AWF, Ampang Waterfront, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-42805666

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Oriental Pearl Restaurant @ Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort

2011-06-19T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 8

19 June 2011: I brought my parents to Oriental Pearl Restaurant in Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort for lunch. The meal is on me since it's father's day and my mom's birthday. Oriental Pearl Restaurant is a seafood restaurant under Tai Thong Resources Food & Services Sdn. Bhd.

Here are what we had...

Assam Curry Fish Head (RM20++) -> This dish is recommended by the waitress, yet this is the most disappointing dish. First of all, the fish is not fresh. On the other hand, we couldn't taste assam at all. Ignoring the assam part, the curry itself is just average, not impressive.
Stir-fried Prawn with Asparagus (RM36++) -> Best dish of the meal. The prawns and fresh, crunchy and tasty. However, for this portion at this price, it's more expensive than expected.
Home-made Bean Curd with Melon (RM18++) -> The bean curd is a mixture of bean curd, fish paste and vege. It's not as fine and tender as normal bean curd, but it's better than expected. Taste average.
Stir-fried Seafood Noodles (RM18++) -> Average.
Soup (RM28++) -> 2 different types of double-boiled soup for 2 pax. This is a promotional item. Taste reasonable.

In conclusion, it's a disappointing experience probably because I set quite high expectation prior to the meal. I have read some quite positive reviews on this restaurant previously.

Here's the location and contact of Oriental Pearl Restaurant @ Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort...
Address: Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort, Jalan 3/155B, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-8994 4811

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Seasons Cafe @ Grand Seasons Hotel

2011-06-18T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 8

18 June 2011: I had buffet dinner with my family at Seasons Cafe in Grand Seasons Hotel. My mom bought the buffet vouchers during MATTA Fair at the price of around RM40 per pax (my mom forgot the exact price). The normal price for buffet dinner at Season Cafe is around RM70-RM80 per person.

Here comes the food...

My dad enjoys the seafood pot that consists of sea cucumber, fish maw, sliced abalone, mushrooms, scallops, fish balls, etc... The ingredients are fresh and tasty. My dad said, "This pot of seafood alone is already worth the price paid".

Besides, the shark's fin soup taste great as well. The shark's fin is served separately and placed next to the shark's fin soup. You can choose to eat only the shark's fin or together with the soups. Some guests did not notice the bowl of shark's fin that served separately so they only take the soup without shark's fin.

Other food such as chicken, fish, lamb, vegetables and dessert are generally satisfactory. I enjoy most of them, no complaints.

However, the seafood steamboat is quite disappointing. You are allowed to choose your own raw ingredients and soup, put in claypot and cook on the portable stove there. The raw ingredients available are fish, prawns, oyster, fish balls, mushrooms, vegetables, etc... As for the soup, there are herbal and tomyam soup. From my current and past experience, the raw ingredients used in this section are not very fresh. I won't take anything from this section anymore.

Here's the location of Seasons Cafe @ Grand Seasons Hotel...
Address: Ground Floor, Grand Seasons Hotel, 72, Jalan Pahang, 53000 Kuala Lumpur.
Toll Free: 1800 88 7288
Tel: 03-2697 8888

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Asia Cafe Food Court @ Subang Jaya

2011-06-17T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 6.5

17 June 2011: Asia Cafe Food Court is located in SS15, Subang Jaya. Asia Cafe is a popular hangout place for college students nearby. It serves wide variety of food, such as Western, Korean, Italian and local delicacies.

Although Asia Cafe is quite far from my house, I have always been looking forward to eat there. This because my favourite grilled fish and fried kuey teow are there.

Grilled Stingray with Vegetables (RM18) -> I have been craving for this grilled fish for some time. It's the best grilled fish I've eaten so far. I really love the sambal. However, it is a bit disappointing this time. It is slightly overcooked, causing the skin to be tough and difficult to eat. Anyway, the sambal is still tasty.

Fried Kuey Teow with Duck Egg (RM6) -> I'm not sure whether it's the duck egg or the cook. I really love this. It's delicious but a bit too oily. I do understand that it's almost impossible to find nice fried kuey teow that's not oily. Anyway, please make sure the lady shown in the photo above is the one frying else it won't be as nice.

Here's the location of Asia Cafe Food Court...
Address: 57-79, Jalan SS15/8a, SS15, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor.

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Toh Yuen @ Klang Executive Club

2011-06-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

12 June 2011: I bought "54% off Dim Sum Buffet @ Toh Yuen, KEC" discount vouchers from Everyday. After discount, it is RM12.50 per pax. Similar to the discount vouchers I bought for Zing @ Grand Millennium Hotel, they are actually meant for father's day and my mom birthday but Toh Yuen is fully-booked on that day...

Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant in Klang Executive Club serves authentic Cantonese specialties. Dim sum buffet is only available during weekends. We arrived at around 10am and it was already almost fully-occupied. Here are some of the dim sum that we ate. By the way, there were 4 of us.

I can't comment on each and every dim sum that we ate. I can only recall those tat are specially good or bad...

Stir-fried Radish Cake -> Taste good, well-absorbed deep in the radish cake.
Yam Puff -> Not bad. A bit cold. I think this is unavoidable for buffet dim sum.
Chu Cheung Fun with prawns -> Chu cheong fun is not bad. Prawns are tiny and not very fresh. Anyway, cannot expect too much for buffet at this price.
Bao -> Skin is quite soft and tender. Filling is quite tasty.
Porridge -> Texture is fine enough but tasteless.
Steamed Dim Sum -> The steamed dim sum tastes quite good in general.
Deep-fried Chicken Wings -> Skin is crispy enough and taste quite good, but I personally think that it's a bit too sweet. I guess this is due to excessive amount of ajinomoto.
Egg Tart -> Skin quite crispy and fluffy. Filling a bit too sweet.
Other Dessert (Kuih) -> Below average. You can find better at any hawker stall. Not recommended.
Tong Shui -> Not bad, especially the one with lily buds, apple, pear, etc...
Gui Ling Gou -> The worst I've ever tried. Rough and weird texture. Taste extraordinarily bitter. Definitely not the normal type of bitterness for gui ling gou. Seriously not recommended.

In conclusion, at RM12.50 per person, this dim sum buffet is definitely worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant @ Klang Executive Club...
Address: Klang Executive Club, Persiaran Bukit Raja 2, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: 03-3344 6806
Business Hours: 8.30am - 2.30pm (Saturday & Sunday)

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Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront

2011-06-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

11 June 2011: We went to Six Happiness Garden (六福苑酒家) in Ampang Waterfront again. This time we bring along my father. He likes high-end Chinese cuisine, especially seafood.

Here are what we had...

Sauted Pork Ribs in Oriental Style (京都加厚骨) (RM20++) -> Pork ribs are thick, tender and juicy. There are definitely more meat than bones. The sauce absorbed deep into the meat. Very tasty. The best pork ribs dish I've had so far. Highly recommended.
Braised Sea Cucumber & Fish Maw with Mushrooms (海参鱼漂北菇盆) (RM40++) -> This dish costs RM20++ per pax. We ordered 2 pax portion. This is really tasty as well with generous portion of sea cucumber and fish maw. Recommended.
Braised Bean Curd with Seafood (海鲜自制豆腐) (RM25++) -> Fine and tasty home-made bean curd with generous portion of seafood. Worth a try.
Stir-Fried Choy Sam (清炒菜芯) (RM15++) -> Young and fresh vege.

Link to my previous visit to Six Happiness Garden:

9 April 2011

Here's the location and contact of Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront...
Address: 2-1 & 3-1, Jalan AWF, Ampang Waterfront, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-42805666

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Zing @ Grand Millennium Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

2011-06-10T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 9
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 8.5

10 June 2011: I bought "6-Course Fine Dining Chinese Dinner at Zing, Grand Millennium Hotel for RM39 instead of RM102.08" discount vouchers from Groupon. The initial purpose of buying the vouchers was to celebrate father's day and my mom's birthday that fall on the same day. However, Zing is fully-booked on that day. Hence, I've no choice but to utilize the discount vouchers much earlier.

Here comes the 6-Course dinner which costs us RM39 per pax...

Starters (Deep-fried Soft Shell Crab, Salad Wanton, Stir-fried Squid with X.O. Sauce, Stir-fried Kong Pao Diced Chicken) -> Delicious, especially the soft shell crab, shell is crispy while flesh is fine, juicy and tasty. Highly recommended.
Roasted Meat Platter -> Tasty, soft and juicy but not too fat. Texture and taste just right. Highly recommended.
Stewed Soon Hock Fish with Bean Puff and Whole Garlic -> This is a slightly disappointing dish. I would prefer if this is steamed soon hock, not deep-fried and stewed. It makes the skin a bit tough. Besides, there's quite a number of bones in the piece of fish. I don't really enjoy this dish. Anyway, putting aside the skin and bones, this is indeed quite tasty.
Braised Homemade Bean Curd with Stir-fried Scallop and Garden Greens -> I love this. The homemade bean curd is extraordinarily soft, fine and tasty. One of the best bean curd I've eaten so far. The generous piece of scallop on top does add to the taste of the bean curd.
Stir-fried Egg Noodles with Shredded Honey Barbecue Pork and Soya -> Tasty and not too oily. Just nice. Not bad.
Sweetened Potato Soup with Glutinous Rice Dumpling -> I personally do not like sweetened potato soup. I somehow feel that this dessert doesn't fit into the fine-dining category. My other family members think that this is just average.

In conclusion, it's an enjoyable experience dining at Zing. Most of the staffs are also very helpful, friendly and professional. Here's the location and contact of Zing...
Address: Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, 160, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2117 4180

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Nong & Jimmy Thai Seafood BBQ @ Taman Cahaya, Ampang

2011-06-09T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 6

9 June 2011: Nong & Jimmy Thai Seafood BBQ is actually 10 mins walk from my house. I tried it once few years ago and I don't feel like want to go again. However, today, my father suggested to have our dinner there, since it's the nearest available restaurant from my house.

It's a big food stall with open-space dining area and open-space car park next to it. The car park is always full while the dining area is always packed, causing it to be hot and stuffy, especially near the BBQ area. I know this restaurant is famous for their cheap Thai seafood BBQ, but I’m not really a Thai seafood BBQ lover. Hence, here’s what we tried…

Fried Rice (RM5) -> Tastes average. Prawns are decent an fresh. Reasonable price. I love the generous portion of fried egg, merely because I'm a hardcore egg lover.
Thai BBQ 'Kampung' Fish (RM12) -> This is the price for 2 'Kampung' fish, not 1 (as shown in photo above). My father has already eaten 1 of the fish before I could manage to snap the photo of it. Taste average. I don't really like it mainly because I don't enjoy eating 'Kampung' fish. Besides, I don't know how to appreciate Thai BBQ because it's dry and tasteless.
Thai Style Steamed Siakap (RM32) -> Obviously overpriced for Siakap in this type of dining environment. Taste average. Nothing impressive. Chong Yuan Seafood Restaurant serves similar dish that tastes much better at significantly lower price.
Stir-fried Kangkung (RM9) -> Overpriced. Taste average. I don't understand why the sauce is so dark in colour. Is it soy sauce or it's the colour of the 'wok'?

In conclusion, I don't really like the experience of dining there. I won't go again unless my father suggests to go somewhere really near again...

Here's the location and contact of Nong & Jimmy Thai Seafood BBQ...
Address: Lot 27363, Jalan Cahaya 1, Taman Cahaya, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-42511807

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Delicious @ Bangsar Village II

2011-06-08T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

8 June 2011: My colleagues and I went to Delicious in Bangsar Village II for lunch. Delicious serves western and local favourites from breakfast till late supper. It's quite packed during lunch time. We did not make any reservation, so we had to wait for a while before we are seated.

Here are what we had...

Turkey Ham & Cheese Toastie (RM16.90++) -> Toast bread is crispy and fluffy. Filings are delicious. Recommended.
Spaghetti Carbonara (RM23.90++) -> Taste slightly too plain. Not cheesy/creamy enough. I don't really enjoy this.
Aglio Olio Spaghetti (RM15.90++) -> Looks and tastes too plain. Not recommended.
Green Curry Chicken (RM19.90++) -> Generous portion of green curry chicken. Taste not bad. My favourite green curry chicken is still those in Amarin Heavenly Thai.

My colleague found a tiny strand of hair in the green curry chicken and complained to the waiter. The waiter apologized to us and waived the charge of green curry chicken. Besides, he also offer us a complimentary slice of dessert. Hence, we chose Chocolate Brownies.

Chocolate Brownies -> Thick and warm chocolate sauce over vanilla ice cream and chocolate brownies. Hot and cold at the same time. Chocolate brownies and sauce are really creamy and chocolatie. Absolutely goes well with the name of 'Delicious'. Highly recommended.

Here's the location and contact of Delicious @ Bangsar Village II...
Address: Lot GF-1, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village 2, Jalan Telawi, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2287 1554
Business Hours: 11am-12midnight (Monday-Friday), 9am-12midnight (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday)

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Restoran Clan Dim Sum @ Sri Petaling

2011-06-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 6

5 June 2011: We went to Sri Petaling for dim sum brunch. There are a few quite famous dim sum restaurants in Sri Petaling. Restoran Clan (大家城点心茶楼) is one of them. It operates daily, from evening until afternoon on the next day. The signature dish here is Kai Woh Pao (鸡窝包).

The seats are normally fully occupied especially during weekends. Here are what we had (total cost RM45 including a pot of Chinese tea for 3 pax)...

Kai Woh Pao (鸡窝包) -> Combination of loh mai kai (糯米鸡) and char siew pao (叉烧包). A very innovative invention. The pao is tender and fine. Char siew and glutinous rice are quite tasty. However, the glutinous rice is not soft enough. Recommended and worth a try but I think it can be better.
Steamed Dim Sum -> We ordered har gao, siu mai, crystal gao and fish balls. Taste average.
Yam Puff (芋角) -> Yam is fried until quite crispy and fluffy. Tastes not bad.
Yam Ring (佛钵) -> Average.
Fried Radish Cake (炒萝卜糕) -> Tasty. Slightly too oily. It will be better if the radish cake is cut into smaller pieces.
Century Egg & Minced Meat Porridge (皮蛋瘦肉粥) -> Tastes quite good but porridge is not fine enough.
Chu Cheong Fun with Prawns (猪肠粉) -> Average.
Egg Tarts (蛋塔) -> I like the fluffiness of the skin. Recommended.

Here's the location of Restoran Clan @ Sri Petaling...
Address: 140, Jalan Radin Anum, Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.

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Utopia Veggie Cuisine @ OUG Plaza

2011-06-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 8

2 June 2011: Utopia Veggie Cuisine (庭园素食风味小筑) is located in OUG Plaza. It serves vegetarian cuisine in air-conditioned and cozy environment. I love the ambiance in this restaurant, very comfortable, soothing and relaxing.

We had...

Curry Mutton Rice (RM5) -> Texture of vegetarian mutton is very similar real mutton. Curry is thick and tasty as well. Recommended.
Hokkien Mee (RM5) -> The best vegetarian Hokkien mee I've had so far. Really tasty. There's even vegetarian lard which is really crispy. Recommended.

In conclusion, Utopia Veggie Cuisine serves tasty and healthy vegetarian cuisine at reasonable price in cozy environment. One of my favourite vegetarian restaurant. Highly recommended.

Here's the location and details of Utopia Veggie Cuisine...
Address: 17, OUG Plaza Citrus Park, Jalan Awan Mendung, Kuala Lumpur.
Business hours: 11am - 3pm, 5:30pm - 10:45pm

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Pulau Ketam Village Seafood Steamboat @ Cheras

2011-06-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

1 June 2011: I went to Pulau Ketam Village Seafood Steamboat (吉胆渔村海鲜生锅) for dinner. It's located in Taman Sri Bahtera, Cheras.

We ordered steamboat set for 2 person. The steamboat set costs RM17.50 per pax. The food and portion for 2 person steamboat set is shown below. For the soup, we can choose either 1 or 2 types of soup. We chose to plain and tom yam soup.

The food here is generally not bad. Worth a try. Other available steamboat ingredients and price are shown in the menu below:

Here's the location and contact of Pulau Ketam Village Seafood Steamboat @ Cheras...
Address: 149-1, Jalan Lancang, Taman Sri Bahtera, 56100 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-9130 2286

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Rabbit Cafe @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling

2011-06-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

1 June 2011: I went to Rabbit Cafe in Bandar Baru Sri Petaling for lunch. I got to know about Rabbit Cafe because the owner/cook appeared in a TV Show, featuring 雨扬居士, a Taiwanese feng shui master.

Rabbit Cafe serves set lunch, which includes wide selection of Chinese and Western Set:

Chinese Set (RM8.90++) -> Main Course, Appetizer/Dessert, Drinks
Western Set (RM16.90++) -> Appetizer, Main Course, Dessert, Drinks

Here's the menu for set lunch...

Here are the main courses that we had...

Butter Cheesy Fish Rice -> The butter cheesy sauce is very tasty. It is slightly spicy, which makes it appetizing. This is my favourite dish here. Highly recommended.

Omelet Rice with White Sauce -> Fried rice tastes quite good. White sauce is quite tasty as well. Worth a try.

Here's the location of Rabbit Cafe @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling...
Address: 12G, Jalan 14/149L, Zone P, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.

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Rendezvous Steak Garden @ Jalan Kampung Pandan

2011-05-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

25 May 2011: Rendezvous Steak Garden (相见欢) is restaurant with open-concept, serving western and local favourites. It is located in Jalan Kampung Pandan, next to Chateau De Caffeinees. The ambience here is quite nice and cosy. You can choose to sit under a tree, inside a gigantic bird cage, in a swing, etc... Suitable place for casual gathering with friends and family.

Here are what we had...

Grilled Black Pepper Chicken (RM11.80++) -> Chicken is juicy. Black pepper sauce is quite tasty. Not bad.

Cheese Macaroni (RM11.80++) -> The taste of cream and cheese did not absorb into the macaroni. Macaroni itself is almost tasteless. Besides, macaroni is slightly overcooked. Not recommended.

Grilled Ikan Pari (RM16++) -> The fish itself is average. Sambal spread on top of the grilled fish is quite tasty but the amount is not enough for this big piece of fish. However, the little bowl of sauce served together actually stinks. I'm not sure what sauce is that but both me and my bf think that it stinks.

Mango Juice (RM4.20++) -> Too diluted. Can hardly taste mango.
Kiwi Juice (RM4.20++) -> Similar to mango juice. Too diluted. I can only taste sugar...

Here's the location of Rendezvous Steak Garden...
Address: Jalan Kampung Pandan, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.

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Kim Lian Kee @ Petaling Street

2011-05-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

21 May 2011: I have been planning to try Kim Lian Kee's Hokkien Mee since some time ago. I finally got the chance to go there for lunch. Kim Lian Kee (金莲记) serves the most famous Hokkien Mee in town. It is located near Petaling Street. Kim Lian Kee originally opens in the evening. However, there's a new Kim Lian Kee across the road, that operates during day time.

Besides, Kim Lian Kee has a branch in Lot 10 Hutong as well.

Here comes the food...

Hokkien Mee (RM7) -> Being the most famous Hokkien Mee in town, this is indeed delicious. The sauce really absorb deep into the noodles. However, it is a bit too oily but I understand that this is unavoidable for Hokkien Mee.

Wat Tan Hor (RM7) -> Average. Gravy is too watery. Overpriced. Not recommended. After trying this, my advice is to stick with their Hokkien Mee, don't try others :P

Here's the location of Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee...
Address: 92, Jalan Hang Lekir, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2032 4984

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Malones Irish Restaurant & Bar @ Sooka Sentral

2011-05-19T12:30:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 8

19 May 2011: I had a gathering lunch with friend at Malones. Malones is an Irish Restaurant serving an array of pork free authentic Irish specialties. The bar has a variety of creamy thirst quenching drafts.

Here are what we had...

Seafood Chowder (RM11.90++) -> South-east Irish style chowder with clams, mussels, salmon and white fish. Chowder is very creamy and tasty. Bread is soft and tender. Worth a try.

Beer Battered Fish & Chips (RM23.90++) -> A generous piece of dory fillet dipped in beer batter and golden-fried to perfection. Served with fries and tartar sauce. Really huge piece of dory fillet. Quite tasty but I totally can't taste beer. Worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of Malones @ Sooka Sentral...
Address: Annex 1 & 2 Sooka Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2785 1870

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Hachigo @ Suria KLCC

2011-05-18T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 7

18 May 2011: My colleagues and I went to Hachigo at Signatures Food Court, Suria KLCC for lunch. It's all on my colleague, who has many Hachigo cash vouchers to be utilized. It is a Japanese 'quick-service' restaurant serving wide array of bento sets, donburi, udon, snacks, etc... The meal sets here, that include a main course, miso soup and soft drinks, are price at around RM11.90-RM18.90.

Here are what we had...

Salmon Teppan Bento -> The piece of salmon is a bit too small. Taste normal.
Gyu Yakiniku Bento -> Huge portion of beef slices but they are too tough/hard.
Chicken Katsu Bento -> Quite many pieces of chicken but too dry and rough.
Beef Garlic Fried Rice -> Beef too tough but garlic fried rice is quite tasty.
Ebi Don -> The prawns are over-fried and the flour is too thick. It taste more like fried-flour than fried-prawns.

In general, the rice served here is not Japanese rice. Besides, the rice is too soft that some looks more like 'ketupat' (packed/compressed rice).

Here's the location and contact of Hachigo @ Suria KLCC...
Address: Stall 11, Signature Food Court, Level 2, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2164 3288
Business hours: 10am – 10pm daily

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San Yuaan Vegetarian Restaurant @ Sunway Mentari

2011-05-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

17 May 2011: San Yuaan Vegetarian Restaurant (善缘素食餐厅) is located in Sunway Mentari Business Centre. It's an air-conditioned restaurant serving vegetarian food.

We had...

Meat with Salted Fish in Claypot (RM13++) -> Quite tasty. Texture is average. Slightly pricey.
Vegetable (RM9++) -> Normal.

Here's the location and contact of San Yuaan Vegetarian Restaurant...
Address: No. 26-1, Jalan PJS 8/2, Sunway Mentari Business Centre, 46150 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-5636 6026
Business Hours: 10.30am - 2.30pm, 5.30pm - 10.00pm

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TTK Bak Kut Teh @ Pandan Jaya

2011-05-16T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

16 May 2011: TTK Bak Kut Teh is one of my favourite bak kut teh place. It is located in Pandan Jaya. It is the famous bak kut teh which had been operating in Pudu market for years before moving to Pandan Jaya. Similar to other Bak Kut Teh shops, TTK is not air-conditioned. However, this restaurant is not stuffy because it is a corner shop and open-air. Besides, the cleanliness here is also well taken care of.

Here are what we had...

Steamed Fish Head (RM24) -> I don't really like this. There's a bit of muddy taste of typical freshwater fish. For the same type of fish, I prefer those at Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh.
Double-boiled Bak Kut Teh with Extra Herbs (RM32) -> This is the most famous didsh here. The soup is much thicker and tastier than bak kut teh in other shops. However, it is a bit costly as compared to normal bak kut teh. Worth a try.
Tau Fu Pok -> Soft, fine and tasty. I like this. Recommended.
Yau Char Gwai -> Average.
Vegetables -> Normal.
Yam Rice (RM1.60) -> Quite tasty. Worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of TTK Bak Kut Teh @ Pandan Jaya...Address: Jalan Pandan 8, Pandan Jaya, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Business Hours: 6pm - 2.30am daily (Closed on Mondays)

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Hee Lai Ton Restaurant @ Pudu

2011-05-15T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

15 May 2011: I went to Hee Lai Ton Restaurant (Pudu) 喜来登(半山芭)海鲜酒家 for dinner with my family. It is located at 3rd Floor of Shaw Parade.

Here are what we had...

Pork Knuckle (猪手) (RM16++) -> Not bad. My dad likes this.
Deep-fried Prawn with Butter Sauce (奶油虾球) (RM30++) -> Prawns quite fresh. Too bad, the butter sauce spoiled the whole dish. The deep-fried butter sauce is too salty and not crispy enough. Overpriced.
Seafood Noodle (海鲜焖生面) (RM15++) -> Quite tasty.
Spinach with Soup (上汤苋菜) (RM12++) -> Tasty. Fresh and young spinach.

Here's the location and contact of Hee Lai Ton (Pudu)...
Address: 3rd Floor, Shaw Parade, Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah, Off Jalan Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2148 8666

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Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh @ Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur

2011-05-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 6.5

14 May 2011: We went to Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh (亚旺肉骨茶) again. This time with my parents. My dad loves fish head. Here are what we had...

Assam Steamed Fish Head (Medium) (RM25) -> Fish is really tasty. Doesn't taste like a freshwater fish at all. Assam sauce is appetizing. Recommended. Anyway, I still prefer assam steamed fish at Chong Yuan Seafood Restaurant.
Bak Kut Teh (Portion for 2 pax) (RM18) -> Very tasty. The soup is refillable.
Pig Trotters (RM9) -> Normal. My dad ordered this and ate most of it. I didn't eat much.
Taufu with Spring Onion Oil (RM5) -> Normal.
Yau Char Gwai (RM1.50) -> Very tasty and crispy. One of the best yau char gwai I've had so far.
Vegetables (Medium) (RM7) -> Normal.

Here's the location and contact of Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh...
Address: No. 32, Batu 4 1/2, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 013-2282288, 016-2341319

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Here's the link to my previous posts on Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh:

8 April 2011

Kedai Makanan Ah Loy (Air-Cond) @ Overseas Union Garden

2011-05-14T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 7.5

14 May 2011: We went to Ah Loy (亚来咖哩面冷气饭店) in OUG for lunch. It specializes mainly in curry noodles and yong tau foo. Since it is air-conditioned, it's a good choice to have lunch during hot afternoon.

Here's the curry noodle...

I ordered curry bihun, without cockles. It comes with pieces of chicken and tau fu pok. The price is around RM5 per bowl. The curry is quite tasty and very thick. I guess the curry is cooked with quite a lot of santan. I was already full after eating half of it. The thick curry is very filling.

Here's the location and contact of Ah Loy Air-Cond Restaurant @ OUG...
Address: 11-13, Jalan Hujan Rahmat 3, Taman Overseas Union, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-7782 5001

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KFC O.R. Chicken Chop @ KL Sentral

2011-05-13T23:28:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

13 May 2011: My colleagues and I went to KFC for lunch. We have been planning to try the new O.R. Chicken Chop and I want to get the foldable trolley bag for my mom. Here's the O.R. Chicken Chop Combo offered by KFC.

Here's how the O.R. Chicken Chop actually looks like...

The chicken chop itself taste exactly the same like the chicken breast used in the chicken burgers in KFC. The mushroom gravy is actually the gravy used with whipped potato. I think that the chicken chop and mushroom gravy don't really goes together well. The gravy did not add any plus points to the chicken chop. I think it will be better if KFC makes some effort to introduce different gravy that goes with the chicken chop.

The location and contact of KFC KL Sentral...
Address: KL Sentral Unit 18, 19 & 20 Level 2, Station Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Tun Sambathan, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2273 5012

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Thomas Western @ Restoran Ong Lay, OUG

2011-05-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 6.5

11 May 2011: Thomas Western is a stall in Restoran Ong Lay, OUG. It serves simple and tasty western food at reasonable price. The owner of the stall is called Thomas Wong. Sometimes, he himself will be the chef. However, most of the time, he'll ask his staffs to do the cooking under his supervision.

Here's the menu and price list of the food available at Thomas Western:

Here are what we ordered...

Chicken Cordon Bleu (RM11) -> Chicken meat stuffed with cheese and deep-fried till golden in colour. Chicken meat inside is very juicy and tasty. It goes just right with the sauce. However, the skin is slightly hard and not crispy enough. Although there's room for improvement, I'll still recommend this.

Grilled Chicken Chop with Black Pepper Sauce (RM8.50) -> Very juice and tasty chicken meat. The black pepper sauce taste just right and goes perfectly with the grilled chicken. Not too salty, not too hot, very tasty, taste just right! Besides, I would like to specifically mention the mashed potato. I'm not a potato lover. I normally don't even eat french fries. However, I love the mashed potato here. It's very soft, fine and goes well the with mushroom sauce.

Here's the location and contact of Thomas Western @ OUG...
Address: Restoran Ong Lay, 4 Medan Hujan Rahmat, Taman Overseas Union, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 016-680 5616 (Thomas Wong)

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Esquire Kitchen @ Pandan Indah

2011-05-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

8 May 2011: We went to Esquire Kitchen at Pandan Indah for Mother's day celebration dinner. My mom selected Esquire Kitchen because of the Herbal Chicken in the Parents day promotional set. We have been searching desperately for good herbal chicken but we have yet to find any. Esquire Kitchen serves home-style Shanghainese and Sze Chuan dishes.

Here are what we had...

Steamed Herbal Chicken -> The chicken itself is almost tasteless. All of us added soy sauce onto the chicken for better taste. The sauce has got mild herbal taste though, but definitely not enough for this type of herbal chicken. Disappointing.
Deep Fried Fish Slices with Orange Mayonnaise -> The fish is too salty.
Egg Taufu with Vegetarian Abalone -> Not bad.
Sharkfin Omelette -> Quite tasty. I'm a hardcore egg-lover. I like almost anything cooked with egg.
Wan Yee Kailan -> Normal.

For Worldcard member, there's free dessert with Parents' Day Set. The available options for dessert are Guai Ling Gou and Tau Fu Fah. Both taste quite good.

Here's the location and contact of Esquire Kitchen @ Pandan Indah...
Address: Lot 23, Ground Floor, Pandan Kapital, Jalan Pandan Lama, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-4296 6484

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Ming Kee Hokkien Mee @ Restoran Ong Lay, OUG

2011-05-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 8.5
Environment (1-10): 6.5

2 May 2011: Ming Kee Hokkien Mee serves my favourite Hokkien Mee. It is a stall in Restoran Ong Lay, OUG. Ming Kee only opens in the evening.

Here comes the food...

Hokkien Mee (RM5.50) -> Really tasty inside out. Taste and feel just right. Neither too oily nor too dry. I will crave for it if I don't eat it for some time.
Cantonese Kuey Teow (滑蛋河) (RM5.50) -> One of my favourite as well. Kuey Teow itself is tasty enough. The gravy is also thick and taste great. Yummy yummy!

However, something that I would to emphasize is the consistency of the QC here. Sometimes the food might not taste as good, especially when there's long queue.

Here's the location of Ming Kee Hokkien Mee @ OUG...
Address: Restoran Ong Lay, Medan Hujan Rahmat, Overseas Union Garden (OUG), 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

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The Library @ Mid Valley Megamall

2011-05-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

2 May 2011: I had a lunch gathering with friends at The Library, Mid Valley Megamall. The Library is mainly a bar/bistro in the evening and a restaurant during day time. We decided to have our gathering here because there's a Buy 1 Free 1 Lunch Promotion. This promotion allow us to buy 1 item on the menu and free 1 item at same or lower price. Dessert is not included in the promotion.

We did not expect much from the food here because The Library is a place for drinking, not for eating. Here are what we had...

Grilled Creole Fish (RM29.90++) -> Tilapia fish fillet marinated with Cajun spices, served with fries & salad bouquet. I love the sauce, very tasty and appetizing. The fish is not bad, a bit too salty but still within acceptable range. Worth a try if the lunch promotion is still on, else this is a bit pricey. Fyi, this is chef recommendation.
Spaghetti Carbonara (RM27.90++) -> Aldante pasta, cooked with smoked turkey ham and sauteed button mushrooms, in thick creamy sauce. This is our favourite dish here. Taste just right. Not too plain, not too cheesy. A lot better than expected. Recommended.
Pasta Funghi Con Olio (RM19.90++) -> Slightly spicy but overall taste a bit too plain. Edible but not recommended, although this is chef recommendation dish.
Warm Peach and Banana Crumble (RM19++) -> Oatmeal, banana and peach served warm with cream and vanilla ice-cream. I'm not a peach and banana lover so I did not try this. Quoted from a friend "too hard". She demonstrated on how hard is it and I can conclude that it's unreasonably too hard to be eaten.

Generally, the food here is much better than expected. Worth a try if the Buy 1 Free 1 Lunch Promotion is still on.

Here's the location and contact of The Library @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: Lot G(E) 001&002, Ground External Floor, Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2282 6001

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Prego @ Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

2011-05-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 6
Environment (1-10): 8.5

1 May 2011: Prego has been in our "to go" list since 2 yrs ago. We finally had dinner at Prego. It's claimed to be the best Italian Restaurant in town. We were seated at a table that allow us to have a clear view of the "Show" kitchen, where we can watch how the food is prepared.

Here are what we had...

Fettuccine Carbonara (RM31++) -> The fettuccine is Prego home-made fresh egg pasta. However, it is too thin and soft. I don't really like the texture of this home-made fettuccine. It reminds me of "Pan Mee" that's soaked too long in the sauce/soup. The fettuccine stick together like a whole big bunch of flour. This is such a disappointment since I've been looking forward to dine here for some time. The carbonara sauce tastes great though. It might be better if we order Spaghetti Carbonara instead of Fettuccine.
Calzone Bomba Pizza (RM34++) -> Consists of turkey ham, zucchini, artichoke, basil, pesto sauce, tomato and mozzarella. We selected this pizza because it's labelled as chef recommendation. It looks unique and tastes great. However, the pizza base is soft and soggy, not crunchy at all. I'm not sure whether it's meant to be like that. I personally prefer crunchy pizza base.
Bread with tomato sauce -> Complimentary starter from Prego. Not bad.
Zuccotta al Cioccolata (RM20++) -> Prego's famous chocolate mud pie. If I were to give this a name, I'll call it chocolate ice-cream cake with coffee powder. This is total disappointment for me. I did not expect it to be an ice-cream cake. Besides, it tastes more like a coffee cake than a chocolate cake to me. Note: I'm not a coffee lover.
Black Coffee (RM11++) -> Quoted from my bf "This coffee is good. I enjoy drinking it even without sugar."

In conclusion... the food we ordered are generally disappointing. Maybe it's our fault, not knowing what's supposed to be ordered. Anyway, we really enjoy watching the "Show" kitchen. Maybe we will go again some other time to try some other dishes.

Note:
1. American Express Credit Cards can enjoy 20% savings on total food bill. Valid until 31 December 2011.
2. CIMB Credit Cards Promotion. Valid until 31 December 2011.

Here's the location and contact of Prego @ Westin Hotel...
Address: 199, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2773 8338
Business Hours (Daily)...
Lunch: 12pm - 2.30pm (Monday - Saturday)
Brunch: 11.30am - 2.30pm (Sunday)
Snack: 2.30pm - 6.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm - 10.30pm (Monday - Sunday)

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Chateau De Caffeinees @ Jalan Kampung Pandan

2011-05-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 6.5
Environment (1-10): 7

1 May 2011: We went to Chateau De Caffeinees for lunch. It is a place that offers coffee and food in relaxing environment. It is located in Jalan Kampung Pandanm, next to Rendezvous Steak Garden. The exterior design of the restaurant is nicely done. It's a very pleasing garden. However, the interior deco of the restaurant (e.g. floor, doors, windows, etc...) is slightly old and run down.

Caffeinees offers set lunch that includes selected main meal, gelato and drinks (iced lemon tea/long black/english tea). The set lunch that we ordered is priced at RM23++...

Caffeinees Baked Rice -> Rice served with fried chicken wing and salad. This is a chef recommended item. However, I think this is disappointed. The skin of fried chicken wing is crispy and quite tasty but the chicken meat itself is tasteless. The baked rice is too soggy and very filling but not very tasty. I'm not sure what the exact word to describe the taste of the rice, I just don't enjoy it.
Long Black -> Average.
Gelato (Mango) -> I love this! Very fine and creamy gelato with natural mango taste. It's a ready made gelato from JezRipe. I'm planning to look for this gelato, buy in bulk and store in my own fridge. Highly recommended!

Besides the set lunch, we ordered some ala carte items as well...

Carribbean Grilled Chicken (RM20++) -> Grilled chicken chop with creamy mild spicy home specialty sauce. This is another chef recommended item. Also another very disappointing one. The grilled chicken itself is quite juicy and tender. It's acceptable for the grilled chicken itself to be tasteless. Normally, the taste of grilled chicken is highly dependent on the sauce. However, the sauce is a complete failure. It's literally TASTELESS!
Green Apple-Lime Ice Blended (RM8.50++) -> Another chef recommendation. The juice is diluted by the ice although I drink it immediately after it's served. This juice taste more like iced water...
Flourless Chocolate Cake (RM9++) -> I like this. Soft, fine, creamy and 'chocolatie'. Worth a try.

In conclusion, I personally think that the chef recommendations are misleading and disappointing.

Here's the location and contact of Chateau de Caffeinees...
Address: No. 16, Jalan Kampung Pandan, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 012-2191220
Business Hours: 9.30am - 3am (Sunday - Thursday), 9.30am - 4am (Friday - Saturday)

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The Treats @ KL Sentral

2011-04-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

26 April 2011: The Treats is located at a quite secluded corner in KL Sentral Station. Hence, this is our first time having lunch there. The Treats serves mainly local favourites.

Nasi Lemak with Fried Chicken (RM8.90++) -> Average.
Nasi Lemak Biasa (RM4.50++) -> Average.
Dry Curry Noodle (RM7.90++) -> Doesn't look and taste like dry curry noodle. It's more similar to dry noodle with sambal toppings. Not recommended.
Curry Noodle Soup (RM7.90++) -> The curry is very water and almost tasteless. One of the worst curry noodle I've ever eaten.

In conclusion, we will not return to The Treats again!

Here's the location of The Treats @ KL Sentral...
Address: Unit 1, Departure Hall, Level 1, KL City Air Terminal, KL Sentral Station, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.

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Sushi Zanmai @ The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City

2011-04-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

25 April 2011: We went to Sushi Zanmai at The Gardens for dinner today. We were very lucky because there's no queue yet. I usually observe long queue outside Sushi Zanmai even on normal weekdays.

Here are what we had...

Unatama Don (RM15.80++) -> Roasted eel simmered with egg on rice. Quite tasty.
Yakitori (RM6.80++) -> Skewered chicken grilled with teriyaki sauce. Chicken itself is tasteless. Teriyaki sauce not tasty enough. I prefer yakitori in Sakae Sushi.
Unatama Sushi (RM4.80++) -> Eel and omelette sushi. Eel and omelette are my favourite. I like this. Recommended.
Aburi Salmon Sushi (RM4.80++) -> Half broiled salmon belly. Average.
Salmon Ikura Sushi (RM4.80++) -> Salmon and salmon roe sushi. Normal.

Refillable hot green tea here costs RM1++ per person.

Here's the location and contact of Sushi Zanmai...
Address: T-217, 3rd Floor, The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2282 1160
Business Hours: 10am - 10pm daily

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Restoran Potluck @ Sunway Giza Mall, Kota Damansara

2011-04-23T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

23 April 2011: I went to Sunway Giza Mall for a gathering dinner with friends and we came across Potluck. Potluck serves steamboat (individual pot) and BBQ. We went for steamboat and BBQ buffet which is RM19.90++ per person.

There are 5 types of steamboat soup base to choose from; plain chicken, chicken herbal, tomyam, plain porridge and pumpkin porridge. 1 person can only choose 1 type of soup base. We chose chicken herbal and tomyam soup base. Both the soup taste great!

Besides, there are wide variety of steamboat ingredients as well, such as prawns, squid, shell fish, oyster, chicken, eggs, mushrooms, vegetables, etc... They also serve satay and few other types of grilled meat. Most of them are quite fresh.

I have to compliment the various type of sauce available there. You can find almost any type of sauce that you can think of. Soy sauce, normal chilli sauce, Thai chilli sauce, green chilli sauce, sweet sauce, garlic sauce, etc...

Finally, the buffet comes with a complimentary scoop of ice-cream. Too bad that there's only 1 flavour available that day, which is vanilla. How I wish they have chocolate ice-cream as well.

In conclusion, I would want to go to Potluck again with my family and other friends if there's a chance. It's worth a try.

Here's the location and contact of Potluck...
Address: C05, Ground Floor, Sunway Giza Mall, PJU 5, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-6148 1788

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Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong @ Kuchai Lama

2011-04-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

23 April 2011: Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong (锦选香港特极点心) specializes in Hong Kong style dim sum. Its main branch is in Kuchai Lama and it's recently renovated and rebranded. It used to be called Restaurant Kam Hin.

There are normally waiting queue outside the restaurant, especially during weekends. We were lucky enough to be the first few in the queue and we got a table in less than 10 minutes. Here are what we had (price range from RM4++ to RM4.80++)...

Deep-fried Radish Cake -> Taste ok. Skin not crispy enough.
Deep-fried Yam Puff -> Quite tasty. Crispy and fully. Recommended.
Char Siew Puff -> Good. Worth a try.
Loh Mai Kai -> Texture ok. Taste a bit too sweet.
Stuffed Chilli -> Average. Not spicy.
Steamed Pork Ribs -> Average.
Siu Mai -> Not bad.
Chu Cheong Fun with Prawns -> Chu cheung fun is soft, fine and thin. Quite good.
Porridge with Century Eggs -> Fine and tasty. Recommended.

Here's the location and details of Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong (Kuchai Lama)...
Address: A32, 34, 36, Jalan 1/116B, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-79826812

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Jin Xuan Hong Kong has branches in Damansara Jaya, Damansara Uptown, Puchong and PJ Old Town. I visited the branch in Damansara Jaya few years ago.

Restoran Wai Kei @ Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur

2011-04-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

22 April 2011: Restoran Wai Kei (威记小炒饭店) is located at a roadside shophouse next to the new Scott Garden, Old Klang Road.

We had...

Steamed Grouper (清蒸石斑肉) (RM25) -> Slightly overcooked. Overpriced for such a small portion. Taste not bad though.
Stir-fried Kangkung (RM8) -> Normal but slightly overpriced as well.

In conclusion, I won't return to Wai Kei again unless there's recommendation on specific dishes that is worth trying there.

Here's the location of Restoran Wai Kei...
Address: Shotlot 2, Batu 4 1/4, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.

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Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar @ The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City

2011-04-20T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 6
Environment (1-10): 8

20 April 2011: I had a gathering with friends at Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar in the Gardens. It is located at a secluded corner in First Floor of the Gardens Mall, making it suitable for exclusive gathering with friends.

Here are what we had...

Garlic Bread (RM10++) -> I was already starving while waiting for a friend to arrive. Hence, I order a serving of garlic bread which consist of 3 pieces of bread. Since I was too hungry, I forgot to snap the photo of them. Maybe because I was really hungry, the garlic bread is delicious! I finished whole plate of it alone.
Penne Carbonara (RM34++) -> Tastes great but I personally think that the penne pasta is not well-cooked enough. It's acceptable though but I think it'll be better it cooked slightly longer. Worth a try.
Fish & Chip (RM32++) -> I love the tartar sauce. However, the layer of flour used to fry the fish is a bit too thick. I don't really like the fish.
Pizza Al Funghi & Pollo (RM33++) -> This pizza is made of half Al Funghi and half Pollo pizza. The Al funghi part of it consists of mushrooms, tomatoes, mozzarella, feta and white truffle oil. I personally don't really like this part of it because of the too strong taste of mushrooms. The other half of it, which is Pollo, consists of tomatoes, mozzarella, grilled chicken and capsicum. The Pollo half of it is just average. I will not recommended the pizza here.

Here's the location and contact of Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar at The Gardens...
Address: Lot F209, First Floor, The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2287 2281

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Rasamas Mid Day Munch Promotion @ KL Sentral

2011-04-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 8.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

20 April 2011: We went to Rasamas in KL Sentral for lunch today. There's an ongoing lunch promotion called "Mid Day Munch". It is available from 12pm - 3pm, Monday - Friday. This promotion is going to end on 30th April 2011.

This promotion offers set lunch at RM4.95++, which includes selected main meal and carbonated drinks. Besides, various types of add-onns are also available with additional charges.

Here are the main meals that we tried...

Pandan Rice with Masala Lamb -> Generous serving of lamb masala that's tender and tasty. Recommended.
Roaster with Chicken Rice -> Tasty roasted chicken. I like this as well.
Honey PrimeRoast with Chicken Rice -> Reasonable serving. No complain.

In conclusion, this Mid Day Munch promotion at Rasamas is good value for money. Do grab the opportunity to try it before the promotion ends.

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Peter's Pork Noodle @ Brickfields

2011-04-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 8.5
Environment (1-10): 6

19 April 2011: Peter's Pork Noodle is my regular eating out place for lunch. It is a food stall in Mayflower Food Court in Brickfields. I would like to emphasize that the air-ventilation system in Mayflower Food Court is very badly done. It's seriously stuffy in the food court. This indirectly encourages patrons to eat and leave. Most people do not stay long and chit chat there.

Peter's Pork Noodle is one of the most famous pork noodle in town and it's actually the best I have tried so far. I can't find better pork noodle elsewhere.

Pork meehoon soup (small, without egg) (RM4.50) -> This is really the tastiest pork noodle I have ever tried. A bowl of pork noodle consists of noodle (mee/meehoon/kuey teow/lou shu fun), pork slices, minced pork, lard, vege, preserved vege (菜哺) and egg (optional). The noodle can be soup-based or dry. Here's the current price list of Peter's Pork Noodle:

Small & without egg - RM4.50
Small & with egg - RM5.00
Big & without egg - RM5.50
Big & with egg - RM6.00

Besides the stall in Mayflower, there's also another branch of Peter's Pork Noodle in Brickfields. It is located opposite YMCA building, in Yit Seang Restaurant.

Here's the location and contact of Peter's Pork Noodle @ Mayflower, Brickfields...
Address: Mayflower Food Court, 144A Jalan Vivekananda, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
Business Hours: Morning till 2pm daily (Closed on alternate Mondays)

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Xu Lai Xiang Vegetarian Restaurant @ Pandan Jaya

2011-04-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7

17 April 2011: It's vegetarian day today. We decided to have a simple vegetarian dinner nearby. Hence, we decided to dine at Xu Lai Xiang Vegetarian Restaurant (素来香料理坊) in Pandan Jaya.

Here are what we had...

Vegetarian Mutton Curry (咖喱羊肉) (RM10) -> I like this a lot. The texture of vegetarian mutton is similar to real mutton. I think the mutton is made of mushrooms because I can taste mushroom. The curry is quite tasty as well. Highly recommended.
Sizzling Beancurd in Oyster Sauce (铁板豆腐) (RM10) -> Not the type of beancurd I like. A bit rough and dry. Slightly overpriced.
Spinach in Soup (上汤苋菜) (RM6) -> Taste average. Reasonable portion and price.

Here's the location and contact of Xu Lai Xiang Vegetarian Restaurant @ Pandan Jaya...
Address: 28G, Jalan Pandan 2/2, Pandan Jaya, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-92828300

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Restoran LFF Seafood @ Overseas Union Garden

2011-04-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 6.5

13 April 2011: We were driving around in OUG area, seeking for a restaurant for dinner. Finally, we decided to try Restoran LFF Seafood (来发发海鲜饭店). It is located in a hawker centre opposite Shell petrol station in OUG.

Here's what we had...

Braised Pork Rib (红烧排骨) (RM25) -> Recommended by the waitress. We did not expect such a huge portion because there are only 2 of us. It's obviously oversized. As for the taste, it's quite good and the pork rib is quite fleshy and fatty as well. Most part of the pork is quite soft and tender. However, some parts are overcooked and a bit too dry and tough.
Fish Slices with Spring Onion and Ginger (姜葱鱼片) (RM12) -> Tastes average. Reasonable portion and price.
Spinach in Soup (上汤苋菜) (RM12) -> Taste quite good. However, the spinach is a bit too old. Portion too much for 2 of us. Slightly overpriced for a hawker centre.

In conclusion, we did not manage to finish all the dishes. I personally think that the waitress is unethical for serving us with dishes of unreasonably huge portion. She should have at least warn us on the size of the dishes so that we can order something lighter.

Here's the location and contact of LFF Seafood...
Address: No. 8, Pusat Penjaja, Jalan Awan Hijau, Taman OUG, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 013-3885213, 012-2668191

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Restoran Teak Kee @ Happy Garden, Kuala Lumpur

2011-04-12T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 7.5

12 April 2011: I had my dinner at Restoran Teak Kee (德记美餚饭店). It's an air-conditioned Chinese restaurant in Meadow Park, Happy Garden.

Here's what we ordered...

Spicy Fish Slices (芭椒鱼片) (RM18) -> Recommended by the waitress there. Smell and taste really good! Slightly spicy (just nice) and really appetizing. Since I did not eat with rice, it's slightly salty. It taste just right if eaten with rice. When this dish is served, whole restaurant could smell it and it caused patrons from another table to order this as well. However, it's slightly heaty and might cause sore-throat. Hence, it's advised to drink plenty of water after eating this. Highly recommended dish though.
Stir-fried Siew Pak Choy with Taufu Pok (豆卜小白菜) (RM10) -> Well cooked vege with reasonable amount of oil, not too oily, just nice. However, the taufu pok is a bit too dry. I personally think that taufu pok is not suitable to be cooked that way. Worth a try though.
Old Cucumber Soup (老黄瓜汤) (RM7) -> Tasty! Well-boiled soup. Recommended.

Here's the location and details of Restoran Teak Kee @ Happy Garden...
Address: 6-0-16, Block 6, Meadow Park, Jalan 1/130, Taman Gembira, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-79822319
Business Hours: 4.30pm - 1am daily

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Keong Kee Chinese Authentic Food @ Off Jalan Pudu

2011-04-10T18:30:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 8.5
Environment (1-10): 6

10 April 2011: Keong Kee Bou Ban (强记补品) serves various types of Chinese Authentic Food. It is located at Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah, Off Jalan Pudu (opposite Shaw Parade).

The Chinese authentic food served here includes wild boar, freshwater turtle, squirrel, etc... These dishes are charged at very reasonable price. Each bowl/plate (single portion) costs RM6. Here's what we had...

Braised Streaky Pork with Preserved Vegetable (梅菜扣肉) -> One of the best I've ever had. The taste of preserved vege is well-absorbed into the pork. Very reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Herbal Soup with Black Chicken (药材乌鸡汤) -> Delicious. Recommended.
Curry Wild Boar (咖喱山猪肉) -> Taste great and quite tender. The only complain is that there are some tiny pieces of broken bones in the meat.
Choy Sam -> Average but for the portion, at this price, it's very worthy.

In conclusion, Keong Kee Bou Ban serves Chinese authentic food that you can hardly find elsewhere at very reasonable price. A gentle warning from me -> please go earlier (not later than 7pm) for dinner else you will have problem getting a table. The tables are 95% occupied most of the time and the turn over rate is very high. If you go after 7pm, you'll see queue.

Here's the location and information of Keong Kee Bou Ban (强记补品)...
Address: Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah, Off Jalan Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Business Hours: 4pm onwards.

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Kedai Makanan Pokok Jati @ Jalan Broga, Semenyih

2011-04-10T12:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 6.5

10 April 2011: After completing the hiking expedition to Broga Hill with my mom and some friends, we headed to Kedai Makanan Pokok Jati (柚木园烧鱼) for brunch. Kedai Makanan Pokok Jati is a restaurant near the summit of Broga Hill. It specializes in various types (8 types) of grilled fish, mainly Red Snapper (金凤鱼). Another specialty of this restaurant is the water source, which comes directly from the mountain. Hence, the water used here is natural mountain (mineral) water.

Here's some of the dishes that we ordered... I missed out some because the battery of my camera was dead while I was half-way snapping the photos of the food...

Salted Baked Grilled Fish (盐焗烧鱼) (RM18-small) -> Red Snapper fish is very fresh. It's also perfectly baked that the fish is very juicy and fine. It tastes just right, tasty but not too salty. Worth a try.
Chilli Padi Grilled Fish (小辣椒烧鱼) (RM18-small) -> Similar to the previous, it's fresh and perfectly grilled. The seasoning using chilli padi makes it really taste buds triggering and appetizing, yet not too hot. Recommended.
Specialty Steamed Kampung Chicken (招牌蒸鸡) (RM18-half) -> The chicken itself is really bony that I could hardly taste any flesh. Tastes average.
Steamed Kampung Chicken with Black Pepper (黑胡椒蒸鸡) (RM18-half) -> Similarly, the chicken is too bony. As for the taste, it is unreasonably too hot and spicy that cause immediate discomfort to the throat. Not recommended.
Fried Squid (炸苏东) (RM22-large) -> I did not manage to snap the photo of this. However, this is quite crispy and tastes not bad.
Yau Mak (腐乳油麦) (RM12-large) -> I did not manage to snap this as well. Tastes normal.

Location and contact of Kedai Makanan Pokok Jati @ Jalan Broga...
Address: Lot 1252, Jalan Broga, 435000 Semenyih, Selangor.
Tel: 012-3682882, 03-87610088
Business Hours: 10.30am onwards

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Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront

2011-04-09T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

9 April 2011: Six Happiness Garden (六福苑酒家) is a Chinese restaurant located in Ampang Waterfront. It's a double-storey building with basement carpark. Six Happiness Garden is owned by Empurau Fish Restaurant (Ampang) Sdn. Bhd. Some people might mix up Six Happiness Garden (六福苑酒家) and Six Happiness Restaurant (六福鱼翅酒家), thinking they are the same. In fact, they are totally different chains of restaurants, under different management.

There's an ongoing promotion in Six Happiness Garden where selected dishes (small) are priced at flat rate of RM15. Here are the dishes we selected from the promotional menu...

Beancurd with Seafood in Claypot (海鲜烩豆腐煲) -> Fresh seafood, fine and soft beancurd. Tasty gravy. At this price, it's really value for money.
Pork Ribs in Claypot (淮山烩排骨煲) -> Not bad. No complain.
Stir-fried Sweet Potato Green Leaves (清炒豆苗) -> Very young and fresh vege. Recommended.

Here's the location and contact of Six Happiness Garden @ Ampang Waterfront...
Address: 2-1 & 3-1, Jalan AWF, Ampang Waterfront, 68000 Ampang, Selangor.
Tel: 03-42805666

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Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh @ Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur

2011-04-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 8.5
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 6.5

8 April 2011: Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh (亚旺肉骨茶) is located at Old Klang Road. The parking area assigned for patrons of here is normally fully occupied. Hence, many people have to park illegally at road side.

Here's what we ordered...

Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶) (RM9) -> Bak kut teh with default mix ingredients. It's RM9 for the portion of 1 person. Even if there's 2 of us, we choose to order bak kut teh for 1 person. I love the soup, very tasty and it's refillable. Highly recommended.
Yau Char Gwai (油条) (RM1.50) -> Crispy and tasty. I like this!
Yau Mark (油麦) (RM5) -> Normal. Very reasonable price.
Steamed Fish Head (清蒸松鱼头) (RM22) -> Fish is fresh. Although there's normally quite a lot of bones in this type of fish, it's quite easy to remove them. The flesh is quite thick as well. Recommended.

Here's the location and contact of Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh...
Address: No. 32, Batu 4 1/2, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 013-2282288, 016-2341319

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Organic Recipe @ Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya

2011-04-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7.5

3 April 2011: Organic Recipe is a restaurant serving organic vegetarian food. There's a mini market in the restaurant selling packed organic food as well. It is located in Casa Utama, Bandar Utama. The basement parking in Casa Utama costs RM5 per entry. However, Organic Recipe will refund this RM5 if you dine there and show them the parking receipt when paying.

Here's what we had...

Carbonara with Mushrooms Spaghetti (RM12.90++) -> Taste quite good. The taste of mushroom is just nice, not too strong. I've tried mushrooms spaghetti somewhere else where the taste of mushrooms is so strong that I can't taste the carbonara sauce.
Crabmeat Tao Fu (RM11.90++) -> Quite delicious. Tao fu is soft, fine and tender.
Hokkien Noodle (RM9.90++) -> It doesn't look, smell and taste like Hokkien noodle. It's more similar to Cantonese noodle. I personally did not enjoy this.
Fruit Tea (RM11.90++) -> Taste very fresh and appetizing. Best 'dish' of the meal. Recommended.

Here's the location and contact of Organic Recipe...
Address: B3-09-11, Casa Utama, Lorong Lebuh Bandar Utama, PJU 6A, 47400 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-77290236
Business Hours: 10am - 9pm (Daily), Closed on Mondays

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Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant @ E-Gate, Penang

2011-04-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 8

2 April 2011: I had a gathering dinner with friends at Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant. Tsuruya is a cozy Japanese restaurant in E-Gate, Penang.

We had...

Kimuchi Ramen (RM16++) -> Solid and springy ramen. Tasty and appetizing soup. Recommended.
Gyu Karakuchi Ramen (RM18++) -> Beef pieces are quite thick and tough. Beef slices will be preferable. Soup is very tasty though.
White Dragon Maki (RM20++) -> Taste not bad. Too big pieces with too much rice. Very filling and cannot fit whole piece of maki into mouth. I would prefer those that I can eat with only one mouthful.

Green tea here is free of charge.

Here's the location and contact of Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant @ E-Gate, Penang...
Address: 1-1-15, Lebuh Tunku Kudin 2, Blok 1, 11700 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang.
Tel: 04-6561115
Business Hours: 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm (Daily)

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Cameleon Vegetarian Restaurant @ Jalan Thamboosamy, Kuala Lumpur

2011-03-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

3 March 2011: Cameleon Vegetarian Restaurant is a vegetarian restaurant under Ahimsa Group. It is located at Jalan Thamboosamy, which is walking distance away from PWTC LRT Station, Legend Hotel and The Mall.

Since there were only 2 of us and we would like to have a light vegetarian meal, here's what we ordered...

Cai Po Beancurd (RM7.90) -> The beancurd is not like those very soft and fine beancurd that I normally eat. The beancurd here has texture that resemble fish cake with beancurd taste. Although this is not my usual favourite, I think it's not bad. Worth a try.
Choy Sam (RM9.90) -> Choy Sam with vegetarian minced meat. Taste quite nice. If I enter this restaurant without knowing that this is a vegetarian restaurant, I might not know that this a vegetarian dish. The vegetarian minced meat really resembles real mince meat.

Here's the location and contact of Cameleon Vegetarian Restaurant...
Address: No. 1, Jalan Thamboosamy, Off Jalan Putra, 50350 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-40423526, 016-2276949
Business Hours: 10.30 am – 10.30 pm (Daily)

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My Restaurant @ Pandan Indah

2011-03-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 6.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 6.5

30 March 2011: My Restaurant (家乡饭店) in Pandan Indah is an air-conditioned restaurant serving mainly Chinese food. However, the air ventilation in the restaurant is not very well done. Smoke and smell from the kitchen are trapped in the restaurant and can be obviously seen and smelled.

Here's what we ordered...

Steamed (Thai-Teochew style) Red Snapper (泰式潮洲烝金凤) (RM25) -> The fish served didn't look like a whole fish although it's supposed to be. It's much 'bonier' than normal red snapper. We suspect that they removed parts of the flesh for other usage and served us with the bone and small portion of the flesh. When it's served, it's fully covered by side ingredients, which we think is overdone. Besides, the taste is just normal. Thai/Teochew style of steamed fish is supposed to be very appetizing but this fish did not serve the purpose. Very disappointing dish.
Marmite Pork Ribs (玛蜜排骨) (RM15) -> Quite tasty. However, the pork ribs is overcooked, causing it to be very tough and difficult to chew.
Stir-fried Yau Mak (清炒油麦) (RM12) -> Normal but overpriced for this common dish, this portion in this type of restaurant.

Here's the location and contact of My Restaurant @ Pandan Indah...
Address: 17&19, Jalan Pandan Indah 1/23E, Pandan Indah, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-92742197

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Cafe de Sky Garden @ Taman Petaling Utama, Petaling Jaya

2011-03-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7.5
Environment (1-10): 8

21 March 2011: Cafe De Sky Garden (天之花园精进料理坊) serves European and local favourites using natural vegetarian ingredients. It's located in Taman Petaling Utama, facing a pond/lake. The posh decoration in Cafe De Sky Garden attracts people to hold event there, such as wedding dinner, company dinner, birthday party, full moon celebration, etc...

Here's what we had...

White Angel (RM8.80) -> Penne with cream sauce. This is generally quite tasty except for the vegetarian prawns which tastes slightly sourish. However, I finished this huge plate of pasta alone. Worth a try.
Ocean Spaghetti (RM8.80) -> Spaghetti in tomato sauce. Taste of tomato a bit too strong causing the spaghetti too sourish. Not recommended.

Location and contact of Cafe De Sky Garden...
Address: 6-16, Jalan PJS 1/31, PJS 1, Taman Petaling Utama, 46150 Petlaing Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03-77810876
Business Hour: 11am to 9pm (Daily)

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New Giant Bowl Vegetarian @ SS2, Petaling Jaya

2011-03-19T17:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 8
Environment (1-10): 7

19 March 2011: I'm having vegetarian today. Since we are in PJ area, we decided to look for vegetarian food in SS2, where we came across New Giant Bowl Vegetarian Restaurant.

Here's what he had...

Curry Mutton Rice (RM5.50) -> Curry quite thick and tasty. Not bad.
Herbal Pan Mee (RM6.90) -> This is the best vegetarian herbal soup I've ever had. Impressive! I wonder how the cook did this without meat. Recommended!
Curry Mee (RM5.50) -> Quite tasty. Worth a try.

Generally, the food served there are worth recommending. However, the service and management are in a mess. The waiter kept on serving wrong food to wrong table. I witnessed that happening for more than 5 times throughout my meal there.

Here's the location and contact of New Giant Bowl Vegetarian @ SS2, PJ...
Address: 22, Jalan SS2/61, Petaling Jaya, 47300 Selangor.
Tel: 03-7876 2235

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Choong Hing Seafood Restaurant @ Pandan Jaya

2011-03-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 6.5

16 March 2011: Choong Hing Seafood Restaurant (重庆海鲜饭店) is a quite old restaurant in Pandan Jaya. It has been operating for more than 20 years (because that was my first visit here). Hence, the restaurant is quite run down.

Here's what we had...

Buttermilk Fish Slices (奶油鱼片) (RM22) -> Buttermilk is no crispy. Fish slices are tasteless and have plenty of bones. There shouldn't be so much bone in fish slices as people do not expect to find them in fish slices. This is very dangerous especially for kids. One of the worst fish dish I have ever had. Please don't ever order this dish!
Beancurd with Fish Cake (鱼滑豆腐) (RM10) -> Not bad. Home-made beancurd is soft and fine. Fish cake is not bad as well.
Stir-fried Choy Sam (青炒菜心) (RM10) -> Normal. Choy Sam quite fresh.

The portion of the dishes here is unreasonably huge for only 3 of us. We took quite some time and tried very hard to finish them to avoid food wastage.

Here's the location and contact of Choong Hing Seafood Restaurant...
Address: 3-G, Jalan Pandan Jaya 3/6, Pandan Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-92836424
H/P: 012-3833666, 012-3831595
Business Hours: 5pm - 2am (Daily)

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Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh @ Mid Valley Megamall

2011-03-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

Rating:

Food (1-10): 7.5
Price (1-10): 7
Environment (1-10): 7

4 March 2011: Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh (宝香绑线肉骨茶) specializes in string tied bak kut teh. In accordance with traditional culinary methods, the pork is tied with cotton string to keep its shape and texture, as well as to lock in the intricate flavour during the stewing process. Pao Xiang in Mid Valley Megamall is located at the end lot of boulevard area. I personally think that lot is not strategically located.

Anyway, here's the menu and price list:

I would like to emphasize on the price of various types of tea here. Normally a waiter will go around with a basket of different types of tea, asking which tea do you want. If you are having a budget conscious meal, kindly refuse any type of chinese tea there because they cost RM7 to RM12 per tea bag.

Put the tea topic aside, you can choose the type of pork you would like to have from the menu. There are various types of pork served in very small bowl. Here's what we had...

Pan Fei Soul (半肥瘦/猪踝肉) (RM13++) -> Pork with partially thin and fat meat. Very tasty and tender. Worth a try.
Go Hui (肉骨/五花) (RM13++) -> Pork with bones (non-fatty). Not bad. Not as tasty as "Pan Fei Soul".
Vege (Yau Mark) (RM10++) -> Normal.

I personally do not really enjoy the bak kut teh in Pao Xiang. I prefer the type of bak kut teh with more soup. Bak kut teh in Pao Xiang is served with very small amount of soup, which actually looks more like sauce. Besides, I think the food and beverages there are overpriced, considering the ambience there is nothing worth paying for.

Here's the location and contact of Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh @ Mid Valley Megamall...
Address: Lot G(E)-020, Ground External Floor, Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-22829087

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