Restoran Yi Poh , PJ Old Town

Occupying a corner shoplot which once housed a Chinese medicine shop, Yi Poh prides itself as being a noodle house. If fast and efficient service is what you want, then look no further when you are in PJ Old Town.

The foreign workers here have what I would say is a reasonable command of English, making communication a breeze. The menu was already on the table when we arrived at half past eleven in the morning. There is a sheet of paper for you to write down what you want.

We gave our order sheet to the friendly waiter who then painstakingly repeated our orders.

This is the pickled chillies and chilli oil – take as much as you can consume.

Loh shee fun – I believe this is their signature dish as it is featured in the shops signage.  What makes this loh shee fun unique is its length (very long!) and its silky smooth texture. All you need to do is to mix all the ingredients well and voila….dig in.

This is yellow noodles with minced meat and char siew. Again, being a ‘dry’ noodle, you need to mix them all well and ensure that every strand of noodle get coated in the black sauce before consuming.

Dried wanton noodles – with some vegetables and delicious char siew, the springy wan ton noodles were a delight.

Whether the crowd at Yi Poh is testament of the taste of the noodles – you judge for yourself.

Address: Jalan Pasar

Petaling Jaya

Landmark : Opposite Jin Xuan dim sum

Opening hours: 7.30 am- 5pm (Closed on alternate Mondays).

Cash terms only

Gathering House, PJ Old Town

Occupying a corner shop lot, this non-air conditioned restaurant has an interesting name – Gathering House.

I browsed through the menu  placed outside the outlet and decided to give it a try. I like the simple ambience , but what made me feel really at home were the marble topped table coupled with the marble stools. For the record, there are benches too, if you prefer not to sit on stools,

 

The waiter was friendly and when we said we didn’t know what to order, he recommended the day’s special which was nasi lemak.  Priced at RM11.90, this came with a huge serving of fragrant rice, rendang chicken drumstick, a few slices of cucumbers , a fried egg and of course some crunchy anchovies and peanuts. Overall, it was good.

 

 

Taufu fah – RM3 – I love its velvety smooth and light texture. Yummy!  Ice lemon tea (far left of photo) comes with the RM11.90 nasi lemak. It was a little too sour for my liking. Cold honey lemon (RM4.30) –perfect- neither too sweet nor tasteless.

This is tea served in what I call olden Chinese coffee shop cup and saucer. This came with the beef breakfast set.

 

Our beef breakfast set – Slightly pricey at RM16.90, this set consisted of tea and this  platter packed with delicious and nutritious toast, cheese, sunny side up, beef (which was a tad tough), baked beans, salad and some corn. Not bad!

 

 

Noodles with soup –RM6 each. I tried both and would say I prefer the kuay teow anytime. The soup was clear and the fish ball fluffy and elastic, as good fish balls should be. 

This is simply called crystal fish cake (RM5). I would say it had the right texture and flavour to satisfy my craving.

 

 

The highlight of our brunch was of course this unique bowl of strawberry with shaven ice (RM7.90). From where I sat, I could see that it was actually made by shaving a cylindrical block of strawberry flavoured ice in a shaving machine…well, I would say it’s a more advance version as compared to our traditional ice kacang machine. This one uses electricity and the job is done within seconds. The shaved ice is then topped with some ‘pearls’ (the type used in bubble tea) and of course some chopped strawberries.

 

 

Address:  35 Jalan 1/12

PJ Old Town

46000 Petaling Jaya

Cash terms only

 

Restaurant Jin Xuan Hong Kong, PJ Old Town

Dim sum for brunch is something I can never resist. Today I went to Jin Xuan in PJ Old Town. Jin Xuan has 6 outlets. The latest one is at Kota Damansara. They have also got outlets in Damansara Jaya, Uptown, PJ Old Town (of course!), Kuchai Enterpreneurs’ Park and Puchong Jaya.

I arrived at quarter to 11 and sadly, not even one table was available. So, for the love of dim sum I had to wait a good 5 minutes for someone to finish up their food so that I could then begin my dim sum meal.

The first thing I did was order drinks. At RM4 a glass I would rate this as expensive. Here’s what I drank – longan – very sweet and thirst quenching. Love it!

Below is the array of dim sum that I ate. Call me a glutton, but if you don’t eat lots of varieties, then there’s no point in having a dim sum feast, right?
Siew mai RM4.50 – tasted very good

teamed meat dumplings RM6 for 3 – that would be RM2 each – wow! Quite expensive. When it was served, the gravy was already oozing out – so, can I get a discount for this?
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BBQ pork rice roll RM4.80 –filled with lots of pork , so I can’t fault them for this dish –absolutely worth every sen!

Deep fried turnip cake RM4

Tasty loh mai kai RM4.50

Golden bun RM3.60 for 2 – I love this – the buns are filled with pumpkin and the juice will just ooze into your mouth with every bite –heavenly!

Sharkfin dumpling RM4 –I believe it’s just the name – didn’t see any sharks fin in it…anyway, can’t expect much for RM4, right?

Thai style beancurd RM4 – true to it’s name , it was a little hot!

Sticky rice lotus leaf RM4. I found this too sweet for my tastebud. Well, perhaps it’s because I don’t have a sweet tooth.

Seaweed roll RM4. I enjoyed the seaweed roll  and would highly recommend this.

Marmite spareribs RM10 – try this if you are an avid fan of spare ribs – you won’t be disappointed –that’s for sure

Fried sticky rice RM5 – a little too bland.

Fried yam pastry RM4 – tasted as good as it looked….excellent

This is called fish stuffed root – don’t ask me what it means cos I’ve no idea, but it was very yummy!

rystal shrimp dumplings (RM4.50) ….couldn’t get enough of this.
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Steamed beancurd (RM4).  One gem of a dim sum!

I also tried these:-

Well, that ends my dim sum fiesta for today!

Address: 19 Jalan 1/21

46000 Petaling Jaya
Tel : +603 7781 5688

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Restoran Kor Kee, Pj Old Town

If you are familiar with PJ Old Town you will find this restaurant easily. It’s located behind the mainbus station. You can enter the restaurant via the front or through the back where the kitchen is.

I’ve been here numerous times that I've lost count.

Since there were only 4 of us, we ordered 3 dishes. This is stir fried choy sum. They put some anchovies on top – very crunchy and I love it.

This is tong poh pork with some siew pak choy. Even though the lady boss had pre-empted us that the pork was fat, I certainly didn’t expect it to be soooo fat. Taste-wise I have to give it somewhere close to perfect 10, but I would have preferred slightly leaner meat.

This is butter mantis prawn. I’ve always fancied how the prawns are covered in those ‘fine hair’ made of milk, butter and eggs. This time around this dish once again live up to its standard.

Address: 67 Jalan Othman

Old Town

46000 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +6016 245 0068

Opens for dinner only

Only cash is accepted