Before i even continue on this restaurant review, i lost 2 food post worthy photos, not exactly lost them, i thiiiink i deleted them accidentally. Well today went to Batu Pahat, Johor Bahru(southern most state of Malaysia, Batu Pahat about 250km from Selangor) for one day meeting with customer. And one the way we stop by Tanggak (Tanggak is about 150km from Selangor, and for comparison sake, Melaka is about 120km from Selangor ). We had “kon lor mee”, and the noodle is quite “Q”, it is hand-made… and the dish is white in color, contrary to dark “kon lor mee” in KL, cost RM4 for medium size. Anyway, as far as i know, Tanggak is famous for Beef Noodle, not this dish…

On the way back to KL, we stop by Yong Peng, which is about 10km from Batu Pahat for Yong Tou Fu. Restaurant called Anthony Yong Tau Fu or sumthing…, it is so so, not extra-ordinary, costing RM0.70 per piece. 3 of us ate for RM19(3 bowl Yong Tou Fu noodle + 1 coffee) not exactly a cheap meal.

Anyway, today i have stomache upset, bout 1 hour after the Tanggak noodle, could be the noodle, or the bread i ate in the morning, so this make the loss of 2 blog-worthy-food-photos less painful, thought i am cool about this food blogging thing, never thought i will take it so seriously. You don’t know the feeling, you just have to lose it to know what you have lost… gosh… how can food make me so philosophical…

Back to main topic… Went to this Ramen store in Shah Alam this past Monday, just after leaving customer site there.

Store front, there are 2 japanese restaurant in this row of shop. Though Shah Alam HICOM are mainly factories, but they have quite a number Japanese companies/factories here, thus many Japanese works here, mostly of high position.

Condiments: Vinegar(in white pot), chili powder etc

Looking towards Kitchen

There is a comic book section if you fancy reading comic while eating, most of customers(i would say 90%) of the customers are Japanese.

Gyoza(RM9), not bad

Soy Sauce Ramen, RM10

My order of Miso Ramen, RM12

Moyashu Soba, RM11, it is suppose to be soba, but they gave Ramen, but my colleague gobble it all up since his order is last to come, and too hungry to ask them to replace it with soba.

Overall, this is place for a hearty meal, not so much delicious meal. I don’t think it is authentically Japanese, prob the Japs dine here because they don’t have much choice. This is place where you get your stomach filled pretty nicely, the portion is really big, price is reasonable.

Address:

No. 34, Jalan Sekincan,

Section 26/9,

40000 Shah Alam

Telephone: 03- 5191 2075

Price: 10% service charge

Choose the ingredients you want and bring it to your own table. Each table has a insert of hotpot in the middle.

vege selection

Had another impromptu trip to Penang, it is a 1-night-stay, work till the wee hours of the morning, fly back to KL the next day. While waiting for my flight, pondering what to eat. McD? Coffee Bean? Kenny Rogers? Craving for some chicken, some rice, comfort food to be exact. so Kenny it is.

Had the quarter chicken with 3 side dishes RM16.90

Choice of side dishes: i chose mash potato, rice and crisp garden salad.

my choice of banana muffin, complimentary ice water.

The mash potato taste funny, mainly cos of the gravy, it is not the usual dark gravy, instead taste cornish with traces of corn… Yuck… nonetheless i down it all as i love potatoes any style.

Kenny Rogers, country singer, founder of Kenny Rogers Roaster (along side with former government of Kentucky John Brown) opened its first restaurant in Florida 1991, touting motto “Less falt… less salt… less calories”

Address (HQ):

Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd

1st Floor, 1.05 Podium Block,

Plaza Berjaya,

No.12, Jalan Imbi,

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03-2142 2266

Website: Kenny Rogers Roaster

Price: 10% service charge, 5% government tax

Penang airport with its signature carpet.

My colleague just came back from a 1 week personal trip to Japan. Above is a pack of mixed rice crackers. The longish whitish color ones are really additive. Salty goodness. This pack converted to malaysian ringgit is about RM30.

Wasabi pea.

My order of Pocky. Each cost JPY 170-210 (about RM5-RM6)

Nori ten seaweed, i think they are fried.

wasabi flavor

this is how it looks like, tasty

Last Sunday, went to this food exhibition – Epicure Malaysia 2008 in Sime Darby Convention Centre in Bukit Kiara. There are food sampling(wine, cheese, chocolate etc) and workshops(self grooming, culinary class etc)