Fancy some mee rebus, pasembor and cendol?

I have seen this stall every time I go to Sri Hartamas which is parked just beside the Petronas service Station.  It was around lunch time and I noticed a huge crowd at the stall and I was feeling hungry. I parked my car at Petronas and headed over to join the queue at the stall. I think most of the customers were probably from the nearby offices and many of them were ordering 'takeaway' or 'tar pau' as the locals say. As I waited for my turn, I couldn't help but notice the lovely fried cucur, prawn crackers and stuff. As the guy was cutting the prawn crackers, I could see and hear the crispiness of it and I was just waiting to sink my teeth into it.
I decided to order 'takeaway' as I wanted to eat it in the comfort of my home so when my turn came, I ordered 2 packets of Mee Rebus'. The guy was very efficient and systematic in taking orders and preparing the food.  He boiled the noodles and bean sprouts, after which he placed into the styrofoam box, cut the prawn crackers, cucur, potatoes and egg on top of the noodles. The gravy was separately packed and ready to go. Each packet cost only RM4.00 which is really cheap.

Look at the lovely 'fried' stuff.

The guy taking orders while preparing
the food.

The guy busy preparing the food.

Another look at the mee rebus with
some salad  added to enhance it.








The moment we arrived home, we opened the packets of mee rebus onto plates, poured on the gravy and also added some extra green chillies and salad to enhance the taste. I must say the mee rebus tasted good and I will definitely go to this stall again if I want a mee rebus fix. Most of the stalls in the Klang Valley don't have mee rebus. They only have rojak (pasembor) and cendol and even if they have the noodles, it is served the rojak gravy which is different from having the real ree rebus gravy. The other places I enjoy having mee rebus is in Ipoh so when I'm in the Klang Valley, this stall makes my day.

Restoran Sri Grand City

Restoran Sri Grand City is situated in Section 11, Petaling Jaya near the University Hospital. I have heard about this place from members of the IRC group and since I was in the vicinity, I decided to give this place a try. I was early that morning again and feeling hungry, I headed to look for this restaurant.
I managed to get a place to park nearby and I could see that I was not the early bird as that area was already crowded and parking was rather full. This area has three Indian restaurants namely Sri Paandi,which draws a bigger crowd, then comes Sri Grand City and another further down the road which was rather empty. Anyway, I sat myself down at an empty table and waited a while to see if anyone would come to serve me. Not sure if the waiters were dreamy that day or just not attentive. Finally, one of them came to take my order. I ordered a set of poori and my usual teh tarik.  While waiting for the food to arrive, I decided to take a few pics of the place.

My order of Poori came in a set of two
poori and lots of potato gravy.

A closer look at the potato gravy. Taste was
quite good.

Another look at the poori set.

Overall, I would say the food here is quite good but the service needs improvement. I also enquired about their BLR and was told that they charge RM7.00 for the basic BLR which I think is more expensive than many other places but where cleaniness is concerned especially the toilet, this place shines. I'm impressed with it. Still a good place to come for your meals.

Uncle Appu Curry House

I have been hearing a lot about Uncle Appu Curry House, in Section 19, Petaling Jaya and one morning, I decided to give this place a try. This restaurant is situated at the busy intersection previously known as the Rothmans Roundabout and traffic can be horrendous depending on the day and time you are in that area. However, I was early that morning and I managed to get a parking spot nearby and made my way to the restaurant.
What impressed me was the cleanliness of the restaurant and the friendly staff.  I found an empty table inside and sat myself down. The waiter immediately came and took my order. Whenever I try the breakfast in a new place, I will normally order a Rava Tosai to gauge the food. My tea and tosai came rather fast and I was pleased.  The Rava Tosai would have been nicer if it was left on the pan a bit longer as I like it a bit crispy. The sambar or dhall made however made my day as it was thick rather than the diluted kind many other places serve. It had lots of dhall (lentils) and was very tasty without the taste of MSG. Another plus point is their Onion Chutney which was awesome. Here are some pics which I took of Appu's.

The front portion of the restaurant.

My order of Rava Tosai. As I mentioned, it would have been nicer if it was crispier.

Just look at the thick sambar with lots of
lentils. Beside it is the Onion Chutney.

The chili chutney with another helping
of the thick sambar.

My Rava Tosai and tea came to only RM 3.50 which was much cheaper than many other places. I enquired from the staff about their basic BLR and was told that they charge only RM 5.00 with 3 vege. Wow! Thats much cheaper than most places and the food is tasty too. I will definitely make another visit to Appu's for lunch to try their BLR.  Cleanliness is also their plus point.

Early breakfast at Lavaniz Curry House, Subang Jaya.

I was up and early this morning. I was in the vicinity of Subang Jaya and decided to head over to Lavaniz Curry House in SS.14. This is the place my friend Nov Velan was telling me about for its good food so I had to come and try out this place.  Getting there was quite easyas I know the area. The only thing is there is lots of construction going on for the LRT .
Anyway, I found the restaurant and made my way to find a table. As it was early at around 8.30am, I was one of the first customers there. They had the usual breakfast fare which I like and the waiter was very friendly. I took some pics of the food and I hope you like them.

The entrance to the restaurant.

My order of a single poori. Normally comes
in a set of two poori but I only wanted one as
I wanted to try something else

My small plate of poori with dhall.

Uppuma on the food tray.

I love the potato gravy with poori.

Fresh Idli.

The vadai looked nice.

I had a good breakfast here which was tasty and cheap. I was told that lunch starts from 11.00am and they have a wide array of awesome dishes which includes nasi biryani. This calls for another visit to Lavaniz Curry House, this time for lunch.

Breakfast at Sri Suriya

I heard about Sri Suriya Curry House and also read about it in some food blogs so I went there one day to give it a try. It was easy to find this restaurant as it is situated at a new row of shops beside the Sri Shakti Eswary Temple along Jalan SS.3/39 which is one of the main roads in SS.3, P. Jaya. I was there early at around 8.30am and parking was easy but I'm not so sure about lunch time . Anyway, there was not much of a crowd that morning so I sat myself down on an empty table and ordered Rawa Tosai as I always do in other places.  My drink and rawa tosai was served to me quite fast. It was quite good and I helped myself to the chutney and the sambar with a bit of chicken curry gravy. As I was having my tosai, I noticed their food try was empty as it was not yet lunch time so I guess they bring out the food later to cater to the lunch time crowd which means that everything is served fresh and hot. I have read about their choices for lunch which is very good so maybe I will head over here for lunch one of these days. One plus point is they have clean toilets which is good.

Rawa Tosai was quite good.

Their container for cur

IIddiyappam or putu mayam. One is
the usual plain white while the other
is probably Rawa.








Their biryani rice is popular which goes well with their mutton and other delicious curries. I will definitely come for their lunch if I am in the vicinity.

BLR Lunch at Sri Athyswary, P. Jaya

In my previous post, I mentioned that I had a wonderful breakfast at this restaurant and upon leaving the place, I saw them bringing out the dishes for lunch. I had to come back again for lunch and so I did. As usual, parking is a breeze here as there are lots of parking space in front of their restaurant.

Being a hot day, I decided to sit in their air condioned section whereupon the boss came and took our order. I had to have the Banana Leaf Rice especially with all the lovely vegetarian dishes available that day. Their basic set costs only RM 6/- .

This is Raj Kumar, the owner of the place.
A friendly and courteous guy.

This is the basic set @ Rm 6/- only.

Self service of vege at your disposal.

I had a very satisfying meal that day and I definitely will return for another round of BLR. They served me Payasam which I like. I was told they serve it on Fridays.  As I left the restaurant, I noticed there were a few other Indian restaurants in the vicinity. Probably will try them out one of these days.

Goodshed Restaurant Ipoh

Just mention 'Goodshed Restaurant' and many Ipoh folk especially the more senior ones will recall how this restaurant together a couple of old style mamak restaurants were thriving in Ipoh. I remember the days when Ipoh had these famous restaurants such as Rahman Restaurant, Federal Muslim Restaurant and the Goodshed Restaurant.  The previous two have folded up and leaving only Goodshed Restaurant to stand the test of time.
The notable dishes were Murtabak, Ayam Roast, Kambing Kurma, Nasi Biryani and many others.  I have been patronising the Goodshed Restaurant for many years when I was in Ipoh and the owner, Mr. Akhbar, knows my family very well.  On my recent trip back to Ipoh, my family and I decided to drop by at the Goodshed Restaurant for nostalgic reasons and when Mr. Akhbar saw me, he was pleasantly surprised and called my name out loud and started to chat with us and also giving some fatherly advice to my boys. Thats how close we were.  The restaurant still packs a reasonable crowd of ' old faithfuls ' and we can be considered that too.

This is Mr. Akhbar, the proud owner of
Goodshed Restaurant.

Their famous Ayam Roast

Crab curry, another popular dish.

The yellow cabbage with dhal.

A view of the restaurant under the shed of
some trees.

A side view of the restaurant.









We had brunch there as we had an early breakfast at another place in Ipoh Garden upon arrival in Ipoh. It was nice being able to catch up with Mr. Akhbar and his family at the restaurant.  I will definitely head to Goodshed Restaurant whenever I'm in Ipoh.  For those not familiar, the Goodshed Restaurant is located at the railway godowns of Ipoh along St. John's Road just before reaching Silibin.

1977 Ipoh Chicken Rice

When you mention 1977 Ipoh Chicken Rice, most folks in the Klang Valley will know this restaurant as they have opened up many branches in strategic areas to cater to the diners in search of good chicken rice.
We went to their restaurant in Jalan Gasing, PJ as we were in the vicinity and as always, parking is a problem as most folks will want to park their cars as near as possible to the various restaurants in that row of shops. Luckily, my son showed me a parking area not too far away and I found there were lots of parking bays available.  I guess they are just plain lazy to walk a few extra steps.
Anyway, we went to the restaurant and even though it was already full, we managed to get an empty table for the three of us. Service was good and the guy came over and took our order. We didn't have to wait too long as the food arrived shortly. Looks like they have a very good system running here.

The chilli sauce and ginger at the counter
ready to be served to the diners.

The main guy cutting the chicken and meat.

A front view of the restaurant.









Chicken rice is popular with most folks and everyone has their own preference as to which is their favourite place.  I have also found a few other places in the Klang Valley that serve lip-smacking chicken rice. Anyway, if you happen to be in this area, this will be quite a good choice for lunch.

Beef Ball Noodles in Ipoh

On my recent trip back to Ipoh, I made it a point to have Beef Ball Noodles.We went to my favourite place in Taman Rishah Indah, Falim but unfortunately, they were closed. Feeling disappointed,  we decided to head over to the city centre to another shop that serves Beef Ball Noodles just opposite the former Yau Tet Shin market (Pat Kok Low) as the Chinese call it. The shop is at the Perak Toong Onn Wooi Koon.
We arrived at around 11am and the shop was half filled with customers which was fine by us instead of the huge crowd that go there for dinner. I was told that there are two families that operate here, one for the morning shift while the other is for the night shift. Both families are from the famous Buntong Beef Ball Noodle outlet.

A bowl of beef balls.

Beef balls called Tai Yuen.

Beef Tendons soup. I would have prefered
it if the meat was more tender.

Noodles with minced meat and chicken feet.

A bowl of beef tendons and my favourite
fried Sar Kot liew.

A closer look at the sar kot liew.  It was really
awesome compared to those sold in other places
in Ipoh.

An assortment of fried goodies. I particularly like the ones on bottom right. It has sar kot and chives.








We were very happy with our meal and even bought some sar kot liew and the ones with chives to take back. (tar pau).  I will definitely come to this place when I make my next trip to Ipoh.

New Hollywood Restaurant

New Hollywood Restaurant is a halal restaurant in Canning Garden, Ipoh. I used to meet up with friends for breakfast when I was still living in Ipoh. Having lived in Kuala Lumpur for the past few years, and also due to work commitments, I hardly made any visit to Ipoh. My usual trips to Ipoh were short and I did not have much time to visit my favourite haunts such as New Hollywood Restaurant.
I did make a visit to Ipoh a few days back and this time, I made it a point to drop by at this restaurant for breakfast. It is a Chinese coffeeshop but everything here is Halal and majority of the customers are Malays or Muslims who go there to savour the Chinese food.

The front view of the coffeeshop

Mr. Khoo at his Lor Bak stall

There is also a Mamak stall selling Roti Canai and Mee Goreng at the front portion of the shop. I forgot to take a pic. of the stall. It is nice to see people of all races enjoying their food at the coffeeshop.  There is also another coffeeshop behind New Hollywood Restaurant that operates from evening till night. I used to frequent that shop but unfortunately it was closed when I went there that evening. Perhaps I will try again on my next visit to Ipoh.

At Kg. Kacang Puteh (Kg. Chikadee) Ipoh.

When I was back in Ipoh the other day, I had to make a visit to Buntong where they had all the wonderful varieties of kacang puteh (as it is often called). Aptly known as Kg. Kacang Puteh in Kg. Chikadee, there are many outlets that sell this delicacy. From wooden little houses, they have expanded to bigger houses where they produce and sell this awesome delicacy and some have even gone international. The bigger outlets trade it overseas too.
I was looking for my favourite stall by the roadside that sells fresh fried vadai, curry puffs, cucur and many other tasty munchies but unfortunately, that stall was closed.  Anyway, I wandered into the numerous outlets there to buy my favourite kacang puteh.

The front view of the shop.

Some of the assortment of kacang puteh
on display.

More varieties on display.

Available in smaller packets and at
very reasonable prices.

A poster of their shop.












I landed up buying lots of different varieties of kacang puteh to take back to KL.  I remember bringing my BIL here and he ended up buying and packing them in boxes to take back to US.  Kg. Kacang Puteh is a 'MUST' place to visit when you are in Ipoh.

Another Visit to Pandian's

My BIL just returned from NZ and wanted to have some Indian food for breakfast. My very first thought was to head straight to Pandian's place in Medan Selera  SS.3. In my previous blog, I wrote about this place as I loved the food there. My BIL just loved the food so much that he made me take him there the next day again for breakfast.

The potato gravy, sooo good!!!

Another pic of the Uppuma.









This is one place I can go for my breakfast anytime, anyday, everyday.

Penang Prawn Noodles at Restoran Woh

It was a cool morning with overcast sky when my wife and I decided to head over to Sri Damansara for some Penang Prawn Noodles (Har Mee).  We were told that there is a stall at Restoran Woh selling awesome har mee. It took us a short while looking for the restaurant which is a corner shop along Persiaran Cempaka, Sri Damansara.
When we arrived, the restaurant was full with many customers tucking in to their food. Somehow by chance, we met a couple of friends at a table so we joined them. They were regular customers here and were the ones who recommended this place.

The Penang Prawn Mee (Har Mee) cost only
RM 4.60 and had very authentic Penang taste.
It was awesome.

Char Koay Teow RM 4.50 with lots of prawns
and cockles. Just as awesome.

The prawn noodles stall. I was told that he
was from Penang and came to Klang Valley
bringing the authentic taste.

The lady frying char koay teow and
speaks English too.

The front view of the restaurant.

I was hoping to find Woo Thow Koh (Yam cake) but was told that they open only around lunch. Tough luck! Maybe I'll have to drop by another day for that. Somehow, I have this craving for woo thow koh and am on the lookout for this. If you happen to be in the vicinity of Sri Damansara, try Restoran Woh as they have lots of choices i.e pork noodles, nasi lemak, pan mee and many more.