Hoong Foong Dim Sum, USJ21

Hoong Foong is probably one of the most well-known dim sum outlet in USJ, and having heard a lot about this place, I decided to check out the food myself.

I arrive just after 9am on a Saturday morning and the entire restaurant (including the tables on the five-foot way) were all occupied. A little patience and some minutes later we got ourselves a table. Phew!

A look at the extensive list of dim sum available tells me that I would have a tough time deciding what to eat!

Here are some of the dim sum we had – ladies fingers, stuffed chillies, siew loong pau, etc.

I must say that the dim sum was very fresh and extremely tasty.  With every bite, I fell more and more in love with the dim sum here – top notch!

In conclusion I would say that if you ever wake up early in the morning craving  for dim sum, make your way to Hoong Foong for their truly delectable dim sum!

  

Address : 77 & 79 Jalan USJ21/10

47630 Subang Jaya

Tel : +6016 263 7163 (Boon) or +6016 203 1972 (John)

Cash terms only

Restoran Janbo, Cheras

A special day calls for some celebration and that was how we ended up at Janbo on a hot Sunday afternoon. It was fairly easy to get a parking spot but even then the burning hot sun made the 80 metres walk from my car to the restaurant somewhat a torture!

We didn’t want to split hairs thinking of what to eat, so we took the easy way out by ordering the RM528+ set which could feed 10 people, but since there were 13 of us, we asked for 1.5 sets….hahaha!

This is the chef special hot & cold dish combination – I love the array of colours in this platter and the clever use of the red, wafer flower to fill in the empty slot on the platter. The taste of all items in this first dish was certainly above par.

Double boiled chicken golden sharks fin soup with golden dumplings – although the taste was acceptable, I didn’t like the idea of a dumpling in my shark’s fin soup!

Steamed garoupa with soya sauce – I liked the fact that they used sea garoupa as the flesh was firm and did not have that earthy smell that I disliked.

Herbal chicken – the original set had crispy duck but since some of us do not like duck, we asked for it to be changed. When this dish came, I was shocked as I had never expected to see herbal chicken ‘swimming’ in a huge plate….what I mean is that there was way too much gravy…and I wonder which part of it had herbs in it. Anyway, we dug into the chicken and …….the inside was still frozen. We sent the entire plate back to the kitchen for reheating.

Portugese style seawater prawns – Wow! This had to be the best dish for the meal. Fresh prawns cooked to perfection.

This is called braised mixed vegetable – with lots of mushrooms and some gingko, this dish looked interesting and was delicious as well.

Fried rice with XO sauce – slightly dry, otherwise it was ok.

And for dessert we were served with bird’s nest with sugar cane and some Chinese pancakes.

Address : 44 Jalan 5/101C

Off Jalan Kaskas

 Cheras Business Centre

 56100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 9130 6009

Visa & Mastercard accepted

Cungdinh Vietnamese Restaurant, Jalan Doraisamy

This is a fine dining restaurant, serving cuisine from the Hue province in Vietnam. To enter, you need to walk across a ‘bridge’ and once I was at the entrance proper, I couldn’t but feel a sense of warm welcome.

The ambience is pleasing with soft Vietnamese music in the background. Vern, the  friendly owner gives me a menu that is thick and heavy. I jokingly said that the menu can kill and she informed me that was because they have about 100 varieties.

I ordered hue rice cake (RM29.80 for 6) , which looked like this. Placed in a tiny plate , which is more aptly labelled as a saucer, you first need to use your spoon and make a complete circle, thereafter cut the rice cake into 4 equal portions, pour some spicy sauce on top –and there you have a ready to eat hue rice cake. Well, the sauce lived up to its name –spicy!  But how should I describe the taste of the rice cake..well, in a nutshell it tasted like chee cheong fun, but of course with a smoother texture.

 

 

I also ordered a set meal –Set number 6  (RM22) consisted of an appetiser, my main course of coconut rice, coffee and dessert. For my post today I shall only cover the appetiser and the coconut rice.

The appetiser was huge – it had fried spring roll, a fresh spring roll, pickled prawns and some shredded chicken salad. I love the minty taste of the fresh spring roll and the springy texture of the spring roll skin. The pickled prawn was a tad sour for my liking, but I really enjoyed the salad which was  slightly tangy and zesty.

 

 

My main course – coconut rice. It looked plain and boring, but don’t be fooled by its looks. I must admit I was a little let down because I had the expectation that the coconut rice should naturally be served in a coconut. Putting my disappointment aside, I realised that my senses were definitely tickled by the aromatic plate of rice placed in front of me. Fried with coconut milk and some prawns the rice was absolutely delicious. I polished it clean within minutes!

 

 

Address : 36-38-40 Jalan Doraisamy

Asian Heritage Row, Kuala Lumpur.

Tel : +603 2692 2288

Opening hours : 12-4pm, 6pm-12am

Mastercard and Visa accepted

Coffee Chemistry, First Subang

It was late in the evening and we suddenly had the yen for something Western. We ended up at Coffee Chemistry in First Subang Mall.

From the outside, the place looks very welcoming.

We had the passion fruit shake (RM10.90) and the rich, thick yet silky smooth strawberry smoothie.

This is the mixed vegetable salad (RM8.90).  Just look at how fresh the ingredients were. This came with a slightly sour dressing.

Homemade cream of mushroom (RM9.90)- just like the smoothie, this was thick and rich. Excellent!

Chicken tomato spaghetti (RM10.90) – a huge serving which was worth every penny!

Lamb shepherd’s pie (RM17.90) – I don’t know why this is called lamb shepherd’s pie as I have all along thought that shepherd’s pie MUST be made from lamb. And if beef is used instead, then it is called cottage pie.

Green pesto pasta with salmon (RM26.90) – consuming green pasta is always the healthier choice as the colour is obtained from fresh spinach leaves, making the pasta significantly more nutritious. 

Address : G22 & 23,

Ground Floor , First Subang Mall

Jalan SS15/4G

47500 Subang  Jaya

Credit card accepted

Stadt, Bandar Puteri Puchong

We lost my way in Puchong all because we decided to give the GPS a day off…and the outcome of it was that we ended up at Stadt, a restaurant serving German cuisine. Think German food…..well, you don’t need to think too hard to get to 2 items i.e sausages and of course, good ole fatty pork!

 

We ordered 4 drinks :- Choco cabana (RM8.90) – reminded me of the oldie Copacabana . This is a combination of chocolate sauce, fresh banana and full cream milk. Be warned, however, that this drink is only suitable for those who love and crave for chocolate…not me, though, as this drink is very very ‘chocolate-y’.

 

Green goblin (RM8.90)  –a concoction of apples and mint. The teiseirre  minty drink had a sourish feel  and I loved it. What makes it even better is the fact that unlike pure apple juice, this drink doesn’t turn ‘brown’ (oxidise) with time.

 

 

Cherry bubble (RM6.90) – a  mixture of  teiserre vanilla and cherries topped up with Sprite. Well, this, I was told, is some sort of Italian soda.

 

Vanilla shake (RM7.90) – wow! This was awesome. The thick, whipped vanilla was simply to die for.

 

This is German salad (RM12.90)  our appetiser. I love the presentation of this salad, with its 3 huge onion rings on top! The raw onion gave the salad an extra ummph as the pungent onion went well with the sourish dressing. Do note that this salad is not for those health freaks out there as it was filled with lots of sinfully fat pork skin which had been deep fried. Yummy!

 

 

Combo mixed sausages (RM48.90) – with 5 different types of sausages in a large platter along with some mashed potatoes and some coleslaw , this was indeed the perfect food for any sausage lover out there.

 

 

Pork knuckle (RM41.90) – crispy on the outside – even better than any siew yoke (roasted pork) you can find in any Chinese restaurant! The inside was juicy and succulent. I loved every bite of this pork knuckle which was served with mustard sauce  so much  that I ordered one to bring home for dinner.

 

 

For flawless German food in a great ambience...it has to be Stadt.

 

Address :No. 50 & 50-1, Jalan Puteri 1/4,

Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong,

Tel: 03-8063 5380

Opening hours:  11am to 1am

Mastercard & Visa accepted

 

Restoran Ah Lye Curry Fish Head

I’ve been told over and over again about how good food at Ah Lye was. Therefore, when TH invited us for dinner, I said yes, without any hesitation.

 

 

Fried squid- I loathe fried squid which are rubbery and inedible. The version here at Ah Lye was the complete opposite. Being crispy and yummy, it was an instant hit!

 

Salt baked chicken – although the presentation was somewhat a put off, the chicken was bursting with flavour.

 

 

Kangkung with sambal belacan  -definitely one of the better kangkung belacan in town. Filled with wok hei, this dish was everyone’s favourite.

 

 

Claypot of goodness – this dish contained a lot of delicious and nutritious ingredients, amongst them baby corn, prawns, sweet peas. I simply adored the wonderful flavour it had.

 

We also had these 2 dishes:-

 

 

 

Thanks TH for the invite & for the great dinner!

 

 

Address : 28 Jalan SS19/1G,

Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor

Tel : +603 5638 0468

Opening Hours : 12-3pm, 5-10pm