南发 Bah Kut Teh @ Klang

Yesterday dinner with friends and get complained again because seldom update my blog :-). So I quickly dig out some photos to keep it alive a bit...

My Klang buddy finally able to have breakfast with me again. Today we are having BKT as usual but focus will be on pork intestines instead of soup. This stall is not too packed and I think mostly only Klang people are visiting.

Their intestines (猪肠) are really good for soup-based BKT, a bit chewy and not smelly at all, other shops either didn't clean it properly, not layered enough or too soft. Why compare only with soup based? Because I think those Yip's families dried BKT doing not bad at all in preparing their intestines. 南发 claimed to be the pioneer in "claypot" style BKT, but their soup is not the type that I like, nevertheless, this is still a nice breakfast session with friends.

Read more about 南发 BKT here (unfortunately in Chinese only)

南发瓦煲肉骨茶
11 & 12, Jalan Gelugor,
Off Jalan Meru,
Klang.

Technorati Tags: Bak Kut Teh + Klang

Pisang Goreng, Waffle World @ 1 Utama

What if suddenly you longed for fried banana while shopping at 1 Utama? If it's still around early tea time, my first reaction will be drive all the way down to Brickfields for some Mr. Chiam's pisang goreng (read here and here), but the chance that it's already sold out is very high, so not worth it.

A simpler way to fulfill your desire is to try out Waffle World's version of pisang goreng. More expensive but it comes with a scoop of ice-cream, honey coated and air conditioned environment, better than nothing.


For reviews on Waffle World's other signatures (mainly waffles and pancakes), you can go to :

• You Get What You Give ...
• sixthseal.com
• KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL

Fullhouse @ NZX, Ara Damansara

Bumped into Fullhouse last year (another old post...) when sending one of my colleagues back to NZX area.

Can't really recall the price, but the thing that still vividly in my mind is a warm greeting in Korean from an Indian waiter, what a funny combination. Food served in small portion with nice decoration, great for us as we are not looking for a full dinner.

Quality wise, I don't really like the drink but the main dishes are tasty. I thought I will revisit them again when I have just started my meal, but in the end, I decided not to pay them a visit anymore. Partly because NZX's location is too inconvenient for me, another reason is because the owner (or maybe just another employee of Fullhouse) treated the Indian waiters so badly even in front of customers. If they are really care and proud about their cozy environment, please scold the waiters in the kitchen instead, btw, I don't agree on "scold" at all.

Other reviews:
KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL
Shell Food Station
she, the epicuriousgirl.

YOICHI @ Bandar Puteri, Puchong

First post in 2009... why missing in action for so many months? Well well, busy work, renovation, Chinese New Year, move in new house, house warming(s), registration of marriage, wedding preparation, etc... but the real reason behind could be, lazy to write :-) and this has resulted uncountable backlogs. Last Friday after I had a bad food experience at hawker stalls, I was thinking to restart my blog with some really bad reviews, unfortunately weekend really make someone lay back and prefer do nothing, that's why I failed (again).

So why restart today then? Simple, because we just had a nice dinner @ YOICHI Japanese Restaurant, Puchong. Noticed YOICHI about month ago but no time to give it a try, besides, also because restaurants in Bandar Puteri quite disappointing sometimes, but I'm glad that finally I have stepped in.

This post will have no food photo at all, reason is I can't get a good shot under dim light. Few things that surprise me about YOICHI :

• didn't expect a Japanese restaurant in Bandar Puteri running by Japanese chef
• a Chinese lady boss that can speak great Japanese
• taste good
• very reasonable price
• since when we have so many Japanese customers in Puchong?
• a blog to market their restaurant, but it's all in Japanese
  

We settled our dinner with only simple don set; Tori Teriyaki Don (鶏照り焼き丼, RM 11.80) and Buta shogayaki Don (豚生姜焼き丼, RM 14.80). The set comes with a nice miso soup and a great small side, both of us thinks the food is very good. The only small down side could be the rice itself is not too Japanese (not so sticky and not fine in shape), but with the price it's selling now, I don't really mind at all. Other than the don sets, I have also ordered a Tempura Moriawase (てんぷら盛り合わせ, RM 15), great value with meaty and juicy prawn.

To read more about YOICHI, visit their website here. For photos of our orders, check out their dinner menu. I will definitely visit them again.

Map : Go here
Address : No 21, Jalan Puteri 2/3, Bandar Puteri, Puchong.
Short direction : Same row with Bandar Puteri Public Bank.

Technorati Tags: Japanese + Puchong

Tian Hong Char Siew @ Salak South

I love char siew and have eaten really a lot when I was kid. Why? Because my family was in food business years ago selling only BKT and char siew, so when come to dinner, I can only choose between BKT or char siew rice (how lucky I was...). Too bad we are no longer running it, so I have to pay for good char siew now :-).

Other than the famous Meng Kee char siew @ Tengkat Tong Sin, Salak South is another place I will go whenever I crave for char siew.

Went there again one Friday 2pm+, still a bowl of char siew (yes, a bowl, they didn't hang everything) so without hesitate too long, we have ordered 3-pax char siew for only 2 of us ;-). The food still good as usual, frankly I love Meng Kee's char siew better but 2pm+ I'm pretty sure it's already sold out. The secret behind this good char siew is hold by the old owner, always with calm and peaceful look uncle.

Tian Hong just located opposite 7-eleven Salak South, to read more about this char siew:
You Get What You Give...
she, the epicuriousgirl

Again, a scrumptious lunch :-).

Address:
Kedai Kopi Tian Hong
A82, Jalan Tuanku 2
Taman Salak Selatan
Kuala Lumpur

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Heun Kee @ Pudu, KL

Tried a few claypot chicken rice in Klang Valley but failed to find one that suit my taste buds, luckily recall boo_licious post on Heun Kee and give it a try... and it's so good! Not so confident in the beginning because noticed this is prepared by 2 foreign ladies, but once I realized they have been helping around the owner for 7-11 years, this explains why it's still so delicious.

Yet to try their claypot 腊味饭 (waxed meat), will do soon. Detail review please read masak-masak, no time to write much, sorry ;-)

Technorati Tags: Heun Kee + Claypot Chicken Rice

Yook Woo Hin @ Petaling Street, KL

Heard some good comments about Yook Woo Hin dim sum long time ago, but because need to go wake up and go to city early in the morning, so always no chance to try it out. One fine morning because wanted to buy toys for a friend's new born baby, so here we are breakfast at Yoke Woo Hin, Petaling Street.

A little bit of "oldish" feeling overall is what I enjoy most; the restaurant, people, cutlery and dim sum... Finally feel like having dim sum at 莲香楼, although still not "old" enough. Food wise, all dim sum ingredients are fresh and real (hate other local dim sum places where the minced meat tastes like mixed with a lot of dunno what) but not many varieties.

Among the dishes, I highly recommend their chee cheong fun. I'm expecting either normal Hong Kong style or Ipoh mushroom sauce style, but surprisingly, this is something new to me (forgive my illiteracy in chee cheong fun), a bit sweet with minced pork meats really a good match of the soft chee cheong fun.

Other reviews:
Babe in the City

Technorati Tags: Petaling Street + Dim Sum + Yook Woo Hin