Ookii Ki, Main Place USJ 21

This is a tiny stall-like eatery located on the lower ground floor of Main Place in USJ21. I was hungry and ordered some food for snacks. Overall, I’ll say the service was efficient and the food is alright.

Restoran Ko Hua, Sekinchan

It was late in the afternoon when we drove past Sekinchan and we agreed that we needed to break our journey for afternoon tea.

Ko Hua is a corner lot shop and there were a few men busy chit-chatting and smoking away to while away their time.

We ordered fried noodle (RM9) and some fried squid (RM13). I love the deep fried squid, in what I would call a light, puffy batter, making them crackling on the outside yet tender on the inside. This made the squid easy to chew and of course toothsome.

Address: 22 Jalan Sekinchan Damai 1

Taman Sekinchan Damai

45400 Sekinchan

Tel : +6012 972 4713 , +6012 232 5317

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Secret Recipe

I don’t normally  accumulate photographs of a particular eatery but this is what I’ll do this time around. Secret Recipe is a franchise that is well known to the average Malaysian. I’ve been to many outlets, amongst them, the newly re-opened outlet in Capital Square, Amcorp Mall and Section 52 PJ.

I shall tell you what I think of the food as I can safely say that the service varies from outlet to outlet. In some the servers go all out to please, whereas in some, you just wait for your food til you feel like leaving.

This is a basket of complimentary chips – crispy and tasty, I have no complaints as far as the chips are concerned. However, I have noticed that some outlets serve the chips right after your order is placed but some won’t bother giving you any until and unless you ask for it!

Ice lemon tea – zesty and pleasing, this is my must order drink whenever I dine at Secret Recipe.

Salad – I love this simple yet nutritious salad. This one had very fresh  vegetables and I love it.

This is the curry which I would described as being super rich – people in Malaysia will say it’s ‘very lemak’ as it is very rich in coconut milk (read FAT)!

Chicken with mushroom sauce served with a hearty bowl of corn and some rice – the chicken portion is generous but I find this served with a little too much gravy.

My all- time favourite Japanese soba – Secret Recipe has two versions of this i.e the vegetarian and non- vegetarian versions. I prefer this version which has some meat. The al-dente  noodles are a pleasure to savour and the large quantity of vegetables that come in this bowl complements the noodles very well. I often like to take my time with this as the crunch celery, carrots and cabbage needs some careful chewing.

KungFu Paradise, Paradigm Mall

With a name that doesn’t appeal to me, walking  into KungFu Paradise was definitely a huge gamble. The simple menu displayed at the exterior showed that it served what I call simple dishes.

Refreshing drinks!

 My son was dying to try the seafood udon (RM18.90) and insisted that we went in.  First came the ‘stove’ and then the huge ‘pot’ of udon which was filled with awesomeness – al-dente udon served with eggs and some condiments.

Dry noodles(RM10.90) -  with 2 sausages, an egg and a stalk of vegetable, this perfectly done noodles was yummy.

Japanese curry (RM14.90) – I frankly think that this does not look like Japanese curry , at least the colour wasn’t right to me, but the thick curry was very delicious. I also like the fact that they took the effort to put some black sesame as toppings on the rice.

Seafood tomato fried rice (RM13.90) – the rice was a little soggy, but the taste was pretty alright.

 Address: Lot 2F-21 Level 2

Paradigm Mall

No 1 Jalan SS7/26A

47301 Kelana Jaya

Tel : +603 7887 5055

Restoran Makanan Laut Loong Sing, Bukit Tinggi

It was time for makan ,after a walkabout in Bukit Tinggi trying to haggle for the best priced fresh vegetables which were on sale. There were lots of people there probably due to the long Hari Raya Haji weekend.

We  decided on Loong Sing as the place was full of customers, which usually meant that the food was good. The first thing that caught my attention was this bottled filled with  tiny chilies. I gathered enough courage to try one…and boy , it was really HOT! I had no choice but to grab a bottle of this imperatae cane drink.

This is vermicelli in a pungent ginger frog leg soup. I would say the texture  of the frog meat is more tender than chicken and definitely fat free! Ginger lends a sweet yet  pungent  taste to the soup.

We also tried 2 other noodle dishes and I must say that the Loong Sing does wonders for noodle lovers! No wonder the place is always packed!

Address : No. 97, Bukit Tinggi,

28750 Bentong,

Pahang.

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Meng Kee Peking Duck

The owners of this restaurant certainly own the noodle shop nearby as they bear the same name. I did a ‘test’ to confirm this. 

I ordered a bowl of noodles and asked them to bring it to me at Meng Kee Peking Duck –the waiter said alright provided I pay him cash when food is served. And this is a picture of the bowl of noodles we tried – smooth, fine  noodles with lots of goji berry- it was good!

We ordered some dishes to go with rice – half a roasted duck (RM31) – I must say that this was indeed the best roasted duck I’ve ever had. Crispy on the outside, yet succulent inside. Superb!

Pork ribs in marmite (RM16) – this dish was alright, but I would have preferred the meat cut into smaller pieces.

Crab meat tofu soup (RM12)

Stir fried Hong Kong kalian (RM9) – the serving was rather small, but the kai lan was fried on high flame and as a result of this was good.

Address : 27 Jalan Juruaudit U1/37

Hicom Glenmarie

Shah Alam

Opening hours : 11am to 10.30pm

Credit cards accepted.

AK Noodles House, Main Place

AK Noodle House is located on the lower ground floor of the Main Place Mall in USJ21. I like the open concept of this eatery – it makes you feel welcome as you can approach it easily. I must emphasise that this is a simple, no frills, eatery.

Business was surely very good when we were there. We had to wait to get ourselves a table. Finally, a family of four left and we were happy to settle down into our chairs, our feet aching from the long wait!

We ordered watermelon juice (RM5.90) and homemade cincau (RM3). I always like it when drinks are served in this jug looking container. The drinks were good and I love the watermelon juice as it wasn’t diluted nor too sweet.

Dried wanton mee (RM8.50) – the springy noodles were excellent and this comes with a bowl of soup with foo chok skin, some fish balls, fish cake and some seaweed.

Curry laksa (RM9.50)

Bitter gourd mackerel rice (RM15.90)  -I love this – fresh mackerel paired with bitter gourd – the end result of which was a really superb tasting bowl of soup. Love it!

Kuay teow soup (RM8.50)

Handmade fish ball soup (RM15) –this bowl of soup does not come with any noodles, but was served with some seaweed and greens. I would say that this was a little pricey although I have no complaints about the taste.

Address: Lot LK -08 Lower Ground Floor

Jalan USJ21/10 Persiaran Kewajipan

47630 Subang Jaya

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Restoran Heng Kee Ulu Yam Noodles, Bt Tinggi Klang

I was in the Bukit Tinggi area with my colleague and we decided to grab a quick lunch. As the weather  was hazy, I decided to order a fresh coconut to quench my thirst and hopefully clear my throat.

I then noticed that this simple restaurant has the ability to cook up so many wonderful dishes as evident from the pictures adorning the walls. But, as were did not have much time before our next meeting I decided to have the Ulu Yam noodles whilst she opted for what I would label as unadventurous Cantonese noodles. I’ll tell you about my Ulu Yam lor meen – with vinegar and lots of lard, this was a platter of awesomeness, if there’s such a word!

Awesome lor meen

Cantonese noodles

We also tried this  - can’t remember what it’s called, but just look at what’s inside! 

Address : 16 Lorong Batu Nilam 3A

Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1

41200 Klang

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