Buffet Steamboat @ Japan 23 BBQ Steamboat, Setapak, KL

 

Location: at CenterMart, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Danau Kota, across the road from Platinum Point, may enter through Jalan Genting Kelang or Jalan Usahawan

Steamboat is my favourite, it will be good with BBQ, and if there is buffet style BBQ Steamboat, then this will definitely

suit my stomach, because I can eat as much as I can without counting how much I should pay.

 

There are some fresh seafood, but I guess should need additional charge for this.

There were many different kind of snails, you can pick as many as you like.

Different kind of choices: Japanese tofu, white tofu, mushrooms, fish ball, flammulina, different meat like chicken, pork, lamb, beef, and some meats were marinated for BBQ.

    

Also had those we usually have for steamboat: sausage, ham, fish cake, prawns (not fresh in tank), oysters,etc.

Not only that, those who are too hungry and can’t wait for steamboat, there are some cooked foods here: shark fin, fried nuggets, fried meehun and mee, sushi, cakes, and fruits.

Each person entitled for 2 fresh prawns which included in your payment, will need to charge extra if you want more. Here are the prawns that were still in the fish tank.

 

Can you see how big and how fresh the prawns were. These prawns were still “jumping” inside the basket and you will need to be careful when putting it into the soup, because it may “jump” out of the bowl.

 

Getting started. You can take your own sauce, like chillies and soy sauce, but don't forget to take butter for BBQ and sesame oil for the steamboat.

Second round… this time was BBQ scallops.

  

The price paid also including one coconut drink per each person.

 

BBQ meats that grilled by restaurant’s staff.

 

 

Restaurant Ah Chuan @ Pertama Complex, KL

Location: Inside Pertama Complex, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahaman, Kuala Lumpur, next to SOGO KL

Pertama Complex is one of the earlier or known as the first shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur. It located at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, in a high density traffic area, nearby the well known Sultan Abdul Samad Building at Merdeka Square and Sogo Shopping Mall. In Pertama Complex, there are many shops that are selling sportswear, photographic equipments, handphone, shoes, trophies, watches, some branded jeans and clothing at an affordable prices. You may drive and park at the Pertama Complex parking lot or get there by public transport: Star LRT (Rapid KL – Ampang Line), get down at Bandaraya station, Pertama Complex is just next to SOGO shopping mall.

 

Restaurant Ah Chuan is located at the top floor inside the Pertama Complex. Usually the restaurant will be crowded with people during lunch time 12pm to 2pm, as there are many offices, especially two large banks (UOB and CIMB headquarter) located nearby Pertama Complex. Previously I worked nearby the complex, thus this restaurant is one of my best choice for lunch, as it sell variety of foods: rice, porridge, and different kind of noodles.

Economy rice – have lots of choices.

Bitter Melon Fish Ball Glass Noodles

Bitter Melon Fish Meat Glass Noodles

Something special to me, bitter melon in soup with noodles. You may choose in meehun, mee or Teared Noodles (板面). Although there are lot of bitter melon, but the soup was not bitter at all. There are bitter melon, fish meat, pork ball, eggs inside this bowl of noodles. Bitter melon is quite good for health, for those who like bitter melon may try on this.

Tomyam Glass Noodles

Tomyam Glass Noodles

Every time I smell its tomyam, I will certainly salivate because it is my favourite. Compare with other restaurant, Ah Chuan’s Tomyam has more ingrediants: Pork ball, chicken meat, yuba, mushroom and tomatoes. Not every restaurant serve Tomyam with glass noodles, for my personal preference, glass noodles really suit well with tomyam soup. Its tomyam soup taste sour and spicy, feel good after having this bowl of tomyam noodles.

Why the tomyam noodles so spicy? See how many big chilies I found in the soup.

 

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Restoran Ah Chuan

Pertama Complex, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur

 

Having Cool @ Snow Ice

 

If you feel hot and would like to have something cold, try Snow Ice in the 100¥en Shop, where it sell Japanese foods and some groceries.

There are few flavours: Lychee, Coffee, Mango, Peanut, Green Tea, Strawberry, and Milk. For this time, I had try for the Lychee and Peanut flavours.

 

Lychee Ice

It taste smooth and in every bit you can also have the taste of the Lychee.

Peanut flavour

I really like this flavour. Plenty of crunchy peanuts with some chocolate on top, you can’t stop eating it.

Closer look into the ice, you can see the ice was shaved into slices.

Every cup of snow ice for just RM 4.90, for extra RM 1.00, you can have additional fruits on it. For girls, you don’t need to worry your weighing scale, as this Snow Ice is non fattening but healthy and tasty. Now, everyone can enjoy the delicious of ice.

 

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Snow Ice at 100 Yen shop

Jalan Metro Wangsa, Seksyen 2,

Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur

Business hours: 10 am to 10 pm

 

Lai Foong Beef Noodle @ Cheras, KL

 

Lai Foong Restaurant has 54 years histories since 1956. The HQ is one of the stall in Lai Foong Restaurant situated in Jalan Tun HS Lee, Kuala Lumpur, which I have been visited many times since few years ago. Recently, Lai Foong has another branch at Taman Taynton View in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

I like its beef noodles very much, especially it’s soup, as it is tasty with original taste and concentrated. It has mixture of more than ten kinds of medicine herbs, plus its secret recipe, and boiled with the ox bone, make it irresistible and must try, especially those who like to eat beef.

This Cheras branch is very clean, tidy and the restaurant gain grade A from the DBKL for its cleanliness.

Lean Meat with Beef Ball Meehon – RM 5.00

Lean Meat Ball and Beef Ball Lai Fun, served in soup – RM 5.00

Lean Meat and Beef Ball Lai Fun, served in dry  -- RM 5.20

The meat is a bit raw and soft, beef ball is springy and it has original beef flavour. This is my favourite, where I prefer to serve in Meehon.

Leaf Tripe and Beef Ball Lai Fun in Soup – RM 5.00

The leaf tripe was in slices, but had cut it too thin, so didn’t really know how the taste the leaf tripe was.

Fried Keow Teow – RM 4.00

Tasty, even if you just smell, is already irresistible to try it.

X.O. Teh, which also known as three layers teh, as you can see there were three different colours that form into three layers.

There are variety of choices of beef part: Beef ball, lean meat, tripe, beef lam, beef tendon, leaf tripe and mix. Additional on these, some parts from the beef that we normally never try before: Beef tongue, beef intestine, and bull penis. Even noodles, there are 4 types to be choose: Lai Fun, Keow Teow, Mee, and Meehon. You may choose to served in soup, dry, with rice, or without noodles.

Based on my experiences on the HQ and Cheras branch, there seems a bit different in the taste of soup, where the HQ restaurant’s beef soup is thicker in flavour and colours, which I prefer more. However, Lai Foong beef noodle is still one of the best beef noodle that I have ever try.

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HQ Restaurant:

Lai Foong Restaurant

138 Jalan Tun HS Lee, 50000 Kuala Lumpur

Operating Hours: 6.30 am – 4.30 pm

Branch:

Lai Foong Beef Noodle Shop Cheras

8 Jalan Nadchatiram, Taman Taynton View,

Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur

Operating Hours: 8.00 am – 4.00 pm

Off Day: Every Tuesday except public holiday (business as usual)