Cupcakes by The Tea Room Lady

I got a text from a good friend of mine asking if I could help her review some of her 'product'. Girl, you had me at Hello. And the rest is history. She is actually a blogger herself and you she will update all her new creation on her blog. The she known as The Tea Room Lady in the blogger world. So this is the box which she passed to me today for my first food testing. To be frank, I am quite pressured to test her products as I am not sure how effective would my review be. But anyhow, thanks to her again for having faith in me. Let's get down to business now.

When I opened the box I was surprised to see 4 different design of cup cakes. From the left, we have cup cakes with chocolate and some colorful sugar sprinkles on the top, second is with some colorful and nicely cut mush mellow shape of a flower, third we have some walnut kernel and lastly the blue one with chocolate bar on top. First impression of the cup cakes would be, small and cute. You can decide what you wanted for the topping and she will do it for you, well of course for a price. But no worries, it's a reasonable one of course.

First taste of the cup cakes, the bread or the base of the cake is soft and you can still taste some butter on it rather than plain old bun. The topping or icing on top add a sweet taste to the cup cakes of course. But one thing separate this and the one I had tasted before, is that it isn't that sweet. I hated cup cakes as it was too sweet previously. But this is just alright. Not too sweet but also not too plain which lost the whole taste of it. 

So if you are interested of trying some, you can of course drop by her blog at over here. She also specializes in celebration cakes, cupcakes, biscotti, cookies, festive delicacies and any other pastries which suits your every occasion. You can talk with her and let her know what is your idea or let her give you some suggestions. You can contact her through email beljee@hotmail.com. But of course for my details you better drop by her blog and check our her creation yourself.

Grand Imperial Kitchen @ Empire Gallery

My last visit to Grand Imperial would be luncheon with my colleagues at BSC. This time around when I got an invitation for lunch again at their new outlet at Empire, I quickly said YES. When I arrived, the place was packed but luckily we managed to get a seat and straight away looked through their menu. From the menu, we could see that the restaurant focuses more on their individual super value set rather than their dim sum. Don't get me wrong, they still have dim sum but not as much as the one over at their other larger outlet.

The main objective of our trip over was to try out their so-called super value set. They have 10 value sets in their menu. Most of the sets price ranges from RM11.80++. They have the common, Roasted Pork rice, Curry Chicken, Yang Chow fried rice, Braised Ginger Duck, Lamb Belly, Chicken Curry Noodles, BBQ Sliced Pork Noodles, La Mian Soup with Preserved Vegetable & Shredded Pork and La Mian with Minced Meat with Mushroom.

The first that we ordered would be their famous Roasted Pork rice. The rice also come with fried egg. I think all of their set also come with fried egg. The roast pork although not as good as the one we had at BSC but still it's above average. Portion was alright I guess. My friend even ordered an extra bowl of plain rice and remember to get some extra sauce from them too. If you're really hungry don't order this. 

I had decided to order their Yang Chow fried rice. I regretted ordering it when I saw the size of it. I was really hungry that afternoon and the portion was really small. Well, other than the portion which I didn't really satisfied with, the taste was really good and the prawns are fresh and plenty too. Remember to get plenty of chili oil from them to go with the fried rice. Again, don't order this if you are hungry. 

I should had ordered this as the portion was really generous. This is their Curry Chicken Noodle. The noodle was at least 1.5 portion. The noodle is a bit different from the one that we had outside. It's really thin and not too soft. Just the way I like it. The curry chicken was strong of curry powder but still it's alright. I don't expect any authentic curry from a Chinese Restaurant anyway. Chicken was really generous too. 

The Curry Chicken Noodle set also come with soup dumpling. And all cost the same as my fried rice and also roasted pork rice. You can order this if you're really hungry. Well, at least I think it's filling and worth my money.

Steamed Siew Mai with Prawns - RM4.80

We won't miss the chance to try out their famous dim sum and we decided to start with the basic. Their steamed Siew Mai with prawns isn't a fight to the one over at BSC but still really good comparing with others. Prawns are fresh and importantly it's not all wet like it's over cook.

Steamed Glutinous Rice - RM4.80

Next would be their Lou Mai Kai or steamed glutinous rice. Surprisingly it's really good. There's the usual mushroom, fried pork and chicken. The rice isn't that sticky though but still it's alright with me overall.

Overall, I am quite satisfied with the quality of the food as in their taste. Service I wasn't that satisfied. Well maybe they are still new since the restaurant had just open. The place was really pack throughout lunch hour. The restaurant isn't that large so it's called 'Kitchen' in their name. The wanna do some sort like a quick lunch outlet for their customers. I like that, cause you won't think that the place only serve expensive food and we can also have a taste of their good food with a reasonable price. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Sabi Wasabi @ Bukit Tinggi

It was Friday and I'd decided to give babe a surprised and picked her up for lunch at Klang. She decided to have Japanese cuisine and recommended this place to me. She had tried it out with a friend few weeks back and highly recommended to me. Her wish is my command and we arrived within minutes from her house. It's located directly opposite Aeon Bukit Tinggi. It's called Sabi-Wasabi. It's the same row with Pappa Rich and all green outside, so you can't miss it.

Salmon Hana Maki - RM8.88

It's basically salmon with fish eggs. And plenty of it (fish eggs) too. I just wanna clarify that all of their sushi are prepared when ordered right in front of you. So the sushi are really fresh and the fish eggs are so attractive if you like eating it. 

Maguro - RM4.99 / 3 pcs

For those who doesn't know, Maguro is Japanese term for bluefin tuna. Other than salmon, tuna is the other commonly used dish for any sushi roll. The maguro is thick and fresh over here. You can see it from the color.

Inari Soft Shell - RM8.88/4pcs 

I had specifically ordered this when I saw it in their menu. Soft shell crab, who doesn't like them? It's so crunchy when I sink my teeth into the roll. The mayo added some taste to the soft shell too. Highly recommended from me.

Yaki Gyoza - RM10/ 5pcs

I am such a fool for pan fried dumplings. You can choose pan fried, deep fried or soup for the Gyoza. The outer skin is so soft and not thick at all. Since it's freshly prepared, the dumplings are still warm which is really important. Size are small but it's alright with me. No point having a large dumpling but don't taste that good.

Saba Shioyaki - RM18/plate 

They have a few type of fish to choose from in their menu and we landed ourselves with mackerel. It's just plain mackerel being bathed in salt and then grilled. Squeeze a bit lemon and it's all ready to go. Not too charred and the fish are soft and tender. Not bad.

Yaki Tori & Ton-Bara Enoki Maki - RM3.50 & RM4.00/stick

The one on the left would be chicken skewer and the right is straw mushroom roll in sliced pork. I preferred the pork skewer as it's so tender and the sauce that comes with it really compliment the whole roll. Nothing much special on the chicken skewer, just a normal chicken with sauce.

Ton-Tama - RM4.00/stick

This is recommended by the waitress, which is their pork wrapped with omelet. I am not sure what is so special bout this stick, but it's just normal pork sausage being wrapped with omelet to me.

Karaage Toji Don - RM16/bowl

Last but not least, I had ordered one of their rice set as I wasn't full from the whole course. This is deep fried marinated chicken with scrambled egg. This is not too recommended from me as it's a bit flat on the taste. Chicken isn't that much too. But since I was hungry, I had finished it off and that is the end of it. 

Overall, the place do serve some real fresh sushi but for the price you're paying, it's still alright with me. I know, some will compare to Sake or Sushi Tei but this place do have some other dishes in their menu which I haven't tried out yet. Will I return? Maybe, if babe requested it again. Will I recommend it? Well, if you are willing to pay RM9 for a plate of Salmon Maki or Soft Shell. (Rating: 3.5 out of 5.0)

Honkee Porridge @ Damansara Utama

First I have to apologized for my disappearing act this past week as I was away oversea. Now let's get back to the food. I am not into porridge that much but I am such a sucker for my grandma's home made porridge. I am only into Hokkien style which is thick and not those Cantonese style with a lot of water. Anyway, the place I am introducing is located at Uptown, Damansara. It's called Honkee Porridge. To be frank, if it's not my friend who recommended it at the first place, I won't be walking into this restaurant. The owner has a long history which takes back to 1949.

Fried Crullers - RM1/piece

We had ordered 3 pieces of crullers but it wasn't as warm or hot as I expect it to be. But still, I am a sucker for crullers. I like to crullers no matter it's hot or cold.

Fried Intestines - RM3

No, I didn't ordered this and I am not into any type of intestines or rather 'spare parts'. My mom once told me that I would eat anything which is fried and now I can tell her, she's wrong. I am not eating this. But one of my friend was so into this. I'd tried one and it's crunchy and not as bad as I thought. But anyhow, I won't order this on my own.

Century Egg - RM1.50

Who is not into century eggs right? Well, I wasn't into them until I had my box set from Shih Lin. And now I am so into them. This is freshly peeled and served to us. Nice~!

Raw Fish - RM6.50 (with porridge)

This is one of their house specialty, which is their raw fish with porridge. They will give you a plate of raw fish and one hot bowl of porridge. You will place the raw fish into the porridge and let it get cook. If you like fish, this is really one good porridge.

Porridge with Minced Pork & Century Egg - RM6.50

I had ordered this as I can't live without pork. Just kidding. But I really like eating my porridge with either sliced chicken or pork. The porridge is thick as I like it but the minced pork is a bit stingy.

Overall, we had a filling supper and all of us are satisfied with our bowl of porridge. They have this fresh Australia or NZ Salmon too that you can order. So if you are around the area and wanted something plain but still tasted good, you can drop by this place and give it a try. Let me know what you think of this place. 

Address: Honkee Porridge 

71, Jalan SS21/1A

Damansara Utama

Loong Kee (BKT) @ Bayu Tinggi, Klang

I am always in search of new Bak Kut Teh (BKT) in the city and tonight the search ended up at BKT central, which is Klang. Babe wanted to have BKT for dinner and she mentioned that there are a lot of new BKT and also other seafood restaurants being setup at Bayu Tinggi. So we drove over and roamed around the area and decided to try this particular restaurant as it offers string tied BKT. What's so good bout it? To be frank, I don't know. But just stick around and read on if you are a BKT enthusiast like me. 

First on the list would be their soup BKT which has the usual ingredients like Foo Chuk, Veges, Mushrooms and I had particularly ordered for half lean half fat for both the pot and that is what I got. As we go through the pot we discovered that there are a pair of chicken feet. Yup, you heard me right, chicken feet. This is the first time I saw any chicken parts in my BKT. Babe told me that chicken feet are sometimes served together at some old stalls as it's very old school style. If you like thick dark soy sauce soup, then this is your bowl of soup. Not much herbal taste but just original Klang style thick soy sauce soup. Well I can live with that. 

I had ordered the pork with the tied string on my dry BKT. But when it arrived, I don't see any pork with tie on them anywhere. I guess it's already untied before serving for convenience sake. So how is the dish? Damn this is one good dry BKT. Been a while since I had a good dry BKT. There's lots of lady finger, dried chilies, fried sliced squid and if you see carefully you noticed there's some peanut in the pot. Yes, peanut. Damn this place served some really interesting BKT. But it's good. The pork are a bit minced but it's really tender and don't stick to the teeth. Soy sauce is thick and smells really good. Portion was a bit small but it worth it. 

As usual, all meat and no green is not my policy. So I had ordered a plate of veges to go with the BKT. Veges is fresh and not too oily. Just nice. Nothing spectacular to say bout it but simple & nice. 

The whole meal only cost us RM27 inclusive of two glass of self-cooked Chrysanthemum tea. Will definitely bring some friends and family over to try it out again. Other than BKT, they also served steamed fish and also bean curd. Will try out the steamed fish but I don't really fancy steamed fish with my BKT together. (Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0)