Lima Pulo

I recently discovered this place called Lima Pulo located in the Asian Heritage Row. The friendly baba sits in front of his shop, greeting every customer who walks in. A look through the simple menu shows a choice of 10 main dishes.

I chose the Nyonya laksa which is only available on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. I must say the laksa tasted perfect - even my nyonya grandma would give this an A+.

Address : 26 Jalan Doraisamy
53000 KL
Tel: +603 2698 3268

Black Canyon Coffee Summit USJ

Walking into Black Canyon Coffee at Summit USJ is an amazing experience as I love the calm and quiet of this outlet.  The dim lights and wooden flooring gives it an extra boost as far as ambience is concerned.

These 2 drinks are simply blueberry shake and chiangmai. If you are wondering why the unique name chiangmai, well, you need to know that this chain originates from Thailand.

Spaghetti with chicken and ham (RM9.90) –this generous serving of al dente pasta makes you wanna come back every day for more pasta!

French fries (RM5.90) – not oily, simply marvellous

Green curry rice (RM10.90) – I love the presentation of this plate of rice. Just look at how the rice has been cleverly ‘compacted’ into a block . The egg has been cut and arranged carefully. The same can be said of the cucumber and tomato slices. Love it!

American fried rice (RM10.90) – probably called so because of the sausages, sunny side up and slices of ‘ham’. The fried rice was tasty and we polished it all off!

Chicken salad (RM9.90) -  I like the fact that this healthy platter is colourful and has a variety of vege!

Address:  Lot G(M) and G(N), Ground Floor

Summit USJ

Persiaran Kewajipan.

Tel : +603 8023 6328

Nasi Lemak @ Ikea

I had a meeting near IPC today and decided to head over to the food court at Ikea for lunch. I decided on the nasi lemak which comes with an otak-otak. I was surprised that the rice was fragrant and the otak-otak nice and succulent. I must admit that I thought I was crazy, having Malaysian food at what is known as a Swedish food court. Anyway, thumbs up for the nasi lemak 

Restoran Bibiwok

At times I walk into restaurants without any expectations and today was another one of those days  - I walked into Bibiwok – the signage says they serve Nyonya and Thai cuisine. The ambience was pleasing –with warm lights and a clean environment, I must say I instantaneously felt at home.

The menu wasn’t that extensive but was sufficient for me to order some decent food. 

This is sambal petai with prawns (RM22) -  the huge prawns , fresh and succulent, was simply marvellous. The spicy sambal brought out the best in the slightly crunchy petai  and prawns.

Chicken pongteh (RM17) – this is my must order dish at any Nyonya eatery and I found the version at Bibiwok pretty alright.

Choy hiong tofu (RM12) – don’t be deceived by the colour of this dish –although we had thought this dish was something spicy, it turned out to be nothing near spicy, but its unique taste was what kept all of us digging into this dish.

For dessert we had cendol gula Melaka (RM4.90) and thai ruby with jackfruit (RM5.90)

Address : 26 Jalan Pekedai U1/36

Hicom Glenmarie

Section U1

40150 Shah Alam

Tel : +603 5567 8229

Credit cards accepted

Ravi’s Restaurant

This afternoon I suddenly had a craving for banana leaf rice which, to be frank,  I haven’t had for years. Hence my visit to Ravi’s in Mont Kiara. Parking was not a problem as I reached there before the lunch crowd arrived.

I ordered my mamak must have drink which was teh o ais limau kurang kurang manis, but was served with a glass of sweet the o ais…why don’t they ever listen or try to understand what kurang kurang manis means.

Anyway,  I love the banana leaf rice, which was still served on real banana leaf. I really loathe having banana leaf rice from plastic plates which are made to look like banana leaves. So, Ravi’s was up to the mark. I had a thin slice of fried fish with some fried b

Address: No. 1 Jalan Solaris 2,

Solaris Mont Kiara,

 50480 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel : +603 6211 6611

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

Cash terms only

Nasi Paprik at Raub Rest House

Going to KB from KL is not a ‘fun’ drive as it takes forever to get there. I decided to make a pit stop at Raub and found the Rest House by chance. The place looked rather deserted and a pleasant waiter asked me if I wanted to order something to eat. I said yes and he gave me a simple one-pager menu from which I picked nasi paprik.

Nasi paprik is said to be of Thai origin. Hence it is super spicy. Made with morsels of chicken along with tomatoes, long beans, chillies , onions and some bird eye chillies this dish was definitely spicy (as it should be) and delicious.

Address :  Jalan Dato Abdullah

Tel : +609 355 9899

Aryan, Quality Hotel

Aryan is located along the main road of Jalan Raja Laut, fronting Pertama Complex.  We valet parked and was told that you do not leave the keys with valet as his job is only to ensure you get a parking right in front of the hotel!

It took us a while to realise that Aryan was open for business – the place was dark and the doors were locked. We pressed the bell and after a long pause, someone came to open the door for us. We then noticed that Aryan is locked at all times.

I would only like to highlight my favourite dish here which was tandoori chicken, served with lots of onions.  The chicken was so tender, it fell off the bone. The chicken was marinated with the right amount of yoghurt and herbs, not overpowering nor bland.

Service here is friendly and efficient. I’ll definitely be back.

Address: Ground Floor, Podium Block

 Quality Hotel City Centre

 No. 12, Jalan Raja Laut

 50350 Kuala Lumpur

 Telephone: +603 2691 9245

 Opening hours : Monday – Saturday: 11.30 am – 2.30 pm & 6.30 pm – 11.00 pm

Laguna Restaurant, Jalan Gereja

‘Where can I get good Filipino food?’ my friend from Phillipines asked me yesterday. So I told her about this place called Laguna which I have heard about but have never made the any effort to try. This afternoon I went there together with her…..I believe that a Filipino should be able to tell me whether the food there is good enough by Filipino standards….And the verdict was, she said, it was great!

Well, we had the RM12.90 buffet and it was from there that she made her judgement:-

We also had halo-halo (RM7) for dessert. I would describe halo-halo as a mellowed down version of the Malaysian ais kacang (of shaven ice and evaporated milk) . Frankly I prefer halo-halo as it seemed less messy and definitely far less sweet .

Address: 3 Jalan Gereja

50100 Kuala Lumpur

Restoran Kin Kin

Kin Kin claims to be the ‘creator’ of chilli pan mee. It’s amazing how this restaurant that serves only 1 variety of food, in only 1 serving size is always packed during lunch time.

If you are thinking of having a bowl of pan mee in soup, then forget Kin Kin because they only serve chilli pan mee. The chilli flakes are tasty ….add with caution though! The freshly made pan mee is served with an egg and some anchovies and garninshing. Mix them well…and voila…you’ll have the most heavenly pan mee ever!

Chilli flakes

Soup

Address : 40 Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman Satu

Kuala Lumpur

Opening times:  Mon – Fri, 7.30am – 9pm

                     Sat & Sun, 7.30am – 4.30pm

Cash terms only 

Spice of India, KLCC

Located on the 4^th Floor of KLCC, I would say that the entrance of this restaurant, known as Spice of India , is not prominent. The lacklustre attitude of the staff makes it even more uninviting, but what brings the patrons back again and again is none other than the food. Both Northern and Southern Indian cuisine are served here.

 I ordered Strawberry Lassi (RM 9) – in a tiny glass, it may be slightly overpriced but I love it as the creamy chilled lassi is always so refreshing on a hot afternoon.

Briyani rice (RM13) – such aromatic rice…it really made my tummy growl!

Lamb vindaloo (RM35)   -I’ve been a huge fan of lamb vindaloo ever since I savoured some excellent ones in London many, many years ago.  What I love about vindaloo is the extra umph that I get from the spices used in making this dish. However, the ones at Spice of India just didn’t work for me. Well, maybe my expectation was high as I love my vindaloo to be extra hot, sour and with lots of vinegar.

Bhendi Masala (RM20) – well, 3 words to describe the taste – spicy, tangy, crunchy! Love it!

Murgh tikka masala (RM33) –that’s a chicken masala dish.  The roasted chicken or rather chicken baked in a tandoori pot is served with a spicy sauce called masala. I love the creamy, spicy, orange-coloured gravy. It was great!

Prawns curry leaves (RM45) – big, fresh succulent prawns in a tiny ‘pot’ of curry is something that no one can resist.

Peas mushroom (RM20) – when I ordered this dish, I never expected it to be button mushrooms, but that was exactly what we got. Button mushroom cut into tiny pieces cooked with green peas – surprisingly the combination worked alright.

Address:  Level 4 , Suria KLCC

Kuala Lumpur City Centre

50088 Kuala Lumpur

Opening hours :11.30 am to  10.30 pm 

Tel : +603 2164 9221

 Mastercard, Visa and Amex accepted.