Restoran Ho Weng Kee @ SS2

Yau Kai (steamed chicken in oyster sauce)

Sui kow (dumplings)

char siew wonton mee

curry mee

This wonton mee shop has been here for as long as I could remember and my family has always been a big fan. Noodles are fragnant and springy, steamed chicken is super smooth and char siew is roasted to perfection. Think we used to come here at least once a month. Now, I am not sure because my taste buds have changed or that their standards have dropped. The chicken is still smooth but I prefer the ones in Soo Kee. The char siew is only ok and a little too lean for my taste. I think the sui kow is still very good and not "tou kong kam lew" (cheating on ingredients). Both my dad and my sis still love the curry mee. I supposed it is still relatively good as lunch time is packed full with people and there are always people waiting. But for me, I think this will be a place that I will only come if my friends or family wanna go and not, "Hmmm.......I am craving for Ho Weng Kee, let's go!" kind of situation.

Restoran Ho Weng Kee
32, Jalan SS2/66
Petaling Jaya
(same row as Nam Heong Chicken Rice)

Tel: 019 - 215 6555


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

KTZ Desserts

Mango loh loh

Peanut butter tong sui, Black Glutinous Rice and Wheat Porridge (mak chok)

Sister has wanted to go for loh loh (sago desserts) after her plans fell through so I followed coz I have not had the loh loh for a very long time. In fact, I do not think I have ever been to the SS2 branch. Used to go to Kepong when it was just a shack, now that they have like three to four branches in klang valley. Anyway, all the tong sui was good. The mango loh loh was not too sweet so it was great. Only thing is, I think there is just too much ice on top. For people who are not into mangoes, there are other fruits available as well.

Place was rather crowded in the afternoon and people were just queueing up for tables. Other than desserts, this place serves snacks and noodles as well and it seemed to be quite popular with the patrons too. My nephews ordered the century egg with mince meat porridge and I thought it was rather tasty but portion is really small, sort of like the kind that you ordered for dim sum. Think I shall go back and try the snacks the next time.


KTZ desserts
22 Jalan SS2/63,
Petaling Jaya
non-halal

Tel: 03 - 7877 2499


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Oriental Cravings Restaurant

Memories from the good old days

Every time when I go to One Utama Shopping Centre, there are only a very selected few of restaurants that I will go to for makan even though they have tons to offer. But there is one particular restaurant that is almost at the top of my "go to" list whenever I am there; which is the Oriental Cravings Restaurant located on the ground floor in the new wing.

My sister and I love to come here for their noodles because we think that the noodles here are springy, fresh and delicious! If we have a few more people, I love to order the dishes with rice! The bad thing about this place is, they only have square tables so we have to join the tables to make a long rectangle one. A bit inconvenient when you order dishes to share and tables are not very big as well so it was a bit "kalang kaput" when we were eating.

Bak Kut Teh

This is the herbal BKT and I think quite a few people are not really a fan of it as they prefer the klang version. Personally, I think it is very delicious as the herbs are very fragnant. Heh....but I like all kinds of BKT, including the Singapore style! So, only order it if you like herbal bkt.

Golden Beancurd

I love the Golden Beancurd here as the beancurd is super smooth and with the saltiness of the minced pork, the combination is perfect! Even though there is a little bit of spicy taste to it because of the chilli in there, the kids still could not get enough of it! The only complaint is that the portion is not very big so you will have to order two portions if you have more than four people in order to get a good, satisfying piece of it!

Hainanese Assam Fish

I do not know why it is called the Hainanese Assam Fish since assam is assam right? The assam sauce is absolutely delicious. It is is so tasty that I can have rice with just the sauce. Heh...the fish is tasty too but the main draw is the sauce.....sourish and spicy at just the right amount....yum..... I am not even a fan of assam so you can imagine how good it is when I can slurp it all up!

pork with soya sauce

This was the special of the day and the waitress was recommending it so we decided to try it because we heard "fa lam yok" (I think it's pork loin with fats). The meat was marinated and cooked till perfection. Not too salty and meat was uber tender........I only managed to try one piece because it was gone so fast, damn! Oh, they have different specials everyday so it depends on your luck if you wanna order this when you go there.

Honey Chicken Wings

I just realised that I forgot to take a photo of our veggies but then, that was rather standard so picture or no picture, I don't think it made a lot of difference loh. We decided to order the honey chicken wings for the kids.....heh......so called for the kids, everyone has one and it was all gone already so kids could not have more even if they want to! The sauce is quite sweet so very good if you want your kid to eat his chicken, if you know what I mean. My nephews hate veggies and my sister will always make them eat at least some, no matter how unwilling they are. One of my nephews actually dipped his veggies in the honey chicken wings sauce to make the veggies more appealing. I guess anything goes when you want your kid to take their greens......

Longan with sea coconut

The longan with sea coconut has a very refreshing taste and not too sweet, very good and "cooling" in our extremely hot weather. Was super stuffed after eating all the yummilicious dishes, will be quite contended for a while until the next time!


Oriental Cravings Chinese Restaurant
G359, Ground Floor, New Wing
One Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
(non-halal)

Tel: 03- 7727 2581


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Paddington House of Pancakes

I am a fan of pancakes, I think........or maybe not.......hmmm.......I cannot decide. Why? Well.......I love the fluffy texture of a pancake and especially if it couples with good butter and maple syrup......yum........the thing is, it will not be something on my mind when I think about what I wanna eat. It is not even on my craving list. I do enjoy eating it though so......am I a fan or not?

Anyway, went to the Paddington House of Pancakes at The Curve the other day with family because the boys wanted to eat. I can still remember the days when PHOP was in Centrepoint and a tiny shop, the pancakes were gorgeous! Now they have expanded to so many outlets and the menu is super extensive! I have to admit, every time when I go to PHOP, I get very confused. There are so many different types of pancakes with so many differnt toppings, how to choose?!? Nevertheless, we do try our best...........

This time, they have a set lunch offer. Actually, I donno when they started this since the last time I was in PHOP was damn long ago. Anyway, as I was saying, they have this set lunch offer which I thought was quite value for money. For RM13.90 (++ of course), you get a drink (coffee/tea/ice lemon tea/cannot remember), a main and sundae, quite good right?

the decorative wall

cheeky coffee to greet us

the American Set

This is a pancake stack with chipolatas, chicken ham, cheddar and baked beans.

Classic Buckleberry Set

Buckleberry pancake with scrambled eggs, mushroom, cream cheese and beef bacon.

Honolulu Set

Dutch pannekoek with chicken ham, pineapple cubes, tomatoes, button mushroom and mozeralla cheese.

San Francisco Set

Pan fried dory with mashed potatoes served with rolled pannekeok.

Dollar Pancakes with dips

All the above are what we ordered for the mains in the set lunch, except for the dollar pancakes with dips. I donno if this is the usual standard but ALL those in the set lunch are rather tasteless and bland, which is not how I remembered PHOP to be! Maybe because they gave it at a cheaper price so no quality control? Why I said this because we ordered the dollar pancakes from ala carte and it was really nice and fluffy, unlike the ones in the sundae(soli, forgot to take picture again). So, sub standard food at cheaper price or better quality ones at a more premium price? It is up to you......

Paddington House of Pancakes
Unit 142 & 143, 1st Floor,
The Curve Shopping Centre
Mutiara Damansara
Halal

Tel: 03 - 7726 2382


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Soo Kee Ipoh Hor Fan Restaurant

My eldest sister is a HUGE fan of Soo Kee Ipoh Hor Fan in Sea Park. Everytime she comes back to KL, she HAS to go there for at least a meal or two; depending on the duration of her stay. So, as usual, she wanted to go there for her fix of Ipoh hor fan and I tagged along happily with her, my nephews and my mom.

yau kai (literal translation: oily chicken)

I think the steamed chicken aka yau kai here is the main reason why people come to this restaurant. The chicken is super smooth and coupled with their home made oyster sauce, aiyoh........heaven! The boys could not get enough of it!

plain mee

Ipoh hor fan

I have been to Soo Kee quite a number of times but I have never tried their noodles before. This time, the boys ordered a plate each and I finally got a chance to sample it. The noodles are quite fragnant, exactly how I like it for wan tan mee. But, again.....decisions decisions, as much as I love the noodles; I love the silky smooth hor fan too, how?!?! Oh, I have to say the portion of the hor fan has shrunk quite significantly this time round. I actually thought that I have imagined it.....you know......like maybe my appetitie has grown tremendously so the portion seemed so much smaller. But no, my sister agreed with me too so maybe..........I can have the ipoh hor fan AND then the noodles the next time. Hahaha...........talk about super greedy. =P

We have also ordered a bowl of wan tans. The wan tans here are quite delicious and you can actually tasted the individual prawn in each wan tan. It comes together with the soup that taste full of MSG but you just cannot help yourself and still finish everything, including the MSG-laden soup!

All in all, food here is fantastic but for a coffeeshop; it does not come cheap. We ordered a bowl of wan tans, one plate of chicken, three noodles, two hor fans and three drinks and it set us back about RM57......definitely not cheap for a coffeeshop.


Soo Kee Restaurant
33, Jalan 21/17,
Sea Park
Petaling Jaya
(It's located opp. the Sea Park wet market, same row as Ayamas)
Non-Halal

Tel: 03 - 7876 7736

**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Ming Kee Bak Kut Teh, Old Town PJ

I usually go to Heng Kee for bkt as my friend loves to go there but my other friend prefers Ming Kee (apparently they are siblings). So, this time round......I went to Ming Kee with my friend. Over here, the bkt is not your usual claypot style. It comes in bowls with a herbal taste so if you like the herbal ones, you will definitely like this!





Ming Kee Bak Kut Teh
Jalan Pasar, Old town (opp. Public Bank)
Petaling Jaya
Non-Halal


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Extra Super Tanker Chinese Restaurant

It was my mum's birthday on sunday and we were scratching our heads on where to go for celebration. Then my sister decided to book Extra Super Tanker at Damansara Kim. I have only been there once and that was a long time ago.....

Crispy Skin of the Peking Duck

Sis has pre-ordered the Peking Duck here so it was a good surprise for me (as if it's my birthday *LOL*) because like I said before, I LOVE Peking Duck. =P I love it when the servers bring the duck out and slowly cut the skin in front of us but over here, due to the tight space and crowded tables; they actually cut in the kitchen first before serving it to us on a plate. Somehow, that did not feel as exciting........but, what to do? As usual, the skin is excellent coupled with the thin slices of popiah skin....yum.....just the thought of it is making me salivate again..........=P

Sang Choy Pau

Sang Choy Pau is usually cooked with minced meat but over here, they used crab meat instead. Taste is quite light and at RM30 a plate, it is quite a good bargain because there is quite a lot of crab meat in there. Hmmm......maybe more worth it than to just order crabs (the one with shells), the only setback is, you can only have it this style(no chilli, marmite or salted eggs). =P

Mixed Vegs with Tofu

The tofu is really soft and smooth and the sauce is full of flavour, fantastic with rice!

Herbal Pork Ribs with Pig's Stomache

In the specials whiteboard outside the restaurant, we saw a dish called "sun kei tou guat"; literally meaning "Amazing stomache bone". My dad and I were rather intrigued with it so decided to order it. Turned out to be exactly like herbal chicken except it is with pig's stomache and pork ribs. I thought the dish was rather delicious but at RM50 a pot, it is a little pricey for just ribs and stomache. Still, another good dish to go with the white, fragnant, steamed rice.

Sou Mien

All Peking Duck dishes come with another dish of your choice using the meat. This time, we have ordered the sou mien (birthday noodles) since it is for our mother's birthday. The noodles were really tasty and springy but we thought the duck meat was a little dry. We feel that there is a lot more meat than noodles as there was not enough noodles to go around. Hmmm......but it could also be due to the fact that we liked the noodles more than the duck meat itself so maybe we actually ate more noodles.......I donno........

Salted Egg Squid

Before the noodles came, sis and I felt that we were still hungry and there were not enough food so decided to order the salted egg squid. Talk about greedy........squid actually came after the noodles and we were rather stuffed by then. Luckily, the squid was rather crispy and tasty so we could still managed to stuff it down our throats even though we felt like we were gonna explode any time soon (greedy, greedy, greedy......).

Chocolate Cake with Cheese Frosting

Bought a cake from Just Heavenly for the candle blowing. I had originally wanted to bake but really had no time so had to spend some moolah. Heh.......I guess we were not really gonna explode after the squid since we could STILL eat the cake. *blush* Chocolate cake was really moist and the cheese did not overpower the cake, quite a good combination!

Restaurant Extra Super Tanker
48, SS20/10, Damansara Kim,
47400 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Non-Halal

Tel: 03 - 7726 7769


**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Cagayan's Filipino Restaurant, Centrepoint

I have a Filipino maid at home but I don't think that I have ever tried Filipino food.....no, hold on.....maybe I did when I was in Manila 13 years ago......gosh....it's been so long, I have no idea. Anyway, wanted to buy lunch for a friend as it was her birthday and she decided to come here as she was craving for the soup. She is a regular here and has been raving about this place to me but I have never really gotten the chance to check it out until now....

Looking at the menu, I did not think that it looked very Filipino as there is a lot of western dishes. But then, like I said, what do I know about Filipino cuisine?

Golden Mushroom Bacon maki

The menu comes with pictures so when I first saw this.......heh.......I knew I had to try this. You could never go quite wrong with pork bacon dishes. =P

Pork Belly Soup

This is the dish that my friend has been craving for. It is a broth that is cooked with seafood/chicken/pork belly. You can choose whichever and we obviously chose the pork belly. =P When I first tasted it, it immediately reminded me of the chinese "hum choy tong" (salted vegetable soup) but there is no "hum choy" in there. A bit sourish, a bit spicy, super tasty......really brings out the appetitie in you!

Pork Ribs

I have actually uploaded another picture but it has somehow disappeared.....oh well.......not that it was a great picture anyway. As usual, we tried to include some greens in our diet so we ordered the Filipino vegetable dish called Pinakbet. It is sauted kang kong, pumpkin, okra, egg plant, bittergourd and long beans in shrimp sauce. I have to say this is really not my cup of tea but then, I am not a big fan of shrimp sauce so that could be it. But according to my friend, this is not as tasty as before so who knows?

I have been craving for pork ribs for a long time so when I saw it was in the menu, I cannot help but order it. Meat was so tender that it falls right off the skin! They have different sauces for you to choose and I opted for the Classic one. I thought it tasted okay but my friend did not really like it. Well.....everyone has different taste buds right? The coleslaw that came with it was only so-so but the mashed potato........yuck! I don't know if the potatoes has gone bad or what but it tasted horrible!

I guess I will definitely go back again but just for the soup and bacon maki. =P

Cagayan's Filipino Restaurant
Ground Floor, New Wing (next to Starbucks)
Centrepoint
Non-halal

Tel: 03 - 7724 1022

**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Vietnam Kitchen

The Vietnamese hats on one wall

The modern decor of the restaurant

I think the best Vietnamese food that I have ever tasted is in Australia (other than in Vietnam itself). It is a cuisine that I regularly go for during my studies in Perth. But since coming back to KL, Vietnamese is not really at the top of my "to eat list" as I feel that it is not as good here. Still......I will still go for it once in a blue moon.

Vietnamese Prawn Roll

The prawn rolls were nice with sweet sauce but can't taste the prawns though.

Vietnamese beef noodles

Er.......I only tasted the soup so I cannot comment much. It is good but I feel that it is not fragnant enough for a good broth. Still, for Malaysian standards (for Vietnamese food), this is good enough!

Vermicelli with pork balls and spring roll

Usually when people go for Vietnamese, they will just order the beef noodles or the pork chop with broken rice. Not a lot of people will take notice or try the cold vermicelli. This is actually quite delicious with the sweet chilli sauce drizzled over it. With the mint leaves, lettuce, lemongrass and chilli, the taste is rather refreshing!

Filtered Drip Coffee

I absolutely LOVES the Vietnamese drip coffee. The flavour is very strong and with the added condensed milk, the bittersweetness of it puts me on a high........

Vietnam Kitchen
2nd Floor, One Utama New Wing
Petaling Jaya
Non-halal

Tel: 03 - 7724 1336

**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

House of Pakeeza

talk about bling.........

Friend took me to this little tucked away Indian Restaurant in Section 14 the other night. Apparently, this restaurant has been there like forever but Right Angle is not really a place that I venture into so have not really noticed this place before.

the 70s decor

Stepping into the restaurant transported me to another era as the decor is so 70s! Service was quite efficient but that could also be due to the fact that there were not a lot of people at the restaurant.

fragnant garlic naan

our spread

We ordered Butter Chicken, spinach with cheese, potato with cauliflower, butter and garlic naan. The potato with cauliflower is a little spicy for me ( I can't take spicy.....yes yes, I am a Malaysian and I still can't take spicy) but by adding the yoghurt (Raita), it was just nice. Spinach with cheese was good and the butter chicken was just oozing with the sweet, buttery taste. I have to say I had better than this but this is quite good too.

Overall...............service is efficient, prices are very reasonable and food is delicious!

House of Pakeeza Restaurant
The Right Angle 14 & 16
Jalan 14/22
46100 PJ
Halal

Tel: 03 - 7956 4564

**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P

Dragon-I Restaurant

I love the xiao long baos in Dragon-I so decided to have that for dinner tonight when I was at The Curve. I do have to apologise for the cacat cacat photos, am such a terrible photographer.......

braised peanuts for appertiser

Love those braised (is it braised?) peanuts. Have tried a lot of them in different places and I have to say the ones here have just the right amount of saltiness and taste!

delectable Xiao Long Baos

I think the taste of the Xiao Long Baos in Dragon-I are rather consistent, unlike some places. There is always plenty of soup in the baos (which I loved!) and the meat filling is very soft.

Lai Mien with mushroom and mince meat sauce

Steamed Mince Meat with Foo Yong Egg on rice

Ordered the lai mien with mushroom and mince meat sauce and the steamed mince meat with foo yong egg on rice as well to share. The lai mien was rather tasty with a hint of chilli. The texture of the noodles are just nice but I thought it was a tad dry because there was a lot of mince meat with very little sauce. The noodles comes with a bowl of soup (which is refillable by the way) that has a bit of ginseng taste. By adding a couple spoonfuls of soup into the noodles and it will be just right! As for the rice...........tonight was excellent! The mince meat was soft and tender with a hint of water chestnut and together with the rice (the juice from the meat has obviously infiltrate the rice, being on top of it all), absolute heaven!

Dragon-I Restaurant
The Curve Shopping Mall
Lot 136 & 137, 1st Floor
Non- Halal

Tel: 03 - 7728 6888

**Disclaimer: Everyone has different taste buds so dun blame me if you want to try based on MY opinion and it is not good. I would also love it if someone pays me to write this review but sadly no, am writing this because I am procrastinating work. =P