宇治抹茶 Uji Matcha @ かき氷 Kakigori in Paramount Garden PJ

08.08.2018 Dessert
@ かき氷 Kakigori in Paramount Garden PJ (click here to Google Map)
25, Jalan 20/13, Taman Paramount, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS Location: 3°06'22.2"N 101°37'29.0"E
宇治抹茶 Uji Matcha RM$17 👍😋
Budget: MYR$20
Parking: MBPJ
Thoughts: Kakigori is totally self-service, from ordering to collecting your order (from the carbinet: see picture#5) and to return back the utensils to a designated area! Perhaps the "icy" Uji Matcha wasn't my cup of tea (I think our Malaysian ABC is better), the Uji Matcha is iced flavored with "green tea" and red beans inside, something called "Kinako" milk is provided on the side. Yeah, the tips of the "ice" is "Warabi Mochi" (a chilled, deliciously chewy, jelly-like mochi covered with sweet and nutty soybean powder). I think this kind of thing is for the young people or couples in love. 
But, I think their other offerings including cakes, Japanese finger food (eg: Japanese sweet Patato) drinks, and recipe (hot versions) maybe well worth another try in the next visit. 
Nevetheless, Kakigōri (かき氷) is a term to mean Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk. It is often also served with other flavors such as lemon, melon, green tea etc. Kakigori used to be a Japanese street food but now also sold in specialty shops, convenience stalls, festivals, and restaurants in Japan! (perhaps similar to our ABC popular in many shops as well)
Rating: 6 / 10 👍😋
Telephone: 03-7865 8999
Website: http://kakigori.my/1137992439628835/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kakigori.my/
Operating hours: 02:00am–11:00pm

關東煮 Daikon Set @ Family Mart KL NU Sentral

13.10.2017 Snack
@ Family Mart KL NU Sentral (click to Google Map)
GF 40 Ground Floor Level, Nu Sentral, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, 50470 Kuala Lumpur
關東煮 Oden Set $6.60 👍👍😋😋
Highlights: Halal, Paid Parking, Outdoor seatings
Thoughts: Many eateries I passed by at Nu Sentral seems packed with people and some with long queues, the same here at Family Mart. Of course, I am here to have the Japanese 關東煮 Oden for snack before the rest of the LRT journey to USJ 21.
There are many restaurants and food kiosk here and almost at every floor; there is something to eat. This is really a good LRT stop either for breakfast before going to work or snack before going at home in the evening! It is a huge mall. 
Family Mart at Nu Sentral is one floor up from the LRT station exit. And it is located near the exit to the Monorail Line which provides stops at Bukit Bintang and Wisma Genting from KL Sentral. 
Review: 7 / 10 👍👍😋😋
Opening Hours: 06:00pm - 11:00pm

素魚串 Skewed Vege Fish $1.80

魚蛋 Fish Ball $0.60

龍蝦蛋 Oden Lobster Ball $1.20

大根和湯 Daikon & Soup $3

章鱼烧 Original Takoyaki (6pc) @ 築地銀 Gindaco at 福将坊 Food Junction KL Avenue K Jalan Ampang

11.10.2017 Snack
@ 築地銀 Gindaco at 福将坊 Food Junction KL Avenue K Jalan Ampang (click to Google Map)
Level 2, Avenue K, 156, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur City Center, Kuala Lumpur 50450
章鱼烧 Original Takoyaki (6pc) $12.90 👍😋
Highlights: Pork free, Paid parking
Thoughts: Dec 12, 2016 is the last time I had Original Takoyaki but at Gindaco Pavilion. There is now a Gindaco at Avenue K. It is also offering $1 per ball on Thursdays (12am - 4pm) min of 8 balls. I have noticed the tool for the Takoyaki production is now semi automated where pouring in the batter is manual but rotating it now is by the machine; you can see there is a higher consistency in the shape of each takoyaki ball compared to manual rotating the balls. 
The turnaround time for each batch is 8 minutes! Somehow, those made fully by hand (including rotating them) at Pavilion are better cooked in the inside. Both the Gindaco locations offer the same prices for 6 pcs. 
Gindaco at Avenue K is located at the Food Junction food court. 福将坊 Food Junction is a network of food courts managed by Food Junction Holdings in Singapore. Food Junction has food court operations at 4 locations in Malaysia: IOI mall, Avenue K, Mid Valley City Mall, and Quill City Mall. 
Review: 6 / 10 👍😋
Opening Hours: 10:00pm - 10:00pm

蝦マヨ Ebi Mayo @ Gindaco KL Pavilion

22.08.2017 Dinner
@ Gindaco KL Pavilion Elite (click to Google Map)
Lot 1.13.01(A) Level 1, Pavilion, Jalan Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
蝦マヨ Ebi Mayo $13.90 
Review: 6 / 10 👍😋
Highlights: Paid Parking ($3/hour), Pork free
Thoughts: This is my 5th visit to Gindaco in KL Pavilion Elite.
Feb 02.2017 Yakisoba+Egg toping (5/5)
Jan 11.2017 Negidako Tokoyaki (4/5) (green/white onions, seaweed)
Dec.14.2016 Teritama Takoyaki (3/5) (egg mayo)
Dec.12.2016 Takoyaki (5/5) (standard)
I have tried 3 of the Takoyaki variants at Gindaco, I still like the standard one. Finishing class today at 5:30pm and was very hungry since without lunch today. I wondered around Pavilion for something to eat, and stumbled on Gindaco offering a new variant ie: the Ebi Mayo. This variant is just prawn cubes combine with mayonnaise as a topping; verdict, I still like the standard version with just the Bonito Flakes and the Takoyaki sauce on it.
On the menu of Gindaco here, there are now 5 variants of Takoyaki (the 5th is now the Ebi Mayo) and the last variant I have not tried is the "Cheese Mentaiko". Standard offering is 6 pieces of Takoyaki per servings. Gindaco also offers Yakisoba (with or without egg which I tried it earlier this year around CNY). In addition, I also realized there is new menu choice on Bento with rice; it is Takoyaki w/rice, vege and something else which could be interesting! 
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:00pm

關東煮 GuanDongZhu @ Family Mart Wisma LimFuYong KL Jalan Raja Chulan

26.07.2017 Dinner
@ Family Mart Wisma LimFuYong KL Jalan Raja Chulan (click to Google Map)
82, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur
關東煮 GuanDongZhu
(VegeFishCake+WhiteFishBall+Daikon+BeanCurd) $6.50 
Thoughts: I noticed there is a Family Mart at PJ AmCorp Mall; wanting to try the Guan Dong Zhu 關東煮, I planned a detour to AmCorp Mall on my way back home via Federal Highway; but thinking about the heavy traffics at that Highway around 5-6pm and parking woes around AmCorp Mall, I gave up that idea. Instead, I walked to Jalan Raja Chulan's Family Mart to try out the Taiwanese Street food. 
關東煮 GuanDongZhu is very popular in Taiwan as a street food; but it's real origin is from Japan. The dish was introduced to Taiwanese cuisine during Japanese rule and is referred to in Taiwanese Hokkien as "Olen". But the real Japanese name of 關東煮 GuanDongZhu is called "Oden" (おでん). Oden (おでん) is a Japanese one pot winter dish consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth. Ingredients vary according to region and between each household.. More recently, Oden is offered in convenience stores where it is sold as guāndōngzhǔ (關東煮, from Kansai). 
FamilyMart (ファミリーマート Famirīmāto) is a Japanese convenience store franchise chain. FamilyMart is Japan's 2nd largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven. It started its convenience store venture in Malaysia last year in 2016. 
The Raja Chulan Family Mart offers 關東煮 GuanDongZhu in Tom Yam broth as well as light dashi broth (I think). The choice I selected goes into a paper bowl with the soup, really not too bad as as dinner tonight!     

Review: 5 / 5
Opening hours: 24 hours