YiPoh Yim Kok Kai @ Damansara Utama

You might be familiar with Damasara Utama or Damansara Uptown area but you might not notice YiPoh. The sign board is so normal, colour not stand out, shop is simple with minimum deco.

Boxes are ever ready. They offer full moon packages as well.

Their "yim kok kai" are ayam kampung. The aroma of "tong kwai" attacked my nose once I opened the aluminium foil. Then, the lean chicken meat captured my eyes. Within split seconds, my brain sent signals to my hand to grap a piece and put into my mouth! Hmmmmmm....the meat was sooooo smooth & tender. Just like the 2 Chinese words printed on the sign board, "Original". Nyum nyum...I can feel the taste in my mouth now :-D

For the quality of the chicken, RM11 - half bird, RM19 - whole bird, I consider the price very reasonable.

The tauge there is as fat and as crunchy as those in Ipoh. Eat with the chicken...perfect!

Besides rice, they also serve noodles. Ordered herbal kuey toew soup. The herbs in the soup taste different from herbs of the chicken. It's less "heavy". Had to ask for cili padi.

I was there on a Saturday afternoon for late lunch. Not many customers there since it's almost 2pm. While I was still eating, the male owner cum chef came out to have lunch with his son (about 5 years old). Two tables away, I saw there were rice, yim kok kai and some other dishes on their table. The little boy sat down first, followed by the father. First thing the father did was to scoop a few spoons of the gravy from the yim kok kai onto the plate of rice in front of his son.

I thought to myself. The yim kok kai must be nutritious, and definitely safe to consume :-)

How to get there?
Take LDP, from SS2 to 1-Utama, turn left into Damansara Utama right before BhP Petrol Station. Yih Poh is on your left, same row with The Ship.

Food: Tasty, healthy.
Ambience: Air-conditioned, Comfy
Price: Reasonable
Recommended by: One Day Five Meals

Food Republic @ Pavillion

I've been to Food Republic in Wisma Atria at Orchard, Singapore. Some stalls here are from there...except those oink oink wan la.


Went there twice with colleagues. Here are the stalls we've tried:

Thye Hong
Famous Prawn Mi from Singapore. Fried laksa mi/kuey teow. It's not majority's favourite but some people really like it.

Vietnamese Stall
Bread => Something different. Bread a little hard but it's not bad.
Beef Noodle => So so only...
Dried Noodle ==> Quite tasty...can try.

Rama 9 (Thai Food)
Tomyam => Besides sour & spicy, their tomyam taste a bit sweet & has coconut milk. I like it!
Fried Kuey Teow => Sweet + sour + spicy + crushed nuts + tauge. It's appetizing!

Little Wok
Fried Yee Min => Compare to most food courts, this one looks & tastes good.

Taiwanese Stall
Spicy Beef Noodle (ma-lak) => Serves with tender beef. Not as spicy as I expected. I guess they make the soup mild for a larger categories of customers.

How to get there?
Lower Groud Floor @ Pavillion

Food: From Singapore. Lots of new stalls not found in other food courts.
Ambience: Comfy.
Price: Slightly more expensive than KLCC food court.
Recommended by: Self discover.

Kedah Laksa @ SS2/1 @ Alison Mamak

Kedah Laksa anyone? Here's a great place to get some great tasting kedah laksa. I call this place 'The most organized street stall"... why? Can you see the 'Please Queue' sign??

That wouldn't make me name this place the "The most organized street stall"...

See that? "Please collect your order and pay here"... Organized lehh...
I went there for this (RM3.50)...Go easy on the chili padi...
They also have Mee Jawa (RM3.50), Teow Chew Chai Kuih (RM0.70), Guah Chang Kuih (RM0.70) and some common chinese deserts. The fastest selling is the Teow Chew Chai Kuih. On this visit, I was there at 9.30pm (they open around 9pm) and nothing left...

BTW : Don't look for "Alison" mamak, you won't find one. 12 yrs ago, when I frequent this place with my buddies for our regular mamak session, this place was known as Alison mamak. Don't really know why but I know there used to be a unisex hair saloon named "Alison".

How to get there?
From Taman Bahagia LRT Station (on your left) go straight. Turn right at the traffic lights. Take the first left. The first street on your left, that's SS2/1. The last stall on your left.

Ambience: Street stall.
Price: Cheap
Recommended by: Self discover, 12 yrs ago. Also recommended by One Day Five Meals... 1.2 months ago.

Fried Chicken & Yao-Yao Bing @ Klang

Always wanted to go for this but didn't know how to get there. Thanks to my friends, I had a chance to try them.

As you see on the shop banner, ayam goreng, yao-yao bing, ayam percik. We ordered all of them!

How often can you see a fried chicken & yao-yao bing stall can afford to own the entire restaurant?

Fried chicken thigh seems to be most popular...had to wait a bit. RM2.50 each.

Fried chicken wing is RM2.00, drumstik RM2.20.

This is something like what you see at malay stall at pasar malam....Ayam Percik Chinese Style. A little spicy and taste a bit sweet. I find this outstands the fried chicken...even better than the Malay ones.

Ordered 3 flavours, plum, bubur cha-cha and red beans. Plum is sourish...refreshing. Bubur cha-cha is their signature flavour, very popular but I prefer plum. Red beans...I've tested much better one at Taman Paramount Pasar Malam every Sunday night.

My friends and I can't figure out what makes this place so popular.
Not many places to eat for tea break at Klang?
No other fried chicken stalls at Klang besides KFC?
Can find any yao-yao bing stall at Klang's Pasar malam?
Or...they came after watching Ho Chak & One Day Five Meals...just like me? :-D

How to get there?
The restaurant is at Pandamaran, Klang. From Kesas Highway, exit at Bukit Tinggi. After the new Jaya Jusco, turn left at 2nd traffic light (after Tesco fly over). Go straight and take left turn at 3rd traffic light after Caltex on your left. The shop is on your left, right opposite Pandamaran Primary School 2.

Food: Can try if you happen to be at that area. Ayam Percik is the only one I could recommend.
Ambience: Normal coffee shop but not hot.
Price: Cheap
Recommended by: Ho Chak!, One Day Five Meals

J.CO Donuts @ Pavillion

Another new brand for donuts. J.CO Donuts.

My colleague told me about how popular J.CO Donuts is but I never at all expect such a long queue at 12:10pm on a weekday. This is crazy!

They are finally ours, after queing for 35min.

This is one dozen. The more u buy, the more you save. We bought green tea, Oreo... Look at the shape!

A wide variety of choices. Strawberry, chocolate banana...

...more donuts! Green tea, manggo, tiramisu....etc etc etc.

I'm not a donut person, but now I understand why people are crazy about J.CO Donuts. They're worth the wait.

How to get there?
Same floor with Food Republic @ Pavillion

Food: Lots of varieties. Taste good.
Ambience: Air-conditioned
Price: Cheaper when buy more.
Recommended by: Colleague

Siu Kuat (behind Istana Hotel)

Ah Yong Jie's Stall...nothing more than an ordinary road side stall. Although it's outdoor, you won't sweat because it's under a tree.


Teng teng teng teng...the signature dish...Siu Kuat (roasted pork ribs). This is how it looks like before chopping.


Served with the special honey sauce, siu kuat is simply irresistable. The taste stays in your mouth for hours! Watch your saliva! haha....


Definitely one of the best char siew in town. Tender meat, superb taste!


What is so special about this vege? No la...the Fan Shu Yip (sweet potato leaves) just taste good...and it's in our must-order list!


How to get there?
From Jln Sultan Ismail, turn left at Hotel Istana. Take first left turn right after the hotel, go straight, take 3rd turning to your left. Ah Yong Jie Siu Kuat's stall is just at the end of the road on your left.

The stall opens Mon-Sat for lunch. Closed every 1st Sat of the month.
Contact no: Yong Je (sister Yong) @ 012 - 358 0075

Food: MUST TRY! Especially if you're working in KL.
Ambience: It's shaded, not hot.
Price: Very reasonable
Recommended by: One Day Five Meals

Zen @ Sunway Pyramid

This is my second time here. Was introduced to this place by Gillian previously for buffet on Sunday. They have a lot of varieties (buffet - ala carte style) to choose from. Definately a must-try if you happens to be nearby on Sunday However, we ordered ala-carte this time. I've choosen my my favourite dish, Saba teriyaki set, while the rest had sushi set and unagi.
Saba teriyaki set that comes with cawamushi, miso...yum yum	Check out the Unagi
How to get there: Zen is located at Oasis Boulevard, right above Kim Gary
Food: Good food!
Ambience: Comfy
Price: Reasonable. RM22-30 for dinner set.

Ikan Bakar @ Jalan Bellamy (behind Istana Negara)

	Was introduced to this place when I was working on a project @ Maybank. We came here for lunch and I fell in love (literally speaking) with the ikan bakar.
>	There are 3 stalls operating here. I like the first stall, but I'm told that the last stall is the best.
How to get there? From Jalan Imbi, turning into Mahameru Highway look for Jalan Bellamy. Turn into Jalan Bellamy, go straight until you arrive at a T-junction. Turn right till you arrive at another T-junction. The Ikan Bakar stalls are located just on the right side (opposite the mosque)
Food: Good. Lots of ikan bakar, many types to choose from. Besides that, cockles and squids are also offered.
Ambience: Open air stalls, covered, spacious.
Price: Reasonable, for RM6 you can have a big piece of stingray.

Pan Min Koon @ Dataran Sunway

Their chef recommended's handmade pan mi. Can you spot which one is the carrot pan min?

Lei Cha set. Not my type of food. Healthy & quite tasty.

Famous Hakka dish...suan pan zi. It's made of yam...soft & chewy. The one serve here has got more yam then the one I've tried at the hakka restaurant in The Curve.

How to get there?
Dataran Sunway is the main commercial area in Kota Damansara. It's about 1km from Ikea. From LDP after 1-Utama, take a left turn like how you go to Ikea. Go straight on from that road, pass by Ikea on your right, Shell Petrol Station on your left, at the traffic light after Shell, turn right. Take the first turning and you're in Dataran Sunway. Pan Min Kun restaurant is at the same row with Sun Yun Long White Coffee.

Food: Good. Various choices of food.
Ambience: Air-conditioned, Comfy
Price: Reasonable
Recommended by: Taste with Jason

Sri Karak @ PJ State

Sri Karak...went there straight away after watching Ho Chak!

It's a double-storey restaurant...

Durian pancake...it's frozen. RM5 each....wow! Outer layer is made of eggs, with cream & durian inside. I've tried something similar...and better :D

Each piece is RM1.25 :p

This is their specialty...Durian Bomb (Lau Lin Zha Tan). Fried durian....one of it's kind. I'm not a big fan of durian but hey...yummy!

LOOK!

Ho Chak only recommend their Durian's stuffs so I thought it's some kinda desert house. But it's actually a restaurant...with plenty of dishes...here's a snapshot of the menu.

I ordered the New Zealand Chicken Wings...fried and cooked with sweet & sour source...quite tasty...I like it!

Some snacks also available for sale...sat keh ma packed in small packets...quite fresh.

How to get there?
They have 2 shops...if you wanna try all the durian stuffs, must visit Sri Karak @ PJ State.

Food: Good-Special
Ambience: Air-conditioned, Normal
Price: Not expensive...except for durian pancake :p
Recommended by: Ho Chak!

Pork Porridge & Noodle @ USJ

It's my kind of porridge...get the soup ready, then add in rice :D


....only @ RM3.50!
How to get there?
If you're coming from Summit USJ, after passing traffic lights & shell petrol station, at the traffic light where you turn right to Taipan, the stall is in the coffee shop below the flat on your left.
It's my first makan-makan posting...forgot to take photo :p

Food: Good
Ambience: What to expect from a kedai kopi?
Price: Cheap
Recommended by: One Day Five Meals

Damansara Village Steamboat

Extra ingredients for the soup @ RM12 (Some herbs, spring onion, ginger, wine etc)


Add the extra ingrediets to the soup...


The set we ordered @ RM118 (for 3-5 persons)




The prawns was still alive when brought to our table...had to cover them before they jump out!



The set came with one whole fish...

How to get there?

Food: Special-Good
Ambience: Open air, Nice
Price: Not cheap
Recommended by: Ho Chak!