Arisu Korean BBQ Restaurant @ Kota Damansara

I have been missing in action for quite some time due to work commitments, recent happenings at home and being just plain lazy :p

An initial plan to go to Dorae Korean BBQ Restaurant changed because I was not too sure of the location. I thought I saw one at Kota Damansara. In the end, we could not find it and found Arisu instead :) Parking is ample as it was situated in the more quieter part of Dataran Sunway shoplots.

Interior

The owner of the place, a lady and if not mistaken is a Korean. She was nice enough to recommend us some dishes to order as we were pretty unsure of what to choose. The menu is pretty extensive. Choices of meat for barbeque, ala carte orders of rice or noodles, soup, porridge and a alot more!

As we sat, plates and plates and plates of side dishes were served. The table was nearly full of the side dishes even before the dishes that we ordered arrive. There was even a whole piece of fried fish.

Side Dishes

First came up was the Korean Seafood Pancake (RM25). It was yummy as it was really fragrant with lots of chives and pieces of seafood. Just the way I like it. The portion is really big too.

Korean Seafood Pancake (Pan Jeon)

Next came the Lamb barbeque which is ok. The portion is really big. Just find that the meat pieces are a little on the fatty side. While eating the lamb pieces, the lady boss was really nice to suggest which side dishes goes well with the lamb pieces. Talk about customer service :)

Barbequed Lamb (Yang Galbi)

The Barbequed Pork (RM30) was really good. The marinade blends well with the meat. The juicy and tender pieces of meat was really enjoyable.

Barbequeing the Pork (Dae Ji Galbi)

The Korean Ginseng Chicken Porridge (RM28) was just ok. The consistency of the porridge is like rice in broth which I like. The only thing is that I would prefer the broth to have a stronger ginseng taste.

Korean Ginseng Chicken Porridge (Samgaetang)

Next came a complimentary Steamed Egg Custard which was steaming hot and fluffy. This was really good. Simply enjoyable as you can find bits and pieces of surprise in the egg custard :)

Steamed Egg Custard

Overall, I would come here again. I love the service and friendliness of the staff. Portions are big and really value for money. The total cost for a seafood pancake, two large portions of barbequed meat and a ginseng porridge comes to about RM130 for three (including 10% service charge and RM3 for two cups of tea) There were leftoevers as the portions are really big.

Address: 32/3, Jalan 5/16,
Dataran Sunway,
Kota Damansara,
47820 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor

Fong Seng Nasi Lemak @ Bencoolen

After hearing some positive comments about this place, I decided to try it out during lunch. Apprently, this is a fast food style of nasi lemak and affordable too. For S$8, I get a big portion of mutton curry, chili squid, fried cabbage, a piece of hash brown and a glass of drink. They do not have the normal condiments that is usually in nasi lemak like the sambal and peanuts. You can choose a variety of dishes from curries to fried stuff to go with rice. Anyway, I still prefer nasi lemak in Malaysia anytime. The delicious sambal, fried peanuts, fried anchovies, sliced cucumber, hard boiled egg and steaming coconut rice with an occasional chicken rendang is still the best!

A Plate of Boutiful Feast

Soup Spoon @ Bugic Junction

I have been eating too much lately and decided to have a light dinner by having soup and salad. Was interested when I came upon this soup place called The Soup Spoon and we don't have this in Malaysia.

All soups are served with a bun. If not mistaken, you can choose eitehr the normal plain bun or the sunflower seed bun. Chose Mushroom Stragnoff soup (S$6.80) as I saw the person in front of me ordering that and it looks good. The soup is cream based, chunky and have a bite to it. I always like soups with a bite to it as I feel that I am really getting good ingredients in there rather than just watery or diluted broth. It is very filling on its own even with just a small bun to it eat it with. It was a good choice of soup.

Mushroom Stragnoff

Asian Tofu Salad (S$6.70) was not really my cup of tea because I find that they put too much tofu and not enough greens. The sauce is pretty light and it is similar to Thai chili sauce. However, I did enjoy the fried wantan skins they added.

Asia Tofu Salad

The Soup Spoon
Bugis Junction
Basement 1 Unit 04/26(Alight at Bugis MRT station)
Tel No: +652 6238 8601

Max Brenner Chocolate Bar @ The Esplanade

Max Brenner is a special place for chocolatiers or chocoholics :) We have chocolate cafes in Malaysia namely Theobroma and Cocoa (there are more that I don't know :p) Since we do not have a Max Brenner here in Malaysia, off we go to Max Brenner.

What's going to a chocolate cafe if you don't try their hot chocolate drink. Although we were very full from dinner (this is supposed to be dessert but wait til you read the rest of the entry), we couldn't resist trying their Venuzelan Chocolate Drink. It comes in a hug mug. What's a hug mug? It is a mug shaped like a dew drop. The reason for its shape is to enable the chocolate drinker to hug the mug with both hands (not very practical in Singapore as it is already very hot here, normally in cold countries this would be practical because it is cold and one wants to warm their body up with a cup of good ol' hot chocolate).

Hug Mug

Hug From Here

Ordering the Chocolate Fondue (Small size and large size - we chose the latter). They serve three types of chocolate dip. He he..looks cute and pretty colourful. Milk chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate. However, the melted chocolate that they serve is too little as we had a lot of stuff to dip. The best is the milk chocolate dip. Second comes the dark chocolate and last, white chocolate. I am normally alright with white chocolate but this one is too milky and I just don't like it.

Tri Colour Fondue Dip

The fondue comes with marshmallows, banana cake cubes, fresh sliced bananas and huge strawberries. Isn't this too much for three for dessert? :p The fruits were fresh, the cake good too and marshmallows :) I wish they could provide more chocolate dip as it was not enough for all these. You can even treat it as a light meal for three people. We were stuffed to the brim as we had a very filling meal earlier.

Fondue Ingredients

Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
8 Raffles Avenue,
#01-06/08 Esplanade Mall,
Singapore 039802
Phone number: +65 62359556

Waraku @ Marina Square

Finally I am able to access my hard disk in my almost-dead-but-managed-to-revive desktop computer. Thus, the continuation of the Singapore series. Waraku is a chain of Japanese restaurants in Singapore. They serve good Japanese food at moderate prices. Usually it will be crowded but due to the economic slowdown, there were ample places to sit. Now let's focus on the positive and talk about the food instead :)

Geso Karaage (S$6.80) which is deep fried squid in light batter was ok. It was crispy and tasty but a little on the salty side. An appetising appetiser.

Geso Karaage

Fancy some minced raw tuna (toro) with plenty of spring onions and shredded seaweed on a bed of rice? Doesn't really sound appetising? Negi Toro Don (S$10.80). Well, it does taste good! I was pretty surprised at how this turned out but one must like raw fish to start with this. The fish was fresh and pretty tasty in my opinion. It does taste a little bland but you can always dip some wasabi and soya sauce or just let the natural fresh fish taste mingle with your tongue.

Negi Toro Don

A Closer Look

Tried the kimchi based hot soup called Chige Nabe (S$14.80). Plenty of vegetables and meat. Soup was spicy at a bearable level. Moreover, there's a stove to keep in warm the whole time so that is stays hot. The soup is pretty addictive and portion big. Suitable during rainy days to fire up your body on a cold day.

Chige Nabe

Let's Stay Warm!

It is indeed delicious yet affordable Japanese food. Don't convert to Malaysian Ringgit la. In one-to-one terms, it is!

Delicious @ Midvalley Megamall

Delicious was a spinoff from Ms Read that sells plus size clothes. In the beginning, it was just a boutique. Eventually, they set up a small area just for food and Delicious was born. Delicious has got a cosy and comfortable concept. A place you would want to hang out as they even lay sofas in certain areas for you to laze and lounge.

Tree o' Lanterns

Wild Mushroom Soup (RM13.90) had a nice chunky texture which was delicious. I always liked those chunky mushroom soup that have a bite.

Wild Mushroom Soup

According to my friend, the Green Curry Chicken with Rice (RM19.90) was good. Well it did smell good too :p

Green Curry Chicken

Grilled Mushroom Sandwich (RM19.90) is a must for mushroom lovers. Sauteed fresh button mushrooms and chunky straw mushrooms with balsamic vinegar was really good (very fragrant!) on a piece of grilled bread. I do find the bread a little tough but still ok. Nice and light sandwich.

Grilled Mushroom Sandwich

The Traditional Tomato Spaghetti (RM17.90) was just ok. It was made strictly vegetarian upon request (my friend is a vegetarian). No garlic and no onion but was decent enough. This place is a good place for customizing your food as in you can tell them not to add certain things and they really keep that in mind. Unlike certain places, they tend to take down whatever you request but do not as was told.

Traditional Tomato Spaghetti

The Spaghetti Cabonara (RM22.90) was excellent. Cream pastas are always excellent here. The cream is rich yet not too thick which suited our palate very well. Plenty of beef bacon in this. Yummy yum yum.

Spaghetti Cabonara

The Classic Chocolate Cake (RM11.90) was excellent stuff. Rich delicious moist cake, covered with warm melted chocolate and topped off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The combination of both warm and cold was good. The choice of vanilla ice cream was good as the chocolate is already rich enough and the vanilla ice cream tones down the richness of the cake.

Classic Chocolate Cake

The food is on the pricy side but it was really good and so was the ambiance. There is an additional 10% service charge and 5% government tax.

Delicious Midvalley Megamall
Lot G-001, Ground Floor,
Midvalley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603-2287 5770
Fax: +603-2287 4770

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