大长今 Dae Jang Geum

Dae Jang Geum – she was the first female physician Of the Korean Joseon dynasty, and I’ve certainly come across many Korean restaurants bearing this name.

 

The place is full of activities as I walked in. A group of Koreans are happily chatting away at one table and a gwei lo family are also having an interesting conversation at another.

 

 

 

 

The waiter politely enquired we wanted to sit at the normal tables –with chairs or whether we preferred the Korean dining style i.e whereby you sit on cushions placed on the floor. We chose the latter.

We ordered galbi (RM65) and dae ji galbi (RM32) – our selection was beef and premium pork ribs. The waiter cooks these at our table and carefully cuts them into tiny pieces using his super sharp scissors. Upon seeing that my son loved the beef, the cut them into minute strips for him.

Our meal is being cooked

 

 

Ready to eat!!

 

We also asked for a bottle of water. Just like most other Korean restaurants, water is free and refillable.

 

 

The side dishes are excellent and whenever you ask for them to be topped up, they are being done so promptly - there are lots of side dishes to whet your appetite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a hearty meal, dessert is served – watermelon and of course some sikhye – a sweet, cold drink made of barley malt and some rice.

 

What makes the USJ10 大长今 outstanding is to me, of course, the level of service and the detailed attention accorded to its customers by each and every person working there.

 

Address : No 15-G, Jalan USJ 10/1F

47620, Subang Jaya

Opening hours : 11am-3pm, 5.30pm-10.30pm

Tel : +603 5621 7002

Mastercard & Visa accepted

 

Dfish, Carrefour Subang Jaya

I must  admit that I’ve not been to Carrefour Subang Jaya for a long long time.  I ended up there one afternoon as the weather was not too pleasant and I just wanted to get  a quick meal without being exposed to the weather. For the record, parking was free for the first three hours.

 

 

 

 

Strawberry milk shake  (RM4) , ice kacang with ice cream (RM5) and Ribena with longan (RM4.50) were what we ordered. The milk shake was a tad sweet. The same can be said of the Ribena longan. The ice kacang with ice cream was good – the serving was large and we love the black jelly which added more ‘zest’ into our ice kacang.

 

Cantonese fried noodle (RM6.90) – priced to match that of the ’tai chou’ in coffee shops within the vicinity, I must say I loved their version of Cantonese fried noodles, which I found to be less starchy than the ones found elsewhere.

 

Assam fish fillet rice (RM6.90) – a bowl of rice, some cut vegetables (mainly cabbage) and some fish cooked in assam. The rice was fragrant but I found the assam a little overpowering.

 

 

Char kuay teow 炒粿條 (RM6.90) – one bite and I could immediately tell that the noodles were excellent due to the high heat used when frying.

 

Fresh prawn wanton soup (RM9) – this bowl merely had wantons and vegetables as we chose to have  it without any noodles. The wanton were fresh and tasty.

 

Address: F12 , 2^nd Floor Carrefour Shopping Centre

Subang Jaya

 

Restoran Sri Karak, PJ New Town

We were here some time back and this time the little kiddo asked me to come here again as he couldn’t get enough of the Doraemon bowls and cutlery there. So here I am again, thanks to Doraemon!

We ordered 3 different types of juices – watermelon, star fruit and orange. All were pure, concentrated juices and priced at RM4.50 each. Good! And the ice kacang (RM5) was something we could not resist, so we ordered it once again.

 

 

 

We ordered the ostrich kuay teow (RM10) once again. The taste was still as good as the one we had the last time.

 

Prawns fried noodles (RM15) – with plenty of fresh, succulent prawns this dish was simply appetising.

Fresh water prawn noodles (RM31) – the fresh water prawns go for RM9 per 100 grammes. The combination of the prawn roe and the superior stock used just made me drool.

 

This is Rambo seafood porridge (RM12) – seems expensive at the out set but when you actually start eating you would not be complaining anymore.

Stewed mushroom with fish cake (RM15) – fresh mushroom stewed with fish cake, sweet peas and some carrots –pleasing to the eyes and the palate as well.

 

Boxing chicken (RM12) – shaped like a boxing glove, it was easy to eat as you could hold the boned easily in your hands.

 

 

Address :
No. 17 Jalan 52/8,
Section 52,
Petaling Jaya.

Tel:+603- 7958 3280

 

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat (10am-10pm);

 

Sunday & Public Holidays Lunch (11am-3pm), Dinner (6pm-10pm)

 

Visa and Mastercard accepted

 

GPS Coordinates: N3 05.979 E101 38.723

 

Restoran 7 Padi Emas

Grocery shopping is often tiring and the best way to end such an ‘outing’ would be none other than to do what most people say is Malaysians favourite past time – makan (eat)!

I found this place called Restoran 7 Padi Emas in NSK. It was about noon and there were still packets of pre-packed nasi lemak available. I tried one – they charge RM2 per packet, although the price on the nasi lemak packaging clearly says RM1.60. Anyway, the nasi lemak was alright. The sambal was packed in a tiny plastic bag – I guess this is a good way to sell nasi lemak as you get to decide how spicy you would like your nasi lemak to be. I, of course, emptied the entire plastic bag of sambal onto the rice.

On to my ‘main’ dish as the nasi lemak was only the appetiser – rice with some okra and a piece of chicken thigh. Sadly, the chicken wasn’t cooked and I had to ask the waiter to bring it back to the kitchen. For the record, my original intention was to order ala carte food from their menu, but was told that the cook/chef had not reported for work for the day yet. Sigh!

These sausages were acceptable and so was my drink.

Address :  Basement 2 Pusat Perdagangan Kuchai

No 2 Jalan 1/127

Off Jalan Kuchai Lama

58200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +6012 6706315 (Siti) /+6 016 610 3052 (Kamal)

Happy Restaurant, Sitiawan

I went to Sitiawan  last weekend to celebrate a birthday. As the birthday boy wanted to eat in the comforts of his home, we decided to pack some food for him from this place called Happy Restaurant. I was told that Happy is one of the oldest and most established restaurants in Sitiawan, having moved from its original outlet in Kampung Koh to its present location, which is more accessible to the average tourist like me.

This is mantis prawn cooked with nestum. Sugar is sprinkled on top to give it a hint of sweetness. I love the crunchy batter and found this rather unique dish excellent.

 

Pork trotter – huge in size and bursting with flavour, this was a hit amongst all of us as we chatted over lunch. We ate this with the man tou and it was simply heavenly.

 

 

Fish maw cooked with sea cucumber -  this is a rather spicy dish and is a well known Foo Chow delicacy which always makes its way to the dining table during special occasions such as Chinese New Year and birthdays.

Tofu soup – this is another dish that I have only found in Sitiawan – made with lots of tofu and choy sum , this soup did not appeal to me as far as looks were concerned. However, it was very delicious and I must admit that I had more than 3 bowls of this!

Address : 73 & 74 Taman Ria Jaya

Jalan Raja Omar

32000 Sitiawan,

Perak

Tel : +605 6913563

Cash terms only

Opens for lunch and dinner