Jakes Charbroiled Steaks / Happy Birthday, Mum!

Happy 60th Mum :-)
Jakes Steakhouse, Damansara Heights
Add: 21 Jalan Setiapuspa, Medan Damansara, KL
Tel: +603 2094 5677
Mum had Lamb ribs with bbq sauce, and dad and myself each had a succulent Australian rib-eye (Dad's opted for a larger cut!). Starters were the always good Oxtail Soup (I had the Goulash), and fantastic Potato skins. Very yummy!
Jakes has been my family favourite for years ... why? Good value, consistent quality, good service, and pretty much a damn good steak!

Zillion Restaurant (Air-Con) in Bukit Tinggi, Klang

Dinner, 21st January

Yes, this is not Million restaurant, or Billion restaurant ... it is a ZILLION restaurant! :-)

Found this new restaurant in Bukit Tinggi, Klang ... Lala (kam-hiong style) was simply average, yam basket with sweet and sour pork filling was good, and minced-pork sizzling tofu was not as good as Section 17 PJ's!

Yu Ye, Dau and Jared visit me Casa

Saturday, 20th January
Ye, Dau and Jared came to visit my new home over the weekend ... Ta-powed Tai Chao dinner consisted of Char Choy soup, Foo-pay kuen (Spring rolls), Marmite Chicken, and veg. The dessert after, courtesy of the Chuas, who brought some beautiful pastries over from KLCC's Isetan (Sun Moulin) was excellent!

Yui-Tao Vermicelli and Hokkien Mee, off Jalan Ipoh

Lunch, 21st January

A little coffeeshop tucked away, off Jalan Ipoh ... 25 bucks was all it cost for Yui-Tao Mai Fun (Crispy battered fish head, with vermicelli in white broth), Hokkien Mee which was hand-made (Amazing texture to the noodles), Thai-style deep fried tofu, and Stewed pork with Vinegar. Amazing value, great makan!

Directions from The Map ... "Just behind HSCB Jalan Ipoh, Look out for a temple called CHOO something, then turn right, go straight. Food stall facing the temple just next to a big monsoon drain"

Pan Mee, Swee Hing Coffeeshop at OUG

Breakfast, 21st January

A bit of heaven for 4 ringgit ... Pan mee done the traditional way, 'noodles' were not shredded, in fact it was pieces of flour cooked in a delectable broth with tasty ikan-bilis and fragrant seaweed.
Mmmmmmmmmmh :-)

Rojak, Giant in Subang

Saturday, 13th January

Lunchtime at Giant, Subang ... Excellent ice kachang (Kidney beans were superb), good Chendol, Mi goreng (Pretty yummy), Rojak with Fried Chicken (Good too!).

Shang Palace, Shangri-La KL ... Dinner with 3rd Uncle and Aunt

Shangri-La, 11 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Telephone: +603 232 2388

7.30pm 13th January, Dinner with Sah-Ku and Sah-Kim who travelled from Australia ... at the delectable Shang Palace in the grandeur of the Kuala Lumpur Shangri-La. Thanks for a really yummy treat!

Soup Restaurant, Singapore

Soup Restaurant
Viewing Mall North,Level 3 , #03-086 ,
Changi Airport Terminal 2, SINGAPORE
Tel: +65 6545 6866

A take-away meal that travelled from Singapore to Malaysia ... well worth it!Samsui Ginger Chicken (Tender steamed chicken wrapped in Crispy lettuce, topped with tangy minced ginger oil sauce, with a combination of sesame-soya sauce, DELECTABLE!), Beggar Ribs (Lean, yum!), and Beggar Bowl Tofu (Very yummy sauce!). All for the princely sum of SGD$37 (Approx. RM$85).

Seremban Siew Pao

Seremban Siew Pao Sdn Bhd
No trip south of Kuala Lumpur would be complete without a visit to the mecca of siew paos ... Seremban!

Warong Seremban Siew Pow was where I savoured ...

(1) Chicken siew pow - INCREDIBLE! Great pastry, beautiful filling, not oily ... simple perfection.

(2) Pork siew pow - GOOD! But can't compare with the chicken version!

(3) Char siew soh - A recent home made one I had was MUCH better then this ... :-)

(4) Egg Tart - OK pastry, but what made up for it was the egg-custard filling, very good.

(5) Kaya buff aka Kaya puff - So so ...

Even tried the cooked food at this establishment,

(1) Lamb curry (Damn good!)

(2) Black Assasint and Stamed Bread (as described on their poster) ... this was actually stewed pork with man-tao! Very yum!

(3) Paper wrapped chicken (Interesting variation, with hint of chinese wine, this was good too).

Overall, this establishment certainly did not dissapoint. A must visit!

Ps : Last 2 pics is of the Loh Poh Peng that Stan and Debs brought back from HK, I was enjoying it when I wondered, " What is this chewy stuff? " . Only after 2 mins, did I realize I was eating the paper-wrapper at the base of the biccie! OOPS :-)

Satay and local Malay fare, Negeri Sembilan

3rd January 2007
Recent makan places in Negeri Sembilan ... Satay along the roadside, with incredible peanut kuah and ketupat, and Malay fare ... Telur bistik (Minced chicken omellete with sweet-sour filling), Kangkung with Salted Fish, Chicken with ginger, Tomyam prawns, and Telur Bungkus (Minced meat filling ... YUM!).

Hakka Mee, Tow Kee (Seremban)

Tuesday lunch, 2nd January 2007
Fantastic 'al dante' hand-pulled noodles, with the tastiest minced pork .. This is Hakka Mee at its finest.

Congratulations Stan and Debs!

1st January 2007

CONGRATULATIONS Stanley and Debbie on their engagement :-)

The lovely couple did the deed in Hong Kong, so romantic! And still found time to ta-pow lots of great foodstuff back including the world famous Yung Kee goose! And, all sorts of other dried and biscuit delicacies too!

ps - Ta powed Chee Cheong Fun for breakfast from an undisclosed PJ location , mmmmmmh ;-)

Happy New Year!

1am, 1st January 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Its 2007 ;-)
I am looking forward to a year filled with love, family, friends, forgiveness and faith.

Backyard in Sri Hartamas ... good band playing 80s music, we were entertained with Rock Ballads all night long, GO BON JOVI! The vodka ribena was decent, good value but probably TOO much ribena!

Hafiz mamak ... Desa Sri Hartamas, on the road leading up to Souled Out. We had tasty nasi lemak and pedas-maggi mee goreng, yum.