Sae Ma Eul, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

As we were watching an episode of Running Man yesterday evening, we were discussing where to go for dinner. It was either Japanese or Korean. We didn't want to go far because it started to rain heavily the moment we stepped out of the house. With google's help, we found out there's a new Korean restaurant in Jaya One, which we didn't even know about. We choose to come here since it's indoor and there's a basement carpark.

We went up to first floor from the basement carpark and we found it at a corner, right next to Duck King. They occupy ground and first floor. They have a mini mart on the ground floor but seating is on the first floor.

What I found out was that this was the restaurant that I wanted to visit for a long time in Solaris Mont Kiara for Korean BBQ. Yep, it's the corner restaurant where the crowd is always full during dinner time. 

It's super nice to have a Korean BBQ on a cold, rainy night but we opted to have the Pork Rib Stew. They provide three banchan dishes and you can replenish it by yourself when it's finish. 

Service was slow when the crowd started to come. After a while, our pork rib stew came and a bowl of rice. We had to wait for our second bowl of rice as they run out of rice and have to wait for it to be cook. 

Pork Rib Stew RM20

They were generous with the pork ribs; huge pieces and soup flavour is balanced, not too salty but not very spicy either. 

We ended our meal by buying a melon bar ice-cream at their mini-mart below. All in all, the pricing of their BBQ and dishes is reasonable although limited in choices for a-la-carte. Service needs to be improve as we noticed at some tables around us, they had to call the waiters few times about their dishes, which hasn't arrived other than ours.

Add: 77-1, Block E, The Square, Jaya One, No.72A Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya 
Tel No: 012 3499196
Website: https://www.facebook.com/smejayaone/

Robata Monkey, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

Being a Friday night, I had wanted to go all the way to Hartamas for dinner. Unfortunately, it rained that evening and I dreaded the jam. While we waited for the rain to slow down, we were thinking of an alternative place to have Japanese food. 

There are a few nearby our area and Robata Monkey came to our mind. We have visited almost all the restaurants in Jaya One, but sometimes, due to wrong timing or budget, we never step in to Robata. Since hubby was feeling a little splurgy, we went ahead with our option.

It was kind of a late dinner for us, almost 9pm and thankfully, it wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. We easily gotten a seat immediately and proceed to look at the menu. First impression of their service, fast and prompt and attentive. 

We were served with an appetizer, for a start, while we wait for our food to come. It is flaky and a little meaty, with sweet flavouring, which both of us loved.

Soon, our first dish arrived, which was the fresh, barbecued Irish Premium Oysters. You have no idea how much I miss my oysters. I love the texture that it was slightly cooked and still able to taste the juiciness of the oyster and the smell of barbecue. You have the option of squeezing a hint of lemon to give it the oomph flavour, which balanced out the palette. 

Yaki Kaki (Irish Premium) RM25

Our next dish was Mini Shake Ikura Don. It's a very small, simple dish, yet the salmon and roe were fresh and rice was cooked perfectly.

Mini Shake Ikura Don RM13

Next dish was Salmon Belly Yaki. We've not tasted good barbecued salmon belly, but somehow, the chef really knows how to do it well that it doesn't get overcooked. You could taste its moisture cooked salmon, that was retained well and its skin was super crispy, with slight burnt. 

Salmon Belly Yaki RM16

As we weren't full yet, we decided to order another dish and our alcohol drink. The last dish took a while, which we didn't mind and they came together with our drink. I like the fact that the servers here were trained on which dish should be out first or come out concurrently. 

This was our first time eating Saba Fish Ichiyaboshi. I'd say this was our main dish highlight  of the night. The saltiness of the fish was well-balanced and its meat was juicy instead of dry. Oh, we like this fish as it has lesser bones than the other fish.

Saba Fish Ichiyaboshi RM45

 Surprisingly, both of us love the sparkling sake. It is sweet with bright, tangy taste and light alcohol. 

Sawa Sawa Sparkling Sake (250ml) RM35

Overall, we had a good dinner and the bill came up to slightly under RM165 for two of us, including mugi tea and water. 

Add: L-12A-G, Palm Square, Jaya One, 72A Jalan University, Petaling Jaya
Opening Hour: 12pm to 12am
Tel: 03-7932 5168

Myeongdong Noodle, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

This is an overdue food review. We were at Jaya One a few days before we left for Singapore for our holiday. We wanted to eat at Boat Noodle, but behold, the queue were so long and we are one of those who refuse to wait in line for half an hour or more for our food, if we are extremely hungry. 

We explored around and saw this new restaurant that opened not too long ago. Since we love Korean food, we decided to try it out and they were having 20% discount on all items as their opening promotion.

Since we don't eat a lot, we ordered ddeokbukki with ramen for our late lunch and Korean tea. Flavour wise, you can't really go wrong with gochujang. Ddeokbukki here taste better than the some restaurants that we went to as it's not hard. In fact, it is chewy and soft that it melts in the mouth. As for the ingredients, I wish they are more generous with the vegetables. The spiciness is just right for us. If it's anymore spicy, we will not enjoy our food.

Service is slow here though with only 3 workers working at that time. They need to be more attentive to customers. 

Address: Across from Doi Chaang Coffee, 72A Jalan University, Petaling Jaya

Opening Hour: Mon to Sun-10am to 10pm

Menya Shi-Shi Do, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

This will be my first post after I have stopped blogging for a long time. We got to know about this new place from our friend and decided to pop by yesterday and try it out.

The shop is located next to Boat Noodle. There are limited tables available. Interior is minimalist with Japanese wooden style design.

Ramen is their specialty with other side dishes that you can order. They have the standard ramen without the egg and pork. If you wish to include 1 egg and 1 pork, you can select Ajitama.

We decided to order 1 Shiro Ajitama Ramen (RM18) and 1 Kuro Ajitama Ramen (RM18). Shiro is original whereas Kuro is black garlic. Green tea is RM2 each.

The broth for Shiro Ajitama Ramen was light whereas the broth for Kuro, it could use a little more garlic so that it brings a little more oomph to the flavour as I could barely taste it. The meat was tender and it was a generous one piece of meat. 

We will definitely come back again and explore other ramen flavour and side dishes. Price wise, it's reasonable for those wanting a little less expensive ramen than some other establishments.

Opening Hour
10.30am to 3pm
6pm to 10pm
*subject to changes

Add: 72, Jalan Universiti, Jaya One.
* It is next to Boat Noodle 

Shiro Ajitama Ramen (RM18)

Kuro Ajitama Ramen (RM18)