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.

House of Pok

Just a few dishes that i usually order in HOP.

This place specializes in pork....so, must order pork😂

1. Hakka braised pork with black fungus + Steamed egg with mushrooms

2. Mui choy pork + baked beans with omelette

3. Tong po pork + baked beans with omelette

4. Hakka braised pork with black fungus + baked beans with omelette, this time with yam rice.

Additional RM2 for yam rice.

Tastewise OK, nothing special, pork could be tough sometimes....

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[Below] Salted veggie tofu soup from the chicken claypot shop owned by a Malay muslim couple. RM6 per bowl. 

this soup has no pork😂

Old Nanyang Kopitiam, Bukit Jalil

Few months back, went to Old Nanyang Kopitiam for our weekend family dinner. The shop has since closed down and renamed to New Nanyang. *The New Nanyang has recently re-opened for business not long ago.

*Posting some pictures from Old Nanyang restaurant for record purpose, not sure if the New Nanyang will have similar food or not.

Here's what we had in Old Nanyang:

Hainanese chicken chop with sausage. The potato salad is on the sweet side and the shredded cabbage salad has sesame dressing.

Rice set with chicken leg in soy sauce, bokchoy, soup and 2 mini side dish.

Chicken leg....looks big and juicy!

Sizzling plate of grilled chicken chop in mushroom sauce with corn cob, potato salad, sausage. Mushroom soup and shredded cabbage salad are included too.

and yes, garlic bread stick is provided with the mushroom soup. It is baked till crispy.

This is a huge meal set, suitable for big eaters or super hungry person.

Portion is big but tastewise just so-so.

Mun Kee Fish Head Restaurant, Happy Garden

Back to Mun Kee fish head restaurant after some time.

Our usual orders are:

Steamed fish head with black beans

Sweet & sour pork

Salted egg calamari

Fuyong omelet

4 dishes before the stir-fried veggies was served.

Overall, a satisfying meal with reasonable price. There's usually a queue during the weekend evening, but their staffs are efficient, and they have sufficient chefs to churn out the dishes fast, thus waiting time is bearable, never more than 20 minutes.

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A shift of monsoon lately has brought some rains (and sinkholes!) in Klang Valley.

Although KL is declared safe (from sinkholes), there are still some risks & possibilities that it will happen again. It made me think twice of walking on the streets in the city center😕

[Below] A view of Taman Desa & Seputeh on a cloudy day.

Ah Muk Cha Chaan Teng

This picture was taken during my first visit few months ago. It wasn't officially launched yet during then.

I sat in front of this poster....So, I ordered exactly the item in front of me.

wysiwyg....does it look similar to the poster?

mi xian with corns, napa cabbage, scrambled egg and chicken chop in tomato broth.

There are a few pieces of taupok in it too....

which one nicer, the poster or my bowl?

dig inside to reveal the noodles and egg....

it is a fully loaded bowl of noodle.....Was so full after eating this.

I like the sourish tomato broth. The others are just OK, nothing to shout about. Overall, it was good but not something that I will crave for. But I do enjoyed dining here while listening to the classic Cantopop songs (from the 90s/early 00s) which they played over-and-over again. It's a repetitive because each time i went i heard a few of the same songs😂

*and if I go there on weekday during the closing hour, i might get a free egg tart😃

Gala Dinner

It was an appreciation dinner for Genting members and was held at their convention center located in the First World hotel building. I think there were about 100 tables in this hall.

It has been some time since i dined in a huge hall. The wedding banquets that i normally attended does not go up to 100 tables. Perhaps the final time was in company annual dinner around 10 years ago, coz after then i worked in smaller companies.

The menu:

The starter plate...ok la....each person can take one😂

braised abalone, sea cucumber, mushrooms with broccoli....

While enjoying the dinner, there was stage performances by our local Teresa Teng.

Pretty lass with nice voice. It feels like watching the real Teresa on stage coz she sounded and look very much like her. She belted out a few popular songs from the late singer. Too bad she's born into this era, otherwise she could be famous like the original singer, instead of being labelled as impersonator.

Anyway, great evening with foods and entertainment. Looking forward to next year's gala dinner (if ever got invited again😀)