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.

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.