Vegetarian Restaurant, Kuantan

Along Jalan Air Putih in Kuantan is this rather famous vegetarian restaurant which is frequented by many Kuantan folks due to various reasons. Amongst them are the reasonably priced food, the health benefits of being vegetarian, the positive impact on the environment, etc.

On certain days, if you dine in, food is free – and that would be on days when food is being sponsored by a generous soul out there.  I happen to drop by on one of those days and these were what we ate:-

For the record, everything is priced at RM2 each on an ordinary business day.

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

 

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

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

Organic Vegetarian Fresh Mart and Restaurant, SS18 Subang

I’ve always lamented about the shortage of  healthy food whenever we dine out and was introduced to this place called Organic Vegetarian FreshMart and Restaurant in SS18 Subang. A quick look at the menu shows that they have another outlet in SS2.

A snapshot of a portion of the menu

How to get here:-

If you are coming from PJ, take the NPE, pay the RM1 toll and keep left, heading towards Bandar Sunway. Go past Sunway Pyramid and go straight on. You will find this restaurant on your left (right opposite the Tai Thong-owned  Imperial Garden and the Balai Bomba of SS17).

Organic Vegetarian FreshMart and Restaurant believes in what it calls the 5N healthy values:-

·       No artificial meat

·       No Trans Fat

·       No MSG

·       No Oyster sauce

·       No santan (coconut milk)

This is what the restaurant looks like from the outside.

Front view

There is ample parking, but do remember to pay at the machines if you come during the official MPSJ working hours. If you are here after 6, though, parking is free!

This  makan outing team is made up of 3 people. So we decided to order 3 types of main dishes. This is the yee mee seaweed soup. Of course it had shredded sea weed on top with some sesame. The seaweed were very crunchy and delicious. J

This dish also had lots of vegetables – carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, choy sum and some cloud ears. For RM10.90 (price as per receipt, even though the menu shows RM10) for a large bowl of noodles, I would say it was not too bad in terms of pricing. In fact the soup was so yummy, we drank it all up!

This is basil fried rice (RM8.90). You can see that it is served with 2 slices of cucumber, some baby tomatoes, long beans with asam sauce, a lime and lots of shredded vegetables – cabbage, carrots as well as some seaweed on top –very healthy indeed! If you are not a big fan of basil then you may find the aroma of the fried rice a little too strong.

This is the side view of the basil fried rice (note the 'mountain' of vegetables!)

You won’t find this item listed on the menu but it is listed on a board in the restaurant…another very healthy dish-vegetables packed in a bun – to make what they call a Jumbo burger (RM9.90). You also get some mashed potatoes and a few pieces of fried malinja chips with this dish. I love this dish, especially for the malinja chips which were bitter sweet.

Every great meal is not complete if not accompanied with great drinks. These are the grape vinegar and peach vinegar which we ordered (RM2.50 each) and true to its name ‘VINEGAR’ the drinks had a sourish taste.

After a nice and healthy meal, you don’t just leave this place empty-handed. You can then proceed to buy and bring back organically grown fresh vegetables and fruits. On sale are also noodles, cereals, CNY cookies, buns…you name it, as long as they are health food, you’ll find them all here!

Address : No 17 & 19 Jalan SS18/1B

47500 Subang Jaya

Tel : +603 56362468

Opens from 10am to 9pm daily

Cards accepted :Mastercard & Visa