Thye Hong Fried Prawn Mee @ Pavillion KL

Thye Hong is from Singapore and is infamous for its fried prawn mee. Finally, I was able to try it here at Food Republic in Pavillion. Other times, I have only eaten their other food, the oyster omelette. It is served in a piece of leave which has been folded and knitted in a way that looks like a little boat with an opening on one side.

The noodles are actually a combination of both lai fun (rice noodles that you normally find in assam laksa) and yellow mee. So you can get both textures in this with loads of fresh bean sprouts and seafood. Look at those large prawns! This plate of noodle only cost RM7.90) and it has got three of those large prawns. Plus, this is shopping mall price. The gravy is excellent and they gave generous amounts of it.

A Plate of Yummy Goodness

It's not the usual fried noodles. Something different to try. Moreover, the Thye Hong staff at Glutton Street at the Esplanade (Singapore) has already closed down. So do get your dose here ;p

BBQ Chicken @ One Utama Shopping Center

Fried chicken is always associated with being unhealthy. Well, someone did came up with the idea of fried chicken using healthy oil instead. In fact, olive oil. BBQ Chicken is situated on the Ground Floor One Utama Shopping Center New Wing, near Teppenyaki.

Ordered their signature Olive Luxury Chicken (RM14.90) which was crispy and tasty. Taste-wise compared to our common KFC (although BBQ Chicken is more expensive), the fried chicken does not have so much spices but it is not bland. Pretty good in my opinion and it is just different. And healthier too apparently. You can choose the sides of either fries/mash potatoes/ fried mushroom rice and coleslaw.

Olive Luxury Chicken

The Korean Charbroiled (RM17.90) is good too. Grilled chicken fillets with a sweet marinade which was good and even healthier because of its cooking style. Again, it has the same options of sides as above.

Korean Charbroiled

Jerk BBQ Chicken (RM15.90) is similar to Korean Charbroiled but it has a spicier tinge. Also, it has only one piece as compared to the charbroiled one :p

Jerk BBQ Chicken

Rather than just having the usual KFC or Kenny Rogers, this is a good alternative and something different. Moreover, it is healthier and not as oily. Just pricier than KFC and cheaper than Kenny Rogers.

Chawan @ Bangsar

Chawan, is a Malay word meaning a cup. Well, the exact spelling of the Malay word would be "cawan" but it is pronounced the same as the shop name. Anyhow, it is a great place to hang out for a cuppa local coffee. I have blogged about this place earlier here.

A "chawan" of Local Coffee

There was a selection of bananas to choose from for the Banana Fritters (about RM4.50). Well, it is a first for me as normally when I do buy banana fritters, we don't get to choose what type of bananas we want. We couldn't decide what we wanted, so we ask the waitress which one is the sweetest and chose that one (cannot remember the name-lah!). The banana fritters was not really sweet but ok. However, it is a little too hard.

Deep Fried Banana Fritters

Deep Fried Prawn Fritters (about RM4.50) tasted good albeit on the oily side. Prawns were generous and the portions was big so it was so worth it.

Deep Fried Prawn Fritters

It is a good place to hang out. I have talked about this place here before and again, I did not eat their mains. It may be a little hot as there is not air condition but airy because it is an open air concept.

SBread @ Gardens Midvalley

SBread is a quaint little shop situated on LG floor at Gardens Midvalley. SBread..read it as a single line. Supposed to sound like SSSPREAD :p

The Ambiance

Seating Area

The Nasi Lemak's rice is well flavoured with pandan (screwpine) leaves. It is definitely not those artificial flavouring type but the authentic pandan juice. Generous amounts of peanuts, deep fried anchovies, sambal (curry paste), half a boiled egg and they even give a small serving of acar (pickled vegetables). You can get it in a set with a drink (either coffee or tea) and I will tell you, it's the best coffee I have ever had. It was rich and creamy and so fragrant. It kind of tasted like mocha but it is coffee! Amazing right! This whole set only cost RM4.50! Tasty and cheap breakfast fare (in Midvalley standards).

Nasi Lemak with Pandan Rice (that cup of coffee looks innocent, but it's a killer!)

Charcoal Bread with Kaya Pandan Spread wasn't really my cup of tea. The bread is quite nice. The texture is good and all but I do not like the kaya that tops it. I find that it is too coconut-ty. They are very generous with the spread though. They have breakfast set with toast and a cup of coffee/tea. This set is also RM4.50.

Charcoal Bread with Pandan Kaya Spread

No tax, no service charge!

SBread
The Gardens LG 232B,
Lower Ground Floor
Tel: 03-2283 2929
Fax: 03-2283 2229

Italiannies @ Gardens Midvalley

Set lunch at RM13.90 including soup, main course and drinks at Italiannies. Well, actually it starts from RM13.90. We sort of believed that all the sets are priced at RM13.90 and found out only one set which is the pizza set is RM13.90! Portion size is like the lunch size on the ala carte menu which is still quite big for ladies. We couldn't finish all the food between the four of us and stuffed to the brim! I have talked about Italiannies here before.

The Ambiance

The usual complimentary white and herbed bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar dip.

Complimentary White and Herbed Bread

There were two choices of soup, minestrone or mushroom soup. The mushroom soup was good as it was a little chunky. The minestrone soup was kind of too oily. They green stuff they top it on the soup was something like pesto with loads of olive oil. So that kind of explains the oiliness of it and it didn't really suit my taste bud with all the herbs.

Minestrone Soup

Cream of Mushroom

The Ceasar Salad was pretty ok. The calamari pieces were good. Not too much batter and crispy at the same time. The vegetables were pretty fresh.

Ceasar Salad with Calamari

The Spaghetti Bolognaise was very heavy and salty. It was supposed to be Penne Bolognaise but the Penne was not ready and gave us an option of pasta to choose from. My friend chose the spaghetti. They gave very generous portions of meat and at one time, it kinda looked as if it had more minced meat than noodles. If only it was not so salty, it would have been good. Portion is generous!

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Chicken and Mushroom Spaghetti is on the light side and was quite good. Lightly stir fried with generous amounts of sliced chicken breast, mushrooms and rocket leaves. Pretty tasty in my opinion.

Chicken and Mushroom Spaghetti

The Spaghetti Bolognaise and Chicken and Mushroom Spaghetti set cost RM19.90. The Ceasar Salad set is RM18.90. Add 10% service charge and 5% tax.

Ho Kien Pan Mee @ SS19 Subang Jaya

Nice chewy pieces of Mee Hoon Kueh? Well the pan mee served here at Restoran Lian Heng serves just that. Situated across the road from SS19 secondary school.

Restoran Lian Heng

The pieces mee hoon kueh is actually pinched by hand, thus making the texture chewy and soft. The other ingredients in the bowl are pretty basic. No fancy stuff. Deep fried crispy anchovies, sayur manis leaves and minced pork stewed in soya sauce. The broth is sweet, making the whole combination an excellent bowl of pan mee. The price? RM3.80 for a small bowl and RM4.50 for a big one. Affordable!

Look at the Yummy Goodness

Do note that the cleanliness of the restaurant is a little on the not-so-good side. Once, my cousin noticed that they left a bunch of sugar cane stalks on the toilet floor which is going to be squeezed out for its juice. Bluek

Little Penang Cafe @ The Curve

It has been quite some time since I last dropped by at Little Penang Cafe. They have another branch in Midvalley Megamall. I do notice that the ingredients that they use are pretty fresh. The interior they tend to imitate the old style Penang coffee shops but this is air conditioned la :p

Nasi Lemak with Curry Chicken (RM9.80) was pretty good. The currry chicken was cooked pretty well with the spices and they serve fresh sambal (chili paste - the one here uses fresh chilies). The steamed rice was not too rich in coconut which was just nice for me. I don't really like the rice to be too rich in coconut as it will give me a bad case of flatuence!

Nasi Lemak with Curry Chicken

Being a halal place, normally Prawn Mee (RM9.80) would be served with pork slices. They have substituted it with shredded chicken. The portion is big and the soup is pretty good. The broth was pretty rich and thick. The prawns were big compared to those you would normally find in hawker centers (Of course la..the price more than double :p)

Prawn Mee

On the menu, it actually mentioned that the Fried Koay Teow (RM9.80) will take 20 minutes to prepare. Anyhow we ordered it and it came in less than 20 minutes. Probably like 15 minutes. The prawns are big and fresh. I always liked well cooked and small cockles in this and the ones that they put in here are like that. So suits me pretty well. There are small bits of crab meat in this (the white stuff in the picture). Taste wise it was just ok.

Fried Koay Teow

The Gurney Rojak (RM7.50) was just alright. They use the usual condiments found in fruit rojaks like green mangoes, cucumber, sengkuang and they do add cuttlefish! Just that I normally like crackers to go with it and this one doesn't have it.

Rojak

I wouldn't mind coming back for the prawn noodle and other dishes. They do serve dishes to go with rice. There is a 10% service charge and 5% govenment tax. No charge for plain water!

Little Penang Kafe
G49, Ground Floor,

The Curve

Tel: +603 - 7726 0215