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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