Monday, January 30, 2023

點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

January 30.2023 Breakfast
77 & 79 Pusat Perniagaan, Jalan USJ 21/10, 47630 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°01'37.6"N 101°34'55.1"E
芋角 Yam Cake rm$8 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10
炒蘿蔔糕 Fried Carrot Cake rm$7 👍👍😋😋 7/10
上海小籠包 Shang Hai Xiao Long Bao rm$8 👍😋 6/10
娘生根 Beancurd skin Fish ball rm$7 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10
糯米雞 Loh Mai Kai rm$6.50 👍👍😋 6.5/10
Total bill: rm$46.05 (5% Service Charge, 6% SST)
Budget: rm$20 - rm$25/person++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Chinese Dim Sum
Pork free: Pork, Fish, Prawns, Chicken
Alcohol free: no Beer in menu
Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Air-Conditioning and Fan
Internet Wifi speed: N/A
Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No
Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No
Free Drinking Water: No
Menu prices: Net or 10% Service Charges + 6% SST
Order & Delivery: Table Service
On-line Delivery Service: http://hoongfoong.beepit.com/ordering/
Indoor Seating tables: Original 2 shop lots 16 tables (4-6 ppl/tables) 
Indoor Seating tables: 3rd shop lot 10 tables (3-4 ppl/tables) (open on weekends and holidays) 
Outdoor Seating: 6 tables (4-6ppl/table) at entrance 
Drive Through: No
Take away : Yes
Dine-in: Yes
Happy Hour: N/A
Parking: MPSJ  
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: USJ21's "鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum" probably is the longest-standing 點心餐廳 Dim Sum Restaurant in USJ offering from a single 叉燒包 Chao Sao Bao or 生肉包 Sang Yoke Bao at rm$3.50 to a plate of 燒汁烟肉券 BBQ Bacon Roll for rm$13 AND with over 60 types of Dim Sum choices. Where it used to be rm$5 to rm$6 per plate just a few years ago, but Dim Sum are now mostly at rm$7 per plate/basket at these neighborhood shop lot style Dim Sum restaurants. 
鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum is a typical Dim Sum restaurant setup in a neighborhood shop lot; similar to USJ10's 錦選點心 Jin Xuang as well as 富興點心 Foo Hing. The USJ 21 鴻豐 Hoong Foong used to offer All-day-long Dim Sum and even operate for Dinner session BUT for some years ago, it only offer Dim Sum until 3:30pm on weekdays and maybe 5pm on weekends; while the only shop lot style Dim Sum that still offer Dim Sum at night is USJ10's 錦選 Jin Xuang!
Besides the standard "affordable" Dim Sum like 鴻豐 Hoong Foong or 錦選 Jin Xuang, there are also the "higher class" Dim Sum choices in the USJ are: 
大港中菜 Grand Harbor Restaurant & Banquet (USJ1 Damen Mall)
東湖 Copper Mansion (USJ Taman Indah Subang UEP, near USJ 19)
御寶海鮮酒家 Yu Bao Seafood Restaurant (USJ19 City Mall)
The Word "點心" (In Cantonese "Tim Sum") literally means "Touch the Heart", a traditional Chinese cuisine especially to the Cantonese people and therefore popular in 香港 Hong Kong and 澳門 Macau; the cosines comes in a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried items) are served successively in small portions much like appetizers! 
Although Dim Sum is inextricably linked to 粵菜 Cantonese cuisine, it actually did not originate in 廣州 Canton. There are several stories of the origin of Dim Sum as one source says that the first Dim Sum was made 2,500 years ago, as evident in the poetry and music of that time; as well also stories about the Dim Sum appeared in teahouses along the 絲綢之路 Silk Road at that time as a light accompaniment to appetite-stimulating tea as travelers stopped to rest along the way. Another story is that according to a legend, the word "點心 Dim Sum" 源於戰場 (266年~420年) comes from the battlefield. During the 東晉時期 Eastern Jin Dynasty, a 將軍 General sent 烘製的糕餅 baked cakes to the 前線 front line to express his "點點心意 little heart" in order to comfort the soldiers who fought the enemy bravely. Since then, the word "點心 Dim Sum" has spread.
Food today: 7.5 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋
Price: 6.5 / 10 👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 7 / 10 👍👍
Ambiance: 6 / 10 👍
Parking: 6 / 10 👍
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  8 / 10 👍👍👍 (200m from USJ21 LRT station)
Website: not found
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hoongfoongdimsum
Telephone: +603-8081 2653
Operation hours: 07:00am - 03:30pm (Monday to Friday)
Operation hours: 07:00am - 05:00pm (Saturday and Sunday)

點心 Dim Sum
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

芋角 Yam Cake rm$8
芋角 Yam Cake rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
芋角 Yam Cake rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
芋角 Yam Cake rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

炒蘿蔔糕 Fried Carrot Cake rm$7
炒蘿蔔糕 Fried Carrot Cake rm$7 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
炒蘿蔔糕 Fried Carrot Cake rm$7 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

上海小籠包 Shang Hai Xiao Long Bao rm$8
上海小籠包 Shang Hai Xiao Long Bao rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
上海小籠包 Shang Hai Xiao Long Bao rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
上海小籠包 Shang Hai Xiao Long Bao rm$8 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
  
娘生根 Beancurd skin Fish ball rm$7
娘生根 Beancurd skin Fish ball rm$7 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
娘生根 Beancurd skin Fish ball rm$7 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
 
糯米雞 Loh Mai Kai rm$6.50
糯米雞 Loh Mai Kai rm$6.50 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
糯米雞 Loh Mai Kai rm$6.50 @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

The Menu
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
 
The Restaurant
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21

@ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
點心 Dim Sum @ 鴻豐港式點心 Hoong Foong Dim Sum USJ21
 

Sunday, January 29, 2023

脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop & 蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti @ Membawang USJ16

29 January.2023 Dinner
11, Jalan USJ 16/2f, USJ 16, 47630 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°01'57.4"N 101°34'38.4"E
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 👍😋 6/10
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.50 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Total bill: rm$36.40
Budget: rm$20 - rm$30++ (Dinner per person)
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Malay dish and East Coast, Western, and Tomyam 
Pork free: no Pork here, Fish, Chicken, Beef 
Alcohol free: no Alcohol here
Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Fan
Internet Wifi speed: N/A  
Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No
Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No
Free Drinking Water: No
Menu prices: Net 
Order & Delivery: Table Service 
On-line Delivery Service: Not sure
Indoor Seating tables: 11 tables (2-4ppl tables)  
Outdoor Seating: 3 tables (2ppl/table) at the entrance and side of the Cafe 
Drive Through: No
Take away : Yes
Dine-in: Yes
Happy Hour: N/A
Parking: MPSJ  
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: Today is the 3rd visit to the new USJ16's Membawang since its opening 1 week ago:
January 21. 2023 大港飯 Nasi Dagang rm$10
January 25.2023 隆冬 Lontong rm$7.50
The Malay restaurant offers different food choices for different sessions of the day:
Morning session: Nasi Lemak, Laksam, Nasi Dagang, Roti Bakar etc
Afternoon session: Nasi Campur, Nasi Briyani
Night session: Western, Goreng-Goreng
While the rm$16.90 "脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop" with deep fried chicken chip may not be the best Western choice, the garlic sauce and yellow dipping sauce were not bad. Grilled chicken could have been a better choice but the new grill isn't ready due to the long Chinese holidays as the new Malay Café opened just 8 days ago on the eve of the Chinese New Year. Western steaks comes with 4 sauce choice: 黑胡椒醬 Black pepper sauce, 蘑菇醬 Mushroom sauce, 大蒜醬 Garlic sauce, and 燒烤醬 Barbeque (BBQ) sauce. 16 choices of Western steaks are available from rm$16.90 to Rack of Lamb at rm$56.90. 
There are 6 choices of Pasta from rm$16.50 to rm$19.50 and for today's dinner is the rm$19.50 "蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti". Vongole is Italian word for 蛤蜊 Clams, and today's 海鮮意大利麵 seafood pasta comes with 魷魚 Calamari, 大蝦 Prawns, as well as 蛤蜊 Clams on 蒜香意粉 Aglio Olio topped with some 乾辣椒片 dry chili flakes but just maybe slightly too much 橄欖油 Olive Oil, but a likable Pasta dish. 
Looking forward in the near future for the Grilled Western items as the new grill will arrive after next week, also especially their signature morning 椰漿飯 Nasi Lemak, 東海岸特色叻沙 Laksam and 仁當比里亞尼飯 Rendang Biryani. 
Food today: 7 / 10 👍👍😋😋
Price: 6.5 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 8 / 10 👍👍👍
Ambiance: 5.5 / 10 👍
Parking: 9 / 10 👍👍👍👍 (6:30pm today)
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  3 / 10 😐😐😐 (+1km from USJ21 LRT station) 
Website: not found 
Facebook: not yet available  
Telephone: no idea
Operation hours: 08:30am - 03:00pm Morning session
Operation hours: 05:00pm - 12:00am Mid-night (Dinner session)

脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 @ Membawang USJ16

蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.50
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16

The Menu (Parts only)
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
  
The Malay Cafe
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
 
@ Membawang USJ16
@ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 & 蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
脆皮雞扒 Crispy chicken Chop rm$16.90 & 蛤蜊蒜油意大利面 Vongole Aglio Olio Spaghetti rm$19.90 @ Membawang USJ16
 

亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big

29 January.2023 Lunch
Lot FK01,Level GF Aeon Food Court, Jalan Kemajuan Subang, SS16, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°04'57.8"N 101°35'15.3"E
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 👍👍👍😋😋 7.5/10
Total bill: rm$9.90
Budget: rm$10++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Asam Laksa, Fruit Rojak, Asam Fish Ball, Asam Lobster Ball 
Pork free: NO Pork, Fish, Lobster 
Alcohol free: NO Alcohol 
Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Yes
Internet Wifi speed: N/A  
Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No
Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No
Free Drinking Water: No
Menu prices: Price inclusive of 6% SST
Order & Delivery: Order at the Counter 
Indoor Seating tables: 4 tables (4ppl/table) High tables table (20 seats w/10 Charging pot)  
Outdoor Seating: None  
Drive Through: No
Take away : Yes
Dine-in: Yes
Happy Hour: N/A
Parking: MPSJ  
Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: In 2012, the Japanese イオン株式会社 AEON CO Ltd purchased the ailing Malaysian chain of French retailer 家樂福 Carrefour, comprising 26 stores and later renamed all of the stores names as AEON BiG. The Grocer, used to be crowded with market-goers especially in the weekends BUT recent years have seen many small grocers mushroomed as shop lots in all of Subang area shop lots serving as neighborhood grocery stores. However, looks like SS16's AEON Big survived all that and even made it through the Pandemic and recently revamped its ground floor food court area to include the following eateries:
Dilacatesen - Fried items (chicken, curry puff etc), Rice & noodle packs
D'Laksa - Asam Laksa, Fruit Rojak
Sushi - Ready-made Sushi varieties as well as Bento
KFC
Station Kopitiam - Malay foods
Chicken Rice shop
Aida D'Care - Thai food
TeaLive
Fruit stall
La Boheme - Bread, Pastry, Sweets
Today's Asam Laksa for lunch; drenched with savory and at the same time sweet and salty 蝦膏酱 shrimp paste (and you can ask for more), the 叻沙麵 Laksa noodle bowl is generously topped with the usual sliced 洋蔥 onions, 高良姜 lengkuas (or I think Galangal ginger), 生菜 lettuce, 菠蘿 pineapples and chunks of 鯖魚塊 mackeral fish in the 經典酸亞參羅望子湯 classic sour Asam tamarind broth; bringing out that slightly sweet salty, but tangy, sour and spicy taste all at the same time at rm$9.90 per bowl (in Singapore D'Laksa charges around SGD$3.50 per bowl)! 
The new kiosk at SS16 AEON Big also offers 水果羅 Fruit Rojak, 魚丸 Fish Ball and 龍蝦丸 Lobster Balls. D'Laksa kiosk is located @ Row 8/9/10 Aeon big grocery counter exit area in SS16's AEON Big. 
For the love of 亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa, a 檳城美食愛好者 Penangite food enthusiast established D' Laksa in 2012. AND by the end of 2022, D'Laksa has 60+ outlets around Malaysia and Singapore with 55 outlets in Malaysia at 10 different states (except Perlis, Sabah and Pahang, I think) as well as 7 outlets in Singapore. Subang Jaya alone offers 2 D'Laksa kiosk: one in Empire Shopping Gallery and this one in AEOB Big, both in SS16. AND not too far from SS16, there is also another D'Laksa kiosk located in Bandar Sunway's Sunway Pyramid Mall!
The exact origin of the 亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa unknown, but it is believed that it has originated in the coastal areas of Malaysia among the local fishermen who assembled the dish out of available  ingredients. Coupled with the unique Laksa style noodle in a broth that is made with fresh 鯖魚 mackerel fish from the sea plus its main distinguishing feature is the Asam or 羅望子 Tamarind as well ag 蝦膏酱 shrimp paste (or the Hookies called it "Hay-Koe"), which gives the soup a sour, spicy and appetizing taste. Through history, the dish evolved into 亞参叻沙 Assam Laksa (or Asam Laksa) that we know today. This dish is especially popular in Penang Island and some even goes to say that the Penang Assam Laksa is the creation of the 峇峇娘惹 Peranakan Chinese-Malay Culture. The popularity and 旨味 umami of the dish precedes is appearance AS the 檳城亞参叻沙 Penang's Asam laksa did earned a proud spot of #7 place in "The World's 50 Best Foods" by CNN in 2020, and even beating Thailand's 冬陰功 Tom Yum Koong!
Food today: 7.5 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋
Price: 6 / 10 👍
Value for Money: 6 / 10 👍
Service: 6 / 10 👍 
Ambiance: 5 / 10 😐
Parking: 7 / 10 😐😐
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  7 / 10 👍👍 (200m+ from Subang Jaya LRT station)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlaksamalaysia/
Telephone: +6017-364 4363, 1-700-81-9563
Operation hours: 10:00am - 09:30pm

亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big

The Menu
@ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
 
The Kiosk
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
@ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big

@ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big  
@ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big
亞参叻沙 Asam Laksa rm$9.90 @ D'Laksa Aeon in SS16 Aeon Big