Live To Eat , Not Eat to Live

Sit a Spell Cafe ----> Dataran Sunway

2007-12-11T09:11:00.000+08:00

A quick dinner before movie.....we planned to try a different cafe.....(usually we visit the same cafe 2 times a week)....the nearest next door cafe would be Sit a Spell......

SB settled with a Lemon ice blended, she say taste like lemon with water....not to her liking.

Lemon ice blended

Sis ordered a honey milk...taste like lychee drink though...not too bad

Honey Milk

Looking through the menu, me and SB decided to order the Spaghetti Cabonara....I request to change to penne, but they say only spaghetti cannot change. It comes with turkey ham and mushroom....it is nice.....and the portion is not too much, as it would make you feel "jelak" when u had too much of the creamy sauce....

Spaghetti Cabonara

As usual....forever dieting sister order a dozen of cheese baked mussels....but dunno why half a dozen mussel only have 5...very garlicky cheesy taste.....

Cheese Baked Mussels

As usual, I must end my meal with something sweet, so I ops for Green Tea Tiramisu...nice...soft creamy fillings....and a green taste.....satisfying..

Green Tea Tiramisu (RM7.50)

Organic Life (2nd blog)

2007-12-07T16:40:00.000+08:00

Another late nite at work, by the time it is done, very hungry already...sis decided we will have organic meal.... We do not wan fruit juice, but there is no soya milk in the menu, lady boss is nice to offer to make some for us though...

Soya Milk RM2.50

Both of us love tauhu, soya milk....soy product....so we order a spicy beancurd..it is cook with dried chilies, lily bulb, and capsicum. It is spicy...and taste good....gone in few minutes....

Spicy Beancurd RM10.00

Not enough of beancurd ...so we ordered a Sawadee Beancurd...taste like tom yam...sourish....

Sawadee Beancurd RM6.90

I'm starving and beancurd is not a proper meal...I decided to order wheat bread roll. It is wheat bread wrapping, veges like carrots, lettuce, cabbages.....nice...but careful when u eat it, coz it have a toothpick tat is holding the shape of the roll.

Wheat Bread Roll RM6.90

We also ordered a Vietnamese Spring Rolls, nice...the filling is like the bread roll but they put basil also....the sauce that go with it, is nice...it is made of black vinegar and peanut sauce..taste funny at 1st, but for me, I think it is appetizing...

Vietnamese Spring Rolls RM5.90

Sis ordered her favourite salad pocket....it is japanese beancurd skin stuffs with loads of vege, like alfafa, carrot, cucumber, lettuce, and she ask the boss not to include the "meehoon"...it goes well with the sauce...which made of pineapple...she juz mixed it all with the sauce and eat it.

Salad Pocket RM5.90

Spices of Asia ----> TTDI (Monday Lunch)

2007-11-20T10:40:00.000+08:00

Where for lunch? Max asked he heard we went to Spices of Asia last week, and it was good...so he wanna give it a try also.... so off we went....

Going for the set lunch...RM6, with 10% service charge = RM6.60. Max decided to go for Nasi Phahrik Chicken, which is on the blog last week (for pic).

D ordered a Phah Thai Meehoon, he say it taste ok....

Phah Thai Meehoon

I ordered a Fried Kuay Teow....a little wet, and oily....still ok...with shrimp and chicken.......

Spices of Asia ---> TTDI

2007-11-16T14:08:00.000+08:00

Lunch time................where to go leh??? Same headache same time.....D suggest we try out the "new " shop... instead of the daily usual shops we goes to.

The shop have a set lunch package which is only RM6.00 per set, that comes with a sirap. D decided to try it...he ordered a Mee Bandung...taste good....the gravy taste like chilies crab gravy...yum yum

Mee Bandung RM6.00

I decided to go for Pataya BBQ Chicken, and order a white rice (RM1.00) to go with it. The chicken is crispy and sweet on the skin....taste pretty good. The chicken dun come with any sauce, so I ask for sambal belacan....sorry...cant do without chilies. The sambal belacan color look rather turn off but the taste is good...spicy...

Pataya BBQ Chicken RM 9.80

Sambal Belacan

Yogie and Average Bloke decided to go for the set lunch Phadprik Chicken, but they do not wan the sirap, and ordered an orange juice instead. Yogie say it is good and very authentic.....

Phadprik Chicken RM6.00

The boss ask if we would like some dessert....suppose to order waterchestnut dessert, but boss say "tak ada nangka, yang suppose to be in the dessert", so we ordered the Sago Gula Melaka instead. The dessert is good, except that the sago kinda stick together and make it clumpy...but the gula melaka is fragrant and the thick coconut milk which makes it taste rich...but then I find it too sweet, so we asked for ice to dilluted it a little....

Sago Gula Melaka RM2.00

We will be back to check out other dishes on the menu another day.....how to go there?? The map as below. Note: they are close on Sunday.

Dinner at hawker center ---> Dataran Sunway@PJ

2007-11-15T08:51:00.000+08:00

We have decided tat it is time to go hawker center instead of some restaurant...and was telling D that near my place have quite a few, and one of the shop sells BBQ poultry (烧腊）。D likes it, so the 1st stop of the nite......is Restaurant Voon BBQ.

We ordered a 2 person servings of mixed BBQ meat which consist the char siew (叉烧）, siew yoke （烧肉）, and roast duck （烧鸭）. Just love it, the char siew is crispy on the side and the sauce is sweet, and the siew yoke and roast duck skin is as crispy as well. I like the rice, it is not clumpy, but cook to perfection...yummy.....

Mixed BBQ RM18.00

We hit the next spot which is nearby for a second round.....I went to Shilin last weekend, tried the XXL chicken, not so nice...so me and D decided to hit the Uncle Bob stall for some fried chicken.

We order 2 pieces (too greedy) of chicken, spicy flavor...they have original one as well. But the chilies wasnt enuff, so didnt taste too spicy....

Per piece is RM4.80

We decided to to get a place to sit and continue our "tasting" session. Too many choices to choose from.

Average bloke order "loh bak" for us....not bad...especially our favourite is the Taiwanese sausage. The rest was ok....

The sauce for "loh bak", kinda sticky but dilluted, and sweet. Not really to my liking.

D decided to go for Hokkien Mee, look nice, and he say taste nice too.......

Hokkien Mee RM 5.00

Average Bloke say he feel like having Mee Rebus, but turns out not so nice as the sauce is dilluted and D say the sauce taste weird also......

We are not done for the nite though....we went for "tea". But we will blog about that place next time......

Dim sum ---> Sri Petaling

2007-11-11T11:47:00.000+08:00

I woke up early on a Sunday morning feeling very hungry.....

Since I got nothing much to do, so I decided to drop by one of the Dim Sum shop near my house. This shop is located along Jalan Radin Anum in front of the fishing pond.

This is a picture of the guy bringing some goodies to my table. Look at all the fried stuff he brought.

This is the shop specialty, glutinous chicken rice cook inside a pau. Personally this dish taste pretty normal, but its the uniqueness that counts.

The plates of dim sum ordered. Enjoy.

Lastly this plate of chee cheong fun is cook in hong kong style. Not bad for a Sunday morning breakfast.

Join Yummy steamboat ---> Sri Petaling

2007-11-10T22:49:00.000+08:00

Its been a long since we had steamboat, so we decided to drop in a steamboat restaurant for dinner.

Here is the front view of the shop.

This is the menu and it has the shop address on it as well. Feel free to drop in.

Heh, this picture was taken after I put some of the ingredients in the soup.

In this shop, there are 4 types of soup you can choose from, I choose tom yam and chicken soup. And there are also 4-6 types of different sauce to choose as well. You can take as much as you want.

Here are some of the other ingredients that wasn't in the picture above.

Noodles and eggs that usually comes with steamboat. Anyway this meal was fantastic as I was starving at that time. And it doesn't cost a lot. There is a 'la carte or buffet option and a 'la carte cost 12.90 per person and buffet cost 14.90 per person.

Fish porridge ---> Sri Petaling (Lucky restaurant)

2007-11-10T10:58:00.000+08:00

Food' glorious food.
These lines in my head appearing in my head while I am doing my Saturday morning walk. After walking for about an hour feeling refresh, we drop by to Lucky restaurant for breakfast.

So we decided to order porridge for breakfast.

These are the utensils given if you order a pot of porridge from the stall.

And these is the pot of fresh fish porridge for 2 people. Hmmmm, its one of the best porridge around town. Sometimes the queue is so long, you have to wait 30 mins to be serve. Besides fish, you can also order frog, crab and lala too. This is really worth the wait. This cost RM8 per person.

To make the meal complete, we ordered a plate of yam cake from a different stall. The taste is good but it is a bit soft. This only cost 1.50.

For those who want to eat here, just go to Sri Petaling and this Lucky restaurant is opposite The Store car park area.

~ Bangkok food escapade ~ part 2

2007-11-05T17:12:00.000+08:00

When you are in Bangkok one shopping center that you should not miss out is MBK (Mah Boon Krung) Center.
It's something like the Sungai Wang Plaza of KL. But the main attraction is the food court in MBK shouldn't be miss out. It got around 30 stalls selling all sorts of Thai delicacy. FYI, I did not take picture of the food court again :)

Pork knuckle rice - Served with rice, half boiled egg and salted vegetable. This is my personnal favorite, never miss everytime I go to Bangkok.

The ever famous Tom Yam Gong - Thats how they pronounce it in thai. Gong stands for soup i think. I don't think i need to further introduce this soup right?
Tom yum is characterized by its distinct hot and sour flavors, with fragrant herbs generously used. The basic broth is made of stock and fresh ingredients such as lemon grass, lime juice, fish sauce, tamarind, crush chilli, etc etc.

One of the desert shop that should not be missed in Bangkok is Mango Tango located at Siam Square. It sells lotsa Mango desserts from ice cream to juices to puddings.
This is an must order, can't remember what it's called. But you have a combo of fresh mango, mango ice cream and mango pudding. The fresh mango is sweet as honey and the ice cream is smooth and taste full of mango.

~ Bangkok food escapade ~ part 1

2007-11-05T16:31:00.000+08:00

Well well how do we start...ok there's lots of food that has been consume on my past 4days trip in Bangkok Thailand but I only got pictures of 50% of them only.

First meal when we touch down at Bangkok
Seafood fried rice - The fragrant rice combined with the fresh seafood with a hint of lime juice fantastic!

Black Pepper Seafood with rice - Generous serving of sotong, prawns and onion fried with black pepper sauce. Very nice, especially the prawns are just well done not too 'cook'.

Next food stop was Chatuchak Market or also known as JJ by the local. Food stalls there are humungous. Too bad I didn't get any picture. Only thing I tried there are the pork balls, coconut water, coconut water and more coconut water... the weather was freaking hot ok?

The other thing that i tried there was Fried Chicken ala Thai
Thai style fried chicken - This is good stuff, tender fried chicken with thai sauce. And also some sort of sausage, don't really know what is it but taste good thou :)
Served with sticky rice
And papaya salad, fresh papaya marinated with lime juice and fish sauce, served with roasted peanut and tomatoes.

A Trip To Singapore ----> Clementi & Town Area (Suntec City Mall)

2007-10-30T20:35:00.000+08:00

Had a visit to Singapore two weeks ago to meet up with old friends to do some catching up. Had most of my meals at shopping mall food courts during the trip but I did manage to had a meal at the local Singaporean style hawker centre at Clementi. One particular snack/side-dish whichever you call it I feel that is rather worth a mention is the local style rojak.

Medium Size Rojak at SGD 3.50

Three sizes of rojak plate servings: small (SGD 2.50), medium (SGD 3.50) and large (SGD 4.50)

Rojak ingredients include: cuttlefish, cucumber, mango, pineapple and youtiao* mix together with minced prawn sauce toppled with ground peanuts

448 Clementi Avenue 3 #01-27

By train: Take MRT to Clementi station (EW23). Then cross over towards Commonwealth Theatre and walk to Block 448.

By bus: Take buses 7, 14, 96, 99, 147, 156, 165, 166, 173, 173A, 196, 282, 284, 285 to Clementi interchange. Walk towards Commonwealth Theatre and locate Block 448.

(A "youtiao" is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines and is usually eaten for breakfast. Conventionally, youtiao are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. Youtiao are normally eaten as an accompaniment for rice congee or soy milk.)

I had the rojak at the first day of my arrival in Singapore; the following day I had another of Singapore's local dish called the: "Fried Hokkien Mee" at Suntec City's Level 1 Food Republic Food Court. Basically it is the stir frying of mee* and abit of Bee Hoon* with abit of prawn sauce. Combine it with some sambal.... Better to taste it than describe it!

"Fried Hokkien Mee" at SGD 4.50

By train: Alight from City Hall MRT station, go through City Link and cross an overhead bridge.

By bus: 36, 70, 70A, 97, 97A, 106, 111, 133, 133A, 162, 502, 518, 518A, 700A, 857, NR1Nicoll Highway: 10, 14, 16, 70, 196, 608Tower 2: 36, 36A
Temasek Avenue opposite Centennial Tower:36, 70, 97, 97A, 106, 111, 133, 162, 502, 518, 518A, 700A, 857, NR1

(Chinese are grouped into different ethnics groups. "Hokkien" along with "Cantonese" are among the most common ethnic group of Chinese in the world)

("Mee" is the hokkien pronouncation for noodles)

("Bee Hoon" is the hokkien pronouncation for vermicelli)

Kim Cafe ---> Indrapura Kulai @Johor

2007-10-29T16:59:00.000+08:00

I miss the tofu in Kulai.....so breakfast will be yoong tau fu....went with my family....but no picture hoh...think mum & dad is not very comfy with me taking picture of their food...so only took mine...

Nasi Lemak

I decided to have Nasi Lemak....so long didnt have it already...It taste nice as the rice have the smell of the banana leaves with rich amount of santan (coconut milk) and the rice is cook juz nice, not sticky and each grain is on its own.

Yoong tau fu per piece RM1.20

Sometimes which is a must for me here is the yoong tau fu. Kulai's tau fu is made from well water, so it is sweet and soft.. a must have..other than the tau fu in Kulai, I seldom takes tau fu from other places. Since Sis is not getting anything on carbo (as usual) , we ordered about 10 pieces of yoong tau fu..the amount of meat in the tau fu is juz nice...not too little...soft soft tau fu...

Beancurd skin & gingko dessert (腐竹白果) RM2.50

No coffee, or tea....another favorite here is the beancurd skin & gingko dessert (腐竹白果). Not too sweet, soft beancurd skin, and the shop is not stingy with the gingko...quite a few....nice nice...

Yuen's Steamboat ---> Sunway @ PJ

2007-10-29T14:46:00.001+08:00

Suppose to go to Puchong for the Shabu Shabu, but Average Bloke say he have tried and he dun fancy it. So changed of plan, went to Yuen's Steamboat instead. All three floors fully occupied, Bertz and Average Bloke went and queue for a seat earlier.

Abundant of choices, good thing is that they keep on replenish the food.

Waiting 15min in advance for the chicken wings to arrive...

When the chicken wings arrive, please view the video above. This is what they practically means Gone in 30 Seconds 0_o"
The legendary chicken wings. People are willing to kill for this.

Hot pepper soup ---> Serdang town

2007-10-27T17:33:00.000+08:00

After visiting my grandmother from the hospital, I decided to drop by for some pepper soup. This shop is located nearby to South City plaza. Just a notice to our friends, this is a non-halal restaurant.

This is the main delicacy, the soup is made out of white pepper, black pepper, pepper powder and etc. The ingredients will be pig intestines, pig stomach, mushrooms and pork meat. The soup is great and you can just drink it on its own, and the best part is that you can refill it.

Next we have the fried taufu. This is the shop specialty too. It looks great and tasty as well.

This is a plate of vegetables we ordered.

Lastly we also have the dish called "Fah Tui" chicken. I dont really know what it means but the black sauce cooks together with the chicken it simply delicious.

The whole meal cost me up to 60 ++ for 4 people. Personally I think the price is reasonable as most people will just come and enjoy the food.

Below is the front view of the restaurant. Those of you interested can look for it through this website too http://www.aheko.com.my

Sukico Hainan Cafe ---> Damansara Utama

2007-10-26T14:20:00.000+08:00

Today lunch went with HL, so we decided to come to the kopitiam style cafe. Looking thru the menu, it is selling very Hainanese food. Can even find the Hainanese curry rice.

Hainam Cham

HL settle with a coffee like drink call Hainam Cha. According to the lady, it is coffee mixed with a small amount of tea...look like kopi ice though...

Asam Lime

I ordered a asam lime drink (吉子酸梅）...... taste juz nice for me.....I like sourish stuffs....hehe

Roti Babi

Looking at the menu, something caught my eyes.."Roti Babi", sorry geng...this place not halal leh...it is bread stuffs with mince meat, coated with egg and fried....a little oily...the meat taste like bolognise sphagetthi mice meat...taste ok.....

Ribs noodles

We decided to share the bread and order another main dish to share...so we decided on "Ribs noodle" (排骨面). The noodle taste like yee mee, but think the meat didnt marinate well, coz it taste very "pork" (if u know what i mean). Overall it is ok.....I prefer the Ribs noodle at another shop in DU more.

Kaya Bun

Not satisfied, and the kaya toast on the wall seem more appetizing, hence I decided to order one..it taste good...the bread is lightly toast and the edge is slightly crunchy. The butter melted and taste great with the kaya..slight saltiness of butter with the sweetness of kaya....

The toast save the day.........the whole lunch come bout RM22 or so. Sorry hoh...old shop no receipt...so I can give the price of each item....short memory...

Hari Raya -----> Wan's House, Shah Alam

2007-10-23T12:19:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday we went to Wan's wonderful new house for Hari Raya. Me, Fitri, Robert, Yoges, Bahiyah, and Maisa (the Affin guy) were there! The food was great. Plenty of biskut raya to choose from and good food served at the table! Main dishes includes Nasi Tomato and Nasi Himpit served with Kuah Kacang.

According to Wan's mom, this Nasi Tomato is freshly made just for us, straight from the kitchen. The rice is fluffy with bits of sweet raisins inside.

This is the Ayam Masak Merah and they are soo yummy!

This is the Dalca, which always served with Nasi Tomato.

This is Acar. It has sliced cucumber, carrots, onions and red chillies in a vinegar mix.

Nasi Himpit, also known as 'rice cakes'.

The Kuah Kacang gravy. Usually served with satay. For Hari Raya, this Kuah Kacang is usually served with Nasi Himpit. Robert even had this as the gravy for his Nasi Tomato!

Chocolate cake for dessert. Bahiyah said this is so sedap!

Who's that?? Oh yeah that's Maisa's girlfriend.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA!!

Noble House ---> Jalan Imbi@KL

2007-10-22T12:43:00.001+08:00

Well, last weekend was an unsuccessful search for Noble house with D and Average Bloke . Yesterday I went with my sis and her fren, to do another search...due to unfamiliarity to KL, we ended up walking bout 1 km from where we park...so tired =_=

We reach there bout 1pm +, as we did not made any reservation hence we were being placed at a separate room from the buffet room, means more walking...Its a bad time to go, as most of the food is cold and half finish.

As my tummy wasnt feeling well tat day, I only manage to try on few thing before I call it off the day....

We took the Rm39++ buffet, and it comes with a bowl of sharks fin, which is very thick and creamy which makes you feel half full after finishing it.

Braised Shark's Fin with Crabmeat & Crabroe

A fried chicken strip dip in wasabi mayo

Baked Scallop with cheese (but I cant find the scallop, only chicken, mushroom and cheese)

The Char Siew Bao is really good...my sis had 5. But same thing, only the char siew and not the skin

The lotus paste bun skin is hard....but the fillings it nice.

The "malai kou" is nice...soft soft

The soya drink taste a little like "fu chok" (bean curd sheet) which is real nice...My sis & I had 2 bowls, but its a little sweet.

O'chacha ---> The Pavilion@KL (2nd Visit)

2007-10-22T10:37:00.001+08:00

I love green tea...and after a heavy lunch...the next thing I can think of it a cup of tea...so, I brought my sis and her fren to O'chacha....

Shencha RM8.50

My sis ordered sencha which is Japanese green tea without grinding the tea leaves...tat taste grassy, slight bitter (for me....)....but it taste good....

Gyokuro RM9.00

Her fren ordered a Gyokuro which refers to pale green color of the infusion.....I didnt get to taste it...but no complain....

The pot is juz nice to pour out 2 cup, and after u have drink it, then you can ask fro a refill of hot water....for tea it is not advisable for it to be soak in hot water for too long, else the taste will be too much to take.

O'chacha silk (Thirstier) RM11.50

For me, even though full, I wanna try the O'chacha silk, which is green tea with soymilk...if you like sweet stuffs...don't think this is for you...as it is bland but it smells good.....

Wing Heong ---> Serdang town

2007-10-21T16:35:00.000+08:00

This shop is located in Serdang town along the mail road. My family decided to drop by this restaurant after coming back from visiting my grandmother in hospital.

First, lets introduce the shop main dish. They are famous for their Assam Fish. Notice how the fish is swimming with assam gravy. The taste is just great. But too bad it has a lot of bones as it is kampung fish.

Then we order a plate of stem and roast chicken with some char siew. This shop has a chicken rice store which is visited by the locals a lot. When we reach there was a long line waiting to be order.

We also order some soup along to drink. This is watercrest soup. The soup is good and it has some nice ingredients like chicken feet and mini oyster.

Next we order a bean sprout dish.

This is the front view of the shop.

Organic --> Damansara Perdana

2007-10-20T20:25:00.000+08:00

No...i'm not a vegetarian and I'm not an organic freak.....Initially I plan to go to Damansara Perdana to have pan mee....was looking for the shop for quite a while....but cant seem to find it....and my sis is making noise due to nature call...hence we decided to stop at the next shop we come across....

And the next shop happen to be an Organic shop...so no choice loh...

My sis ordered a "tong sui" aka dessert...which is made out of papaya, white fungus and "huai san",my sis says its ok...she still prefer papaya with milk =_=

We also ordered soya oatmeal..it is thick and smells good....but if you have a sweet tooth...you would not like this....coz if not wrong there is no sugar added, which is juz fine for both of us.

I feel like having something spicy...on the menu there is a tomyam + curry noodle thingy....but the lady boss suggest me to have curry noodle after I asked her how does the tomyam + curry noodle taste like...she have a hard time explaining...end of it...I ops for curry meehoon...The curry do not have any "santan" (coconut milk), and it taste like mum's cooking (my mum)..hehe..it is pretty good with lots of vege..and some beancurd made stuffs...which make it feel like vegetarian meat.....

Sis decided to go for "lui cha" without rice...suprise? Tats her way...no carbo...reason? diet loh...even though she is skinny...back to the food....I tasted the tea...I prefer the one from Organic Life as it is more concentrated....but sis say when mix the tea with the vege, it taste good...I tried...it is pretty good.....

Maybe will go back to try other dishes...but the choice is a little limited it seem...but then again, the shop is only 2 months old....

OrganicLIfe ---->Dataran Sunway

2007-10-19T21:18:00.000+08:00

Too much of donuts and burgers for the past 2 days...so I decided that it is time to eat vege...Nearest to home would be OrganicLife...havent been there for a while (2 weeks i think) ....I'm a frequent customer...

What to eat today....? mm...I havent try their mee siam before...so mee siam then. The mee siam comes with mushroom, carrot, cabbages and my favourite taupok...It taste like tom yam fried mee hoon...taste a little spicy....

Mee Siam RM6.90

I like to order more than 1 dish...even though eating alone...so I decided to try the seaweed tofu.. the tofu is shaped into a ball...crispy..and it is a mixture of tofu, carrot, choy sum and of coz seaweed...one bite on it, you can smell the seaweed...it is top with fried basil. I never like basil...so I find that it taste like rubber...sorry...personal view oh.

Seaweed beancurd RM8.90

If you like "lui cha" , a hakka dish with vege + tea...you can try it here...the soup is concentrate and smell good...

Will try to get the pic.....coz I was playing with my phone and I accidentally format the memory card...

Burger King

2007-10-19T13:06:00.000+08:00

Big Apple Donuts & Coffee ---> The Curve

2007-10-17T17:27:00.000+08:00

Bracing through the rain...

And the jam, massive jam...

Just to get this...

A whole dozen of 'em...

The highly recommended ones are Oreo, Mango, Almond and Iceberg(the one in white powder).

But the king of all is this baby here, Durian flavour... They make it fresh every 3 hours, those that are 3 hours old will be replaced with fresh ones.

With the moist and ample filling of the durian and the crunchiness of the little spike which is still warm. Absolutely heavenly! :)

Oh and before I forgot, the price is as below:
Around RM1.40 per piece. Worth the deal, you get a nice plastic bag and a fancy box as well ^3^

O'chacha ---> The Pavilion@KL

2007-10-14T15:00:00.000+08:00

D wanna show us a new cafe in Pavilion that instead of coffee, sells tea...lets be more specific...GREEN TEA....

Surprisingly lots of choice....if you do not know which to choose...the lady boss is extremely friendly and helpful in explaining each of the beverage...

But due to the heavy lunch...I only manage to order a "Chado" if remember the name correctly...it is concentrated green tea that have been pound using the pestle. Along with the tea is a light purple sugar flower, whereby u bite on the sugar then drink the tea....

Chando RM11.00

D find the smell of the tea too green...but I find it nice.....will go back to the shop to try the rest of the tea.....and cakes.....

J.Co Donuts ---> The Pavilion@KL

2007-10-14T13:00:00.001+08:00

Initially we plan to have a buffet lunch, but due to unforeseen circumstances we headed to Pavilion instead. The moment we step is to the mall (from car park using escalator..hoh) we were in front of J.co donuts....and you wouldnt believe it....the queue is long...

Since we need to wait for our table for our lunch...me and Average Bloke decided we will join the queue...we had a hard time to decide which donuts we want, all look nice....Average Bloke was asking is it too much to buy one dozen....I told him theres an uncle who bought 2 dozen, so it is too little.....

So I ended up with 6 piece which is bout RM11.50 (with tax), Average Bloke got 1 dozen which is bout RM20.

I like the Glazzy donut, when taking the first bite, you can feel the crunchiness of the honey and sugar, then your teeth sinking into the soft dough...taste real good...

The Alcapone is nice also....heard it is their best seller....it is the donut dip in white chocolate and top with almond...big pieces of almond which is crunchy....yum yum...

It is so good that 1 piece during lunch, and the other 5 for dinner.....Average Bloke say he finish all 12 by himself....

http://www.jcodonuts.com/

Tony Roma ---> The Pavilion@KL

2007-10-14T13:00:00.000+08:00

Well, as mention earlier...we have change the destination for lunch....ended up in Tony Roma, I guess the Pavilion is still new, hence it is rather crowded....Furthermore its lunch time.....we were put on their waiting list....so not wanting to waste time, we went to join the queue in J.Co. Bout 20 - 30 mins later, Tony Roma call us for our seat....but to our disappointment...we were ask to sit at the door to wait while they clear their table....tat took another 10 mins....then we were shown to our table...waited another 5 mins after informing twice that we need a menu......A hungry man is an angry man, mind u....

It started with a complimentary baguette with garlic spread...very garlicky..but bland...well...when u r hungry...u juz eat....

Tony’s Sampler RM 39.90

Next in line is out appetizer, a mixture of buffalo wings, baked potatoes skin, and the onion loaf....it is good, especially the buffalo wings with a smoky taste....but for the potatoes skin and onion loaf is kinda oily.... we still wiped it out.....Hungry leh.... oh ya....the baguette....tested with the cheese dip that come with the appetizer.. taste far far better.....when we are done with both the baguette and appetizer...we are kinda full....hehe....

Chicken Tenderloin Platter RM 26.90

Average Bloke ordered a chicken tenderloin platter....huge serving....nothin to shout about as it is like chicken nugget but the honey mustard sauce is kinda nice....I find it rather dried....

Roma’s Boneless Beef Ribs RM 48.90

I ordered a boneless beef ribs, which come in 2 pieces of ribs (boneless), ribs with smoky taste...was good...the meat is soft...that it can be torn without the knife...but I still prefer the ribs in Singapore Tony Roma... *wink*

Sirloin Sandwich RM22.90

We were kinda shocked to see D's sirloin sandwich...it is huge...with lots of beef....the bread taste good...think it have been buttered and toast..other than sirloin beef...it have cheese and onion loaf as well in it....very good....even though D ask if he can "ta pau" coz too big and cant finish it....but in the end the still clean the sandwich.....

All the main course is served with french fries with skin....it is real nice...they gave 4 kinda sauce...chili, Tony Roma's original, smokey and honey....trust us...we weight all the bottle...and the smokey sauce is the lightest and it taste better than the rest......

After the lunch...we have no space for dessert.....tats wat I hate when I go for American food...too much tat I have no room for dessert...

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Seafood Claypot Loh Shu Fun ----> Sri Petaling

2007-10-13T15:05:00.000+08:00

On Saturday before heading off to visit my grandma in the hospital. Emily and me decided to stop by the famous Restaurant Alison for lunch. Heard from my friend that the owner of the restaurant stay in a big bungalow near to Taman Desa off Old Klang road.

Anyway, I order a Tom Yam seafood hor fan in one of the stalls. Its looks good with prawns, fish paste,sotong and lala. But the soup is kinda spicy. This only cost RM 4.

Next we ordered the Seafood claypot loo see fun. This stall came out in the "1 day 5 meals" show. If you can notice there is a picture in front of the stall with Chui Ling and the stall owners. The noodles is just great and it only charge RM 4.

Front view of the restaurant Alison.

Lemon Cheesecake ---> Secret Recipe

2007-10-12T15:12:00.000+08:00

Lemon Cheesecake

OK.....the cake dun look like very appetizing, didnt put in fridge on time, so its kinda melt.....but then it taste very good....and furthermore its the thoughts that count....

It is a little sourish, and you can taste the zesty grated lemon....the base is made of oat crumb (I think) which goes very well with the cake...the sourish taste make sure that you wouldnt be "jelak" after taking it, not like other cheesecake tat makes you feel "it is too much" when you had too much of it....

The price? Its priceless......Thanks guys........

Bumbu Bali ---> Bandar Puteri Puchong

2007-10-12T13:37:00.001+08:00

We decided to have a team get together at BumbuBali this time...a little far from our usual hangout.....the road in Bandar Puteri changed...so I gave the wrong direction...sorry guys...

Green apple splash RM8.90

Ridzuan order a green apple splash with 2 pieces of apple swimming in the drink....he said its nice..

Lemon soda RM6.90

Average Bloke order a Lemon soda...no complain....

Exotic Sour Virgin Margarita RM8.90

I ordered a exotic sour virgin margarita, sourish.....and as there is salt at the edge of the glass...so I juz clean the salt to the drink...which make it taste even better....

Nasi Campur BumbuBali Beef Rm 28.50

Nasi Campur BumbuBali Chicken Rm 28.50

Prem ordered a Nasi Campur BumbuBali with beef rendang and Bertz ordered same thing but with chicken instead.....think its good....big portion but too little rice for them...so "abang.....tambah nasi satu"..the nasi campur comes with grill fish, prawns, sate lilit....sotong (squid) and a keropok (cracker) with anchovies (ikan bilis)

Campur campur Tiga RM 30.50

D, Average Bloke and myself decided to share a appetizer, a huge one....with sate lilit, fried calamari and BBQ chicken wings.....the sate lilit is really good...fish & prawn meat wrap on the lemongrass and grill.....goes really well with the sambal (red grind chilies)...but dunno wats the real name of the sambal, I think they have a name for it.

Chicken Strip RM 10.00

I know I cant eat that much, so I settle for a Chicken Strip...nice crispy chicken strip..which I still eat with the sambal instead of the chili dip given....but D like the chili dip very much that he eat with the fries....it is a mixture with tomatoes ketchup.....nice...

Lamb Chop Rm23.50

D ordered the famous lamb chop...but instead of the normal mint sauce...they serve it with black pepper sauce...which he dun really fancy...

Chicken & Lamb Combo Rm 26.50

Mr Power is having the chicken & lamb combo...it should be good...coz he say he is having high power...after eating....haha.. D say the mash potatoes is nice...as it still have some potatoes chunk...

Nasi Kambing (Lamb) Bumbu RM 21.50

Baghavan and Yoges ordered the Nasi Kambing Bumbu....the lamb is real good...it taste like chinese ginger fried dish......goes well with the rice...

Nasi Ayam (Chicken)) Bertutu RM20.50

Ken and Average Bloke ordered the Nasi Ayam Bertutu....seem nice as Average Bloke also "tambah nasi"....

Single scope RM3.00 / Double scope Rm5.00

After the heavy meal....some of us decided to end it with ice cream....the vanilla ice cream is nice...creamy...

Hot Fudge Brownie RM7.50

Me and D decided to share a hot fudge brownie...the brownie taste like moist chocolate cake with walnut...but not hot....but still goes well with the vanilla ice cream....

Is Din Tai Fung Worth The Visit? ----> MidValley

2007-10-08T20:35:00.000+08:00

Touted as one of the world's Top Ten Best Restaurants by The New York Times, Din Tai Fung originated in Taiwan and has a history dating back to over 30 years. Aside from Singapore, it has also grabbed footholds in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, the USA and recently Malaysia.

So does the Restaurant really worth all the hype about it? Two of my friends and I decided to check it out at the newly opened outlet at The Gardens (MidValley's New Wing).

Steam Pork Dumplings RM: 11.00

Ah....The Steam Pork Dumplings (Aka Xiao Long Bao) is the Restaurant's signature dish. Naturally my friends and I have to give it a try. Very delicate outer dumpling skin with minced pork wrapped inside. One bite at it, and out comes the piping hot soup! Indeed a signature dish that makes Din Tai Fung such a stand out among Restaurant in terms of making Pork Dumplings!

Layer Cake RM: 7.00

Besides the famous Steam Pork Dumplings, one other side order of note is the Layer Cake. Layers of bread-like-cake with light sweet taste and red beans in between, the Layer Cake is one such side order that will definitely whet your appetite!

Cha Jiang "La Mian/Noodles" RM: 12.00

Besides being famous for their Steam Pork Dumplings, Din Tai Fung is also famous for their hand-made "La Mian/noodles". My friends and I decided to go for the Cha Jiang Mian which is "La Mian" topped with minced meat and peas with Din Tai Fung's special sauce. But unfortunately, eventhough the noodles are rather smooth, the sauce tastes strange and does not really goes well with the minced meat and peas.

Chicken Chop "La Mian/Noodles" RM: 14.00

Besides ordering the Cha Jiang Noodles, my friends and I had a go at the Chicken Chop Noodles as well and it is certainly a better dish than the Che Jiang Noodles due to the crispy fried chicken with smooth noodles in soup. In my opinion, it is best not to put the crispy fried chicken into the soup as only then you will be able to taste the 5 aroma spices most probably used to marinate the chicken before frying it.

In conclusion, does the Restaurant really worth a visit? In my opinion, if you have never been there before, it is worth a try. But personally, I prefered heavy-flavoured and spicy food than the mildly-flavoured and mostly steamed dishes at Din Tai Fung; therefore I feel that it will be quite sometime that I may actually pay them a visit again or maybe none at all.

Rating: 3

Kozee Cafe & Restaurant ----> TTDI

2007-10-08T13:18:00.000+08:00

Italian Soda Mango RM6.50

Italian Soda mango flavoured with a dash of cream. Not bad but not much of mango flavour, kinda like flavoured soda drink.

Ice Lemon Ribena RM3.50

Ribena with a tinge of lemon....refreshing...not too sweet....so for me, juz nice....

Fish Paste Meehon RM8.90

Fish paste noodle soup taste great, it has a lot of small pieces of fish paste and the soup is not too salty. But it does lack ingredients. Pretty plain soup with fish paste, meehoon, some veg and soup.

Kozee Yin Yang Fried rice RM11.90

Ok not bad, with prawns on the white sauce and chicken or fish(not very sure) on the red sauce. Like the red sauce better tomoatoish, the white sauce tends to be more "creamy"...Anyway give it a 3 ouf of 5 :)

Fried MeeHoon RM8.90

The meehoon texture is juz nice for me, not too soggy. It was fried with dried shrimp, so it is very tasty for the gravy. The peas is crispy...but the fish cake is slightly on the hard side...but overall it is nice...

Sate Kajang Hj Samuri ----> Dengkil R&R

2007-10-06T19:03:00.000+08:00

My sisters and I were on our journey to Seremban when I decided to make a pit stop at the Dengkil Rest Stop along the North South Expressway. Parking my car, guess what is right in front of me?

Yup, Haji Samuri's famous Kajang Sate. My mind went to the sate party we had in our office a few weeks ago. That was a true sate party! :) Coming back to my adventure.

For those who have yet to hear about Haji Samuri's sate, trust me, find time to give it a try. Google it and you are sure to find one near you. Before we move on, let me aware you that the pics can be very mouth watering, don't drool on your keyboard.. :)

The juicy huge chunks of chicken sate. Need I say more?

The price as you can see on the picture looks pretty steep for the average sate but trust me it is worth it.

Total Damage: RM18.00 for 30 sticks of Chicken Sate

Waffle world ---> 1Utama

2007-10-05T23:33:00.000+08:00

Emily and me head to Waffle world for dinner before the Resident Evil movie. There was a branch nearby my place previously but it was close down.
Anyway since I wasn't hungry after eating those pasar ramadhan snacks, I took something light.

So we order a Ice cappuccino that cost RM6.00. Its really nothing, just a simple drink.

Next I took the Strawberry Belgian waffle. This was good, it has some strawberries together with ice cream on top to make the taste delightful. This cost RM6.90

Emily had the Grilled fish on creamy sauce which was not bad. There were a few slices of grilled fish cook together with spaghetti. The sauce taste more like cheese and the vegetables are just there to complete the meal. Overall this dish is not so good as the spaghetti is not fully cook. This dish cost RM16.90

Ramadan Bazaar Food Hunt ----> TTDI

2007-10-05T19:40:00.000+08:00

Question:
Guess what happens when you let loose 2 Hungry Foodies at the Ramadan Bazaar at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail?

Answer:
They return with a whole load of food!! (And YES.. it was finished in moments..) :)

Our hungry stomachs were calling for a bit of food. Hence leading Kenneth and I on a short walk to the Ramadan Bazaar which is a short walk from the office. It was not that crowded as it was still quite early.

Now coming to the food:

Popiah Madu POWER (Honey Coated Popiah)
We got this Honey coated popiah from the Popiah Power store. They have 2 choices, either the Popiah Basah (Wet Popiah) or Popiah Garing (Crispy Copiah). It comes in a reasonable price of RM3 for a set of 3 popiahs.

Kuih Bakar (Burnt Kuih)
Now comes Audrey's favorite. We got this piece of Kuih Bakar bought from an uncle selling of his motorcycle. The uncle is friendly as every time I buy from him, you can choose to have the most garing (crispy) piece. It costs Rm 3 per piece too.

Onde-Onde (Translation unknown)
Flour batter, mixed well and made into round balls then stuffed with a small chunk of Gula Melaka and dropped into a pot of boiling water. I remember mom telling me "When it is sinking, its not cooked, when a float time to take it out." Straight out of the boiling pot into a plate with grated coconut for its exterior look. :) Simply delicious!
Price: RM1 for 5 pieces

Kuih Lapis (Layer Cake)
A traditional Nyonya delicacy. Honestly this was not the best kuih lapis we have tasted. It just tastes like sirap water made into kuih lapis. It usually has 9 layers and when it comes to eating.. Nothing beats pealing it of layer by layer and letting it melt in your mouth.

Kuih Ketayap (Translation unknown)
A cousin of the Onde-Onde. This is a must have for all the sweet tooth lovers.. :) Imagine this.. Thin flour batter, ample of Gula Melaka (brown sugar) and grated coconut. Mouth watering! :D

Roti John (John's Bread)
I have no idea why this is called Roti John.. Maybe it was invented by someone named John.. Hmmm.. Something to ponder about.. Well.. in general this is a long loaf of bread sliced in half and sandwiched with a mix of egg and a choice of beef or chicken. Not forgetting a dash of chilli sauce, mayonnaise and slices cucumber.

Hari Raya is at end of the week already. So, all food hunters, this is the last week you will have to catch your part of the Ramadan Bazaar food fiesta.

Food Foundry ---> SS17@PJ

2007-10-04T10:36:00.000+08:00

We decided to head to SS17 Food Foundry for dinner, I have not been there for quite a while, when was the last time?mm.....months back i think... Justin seem to love pastries and would wanna give him a chance to taste the mille crepe, so off we go. Saw quite a few reviews that the food is not as good as it is now, compared to last time, but tasting is believing....so lets see how they fare..

Justin ordered a green apple soda, which he say its nice...

David is happy with his ice lemon tea....

Wan ordered a coke to quench his thirst after a long day of fasting....

Myself? Warm water...else no room for dessert...but mind u....warm water is RM0.50. Nothin comes free nowadays....

Caesar salad RM7.90

We decided to order a salad to be shared....the cheesy smell is overpowering, and Justin find it to "raw"....with the leafy taste...

Spaghetti Carbonara RM13.90

Was expecting spaghetti as the waiter has told it was pasta of the day, but turn out to be fettucini if I not mistaken that is. Too bland for my liking and not much meat and mushroom, wat I get was "spaghetti" and carbonara sauce...disappointing :(

Chicken Chop RM13.90

Mr. POWER ordered the chicken chop.... basically the chicken chop was so-so b'coz the mashed potato was not that nice but the only good thing about the chicken chop was the gravy.. ahaha.. food rating -->> LOW POWER

Pan Seared Duck Rm19.90

Justin had a Pan Seared Duck, when it was served it smells so good......the skin look crispy......

Me.....lamb cutlet with mint sauce....the mint sauce taste like plum with vinegar...not to my liking....the lamb is good...with the "lamb" smell...which I personally like. The mash potatoes is ok...with bits of potatoes...David find it very "chinese", and not enough butter when they prepare it. I tried it with David's cabonara sauce, it become slightly better, but still bland for me...I prefer strong flavor food.

Desserts

After an unsatisfying dinner, we ordered our desserts...

Chocolate mille crepe Rm9.00

The chocolate mille crepe is the favorite compared to the rest, the layers of crepe with right amount of chocolate juz make it taste good.

Mr. POWERs rating -->> POWER!!

Vanilla mille crepe RM8.00

The Vanilla mille crepe is drier compare to the chocolate mille crepe, and hence when we r tucking into it, it seem to fall apart in between..

Apple Pie RM7.00

The apple pie is nothin to shout about, David say it is like McDonald apple pie...it does smell that way....along with the cinnamon taste, which I dun really fancy.....

Cheese cake RM8.00

Cheese cake is kinda hard...and under comparison I prefer the one from Secret Recipe ....

Chicken Rice ---> TTDI

2007-10-02T14:29:00.000+08:00

Today we decided to go for chicken rice, and the one behind VADS building is the nearest for us. Surprisingly at 12.15pm, it is still not too crowded.

We have decided to order the same set, which consist of the chicken, wan ton soup and a rice.

The food come rather fast as there isnt many customer yet. we were served the wan ton soup, about 5 pieces of it. The prawns is fresh, and crunchy, but I find the soup rather oily, and the vegetables not that fresh, as the edges of the leaves is turning yellowish.

The guys ordered breast meat, and I opts for drumstick. The chicken bathe in a thick sauce which consist of oyster sauce, instead of normal soya sauce that most chicken rice stalls offer. The sauce goes well with the chicken and rice though.

The rice portion is consider small, so the guys ended up ordering for a "top-up". The whole meal comes up to Rm7.50 each, for mine which is drumstick meat without drink, and for the guys with a ice chinese tea.

Pineapple Tarts ---> Malacca

2007-10-02T10:36:00.000+08:00

Kenneth bought us Pineapple Tarts from Malacca....yummy...crust is crispy and not oily at all compared to those that we usually had...the pineapple filling with lots of the fibre...and a tinge of sweetness...once u start... u juz cant stop.....

Not cheap though, RM 0.50 per piece, and it is either 10 pieces, or 20 pieces per box...

Where to get this traditional delicacies? Address as below....

Launching of the Foodie Blog

2007-10-02T10:33:00.000+08:00

Wow!! Finally....after weeks of NATO, we finally have Mr. J get the blog up.....thank you for the effort....