Fried Chicken - Kyochon Style @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre

So how canfried Chicken taster better than Fried Chicken? Why do it the Korean Way I Say! Ok intended puns aside, suffice to say most of the things done the Korean way is pretty good. From their brand of K-pop to theirbrand of new Krean Wave of Dramas and variety shows like running man. Of course let us not forget the Onslaught of Korean BBQs!

Today I want to talk about Kyochon! one of Korea's largest Fried Chicken Franchise!. I mean why didn't we think about it before? Malaysian Fried Chicken? Well actually if you to to Kelantan you will find the Local version of KFC as Kelantan Fried Chicken.*blink blink*

On to the Serious stuff! The moment you are greeted by the friendly and young staff at Kyochon 1991 (yes they strayed away from the KFC moniker) you will be escorted through a maze of tables with whiffs of fried chicken along the way.

A very simple mid sized menu will guide you in the way of the fried chicken. Ranging from the RED Spicy Chicken, HONEY Chicken, and SOY Sauce chicken & the very interesting strips of  SAL SAL boneless chicken. Now if you are wondering which is the best one to order, I would say TRY THEM ALL!
But seeing as there is a great concern for the rise in cost of living net year maybe you want to plan your Kyochon experience with a little Frugality.

Having had a late heavy breakfast, My mom and I decided that we were hungry and looking for a snack. We chanced upon this outlet at the back end of the new wing near Subway Sandwiches. It looked empty so we though we could get really fast service. I mean how hard can it be to fry chicken right?

The chicken is of the spring variety which basically means its a little smaller. The Menu mentions 3 different sizes of orders ranging from S, M to L. Tryng not to be to ambitious and wanting o taste more of the variety of chicken available we ordered 2 servings of small fried chicken. One of the Honey Variety and one Red!
The Red spicy chicken came pretty fast

The Red Chicken was nice and warm and the taste was spicy as expected but  not the kind that would numb your lips. It was nice and crispyy on the outside and still moist on the inside.

Waiting for the Honey Chicken variety though took a long while that my phone battery ran out before I could take a picture of it. so here is another picture of the Red Variety.

Ok a note of Caution for Fried Chicken Lovers!
The size of chicken parts are definitely smaller than KFC. The price for a Drumstick and a pair of smaller sticks of Chicken wings. Its not actually the whole wing that they refer to. It is actually the wing that is split into 2 separate pieces. I am not sure if that is like ripping off abit but for the price of RM9.90++ in a shopping mall with okay service. You get what you pay for. I may be biased because I do love fried chicken. Having said that though, The different choices of flavour of friend chicken is a little bit refreshing.

The best way to enjoy this is to have it in a large quantity with an even larger quantity of Beer or stout!!
Muahahahahahah

Address:
LG311 - Lower ground floor
New Wing,
1 Utama Shopping Mall

Phone : N/A

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Restoran Weng Heong @ Taman Rasnah Jaya Bakuteh 101: A Beginners guide to Having good Bakuteh In Klang

Let's say you have friends who are visiting Malaysia for the First time! In Japan you have sushi. Korea, Kimchi. Phillipines, Adobo.  Thailand, Tom Yam. Hong Kong, Dimsum. Macau, Smelly Tofu.

 But in Malaysia you have, Ipoh Bean Sprouts, Penang Char Koay Teow, Malacca Chicken Rice Ball, Sarawak Laksa, and the many.

If you live In KL the seemingly best food trip that builds up an appetite while in the car getting there is definately BAKUTEH! Specially KLANG! ok, so u know I'm biased towards BKT. Arguebly the closest Klang Bakuteh shop just after the Batu Tiga Tol. Taman Rasnah Jaya apart from being a hub for Bakuteh. also has alot of interesting makan shops around. Today, I would like to share with you one of the shops that I used to frequent almost on a weekly basis at one time.

The Essentials (Rice, Claypot, Vegetables, and fried bread) RM32.60

Yau Mak ( Steamed Romain with fried Garlic)

Wholesome pot of goodness

The Next Best thing since Sliced Bread, Fried Bread!

Emperor sized Pig Intestines

So nice, I took a picture twice

Bonus Bone!

How it should look like after you are done

All Gone!

Get some snacks after you are done for the trip back to KL

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The Meat Experts Deli : Bukit Damansara hideout of Healthy Porky Goodness

*Edited on August 7th,2013

A little known fact about Bukit Damansara is that you will find scattered spots of restaurants that you will least likely notice if you just drive by without looking at them.

Nestled in the hills of Bukit Damansara, The Meat Experts is a small deli that sells imported cuts of meat. Whether its cured, air dried, aged or all of that put together. Chances are you will find that Perfect cut here. The cuts of pork here are truly amazing and the staff Mr. Deva is really knowledgeable about the meats there. Don't forget to check out the sausages in the freezer next to the main meat counter.

The shop is on a corner lot next to a parking lot. Its essentially located in a housing area near Stella Maris Primary School. Its really quite during the day and the vast amount of trees truly makes it an escape during lunch hour. Only about 15 minutes away from Pusat Bandar Damansara. 15 minutes, if you count getting into your car and driving out from office.

The usual menu includes sandwiches and burgers. But since the rest of the businesses there don't really fancy sandwiches like me. There will usually be a special every week. The sandwiches here are really healthy in terms of the amount of vegetables that go into it. One of the interesting burgers that i have had is it Salami burger. We all know about salami being on pizza but as a burger? No, is not your 50 cents sized, fatty lined salami burger. This salami is about 3/4 width of compact disc. It is also as thin a one. Now you may think that its not enough for you when you first look at it. But the amount f fresh vegetables like cucumbers, tomato, leafy greens and a slice of cheese really does make one full. Also because of maybe the nutrional Value your body thinks that has eaten enough. I will update this page once i remember to take a picture of it before stuffing my face with it.

I do however have a picture of last weeks special. Spaghetti bolognaise. This is with a porky sauce and high quality pasta. Let alone a good sized portion of it though it might look deceivingly small on the plate

Looks Small but it is a good sized portion

Yummy Spaghetti!!

Don't mind the failed attempt at food photography, I only had my handphone camera with me.

*A few weeks later after the menu was expanded to include Bacon & Egg Fried Rice, Roast Pork Fried Rice. There were also extensions to the Spaghetti portion of the menu with the inclusion of Sausage Spaghetti and an Aglio Olio for non meat eaters. It has really nice mushroom with chilli flakes and not as oily as you might think.

Another thing here is the chilli sauce. I don't usually like chilli sauce but when i have it here its quite addictive!

Bacon Fried Rice

Roast Pork Fried Rice - Before

Roast Pork Fried Rice - After

If you are looking for a healthy meal this is the place. the food is also made fresh so you may have to wait for your food. So bring a book and catch up on reading. or while waiting you can read this blog :P

Prices range from RM9.90 til RM19.90. Their All Day Breakfast (RM19.90) is also really worth it because it comes with coffee and the meal comes with 2 different sausages, 2 eggs you can have it scrambled, sunny side up(recommended), baked beans, 2 slices of bacon. Really worth I feel and there is no extra charge.

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9 Lorong Setiabistari 2, Bukit Damansara ,50490,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Opening Hours:
Daily 9:30am to 6:30pm

Open Monday to Saturday, Closed on Sunday

T: +603-20112916
F: +603-20112906

Late night snacks : Restoran Sing Pao Dim Sum @ Old Klang Road

Old Klang Road has long been the link between most of the lower Kuala Lumpur for years before Federal Highway was built. The Lasting result of this is the long road is the many eateries that have been along the road some lasting for years while others made way for urban developments. In a recent post about RM3 Dim Sum Paradise along Old Klang Road it featured some of the best tasting dim sum available during day. Most of the dimsum at that time were basically age old classics done to the nearest form of perfection.

But what if you wanted something a little different? things that are more sweet than savoury? more sour than salty? or u just want to go on a food adventure without venturing too far. Restoran Sing Pao Dim Sum is where you want to head on over to.

The Humble sign lit up above the shop

DJ Grago and I have been a fan of this place since the 2nd quarter of this year. Our previous Dim Sum palace was taken over by a Chinese National that just blew the cantonese menu out of there. We both share a long history of stacking up dim sum plates to see if it reaches the height of a glass of chinese tea. Using the tiny metal saucers and not the big dim sum bamboo baskets that some shops serve.

This place is a great alternative to going to the mamak as its open late from 8pm til 2pm the next day. When you first walk into this place don't be alarmed by the cantonese speaking workers that speak better cantonese than some of the banana chinese people that I know. The service here though is pretty speedy and if your cantonese is as broke as an election promise by a politician don't worry, broken Bahasa Malaysia is accepted here. Here is the first mothership that hits your table.

Mothership #1

The dim sum here is prepared earlier and not made to order as some are. As you can see the selection  here is pretty diverse in terms of colour and various dim sums. I do not know the names to all of them nor do i claim to have eaten all of their different variants. For the sake of dim sum i will do my level to eat all the dim sum! muahahaha (okay cue ironic joke about wanting to lose weight here)

Each dim sum shop has their strengths and I have to say the steamed dim sum here carries alot more weight than their fried counter parts.

Mothership #2

There are however morsels of happiness. Lets start with the Steamed Dim Sums.

Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun

Various Dim Sums that made it to my table

Sweet and sour Pai Kuat
with pineapples even!

Something special about this place is this next dish is some Mango dim sum. Its fried with somekind of mee hoon pastry outside wrapped in some kind of crispy popiah skin with mashed mango and a small piece of mango inside. All in all this fried dish was not too oily this time. but it can be.

Comes in 3 pieces and cut into smaller pieces

Tiny morsel of healthy fruit at a dim sum shop :P

One more pic

Location Map HERE

GPS: 3.089597, 101.674116

Business hours : 8pm til 2pm the next day

Parking is limited

Prices are mid ranged I would not say its cheap.

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Restoran Yau Hau Fook @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling.

In recent times, I have come across some family run eateries that have really fast service and have been in business for at least 2 generations. Yau Hau Fook opened in Novemeber last year and looks like its set up to leave a legacy for its coming generations. You can always see the family either making the drinks or through the clear glass window see them cooking in the bright-lit kitchen. The petite cashier always manages to serve my mom and me  promptly, and we usually gets our drinks and food swiftly. The dedicated table for all the relatives of the restaurant owner is usually filled with the younger ones hanging out either playing with their gadgets or eating the food there.

The lay out of the restaurant is nothing fancy but it is clean and bright with warm hues. Its air cond interior makes it a very comfortable place to visit on a hot day. Don't expect 5 star amenities here, but there is free password protected wifi available. The theme of the place feels like a cafeteria but only that the food is served to you rather than you having to pick it up your self.

The drinks are simply served in simple glasses while the range is a fusion of Taiwanese and local kopitiam inspired. Many come with the option of hot or cold (simply go there and look at the menu). You can't go wrong with their single laminated front and back menu which have excellent pictures that portray the yummy food with lots of English translations too. Its important to note that this place is not halal.


Tonight's dinner was the Signature Yau Hau Fook Hakka Noodles.

Contains moments of goodness, flashes of fun and
ultimately a yummy in your tummy feeling.

Now to the nitty gritty, The noodles were springy, the mince meat not enough, the char siew [roasted pork] not over seasoned. the vegetable which I think was choy sum[mustard leaf] (the picture on the wall looked like yau mak[ romaine]). The two fried wanton was crunchy and the filling was tasty. Okay, basically the photo over sold the dish just a little bit. But,  the taste is not bad and I would definitely have it again. I mean why not? you are basically having pork served to you in 5 ways. I forgot to mention the Chu Yau Char [Fried Pork Lard bits] and the tiny bit oil of the lard.

Signature Yau Hau Fook Hakka Noodles.

Pork prepared in 5 different ways

Honey Lemon Drink

Saw a Bubble Derp Smile on a glass of water.

Location map HERE!

GPS Coordinates 3.071216, 101.682146

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Restoran Yau Hau Fook's FB PAGE
Business Hours
Mon - Wed: 09:00 - 21:00 (break 3-5pm)
Closed on Thursday
Fri - Sun: 09:00 - 21:00 (break 3-5pm)
The food prices here range from RM5 til RM8 per item.

Must try Dishes Include
Curry pork rice (quality not quantity here)
Braised pork rice, this is something traditionally i would eat at my school canteen if it were not halal :P
Century Egg Porridge
Sui Kow soup
Yau Hau Fook signature Curry Laksa with the sambal belacan! Syiookk!

Ok Enough now go and support your local Food and stop stuffing your face with BURGERS!

RM3 Dim Sum Paradise at Yan Yan A One Restaurant @ Old Klang Road

Ok this is going to be a really short post as I took a lot of pictures for this post.
Simply put its one of the Cheapest priced dim sum that tastes great with great service and best of all, its AIR CONDITIONED!! As part of a promotion. All the Dim Sum that you see on this post is only RM3 per item! now that is absolutely amazing! and you don't even need a groupon for that!!
7am til 8pm RM 3 per plate from their selected menu!

The Initial Landing Dim Sum

Har Kow (Prawn Dumpling)

Siew Mai ( Pork Dumpling ) With the Sweet Sauce

Mushroom Siew Mai

The Fried Food Department Has Arrived with Chee Cheong Fun on the Side

Wu Kok ( Yam Pastry Pork Dumplings )

Fried Sui Kow ( Minced Pork Dumplings )

Sesame Balls with Lotus Paste on the right, Fried Prawn in Foo Chuk Skin

ENGLISH MENU! perfect for me! hahaha

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Restoran PJ BARU a hidden adventure.

I was about to write about a harrowing experience about the dim sum I had for lunch today. But, I figured why talk bad about something you don't have control over. So instead here is a little snippet about a great place in PJ State. Anyone who has lived in and around Petaling Jaya especially those around PJ State would definitely know about this place. Restoran PJ Baru has been a contender in PJ state for great Chinese dishes to have with a group of family and friends.

The place is usually airy, and nicely ventilated with the overhead ceiling fans and bright fluorescent lights. One thing that usually catches my eye every time I go there is the Grill fish signage. Serving various fresh fish grilled and put on banana leafs the ikan pari (sting ray fish ) is one of the must try items here. Service is usually fast and prompt and of course it usually helps if you already know what to order before hand. 

Here is a random list of dishes that I would recommend in no particular order.

Guiness pai kuat (Pork Ribs in Guiness)

Prawns, fried in various ways. 

Namely,  Butter fried Prawns

Ham Tan Harr (Fried with Salted Egg)

Ham Tan Yau Yee ( Fried Calamri with Salted Egg )

Steam fish in soya sauce

Lemon Chicken

Fan Shi Mew (Stir fried Sweet Potatoe Leaves) in Belacan or Curry.

OK the list could go on and on if i don't stop here.

Now for the pictures

Clockwise from top Steamed Talapia fish with light Soya Sauce, Fried Buttered Prawns, Stir-fried Sweet Potatoe leaves with Belacan, Fried Pork in Sweet & Sour Sauce.

BURRRRRRRRRRRPPP!

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Restoran Ah Loy @ OUG : A food court in a shop!

I had a late dinner today and I completely needed to tell you all about this place.Its a very unassuming storefront that has the kitchen out in front where you can smell the marmite pai kuat( Pork spare ribs fried in marmite), Asam Laksa , Ham Tan Taufu ( Salted Egg fried with bean curd/tofu ) and watch the steam fish being carried out of the big steamer sitting on the gas stove. 

Restoran Ah Loy (Air-cond) Best sign ever!

I love the fact that one can get still great local Chinese food that you would only usually get during breakfast.

Its like having one of those huge food court centres in one shop. So you can bet the quality control is a lot better. This place has really great friendly staffs that aren't too cocky or proud which my mom likes because there have been many times where we did not go back to that one shop that was rude to her.

A little history about Restoran Ah Loy, according to the Chinese lady that took my order, the place has been opened for about 50 years! A relative of hers opened and now she is the 2nd generation to run the business.

Of course this is what I gathered speaking with my broken Cantonese until cannot make it fail dot com.

And this is where the illiteracy  of the Chinese Language really shows. THE MENU!

The RM6 Menu! :P

The cryptic menu that I would need to decipher to access the treasures of OUG!

This is my only reason to go and learn Mandarin so that I can read this! 

Now to the good bit more food photos! But before that a word of caution. Those with heart related problems should stop reading now.........................................................Ok if you are still reading this stop................................................................Seriously?! Ok, I know i would do the same hehehehe

I ordered from the menu that had some of it dishes written in English which was the Siew Yoke Curry Kuey Teow ( Roasted Pork in Curry Flat rice Noodles ). My mom ordered the Pai Kuat Curry Kuey Teow ( Pork spare ribs in  Curry Flat rice Noodles. Don't laugh at the menu, Its hard to even find places that have a menu in a hawker stall.

The curry is not too thick, there is the usual pork skin that is cooked til its soft not chewy, the Tofu pok, bean sprouts, cockles, and roasted pork that is not salty. There is a pork ribs variation of the noodles and you can even order a side of pork ribs to go along with your dish. We also had steamed romain ( Yau Mak) vegetables that also came out of the big steamer where the fish came out of as well hihih.

Pai Kuat Curry Kuey Teow
( Pork spare ribs in  Curry Noodles)

Siew Yoke Curry Kuey Teow
( Roasted Pork in Curry Noodles)

Cryptic Menu

Some other dishes that were recommended to me by that nice lady was the fried slice fish with ham tan (Salted egg sliced fish) the yinyong pai kuat ( assorted pork ribs ) and Asam Laksa!

Location Map = HERE
Business hours 11am til 11pm
Some dishes are only available after 5pm
Closed every other Monday

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Casa Del Cocco - Suprising Gastro Delights, Away from the City's Bright Lights

I first came to know about this wonderful surprise after a friend of mine Edwin posted pictures of this place that looked really sheikh and dark. It was probably taken at night so maybe that's why it looked dark.  When I brought my mom there for Mother's Day for breakfast it was really welcoming and inviting. Their see through desserts/cake window showcase thing looked really refreshing even at breakfast. But the real reason I wanted to make my first visit to this beautiful surprise was because of its breakfast menu that starts at 8.30am on a Sunday!

Mom was always talking about having a nice English breakfast that served ham or bacon. Previously you would only get this at places where there was a high density of expats living in the area or high density urban upper class neighbourhoods like Desa Sri Hartamas, Mont Kiara or Damansara Heights. Taman Desa has been known to be the quiet Beverly Hills of long ago but since the introduction of all these other high rise developments, Taman Desa has been out of the limelight. However, in recent years there has been a maturity in the state of financial well being in Taman Desa. No its not the Hamptons of the east, but maybe everyone's safe deposits, insurance endowment plans all finally matured. There is one rumour that alot of auditors, accountants and remisiers live in Taman Desa. But this isn't a Blog about  urban development and financial news.

The breakfast menu says it starts at 8.30am on Sunday. The top 3 big ticket Items are the Big Breakfast, Light and Easy and one more that I forgot. I will update this after my next visit. The Big Breakfast set priced at RM28 (No GST or Service Charge yet, So make sure you leave a tip) comes with a small glass of very fresh orange juice, a choice of coffee or tea, Fruit Yoghurt. The main plate comes with a Hungarian Sausage, Fried mushrooms, Tomato Salsa, Cucumber thingy, choice of poached, scrambled or sunny side up eggs. The Baked beans, that is the highlight of this dish, for me at least. Now in the menu it says it comes with streaky Bacon but asu can see its back bacon. This was pointed out by my Head Chef at home Mama Angela. Up to the point that she mentioned it I was completely satisfied with the breakfast. after she pointed out the discrepancies about the bacon all I could think was to come back again and ask for streaky bacon...yum yum.

Oh yes the set also comes with a slice of some funky soft bread (Foccacia & Ciabatta) and a little bowl of garlic butter!!

My Mom chose the light and easy breakfast which has 2 poached eggs, 2 slices of bacon ham more funky bread and the cucumber thingy I am still not sure what is it. It does however taste very refreshing. This was priced at RM18 if I am not mistaken.

As my mom said her plate was less colourful than mine, It didn't help that this is also a blurry picture. The taste though is really as it says light and easy. 

We both asked to look at the main menu which seemed somewhat dilapidated but the prices remained the same. No Plus-plus and a whole lotta pork! yes its a non-halal joint. 3 things that stood out for me when I looked at the menu. Porkchop with gorgonzola sauce, Warm Rocket Salad and Pear baked in wine. Yes please stop drooling now I know it sounds delectable. Head on down there and try the pizzas from their wood fire oven. It looks cool although its placed in a not so camera friendly place.  

The staff is abit young, not as highly trained but they are still quite polite. Although we were the only ones here at the time. This place has really horrible parking habits by the people who go there so remember to go there early to find a nice parking spot that is safe and free of idiots parking there. Also, the parking bays are a little narrow so it will also be a test of skill. Hope you all enjoyed  this little snippet of information if you like you could leave a message and tell me you experience with Casa Del Cocco.

Happy Mother's Day

Business Hours :

Mon - Tue: 08:30 - 22:30

Thu - Sun: 08:30 - 22:30

Here is the address, 

• No 18, Plaza Danau 2, Jalan 5/109f, Taman Danau Desa
• 58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

You can call them at 03-7972 3288
Email : casadelcocco@gmail.com
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