I don't quite like its interior design as it is too traditional China's style. Dragon, gold + red usually makes me relates to Chinese New Year. Let's check what I've ordered (bad photos because it's dim at night and bad skill I have).
A self-proclaimed expert in xiao long bao, so I think they must be very good in this, turned out, not good. It has plenty of soup in the dumpling and taste just standard, but I have 4 dumplings in different size, skin dough almost one and a half of the usual xiao long bao. I've ordered the Shanghai (上海小笼包 RM 8) and crab meat (鲜蟹肉小笼包 RM 8) type, both also having the same problem.La mian is another specialty here. 2 la mian we've tried, La mian with dried scallop and chicken (瑶柱鸡汤拉面 RM 14) and La mian with cold pig's shank (北京熏蹄拉面 RM 12).
Frankly, beside the noodles (just noodles), both ingredients and soup are just so so. The scallop soup uses only cheap ingredients therefore it's below par, if RM 14 not enough to make good profit, I rather they charge higher price or better don't sell this. About the cold pig's shank, it should be type of "smoking" dish, but taste a bit bland. Taiwanese has better creativity and heart in preparing pig's shank / trotter in my humble opinion.So the conclusion is, this maybe my first and last visit.
Other reviews:
PasanKia
A Whiff Of Lemongrass
Tu-Long Xao Long Bao (opposite Starbucks)
25-G, 25-1, 27-1
Mid Valley City
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 - 2283 3115
10 comments:
hahahaha..another shanghai food joint that is not worth visitng
I must admit, was not impressed with the food at all either.
The way you describe the xiu long bao... sounds like they cincai prepare them.
calories saved lor..definitely no need to come i guess..
"So the conclusion is, this maybe my first and last visit."
This is a very good advice for your readers. Thank you. :)
kampungboycitygal : but I heard this one owned by the radio DJ, 'Lam Tuck Weng', not sure true or not.
boo_licious : but still, they are in business till today :-)
jason : really cincai lah, i don't even counting the number of folds like PasanKia did, only the size and shape already failed.
joe : hope you don't gain more calories somewhere else ;-)
pablopabla: ha ha... i don't mind revisit if they really improve in the future.
Hi there, I've come out with this year's Merdeka Open House topic, pls check Merdeka Open House 2007. Hope you can join the fun.
hi pls link my foodblog http://feastmalaysia.blogspot.com/
babe_kl : so sorry that I have only limited time for my blog :-(, not dare to commit anything this time.
ginger : great that you've visited Sydney! Thanks for the link btw ;-)
KampungBoyCityGal, You are right, Lam Tuck Weng is one of the many share holder and my friend is one of them.
Sadly it's TaPow now...
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