Restoran Bukit Tinggi BBQ, Bukit Tinggi

The last time we came here, the place was sold out. This time we were here a lot earlier. It was DL’s 3rd attempt though, after 2 failures.

While waiting for DL to park his car and order for food, these are the eye candies from the place.

... Old Master Q (老夫子) as mural for the washrooms. Classic!

... wine rack? Not really, but rather empty bottles.

... instead of leaving business cards, they keep umbrellas.

Now, the good stuff begins…

... zhup fan? This was nice, the taste was just right.

... pot of gold, basically formed with seafood of various species.

... I call this the mommy's fried egg.

... finally, a dish which the place was meant for, BBQ grilled lamb.

... it looked like a slice from a roasted duck.

... the leftover soup from pot of seafood was turned into a vegetable mushrooms soup.

And all good stuffs come at a price…

Kin Kin Pan Mee, Kuala Lumpur

... the original chilli pan mee in KL.

Rating: 6.5/10

The original is still unmatched, albeit it was really spicy. I had only 2 scoops. Should have gone with only 1.

Location: Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman

Restoran Hafiz, Pandan Indah

... Restoran Hafiz.

... rice with egg, okra, lamb, fried squids.

Rating: 6.5/10

My sister brought me here for late lunch. She said the rice here is very nice, but I forgotten what it was called. The rice was cooked with chicken meats in it. The rice has nice aroma to it with slight hints of spice in it. The fried squids were horrible, while the muttons were acceptable. Fortunately, the curry sauce was quite good.

Unfortunately, the staff there was very pushy and keep putting stuff on my place, I had to order him to remove them, harshly.

Lot10 HuTong (十號胡同), Kuala Lumpur

Today, CTSW came looking for me for lunch. Since we don’t have anything to do, so I recommended that we head on to KL and have lunch in the foot court at Lot10. This time around, I get to try out the BKT, at last.

... a place not suited for certain ethnic of people.

... the bak kut teh looks delicious. I wonder how's the taste.

Rating: 8/10

Though I don’t really fancy Klang’s BKT, but this particular Mao San Gao (毛山稿) BKT really changed my mind. It tasted really really good. The soup was thick and black, with quite heavy scent of herbs, which I’ve never tasted before from Klang’s BKT. The meat was tender and the guy was nice enough to pick the leanest piece of meat for me. As such request was usually turned down. This BKT cost me around RM16 for a bowl of rice and a bowl of meat and soup. Steep, but it was really. I will definitely have this again when I’m back to Lot10 again for meals.

... suddenly I felt like eating bubur cha cha when I saw the picture on a stall. But this was lacking in sugar and coconut milk. Rather runny.

Rating: 3/10

Despite its look, this dessert tasted quite bad. Now I really wonder, did their quality dropped or the owner of the food court liked the plain runny taste of Bubur Cha Cha? Definitely not to my liking. It was quite runny as if they’ve mixed a lot of water in it to make a few more bowls to earn the quick bucks. Stay away from the dessert stall.

... this oysters omelette was so-so only.

Rating: 5/10

The oysters omelette was just mediocre, nothing to shout about. Though it was better than the one I had in HK, which was smaller and cost more than this.

On the very same day for dinner, I had the same Mao San Gao BKT again, at the Bandar Puteri Puchong’s outlet. Unfortunately, it doesn’t taste as good as the 1 I had in Lot10, though the price was cheaper. It lacks the herb flavour in it which I preferred.

Koi Kee Portuguese Tart, Macau

... finally, I got my hand on a Portuguese tart.

... tastes a lot better than those selling here. At least it's sweeter on the egg custard and the skin was crispy and layered like croissant.

Rating: 7/10

Today is the last day of the trip. We didn’t know what to have for lunch in Macau, hence we decided to go for souvenirs first. While we were at St Paul Street, there were many bakeries along the street. We went to try almost every types of almond cookies in those shops. I decided to hold back on consuming too much as I still needed to try the original Portuguese Tart in Macau, as those in Malaysia were really bad.

Unknown which shop to try, I simply decided to pick 1 from the most crowded one. It’s the Koi Kee tart. The taste was really good. Unlike what I had in Malaysia, the egg custard was actually sweet. Sweet enough that it’s just nice. The crust was flaking and crispy. Like a thousand layer croissant. I wished I could pack these home if only they remained fresh.

My conclusion was, one would never die of hunger being in Macau.

Hong Tai, Hong Kong

... a typical eatery store by the roadside in Hong Kong.

... give it another chance, try the HK milk tea again.

... Nissin noodle with luncheon meat and sunny side up egg.

Rating: 5/10

Went to the back alley for a quickie breakfast before we go to Lantau Island. I ordered the milk tea to see if the taste would be more suitable for me. The taste was still the same, pretty consistent compared to the previous milk tea I had. The noodle was nissin noodle, very much like our instant noodle. This breakfast was a heavier flavoured meal I had in HK.

家鄉肉菇板面 @ Kedai Kopi Peng Kee Baru, Kepong

... the shop front.

... the stall.

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... the spicy pan mee.

Rating: 2/10

This place serves the first pan mee with fried pork lard that I ever discovered. Hence I held a fond memory of it in my mind. Unfortunately, it has moved into the mass market as well. While I ordered for a dried pan mee, like I usually do. The boss prompted me whether to have it “spicy” or not. Without realising it, she was actually referring to the spicy pan mee style. When it was served, I was surprised. My ordinarily nice dried pan mee turns into a spicy pan mee. Anyway, I dived in real quick because I was hungry. It tasted quite bad actually, especially after I’ve mixed in the egg. The whole thing became a sticky chunk. The chilli sauce/paste was not significant either. The fried pork lards were hard like rocks today.

Location: N3 12.879 E101 38.327

Yan Yan A One Restaurant, Old Klang Road

... this place was recommended by MH when we asked if there's anything nice around the area we were at.

... not so complimentary peanuts.

... PG ordered this out of norm. I was surprised he suddenly so interested in pork belly with salted fish.

... I wanted something different, hence I ordered kai lan this time.

... PG shouted at hot plate bean curd while the lady boss was busy explaining on their signature tofu dish.

... DL said, make sure there's at least 1 fish dish. Knowing he loves Teo Chew steamed with super sour. This was a special request with pH2.5 soup. Look at the leakage at the bottom of the pan.

Rating: 6/10

This place was a pretty good one, amidst the bad lighting conditions. The clay pot pork belly with salted fish was quite nice. PG was asking for all lean meat at first, but the lady boss assured him that it has to be taken with fats on the meat and no one asked for lean meat only for such dish. I was chuckling away at my table corner (though the table was round, somehow I managed to find a corner for myself). The gravy was sweetened though. Then the stir fried kai lan was amazing. The taste was just right, not too salty and the feeling of healthy dish as it wasn’t too salty like other places. I felt so contented with it.

Hot plate bean curd was nice, but I still preferred my favourite hot plate bean curd laden with superb mushroom sauce. Only to be found in Subang Hi-Tech. Finally, when the fish was served, I was almost blinded by the acidic vapour billowing up from the plate. The soup was super sour and super salty at the same time. A pH2.5 kind of soup. DL loves it, I can’t take it any longer. I thought I lost my tongue from the corrosion.

A place worth another visit, maybe not going to challenge the lady boss for an “extra sour” Teo Chew style steamed fish.

Location: N3 05.860 E101 40.520

Millennium Crispy Chicken, Ming Tien Hawker Centre

I’ve been craving for this crispy chicken for a while now, probably 1 or 2 months back. Every time I remembered about it, it was either during lunch time on weekdays or it was Sunday evening. During lunch time, I can get it from Asia Cafe in SS15, but it would be very inconvenient in term of parking. While on Sunday evening, the other source was in Ming Tien Hawker Centre, which is located in Taman Megah. The place would be packed with people because of the night market that was held there every Sunday night.

Fortunately, I suddenly remember about it before I could decide what to have for lunch. Hence, I went out to pack a takeaway and eat at home. Hence the late lunch. It’s not a very filling meal too because I’d feel hungry after a couple of hours having this kind of meal. I don’t need to feel too full because I’d be going for my boss’ baby’s full moon’s dinner.

... rice, topped with sunny side up egg with chili and sweet sauce as condiments.

... the yummylicious deep fried chicken.

Rating: 7/10

Aside from the rather salty crispy stuff on the chicken and the feeling of guilt for having such unhealthy meal, there wasn’t anything else that worth complaining. It used to be sold for RM4.50, complete with a drumstick and egg, now it’s RM5.50 already. Nothing escapes the inflations, other than RM5 chicken chop in Kuan Yew Restaurant, of course. I wonder when will be my next time having this. Hope this satisfies my cravings for another 2 months or more down the road.

Location: N3 06.869 E101 36.703

Cake Walk Cafe, Ara Damansara

... hot lemon tea in IKEA's porcelein cup.

... my chicken cutlets in mushroom sauce.

... a closer look on the cutletS...

... yup, there were indeed only 2 (two) chicken cutletS on a whole damn plate!

Rating: 2/10

I tried to be different today. I ordered something which I wasn’t sure if it was nice, instead of just did what PCL did by ordering an egg sandwich. When my Chicken Cutlets In Mushroom Sauce was served, I was so surprised. Yes, I rummaged through the whole plate looking for more chicken cutlets. Finally, I gave up. I was only give 2 pieces of chicken cutlets which were about the size of a 50 cents coin each. I guess their purpose of putting in an extra 1 piece so that the dish’s name on the menu would look and sound nicer with a plural ring to it.

Well, if I’m getting only 2 pieces of cutlets, so is the score for the dish. 2 out of 10 then.

Location: N3 07.225 E101 34.763