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.

Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun in Restoran Goodwill. ' Like father, like son.'

Ever since I moved to KL some years back, I have been on the look-out for interesting places to eat in the Klang Valley. Yes, there are lots of places where you can get good food especially good hawker food. However, I sometimes miss having the good old Ipoh hawker food. Recently, I came upon real Ipoh food especially this one from Puchong.
Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun (Kai See Hor Fun) may be sold everywhere in the Klang Valley but this particular stall in Puchong is THE original chicken hor fun.  This stall is operated by Chee Heng, the son of the guy operating the stall in Restoran Thean Chun, Leech Street, Ipoh which is beside Kong Heng.  I have known Chee Heng's dad ever since he was a very young boy helping in the Chicken Hor Fun stall ar the once famous Ice Kachang stall of Cown Street, Ipoh. He later moved the business to Leech Street where he has been operating there with a younger son.
I took a drive to Puchong in search of the stall which is located in Restoran Goodwill along Jalan Kenari. Parking is relatively easy especially in the early morning before the crowd arrives. Chee Heng serves the chicken hor fun exactly the same as his dad's version with the prawn oil.

The chicken hor fun (kai see hor fun)
served with lots of chives (kow choy)

Three bowls for us.

A view of the stall.

Thats Chee Heng preparing the food.

A view of Restoran Goodwill.









His father Ah Seng is an old friend and he serves the best chicken hor fun.

From the original stall in Leech Street.
This is meehoon mee.

The original chicken hor fun of
Leech Street.

The original guy Ah Seng at the stall
in Restoran Thean Chun Ipoh.









Well, as I said 'Like Father, Like Son' serving delicious Chicken Hor Fun.  My verdict - The son's chicken hor fun is equally as good as his dad's version.  So now I won't need to head to Ipoh to have this.

Canning Garden Chee Cheong Fun in PJ

There are many Ipohites who have moved over to KL or PJ over a period of time. I too have moved to KL a few years ago after having retired. Many of us Ipohites are familiar and were regular customers of the famous Chee Cheong Fun stall sold at night next to the Canning Garden football field (Jaycee Park). There would be lots of cars parked beside the field and people tucking in to their favourite chee cheong fun. My brother in law from KL would visit this stall and gobble down a few plates of it whenever he was back in Ipoh. That stall has since been closed while the other stalls, operated by the younger brothers, opened up at a couple of places in Ipoh.  This particular stall that I am writing about is managed by the youngest brother and his wife in SS2 P. Jaya.
They operate their stall out of their van at the SS.2 wet market in the morning and also at the SS.2 food court at night. When I went to their stall, we had a long chat about their original stall in Canning Garden.  Most of their chee cheong fun is pre-packed but you can also eat at the stall al-fresco.

I bought the pre-packed chee cheong
fun with mushroom gravy to eat at home.

The chee cheong fun stall at the
SS.2 wet market

Busy packing the sauce.

The all-important sauces nescessary
for a good Ipoh chee cheong fun.

The youngest brother and his wife
operating their stall.








I really enjoyed the chee cheong fun for lunch and it had that original taste of the famous Canning Garden Chee Cheong Fun.  Now. Ipohites don't have to head back to Ipoh to have this as they can get it here in PJ or right at your doorstep for some.

Restaurant Nepal

Restaurant Nepal - Himalayan Cuisine. I heard about this place from blogs and also from friends. They were raving about the food here so I decided to give this place a try. It is situated just opposite TGIF. We went there the other early at around 6.30pm and were the first customers so we could choose the table of our choice.  Service was very prompt and we were served by a very friendly girl. Going through their menu, we settled for a few of their popular dishes.  Nepalese food is influenced by Chinese, Indian and Nepalese preparation and cooking so it would be interesting to try it.

A view of the restaurant

Part of their menu. They have quite
a wide sellection to choose from.

Its called Shangrila. A drink similar to
Sangria with red wine, fruit juice and
apple slices. Very refreshing.

A closer look at the Shangrila or Sangria.

Deep fried Momo. They have it deep fried
or steamed. The latter is similar to the
Chinese 'Siew Loong Pau'

Chili Chicken marinated in spices,
stir fried with onions, capsicum.

Aloo Silam - a potato dish. I love the spices
with the potatoes.

This is called Chatta Mari - almost like a
pizza. Goes well with the sauces provided.

Mutton Bone Marrow cooked in
a pumpkin curry. If you love mutton,
this is the dish for you.

We were recommended this dish. Ghee rice.
Looks like fried rice but with ghee which is flavourful.








After dinner, were served a complimentary dessert called Sewai, made with vermicelli and coconut cream. It was very nice as I love sweet desserts. It is almost like the Indian Payasam which is also my favourite. We were all very happy with our meal and perhaps come back again to try other dishes.

A Simple Stall by the Road

My son just returned from Oz recently and had the urge to have good old nasi lemak (in banana leaf packet) and so one morning, my sons and I went to this stall. It is situated very near my younger sons apartment in Kerinchi, Bangsar South.. I have been to this stall a few times before and I liked it.
Parking here is easily available in the mornings as most folks would have left for work. We seated ourselves at this mamak stall and the friendly boss came over to take our order. The packet nasi lemak is very good as well as the roti canai. The guy making the roti will sometimes do some acrobatic tossing of the roti to entertain the customers.

Nasi Lemak packed in banana leaf.

An opened packet or bungkus

Another look at the opened packet.

Food here is cheap and tasty. The teh tarik, nasi lemak and roti canai all cost RM 1/- each and the stall is always packed with customers. You won't miss it as it is situated at the T-junction as you come down the hill from Pantai Hill Park.  It is worth giving this stall a try if you are in the vicinity.

Another Visit to Restoran Soo Kee

The weekend came by and being Merdeka day, my wife and I, together with my nephew and friend took a short drive to Ampang via the DUKE highway taking only about 15 minutes. We wanted to have lunch at Restoran Soo Kee as we noticed some customers the other day having noodles which looked very tempting.
The restaurant was packed when we arrived but were lucky that we didn't have to wait long for a vacant table.
We ordered Ngow Yoke Hor (Beef with flat noodles), Fried Rice, and another two plates of Sang Meen, one with fresh water prawns and the other with mixed ingredients. Of course, we couldn't do without the roasted pork which looked so tempting.

The Ngow Yoke Hor (Flat Noodles
cooked with beef.  The beef was very
tender and went well with the flat noodles.

The Fried Rice which was fluffy
and well fried. Loved it.

The Sang Har Meen (Crispy noodles
with fresh water prawns). I think this was
the star of the show.

Crispy Roasted Pork.
Lovely.









It was a wonderful lunch having these noodles. After lunch, we decided to do some walking and headed over to the grocers just behind the row of shops to do a bit of shopping.

Restoran Sri Ahthyswary Curry House

Its been quite a while since I last had Banana Leaf Rice and one Sunday, we met up with my Brother in-law at this place in PJ Old Town area.  There used to be an open field field where people go and let their birds sing from a pole at that field. Its a nice hobby actually. Anyway, this field has not been used for this purpose since.
This shop that we went to is just opposite the field and parking is very easy. You can even park right in front of the shop. They have quite a variety of dishes to go with the banana leaf rice and as we were hungry, we ordered quite a lot of add-ons.

The basic set of vege served with rice

Don't forget the papadam

A variety of dishes to add on

More variety to choose from

The front of the restaurant








Prices are reasonable and if you are a vegetarian, you can also leave out the meat dishes. The vege dishes are wonderful. Give this place a try if you are in the area. It is just off Jalan Gasing in Jln. 5/51.