Thursday, October 25, 2012

Nice Red Velvet Cake by A Slice Of Heaven, Just Heavenly






Tried a few slices of cakes by A Slice Of Heaven bought in Pavillion, the best is the red velvet cake! Love the softness of the cake and the cheese topping is yummy yummy! The other two is strawberry cheesecake and peach gateaux. Err, so so. Didn't really like the peach one, it's very custardish, feels soggy. Although I love peach.

Nice Lamb Burgers @ Fatboy's Burger, Solaris Dutamas (Publika)

When it first opened, I see not much people eating, and now, each weekend that I go to Publika, it's definitely crowded, so you know how good it is!

Ample choices in the menu, you can even customize your own burger.

Creamy chocolaty chocolate milkshake

We tried the 'fat basterd' which is double layer of patties with egg and cheese. Swiss Shroom and one more I forgot what. Wimpy I think. Can't really remember. All i remember is we tried all three beef, lamb and pork patties. And the conclusion is, the only patty that is nice is - lamb. >.<" The pork and beef patty taste 'rough', tasteless. But the lamb one is total goodness! And the fries are addictive.

The portion is big. 5 of us were full (all girls though) with only 3 burgers. I can't imagine how one girl can finish the whole plate by herself. Guys definitely can.

And do you know that Publika is the air-conditioned mall whereas those shoplots surrounding it is not Publika but Solaris Dutamas? Many of my friends didn't know that. But we often just call the whole building Publika. So much easier. There's nothing much to shop there. Mainly eateries, coffee places. I love the courtyard area. It would be lovely to have weekly flea markets there.

Fatboy's Burger
Solaris Dutamas (Publika)

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Hakka Phood @ Chan Kee/Chuan Kee 泉记, Jalan Pudu Ulu


One of the few nice Hakka restaurants that I've been to in KL. You can find most Hakka dishes here, Yong Tau Foo, wu tao kao yuk (Braised pork with yam), steamed chicken etc.
 

 Clockwise from top left: Half number of steamed 'choi yuen' chicken, yong tau foo, steamed fish in ginger and garlic paste, and stir fried eggplant with snake bean. Yummy yummy!

 I believe this shop has been here for years. Many, many years. By looking at the row of shoplots that it's located at.


泉记客家饭店 Chuan Kee Hakka Restaurant
- it is opposite Menara PGRM, Cheras

14, Jalan Pudu Ulu,
Batu 3,
Cheras 56100,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-9284 4530
Business hours: 11.30am-3.00pm, 6.00pm-9.30pm
Rest day: Every 3rd Friday and Saturday of the month

(Shop info taken from: messywitchen.com)

Best Pumpkin Soup (So Far) @ En Ginza Cafe, Pavillion

I've savored the best pumpkin soup N years ago in Sunway Hotel's coffee house, creamy pumpkin soup, not too thick, perfect. Then I couldn't find a better one anymore.

And now, I found it!

Yes! At En Ginza Cafe, Pavillion shopping mall. Though a little thicker than my preference, the taste is awesome. All four of us were like *thumbs up*.

En Ginza is a Japanese cafe, specializing in pastries and breads, and most teens will be attracted by its Hello Kitty latte.

 Left: Pumpkin Soup
Right: 2 different types of breads available, the white one is cheese, the other one i don't know :p

 Clockwise from top left: Iced green tea latte, cappucino, hot green tea latte and my supposed-to-be-hello-kitty latte =( And then I saw the next table got hello kitty latte. Why you no give me hello kitty latte? =(

 When I enter the shop I saw this and I really thought it was green apple. No, it's green apple buns! So real!

I was fascinated by this taste. It's blackberry tart. I am awed by the time they use to place the berries. *bow*

This is one of the many coffee places you can find in KL, moreover in Pavillion itself there are so many. One of the attraction is definitely the pastries.

En Ginza Cafe
6th Floor, Tokyo Street,
Pavillion Shopping Mall
Bukit Bintang
KL

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Dakgalbi @ Uncle Jang, Solaris Mont Kiara

I know that there are a lot of Korean restaurants in Mont Kiara area as well as the Ampang Korean Village area but I never knew there were this type of food until my friend brought me there few weeks back.

This is Dak Galbi. Dak galbi, also romanized dalk galbi, is a popular South Korean dish generally made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang (chili pepper paste) based sauce, and sliced cabbage, sweet potato, scallions, onions and tteok (rice cake) together on a hot plate.[1] It is a local specialty food for the city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, where dak galbi originates. (Sourced from: Wikipedia)

The outlet that I went too is located at Solaris Mont Kiara. They have a few branches at Uncle Jang is located at Puchong and Ampang as well. The one at Solaris is near Soho just above Maybank. Besides it there are also various Korean restaurants as well.


You order the portion of the base as per how many person you dine (you can order lesser than the amount of guests per table) and then you select whether you want normal-spicy or hot-spicy (hot spicy is REALLY spicy!)


And then you choose the side dishes that you would like to have. There were four of us and we ordered a set of dakgalbi for two person (one normal, one hot spicy and it turned out very spicy already!) Then we added side dishes: mushroom, ramen, cheese, egg. I think that's what we ordered because my friend did the ordering. The boss asked if we're sure it's enough only 2 sets but it was enough for the four of us (all females).

My friend mentioned that if we order fried rice it means after we consume half of the dakgalbi, the server will add rice into it and stir fry it and we finish off as fried rice.

 A big 'pan' is placed at every table. 

 Dakgalbi - mainly consist of cabbage, sweet potato, chicken and stir fried in chili paste. The pic above is stir fried with ramen already and topped with cheese. After it's done, you eat it with lettuce provided and fresh garlic and dips. They also provide a salt sorbet kinda drink which my friend said that can cool down the spicyness in your mouth.

Guests will be given a red 'apron' to tie around your neck if you want to put it on.

It was crowded. My friend say sometimes you need to queue for an hour when you go at peak timing. Something different than usual... it will get a bit smoky and hot when they are frying it in front of you. Taste wise is ok. Maybe I wasn't too hungry that day. But I would prefer eating a typical korean meal with hot kimchi soup.

Uncle Jang
11-3, Jalan Solaris 1,
Solaris Mont Kiara,
50480 KL
Tel: 03-62112536
www.facebook.com/unclejang

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Seafood @ Restoran Lung Seng, Tanjung Tualang

My friend introduced this place to us for dinner on one of my weekend trip to Kampar few weeks back. Tanjung Tualang is a place about 30 minutes from Kampar. My friend said it is before Ipoh. We went there after a day trip up to Cameron Highlands.

There are a few tanks outside the restaurant with prawns inside. My friend said they are famous for their steamed prawns. Full of freshness and sweetness.

Yes, fresh, but not cheap though. Overall the food is good. Yummy. We wanted to order lala/clams but they don't have clams, the boss said that because clams are not guaranteed fresh so they don't serve them.





We ordered:
Deep fried calamari (RM12) - erm, so so, the best i had was in Pulau Ketam Kim Hoe!
Fresh steamed prawns (M-L size, RM80!) Erm, super sweet and fresh but not that cheap afterall. You can choose (S-M sizes of prawns or M-L sizes of prawns)
Sweet Sour crab (RM38.50) - Not very meaty crabs :(
5 nos of bun (RM3.50)
Claypot fish (RM32) - I think it was "Sek Ban" fish. Goes well with rice.
Stir Fried Yau Mak (RM5)

The bill came up to RM181.30 for 5 person. Erm, average pricing. Wouldn't categorize it as cheap.

Restoran Makanan Laut Lung Seng,
Tanjung Tualang

Phood @ Lot 10 Hutong Food Court 十号胡同

Although it has been opened quite long ago, but it was my first time there one month ago. My friend told me that you can find a lot of non-halal dishes here. True, hokkien mee, pork burger, pork ribs noodles, pork knuckle etc.

Many popular shops have their branches here in this Lot 10 food court such as the Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Noodles, Ho Weng Kee wantan mee, Colliseum Cafe, Soong Kee Beef Noodles and so on.

It is a nice place, unfortunately I find it very confusing and nausea-causing to walk around due to all the mirrors and pillars. 

The pork burger and the curry noodle with pork ribs are good! Worth the try. As for the others, nothing much to shout about.

Lot 10 Hutong Food Court,
Lot 10 Shopping Mall,
Bukit Bintang.