Category Archives: Food

Family, Food, Korean, Non-Halal, Seremban

Dinner @ SIL RO AM, traditional Korea Restaurant

October 25, 2010 thammelissa 6 Comments

Me and my family loves Korea food. So does Alex.

Saw some brochures about this restaurant opening its second brand in Era Walk. Therefore we decided to give it a try. We went for dinner instead of lunch. This Korea restaurant actually runs by Korean. The business was really good on weekend. Night to be precise. Business was good –> Insufficient staff –> Poor service. We were so hungry by then. It took us 1/2 hour for our dish to arrive. Moreover with the smell of bak kut teh ;just next to the restaurant makes me even hungrier. (Can’t blame the owner. May be he did not expect it was that crowded.) After all; the food was good.

Studying the Menu. Got the waiter to assist us upon the orders.

The wrapped cutlery

Assorted Korea side dishes. Not allowed to refill. Only kimchi is refillable.

Doi Sok Bi Bim Bap – RM20

Boiled rice with assorted mixture in a stone pot. Well; its taste good.

Sam Gae Tong – RM25

Young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice cooked in ginseng soup. An ideal one to order during cold weather. The soup is very tasty too.

Ber Sek Bok Geum – RM25

Assorted mushroom cooked with vegetable. For mushroom lover; you gotto try this.

Sam Gyup Sal – RM25

Sliced Pork Bacon with fresh salad & sauce.

Grill the pork, cut into smaller pieces, place it on a piece of lettuce, add a small amount of rice, finally some sauce. Roll it and then consume it.

Taa Daah…this is how it looks. Ready to eat lah…

FOOD : 3.5/5

SERVICE : 2/5

AMBIANCE : 3/5

Korean Restaurant Traditional Sil Ro Am
Era Walk No.30, Seremban
Negeri Sembilan
Tel: 06-677 7516

**NON-HALAL**

Food, Non-Halal, Subang

I’ve tried “Axian Dim Sum”

October 21, 2010 thammelissa 10 Comments

Last weekend when we were in USJ; Alex and I decided to try “Axian Dim Sum” at USJ Taipan Business Centre. If I’m not mistaken its the 2nd branch. The other one is located at Puchong. Axian aka Jason Yeoh who hosted the program阿贤人情味 aired on Astro AEC is one of the creator of this restaurant, along with a few friends.

It was about 11am; not many people yet. We sat on the 1st floor(air conditioned)-non smoking area. While the ground floor is smoking area.

The ambiance of the restaurant

For hygiene purpose; the utensils are wrapped with cling film.

The prices here are slightly higher than those you are getting from normal restaurants. The price range are from RM3 to RM6. Apparently; Axian uses Sakura Pork (antibiotic and growth hormone free) as the main ingredient for the dim sum. Which resulted in a healthier and better taste.

Siu Mai – The meat is so tender & tasty. A MUST TRY!!

Wrapped with seaweed. Centered with crabstick & fresh prawn. A unique one!

Herbal Prawn & Pork Ball (药材卖)

Shanghai Xiao Long Bao (上海小笼包) – Not bad though. But I felt that the one served at Dragon-I is nicer.

Braised Chicken Feet – Very tasty

Steamed Pork Ribs (蒸排骨) – Meat aren’t too hard. Tender meat with tasty gravy.

Century Egg with Minced Pork Porridge (皮蛋瘦肉粥) – The porridge is smooth. Taste is just nice. Not too salty.

Stuffed Chee Cheong Fun – Stuffed with char siew. Not bad though.

Char Siew Puff – WOW…this is a nice one! The pastry is so thin and crispy. The char siew meat/content is so full!

Egg Tarts (蛋挞) – Very yummy! Grab fast. Because it sold out pretty fast.

Check out the whole table filled with food! With just the 2 diners (Mel & Alex)

Food : 4/5

Ambiance : 4/5

Price : 3/5

Axian Dim Sum USJ
32, Jalan USJ 9/5n,
47620 UEP Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 603-80249866, 60162019836

**NON-HALAL**

2map-info — photo courtesy of Axian's Blog

**Dear readers, this outlet is no longer available. Pls move to:-

Axian Dim Sum
25-G, Jalan Puteri 2/3,
Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
Tel: 03-8063 6866
Business Hours : 0700 – 1500 (Daily)
GPS Coordinates: N 03° 01.338’ E101°36.989’

Dessert, Food, Friends, Halal, Subang

Second Round @ Tim Pan Gor Gor (甜品哥哥)

October 19, 2010 thammelissa 2 Comments

We guys just can’t stop talking craps! Done with our dinner (previous post). It was about 10pm. Just can’t get enough of it. Probably because everyone missing each other too much! As said; *THE MOON IS STILL YOUNG* gagagagaga….

We decided for to go for a second round. Supper perhaps. Since my car is big enough; so I ferried everyone at once(of cause the driver is Alex lah…). Initially we thought of going to Snowflakes Dessert located at SS15; to our surprise it was so crowded. Therefore we switched to Asia Cafe. Dropped the idea very soon. As it was too warm! Mcdonald’s perhaps? Went across the road and spotted Tim Pan Gor Gor (甜品哥哥). Ahhh…finally we decided a place!

The colorful & attractive menu. Difficult to make a decision.

Sweet Potato Almond Sweet Soup – Tasty soup with rich almond taste

Water Chestnut Sweet Soup with Sago – It look more like pumpkin soup. Contains minced water chestnut.

Ginger Soup with Sesame & Peanut Rice Balls – Its ‘tong yuan’ with 2 black sesame & peanuts filling. The soup has strong ginger taste. Nice one!!

Mango Hor Fun – Its their signature item. I would say this is rather unique. The ‘Hor Fun’ made of coconut (coconut jelly strips) with big portion of Mango. Taste GOOD!

Kiwi Fruit Ice – Lotsa kiwi fruit with blended ice

Mango Ice – Rich blended mango fruit and mango chunks with blended ice

Melon Juice – Ermm….this drink don’t really taste nice

甜品哥哥
Tim Pan Gor Gor

57, Jalan SS15/8A,

Subang Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel : 03-5632 3204

Business Hour : 12pm – 12am

Food, Friends, Halal, Petaling Jaya, Steamboat

REUNION @ Tasty Pot BBQ & Steamboat Buffet

October 19, 2010 thammelissa 3 Comments

A very first reunion we had ever since our trip to Taiwan. Really missing every moment we had in Taiwan. Therefore we decided to held a so-called reunion at Tasty Pot BBQ & Steamboat located at Sunway; where we can eat non-stop, while talks and laughs like nobody’s business is permissible too. 😀

Wanyi enlightened us that we gotto be early there in order to get a good seat & food! So; Andrew picked all the 3 babes (Ashley, Wanyi & Mel) from Midvalley at about 5.45pm and reached there at about 6+pm. Since it was still early, we able to pick up all the newly displayed food!

Its a 4-Storey building. You may either sit at ground floor or the upper floors. I would prefer to sit at the open air area on ground floor.

An array of seafood

Assorted Vegetable & Dried Noodles

Huge Crabs & LaLa (Clams)

No doubt the crabs are huge. Unfortunately most of them we had were not fresh. Too bad….

Shishamo from the grilling corner.

The Grilling Corner comprised of crab, fish, sweet potato, prawns.

Ikan Bakar from the Grilling Corner & Fried Chicken Wings coated with honey from the Cooked Area. The fish aren’t that tasty. But you mustn’t miss the chicken wings. Its the best one overall (my personal opinion).

Grilled Lamb with Black Pepper Sauce.

Please ensure that you grab this fast. Or else you will end up in a long queue.

The dipping sauce

We ordered the yin yong pot with 2 different soup. We chose ‘herbal soup’ & ‘tom yam soup’. The tom yum soup is GOOD!

The boiling pot

Self-scooped Ice Cream

Ashley, Andrew, Wanyi, Yew Kong

Price : RM26.80/ person (exclude drinks)

Food : 2.5/5

Ambiance : 3/5

Tasty Pot BBQ Steamboat Restaurant (PORK FREE)
9, Jalan PJS 8/18,
Dataran Mentari,
Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel: 03 5630 1282
Business Hours: 12pm to 1am Daily

Chinese, Food, Friends, Halal, Petaling Jaya

Mel, Jessie, WC @ MADAM KWAN’s

October 19, 2010 thammelissa 3 Comments

Finally I managed to make an arrangement with an agreement from both Jessie & Wei Chi. Apparently; this round goes without Yee Mei again. She couldn’t join. *sigh*. The 4 of us really difficult to meet. However no matter how difficult it is; we will try to make an effort to meet. Normally it will be in Seremban. But this round, we held it at Midvalley. No doubt it just few hours and a simple lunch; it worth more than that.

Wei Chi and I; we both lazy to think of what to eat, so we just divert the brain cracking to Jessie (the decision maker) to decide then. Wahaha….

Therefore we went to Madam Kwan’s for our lunch. We were there about 12+pm; I would consider that as early. Otherwise we gotto wait to be seated.

The atmosphere was good. They serves fusion food. More on hawker, Nyonya cuisine. Nevertheless they do serves western food too.

Nasi Bojari (RM19++) — Tri-coloured rice with assam prawns, beef rendang and deep fried chicken drumstick(ayam goreng berempah). The drumstick was large & tasty too. Besides that, If you do not take beef, you can always change it for chicken.

Nasi Lemak (RM14.20) — Their signature food. Aromatic coconut steamed rice served with chicken curry, sambal ikan bilis, dried shrimp floss, hard boiled egg, acar and fresh cucumber.

Assam Laksa (RM12.30) — Lai fun served in aromatic tamarind broth with fish, cucumber and onions. I personally like this very much. The soup is sourish & lil spicy with rich minced fish. Very appetizing!

Our Drinks. All from the Lemon & Lime family. Wahahah….

Before the meal; some photoshots perhaps?

WC & Mel

WC & Jessie

Mel & Jessie

Food : 3.5/5

Ambiance : 3/5

Price : 3.5/5

Madam Kwan’s Restaurant
F-052, First Floor
Mid Valley Megamall
Mid Valley City

Lingkaran Syed Putra

59200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 – 2297 2297

Chinese, Family, Food, Non-Halal, Seremban

Lunch at “Silver Dragon Restaurant”

October 11, 2010 thammelissa 3 Comments

There’s a restaurant newly opened near my house; located at City Park Seremban 2. Therefore I suggested to dad to try the food there. Moreover its on Sunday; it would be more like a family day.

To my surprise; the interior of the restaurant is quite nice and the design is rather modern too.

I like this stairs. It would be nice if a bride would to pose while walking up/ down the stairs ^^

the dining hall

tit bits

tofu in garlic sauce with fresh scallop – RM20

These tofu cooked this style is quite nice. Smooth beancurd with strong garlic taste.

Tung Poh Yuk (Braised Fatty Pork Belly with Soy Sauce) along with Mantau(bun) – RM25

These half fat half lean meat(pork) taste so-so only. The gravy is so nice.

Claypot Prawns in Coconut Juice – RM40

The prawns is very fresh. Somehow the taste is so-so only.

Dwarf Pak Choi/ Nai Pak cooked with yam & crispy cuttlefish – RM20

My first time to eat this kind of cooking method. Hmm….quite special though. Most important is the vege is fresh.

“ Siong Tong Yin Choi “上汤皮蛋硯菜” – RM15

Its spinach in savory soup with century eggs.

Steam “Hoi Pan” (type of grouper fish) – RM143 (RM100/kg)

Shanghai Pancake – RM8

The skin is not crispy enough & the filling is too little.

Fa Sang Wu(花生糊) – Peanut Paste Tong Sui – RM5/bowl

Ambiance : 5/5

Food : 2.5/5

Price : 3/5

Address :

SILVER DRAGON (S2) RESTAURANT SDN. BHD.

PT 21383, PERSIARAN S2-D5, CITY CENTRE,

SEREMBAN 2, 70300 SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILAN.

TEL : 012-6741910, 016-3236148, 012-6767913

**NON-HALAL**

Dessert, Food, Halal, Melaka

Durian Cendol @ Lao Qian Ice Cafe

October 5, 2010 thammelissa 4 Comments

During my recent trip to Melaka; we had the chicken rice ball as our lunch(previous post). After the nice lunch; I suggested to Alex for a durian cendol inside the San Shu Gong building named Lao Qian Ice Cafe.

I think it belongs to San Shu Gong. San Shu Gong; is the latest landmark situated at Jonker’s Street, Melaka. If you are durian lover; you must not miss this!

the 4-storey building

The menu.

Not only serving cendol, but there are other drinks & snacks too.

Step 1 – Made an order

Step 2 – Opened the lid & scoop scoop

Step 3 – Dug out the treasure beneath the container

Step 4 – Dig till saw the durian concentrate

Step 5 – Stir everything before popping into your mouth

what can you get? (durian paste, red bean, atap chee, cendol(greeny thg), nata de coco, sufficient gula Melaka mixed with crushed ice)

face of satisfaction!

varieties of local products sold in San Shu Gong

view of Jonker’s Street from 1st floor.

Lao Qian Ice Cafe (inside San Shu Gong Building)
33 Lorong Hang Jebat, Melaka
Tel : 06-282 8381

Chinese, Food, Melaka, Non-Halal

Chicken Rice Ball @ HOE KEE

October 1, 2010 thammelissa 1 Comment

Alex & I were on 2 nights stay in Melaka. On the 1st day; we decided to head over to Melaka town to have the famous chicken rice ball. This restaurant is usually full when it meets any public holidays or long weekends. You will usually sees tourist queuing up in a long queue.

The rice are boiled till its cooked. When the rice is still warm, immediately they will shape them into round round, ping pong ball liked shaped. It is popular among the Hainanese. Why is it round? Here are the reason:- (source from Wikipedia)

“The rice was originally shaped into balls because it needed to be kept warm from the time it was cooked (often earlier in the day) until mealtime. The rice balls, when stored in wooden containers, apparently stayed warm for a longer time. The other theory is that the rice balls were more portable and were easier for labourers working on plantations to transport from home.”

This dish is eaten the same way as the regular version of chicken rice, making sure to get a portion of chicken, some rice and the soy and chili condiment into each mouthful.

our order

the appetizing Assam Fish – RM24

A plate of rice balls. Consists of 10pieces. Just enough for both of us. –RM3

The rice is not too hard. Its soft yet firm. Quite tasty though.

A plate of chicken – RM9

The chicken meat is so tender. With some soy sauce on the base of the chicken, made it even tastier.

Chili sauce which MUST go along with the rice & chicken

Food : 4/5

Ambiance : 4/5

Service : 4/5

Address:

Hoe Kee Chicken Rice

4, 6, 8,

Jalan Hang Jebat,

75200 Melaka.

Tel : 06-2834751

H/P : 012-6238431

**NON-HALAL**

Anniversary, celebration, Food, Halal, Melaka, Western

Dinner at Cravo Cravo

September 30, 2010 thammelissa 2 Comments

Since we are staying in Philea Resort; so we decided to have our dinner there. Currently only Cravo Cravo is operating. It is located near the lobby.

It was on Sunday, therefore they won’t be serving buffet dinner. Then we opt for ala-carte.

the ambiance of the restaurant-very relaxing feel

Surprisingly we were the only couple whom had our dinner there. I guessed probably because its Sunday, many of the guest has gone home. Sounds like we have booked the entire restaurant. Isn’t that GREAT! 😀

After browsing through the menu; we decided on our order. Lets see what we’ve ordered.

Watermelon Juice – RM15++

a complimentary warm bun along with butter before the meal

Braised Fish Lip & Seafood – RM19++

(vegetable & seafood dumpling) – starter

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken – RM49++

(served with bed of baked vegetable, topped with Vietnamese Roll)

Provencale Herb Crust Lamb Rack – RM79++

(served with polenta grilled courgettes roasted garlic juice)

the above 2 photos are:-

Baked Sweet Tropical Mango in Fillo Pastry (with Ice Cream) – RM22++

had a snapshot before we left.

Braised Fish Lip & Seafood – as a starter, the soup did added appetite to me

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken – they used chicken breast, which I felt its abit dry. But the Vietnamese roll is nice.

Provencale Herb Crust Lamb Rack – the lamb ribs are tasty. If there’s extra gravy, it will add some credit to it.

Baked Sweet Tropical Mango in Fillo Pastry (with Ice Cream) – the baked mango in fillo pastry is unique. It combines well with the chocolate flavor ice cream!

Ambiance : 4/5

Food : 3/5

Price : 3/5

Address :

Cravo Cravo

Philea Resort & Spa
Lot 2940, Jalan Ayer Keroh,
Off Jalan Plaza Tol,
75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
T +606-233 3399

Chinese, Food, Non-Halal, Petaling Jaya, The Gardens

Taiwan Steamboat at “Fong Lye Taiwan Restaurant”

September 22, 2010 thammelissa Leave a comment

Met up Jeanly at The Gardens on Saturday before attended Chin Hock & Ching Ching’s wedding in Mines Wellness Resort. Initially we thought of having sushi from the restaurant opposite Fong Lye. However failed to do so because we gotto wait for 15 minutes to be seated. Well; since Fong Lye is just opposite it…then I said why not lunching there, moreover Jeanly have not tried it. Its my 2nd time trying their food. Food wise I can still say it has wide range of choice, ambiance wise….don’t really like , macam pasar when its crowded, same goes to the table arrangement for 2. So close to each other…The feeling was like; “can I share your food”?? =_=

After looking through the menu; both of us were undecided on what to order. Jeanly was worrying the big portion of the food served. Therefore; I suggested why not we order a set of taiwan steamboat to share among us. We ordered a plate of fried oyster with egg.