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As part of our makan trip in Penang, we found ourselves in Balik Pulau in a shop called Nan Guang, eating Siam and Assam Laksa. As you can see from the stall, their assam laksa and siam laksa is famous as they’ve appeared in many publications (rasa- rasa) and newspaper articles. But what grabbed my attention the most was the price. Only RM2.50 a bowl!! In KL RM2.50 probably could only get you milo ais. Prices in KL are just so over-inflated. Looking at their preparations, I could tell that the ingredients that they used were very fresh. They had everything...

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Yes, we managed to track down the famous Ah Leng Char Koay Teow, courtesy of Uncle Eng Choon who brought us around Penang island stuffing ourselves silly. We had this first thing in the morning, and we were quite excited on what was in store for us. This famous stall is situated along Jalan Dato Keramat and as you can see, even his sign board says his famous. So famous that he even operates a stall at night in Air Itam. So those in Penang who is craving Ah Leng famous char koay teow at night can pop buy to Air Itam to grab a plate. This uncle has been...

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Some of you may have noticed a big warning when reading our website earlier today. Unfortunately, there was a technical issue on our advertising network's side and Google flagged our website as a spam/ malware site, so there would be a large page warning you that the site may be harmful to your computer. Well we are happy to say that we have already removed all the adverts from our advertising network provider and Google has removed the warning message. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the downtime and we would like to assure you that our website is...

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This week, we head into the deeper part of Ampang for Yong Tau Foo, and we ended up here at Ampang Homeland Yong Tau Foo. Here, we ordered a mix of yong tau foo. Each person has their own dipping dish of sweet brown sauce and a spicy sauce. I am a big fan of the bittergourd and fish paste and always must have it when I go for yong tau foo. Posted up on the wall was a tempting picture of their pandan wrapped chicken wings. It was not too bad, but nothing particularly to shout about. To mix things up, we also ordered a plate of pork with preserved...

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Over the Merdeka weekend, we took a drive down to Tanjung Tualang in Perak to have a go at their famous seafood restaurants they have in that area. Little did we know that this town was so far off the beaten track. Even on our GPS, it only showed a single road, with grey space around it. That’s how far off it was. But, I must tell you it is worth the time. There are actually quite a few number of famous seafood restaurants in this town, but earlier this year a whole stretch of restaurants were burnt down including the famous Luen Fong and Sun Mee Fong. But...

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Want to have home cooked food and yet lazy to cook something up? Well, fret not. Laomazis is the place for a great variety of dishes of which, you may not find at other places. It's a simple restaurant that prepares interesting and flavourful goodies. The menu on the board does not show all the dishes they can cook up so it's best to ask them to recommend their specialties and favourites.  We had a soup in claypot of chinese wine, ginger and fried egg. It had a nice strong taste which goes well with a bowl of rice. This is something that I enjoyed a...

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Being the carnivores that we are, we just can't resist a good steak. We've heard much about the steaks here so for this dinner, we made a trip to Prime at Le Meridien. It is a fine setting with bright lights above that shine like starts in the sky. The large seats are plush and very comfortable, although it does feel like a fit for a giant. The wood finishes add a nice touch to the ambiance of the restaurant with it's prompt service. To start things off, you are served a plate of warm bread. Interestingly enough, they also serve it with their homemade...

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I love this restaurant’s  name. Whoever thought about the name must be a genius. It’s actual name is ‘For Goodness Sake its a noodle bar’ so you can roughly tell what kind of food awaits you. This restaurant is actually an izakaya, roughly translated, Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food’. You can find their menu on the wall by the entrance. Its not your typical Japanese restaurant with your usual set menus but a more ala carte type of Japanese restaurant. You get to sample a different variety of Japanese food like robatayaki as...

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Restoran Leong Ya can be found nearby the Mines Shopping Centre and not only serves Yong Tau Foo, but a variety of other dishes as well. If you drive just one minute away, you would also find the same branch in the same area. Guess business is just that good. Anyways, here is what we had for lunch. In a thick, and lightly sweet sauce, was a plate full of tofu, fish cakes, stuffed chilies and other goodies. The speciality here which we do particularly enjoy is the Chee Bao Gai or Paper Wrapped Chicken. Hidden inside the layers of paper is chicken...

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It’s that time of the year again, where KL-ites  unite to  vote for their ultimate favourite restaurant in KL organized by Time Out Kuala Lumpur Magazine. This year, time out has thrown in a few more categories as compared to last to make it more competitive and creating more variety. Nominations are currently ongoing at www.timeoukl.com for the 13 categories which are split by cuisine such as chinese, seafood, mamak, japanese….etc. These are currently open categories where you can enter the restaurant name you think is best suited for each category. On...

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