Restaurant Kean Fatt, Taman Universiti, Petaling Jaya

December was a very busy month for me and it gets busier nearing to Chinese New Year now. I am definitely behind in my posting of restaurant reviews. Nonetheless, here I am now. I shall try my best to post all the ones that I have been to recently by this week.

There are many good pork noodle shops everywhere the better ones, there is always a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes waiting time. 

The one that I am going to review today is the one near to Taman Bahagia LRT station. From what I hear, if you are going to order it, you need to come early before the crowd, especially during weekend. 

The stall is located at Kean Fatt, at a corner shop restaurant and they are only open during daytime. As for finding a place to park, you are better off parking near the residential area. It was crowded on that Sunday but you can find a place to seat.

I was right. I had to wait about 20-25 minutes for my food to arrive. You can order the chicken rice too while waiting.

After a long wait, the food arrive and it looks good. To know if the pork noodle is worth the wait, their broth/soup is the best bet. There is enough flavour in its soup that it is tasty and not too salty for my liking. I could taste the pork broth that they have boil it for a while until its flavour starts to come out.

As for its pricing, it is a little on the high side compare to some places. Price has definitely gone up. A small bowl cost RM7 alone. If price is not an issue for you and you are staying nearby the area, then, this is the place to go.

Pork Noodles RM 8 (Big bowl)

Add: 2-26, Jalan SS3/59, Taman Universiti
        47300 Petaling Jaya
Tel:03-7875 1708
Website: None
Budget:$

Nomi Tomo Sake Bar, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur

A friend of ours has been wanting to visit this place since they opened and so do we. We planned and let it known to our group of friends to join us. It's always nicer to drink with friends unless special occasion calls for it.

We had dinner at Humble Chef first, which I shall share about later and then walked over to the other end of the shoplot where Nomi Tomo is.

For those who haven't been there, there is no signboard for you to look out for from the road or shops. If you are familiar where Aliyaa, Jarrod & Rowlins and Huckleberry Food & Fare, you are on the right road. Theirs is on the third floor, above Huckleberry and can only be accessible by a small communal lift. Thankfully, all 8 of us could fit into the tiny lift.

As we exit from the lift, we are welcome by the Japanese decorations on both sides. I love how they decorated their counter and a mini fountain with clay carafes hung on the wall with array of all the beloved sakes displayed. So happened that I saw glasses of sake bomb on their counter, if you would like to order it.

We were then led to a table behind and behold, more sake and Japanese beer behind us. I have never seen more sake in my life and impressed by their selections that they bring in.

Overwhelmed by so many choices, we had one of the owners helping us out in selecting the sake that we think we will like. Before that, one of their waiters present to us a tray of different type of clay glasses that we can choose from. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to take a photo of all the unique glasses.

For our first order, we choose Junmai, Rikishi label. We wanted something energising and still light in flavour and we had ours chilled in a bucket of ice in which the bottles can be placed at the centre of the table.

Junmai Rikishi label RM170 (720ml)

Fret not, there are some light Yakitori if you are hungry. Some of us end up ordering it and later as time goes, we ordered our favourite Edamame. This goes so well with our sakes. Eventually, we ordered another different bottle. Yujo has a slightly stronger taste and smoother too. Rikishi was light, refreshing and a little on the sweet side. Both aren't flavoured sake since most of us prefer the actual taste. 

One of them even ordered the Japanese orange flavoured beer, which is an IPA (Indian Pale Ale). All I can say is that she didn't like it and neither did I and our other girl friend. The guys love it though, including my hubby. We, girls, find the beer taste more on the bitter side.

Yujo RM184 (720ml)

Dai Dai RM 28

Edamame RM6

It is a nice place to hang out, enjoy your sake and Yakitori in the process. In conjunction with Christmas, they are currently having a promotion, whereby if you order a bottle of 720ml sake, you will get an exclusive set of Nomi Tomo sake glasses. Promotion started yesterday, 23 December and is on first come, first served basis. It is limited to one set per order only.

Address: 3rd Floor, No.2 & 4 Jalan Medan Setia 2
                Bukit Damansara
                50490 Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hour: Mon to Sat: 6.30pm to 2am
Tel: 03-2011 2839
Website: https://www.facebook.com/nomitomokl/timeline
               http://nomi.com.my
Budget: $$-$$$ (depending on how big your group is)
Other info: Cash and credit card accepted

Go Thai, SS2, Petaling Jaya

Go Thai has opened for a while now, yet it took me so long to visit the place until recently. They occupy ground floor, facing the main road of SS2/24. What deters me from visiting the place, is mostly because of the difficulty in finding a place to park during weekdays. 

Thankfully, there is a Malay guy that will try his best to have at least 1 or 2 spot in front of the restaurant reserved for the customers. 

One thing I like about Go Thai is the comfort. It's still air-conditioned compared to Frame Thai. They offered very limited choices of food, drinks and desserts. I'd say it's a good thing for they focused on what they do best and what are the popular dishes.

These were the dishes that we ordered. For main dishes, we had Kwey Tiow Go Thai, Moo Ping, Phad Gra Pow Moo.

Phad Gra Pow Moo RM9

Phad Gra is a very simple dish that consist minced pork with chilli and thai holy basil topped with fried egg. The only downside of this dish is that it lacks the spiciness. It seems like they have tone it down to cater to Malaysians who are unable to take the heat. I would prefer that they ask the customers if they prefer it less spicy or normal.

Kwey Tiow Go Thai RM 7.50

Next dish is their kwey tiow soup, except it's their spicy version with peanuts. This dish is a real kick because, your tongue and mouth will feel the heat after few sips. You need to have water next to you. But, I just love their intense flavour of the peanuts sauce. I'm not a fan of peanuts at all but they manage to make someone like me, liking the dish, well, action speaks louder than words. 

Moo Ping RM10 for 3 pieces

Their other popular dish is the charcoal grilled pork fillet as per above photo. It's not much but it is satisfying bite after bite. The juiciness of its pork is maintained and you can taste the grilled flavour.

Cha Nom Yen RM4

Tub Thim Krob RM6

 For drinks, it's never complete without their Thai Iced Milk Tea and their famous dessert, Tub Thim Krob. I just love their colourful red rubies.

 I'm thankful that there's one more alternative of "authentic" Thai restaurant for us to dine. I find it difficult to find genuine thai food in Malaysia since most restaurants tend to tone down the spiciness. 

Add: 187, Jalan SS2/24, 47300 Petaling Jaya
Tel No: 012 289 1922
Opening Hour: Closed on Monday
                         Tues to Sun: 11.30am to 9.45pm
Budget: $$
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Go-Thai-649380478516943/timeline
Other info: Non-Halal

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

7th Mile Kitchen at Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya

This is an overdue post. I've heard about this place from friend, especially those from East Malaysia who are particular about how Sarawak dishes are prepared and cook.

I find it hard to look for "kon lou" food. Reason is that most of the dry food prepared here in Peninsular tend to have some wet sauce/soup in a dry dish. For me, when I want "kon lou", means super dry.

What's more is that, I have tried few places that has kolo mee and so far not impressed by it. So, I finally told my hubby that on one fine Saturday morning, to drive to the place and try it.

We went there around 9am to Kelana Sentral. It was easy to find a place to park. From outside, you would think that there is nothing to eat as ground floor was extremely empty with lots of vacant shop lots but at one corner, you can find the shop with many customers.

Their specialty there is obviously kolo mee. But, they also have Sarawak Laksa, Tomato Yee Mee.

Kolo Mee is really satisfying here. Their dry version is really dry with no sauce or water at all and the meet is thin and not thick and fine. You can order small or big bowl.

Kolo Mee

Another time when we return to the place, I tried their Sarawak Laksa. Very generous portion of shredded chicken and the soup is well-balanced and rich, where the flavour doesn't overpower the other. 

Sarawak Laksa

This is one place where I will bring my friends and family from overseas to try, if they are not going to Sarawak.

Add: RG24, Pangsapuri Kelana Sentral
Tel:016 2283832 Opening Hour: Closed on Monday
                         Tues to Fri: 7am to 2.30pm
                         Weekend and Public Holiday: 7.30am to 2.30pm

Warung Babi Guling Pak Malen at Bali, Indonesia

As I continue my Bali experience, yes, it was a free and easy holiday and we practically didn't visit any of the famous temples and etc. We, do need to eat too and we explore only few restaurants as suggested by our hotel reception and driver. 

No, we didn't try Naughty Nuri here as it's very commercialized and to me, it's overhyped. Moreover, I prefer to go where locals like to eat and they recommended Pak Malen since it's very near to Seminyak.

Our driver took us there on our second day during lunch time. If you are planning a trip to Bali between May to August, I suggest that you were extremely light and thin clothings because the weather will kill you. 

Secondly, there is no air-cond in this restaurant. It's very small and located at a traffic junction with say, 20 tables or less. Going over during lunch hour was bad as it was packed other than us trying to sit as comfortably as possible on a hot day. There were fan but, let's just say, not much air ventilation.

Obviously, we ordered their famous babi guling dish. Portion was small but it was good. They cooked the pork in different types and it comes with soup too. Don't underestimate the dish and soup. It may look tame but trust me, it is super spicy and add the weather, we were sweating after we finished eating.

The crispy pork skin was super crunchy and meat was tender. It was yummy. My advice is to come before the lunch crowd. Their service is fast when it's peak. I think all in, we paid around 75,000 IDR.