Bread Basket Bakery @ Kota Kemuning

 For those who is living around Shah Alam particularly Kota Kemuning should have tried this place before or at least heard of it. The name of the place is called Bread Basket Bakery. The shop started off selling pastries like bread and cakes and eventually evolved into a cafe and a Chinese restaurant on the top floor. When you entered the shop, it's nicely decorated like a cake shop with varieties of breads to choose from. But there are lots more which they can offer other than just bread and cakes.

 Hot Mochacino - RM 6/cup

Babe ordered their hot Mochacino which is nicely blend. Drink it while it still hot as it gets pretty sweet when it's cold.

 

Ice Mochacino - RM 6.90/glass 

For an additional 90 cents you get to have the same drink with ice. Actually I kinda like their Mochacino over here as it's quite thick and not those thin layer of powder only. 

 Mushroom Soup - RM 5/bowl

This is one of the best mushroom soup I had in a while. I am not kidding here. It looked like your average bowl of can made mushroom soup but trust me it's really creamy. The interesting part is that, it's not really thick. For those who doesn't like thick mushroom soup but still want that creamy fragrance of mushroom, then this is the one. Add  that crispy piece of garlic bread into it's a perfect appetizer. The taste kinda like Carbonara to me. You had to try this to believe. 

Deep Fried Calamari - RM 8/basket

I am actually contemplating whether to order their cheese baked mussels or fried calamari and since I had tried their mussels before, I go with the calamari. This is good simple dish. The calamari are fresh and not that hard. Freshly fried so it's really crispy. Ask for thousand island sauce to go with it and it's perfect.

 Marinara Cheese Rice - RM 13.90/set 

This is one of the recommended dish in the menu. You can opt for cream or tomato based sauce. As you can see babe had choose tomato base. The rice is topped with seafood and covered with cheese on top. 

 Very cheesy~! They are not stingy in the cheese they are using which is good. But the rice underneath it seemed to be a bit plain as babe complaint that the tomato sauce isn't enough. You have the usual squid, and prawns together with the rice.

Basket Chicken Rice - RM 9/set 

Last but not least my chicken in a basket rice. They should actually called it basket chicken fried rice as the rice underneath are fried. This is my second time ordering this dish as I am so hooked into it. It's actually boneless chicken with cream sauce. The cream sauce are damn milky and nice. Plenty of chicken as you can see as the portion are quite large. Rice are fresh fried from the wok I presume if it isn't, it's still one heck of a good fried rice. This is highly recommended. You have a choice of chicken or fish in a basket. 

The place is packed with customers during lunch hour so better be quick or go after lunch hour. Even dinner time the place is crowded with people. Never really tried the pastries but I did saw people buying them, so it should be good. The set also come with a bowl of soup of the day and also a scoop of ice cream. So for that price, it's damn affordable. The place is Halal, so no problem for our Muslim's friends too. Service is good and the waiters are friendly. (Rating: 4.2 out of 5.0)

Address: 

Bread Basket Bakery 

No.2, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla Y31/Y,

Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam

Chef Loong @ SS2

I was told of this restaurant by my ex-colleagues on a few occasion and finally we managed to pay it a visit a few weeks back. I was really happy with the lunch over there and decided to bring my lunch buddy over. The restaurant is located at SS2 same row as the police station. The restaurant is managed by a lady boss who is very friendly and glad to introduce what is good over there. Since it's my second visit, I know what I wanted to order and recommended my lunch buddy something too.

The set that we ordered come with a glass of cooling home made sugar cane chestnut. If you noticed from the above picture, one of the drink are different as they ran out of sugar cane and gave me something else. They even have winter melon too offer you if you wanted. 

The set also come with their soup of the day. It's nothing spectacular here but something to warm your tummy up before the main course. The soup is warm and not too plain and not too salty. Your average bowl of soup. 

Stirred Fried Spicy Rice Flour Roll - RM5.50

This might looked like a simple dish but trust me it's delicious. It's actually stir fried chee cheong fun. But they added sesame seed, eggs and some garlic on it. If you bite on it, you have this bit of crunchy texture on it as the surface are fried too a bit burn. So there's this crispy bite to it. Trust me, it's really nice. 

Shanghai Steamed Double Boiled Soup Dumpling 

This is also part of the set that we ordered. Yes, it's Siew Loong bao. Size is your average steam dumpling and the soup inside isn't that half bad. Actually it's quite alright. Don't compared to the RM9 per set over at i-Dragon over here and you be having a cheap good Shanghai dumpling. Ala-carte are selling for RM4 I think. 

Stir Fried Spicy Ramen - RM13.80

The set which I had ordered is their stir fried spicy ramen and I ordered mine extra spicy. Looks simple but the noodle are tangy and nice to bite on. Not too salty or over cooked but just nice. Prawns are a bit sad but for the price I am paying and all the above side dishes, I am alright with it. 

Spicy Fried Rice - RM13.80

My partner in crime had ordered their spicy fried rice. It's not that spicy actually. Nothing special bout the fried rice here. A bit of floss on top with fresh prawns to go with the fried rice. Again, I am emphasizing that the set is value for money. Nothing too fancy but think about what you're having. 

Overall, we had a really filling lunch and almost didn't managed to finish the side dishes. I think nowadays, we spend around RM10+ for lunch alone with drinks sometimes cost about RM4-6. I am talking about eating out at restaurant and not economy rice of course. So why not eat something worth your money and also good at the same time. Other than the above, they have ten over sets for you to choose from. So do have a try and let me know what you think. (Rating: 4 out of 5)

Tien Tien Lai @ Bandar Puteri

It's been week and I finally managed to dine at this restaurant called Tien Tien Lai or Fu Gua Thong (bitter gourd soup) restaurant. Trust me, the place will be pack till the road side after 6pm. So we arrived half pass five that day. It's located at the same row as Teow Chew Moi at Bandar Puteri. The place as the name says, served home cook meal with bitter gourd as the main dish. There are a few signature dish in the restaurant and we ordered a few of them namely the bitter gourd soup and also fried pork.

 Bitter Gourd Soup - RM10

This is their signature dish of the restaurant which is the bitter gourd soup. The soup isn't those that we drink at the normal restaurant. It's really strong and from the soup itself you can see they had added a lot of pork into it. There are plenty of pork and also some other parts in it. I am not into bitter gourd but heck this is one hell of a soup. A must order if you are eating in this place.

 

Bean Curd with Minced Meat - RM8

Wanted something simple hence the dish. If I am not mistaken the bean curd is not steamed or cooked. It's just fresh from the fridge but it's chilled in this case. Top with minced pork and it's ready to go. They also served bean curd with fried onion oil & Thai style bean curd.

Preserved Radish Omelet - RM8

As my brother is going vegetarian nowadays so we decided to ordered this preserved radish rather than the prawn omelet. Again it's crispy and plenty of radish but maybe a bit oily. But then again, it's hot and really nice to go with the other dishes. They have onion, minced meat and bitter gourd omelet to choose from.

Signature Fried Pork Belly - RM4/portion

This had got to be my favorite dish of the place. As you can see, it's pork belly and it's fried. I eat anything fried and in addition it's pork too. Delicious. It's freshly fried and it's half lean half fat and extra crispy. I had ordered two portion or slices for this plate. Trust me, it's juicy and finger licking good. Yummy!!!

 

 

Sweet Potato Leave with Garlic - RM8

This is a normal vegetable but I really like it as it's fresh and not too oily. Most importantly, plenty of garlic. I really like garlic in whatever food I am eating.

We were really full at the end of the meal and I was totally satisfied with the dishes. Even down to the bean curd and vegetable. Maybe it's because of the home style or feel from the dishes which make the place such popular among the residents. I will definitely be going back again for their signature fried pork again maybe for lunch or dinner. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Teo Chew Moi @ Bandar Puteri

Visited this place called Teo Chew Moi which is located at Bandar Puteri last weekend with my brother's family. It was recommended by him actually. I think he is very fond of this restaurant because of the food and also the price. As the name goes, the restaurant serve authentic Teo Chow dishes. Moi in Teo Chow means porridge. So the porridge and also rice in the restaurant are free and refillable (self service).

 

As you can see, there are many dishes on the tray which ranges from fried bean curd with eggs, stewed bean curd, steamed minced pork and lots more. My first impression was that the place looks like it's serving economical rice. But in a very clean and proper environment. Don't get me wrong, this is not my first visit to a Teo Chow restaurant. I had tried once before at SS14 called Teo Chow Meng which I think is quite well known too.

And here are the vegetables and also the stewed duck.

These two big bowl or pot are filled with salted vegetable which is very common in Teo Chew cuisine. After getting all the food that we wanted, we ordered our drinks and waited for the dishes to be served to our table.

This is one of my favorite dish of the day. It's pork being cooked or stewed with some mushroom. The pork is a bit scattered around but the gravy is nice and the pork is soft. I think this is too a a very common dish for them.

 

Cooked potatoes. Nothing special here but the potatoes are not too soft and mushy (thank God!). I like this dish although it's simple. 

This is the steamed minced pork which I mentioned before. This is another common famous dish from Teo Chew. It's packed with all sort of pork meat and some other ingredient which I don't even know what. But the important thing is that it's really nice.

Stewed bean curd. Simple and nice. Again not too soft and mushy when you poke your fork into them.

We ordered two plates of green and this being one of them. Very crunchy and fresh. Maybe a bit oily.

 

This is the only dish which I didn't tried as I don't really like salted vegetables. Or is that what they called it? But from what my family and babe said, it's nice.

What is a meal without some eggs. So I had choose fried eggs with some bean curd in them. I think this is available in Hokkien cuisine too.

Last but not least, Thai styled Chicken. I don't think this is common anywhere but Thai but hell, I like eating fried chicken or anything fried for the matter of fact. It's not that crunchy anymore but I don't blame them. Still a bit of crispy-ness in it and I wallop the whole plate up at the end. Nice~!

As I mentioned earlier, you can opt to take the dish with white rice or porridge which is located at the side of the restaurant for you to take. It's refillable so don't get greedy and take a whole lot and wasting it at the end. The total damage for the lunch comes to RM46 for 4 adults and a kid with inclusive of drinks. I was startled when the waiter told me that, as it's like eating economy rice and paying RM10+/head for it. But then again, it's not your normal economical rice and the food is good and healthy. Environment is clean and air condition too. So it's alright if we pay a bit more for that. The place is located behind the new Public Bank at Bandar Puteri and facing the Badminton hall. There is another shop on the same row name Tian Tian Lai which I wanted to try out on my next visit. Will let you all know how it goes.

Address:

Teo Chew Moi

No.18, Jalan Puteri 2/4,

Bandar Puteri,

47100 Puchong

Contact: 03 - 8063 5541

Yik Kee Restaurant @ TTDI

This was my first trip over to this restaurant which is located at the saw row as the famous Loh Shi Fun at Taman Tun. It's called Yik Kee and from what I saw inside, it's main branch is located at Gohtong Jaya, Genting Highlands. The famous place where you eat fresh patin fish, fresh prawns noodle, shark fins, Buddha Jump Over The Wall (sorry, don't know how to translate this but you know what I mean). So me and my boss went in and browsed through the menu and decided to go with their special lunch set for 3 person.

Soup of The Day
The soup of the day was the winter melon with chicken. It's fresh but nothing special bout it since it comes with the set. As usual, a good soup always warm up my tummy before a storm of more good food to come.

Steamed River Patin Fish with Superior Soya Sauce

We were quite eager to taste the fish as fresh river patin are quite pricey in the market. So how fresh and good this dish, are the main question. Portion was good for three person with sufficient portion as the fish isn't too skinny. It is considered fresh but I had better. But considering the place and all, it's quite good. Combined together with their superior sauce, nice.

Yik Kee Roast Duck
I can say that the portion wasn't that large but just enough for the three of us. It's not hard and not too tender but right in the middle. No special sauce is given for the duck. Skin isn't that crispy and the meat isn't that strong of a herbal taste. Just your normal plate of Roast Duck.

Fresh Water Prawns Fry Noodle

We didn't ordered any rice to go with all the dishes as we thought that the portion of noodle from this dish would suffice. From the first look, it isn't that much but when we start to eat all the dishes one by one, it's quite filling. The fresh water prawns is just like the name said, fresh and large. Noodle was just alright. Strong scent of the egg yolk in the noodle. Some sort like Mun Yee Mee that we normally eat with Fresh Prawns in this case.

Overall, we have a good filling meal. The whole meal isn't to say cheap as there were the Patin fish, Fresh Prawns and Roast Duck. The whole meal cost us RM118++ and when you add tit bits and tea into the bill, it adds up to RM131. Expensive? Maybe. But it's claimable, so I guess it's alright with me. Their shark fin will dry you up around RM98/portion while the Buddha Over The Wall cost around RM70 - RM80. (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)

Langat Fishing Seafood @ Hulu Langat

This is my second visit to this restaurant. This is definitely not an easy place to locate. It's located at Pekan Hulu Langat. You have to travel a short distance of jungle like trail before reaching the restaurant. But once arrive you can see a lot of big luxury cars park in front of the restaurant every night. The restaurant is called Langat Seafood & Beer Garden. They are famous with serving fresh seafood everyday. Walk in the entrance and you will see pictures of recommended dishes on the wall with some other pictures of famous celebrities who visited the place.

Herbal Chicken - RM28/half chicken

This is one of the recommended dish of the place. It's basically their version of herbal chicken wrapped in paper. Damn the chicken was so soft and tender with the soup being so tasty and all. This has to be one of the best herbal chicken I had. We had half a chicken that night. And it was large. Totally love this dish. We asked for a large spoon to finish off the soup at the end.

Sliced Fish in Kong Pow - RM38

I am not sure how to translate the name but it's called Sang Yue in Chinese. They have this special fish that night and the lady recommended it to us. Portion was really large but most important the fish were really fresh and soft. There are dried chilies, cashew nut, onions and capsicum. You might think it's a bit steep for the dish but it's really worth every penny of it.

Special Bean-Curd - RM10

The portion wasn't that much actually. As what other restaurant did on their house bean curd, this is too the same. They blend other bean curd and ingredients together and cooked it together. Nothing special here. But for the price, it's quite cheap though.

Paku in Belancan - RM10
This is one of their famous vegetable in the restaurant too. But it was a bit disappointing to us. The vegetable was alright but the dried prawns was too little to accommodate with the generous amount of belacan and vegetable.

At the end of the dinner, the place was packed by customers. The food was definitely worth the journey for me. Other than what I'd ordered on top, they are also famous for their fish head, pork knuckle and frog (tin kai). But mostly are fresh fish. Try to order some other vegetable and bean curd from the one I had ordered as it's not really that good as said. Definitely be going back some day with my family most probably as it's too far to bring my friends. I think they go crazy when I tell them how far it is. But for me, there are no far places where I won't go for good food. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Address: Langat Seafood & Beer Garden
Lot 100, Jalan Sungai Sop,
Batu 14, Pekan Hulu Langat,
Selangor D.E
Contact: Mr. Chen Heng Keong (019-228 6037)
03-9021 7215 / 7216
Business Hour: 11.30am to 11.00pm
with Every alternate Tuesday off

CA Food Enterprise @ Sunway Mentari

I heard of Johor style Bak Kut Teh before in some TV shows previously but didn't had the chance to try it out. I had traveled down South for so many times and didn't once I had BKT over there. So funny that my first taste would be in Sunway. It's a new restaurant located at Sunway Mentari. This place is serving Johor style BKT which was recommended by my ex-colleague. It's lucky that me and my ex-colleagues had a lot in common in term of food.

Bak Kut Teh with Everything - RM8/pax

There were 10 of us so we had ordered 2 pots of this BKT. The soup as you can see is quite clear compared to the one we normally had over here. The one we had over here had strong thick soy sauce taste whereas theirs are more lighter and the taste is more strong but towards herbal side. The ribs are soft and the lean and fat layer of pork are very tender.

Lettuce - RM8/Large Plate

We had ordered some vegetable to go with the pork. As usual, some fried onions on top and soy sauce to add some taste.

Rice Wine Chicken - RM 8.50/small or RM 11.50/large

This is one of their famous dish over here. It's their Rice Wine Chicken. The ladies like this pot of chicken a lot. The chicken are really tender and get this, it's soft and juicy too. It's really rare to have such soft and tender chicken cooked in rice wine. Definitely a recommended dish.

Sesame Chicken - RM 8/small or RM 11/large

This is the second famous dish from their restaurant. This is my personal favorite too. The sesame sauce is smell so good and the chicken again is so tender and soft. The sauce isn't that thick that the sauce hides the taste of the chicken. But it's just right. This has got to be my favorite dish of the day.

Steamed Fish Head in Garlic - RM 18/small or RM20/large

I know it's weird to see these kind of dishes in a Bak Kut Teh restaurant but heck, it's nice eating something else other than pork. This fish head isn't that large but the garlic are plenty and get this, it's not that spicy as it looks. But the taste of garlic is really strong. Wondering if it's from the famous Bukit Tinggi hills. It was just alright for me as I am not so into fish head anyway.

The aftermath.

One thing we don't like bout the place was the size of the pot which the tea are being served. It's so darn small. They don't cater for large crowd maybe. So we need to order 2 pots of tea for the 10 of us. Other than that, it's alright. Service are considered good but again I think they should hire more workers in the future when the crowds are getting more.

This is where the Bak Kut Teh is being prepared and also the rice wine chicken. Still using the traditional charcoal, slow but the dish taste damn nice.

The place is still new so I think it needs time for people to get to know bout it. The total damage for the lunch come close to RM110 if I remembered it correctly. Please be reminded that we ordered 2 sets each of the dishes above (except the chicken). Sad thing is that, they don't serve dry Bak Kut Teh but they had compensated that with their Sesame Chicken which is really good. Definitely bringing my family over to have a taste of this restaurant during the weekends. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Address: No.8, Jalan PJS 8/18,
Dataran Mentari,
Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya
Contact: Allan Phang @ 012-214 1433