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

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

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

Soon Fatt, Bandar Puchong Jaya

The minute you walk into soon Fatt, you will gauge what they serve easily as the visuals on the walls are very explicit. All you need to do, is to point at the pictures if you cannot communicate with the waiters there. For me, there was no such problem as the foreign workers there spoke what I would say is a decent amount of Cantonese.

I like this concept -clean & ala 'self service'

We ordered herbal tea (RM2.50 each) and it is worthwhile to note that the drinks here aren’t too sweet.

The salt herbs chicken costs us RM28 for half a chicken. I love the salty taste of the fresh chicken as would highly recommend this dish as the tasty gravy went very well with rice.

Mini wok herbs frog (RM25) -  the tender pieces of frog legs served with lots of flavourful gravy was simply marvellous. Love it!

This is baby siew pak choy (RM10) – I would say that the portion was big and the crunchiness of the vege is what I like most about this dish.

Thai style chicken feet (RM12) -  with the perfect combo of spice and lime, this dish was indeed heavenly.

Address : 05-01 Jalan Kenari 19A

Bandar Puchong Jaya

47100 Puchong

Cash terms only

Bar B.Q. Plaza, Main Place USJ21

Bar B.Q Plaza has a few outlets located in major shopping malls. Today was my first attempt at trying some Bar B.Q. Plaza food. The outlet located on the lower ground floor of Main Place was abuzz as we walked in.

 We were greeted ‘Sawadee-kap’ and I was surprised as I had thought that this was a Mongolian concept cuisine but I later found out that the guy who first came up with the idea of Bar B.Q Plaza was Thai.

We ordered the family combo priced at RM88.80 which came with 4 drinks, 4 garlic fried rice, thai fish cake, fried bacon, marinated chicken drumstick and a mixed platter.

For beginners or first timers, there is no need to feel overly anxious as there is a ‘How to Cook?’ Guide placed on every table. 

In fact, the waiters are so conscientious that when you are first ushered to your table, they do take the trouble to find out whether that is your first visit to Bar B.Q. Plaza and they take the pain to go through the guide with you. That makes a world of difference to me and I would say I love the food as well as the impeccable service given to us that day.

Address : LG-16 , Main Place

USJ 21/10

Subang Jaya

Silom Village Don Muang Airport

Finding good food at the airport has always been a challenge for me personally but Bangkok never fails to surprise me with good food. Silom Village located on the upper level of Don Muang is one such example.

We had ample time before our flight home as we arrived early so as to have more time to walk leisurely around the airport.

Getting a table at Silom Village in the evening wasn’t easy as the number of people at the airport was simply overwhelming. We finally got a table but whilst some of us were browsing through the menu, the others were busy looking at what other people were having so as to gauge what was good there.

From our observations these were what we ordered:-

Once again all the dishes were superb but the seafood kerabu was especially delectable. I love the taste freshly squeezed lime on fresh seafood . And if you notice the yellow flower at the side of the plate…well, that’s carved from mango…how creative!

Chocolote Ville, Bangkok

I really don’t know what to start babbling about when it comes to Chocolate Ville. I am still very excited about the place…Well, perhaps I should tell you about my journey there. From my hotel in On Nut to Chocolate Ville, it took over an hour….we went through small roads and massively jammed roads to arrive at Chocolate Ville at opening time which was 4pm. The journey back to the hotel took a mere 15 minutes because the cabbie refused to use the meter and told us that he would use the highway. Frankly, even as I am writing here, I have no complaints as I would rather pay a premium to use the highway and save an hour! Sigh….if only the first taxi driver had told me about the highway, I would have gladly used it.

The first impression I got when we arrived at Choc Ville was it was very westernised. The ambience was simply perfect and everything was certainly above par. I would advise anyone coming here to make a reservation first as the place gets pretty packed as the evening progresses. It is best to arrive at around 4pm as this place is simply picturesque and the photos taken here would simply turn out perfect. There is even a tower which you can climb to have an aerial view of the place.

After walking around for about 2 hours we headed to our pre-booked table to savour the food. Despite its very westernised ambience, English is not commonly used here and only a handful of the servers here speak English. In fact, many of the waiters and waitresses here do not even understand English, but that would not pose a problem as the menu has lots of pictures.

These are the food & drinks we ordered to share:-

I would say that all the dishes ordered were perfect but if I had to choose one dish, I would highly recommend the ribs – succulent, juicy, yummy..well, I just cant get the correct word to describe these ribs which fall right out of the bone…simply marvellous!

The damage for the meal …I would say it was reasonably priced as the quality of the food is simply outstanding.

Address: 351, Khan Na Yao, Bangkok 10230, Thailand

Tel : +66 83 077 3738

Opens at 4pm

Mastercard & Visa accepted