羊肉印度飯 Lamb Biryani, 鷹嘴豆泥配沙瓦瑪 Hummus with Shawarma & 阿拉伯薄荷茶壺 Arab Mint Tea Pot @ Chef SamerMumtaz Kitchen in GIANT USJ1

July 28.2024 Dinner

@ Chef SamerMumtaz Kitchen in GIANT USJ1 (click here to Google Map)

Lot G 1&2, GIANT USJ, 1, Persiaran Subang Permai, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

GPS Location: 3°03'29.6"N 101°35'42.8"E

阿拉伯薄荷茶壺 Arab Mint Tea Pot rm$15 👍👍😋😋 7/10

羊肉印度飯 Lamb Biryani rm$22 👍👍😋😋 7/10

鷹嘴豆泥配沙瓦瑪 Hummus with Shawarma $17 👍👍👍😋😋😋 8/10

Total bill: rm$54
Budget: rm$25 - rm$30++ pre person
Payment: Cash or Credit Card
Cuisine: Middle Eastern Cuisines

Pork free: HALAL, Dishes are Salad, Lamb, Beef, Seafood

Alcohol free: HALAL

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: Net 

Order & Delivery: Table Servie

On-line Delivery Service: Not sure

Indoor Seating tables: 13-15+ tables (2-4ppl tables)  

Outdoor Seating: 18-20+ tables (4ppl tables) 

Drive Through: No

Take away : Yes

Dine-in: Yes

Happy Hour: N/A

Parking: Free within Giant Supermarket

Photos taken using: Huawei P60 Pro
Thoughts: Found by Chef SamerMumtaz, the new 中東餐飲 Middle Eastern F&B can be found in USJ1's GIANT supermarket. An Arab Master Chef, Mr SamerMumtax offers a variety of Middle Eastern Cuisines. The colorful and well crafted menu show case a good choice of Middle East food includes Soups, Salads, Appetizers, Shawarma, Grills, Middle Eastern Main Course like Chicken/Lamb Kabsa/Biryani etc, Western Salad, Pasta, Pizzas, Chocolate and Middle Eastern style Desserts and Coffee! 

The rm$17 "鷹嘴豆泥配沙瓦瑪 Hummus with Shawarma" comes with 3 piece of Pita Bread with a plate of Hummus topped to Chicken 雞肉沙瓦瑪 Sharwarma and likely olive oil. 

Flavorful Food, Great Service today, and will be back!
Food today: 8 / 10 👍👍👍😋😋😋

Price: 6 / 10 👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 8 / 10 👍👍👍
Ambiance: 7.5 / 10 👍👍👍
Parking: 8 / 10 👍👍👍 (Free)
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 8 / 10 👍👍👍 (150m+ from USJ7 LRT station) 

Website: not found
Facebook: not found 
Telephone: +6011-6343 6466  

Operation hours: 10:00am - 10:00pm 

阿拉伯薄荷茶壺 Arab Mint Tea Pot rm$15

  

羊肉印度飯 Lamb Biryani rm$22

  

鷹嘴豆泥配沙瓦瑪 Hummus with Shawarma $17

  

The Menu

 

The Middle Eastern Cuisine Restaurant in USJ1 Giant

  

@ Chef SamerMumtaz Kitchen in GIANT USJ1

 

Grocery @ Giant (New) USJ1

September 16.2023 Grocery

@ Giant (New) USJ1 (click here to Google Map)

Kompleks Membeli Belah Giant USJ 1 No.1, Persiaran Subang Permai, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

GPS Location: 3°03'33.5"N 101°35'40.2"E

Grocery today rm$138.65 👍👍 7/10

Total bill: rm$138.65
Budget: rm$50 - rm$300++
Payment: Cash or Credit Card
Cuisine: N/A

Pork free: No Pork section as of today

Alcohol free: Bottle Beer available in Halal section

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: N/A

Menu prices: Net 

Order & Delivery: N/A 

On-line Delivery Service: Not sure

Indoor Seating tables: N/A 

Outdoor Seating: N/A 

Drive Through: No

Take away : Yes

Dine-in: Yes

Happy Hour: N/A

Parking: Free Parking

Photos taken using: Huawei P60 Pro
Thoughts: The story of Giant started in 1944 by the Teng Family, where their first provision store opened in Sentul Pasar, Malaysia and expanded with the opening of the Teng Minimarket Centre in Bangsar in 1974. (DFI) Dairy Farm Giant Retail Sdn Bhd, via its subsidiary GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, entered Malaysia in 1999 by acquiring a 90% stake in the Giant business, then operated by the Teng family. By 2003, the holding company for the chain had changed its name to (DFI) Dairy Farm Giant Retail Sdn Bhd, and the chain had eight Giant hypermarkets and 10 supermarkets as well as three Cold Storage supermarkets. Soon, Giant became Malaysia's top mass market retailer of everyday items, with over 46 stores located across Peninsular Malaysia. To-date, DFI Group operates stores under IKEA, Giant, Hero, guardian, and GNC banners.
Since 2017, hypermarket retail segment in Malaysia had been underperforming due to high operational costs, weakening consumer spending, and stiffer competition from smaller supermarkets, retailers and e-commerce. To cut losses, DFI's GCH aggressively shut stores in 2019; by 2021, it had closed more than half of them. It undertook a revamping, resizing and repositioning exercise to return to the black and opened Giant Mini stores.

In February 2023, DFI decided to exit the increasingly competitive grocery retail industry. The group said it had entered into an agreement with a Malaysian retail group led by local businessman and entrepreneur Datuk Andrew Lim Tatt Keong (who also owns SOGO) to sell all of DFI’s food businesses in Malaysia, including Giant. Datuk Andrew Lim, the new owner of the Giant, Cold Storage, Mercato, TMC and Giant Mini stores in Malaysia - has a reputation for being somewhat of a turnaround specialist.

And finally on the September 15, 2023 (yesterday); the Giant grocery at USJ1 reopen for business. The same location (just behind Damen Mall) but instead of Level 3, the grocery section is now at Level 1. AND it is sitting on the previously CAR PARK area of Level 1. Customer can find the following in Level 1:

Giant Grocery

Decathlon Sports Store

Medan Selera Kampung Ku (with 8 stalls)

Free parking is available at Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. 

Grocery today: 7 / 10 👍👍

Price: 7 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 7 / 10 👍👍
Ambiance: 6 / 10 👍
Parking: 8 / 10 👍👍👍 (11am today)
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport:  7 / 10 👍👍 (500m+ from USJ7 LRT station)

Website: https://www.giant.com.my/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giantmalaysia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantmalaysia/

Telephone: +603-8023 2566
Operation hours: 08:00am - 00:00am

Giant (New) USJ1 Level 3

 

Level 3 to Level 2

  

Level 1 (new Grocery Location)

  

@ Giant (New) USJ1