Ah Loong Grill Fish @ Wang Zi Kafe, NZX, Ara Damansara

Thank you Big Boys Oven, Ken of FoodPOI, Richard, Edward and Wang Zi Kafe for the invitation for the food review.

This was the second time I went to NZX at Ara Damansara. Wang Zi Kafe is located just behind NZX complex. Not knowing its history, Wang Zi Kafe is a branch to its famous SS2's Ah Loong Grill Fish.

There, I met up with BBO, Iamthewitch, Jess and Chris Tock. It was my first time meeting Iamthewitch though, she and Rachel can really chat.



The entrance...



The place has made its name with a number of write ups and promos from newspaper and TV as well. This includes the popular "Ho Chiak" TV show. I would call this the "Wall of Fame"...



We were entertained with a numbers of drinks with vibrant colours. Colourful!



Some might thought its just the colours were nice, but rest assured, it was pretty good.



My personal favourite was the Kiwi drink, I loved it.



The butter escargot came first, priced at RM 15.00. Some might mistaken it as a prawn from the outlook but it was indeed Japanese escargot that was coated nicely with butter sauce and yet it was addictively delicious.



Next, was the Fried Pork Knuckle...



When I cut the fried pork knuckle, I could feel the skin cracking signaling the crispiness of it. Pork knuckle might looks like an easy dish, but sadly its not. Some would have crispy skin but the meat will totally overcooked while some might have tender meat but the skin is not crispy. Finding a right combination of both, is quite hard actually. Luckily, the fried pork knuckle here had crispy skin with tender meat. Came together with the jelly fish, it went well with the chili sauce. This dish might look fat, but it was the ladies who ate the most out of it.



Salad prawn was next. Disguised with the salad, the prawn was nothing less than decent.



La La soup was next. First thing first, la la was not overcooked and the soup was deeply flavoured with hints of chinese wine. The whole package came together well.



The mixed seafood with beancurd. A mixture of seafood with tomato sauce poured on the beancurd. Some might love this, some might have different preference on this. I would say I prefer to stay neutral on this.



The special mixed vegetables didn't disappoint me. The vegetables were cooked nicely enough to have the "crunchiness" feel. This was decent.



As the feast went on, we were served with claypot chicken with yam. I haven't had such dish for some time. Well, I must say that personally I would prefer the yam to be softer but the overall taste was decent.



It was Rachel's first experience with chicken fish. Oh well, I had a few times with my family before. We loved it. Rachel has a personal preferences on fish, so anything related with fish she would rate it slightly higher.



How could we complete the lunch without their famous asam grilled fish. Grilled to perfection, the asam grilled sting ray was a popular dish. For those who fancy spicy, this will be a match making dish. Not to mention, the tasty spicy chili sauce that blends well with the fish. It was good.

In general, the food was good and the place was comfortable. Didn't know much about the pricing as it was a food review. My personal preferences? Pork Knuckle, don't miss it!

Thanks again, Big Boys Oven, Ken of FoodPOI, Richard, Edward and Wang Zi Kafe for the invitation.

Address:
69G, Jalan 1A/41B,
Pusat Dagang NZX PJU 1A,
Petaling Jaya 47301 Selangor M,sia
Tel: 603- 7885 0252
Fax: 603- 7885 0252
Web: http://www.loonggrillfish.blogspot.com

Steamboat Buffet @ Tasty Pot BBQ Steamboat Buffet Restaurant, Sunway Mentari

*Pork-Free Food*

Thank you Wenny of Tasty Pot and Tim from 3-meals.com for inviting me for the Tasty Pot BBQ Steamboat Restaurant food review session.

I've personally came here with Rachel for a birthday celebration dated a few weeks back.

The place itself was gigantic. Its the first time in my life to see a steamboat restaurant with 4 dedicated levels / floors for steamboat buffet. I kid you not. 4 floors of steamboat!!



The massive building of steamboat!! Whoaaa....

If you wondering where's the place is, its located at Sunway Mentari and I attached a map below. Lots of parking spaces.

Well, let me show some of the buffet foods available...



Check out the variety of foods! I would call this personally, the "balls" counter. From fish to chicken balls, many variety of balls except pork balls. Tasty Pot is a Pork Free restaurant.



Can you see seafood?



All fresh fresh...



Green green vege vege...



Very fresh seafood.... big prawns, "sotong", crabs and many more...



Rachel took this, definitely not me...



Check out the size of that crab!



Tasty Pot offered a unique combination of soups. Soya Bean soup, Curry Soya Bean soup, HK Satin Porridge / Congee soup, Chong Qing (Ma Lat) Spicy soup, Thai Tom Yam soup and Chinese Herbal soup. Top left was the Soya Bean soup and top right was the Chinese Herbal soup.



Left was the Thai Tom Yam soup while the right was the Chong Qing (Ma Lat) Spicy soup. Chong Qing (Ma Lat) Spicy soup is for the hardcore spicy soup lovers.

Every soup has their own distinct flavour, I always prefer the Chinese Herbal soup. Rachel loved the spicy soup. The Soya Bean soup tasted slightly "too new" for my taste bud but some might loved it as well.

For your information, they have grill section that offered grill seafood and grill lamb as well.

It was a wonderful eating experience and it was great to meet new friends like Renee and Wai Ching.

Group picture with lady boss, Wenny.

Group picture with bloggers, Simon, Renee, Wai Ching, Rebecca and Tim.

Price per pax is RM 23.80. To me the pricing is not too bad.

Address & Website:


Map:

Heavenly Chicken Rice House @ Damansara Utama (DU)

Its a lovely Sunday rainy morning. A great recipe for a long sleep. Yet, I had to wake early today at 7.30 am to put my clothes to the washing machine. Wife, Rachel had been complaining I have done too little in helping the house chores and spending too much time on my PC. So then, I woke early today, be a good husband and washed the clothes.

I didn't blog yesterday, I felt guilty and told Rachel did to do a quickie (short post). Ran through my folders and found this.

I had been to Damansara Utama for food for a while. However, a few weeks ago, a friend called me up to have a lunch there. Why not?

We were supposed to go for the famous Pudu's May King's branch at Damansara Utama, but it was closed that day. So we went to a chicken rice shop nearby, Heavenly Chicken Rice House.



The shop...



We ordered the beansprout. Beansprout here a bit "fatter" (thicker) and not as crunchy as I thought. This was decent.



The steamed chicken looked delicious when they served it. The chicken was topped with chopped fried garlic with oil, making it extra fragrant. The meat was tender and fresh. It went well with the chili sauce. This was decent.

In general, the food was decent. Price was reasonable (PJ price) and the service was okay. Place was well air conditioned.

Address:
95, Jalan SS 21/37,
Damansara Utama,
Tel: 03 7728 7286

Japanese Dinner @ Nippon Yataimura, One Utama

Like many married couples or dating couples, finding a place for dinner has never been easier. When it comes to food, my wife would say "...anything, you decide". But when I suggested for a few places she would say "...how come you don't know what I love to eat?" So then, up to today probably no scientist would understand why the ladies like to ask what to eat when they already know what they wanted to eat.

Anyways, lately we realized something we had in common. Japanese foods. As we were looking for one, we bumped to a Japanese restaurant that we haven't been there for ages, Nippon Yataimura.



I loved the interior. I showed this exact picture to a Japanese friend and she wouldn't believe this is in Malaysia. It has a very authentic Japanese feelings.



The fried salmon skin came first (RM 5.00). Salmon skin was crispy and soaked with the lemon juice blended very well with Japanese mayo. Fattening but yummy!



Spider roll was next (RM 18). Presentation of the food was slightly off but the sushi was okay. Fried soft shell crab and cucumber was rolled with Japanese rice and topped with fish roe and Japanese mayo. This was decent.



Chicken Nanban at RM 12. Chicken coated with egg was deep fried and creamed with mixture of Japanese Mayo. This was decent.



Hotate aburi yaki was priced at RM 12. Raw scallop was lightly grilled. The scallop was very fresh and tender. The taste was very natural, very much dependent on the freshness of the scallop.



The waitress there were recommending the spicy salmon head to us. They told us it was very good. They even discounted it to RM 12 for us to try. Well, the salmon head was decent. Coated with the spicy sauce, the salmon head never lacked of flavour.



We forgotten we ordered the baked potatoes (RM 5). Even though its nicely baked and topped with butter, we didn't manage to finish this. We were too full.

In general, the food was decent. Service was good and the pricing was okay for shopping mall. I loved the interior.

Address:
Lot LG-352, Lower Ground Floor,
1 Utama
Tel: 03-7727 8389

Receipt:

5 Layers of Beef Burger @ Wendy's Pepper Stacker Media Launch, Jaya One

Thank you Wendy's for the media invite. I almost ran late for it as I was caught with a meeting earlier on.

Well then, what's this Pepper Stacker is all about?



Basically you customize the burger up to 5 stacks from the original 2 stacks.

Well, since I'm "kiasu" enough, I stacked it to 5 stacks!

After the media briefing, we were given an exclusive tour to the kitchen of Wendy's. Due to some of their secret recipes, we were not allowed to take any photographs of it.

We were shown the process of cooking the Pepper Stacker burger. Each single beef patty was cooked by a "chef" and then dipped into the thick pepper sauce. They were using the square flat pan to cook it, similar to those at Ramli burger stalls. I wonder whether did they hire the "chef" off those stalls.

After the short brief tour, I could wait anymore for my Pepper Stackers with 5 beef patties! I named it as Pepper Stacker 5 stacks!



My custom made burger!



Checked out the size of this! Generously with lots of hot pepper sauce!



Its kinda sloppy as there's 5 stacks of beef patties. You have been warned!



I know its a bit gross but you can easily the 5 layers of beef patties.

Someone asked me whether was it juicy or not? The answer was yes. The beef was tender and as each single beef patty was dipped into the pepper sauce, it was very juicy and hot. Ya, almost for the sauteed onions as well. Anyways, I loved it!

This is my first time I had a 5 layers of beef burger. I'm proud of it!

Fresh Steamed Crabs @ Super Crab Aroma Seafood Restaurant

This is my second visit to this restaurant. I didn't blog about my first visit as I wasn't happy with it. It wasn't so much about the food quality, more to the $$$.

Anyways, it was a gathering and my friend suggested this place, Super Crab Aroma Seafood restaurant for dinner. The place is well air conditioned and parking was not an issue.



Stir Fried Mix Vege (RM 15) was came first. The mixture of lady's finger, "petai" and brinjal was decent.



We ordered half bird of roast spring chicken for RM 19. It was decent but portion was too small. Personally, I felt the chicken was too pricey and I was shocked to see the bill.



The fresh steamed crabs with eggs was the star of the night. The 1.5kg of crabs cost us RM 95.40. The crabs were amazingly fresh. To steam it with egg was an excellent choice. The crabs were amazing, but also amazingly pricey.

The crabs were excellent, other than that, the rest was just decent. Service was good but the foods were pricey.

Crabs were recommended but do watch out the price tags.

Address: