RM2 Curry Mee and Wantan Mee (noodles) at Loy Kee Restaurant - 2nd Visit

NOTE : Aug 2011, I noticed that the restaurant already closed down!

After my first visit to Loy Kee Restaurant in Kepong Baru wet market which sells selected noodles at RM2 per bowl from 6am to 10 am (Mon to Sat), I went back there again to try out the wantan mee (RM2). I was surprised that for RM2, the wantan mee is very tasty! In fact I can add it into my list of good wantan mee. There are a few pieces of delicious Char Siew (roasted sweet pork), vegetable and 2 wantons. The serving portion is the same as 'normal' priced wantan mee.

My wife had the RM2 Curry mee. The gravy was a little thick that morning but still taste ok.

So, our morning breakfast of wantan mee (RM2), curry mee (RM2), Coffee (RM1.20) and Leong Cha (Herbal tea, RM1.30) total up to be only RM6.50 (USD 2)! Who says we cannot find cheap and reasonably price food in KL? LOL!

For Loy Kee address and map of Kepong baru wet market check out my previous post, http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2011/02/rm-2-curry-mee-at-loy-kee-restaurant.html

Have a nice weekend!

Good Char Kueh Teow (Fried Flat Noodles) at Night in Kepong Baru Wet Market Area

Kepong Baru Wet Market, at night,

This is how the market is in the morning, busy!

At night, this elderly lady and her son run a Char Kueh Teow stall

Tar Pau (take away) a packet of Char Kueh Teow for my daugher!

My food hunting adventure went a little out of hand and I found myself checking out the dark alley of the Kepong Baru wet market at night. LOL! The area behind the old cinema (now Royal Restaurant) is bustling with activities during the morning but it is rather dark when night falls, especially after all the shop lots closed. There are a few sporadic stalls operating there at night. The Chap Fan (Economic rice) stall starts during dinner time and you can see many patrons tucking in the reasonably price food. I have tried the Deep Fried Pig Intestine porridge in one of the stall run by a lady;…….I love anything with deep fried pig intestine! Ha ha ha!

There are also a Wantan Mee Stall (worth trying but please be prepared to wait during peak hours!), Satay, Curry Mee, Chi Chow (Fried wok noodles) and a stall selling drinks. An elderly lady and her son operate a Char Kueh Teow stall directly behind the Royal Restaurant (old cinema). Although, there are no lap cheong, the char kueh teow taste very good and have very nice aroma. It tastes very similar to Penang char kueh teow. For RM3.80, the serving is very generous with Kuchai (Chinese) chives and fish cake added as well. If you don’t mind eating in a “wet market” environment, head towards Kepong Baru Market at night for some foodie adventure! LOL!

PS : For map to Kepong Baru Market click here, KEPONG BARU WET MARKET MAP

Very Tasty Bubur Gandum Stall in Jalan Kg Benggali, Butterworth

These are the most delicious Bubur Gandum (sweet wheat porridge) and bubur kacang (sweet green mung beans porridge) that I ever tasted. My sister bought two packets of the porridge for me on my recent trip back North. This mobile stall has been operating outside the Federal Hotel (no relation to the KL Federal Hotel) restaurant which behind the Butterworth Cathay cinema for ages. I have not seen the old Indian owner around for quite some time. Very likely he employs this lady to take of the stall for him. However, the bubur gandum (RM1.50) and bubur kacang (sweet mung beans porridge, RM1.50) are still as tasty as ever. The porridge is very creamy, thick and has nice aroma. It has a very well balanced taste of sweetness and a little saltiness in it. It sure tastes very much different and unique from the ones you find elsewhere. Another thing I like about this stall is that the pots and metal bowls are very clean. After eating one bowl of the bubur gandum, you are sure to go for second helping. Damm tasty! LOL!Highly recommended! Be sure to try out the bubur gandum from this stall if you visit Butterworth.

Bubur Gandum (Sweet Wheat Porridge) Stall Outside Federal Hotel, Jalan Kampung Benggali Butterworth, Province Wellesley. Opening hours : 12 noon to 5 pm (or until sold out) Google Map Coordinate 5.411298,100.372279 Map to nice bubur gandum stall in Bagan, Butterworth.

Quickie Lunch of Wantan Mee and Hokkien (Har) Mee at Poh Chuan Restaurant

Normally I would eat dinner in Poh Chuan but I happened to be in that area during lunch time, so I decided to try out the stall that sells Penang hawker noodles. There are only one Chap Fan (Economy rice) and a single store that sells Penang hawker food (Wantan Mee, Assam Laksa, Hokkien (har) Mee & Curry Chicken Mee) during lunch time. I ordered the Hokkien (Har) Mee during my first lunch visit. It cost RM4 per bowl. The gravy is not too sweet, just nice and the spiciness is well balanced. It tastes quite good! During my second visit with my lunch buddy, I ordered the wantan mee (RM4). I like the soya based sauce for the wantan mee, which is full of natural sweetness. The wantan taste good too! I will be back to try out the Assam Laksa.

Restoran Poh Chuan (Howah Tai Chow)
Address : 53, Jalan SS22/11, Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya Selangor
Lunch : Hawker food and Economy Rice.
Dinner, Tai Chow
Map to Restoran Poh Chuan

Assam Laksa (Spicy sour rice noodles), Stall 24, Section 14 Wet Market Complex

A friend took me to eat the laksa at this stall during a lunch break when I was attending training at Jaya 33. Stall 24 is located at the non- halal eatery level at the complex. It is very hard to find a parking space in Section 14 commercial area. The best place to park is at the MBPJ multi-storey car park which is also part of this wet market complex. It has been quite a while since I last had a good bowl of Assam Laksa. The laksa tasted quite good on my first visit but not up to mark during my second visit. Maybe I was too early and the soup has not been simmering long enough to enable all the flavours from the ingredients to seep out. Anyway, overall the laksa is still ok for my taste. I love drinking the sour and spicy gravy. The mint and torch ginger (bunga kantan) which goes along well with the sweet sour spicy gravy gave the laksa some extra kick. Check out this place if you like Assam Laksa. Map to Section 14 Wet Market Comples, Petaling Jaya

Economy Fried Bihun – Desa Aman Puri Pasar Malam (night market)

Sometimes, a simple economy fried bihun (rice vermicelli) makes a satisfying meal. This type of bihun are fried plain with some taugeh (bean sprouts) added. Economy fried bihun is quite cheap and the serving portion is rather generous. Some economy bihun is quite tasty, like the one in my previous post, Late Night Snacks. I bought this economy fried bihun from the same stall that I bought the Char Kueh Teow at Desa Aman Puri night market (pasar malam). At RM1.70 a packet, the serving is rather generous. I love to eat it with pickled green chillies. The economy bihun from this stall is ok but I find the economy fried kueh teow to be too oily. However, the kueh teow that they fried on the spot upon order is really nice (as per my previous post). I am going to enjoy my fried bihun now......LOL!

Map to Desa Aman Puri Pasar Malam (night market)

Fish Head Bihun at Hing Fatt Restaurant, Taman Muhibbah, Seri Kembangan

My friend who works in Bangi brought me eat lunch at this restaurant which is famous for its fish head bihun(rice vermicelli). We left his office early to avoid the lunch crowd. Although the stalls are lined up like normal hawker type of restaurant, the fish head bihun stall waitress would come over to the table to take orders. Once she takes your order, one of the helper would immediately bring over a tray that consist of two types of chillies for you to choose; sambal or chilly padi (bird eye chilly). We ordered two bowls of fish head bihun with normal thin bihun. The service is quite fast and two bowls of hot fish head bihun were delivered to our table in a jiffy. The soup which has evaporated milk in it is not too creamy; in fact just nice to suit my taste. I was slurping the savoury soup all the way once they served it! LOL! The bowl of fish head bihun was garnished with spring onions and crispy fried shallots. For a little tartness, tomatoes are added into the soup. I am not into eating fish head so I had a hard time removing all the bones in the crispy fried fish head. It tastes nice but I am little afraid of all the little bones inside. Anyway, I managed to finish eating all the yummy and crispy fried fish head. Overall the fish head bihun taste quite good. A bowl cost RM6.50.

Address
Fish Head Bihun at Restaurant Hing Fatt Jalan Muhibbah 4, Taman Muhibbah, 43300, Sri Kembangan, Selangor. GPS : 3.026071,101.711699

Map to Fish Head Bihun at Restaurant Hing Fatt

Night Char Kueh Teow Stall Next to Restaurant Ali Food’s Corner in Kepong Baru – Simple and Nice

After a round of post dinner walk with my little toddler at Desa Park City, I drove up to Kepong Baru to check out the food there. This must be my lucky day, as I wanted to post about this stall long ago but every time I came looking for this Char Kuih Teow (fried flat noodles), it was closed. I was surprised to see the old Chinese uncle there busily frying the flat noodles. This wet market area is quite dark at night; I thought I am seeing ‘things’! Ha ha ha! Anyway, I asked the helper why they were closed for so long and she became curious; she said that they were open on most days except on Sunday when the pasar malam (night market) is on. The old uncle added that he will not operate the stall if it rains heavily. Ahhhh, now I know why, I missed this nice Char Kueh Teow stall so many times! LOL! Don’t let looks deceive you, the mobile stall might look old and the char kueh teow looks simple but the taste is just delicious. The way of frying is more of Southern style; a little wet and dark, unlike the Char Kueh Teow in Penang which is lighter in colour and dry as well. It has a nice ‘wok hei’ (wok heat) aroma and it is one of the good ones in KL that I came across. Another thing I like about this stall is the assistant uses disposable plastic to handle the raw keuh teow (noodles) to ensure cleanliness. The cooking utensils used are also clean! My wife loves the Char Kueh Teow from this stall very much, so I ‘tar pau’ (takeaway) one packet for her. She was busy at home helping my kids with their exam revision, so couldn’t join us for a night out! Prices start from RM3; I guess must be ‘kosong’ (without condiments or eggs, written in Mandarin, sorry lah, ‘Bananaman’ cannot read); Small is RM3.50 and Large RM4.00.
Don’t be surprised if you don’t see any chairs or tables provided by this stall. The Ali Food’s Corner Restaurant actually allows this Char Kueh Teow owner to serve it inside their outlet. However, be prepared to wait during peak hours! Fancy having sawi (Chinese mustard) added Char Keuh Teow with a cup of Mamak Teh Tarik? (Milk Tea)

Location: Night Char Kueh Teow Stall Next to Restaurant Ali Food’s Corner c/o 28, Persiaran Mergastua, Kepong Baru (Same row, the other end of Mobil)
Operating Hours: 7pm to 12am
Google Map: Latitude +3° 12' 8.30", Longitude +101° 38' 41.84"

Sen Kee Duck Satay @ Restaurant Hao Hao Kee, Taman Desa Jaya

I took my little toddler for a ride last week after dinner but we ended up food hunting near my eldest son’s former school, SJKC Taman Desa Jaya in Kepong. I have heard about Sen Kee duck satay before this and found the restaurant just opposite the morning wet market which is part of an old theatre. Sen Kee satay stall is located inside Restaurant Hao Kee. I saw a similar Sen Kee stall in MCY Restaurant in Desa Aman Puri, which I think is one of the branches. Anyway, we parked the car and got down to check out the type of satay the stall has to offer. They sell duck satay (RM0.80), chicken satay (RM0.60) and also lamb (RM0.80) sate. The restaurant also offer cooked dishes and I saw there were quite a number of tables filled with customers eating their dinner. I ordered a takeaway set of 10 duck satay and 2 cuts of compressed rice (ketupat, 0.60 per piece). The nice duck satay nice aroma filled my car while I was driving back home and my little toddler kept on saying ‘mum mum’ (eat). Since it is duck meat, you can expect it to have a tougher texture than chicken, but the taste of duck satay is rather unique and delicious. I love the extra creamy satay sauce. This is the first time I ate duck satay but I am going back for more! PS: This area is rather dark and quiet at night, so please be a little extra careful.

Address and map to: Sen Kee Duck Satay @ Restaurant Hao Hao Kee 27, Jalan 13, Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur

Handphone contact: 019 2187538, 019 2492572

Closed on Mondays Google earth coordinate : 3.215984,101.62846

Check out Smallkucing review about the Chi Chow dishes and the duck satay at http://smallkucing.blogspot.com/2010/05/restaurant-hao-hao-kee-taman-desa-jaya.html

RM1 Nasi Lemak (Coconut Milk Rice with Chilly) in Taman Mayang Jaya – My Weekend Breakfast!

This nasi lemak (coconut milk rice) stall is located right across the 7 Eleven outlet near the old Lim Kok Wing College in Taman Mayang Jaya. My sister bought some pre packed nasi lemak from the Indian stall owner for us and everyone in my family, especially my wife loves it very much. Somehow the nasi lemak sambal tastes a little different from the others. I guess it has the right combination of ingredients that suit our taste buds! As usual, the nasi lemak comes with a quarter half boiled egg, anchovies, sambal (chilly) and roasted peanuts. The friendly Indian lady sells the nasi lemak for only RM1 (USD0.30). Nowadays, after tasting the nasi lemak from this stall, I always look forward to my next weekend breakfast! Address and Map : Indian Nasi Lemak Stall, Jalan SS26/9, Taman Mayang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia GPS Latitude +3° 6' 55.69", Longitude +101° 36' 14.66"

Lets’ Lok! - Chinese New Year Lok Lok Party!

My lovely neighbour invited my family over to her dad’s house for a lok lok party to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Her dad booked a lok lok van to cater for the party. My kids love lok lok and they were looking forward to the party. We reached the venue around 6.45 pm but the lok lok guy was late, he was caught up in a jam because of the rain. Anyway, he arrived 15 minutes later and started preparing the van to start the party. The lok lok van has many kinds of food on bamboo sticks and all of them are arranged neatly on trays with ice to keep them fresh. Ok, I will try to remember all the types of food that were offered that night; fish balls, fu chuk (fried bean curd), squid, sausage, meat ball, sotong (squid) balls, crab sticks, bacon, chicken, lamb, pork, Taiwan Sausage, pickled octopus, jellyfish, lobak (meat rolls), water convolvulus (kang kong), bak kua (sweet bbq meat), mushroom, mussels, tofu and many more that I can’t remember! There are three ways you can cook the food; one is to dip them in the boiling water like eating steamboat, grill it over the electric grill or deep fry them in the hot oil pot. As usual, three types of sauce are available; satay, very spicy chilly and sweet black sauce. Styrofoam containers and tissue papers are provided so that you won’t have sauce dripping all over the place. After consuming your meal, you just have to throw away the sticks and container into the big garbage bag provided by the lok lok man! The lok lok man was busy all night helping us to grill and deep frying the food. Everyone had a yummy good time tucking in to the sumptuous food on the lok lok van! This is a convenient way to have a party! I did not manage to snap a photo of the name of the van but I think it was Cheng Huat Lok Lok and the contacts are 019 6155552 & 03 91025166. Here are some of the photos I took!

Ready, get set, go......Lets' Lok!

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Restaurant Sg Long, Kajang, Selangor

My family and I had a quick lunch in this restaurant. We had some errands to run in the area and we hopped in to Restaurant Sg Long, which is the first restaurant you will notice when you turned into the road leading to UTAR in this area. It was a weekend and not many patrons around because it was way passed lunch time. As usual, my son would want to try the Har Mee (Hokkien Mee), I had the Chee Cheong Fun with Har Ko (prawn paste), my wife ordered the duck rice for my daughter and herself. Unfortunately, when the supposedly duck rice arrived, we found out it was actually chicken. This is the problem when the owner let a foreigner run their stall. Below is the review of the food!

I always love eating chee cheong fun (RM 2 for 2 rolls) with har ko (prawn paste) sauce. The sauce is nice and it was garnished with generous amount of Chee Mau (toasted sesame seeds) & crispy fried shallots. Ok, the chee cheong fun passed the test! LOL!

I took one piece of the pork ribs from my son’s Hokkien mee (RM4). It was tender, juicy and nice. The soup is quite good also and can be enhanced further by adding more of the chilly boh (paste) provided.

The braised chicken was rather bland in taste and flavours, so was the braised intestine too. I guess I am more in to flavourful and salty type of food! However, the stall owner needs to relook into his recipe! It cost me RM14 for one plate of braised chicken, one plate of braised pig intestine and 3 bowls of rice.

Restaurant Sg Long Jalan SL 1/12, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Map to Restaurant Sg Long

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