Craft Brews @ Mutiara Damansara

This is THE restaurant you have to go for birthday celebration. Birthday person gets a free main course and a beer on, and 3 days before & after.

The best wedges I ever had @ only RM10!

Can't remember if this is Tex-Mex or the Honey Malt pork. Both are as good.



Craft Brews salad, fruity with lychee. Light and refreshing. The portion is big for RM16.90.




The meal would be incomplete without a desert.




Craft Brews is THE place for birthday celebration among my friends. Not only for the fantastic foods, also the ambience and the customer service. What about yours?

Craft Brews

Dim Sum @ Grand Imperial

Miss dim sum & thought of this restaurant recommended by friends. It will be THE place I will have my dim sum from now on. Quality food at reasonable price.

The best har kau I ever tasted. Even better than the one at Chynna at KL Hilton. The prawns within can make you full & it's only RM7.80 for 4 pieces.

The best zhu qiong fun. The thickness is just perfect with a perfect texture.



Ever tasted a stir fried carrot cake that melts in your mouth? The combination of flour is do little that you can taste the amount of carrot in it.



A must try for you to tell if a dim sum restaurant is good. Char siew pao is of the 3 must try items besides har kau & Siu mai.



The pork ribs so tender served with delicious yam cubes.



One of my favorite dim sum...chicken feet.



Compare to the normal fried prawn roll, this one is overwhelmed with prawns! The mayonnaise has a little wasabi in it. Something different.



My friend who is a xiao long pao lover commented this is the best among Ding Dai Feng & Dragon-I.



Their sze chuan soup has a lot of ingredients in it. The taste is rich, unlike sometimes what you get is just the sour taste.



In short, we (3 persons) had a totally satisfying Sunday's lunch. Money well spent.


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Kimchi Jigae @ 大长今

The best kimchi soup I've tasted... It's thick & rich, not too spicy, not overly sour. It's a must try!

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Kitchen Creatures @ Centerpoint Bandar Utama

By far, this place is the best value-for-money spaghetti restaurant I've been to.









RM14 Seafood Marinara














RM13 Aglio Olio with Shrimp







The restaurant has a simple yet cost settings. Sitting with family at their round tables creates a feeling of dining at home.

It's also a perfect place to hang-out with friends. Be there fir few hours and try their desserts!

Best of all mention, it's TAX FREE!!!

Pao Xiang (宝香) Bak Kut Teh @ The Pavilion

It's not the soupy type if BKT. The soup is more like gravy. Dark, thick, sticky. I love soupy BKT and ironically, I will always miss this one. The taste always pull me back here despite the amount of fats :P

I always go to the one at Pavilion 6th floor, where all the fine dinings are. So you get a feel of how much it would cost? Let's just say, minimum RM18 per person.

Pao Xiang is also at 1-Utama old wing LG floor.

Yippee Cup @ SS2

It's a sunny hot afternoon...perfect timing to have a cold Original Bubble Tea with pearls. Hmmmm....yummy :D

Their original milk tea is of own recipe. You won't find the same in any Taiwanese restaurant/cafe/stalls.

Yippee Cup is also in Plaza Mont Kiara.

Dont believe me? Try it yourself!

BBQ Chicken @ 1-Utama

My favourite salad for dinner. RM11.50 Korean Charboiled Chicken Salad. It's tasty, juicy, appetizing and not too heavy.

If you like fried chicken, try theirs. They use olive oil. Not so sinful :)

They are also in Jaya One.

鲜定味@1-Utama

Weekend food explore...

Sweet & sour pork set at RM17.90++

I like their minced pork rice better than Feng Lai. Overall, the 2 restaurants are very similar in terms of concept, menu, service & price.

Umai-ya @ Damansara Utama

RM48++ ALA-CARTE JAPANESE buffet (order & served) at a proper Japanese restaurant with COZY ambience, where foods are served with presentation, plus FREE FLOW of Tiger Beer, sounds like a must-try?

What's more do I need to say? Try it yourself Umai-ya.

Seong Kee @ PJ Old Town

This Seong Kee Stall is a family-run business at the food court next to PJ Old Town wet market. Came to try the food after watching recommendation on TV.

The menu is clearly printed at the stall. Yong Tow Fu is their specialty, as well as the Hakka Da Pu Abacus. A Hakka dish made from yam. Takes a lot of effort to make this dish therefore it's not easy to find elsewhere.

Abacus is RM15 each. Again...it takes a lot of effort to make.

Vinegar Pork Leg...not bad. I've tasted better.

The Curry Fish Head...the asam type. Taste like home cook....no ummph! effect. Won't order this again the next time.

How to get there? Click Location Map.

Beef Noodle @ Signature Suria KLCC

It's not often we find good food at food court, especially in shopping complex. This is why I must recommend this stall at Signature Food Court, 2th Floor Suria KLCC.

Taiwan House stall is right next to Chicken Rice. It's not often for you to see a long queue because the price is a little expensive for a food court meal. I worked in KLCC. My colleagues and I visit this stall at least once every 2 weeks.

The stall has a wide variety of rice & noodles but there is just one noodle I always order...

The Beef Noodle Soup or Beef Ball Noodle Soup

Add the salted vege & a bit of the chili (WARNING: It's freaking hot even for a person who chew chilli padi like me!!!!) ....perfect!

It's RM9.50 per bowl but the portion is huge. Do try it out if you happen to be at Suria KLCC.

Shuraku @ Solaris

Got to know Shuraku, a fusion Japanese restaurant through a friend. The place is one of its kind. Cozy ambience & deco, friendly service, good food.

 

If it's your first visit, you can do like what we did, tell the boss, Edwin to design a course meal for you. You'll get to experience the anticipation of not knowing what you'll be eating...don't know what to expect...every dish is a surprise!

Please bare with me for not knowing the name of the dishes.

1st dish: Appetizer (salad with minced beef)

2nd dish: Grilled Squid served with fish egg mayonese sauce

3rd dish: Vege, mushroom, gyoza (dumplings) soup

4th dish: Unagi Tofu (best dish of the night!)

5th dish: Fried soft bones

6th dish: Grilled Scallop

7th dish: Negi Cha Siew (pork with fats)

8th dish: Green Tea ice-cream with red bean

Cold Sake!

All the above for less than RM200 (inclusive of tax) for 2 persons. It's up to you to judge if it's worth the money. As for me, money well spent for the total package. it's the experience that counts.

Note: Shuraku is a small restaurant which can fit only 35-45 customers. It's best to make a reservation @ 03-6203 0561 to avoid disappointment.

How to get there?
Shuraku is at Solaria Mont Kiara, above Maybank.
Food: Unique, original.
Ambience: Cozy yet authentic. You'll feel like dining in restaurants at Japan. 
Price: Same as proper Japanese restaurant. 
Recommended by: My friend.

Black Canyon @ Centerpoint, PJ

From the hometown I came from, Thai food is fairly cheap, just like our Malaysian food. But in KL, Thai food are usually market as air-conditioned restaurant high-class cuisine concept, with Black Canyon as an exception case.

Black Canyon is the largest operator of coffee houses in Thailand. They serve high quality coffee, Thai & Western food.

Iced Coffee, on the cover of beverage menu is their signature milk coffee. Not too strong of coffee aroma, with adequate of milk, serve with small rounded ice-cubes, in a fat round glass. I love it too. Best part is...you get stratifying coffee, in the standard volume, priced at RM3 lcheaper than Starbucks! :-)

 

They offer set lunches & dinner which I find very reasonable.

By paying RM39.90++ for the family set, you get 4 dishes + 1 tom yam soup + 4 big cubes of rice!

Spicy stir fried seafood & hot basil.	Thai Fish Cake serve with traditional Thai Sauce.
Fried spring rolls.	Stir-fried mixed vegetables

Tom yam soup

Note: Most of the main dishes are delicious as well but portion is a bit small for guys.

How to get there?
Black Canyon is in Centerpoint, Bandar Utama. Branches available at Summit USJ, Jusco Maluri, Jusco Ipoh Parade, and maybe more.
Food: Good food, great service.
Ambience: Comfy. Summit USJ outlet offers the best dining experience so far...both food quality & environment. 
Price: Reasonable.
Recommended by: Me :-)