Sweet Hut @ Sri Petaling

Was working till late and thought of getting dinner before heading home.

Most eateries have already closed, places that were still open are mamaks, and some fast food that opens till 2am.

Initially wanted to grab some burger & fries @ McD, then i stumbled on this corner shop situated opposite McD that was still open but with only a customer inside. Such a contrast with the crowded McD. There were staffs inside, and one was diligently cleaning the tables.

The signboard showed 'Open'....so i just 'selamba' walked in & took a seat nearby the entrance.

That's how empty the place was....only a customer at the other corner.

Below is the view facing out to the entrance/exit.

This place seems quite new. Previously it was occupied by Tea Garden which I believed was shut down during the MCO.

Tastefully decorated with some instagramable spot

back then it was still Ramadan, hence there were dinner promo....

nope, i did not order that, coz already sold out since it was past midnite😂 too bad, they don't have 'sahur (pre-dawn meal) promotion'😆

but surprisingly, the cakes were still available!

plenty of cheese cakes and crepe cakes....i wanna try each of them!

tiramisu crepe, onde onde crepe, gula melaka crepe....etc...

biscoff cheese cake, New York cheese cake, blueberry cheese cake, lemon cheese cake, earl grey cheese cake...etc...

and...

durian mochi!

interesting...but let's try it next time!

now, back to my order....

I had....

yes, warm curry noodle...but well, nothing to shout about, jst a typical curry noodle. Instead of long beans, they put in snow peas...

other ingredients are fishballs, fishcakes, taupok and shredded chicken meat.

Sambal sauce was provided, nice to dip with fishball/fishcake, and wasn't spicy at all.

this meal costs RM12.90 nett inclusive of a glass of plain water.

I shall be back again to try their cakes & crepes!

Office Lunch & Dinner

This was my lunch on one of my 'work-in-office day'. McD was having the seasonal Ramadan item on its menu - the beef/chicken foldover.

I ordered the beef foldover but was given a chicken one😕

but then when i opened the wrapper and flip open the pita bread, i saw that it was beef patty...OK la, so no mistake, only the wrapper label is not right.

This year, the foldover tastes different compared to the previous years - garlic sauce is used...instead of their 'special unidentifiable sauce' which left me baffled.

The garlic sauce was too little till i couldn't taste anything, so i need ketchup & chili sauce to substitute the taste. 

In the evening, i went to the Ramadan bazaar in Serdang with my colleague and bought various foods such as murtabak, nasi tomato (with acar, beef kurma and ayam masak merah), some kuihs etc.

The bazaar was guarded by auxiliary polices at both end to ensure everyone adhered to the SOP & social distancing. Back then (in April), kids were not allowed (nor encouraged) to enter the bazaar. 

This was my first time of going to Ramadan bazaar since 2019. Almost 2.5 years ago.

And the atmosphere wasn't that merry compared to pre-pandemic times. The capacity and the number of stalls have been reduced significantly as the entire middle row of stalls was removed, probably due to social distancing purpose.

the below is pulut panggang (grilled glutionous rice with grated coconut & belacan filling)....one of my fav teatime snack. This costs 80cents each.

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On another 'work-in-office' day, I went to tapao from the nearby Malay nasi campur stall. Due to the fasting month, only 2 stalls were open, but nevertheless i managed to buy some of my fav dishes.

Here's my typical office lunch - rice with kangkung belacan, deep fried calamari, begedil (deep fried potato patty), and anchovies.

this lunch costs me only RM5.50😀

Meanwhile, since it was still the fasting month, me & colleague went to the same bazaar again to get our dinner...

There goes my dinner....2 pieces of beef murtabak and pepes ayam.

She also gave me some cockles (in sambal) from her nasi lemak.

The murtabak was....meh.....not up to my standard....coz not much minced beef.

Pepes ayam on the other hand was impressive. It tastes like otak otak but instead of fish, the ingredient is of course....ayam (chicken). The leaves wrapper was slightly burnt, hence i have to scrap off the burnt part.

Murtabak costs RM5 each and pepes ayam costs RM1.50.

That's it for my 'Ramadan bazaar adventure' for this year....will be back again on next year, hopefully!

Foodpanda Delivery - Hainanese Chicken Rice Shop (throwback)...

This was an impromptu order when i first discovered the price slashed to unbelievably low after applying the evoucher in Foodpanda...*sometime in March

Quickly tap my phone and ordered a roasted chicken (half chicken). 

To qualify for the evoucher, a minimum of RM21 total purchase is required. So I topped-up with a small portion of oily rice.

and....after applying some magic luck evoucher...the price for the half chicken + oily rice was only RM10.40!

unbelievably great deal!

well, this wasn't my first time ordering from this shop, but it was the first time to get such a superbly insane price😀

Enca Restaurant @ Batu Ferringhi, Penang

It was a hot Saturday afternoon and i was too lazy to follow my colleagues who drove out to town for their 'food exploration', hence i settled with some food just across the road from the hotel that i stayed.

Enca Restaurant as shown in the menu cover...

ordered some Indian dishes

Palak Paneer

Butter Chicken

Garlic Naan

and papadam

This seems like a meal for 2 but it was just me alone trying to finish them all...

I didn't expect the huge portion (for a solo diner), hence i did not manage to finish them...sorry for the food that has gone to waste....

Anyway, it was a good meal, my fav is the crispy papadam

Garlic naan was freshly prepared and aromatic...nice to dip with butter chicken and palak paneer.

I only thing i dislike is that they only have chicken breast for the butter chicken, tough and hard to chew. 

Mint sauce was provided, although i'm not sure what to dip, coz I already have the butter chicken gravy to dip for the naan.

Total damage for this meal is RM40nett with a glass of lycee drink.

Ippudo Ramen @ The Gardens

It was one of those weekdays where Ippudo Ramen does not have a queue. Usually it was long queue despite off peak hours.

So i quickly made my way in for a late lunch.

Ordered their famous Shiromaru Motoaji

which according to the description is "IPPUDO’s original creamy tonkotsu broth served with thin noodles, pork belly chashu, black fungus and spring onions. A classic Hakata-style ramen."

well, indeed it never disappoints. This is a good ramen with springy noodles and thick flavourful tonkotsu broth!

But quite a pricey one. This bowl already costs me RM40+ (can't remember the exact price but is around there).

Nevertheless i will be back again to try out some other ramen.

Meanwhile, festive is in the air...in AEON....i think their theme this year is 'Raya Penuh Makna' (Meaningful Raya)

some photo snap at The Gardens...*raya decor not up yet during then

btw does the below picture reminds you of 'snake & ladder' board game?

Foodpanda Delivery - Buharry Briyani Restaurant (Throwback)

Back in March, I ordered quite a number of Foodpanda deliveries, all thanks to the huge discount evoucher, with unlimited use throughout the month.

It was one of those days where i craved for some spicy food....

So i had nasi lemak with basmathi rice.

The sambal was packed separately. It came with a whole boiled egg. Tastewise not bad, and the sambal is not that spicy when eaten with rice.

I also ordered a set of curry rice which came with fried chicken, veggies and papadam.

and an ala-carte chicken varuval, which was packed in a plastic bag. Roughly about 6 -7 small pieces of chicken. Taste OK, spicy but not overly spicy.

And guess how much for all these?

it's only RM10.75 inclusive of delivery! such a deal!

this was those good ol' days when ordering delivery is cheaper than cooking😁

Memories Taste @ Bandar Puchong Jaya

Went for dinner with some friends at this 'cafe' which sells similar food items as modern kopitiam (sort of Old Town Cafe/Papparich).

But this is a non-halal one.

I ordered a wild boar curry noodles @ RM9.90+

The curry is thick and so flavorful, with generous chunks of wild boar meat, some taupok, crispy beancurd skin, a few pieces of long beans and some beansprout. Quite a good bowl of curry noodles.

The price is subjected to 5% service charge & 6% gov tax, so roughly around RM11.

We also ordered popiah, deep fried wantons, iced milk tea, and iced lemon tea. Overall food is not bad...above average than the usual 'kopitiam' standard.

Burger King

Meanwhile unrelated to the above....i had BK RM10 promo for 2 beef burgers on last month. 

I thought of having the Double King beef burger, but their weekday 'Double King' promo has ended after 2.5 years+, so it will be some time till my next visit.

and I will also be missing this!

my fav Mozza burger, which now no longer have any good offer....(the best price i got was RM13.24 for 2...which was back in Feb/Mar)

Batu Ferringhi

Here is a scenery photo that I took in Batu Ferringhi, Penang

and the hotel that i stayed, just right next to the beach.