C+ Plus Coffee

Another newly opened eatery in SP Pinnacle mall, C+ Plus Coffee.

It is located on the 1st floor (right above Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf). The operation hour is from 8am till 9pm. With this addition, shoppers would now have other option for breakfast in this mall besides Nam Heong which also serves breakfast but opens at 9am.

Browsed through the menu, they have nasi lemak (with option to go with sambal sotong, chicken rendang, sambal prawn), a few types of soup noodles, toasts, rice sets, quite a few of beverages etc.

Not that extensive like Nam Heong but I guess is sufficient to cater for breakfast option.

Since it opens till 9pm, i went there around 7 for dinner instead.

Ordered the soy sauce chicken leg rice set. It came out huge. Taste alright like my mom's homecooked soy sauce chicken😁

the rice has egg topping with a few leafy greens.

There is a small bowl of old cucumber soup with tiny pieces of old cucumber and corn. Quite a homely meal, price is around RM19.90+ for this set.

also ordered an ala-carte fishball (8 pieces) in tomyum soup (around RM8.90+)

Huge size, fresh and bouncy, although the tomyum soup is quite 'kaw'. The tomyum soup, almost like gravy form could be good to go with rice. The taste almost like asam pedas gravy, pungent and spicy. I scooped a few spoonsful onto my white rice to neutralized the strong flavor.

I can give this a skip next time and just go for their rice set or noodles.

Bingxue

Lately, Chinese brand ice-cream/milk tea shops have been mushrooming around Klang Valley. It creates competition with the local Tealive with competitive prices (even much cheaper), targeting youngsters mostly student with tight budget.

After Mixue, another ice-cream and milk tea shop opened in the neighborhood, called Bingxue. From the signboard, it stated soft opening on 1st Nov and official opening on 11th Nov. 

I went in to look see what's on their menu.

They have matcha & vanilla softserve ice-cream, yay!

and what's great is that it is only RM2 nett, double yay!

I don't have to go to Family Mart to get my matcha fix😂

don't let the above picture fool you....i actually had a mix vanilla + matcha softserve. I think the size is same or slightly bigger than Mixue.

quite nice and not too sweet when mixed. I don't think Mixue has matcha flavor or mixed option.

On another note, the neighborhood Tealive milk tea shop has already closed down, probably due to competition from Mixue. Meanwhile, i see that this Bingxue will be a big contender with Mixue, with their vast menu and budget-friendly items. While i was there, i saw a number of middle aged/seniors trying the matcha soft-serve, which is less sweet compared to Mixue vanilla soft-serve.

Oktoberfest

Attended the Oktoberfest event in Genting Highlands a few weeks ago. It was held on Friday, from 6pm and ended at 9, with free flow beers.

Foods were served in buffet style with plenty of sausages, schnitzel, sauerkraut, breads, salads, soups...

and not to mention German pastries too...apple strudel, cakes and tarts.

There were performances on stage.....no worries, not German songs😂

just some local performers with Chinese songs. I don't really pay attention to what's on stage coz i was busy focus on food...lol!

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Eat, drink and be merry.....

Next day, I was back to the usual meals which I claimed using points, such as:

Pizza (5 points) from Pie in the Sky restaurant. Nice to eat when hot and fresh from the oven.

Roast pork + bbq pork (charsiew) combo rice (6 points) from Good Luck restaurant.

succulent caramelised charsiew, with well balanced between fats and lean meat...

the roast pork is quite good too.

One of the best roast pork + charsiew combo I've had so far😋

I will definitely be back again!

Eat Outs

Just posting some recent eat-outs.

1. Veggies World Cafe

Vegetarian yinyong noodle is now my regular order apart from the lui cha (thunder tea rice).

The chewy mushroom roots are used as a replacement for fishcakes. I quite like this place due to its clean and comfy air-conditioned dining environment, prompt services and affordable prices. This yingyong noodle is only RM10 nett.

They also do delivery via Grabfood, Foodpanda etc, hence sometimes it takes long to have the food served. Chor1 and 15 is definitely not a good time to visit, coz their kitchen is super busy.

2. House of Pok

This restaurant has a cute Chinese name 小猪猪 (xiao zhu zhu aka little piggy).

It serves meal set consists of 2 dishes with rice + mini side dishes consist of pickled cucumbers and crispy fuchuk. The mini side dish can be refilled once.

I had hakka braised pork with black fungus and minced pork tofu dishes (RM20.75 nett)

Taste OK, just like normal chapfan standard, but food is served warm and in a comfy dining environment with clean utensils (soaked in hot water)....

Well, that's the price to pay for the service, comfort and hygiene, as compared to the usual chapfan place.

3. Niko Niko Onigiri

This is a 'hidden restaurant' next to Kawan's Place. One may mistake it as a kiosk selling only onigiri but in fact there is a dining area behind the onigiri station. The restaurant serves both rice and noodles such as teriyaki chicken rice, chicken katsu rice, Japanese curry rice, unagi rice bowl as well as tea noodles. 

I have tried teriyaki chicken, curry katsu and curry rice so far.

Here's my curry rice set meal which came with miso soup and potato salad. The rice is hidden beneath the omu egg. There are chunks of boneless chicken thigh meat in the curry, apart from the potatoes and carrots.

With such portion at RM14.90 nett, it is considered value-for-money. 

the gigantic plate made the food look so 'atas'😂

This is a pork-free restaurant.

Shoe Hunting

This was a few months back, was browsing around the shops particularly Sketchers brand coz i prefer their lightweight walking shoes. Nope, i did not buy this. Bought another design slightly similar to this and in different colour.

In another shoe shop (forgot which), it has a machine to measure the pressure applies on the sole. Not sure what they'll do after getting this reading, maybe they will recommend the type of shoe/sandal based on the result. I did not try this machine since I don't intend to buy from this shop.

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Tapao-ed dinner from Peace Cafe. This is seafood claypot rice. I added the pickled chili and sambal for extra kick.

[Below] Picture taken during dine-in at the same restaurant - braised abalone, mushrooms with pork ribs.

Served with pandan mochi as dessert.

BON APPETIT!

Nasi Lemak D'Nats

Few years ago, a Malay neighbour invited my family (and all other neighbours) to his sister's nikah ceremony held in his house. There was buffet lunch served by D'Nats caterer. Food was good, just like those served in Raya open house.

This caterer has a roadside stall in the neighborhood. It is an established eatery that has been in operation since year 2000 and it occupies a long stretch of sidewalk, equivalent to the size of a shop. That stall can cater for at least 20 tables. It is a Malay Muslim eatery, although many locals including the non-Malays/Muslim dined there. This place operates from morning till night and offers lunch set which I have blogged previously.

This time, i went there during the evening to try out the nasi lemak. There are plenty of dishes to add-on to the nasi lemak. My default will always be fried chicken or beef rendang. I 'upgraded' my nasi lemak with fried egg and caramelized peanuts/anchorvies (the default is boiled egg and normal peanuts/anchorvies).

Overall, the nasi lemak itself tastes good. Sambal is not spicy but pungent. The rendang beef was abit tough, some are tender, but tastewise i would say it is on par with hotel standard. It reminds me of the rendang served at Prime Minister Hari Raya open house many years ago in PWTC (I think back then the caterer was Seri Pacific Hotel located next door PWTC).

Meanwhile, the fried chicken, is similar to McD spicy fried chicken...fast food restaurant standard😂

Pricewise is restaurant level, above RM10++ depends on what you pick. I will definitely be back again whenever i crave for a quality Malay nasi lemak.

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10 sticks of chicken satay with peanut sauce, cucumbers and onions from Sunny Food Republic food court. The pineapple is from NSK. It paired well with the greasy satays.

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Bought chicken rice from Alison kopitiam again, RM8. Ginger sauce is provided and put together with the rice. Tastes OK.

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Cakes from Berry's

Left: Three-layers (or maybe four layers) layered cake with cream and nuts topping (RM9.80)

Right: American chocolate cake (RM6.80)

Just some cheapo cake to satisfy my cakes craving, once in a while😂

Ah Fatt Kopi Cafe

This restaurant opens till midnite 1am daily.

It has a huge dining space, but it looks empty each time i passes by.....

It looks bright from the outside when all other shops and restaurants are closed (usually at 10pm). So, this restaurant stood out when there is no other eatery option after 10.

Here's my order of roast pork rice at RM14.90 ++ (roughly RM17.30 nett after services charge & tax), if i remembered correctly.

The rice portion was so little with only 7 pieces of roast pork. I wonder if there is any cucumber served with it by default. Only realised the missing cucumbers halfway upon eating. Also, the soup tastes weird😂

Despite that, the pork tastes alright, not too fatty with crispy skin. Chili dip and rice are OK too. Tastewise everything OK, except the soup.

But for such price, i think is not so worth it. There are better options out there unless you want to have roast pork at midnite (when all other options are closed)

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Chocolate chip with walnut muffin bought from RT Bakery at RM7 (or RM6.90, can't remember), hence roughly RM3.50 each. It is packed in pair, so gotta buy 2. Taste good coz i like the crunch from walnuts.

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Chicken rice bought from Alison kopitiam. I opted for chicken breast meat coz it is boneless. RM8 nett.

Chicken drumstick is priced way higher at RM14. I wonder why the huge gap, usually it is just RM1-2 higher than chicken breast meat.

Ginger sauce is provided by default and packed together with the rice & chicken.

Chili dip is provided too but is packed separately.

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Tote bag sold in Mr.DIY at RM10.50, cloth material with zipper.

Many years ago when I was still a student, I used to carry such bag to campus. 

It was light and durable unless you packed heavy textbooks.

Back then classes were only a few hours per day, sometimes just 2 hours, especially on Friday, hence I don't carry much in the bag. After class, can go 'lepak' at malls with the same bag😂

Those carefree days....

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[Below] Self DIY half boiled egg for breakfast coz it is way cheaper than ordering at kopitiam😀

Used to make this in the office pantry when the office admin bought trays of eggs for the staffs.

Sometimes the adventurous me would microwave the eggs, knowing the risk that it will explode😂

There were some mini explosion, but no one knows about it, coz it happens after office hours....muahahahah!

The last adventure was making steam egg custard which i blogged about it previously.