本魚河岸 官兵衛~ Kanbe Sushi, Shoplex Mont Kiara

Meet up a friend who also keen to try out Kanbe Sushi at night for dinner and 小酌一杯 (have a drink over dinner). Kanbe sushi is the only Kanbe family of restaurants in Mont Kiara that I've not try so far since their opening last year. When we are here around dinner time 7pm (its weekday), the restaurant is already half full but after 830pm it started to clear and less crowded. As we plan to come here last minute, I actually make a online rsvp just an hour before and time slot is full so I was put in waiting list. But no worries, walk in is possible with risk of waits for table that's all. We gotten our seats at the bar seating since it is just 2 of us. We order some assorted sushi (Engawa, Kanbe's blue three and others that I can't recall names), as well as a combo set of Ebi Tempura to goes with the sake. We also wanted to try the Wagyu tripe stew but it is not available. Friend chose 獺祭 Dassai sake as our drinks tonight and it's nice~ lighter, smooth and sweet. We have a great time with talks, food & drinks, watch the Japanese chef preparing sushi and enjoy the vibes that makes you feel like you are in Japan now.  

Sushiro Malaysia, Suria KLCC

Since Puasa month there will be less people queueing especially Muslim friends are fasting~ it's good timing to try out newly open last month's Sushiro during lunch hour. Surprisingly no queue at all when we walk in around 12.50pm~ immediately seated at table no.28 which is my lucky numbers. Green tea is FOC and unlimited refill where you need to make your own with the green tea powder provided. We ate total 12 plates of nigiri sushi (5 red, 5 silver, 1 gold & 1 side dish). Total cost RM106.26 after tax for 2 pax. Not overly expensive but not cheap either. However, their sushi variety are more extensive than other kaiten sushi chain in Malaysia. You may check out their official site for the menu. 

Here's what we eat for today: Red Plate @ RM5.80 each~ maguro with soy sauce, horse mackerel (aji), vinegared sardine (Iwashi), sweet shrimp gunkan and thick cut grilled mackerel. Silver Plate @ RM7.80 each~ whelk shellfish, bincho maguro, red snow crabstick, sardine tempura and engawa. Gold Plate @ RM10.80~ Assorted shrimp and 1 side dish @ RM12.80~ baby scallop tempura. Upon checkout, the staff use a scanner scan thru the stacked empty plates and it can accurately tell how many plates by color that we have consume. Interesting! Turns out there's chip under the plate. We both thought that Japan technology has been so advanced that scanner able to sort the colors just by scanning thru the plates lol~

Tua Bak Kia Bak Kut Teh, Lorong Jugra (Old Klang Road)

Hear about their bak kut teh is good so we came here once last year around July during dinner time. However running out of luck as they already sold out during 8pm so we turn to elsewhere instead. Today we come early for breakfast, no way it will be sold out since they open at 9am and we are here right after they open lol. It is operate below the flats on a mountain slope, might not well maintain like PJ's happy mansion (old apartments) but the surround is clean and fill with greens and trees. Sekeping Jugra is not far away, and there's a nursery and home stay across the road with short and steep road going all the way up to their entrance. Quite chill to enjoy our bkt breakfast at the outdoor seating (at the back entrance) with greens and morning breeze, worker switch on the wall fan the ventilate the air as well so we don't feel hot at all with morning sun. 

The bak kut teh is good, a bit similar to Klang's style but not quite the same. However different from the one in PJ and Kepong. Not strong herb taste and herb taste is different as well from other bkt that I've tried. Broth is not thick but also not soupy, just nice like home cook. We had their dry bak kut teh, knuckle and pork intestine, with oil rice (white rice with fried shallot) and youtiao. Except for pork intestine not simmering long enough, not fully absorb the essence and taste from the bkt broth, the rest are good. Just barely 6 to 7 months since our first time here, they have expand from occupying one shoplot to two shoplots now. Bigger space and more tables. Owner or this BKT must be from Jenjarom as I notice "Jenjarom" in Chinese word at their front signboard.

上环粥面家~ Sheung Wan Noodle House, Damansara Uptown

Saw the reel of HK foodie Daniel Lau introduce this Cantonese restaurant's beef brisket stew noodle and Shunde fish ball soup and it looks so tempting. A week later we made it here for dinner and we are truly satisfied with the meal especially the beef stew. We order the 萝卜五香牛杂 Beef offal pot where it consists of beef honeycomb, beef intestine, beef brisket, beef tendon and beef ball where we ask to remove the beef intestine and replaced with more of the other 4 parts; also a Shunde specialty~ 顺德鯪魚球 Shunde fish ball soup. The shop owner is so nice, offer to customize it as mix Shunde fish ball and fish curb soup at the price of Shunde fish ball soup when we doubt that we might not able to finish the fish balls. Recommended to give a try if you are looking for Cantonese cuisine especor nice beef stew. 

 

주가앤쿡~ Ju Ga & Cook, Plaza Damas

This little Korean restaurant tuck inside Plaza Damas closed earlier compare to other Korean restaurants - Closed daily 8pm (Monday - Saturday / Sunday closed) and last order time is 7.30pm. Therefore I never get to try even though I know their existence for more than 3 to 4 years. One of the few Korean restaurants in the neighbourfood selling various Korean side dishes. At last we get to try it today since we are here at Plaza Damas around 6.30pm and Ju ga & cook still open. Order a Deulkkae-kalguksu~ Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds which is a rare find especially Korean restaurants in town, taste same as the one I had in Busan before. While the Jeyuk-deopbap (Stir fried pork on rice) is a steal! The amount of stir fried pork given is way more than other similar-priced Jeyuk-deopbap I ever had. Quite satisfy with our meals today. Look forward to be back again for other dish (if I get to be here early for a dinner like today).