Makan-Makan Adventure

Don't know where to eat? Wanna know where to find GOOD Malaysian Food?? Follow us to our culinary adventure...come back for new postings!

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Pork Noodle @ KL

Never noticed this is a seafood restaurant until this photo was taken. I guess this is a seafood restaurant during dinner or perhaps it was a seafood restaurant prior to this. This restaurant is usually full by 12:30pm on a weekday.

Best pork noodle in KL! The owner is never stingy in adding the ingredients. You bowl of pork noodle always comes with lots of minced & sliced pork, pig's liver, meat balls, vegetables and a big portion of noodles. Add one spoon full of fried chopped garlic into the tasty soup and eat with the special chilli...get ready to sweat!

Besides kuey teow, mee and mihun, mi sua also served here...

How to get there?From Jln Sultan Ismail, turn left at Hotel Istana. Take first right turn, the restaurant is on your left (facing an under construction service apartment).
Open Mon-Sat.

Food: MUST TRY! Especially if you're working in KL.
Ambience: Coffee shop.
Price: RM3.80 for a big bowl of pork noodles with lots of ingrediets. Very cheap!
Recommended by: Friend

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Mi Jawa @ SS2/1 @ Alison Mamak

Looks familiar? Bingo! Yes, it's the same stall as the Kedah Laksa :-)
C.Y. was there last the other day but managed to get only the Kedah Laksa. This posting is to complete his.

This picture is taken at 8:40pm on a Saturday. Can you see the queue?? The longest queing time my friends and I have experienced is 30min. No exaggerate...come and experience yourself!

Every time I'm here, I face the same situation. Laksa? Mi Jawa? Errr....laksa la. But I miss the Mi Jawa also wor...what about the fried mi teow???
End up....usually order everything and share :-p

Mi Jawa is popular in northen states but it's not so common here. Potato and tomato are the main ingredients for the gravy. See the toppings? Don't think you can find similar taste anywhere in KL/PJ. Come and order 1 for yourself!

Teow Chew fried mi teow. It's dry and well mixed with the tauge and vege. Eat with their home made chili...shiok! This is not heavy. You can order this to share.

At this stall, the Kedah Laksa is no.1, this cai kuey is no.2. The texture is so soft that you will want to put the entire piece in your mouth. I have some friends say the skin is too thick. But I also have a group of friends who are their big fans. Wanna try this hot selling items? You will have to be there before 9:30pm. Otherwise, tomorrow come earlier la :D

I've been a regular customer here for the past 11 years. Watching the queue gets longer and longer over the years. Started with only selling their No.1 & No.2, then added the rest....including tong sui (desert) and drinks. Brought a lot of friends here, they all like the food here. (Well, I'm not surprised :p)

The stall opens Mon-Sat. Closed on Sundays. Most of the time, the stall is ready for you to order from 8:30pm. If you go earlier, you will see people are either sitting there having a drink waiting for the food....or the queue already started, even before the food arrive. My advise is for you to go on a Saturday. Less crowd since most people have special plans on Saturdays...my thought only la ha :D


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.
Food: Everything is good here!
Ambience: Street stall.
Price: Hawker price.
Recommended by: Self discover, 11yrs ago.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Nasi Lemak @ SS2

One of the most common breakfast among malaysian... Nasi Lemak. There's this stall near SS2 police station where almost every morning, there would a queue of people waiting to get their hands on the Nasi Lemak. Don't believe me that people would queue for it...

Most of the people would add 'extras' to their Nasi Lemak...

My personal favorite ... SOTONG (squid) !!!
:-)

BUT... if you like your nasi lemak with those spicy sambal then this may not be your type...

How to get there? Find the SS2 police station. It's opposite of the side entrance. It's the first stall from the right.
Food: Nasi Lemak.
Ambience: Street stall.
Price: Standard is RM1.30, add 'extras' RM0.50-RM2.00. 2 Std + 1 with sotong + 1 with sotong and extra rice : RM9.40.
Recommended by: Self discover

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Fish Head Mihun @ 2369

2369...after watching Ho Chak!, their fish head mihun is in the top list of our makan-makan adventure.

Let me tell you what does most popular mean. A dedicated chef with his dedicated helpers at a dedicated cooking area. Fish head mihun are cooked at the side of the restaurant. The rest of the dish are prepared in the kitchen. When we were there, literally every table, in fact, almost every customer ordered this.

I wonder how many bowls of fish head mihun sold in a day...

Their most popular dish - sang ha fish head mihun. I must stress on the soup. It has got ginger, tomato, ham coi, evaporated milk and lots of "siu heng zau" (Chinese cooking wine). Prawns and fish are fresh. No wonder the 2 hosts in Ho Chak! were extra excited on this. It's so thick that I advise you not to finish all. Otherwise, be prepared for the after effect of the wine. E.g, My two colleagues were talking non-stop and laughing all the way back to office.

You can also op for thick mihun. Didn't really like their thick mihun. The texture is more like spagetthi...not the soft type.

Served with sambal but you don't really need it. The soup is already so "kau"! I like the idea of serving a small empty by default. You'll need it for the bones. Just leave them on the table? Ah ah...not my style.

"Yu Wat" mihun soup...similar soup base, but without the fish head and prawn. Sure not as yummy wan la.

After 20minutes...can you spot which bowl had the biggest prawn?

How to get there?

Food: Only tried the signature dish. Very tasty.
Ambience: Air-conditioned & outdoor. Comfy.
Price:

Recommended by: Ho Chak!

Organic Life @ Dataran Sunway

Have you been to an Organic restaurant? This is my first experience.

The deco is neat, clean, bright & colourful. Eating there makes you feel healthy :-)

Hot selling main course - Mi Siam. Sweet + sour + a little spicy. This is a must order.

Pumpkin porridge...just like baby's porridge. Simple & nice, healthy & filling.

WARNING: Don't order this. It's tasteless! Shhhhh....don't say I tell you this ar.

I personally love this. Seaweed in roll in between hor fun and stuffed with popiah ingredients. Brilliant combination!

This one is like salad wrap in the sweet sushi skin. Served with pineapple sauce. It's appetizing...very creative. All my friends love this.

Gyoza usually has meat...this is vegetarian. They taste almost the same after dipping into vinegar.

As we all know, Organic food = healthy food. And most of us also know, healthy food = non-delicious food. Haha! But my first experience at Organic Life has changed my perception. Good food can also be healthy...sometimes.

My friend specifically told me to add this to the posting. This is not everyone's food, especially men. Even she herself felt not full after the dinner. So if you're going with your boy friend or hubby, walk to the kopitiam few shops away to grap some BBQ chicken wings :-)


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. Organic Life is at the same row with Speedmart99.

Food: Good. Various choices of food.
Ambience: Air-conditioned, colourful & bright deco & settings, very comfortable. Suitable for family as well.
Price: All the above @ RM40. What say you?
Recommended by: Self discover