Saturday, December 31, 2016

干捞吓面 Dried Prawn Mee @ 太平添记 Rest Thiam Kee USJ 10

31.12.2016 Dinner
@ 太平添记 Rest Thiam Kee USJ 10
39, Jalan USJ 10/1, Taipan, 47620 Subang Jaya
干捞吓面 Dried Prawn Mee $6.50
Thoughts: All I can say was that Dried Prawn Mee was interesting! I really am out of words to describe it. Of course it is edible and I finished all of it but I am not sure what to make it. 
But I do know I won't call this one again if coming here next time!
When I googled it, the examples of Dried Prawn Mee looks really tasty. Maybe a few were wrong; as I ordered meehoon instead of mee, the prawns were "very smallish babies" and totally not fresh, I think it came with black sauce like what one can find in Won Ton Mee. The other stuff they put in was slices of fried egg, fish cake cuts, kangkong, and sliced chicken actually all served "cold". 
So let me assemble the formula:
Meehon + black sauce + sliced fried egg + fish cake + kangkong + sliced chicken + "belacan" + served "cold" = Dried Prawn Mee! 
Rating: 5 / 10

干捞吓面 Dried Prawn Mer $6.50 @ 太平添记 Rest Thiam Kee USJ 10
@ 太平添记 Rest Thiam Kee USJ 10
@ 太平添记 Rest Thiam Kee USJ 10

猪肉粉 Pork noodle @ 乐园餐室 Restoran De Happy Land USJ 14

31.12.2016 Lunch
乐园餐室 Restoran De Happy Land 
11, Jalan USJ 14/1l, 47630 Subng Jaya
猪肉粉 Pork noodle $6.50
Thoughts: One of the best Pork noodle in USJ years ago. I guess the son took over the business and quality of food has declined! Disappointed!
Rating: 2 / 5

猪肉粉 $6.50 @ Rest D Happy Land USJ 14@ Rest D Happy Land USJ 14 @ Rest D Happy Land USJ 14

陈玉環麻糍 Mochi @ Madam Tang's Mochi at KL Petaling Street

31.12.2016 Snack
Madam Tang's Mochi at KL Petaling Street
Petaling Street, KL
Madam Tang's Mochi 陈玉環麻糍 $5
Thoughts: 陳玉環婆婆 Madam Tang's hand-made Chinese Mochi are all made of natural ingredients, google and you can find many Chinese newspapers writing about her. Very soft and "QQ" when biting it!  Black sesame, Pandan, lychee, mango, Ribbina are among the 10 kinds of flavors. We did not specifically order any particular flavor but the piece of Ribbina flavor was really nice!
Auntie Chen was a diligent woman who keeps on working on the mochi swiftly with her two hands, and only occasionally looking up to waiting customers with a gentle face and asked what they want. 
It was reported that Madam Tang has been opening here at Petaling Street for more than 50 years, right around the time when I was born!
Rating: 5 / 5

KL Famous Mochi 陈玉環麻糍 $5 @  Petaling Street 2016-12-31_11-58-17 2016-12-31_11-58-08

福建面 Hokkien Mee @ 金莲记 Kim Lian Kee KL China Town

31.12.2016 Lunch
金莲记 Kim Lian Kee KL China Town
92, Jalan Hang Lekir, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
福建面 Hokkien Mee $10
Thoughts: Heavenly! Although really not healthy at all. But it is just too deliciously looking to not order it in this shop!
Rating: 4 / 5

Hokkien Mee (S) $10 @ 金莲记 KL China Town Hokkien Mee (S) $10 @ 金莲记 KL China Town Hokkien Mee (S) $10 @ 金莲记 KL China Town @ 金莲记 KL China Town
$450 hanggled down to $200... i believe can be still lower @ KL China Town

抹茶 Matcha Tea and 榴莲挞 Durian Tart @ Arch Cafe KL China Town

31.12.2016 Tea
Arch Cafe KL China Town
Lot No. G.01 and G.03A, Ground Floor, Pacific Express Hotel,, Jalan Hang Kasturi, Chinatown
抹茶 Matcha Tea $10
榴莲挞 Durian Tart $5
Thoughts: At a glance from the street of KL or even when you sit at a table inside this Cafe; one can't stop thinking this place must be a rip-off for tourist.
But the Matcha Green Tea Latte at $10 was in my opinion even better than Starbucks at around $16. The Green Tea is 真材实料 was authentic. Would certainly try some other types of coffee next time here
One of the main attractions here is the Durian Tart, they also have Mango and Cempedak flavor, all for $5 per piece. 
Fantastic dining atmosphere, adjoining to Pacific Hotel at Jalan Hang Kasturi, short walk from China Town or Central Market or Dataran Merdeka.
Rating: 5 / 5

Matcha Latte $10 @ Arch Cafe KL
Matcha Latte $10 @ Arch Cafe KL
Arch Cafe KL
Durian Tart $5 @ Arch Cafe KL
Durian Tart $5 @ Arch Cafe KL
@ Arch Cafe KL

干捞板面 Dry Pan Mee @ Tang City Food Court KL China Town

31.12.2016 Breakfast
Tang City Food Court KL China Town
KL China Town
干捞板面 Dry Pan Mee $8
Thoughts: Terribly cooked by foreigners who can't be blamed, perhaps they are not well trained by the greedy owner who keeps opening stores everywhere and left them manned by semi-trained chefs.
China Town (Petaling Street) is no longer where it used to be. It is still packed with tourist as still have some charms of pre-war buildings and sense of the "70s" maybe where other parts of KL have been slowly renewed to just concrete walls. But the back lanes are much dirtier than it used to be just few years ago; I know well as I walked these streets doing street photographing for so many years. But China Town without Chinese sellers but rather Myanmar or Bangladesh people has forever loose it's previous charms in the 70s and 80s. 
Rating: 1 / 5

Dry Pan Mee $8 @ KL Tang City China Town @ KL Tang City China Town @ KL Tang City China Town

Friday, December 30, 2016

中东羊肉餐 Lamb Meals @ Sana's Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang

30.12.2016 Lunch
Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
B2, B3, B4 Mezzanine Floor, Fahrenheit 88, 179, Bukit Bintang KL
泥爐炭烤小羔羊 Hanith Lamb $23
中东风味羊肉锅 Fahsah $23
鹰嘴豆泥 Hummus $10
红茶 Red Tea $12
Thoughts: Sana'a Restaurant is still top of my list if I needed some middle east cuisines. Due to Friday prayers, the restaurant open after 2:20pm. Ordered Hanith Lamb and the meat was really tender. The Fahsah is also a popular Yemenish dish where one picks up the shredded lamb directly from the hot pot with small slice of bread. Oily but perfect. I have always liked Hummus and I ordered one to remind me of the nutty creamy taste with the bread. 
Ended the lunch the the Yemin Red Tea! All in a perfect afternoon meaty middle eastern cuisine.
Rating: 8 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋😋

@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
@ Sana'a Restaurant KL Bukit Bintang
Sana Restaurant Bukit Bintang

印度拉茶 Teh Tarik @ Mamak Stall

30.12.2016 Tea
Mamak at Jalan Berangan KL Bukit Bintang
Off Jalan Berangan, Bukit Bintang KL
印度拉茶 Teh Tarik $1.2
Thoughts: This is by far one of the best teh tarik from a Mamak stall (or is it an Indian Stall). The stall is on the road side but hidden behind the main roads. One really cannot get any better then a $1.20 teh tarik in the middle of the Golden Triangle in KL. 
I had two before returning back to the training center, the morning breakfast of Wan Ton Mee was bad at $15 per plate but this $1.20 is worth every penny! 
Review: 5 / 5

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云吞面 Won Ton Mee @ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor

30.11.2016 Breakfast
@ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur
云吞面 $15   
Thoughts: If you are a Singaporean, you would like say this Wan Ton Mee very Singaporean style! I guess at Jalan Alor, it did meant for international taste. But just down at Imbi, for $5.50; one can get much much much better Wan Ton Mee. The plate with chicken and barbecue pork costs $15! Very salty, chicken is over cooked, barbecue pork is very badly roasted. Maybe, it is really meant for the tourist taste. Ruined my morning!  
Rating: 1 / 5

云吞面 $15 @ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
云吞面 $15 @ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
@ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
@ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
@ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor
@ 龙记 Dragon view KL Jalan Alor

Thursday, December 29, 2016

日本自助餐 Japanese Buffet @ Jogoya KL StarHill Gallery

29.12.2016 Dinner
@ Jogoya KL StarHill Gallery
181, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
日本自助餐 Japanese Buffet $112 per person
Thoughts: One does need to have both an empty and healthy stomach when it comes to buffet. Gone are the days where I can eat really a lot. Typically Buffet in KL is now above $100. Perhaps the variety is not as great is before! 
Review: 4 / 5

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