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). 

春记大埔面~ Chun Kei Tai Bu Noodle, Pudu

Long established (since 1931) old school Hakka mee run by the 4th generation now. Guess I always have luck. there were no one line up the moment we reach (but customers started to wait outside for table after we seated); and there's a table next to the wall just nice for 2 pax available so we did not share the table with others like what might happens during peak hours. As a konlo-mee lover, the white kolo hakka Tai Bu mee with springily noodle, topped with generous amount of minced pork, some char siew, chopped spring onions and veggie is enough to make me happy. The minced pork is slightly saltier than those usual one I had, but after mixed all well it turns the unseasoned noodles flavorful (white Hakka Tai Bu Mee is serve without seasoning sauce unlike the black version). Wantons are decent while the soup is just average and nothing special. My friend's noodle was lou shi fan with black sauce version. Taste decent according to him so I guess the original white hakka konlo mee is much better. 

Nasi Padang~Restoran Grand Sari Ratu Prima, Plaza Damas

Craving for tempeh lately~ especially the tempeh from nasi padang at Transfer road, Penang that my Indonesian collegemates first brought me there during our college time. Ask my friend where are the nice nasi padang around KL, he told me why not try out the Nasi Padang that open last year in Plaza Damas that have good reviews on google. Off we go and here's my post-birthday brunch at Grand Sari Ratu Prima at Plaza Damas. I recognized the shoplot that they occupied right now previously was Baan Peruan Thai restaurant where the restauranter has two parrots that occasionally will play around with diners and I took pictures with them on my arm and shoulder at my last dine-in. Order 5 dishes~ crispy dendeng paru RM9, rendang daging RM8.50, ayam kampung goreng special RM10.50, sayur pucuk paku RM6, tempeh orek RM6.50. Plus a sambal merah RM4.50. two nasi putih (beras wangi) RM5.60, kopi o ais RM4 and a 5% tax. Our meal cost us RM54.60 in total. The serving portion is generous especially the tempeh. I end up take away half of the tempeh and the sambal merah home for my dinner.

Banana Leaf Rice~ Sri Ganapathi Mess, PJ Old Town

The frequency of blogging can't catch up with the frequency of eat out lately lol. Wake up on a sunny Sunday thinking of Indian banana leaf~ check my must-eat-list for the five banana leaf restaurants that I've saved, decided to head to PJ old town for Sri Ganapathi Mess that operate inside an old bungalow. Located opposite a primary school - Sekolah Kebangsaan (1) Petaling Jaya, with no signage outside - luckily it is not difficult to locate as picture of the restaurant outlook can be find in google reviews. After entering the gate, there's the open kitchen where the worker frying fish or meat before we enter into the house. Inside looks like ordinary house layout with dining tables in the living room and rooms, with air-conditioning. We had the banana leaf set with par-boiled rice and extra side~ fried fish (freshly fried upon order), crispy bitter gout, chicken curry which is a bit meatless and bony and the recommended to try crab rasam. A happy Sunday and a happy tummy with satisfying and happy meal. 

Ozeki Tokyo Cuisine, Menara TA One

Ozeki has been operate in Menara TA One easily more than 10 years and I was told that besides sashimi, sushi, yakitori & others authentic Japanese cuisines, they also offer good quality set lunch with quite a numbers of selections where price range starts from RM2x to RM9x. A popular lunch place for corporates workers especially people from my office building since it is close by. Today I have lunch appointment with someone related to work - came over to my office area, so I suggest to go over to Ozeki for lunch. Service is attentive and our table with the wooden partition gives a little privacy for talk over dine-in. I go for the Nagisa lunch set @ RM38 which consists of cold soba, prawn tempuras, maki roll, temaki (ebiko handroll), miso soup, salad, picked veggie and fruits. The portion served is larger than expected. I am not a small eater however I have to takeaway the temaki as I can't finish everything in for one meal. Ozeki serves Japanese & Australian wagyu too where price is not as expensive as the halal certified Miyazaki A5 Wagyu if you looking for beef. I will be back again next time for the grilled gyutan (grilled cow tongue) as it is recommended to try from someone I know.