Organic Freshmart –revisited

The last time I came here I was impressed , so I decided to make another trip to Organic Freshmart in SS18 Subang Jaya.

The place was once again quite packed when I walked in at 7pm. This time around, I ordered coconut  - fresh, young coconut….very juicy indeed and the flesh was tender enough to be eaten that I diligently scrapped off every inch of it!

This is mixed vegetable udon – very delicious!

This is petai fried rice  …hmmm….looks like the food here is always served with a huge pile of vegetables.

I noticed that these 2 dishes resembles the basil fried rice and soup I ordered the last time I was here –what I mean is the presentation and the looks. But, I must say they differ in terms of taste.

This is my favourite dish – vegetarian asam fish – served with lots of vegetables. It has has a mild spicy taste and is so appetising.

Look out for this board....it shows you what other dishes they have besides those on their menu.

 Address : No 17 & 19 Jalan SS18/1B
47500 Subang Jaya
Tel : +603 56362468

Opens from 10am to 9pm daily

 

Cards accepted :Mastercard & Visa

 

The carpenter's daughter , Taipan

Look carefully at the name of the shop - yes, you've read it correctly - The Carpenter's Daughter. This is what is known as an artisan bakery cafe with an emphasis on serving healthy food. If you want to know how this place got its name, well, the owner's dad who is in his 70s is a carpenter, hence she is a carpenter's daughter.

This bakery doubles up as a cafe, meaning that besides the normal fare you would expect to find in a bakery, you can actually sit down here to enjoy a meal too. I went there recently with 2 friends to see what this place has to offer. And I must say I did like the ambience very much. I was told that much of the carpentry work in the shop has been done by the Carpenter himself!

The above shows the 3 drinks we ordered - iced peach tea (RM5.90), honey lemon with ice (RM6.90) and strawberry yoghurt smoothie (RM10.90). I highly recommend the smoothie as it was incredibly delicious - and it does wonders for our health too!



Mushroom soup (RM11.90) - well, nothing spectacular about this bowl of soup...I would say the noly thing that lingered in my mind (until today!) is the hefty price.



Aglio Olio (RM15.90) - this is a staple food in Rome, and what I would describe as simplicity at its best. I love this delicate yet simple and tasty plate of spaghetti.



 French fries (RM5.90) - in one word - edible.

Garden mixed salad (RM11.90) - with a dash of red, purple and lots of greens, the salad, which had thousand island dressing was superb. I truly love the crisp and fresh vegetables.

 Garlic bread (RM3.90) - sometimes it does pay to judge the book by its cover. The minute I looked at this I knew what the taste would have been. To me, it looks rathe dull. Perhaps more butter and herbs would make this bread more palatable.

Margherita pizza (RM20.90) -The minute the pizza was served, the aroma was just too much for me to turn down a slice when offered. I love the milky flavour of the cheese used and the puffiness of the pizza. in short, Iwould say this pizza was alright.



Address : 46 Jalan USJ10/1E

Subang Jaya

Tel : +603 8081 1218

Opening hours : Weekdays 8.30am-9.30pm, Weekends : 8.30am-10pm

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Rue Ee Restaurant, OUG

Every Thursday evening there is a pasar malam (night market) in this area of OUG which makes parking and of course driving a hassle too. I’ve always avoided this area on Thursdays evening at all costs…… until I discovered Ru Ee Restaurant, which is located just opposite a huge parking area (free too!).

As I walked towards Ru Ee after obtaining a parking spot without any hassle, the door opened and I was greeted by an elderly lady with a huge smile. ‘Welcome’ she said. Wow! I really felt welcome. She then led us to a table which had a great view of a mini aquarium with 4 tiny fishes swimming around.

The tiny aquarium

I asked the lady to recommend some dishes. She said “Try our vegetables, they are all organically grown”. Good, we’ll take that –and our choice was stir fried watercress (RM12). Young and tender water cress fried with sufficient wok hei always makes me give the thumbs up.

 Initially we wanted to order an entire fish, but the lady told us that an entire fish feeds 10 pax. They do have a huge selection of fish ranging from garoupa to the more expensive soon hock .We finally settled for this -fish slices stir fried with pumpkin (RM28). The sweetness of the pumpkin is absorbed by the fish, thus making this dish very unique and tasty. The pumpkin, however, does not lack in taste and retains its sweetness and softness. What surprised me was that the pumpkin was not soggy or mussy even after they have been stir fried.

This is tong poh yok (pork) with mini buns (RM23). The combination of fat and lean pork makes this dish so yummy as the fat just melts in the mouth like butter, without any effort at chewing. This proves that the pork has been pain-stakingly braised for long.  I must say this is indeed the BEST version of tong poh yoke (東坡肉)  I’ve ever eaten.

I shall certainly be back again. But next time, I'll get more friends to come along.

Address : 43-45, Jalan Hujan

Taman Overseas Union

58200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +60 3-7770 3770

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Opens for lunch & dinner

Organic FreshMart & Restaurant, SS18 Subang

I’ve written a review about this place back in January 2012 (http://www.alwizeating.blogspot.com/2012/01/organic-vegetarian-fresh-mart-and.html)  and today decided it’s time to get another boost of healthy food…therefore I revisited Organic FreshMart & Restaurant.

This time our makan outing comprised of 3 team members.

 These are the drinks we had – peach vinegar (RM2.50) was a drink with a tinge of sweet-sour sensation. I loved it as it made me feel absolutely refreshed. The can drink on the right is sugar cane (RM4.90) –price is rather steep , if you ask me, and I didn’t quite like the taste either.

Udon noodles in Miso soup (RM8.90) – this is a bowl of goodness! Why do I say so – because it was delicious, of course , and filled with lots of vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, cloud  fungus, taufu pok and some leafy green vegetables.

This is fried asam yee mee noodles (RM8.90) – with tomatoes and slices of cucumber at the side along with some acar, this dish was a pleasing sight. Now, how about the taste? Well, the same can be said for its taste. The noodles were fried with asam and were of course slightly spicy and sour –Perfect!

One look and you think – hey, how come this looks like the previous photo…well, look carefully – this is pineapple fried rice (RM8.90). With lots of shredded cabbage and lettuce on top, I could hardly see any rice, initially that is. I sampled the fried rice and immediately fell in love with it . The sourish  pineapple simply made my stomach growl…and I just couldn’t get enough of this dish!

Vegetarian sharks fin soup (RM8) – frankly it’s a good alternative to the ‘original’ – it’s made with lots of inoki mushroom and cloud ears- basically a bowl of mushroomy goodness!

Address : No 17 & 19 Jalan SS18/1B

47500 Subang Jaya

Tel : +603 56362468

Opens from 10am to 9pm daily

Cards accepted :Mastercard & Visa

Medifoods SS18 Subang Jaya - revisited

I wrote a review about this place some time back (http://www.alwizeating.blogspot.com/2012/06/medifoods.html) & this time around came back for more of the mouth watering, healthy food.



Once again a plate of free fruits was served as I walked into this place.



2 of us ordered 3 dished tyo be shared – one was a repetition from our precious visit i.e chickem chop – am glad to announce that it tasted as good and fresh as the previous one.

Kong nam noodles – with lots of fresh vegetables this is one dish you can practically have everyday if you were a vegetarian !

We also had claypot yee mee – I loved this as the noodles were cooked just right – not too soggy nor too hard.

Well, overall the standard of food here is still maintained as compared to my previous visit. Will be back for more!!





Address :

No.59, Jalan SS 18/6, Subang Jaya.

Tel 03-5636 5338 / 016 2622505

Opens from 9am

Mastercard & Visa accepted.

Simple Life Cafe, SS2 Mall

Put 5 hungry people, longing for healthy food, together for a Sunday brunch and this was where we ended up – Simple Life Café SS2 Mall. This is an organic café promoting a healthy way of eating. Well, they serve no meat and hence is suitable for vegetarians. (Please note that some dishes contain eggs)

The exterior of the restaurant is pleasing –with an all white concept and the deco certainly reminds me of Garden Lifestyle Café. As I walked in I couldn’t helo but feel a sense of calmness. Service is friendly and prompt.

As we sit down, we are given toe menu and we take our time to browse through the menu. We had the following food:-

This is called the mini steamboat. Priced at RM18.90 it can feed at least 2 very hungry adults. For the soup, we had a choice of burdock, miso or black bean. We chose burdock which is said to be able to treat gout, rheumatism, ulcers, acne, eczema, and psoriasis. I read somewhere that burdock cleanses the blood and was traditionally used to treat snake bites….anyway, a huge bowl was brought to us and in it I could see Chinese cabbage, 3 slices of pumpkin, yam, tofu, sweet corn, carrots and a variety of mushrooms ranging from shitake to enoki…. And if that isn’t enough to fill your tummy, this mini steamboat also comes with a bowl of multi grain rice. I really don’t know what is so ‘mini’ about this steamboat as the portion is huge…well, come to think of it…..the mini thing about it is perhaps the pot used to cook the wholesome bowl of goodness!

BBQ sauce & chillies

The 'mini' pot

This is miso ramen soup – the ramen was well cooked and I loved it. This bowl of ramen comes with wolfberries, sweet beancurd sheets , a braised egg, some sweet corn kennels and some wakame. Wakame – the seaweed – was slightly tough and that was the only thing that I disliked about this miso ramen soup.

Kids meal – we tried 2 – and I must say the kids meal had a generous portion so much so that it is sufficient for an adult. Both sets come with a slice of watermelon, some French fries, vegetarian nuggets, a bowl of soup and a cup of peach drink. The seaweed fried rice was fragrant whilst the tomato macaroni was topped with sufficient amounts of parmesan.

Brown rice nasi lemak – the fragrant brown rice had a light tint of coconut oil that made the rice so appealing. With lots of side dishes such as acar, crispy fried mushrooms, roasted peanuts rending tempeh and fried egg to go with the rice, I could easily devour this plate of nasi lemak without any sense of guilt!

Dessert

Address : LG - 55, Lower Ground Floor, SStwo Mall,

 40 Jalan SS2/72, 47300 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +603 7960 4353

Credit cards accepted

Lohas, USJ Taipan

Lohas - Lifestyle of Health & Sustainability has numerous outlets in Klang Valley. The concept of Lohas is simple i.e to live happily and in doing so to be environmentally friendly.

I had the chance to savour the food at their USJ outlet one hot evening. The place has air conditioning and was a pleasant experience. The shop is basically divided into 2 – the front section for dining and the second half is a store selling items such as fresh vegetables, fruits, biscuits, noodles, etc.



Skin enhancer juice (RM6.90) eye sight booster (RM6.90) and raw honey (RM3.90). Wow! What exotic names they have for the juices. Well, the eye sight booster juice is a concoction of apple, orange & grapes. The skin enhancer juice is the one on the right (the orange coloured drink).

This is Cantonese style yee mee (RM9.90) – a very healthy dish with lots of vegetables. I like the fact that it wasn’t oily.

The Hokkien noodles (RM10.90) looked similar to the Cantonese yee mee ..well, er......except that it had a dark colour. Taste wise, hmmm…I must say they taste almost alike too.

This is high energy sandwich (RM7.90) –another very healthy food with lots of vegetables, and was surprisingly tasty although it had no meat in it.

Mushroom sauce ramen served in a mickey mouse plate (RM10.90) was a hit with the kiddo whom I brought along for dinner. It is served with some Korean seaweed and a 5-grain bar. The ramen was soft and delicious.

After a gratifying meal, I proceeded to buy some organic vegetables for tomorrow’s lunch J

Address : 26, Jalan USJ 10/1E, 47620 Subang Jaya

 
Tel : +6 03-5631 4482

Opening Hours
Mon- Sat: 10.30am to 8.30pm
Closed on Sun & selective public holidays

Mastercard & Visa accepted for purchases above RM50

Medifoods

Occupying 2 shop lots  along SS18/6 is Medifoods. One shop lot serves as a restaurant while the other  an organic shop which sells organic stuff such as vegetables, fruits, cereals, biscuits, chicken and fish. What makes me interested in Medifoods is the fact that most organic restaurants I have come across thus far are usually also vegetarian ones. So this restaurant is different in that sense….organic chicken is also served.

We arrived at 7 pm on a weekday and were greeted by the ever friendly waitress. She gave us the menu and left us to decide what to it. In the mean time, she went to the kitchen and brought us a plate of sengkuang (turnip) on the house! Fruits are often served here before your meal and they are complimentary – on previous occasions I have been given guava, papaya and even dragon fruit.

We ordered 3 dishes to be shared. The first dish was kong fu yee mee, which was a vegetarian dish. Since we did not feel like having pure vegan dish today, we asked for this dish to have pieces of chicken in it. For RM12, this dish was well worth the money. I love it very much as it wasn’t too starchy. In fact it was one of the best organic dishes I have ever tasted.

This is dry noodle dumpling (RM8.50). It had a rather strange smell – I believe it must be the oil used. Frankly I did not like the smell of it although the taste was ok.

Chicken chop with creamy mushroom sauce (RM18.90). This was served with a generous serving of salad on the side and also with broccoli & tomatoes . From the photo, I am sure you can see the freshness of the vegetables served.

Address :

No.59, Jalan SS 18/6, Subang Jaya

Tel 03-5636 5338 / 016 2622505

Opens from 9am

Mastercard & Visa accepted.