Chapter 145 – The Teddy’s Café and Restaurant, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya

When you just finished watching “My Little Princess”, thanks to your beloved sister who introduced this Chinese drama, you felt so relieved that you had finally finished watching it and did not need to stay up late where your spouse stared at you for ignoring his presence where he had stood there for couple of hours. Now that you had finished watching it, you wish for a BIG BEAR whom protects you from far, lifts you up when you are down, covers you from rain and appears in of you when you need someone. 

Gladly, I have found my big bear! #heissohuggable

Recently, I chanced upon The Teddy’s Café, located at Zenith Corporate Park, Kelana Jaya. A big teddy bear greeted me when I stepped into the café. The place was well-decorated with a myriad of teddy bears, from the big ones all the way to the small ones. Even, the menu, food and beverages contain the cute bear elements.

Spicy and Sour Seaweed Spaghetti (RM 16.90)

Quite special as it is very rare to have seaweed spaghetti. For those who likes to try something different plus has a favorite liking on chili, you will enjoy this dish. For those who dislike chili, then I suggest you better not to order this as you will regret it.

Nachos with tomato salsa (RM 9.90)

Nachos are just chips; what makes it nice is the dip. The tomato salsa may be common but the ones in The Teddy’s Café is appetizing enough that you can’t help it but continue eating it despite knowing that your stomach was full with a number of mains.

Big Breakfast (RM 21.90)

Yes, we ordered Big Breakfast though the sun started disappearing from the bright sky. There were a variety from mini hamburgers, mashed potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, sausages, scrambled eggs and little greenies. Personally, I find nothing special about this dish as there are other cafes that serve better Big Breakfast.

Teddy on The Party (RM 21.90)

This is the highlight!! There’s always a room for dessert and this saying is absolutely true. We were pretty full by then but we still went ahead and ordered this – it’s Instagram-worthy. The waffles were so delicious with generous nuts toppings. I wish I could squeeze my stomach more to munch these delicious waffles but unfortunately, I had to raise a white flag. 

Caramel Mocha (RM 12.90)Green Tea (RM 7.90)

All in all, three of us were very satisfied with our dinner that we were lazy to drive home after that. The Teddy’s Café is a very nice and casual place to hang out; it is also a cozy place to have birthday celebration.

Ambient: 3.5/5

Price:      Considered reasonable

Food:      3.5/5

Service:  4/5

The Teddy's Café and Restaurant

Block B, 22G, Zenith Corporate Park,

SS7/26,

47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03 - 7886 8619

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 141 - Dinner buffet at Sheraton Petaling Jaya (PJ) Hotel

How can one say no when comes to buffet?

Imagine that you get to eat like a king on that day and the best thing is you can eat as many as you want while at the same time, surrounded by a myriad of offerings from Western cuisine all the way to Malay, Japanese, Indian and Chinese cuisine. The minute when you step into this heavenly place, you literally can't decide what to eat now and what to eat next. All you know is you have to try them all.

The awesome buddies

Recently, I went to Sheraton PJ Hotel and had a feast with a group of awesome buddies who can laugh out loud as if there is no one else in this world (other than them). Instead of taking photos like what we usually want to do when we are in a new place, this group of friends of mine decided not to waste any time but just headed straight to Feast.

We went rounds and rounds, had plates after another and voila, we enjoyed the food very much. I wish that I have a larger tummy space at that time, just for that one particular moment. The thought to diet literally gone to the drains when these pretty yet delicious dishes persistently tempted me. #soieatalotthatdayandthisneverstoptillnow #dontbesurprisedtoseemeinonemonthtime

This looks nice but I don't take any from this section.

Some of the cooked dishes!

Oh,when you decide to go to Sheraton PJ, please make sure you take their lambs!! Must-try.

I always have a favorite liking when comes to kuih-muih especially kuih lapis and kuih talam.

More desserts before I start killing the beautiful cakes.

One thing - their cheesecake is absolutely delicious!!

Presenting to you my first plate! The satay is so, so good..

Presenting my second plate. They have sushi and sashimi by the way..

Stir-fry greenies!! I love it.

Oops, sorry - I ate all the noodles before I remember to take a photo.

This is curry mee by the way.

There is always a room for dessert. My first bowl of dessert is two scoops of ice creams that comes with abundance of mixed toppings from jelly beans to gummy bears, almonds, crushed cookies and etc.

My second plate of desserts that comes with fruit, cakes, cookies and kuih-muih.

My final round of dessert is to make my own ice cream dipped into a bowl of mixed toppings.

All in all, we enjoyed the food very much. Although Sheraton PJ Hotel is relatively new in the market, I must say that they are good. The place is clean, the food is delicious and most importantly, they provide ample parking space. However, facilities are quite limited here as they are a business hotel instead of a leisure hotel. 

When comes to dinner buffet, the price is considered quite reasonable - it is just RM 88.00 per pax (including GST). 

Ambient: 3.5/5
Price: Considered reasonable
Food: 4
Service: 4.5/5

Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel,
Jalan Utara, Seksyen 52,
46200 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03 - 7622 8888

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 140 - Pu Tien, 1 Utama Shopping Centre

Looking forward to an awesome dinner with your loved ones seems like the best thing ever that you need to do once in a while. It's been quite some time since we last met. I got to know that you are pregnant from Facebook (I truly thank this social media) and I know that we need to meet up real soon. Another friends of mine is having a very hectic schedule in work. And that seems to be legit reason to call them out for a food outing.

My happy face while on the wheel

When the date is confirmed, that is where I long to meet them up. Kind of excited to see them and I'm not sure why. Blame my hormone perhaps.

We went to Putien Restaurant in 1 Utama Shopping Centre and the restaurant was filled. We had no choice but to be in their waiting list. We waited for like 20 minutes and boom, we got a table in. Once we sat down, that was when the story-telling began. It started off with the pregnant lady updating her story and then followed by the rest of us.

While we were busy updating each other lives, we had food to keep us entertained too. We ordered few dishes and they were simply awesome. Just that the price is slightly at a high side.

Sweet and Sour Pork - RM 21.60

First and foremost, we had sweet and sour pork. One of our favorites and it comes with lychee. The portion is quite small unfortunately for the price that we are paying though. 

Vegetables - RM 20.66

We had a plate of vegetables. Nothing special to shout about but it was just good to have a plate of greenies.

Fried Tenggiri - RM39.33 (for 3)

We had fish, ikan tenggiri to be precise. That reminds me on my mum who used to cook this a lot for our lunch during our schooling time. And this complements well even if it is just a bowl of plain porridge.

Meat Pork Bun - RM22.35 (3 pcs)

The meat bun caught my attention and I went ahead to order this. Yum, Yum!

Cabbage Rice - RM 41.32

Since we don't fancy white rice, we opted for the cabbage rice. To me, this was just so-so only. They could have done better by adding some oomph in it and of course, to provide much more cabbage. 

The total bill came up to RM 174.35 after the service charge and GST. Honestly, the food is just so-so where I believe we can get nicer and more delicious food with larger portion elsewhere. Nonetheless, what matters the most is the experience of catching up with one another and sharing our lives story together - this is irreplaceable.

Ambient: 3.5/5
Price: Slightly Pricey
Food: Non-halal
Service: 3.5/5

Pu Tien Restaurant,
G-213A, Ground Floor, Promenade, 1 Utama (Old Wing), 
Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya,

Regards,
Foodiestravel

Chapter 134 - Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock @ Oasis Damansara

Marking the beginning of New Year, I thought of having a "muhibbah" post to kickstart this great year hence, that is the reason why I have been quite silent for the past two weeks, trying to get inspiration on what to write. I tried to figure out what would be the best post to get the ball rolling especially this will be the first post in the year of 2018.

Lately, boyfie recommended me to this place called Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock at Oasis Damansara; a very nice food place that fits my first blog post for the new year. On a very rare afternoon, I took the chance to step out of the office and visit this place. I was really excited the minute I stepped into this shop surrounded by so many working professionals eating there and soft background music featuring three different languages of songs. The songs were supposed to be loud but I guess the voice of the crowd overcame it, somehow.

Last weekend, I brought my parents and my brother to this place again. I really like how friendly the staff is and the ambience of this shop, bringing me back to the days where I used to run a lot and play with pokok malu-malu (mimosa pudica) at my kampung while my grandfather boiled a pot of siham (cockles) for us.

Nasi Lemak Ayam (RM 11.70)

One of the most recommended food in Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock is non other than Nasi Lemak Ayam. It is so delicious that my dad couldn't agree further - the chicken is well marinated and juicy despite that it has been deep fried. Sambal is amazing, fitting the taste buds of people of all ages.

Ayam Goreng (RM 7.50)

One chicken is never enough so we order another one more to satisfy our palette.

Mee Goreng Muthu (RM 9.60)

After doing a thorough research, some did recommend to try Mee Goreng Muthu. As excited as I was, I quickly had a spoon of it the minute it was put on our table. It is very fragrant in aroma but somehow, the taste is just so-so. I wish that the chef could put slightly more spices and increase its spiciness.

Nasi Goreng Ali (RM 9.60)

This is very special! The taste itself has won the heart of many; it is not like the usual fried rice that we always have at elsewhere but something is really special with this dish; not sure if they do have their own special sauces to fire up this rice. Worth trying!

Nasi Goreng Kampung (RM 9.60)

Trying to stay as authentic and pure as possible, I opted for Nasi Goreng Kampung too. For once and for all, this plate of fried rice does make me crave for more - staying true to the name of this dish, it comes with kangkung, sliced chicken and plenty of anchovies. Even, this dish is filled with "wok hei" so I strongly recommend you to try it if you like kampung fried rice.

Cantonese Noodles (RM 9.60)

Enough of rice so we opted for a plate of Cantonese noodles. Just like the Chinese "Ying Yong" or "Wan Tan Hor", this dish never fails us. All of us like it except for my brother - he thinks that it is a bit too artificial as the dish is surprisingly sweet. My take on that is the vegetables are sweet, leading to the sweet gravy but my brother thinks otherwise.

Hainanese Chicken Rice (RM 9.60)

Among all the dishes, this was the least favorite one. The rice and chicken are very cold. Chicken does not taste well and the portion is quite small - not worth the money at all! The chicken rice at the hawker stall tastes way better than this. What is unique about this chicken rice is the soup where it carries the similar taste and smell as the prawn noodles soup.

I will come back again to try out other dishes like their Penang Assam Laksa and probably opt for their Nasi Lemak Ayam again :).

Ambient: 4/5
Price:     4/5
Food:     3.8/5
Service: Good

Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock,
B-G-01, Ground Floor, Block B, Oasis Ara Damansara,
Jalan PJU 1A/7, Ara Damansara,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03 - 7832 3138

Regards,
Foodiestravel

Chapter 107 - Bat Kut Teh at Restaurant Kee Hiong, SS2

Satisfied! 

It's been months since I last had Bat Kut Teh therefore, the craving was real. Rather than having Bat Kut Teh at Klang (like always), this time, we gave a different twist where we had it at Restaurant Kee Hiong located at SS2.

It was past 8pm and many still thronged to the outlet itself. We got our seats comfortably and immediately, the waitress came to our table with menu. The menu was pretty understandable (thank God with English translation). And all we need was to pick on the types of meat as well as the servings.

Story cut short, the smell of dry Bat Kut Teh lingered from the kitchen. Tummy was hungry hence, it yelled. Quickly got ourselves prepared with the cutleries so that we could had the dish immediately when it was served on to our table.

Ta-dah...

Bat Kut Teh (wet) - RM 14.30 (per pax)

First reach to our table was a claypot of wet Bat Kut Teh. Yummy! The broth was piping hot and instantly, we took a sip of the broth to tease our tongue. Came with an abundance of vegetables, the guilt eventually gone. I tried looking for button mushroom and enoki mushrooms but unfortunately, no avail. Aiks! 

This Bat Kut Teh was relatively good but it did not has a strong herb taste. Unlike the one I had in Klang, this version of Bat Kut Teh had a relatively mild taste and flavor. For those who like mild taste, they can opt for Kee Hiong Bat Kut Teh at SS2. In fact, the portion for 1 pax was quite big actually.

Bat Kut Teh (dry) - RM 14.30 (per pax)

On the other hand, the dry Bat Kut Teh was enough to tease my appetite when it was put on our table, a couple minutes later. The dried chillies and okra slices were enough to guide my hand to scoop it. Though it came with an abundance of dried chillies, the dry Bat Kut Teh was not spicy at all. It had the exquisite Bat Kut Teh taste and smell but I found it lacking in a way that it did not have enough dried cuttlefish nor salty fish. That's the lacking part. Nevertheless, the strong, nice smell of this was good to satisfy your tummy.

And our tummies certainly agreed with it! A must-try Bat Kut Teh in SS2!

In total, the bill came up to RM 33.20 (including 2 big rice and 2 chinese tea). It was a bit pricey however, bearing the location, somewhat, it was quite reasonable.

Ambient : 7/10

Price : Reasonable (due to its location)

Food : Chinese food, non-halal

Service : 3/5

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Restaurant Kee Hiong,

72, Jalan SS2/67, 

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: 03 - 7865 2859

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 101 - Shan Yuan Chinese Cuisine, Kota Damansara

Thanks to my working place and colleagues, I was introduced to this place, Shan Yuan Chinese Cuisine. Sharing the building with Visiber, this Chinese restaurant serves a wide array of great food. For Chinese, this seems to be the place for them to have a meeting or gathering. And myself, I have been to this place for like good 2 to 3 times.

Recently, they launched a campaign whereby a bowl of Buddha Jump over the Wall costs only RM 9.90 with the condition that you have to "like" their Facebook page and share it in your Facebook page. As simple as that! So now, you see why I get to enjoy this bowl of Buddha Jump over the Wall even during my lunch instead of dinner.

Buddha Jump over the Wall (RM 9.90 per bowl)

This bowl of soup is delicious and rich in taste. Comes with pork bones, a large mushroom, scallop, fish maw and a mini abalone, this bowl of soup certainly whet one's appetite before having the main dish.

Stir Fried Rice Noodles with Prawn (RM 16.00)

Look at the photo itself!. Prawns are huge in size and a plate of this noodles is just nice for 2 to 3 persons. Simple in presentation and authentic in taste. Personally, I prefer an extra kick on the spiciness level hence, I have this noodles with some chilli padi which gives a punch to my tastebuds.

Fish Eggs Siew Mai (RM 7.00)

Quite pricey for a basket of dim sum that has only 3 siew mai. Nevertheless, these dim sum do not fail us as the siew mais are really fresh, giving the chewy texture to the diners.

Steamed Bun with Salted Egg Yolk (RM 6.00)

My friend strongly recommends this dish because apparently, the pastry chef has returned and he is really good with this. Therefore, upon my next visit to Shan Yuan Chinese Cuisine, I ordered a small steamer basket of Steamed Bun with Salted Egg Yolk. Woah-la, soft in texture yet hot in inner. The hot, steaming egg yolk seems to be eager to challenge our taste buds and trust me, this is really, really good.

A better angle on how the bun looks like after you bite it.

In total, the bill came up to RM 56.90 (including 6% GST and 10% service charge) for 2 pax. 

Ambient : 7 / 10 (cause sometimes it can be quite noisy)

Price : Slightly pricey

Food : Chinese food, non-halal

Service : 3.5 / 5

Verdict : Grab the opportunity now to try the Buddha Jump over the Wall soup plus having their Steamed Buns with Salted Egg Yolks

Shan Yuan Chinese Cuisine

No. 17-1, Jalan PJU 5/18, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel: 03 - 6156 9657

Fax : 03 - 6156 9957

Website: www.shanyuan.com.my

Chapter 100 - Celebrate the 100th post with Tokyo Secret Cheese Tart

Yes, you see it right! The cheese tart craze has begun not long ago where a number of famously Japanese cheese tart marks their footprints in Malaysia. Even, Tokyo Secret has joined the bandwagon by opening two stores in Petaling Jaya (1U and Ikea).

I tried my luck once but lady luck was not with me at all when the queue was still so long at 9.00pm on the weekdays. I decided to try it next time then.

Bestie was on leave on one of the days and he decided to try his luck too at 1U, hoping that there was no queue. Unfortunately, he was wrong! The queue was insane and he waited patiently for nearly an hour to buy 5 pcs of these cheese tarts since it is known as one of the must-try pastries.

So, here you go - we tried the No.1 Japanese Cheese Tart. What tempted me to try this so badly is the oozing and melting Hanjuku cheese which rarely can be found in Klang Valley.

As soon as you have a bite of it, wah-lah! The cheese melts - not only from the crust but it also melts in your mouth. The crust is very, very different unlike the ones that we have it elsewhere. It somewhat gives the biscuits texture instead. As instant as the cheese melts, the cheese taste too gone in a very fast manner. This is very saddening as I thought that the cheese taste would at least linger for a slightly longer period - after all, it is not cheap to buy one of this cheese tarts.

Words of advice! - When you have to queue for an hour, please make sure you buy at least 6 pcs rather than only 1 or 2 pcs because it is not worth of your waiting time. Fret not if you can't finish the cheese tarts on the same day since Tokyo Secret suggests a few ways to enjoy their cheese tarts.

Ambiance : 3/5

Food : 3.5/5

Price : RM 7.90 each

Verdict : Good to try for the first time! 

Regards,
Foodiestravel