Kung Fu Pan Mee @ Puchong

We had Kung Fu Panda and now we have Kung Fu Pan Mee. I was driving around Puchong area during the weekend looking for food and babe wanted pan mee. So happened we come across this restaurant which their name captured our attention and decided to stop our search and try it out. The place is located at Pusat Bandar Puchong opposite IOI Boulevard. When we arrived, there wasn't much customers but as we leave, the place was half full. There were so many type of pan mee in their menu. They are not being cocky when they put their name as Kung Fu pan mee.

Hong Kong Siu Ji Pan Mee (Sauce) - RM5.90

We wanted to try something special and different, so we went for this plate of pan mee. It's filled with minced pork, sliced mushroom and fried onions. This seemed simple but when you add their chilly flakes on top, it's really something else. It's salty and spicy at the same time. Not bad.

Jiu Pai Jiong Fei Pan Mee (Braised Gravy Sauce) RM7.90

I had decided to not order their spicy pan mee and try this braised beef pan mee. As you can see the pan mee is all covered by the thick braised beef sauce on top. There's mushrooms and also broccoli which I really like. I had added their chilly flakes on it and it becomes spicy and trust me it's really nice. The portion of braised beef is really generous. I am so full after this bowl of pan mee.

Fried Salted Tofu - RM4.00

I ordered this side dish as it seemed interesting and simple at the same time. It's actually white tofu fried to crisp with some salt on top of it. Word of caution, don't put the whole piece of tofu into your mouth as it's damn HOT. Simple and nothing special. 

This is just two type of pan mee in their menu. I am definitely going back with friends maybe to try more of their pan mee. It's not the best pan mee I had but definitely something different. One think I found out is that their drinks are so cheap. Most of their drinks are below RM3. Even their white coffee or lemon ice. This is definitely a plus point for me, how bout you? Do let me know what you think. (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)

Belanga @ Empire Gallery

This place is recommended by a few members from my gym and I wasted no time to visit one night after my work out. It's located at Upper Level if I am not mistaken. The place serve Kelantanese cuisine. So for those who tasted Kelantan cuisine before, you can come over and have a try again and for those who never, then you should really come and try it out yourself.

The place is properly arranged and spacious. I guess, it's buka puasa time so there wasn't many crowd around when we arrived. I think most of the Muslims are patronizing the night market mostly. Anyway,  let's get to the food now. We went through the menu and saw some interesting dishes. Kelantan is famous for both their Nasi Dagang, Kerabu and Nasi Tumpang, so we decided to try it out. 

 Nasi Tumpang - RM6.50 (Fish) or RM6.90 (Prawn)

This is one of Kelantan local dish called Nasi Tumpang. It's wrapped inside banana leaf and another layer of paper outside. Now lets see what is inside now. 

Once unwrapped, you will see layers of pressed rice cakes, Serunding fish and curry fish in traditional style. You will also see eggs and anchovy sauce wrapped together inside this banana leaf cone. The rice seemed a bit cold and too soft for me. But other than that, the combination of layered fish gravy and anchovy is good for me. Not too spicy and not too filling too.

Nasi Dagang with Beef Rendang - RM13.90

 This is a traditional Kelantanese aromatic brown rice steamed with coconut milk, served with beef rendang and also egg and cucumber. Their brown rice or nasi dagang is definitely not your average type of rice you eat everyday. It's a bit long and quite filling too. The beef rendang is soft and tender. Just nice and not too hard. I like the beef as they really add a lot of coconut milk or santan in preparing it but a bit high on the cholesterol maybe. There is also a bit of chicken gravy on the side if it's too dry.

Nasi Dagang with Curry Chicken - RM13.90

This is the same as the above but the main dish is curry chicken instead. Again the portion is very generous as you can see above. Both the rice and chicken is still warm which is good as I don't like eating my rice and chicken prepared since early morning. Well maybe it is from the morning but at least heat it up, right? Nice. 

Nasi Kerabu with Ayam Percik - RM13.90

This is the nasi kerabu which I had ordered. And I really like it very much if compared with the others. The ayam percik is delicious and the gravy that comes with it really compliment the nasi kerabu. Nasi Kerabu is a East coast steamed turmeric rice. There is some floss on underneath that curry and on top of the rice. I like the small small piece of salted egg and also the crunchy prawn crackers too. Simply delicious. 

Lemongrass - RM6.90

This is a glass of special concoction of refreshing lemongrass extract , kaffir leaves and a tint of squeezed lemon. This might not be everyone's glass of drink, so please proceed with caution. Cause not everyone like lemongrass. But it's really refreshing to me.

Bandrex - RM3.90

Bandrex? I don't even know how they get to that name. It's a small glass of blended ginger extract, cinnamon powder & peppermint leaves. As the menu said, this drink is good to expel wind. 

Other than the food mentioned above, they also served cakes and dessert on their pantry. It's a good place for some quick lunch or a small bite for dinner. The place offer good food at affordable prices for me. Definitely coming back to try out the other dishes in their menu. Do try it out and let me know how you think of it. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

myElephant (2nd Visit) @ Seksyen 17

My last visit to this place was around 1 year plus ago. It was my first visit for lunch with some companies at that time. This time around, it was for dinner. I heard that their dinner is something special compared to their lunch. Don't get me wrong, the lunch was good but doesn't really blow me away. So I returned back with babe and her friends all the way from Klang. We drove all the way down here and if it's not as good as said, someone is gonna get kill. Our reservation was 9pm, we came early and waited for a while outside. The place was packed when we arrived. The staff was really nice and gave us some menu to order before our seats are ready. We ordered our fish first as he told us that the fish would take some time. 

Evening time was really different from noon over here. Lights are dimmed and the atmospheres are nice and comfy. There are a lot of customers around busy with their birthday dinner, family event and casual dates. We had a long table as we are celebrating a friend's birthday. Since there's 11 of us, the waitress recommended some extra dishes as she was worried that the dishes we ordered wasn't enough. One of our friend is a Thai national and she too recommended some dishes from the menu which she is familiar with. Babe and me was quite nervous cause we recommended the place which is a Thai/Balinese style cuisine and hopefully it served up to it's name.

myElephant's Platter - RM22

I had took the liberty of ordering a platter for all of us to share and try out since we can't decide which appetizer to start with. The platter consists of Tod Man Pah, Popiah Tod, Golden Parcel, Prawn Wanton & Fresh Popiah. There are 3 of each appetizers. All are freshly prepared and fried before serving. Nice. 

Jasmine Rice (Hom Malee) + Brown Rice - RM3/pax

This is the only rice which they served in here. It's actually brown rice and it's high in fiber. They gave you a big bowl and you can ask for refills no matter how many times. So dig in cause brown rice not cheap hor~!

Som Tam Malakor - RM10

My Thai friend had recommended this and so does the menu. It's hand pounded green papaya with dried prawns & peanuts. The portion are sufficient for 3 -4 pax. It's cold and refreshing. Not my favorite salad, but still alright. 

Fried Paku - RM15

This had got to be one of the best Paku I had ever had. I don't even know they can get this good. I mean it's just Paku vege. This is one of their Jungle Vegetable of The Day. It varies from Paku (fern tips), eggplant and four-angled bean. Trust me, this is really good. Not too spicy not too plain. Simple & nice. 

Phad Pak Ruam - RM13

We worried that we don't have enough green so we ordered another plate which was recommended by the waitress. This is pan fried mixed vegetables. You have all types of green all mixed together. If you can't decide what vegetables to eat, then order this. Don't worry that the taste will be strange and all, this is just simple and nice. 

Tom Som with Seafood - RM28 (L) 

What is Thai cuisine without their Tom Yum soup right? There are a few variety to choose from and babe tried this before and recommended this. It's clear Galangal, lemongrass and lime soup with a tint of aromatic Thai herbs. You can go with Chicken, Fish or Seafood and we choose the latter. Some of them said it's too spicy but babe and me didn't even felt anything. So it's very subjective. But she had better in her first visit. The lemon grass scent is really strong and some might not able to take it. There are fresh prawns, pineapples, mushrooms, tomatoes and other vege all thrown into the big bowl of soup. A bowl would be able to served around 7-8 pax so we ordered two. 

Plah Meuk Yaeng - RM18

This is their pan-seared squid marinated with Thai soya sauce. This is a simple dish and turn out to be a good one. Soya sauce isn't that salty or spicy but just to compliment the main dish. 

Tauhu Nung Si Yu - RM15

We wanted tofu and the waitress recommended this steamed tofu for us. It's steamed tofu with Thai soya sauce, lotus root, mushroom and ginger on top. It's a simple dish again. RM15 for a steamed tofu? I am not sure. Again, it's sufficient for 3-4 pax. You decide. 

'Snow Fish' -RM45

This has got to be the 'star' of the night. It's their super best seller. Snow Fish. Why called Snow Fish? Well, as you can see from the picture, there are white stuff on top of the fish. Those are salt. It's salt baked fish with their special blend green chilly sauce. OMG~! This is really good. You add some salt on a piece of that soft warm steamed fish and it's heaven. Highly recommended. Remember to finish it before it gets cold. 

Gai Phad Grapow - RM15

Can't guess what is this right? It's actually pan-fired minced chicken with Thai holy basil. I am not sure why they called it holy basil. Is it different from the basil we ate here? Anyway, this is another good dish. I didn't even know what the heck is this till half way through. I thought it's the omelette which we ordered. 

Khai Jiao Ho Mok - RM13

Last but not least on the menu would be their omelette. But this is not a simple omelette of course. This is their so-called special egg omelette with otak-otak fish. This is alright. I think I preferred our own Pulau Ketam oyster egg to this. But again, it's two different type of dish maybe. Nevertheless, this is fresh and simple. 

The place is calling for final call around 9.30pm as the kitchen closes at that time. The restaurant closes around 10.30pm. We were the last to leave that night. Food was good and all of us are really satisfied. Even our Thai friend was satisfied and gave a thumbs up. But she did hinted that she can dish out a better Tom Yum soup than this. I think she is joking anyway. Dinner time as mentioned earlier are quite pack so better make reservation before you think of dropping by if there are more than 2 of you. The dishes are simple but yet delicious. Bring more friends as you can try out more dishes like we did. The whole dinner cost us around RM350 for eleven pax inclusive of drinks and tax. So it's around RM30+ per head which I think is quite resoable for the food we are having. Have a try and let me know what you think. (Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0)

B & Best Restaurant @ SS3 Kelana Jaya

I had totally forgot how many times had I passed by this restaurant during my 8 years stay in SS2. Cause it's so nearby my previous house and passing by it almost every single day to work and back. I didn't even realized that there is this seafood noodle stall operating in it. I was only told about this by my colleague who frequent the place quite often lately. I remembered that it's just a Chinese restaurant at night serving cooked dishes only and even dine in before. So when he told me it's  famous for their seafood noodle, I am so surprised. The place was packed with customers for lunch when I arrived. According to my colleague, it's a normal sight over here. Most of the time, the customers will need to queue up waiting for seats.

I am not sure of the name of the stall but there is only one stall in the afternoon. And they only serve seafood porridge & noodles. For those who tried seafood noodle before, you would have a rough idea what is the cost of one bowl of standard noodle. The cheapest bowl of seafood noodle would cost around RM10 I think. They served soup and also dry noodle which I ordered the later. 

Fish Cake - RM4/piece 

For those who know me well, would know that I am not into fish cake. But this is really something else. My colleague told me it's special and asked me to try a bit and it was really good. I can't stop grabbing after the other. I am not sure if I am that hungry or the fish cake was really that good. We ordered two piece and clean up the plate in no time. 

Yellow Noodle with Fried Lard - RM12 (L)

I had ordered dried noodle as I don't really do soup. Luckily they have dried noodle or else I would need to pass on his invitation. We had ordered large portion for the noodle as we're really hungry. Portion was generous with some fried lard on top. Perfect. 

Since we ordered dry noodle, the seafood soup come separately (duh~!) Portion was good. We have clams, fish balls, small oysters, some fishes which I am not familiar with, but they are familiar with Promfet and some other fishes too. I am not so into fish so sorry for the lack of info here. But importantly, the seafood are fresh and without any salty scent present. Some Yau Mak added to complement the seafood which I like. Not bad. 

Overall, I am quite satisfied with the service and also quality of food over here. Service is prompt and preparation time is acceptable too. They have a lot of helpers around so feel free to call them out. My friend even tried their 7 Seng Pan (7 Star Stripe Fish) and he told me it's really good but so is the price too. I am not so into seafood noodle but I had to say that this place does served some really good dishes. Definitely will return with some other friends one of these days. Try it out and let me know what you think. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)