Phad Thai Nuea Yang & Tomyam Talay~ Baan PhadThai, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Lunch with bestie before she leaves KL tomorrow. Saw this Baan Phadthai last night when we were here for chimek. Suggest her Baan Phad Thai, she immediately say okay after have a look at the menu. We order Phad Thai Nuea Yang (Phad Thai with grilled steak), Tomyam Talay (Tom yam seafood soup served with Jasmine rice), and 2 ginger & lemongrass tea. The grilled steak that comes with Phad Thai served in a big plate! The steak is so juicy and tender, really worth for the RM29 I would say! Surprise to find out that Baan Phadthai is awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand in Bangkok for 5 years in a row from 2018 to 2022 after the meal. We made a really good choice to have lunch here today!

Somaek with bestie~ K-Experience by Kyochon, Pavilion KL

Bestie and I wanted to have talk over soju tonight. We both not a drinker. In fact I don't remember if we ever drink together after knowing each other for almost 20 years. Few days ago when I was in Pavilion with my Korean collogue who is holidaying in KL recommend me K-Experience which is having a promotion with buy 4 Cass beer Free 1 Soju. exactly what I am looking for. Besides the talk, we have fun laugh out loud with somaek (Soju + Maekju) and Red pepper serioes Kyochon fried chicken. Half drunk after finished 3 cans of Cass & 1 Soju. Feel so sorry to the Oppa who drink alone and find us too noisy, and move from indoor to outdoor seating haha! 

Creamy curry udon~ Menya Ichiyutei 麵屋一優亭

Saw a food writer recommended this creamy curry udon with 4 stars google reviews. Since I am going to meet bestie for so-mek at Pavilion tonight, I suggest we eat the creamy curry udon as early dinner before drinking. We shared 1 signature creamy curry udon and some tempura where I order 4 types. When it served, the tempura looks very thick in batter, can't really tell what is what except for the shrimp tempura~ obviously doesn't look appetizing at all. As expected, it is not just not crispy but kind of hard when we bite on it. Feel disappointed but still having hope on the creamy curry udon~ Maybe we are picky eaters? It is just an ordinary plain curry udon (with plain udon and plain curry). Nothing else and it is RM20 a bowl. The signature white sauce that made of creamy mashed potato didn't really enhance the taste after mixing. Instead, it turned the curry broth into puree and the curry taste diluted.. Perhaps, we shouldn't mix it? Overall It taste alright but just not as "wow" as it is describe. The tempura seriously need an improvement. 

客家饭店~ Hakka Restaurant, Jalan Raja Chulan

A senior colleague who used to worked in KL office for few years revisit KL with his good friend. He contacted me to help him in some personal matter and in order to thanks me for the help, he buy me a lunch at Hakka Restaurant. I know bout this Hakka restaurant and have been seeing it all the times on my way home from work, but it is my first time dine in here today. He order a braised pork with bun that I chose, fried rice, seafood stir fried beehoon, stir fried kangkung with garlic, cereal prawns and beers~ Had beer during lunch is not common for me but it's also something I occasionally will encounter when dine in with the Koreans. And I found these old photos of old Hakka restaurants inside the ladies restroom. The restroom located at the outdoor area has an individual air-conditioner unit installed inside the toilet which amazed me! But I like it very much as it is so comfortable to use the toilet in cold and chilly temperature in the hot afternoon haha! 

Full English Breakfast & Black Pudding~ Sausage KL Cafe & Deli, 1 Mont Kiara

This morning, a friend join me for my walk for "camino de mont-kiara". It begin from Jalan Kiara - Solaris MK - Publika - Sri Hartamas - Desa Sri Hartamas - Jalan Desa Kiara then back to Jalan Kiara. It's about an hour walk depending on individual speed. After walk, we had bfreakfast at Sausage KL in 1MK before go home. We shared a Full English breakfast that comes with homemade sausage, thick cut back bacon, eggs, hash brown, sautee mushrooms, grilled tomatotes and a toast, and two cups of americano. Friend also order a Black Pudding ~ a traditional British blood sausage made from pork blood, suet, oats, barley, cream, brandy, fresh sage and a multitude of spices. It's my first time trying Black Pudding, it has a meaty texture and I cant describe how it taste like. It taste ok anyway. The breakfast cost us RM80+. The Black pudding itself is more pricey than our Full English Breakfast. Nice place to have porky Full English breakfast if you look for one in Mont Kiara.

Wagyu Yakiniku again~ 本家炙屋 官兵衛 Kanbe Yakiniku, Shoplex Mont Kiara

Kanbe expanded, not another ramen shop but Yakiniku place. They took over the lot where Doma used to be in Shoplex Mont Kiara. Yes, just right across the road from163 Retail Park where Kanbe Ramen is. A month after the opening, we are here for Wagyu Yakiniku again. (We had Wagyu yakiniku at Desa Sri Hartamas early this year and my friend tested covid positive the next day and both of us self-quarantine at home for a week so what an experience haha). Their Premium Japanese Wagyu minimum price range is RM390 with 3 kinds of premium wagyu - where you can pick 2 parts of Wagyu priced at RM120 each and 1 part at RM150. Or may also choose the parts you prefer, just like us. We top up to RM450 for Short Rib, Chuck Tender and Tri Tip which price is at RM150 each per 100gm. Besides wagyu, they also have reasonable priced meat from beef to pork, chicken and seafood in different flavour and varieties. Spoilt for choice.