Gerai, the food loft

YAY! Public holiday tomorrow!!! This means you get to have a day to try out awesome food! :D So this restaurant, Gerai, the food loft, was recommended by a friend. Check it out!

It's at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama (pretty near Starbucks or Subway)

Gerai Laksa RM9.90

>Served with chicken, prawn, fish cake, taupok, cocker, bean sprout and half boiled egg

-This is their famous dish! I thought it tasted really good. It was filling as well. The laksa was not too thick or too diluted. Not super spicy at all which was pretty good for me. Other than that, I've got nothing else to comment because it was just pretty good. #worthtrying

Gerai Prawn Mee RM10.90

>Served with pork, prawn, half boiled egg, fish cake, bean sprout and kangkung

-Wasn't as good as the ones you can find in food court; Mien Tien. Pretty pricey as well because the prawns were not 'meaty'/didn't taste as fresh as we expected. I think you should go for the Gerai Laksa instead.

 

Dried pork curry noodle RM9.90

>Served with pork curry, shredded egg, fish cake and bean sprout

-Not as tasty as it sounds. It was pretty salty and not spicy at all. Didn't even taste like it was curry. LOL presentation of dishes are decent.

XI Hainanese Chicken Rice RM11.90

>Served with juicy free ranch steamed chicken, bean sprout and aromatic steamed rice

-Sounds really delicious but RM11.90 for this???? You could literally buy two plates of chicken rice in typical Chinese food courts. But the rice really tasted delicious! However, the chicken was cold and....let's just say steamed chicken never tasted that good anyway. 

Gerai Mee Siam RM9.90

>Served with prawn fish cake, fried tofu, shredded egg and bean sprout

-Turns out to be tom yum mee hoon according to the person who ate this. It didn't taste anything like mee siam at all. "Not eating this again"- only because it didn't taste like mee siam.

ABC RM6.90

-Looks so delicious and refreshing for a hot weather! The ice was not as fine as we wanted but it was alright. 

Overall, 6/10

If I were to go to Centrepoint to eat, I might try this place only for ONE time. I'd rather have Subway sandwich or KFC because I preferred Western food :p hehe

Have an awesome day tomorrow peeps! 

Stay tuned,

xx

Taang ShiFu

HELLLLOOOOOO! It's been a long time since I've updated it :( I'm so sorry! But here's a review for those--like me, who sees and pass by these kinds of restaurant and didn't bother trying...HAHAH but I went in anyway because.........ya. This restaurant, Taang ShiFu is located at Paradigm Mall!

Interior design--> very chinese traditional looking restaurant

Royal Jelly with Aloe Vera RM6.90

>Enhance skin complexion

-FIRST THOUGHTS: Did I order cold water? AHHA Yup....It taste really sweet and I can barely taste any royal jelly :( However, can taste a little bit of the aloe vera....at the bottom. LOL

Stir Fried chinese yam in XO sauce RM18.90

>Ease gastric tensions and improve appetite

-OKAY. It doesn't look as tasty as it looks...but it had strong capsicum taste. The chinese yam to me tasted like 'Mengkuang' (if you know what that is) Overall, it tasted "HEALTHY" and other family members were quite fond with it but....RM18.90 for this is just.....mehh (to me)

Dried scallop soup mee suah RM16.90

>Rejuvenates energy and increases mentality

-The chicken tasted like it's been boiled in the soup very long (so the meat is really soft and has herb taste) It was pretty different! I loved the individual/ ala carte dishes compared to the ones where you order and share amongst few people.

Mee Suah with dried scallop and abalone slices RM13.90 (**chef recommended)

>Nourishing and nutritious

-HAD to try since it's chef's recommendation. The sauce tasted salty with a tinge of herbal taste. The noodles tasted smooth and delicious even on its own! Mushrooms had a sourish taste at the end of the bite but it was really juicy! The two pathetic pieces of abalone was a bit tasteless if you don't eat with the sauce. Among all these dishes, this was the best! #worthtrying

Steamed cod fish with dried scallop soup RM32.90

>Rejuvenates stamina level

-Tasted really good!!! Right from the kitchen, served hot and every bite was enjoyable! The red dates were surprisingly sweet! LOVED IT. Pretty decent for a price and portion like that! #musttry

Stewed Chicken with ginger wine RM22.90

>Warms up abdominal area and improves blood circulation

-Subtle taste of rice wine. Smooth on the throat. Personally, I don't like ginger. But this was actually not bad!

Caramel ginger bean curd RM5.90

-Smooth but gooey! At the end of this dessert, you could taste a strong bean curd taste. The thick caramel makes the thing sweet.

Overall, 6.5/10

Some of you know me personally, Chinese food ain't my 'cup of tea'. HAHA But this was pretty okay! Wouldn't mind going for a family dinner or some birthday dinner with relatives. However, definitely would not hang out with my close friend at this place unless.....we're 60 years old. LOL

Thanks for being so patient!

till then,

xx

Ribs King

Hello hello! Today's review is for all you foodies who love Chinese cuisine. This restaurant is called Ribs King located at Sea Park.

We've always pass by this place but never went in! So we decided to have dinner here :)

Ribs King restaurant.

Interior view.

Interior view. It's quite spacious, comfortable and feels like a family-kind of restaurant.

Honey and Soy Sauce Pork Chop (Small: RM12, M: RM16, B: RM20)

> Most of the dishes (like this one) has its price standardized. So it really depends on what you feel like eating. So this dish we ordered was small. The sauce was really good; sweet and a bit sourish. The pork was quite tender and they have enough "fats" (if you know what i'm talking about).

Bitter gourd Fried Egg RM8

> This was quite tasty. You really can't taste the bitterness (which i like very much). But it was kinda thin but tasty though. Personally, I don't think it's worth RM8...

Stir Fried Scallop with Honeybean (same standardized price as the meat)

> This one was RM12. You can choose other types of vegetable but i decided to order this to try the scallop. There were 4 scallops only but i thought this dish was quite tasty as well (though the portion is little).

Special Seafood Beancurd RM8

>If you like beancurd... this is very tasty! Fair amount of pieces and price! Would recommend this but there are also other options you can choose

These aren't just the dishes sold in the restaurant...There are many other types: sets, noodle, fried rice and western dishes. 4 of us ordered these and drinks (each per person) and guess how much it costs? RM53+ only! And we were all full at the end of our meals!!!! (Y)

Overall, 7/10 considering that I (personally) don't really quite like Chinese cuisine that much. But if you want to eat "home-cooked" meals, this is the place to go! :)

Check out this website if you need more info on their dishes :)

Address: No.25, Jalan 20/7, Taman Paramount, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Website: http://www.facebook.com/ribskingpj

p.s YES, i do realize that it's RIBS king and i didn't order any ribs dish related! AHAHA sorry.

p.s.s if you want the wifi password...it's 88888888. (yes, because we're THAT nice :p )

Stay tuned as we're gonna have giveaways sooonnn :D

xx

QR Noodle House

Hello! We're back...sorry for the really late post (our bad for being so busy)! Anyways, here it is! :D
Yes, we loveeeeee western/italian/japanese (!!!) BUT, we also do enjoy the local chinese dishes :6

Located at Puchong, Bandar Putri

Chef's Recommend: Seafood Noodles RM15.90

>Shanghai Mee served with vege, seaweed, fish ball bean curd, fish slie, abalone slice & seafood.

Never thought I'd say this but i really love this dish! The soup looks really clear and tasty. I particularly love the noodles!!!! So smooth and delicious!

Noodle choices: Shanghai Mee, Bihun, Kway Teow

Popiah RM2/each

> Tasted pretty good and the skin is super thick (Y)! niceee...

Penang Prawn Mee RM10.50 (add big prawn: +RM8)

>Served with vege, egg, pork and prawn

Don't need to go all the way to Penang to taste their prawn mee! You can also have it here! Delicious!

ABC RM6

> This on a hot day?! (Y) Super cooling and sweet and thirst-quenching drink+dessert

Black Glutinous Rice RM2.50

>Super affordable for a portion that big! And it is super gooodddd! Although some of us may not want to drink something hot on a hot day...But to some people, it may be "cooling" 

Overall, 8/10

Service is pretty fast and food is good as well! Would recommend you guys to try it if you're around that area!

Stay tuneeddddddd

xx

Canton-i

OK, you might not know this about me but: I actually do not really fancy Chinese food. Except, maybe, chicken rice? I think my taste buds have been strongly influenced by Western or Japanese cuisine. However, there ARE some Chinese restaurants that I do enjoy. E.g. Canton-I/Dragon-I

Iced Jasmine Tea with Lemon Grass (RM11)

It looked & sounded really good. Tried it. Not too bad. QUITE pricey for tea and a few strands of lemon grass eh? 

Honey BBQ Chicken and BBQ pork (RM16)

The reason why I ordered this is because of the chicken wings. Spotted it? Exactly. On the menu, this dish looked so good with the wings. Disappointed but I like their rice and gravy! So yums!!

BBQ pork and duck (RM15.90)

Their BBQ pork is so scrumptious. I guess some may criticize about the pricing and portion of this dish. The meat is not too fatty; just right.

Minced pork Chee Cheong Fun

It tasted alright. Nothing much to say about this dish. Not worth it at all.

Scallop and prawn fried rich (RM18)

Most expensive dish of them all. It tasted really nice and the fragrance of this dish is WOW. However, portion is a little bit small I guess. The few pieces of scallop tasted nice, chewy.

Overall, 7/10

I think Dragon-I (same company as Canton-I) has better varieties. Although they are bought under the same company, Dragon-I somehow serves better food.

Till then,

have a great week guys!

cheers

xx

Family Dinners

So as you can see, most of the time we post pretty looking and expensive pictures of food that we have already (tried and tasted) on our blog.. BUT, we also post food that don't look so pretty in pictures, but definitely scrumptious when you put 'em in your mouth! At the same time, having good fellowship with your family!

I will be doing a comparison on 2 chinese restaurants. Then you can decide on which restaurant is better.

First, Restaurant Paris.(NOT an italian restaurant FYI) 

I went to this place called Restaurant Paris (very near SSTWO mall). And to be honest, it was okok. like 50-50. According to my aunt who used to love this place, told me that the food was not as great as it was last time. She rated it a 3/10 for this place.

Famous Ribs

I've no idea how much this dish cost, but the bill was RM180+++ and my aunt said that it definitely wasn't worth it. This pork ribs are definitely delicious, they are soft and tender (according to my aunt, they gave loads of fats) but to me, it was the best among the other dishes we ordered.

Egg plant stir fry with long beans (spicy)

Not a fan of Brinjal (Egg plant) but this dish was spicy and the brinjals were too soft. Long beans were too hard. HAHA, doesn't taste that good.

Venison meat (deer meat)

AT first, just by looking at it, i really thought that it was beef! Turns out to be deer meat. I love the meat, but sad to say that TOO much ginger spoiled the taste. Ginger is suppose to kill off the smell from the meat, but this, wowwww, too much that i had to wash the gravy off the meat!

Fried Tofu

This dish was OK. It's sort of crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Not bad. The sauce definitely gave some flavor.

Squid with long beans (AGAIN) and (super spicy)

I was definitely disappointed with this dish the most! I love seafood, i love squid. But this was, *sigh* no words to describe how disappointed I am! First of all, the squids are so tiny, though they maybe a lot, but still--. Long beans again?! Why put long beans with squid?????? Should have totally gone with Fried Squid.

Fried Yam with assorted vegetables

This dish was my sister's favourite dish. It was ok for me though, overall for this dish, i'd give it a 6/10.

and this, is the conclusion of the dinner @ Restaurant Paris.....

Finalist?

So, as you can see, the pork ribs came in first (to finish). Then the Fried Tofu and yeah, the rest, still some leftovers... My relatives did NOT like any of it at all. But i was definitely ok with the pork ribs and fried tofu. 

Now, for the 2nd restaurant i'm going to compare is located at Subang.

Second, Xfrens cafe and restaurant.

Xfrens Cafe and Restaurant

Fried Egg Plant

I KNOW. It looks like french fries doesn't it? Guess what? It taste WAY better than french fries and it's definitely a WAY healthier choice! :D 

As you all know (referring to Restaurant Paris), I am not a fan of brinjal (egg plant). but this....

OMGOMGOMG So tasty and crunchy! I am NOT exaggerating nor am i trying to promote this restaurant (in case you didn't know, we went there to try without invitation :p ) But seriously, SO DELICIOUS. I've never in my entire life, would eat Egg plant. But for this, an exception!!! WOW. this dish is easily 9/10. (Y)

Garlic pork

According to the restaurant, this is their "famous dish". Very small plate. Each of the dish here is about RM12 (small) and RM15 (medium). The pork was definitely delicious, small deep fried pieces of pork.

Paku pakis

I have absolutely no idea what is Paku Pakis in english. But this vege dish was good! It looks a bit like kangkung or the potato leaf. But this is different. And nice (Y) Spicy a little though!

Marmite chicken

This dish is my family's favorite! I mean, who does not love chicken with marmite sauce!? SO delicious!!! Especially when its still hot! So sweet and soft. Was surprised that it didn't really taste any bitter (because usually marmite has some sort of bitter taste, idk LOL) I mean, i can still taste it now as I'm blogging about it! MOUTH-WATERING DISH!

Squid w/Creamy butter sauce

At first, I was like-- CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS DISH SO BADLY. And then..... when it came, i was like.. whuuuttt??? Why are the squids so thin? and.. hard-ish looking. Well i gave it a try anyways, and it was ADDICTIVE. period. Kept eating it like nobody's business. The squids are thin, but tasty, not very crunchy, but tasty! :6

Bean curd w/Pumpkin Gravy

I am also NOT a fan of pumpkin, whatever, soup, gravy, the fruit itself, I generally do not like it. This dish, i must say, very impressive! I loved it actually (not as much as the fried egg plant) The taste(according to one of my cousins, said that it tastes like fishball) It's soft on the inside and slightly crunchy on the outside, a lot of flavors, definitely blends together really well.

Nyonya Fish

When our family goes out to have dinner, usually, we don't order fish. Well, every meal every other day is FISH. My aunt insisted on it, so mehh, ordered it anyways. I was taken by surprise with this dish! The fish meat was SO SOFT. The tom yum gravy....wow.... i'm speechless. The flavor and combination is good!

Overall........

Every dish is a winner! YAY!

This restaurant deserves a 9/10! You can tell by the empty dishes, it was definitely a good meal. The place is small and crowded (weekends). 

SO, the final decision is yours to make, check it out for yourselves! I won't decide it for you. But you can tell which i'm rooting for *wink wink* 

For more info on Restaurant Paris, (near ss2 mall)

Address	62,64,66 Jalan SS2/72, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Contact	03 7955 9180, 03 7955 0186
Business Hour	Daily 11.30am to 2.30pm & 5.30pm to 10.30pm

For more info on Xfrens,

Address:

51, Jalan SS18/1B, 40400, Subang Jaya

Tel: 012 689 0808

Opening times: Mon-Fri, 10.30am-3pm, 5.30-10.30pm; weekends from 5pm.


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Till then, have an awesome weekend!

Cheers,
xx