Ribs by Vintry @ Damansara Heights

After so many compliments from so many floggers, I picked this for our new year eve dinner.

WARNING: Contains seriously non-halal content!

Starter: Roast Pork

The meat and lard was quite good. I thought the roasted skin should be crunchy, instead it was hard.

Main: Angel Hair Pasta

(Photos taken after adjusting white balance)

Topped with caramelized roast pork cubes & sprinkled with chili flakes.

How was it? I couldn't recall. Probably indicating it was actually forgettable. ;p

Main: BBQ Pork Ribs

Yes, it was big.

No, it didn't fall of the bone.

It didn't meet our expectation for tenderness. I thought ribs are soft & tender!
*disappointed*

Fortunately there was something else that brought satisfaction.

Star of the night appeared last: The House Wine.

The bill.

Maybe my expectation was just too high after reading all the reviews.

Based on the food we ordered, we were disappointed. The poor service had also contributed in spoiling the night, luckily both of us were in good mood since it's new year eve.

So, my opinion is, if you are looking for something porky, if you are craving for pork, I think Belly Good is a better option. Probably I should try out El Cerdo someday.

Last but not least,

Happy New Year 2011, everyone!

So long didn't blog about food. This time I don't talk about the quality of the food, but the service of the restaurant. I was greatly inspired by the lady boss of a restaurant to come out with this post.

Give a big round of applause to~~

Restoran Yong Tau Foo Chan Chan @ Bandar Manjalara, Kepong!

We, total of 4, reached at the restaurant before 8pm. We ordered 30 pieces of yong tau foo only but it took unreasonably long to get our food served. Knowing the sluggish service, once our food was served we straight away placed our order for additional 7 pieces to be taken away.

We finished our food, yet the take-away order was not done yet. We asked for the bill and also the take-away order, for SEVERAL times. Each time we asked, the workers (one chinese lady and many foreign workers) nodded but nobody had done anything on our request.

Our table was at the other side of the restaurant, so we moved to the counter and told the lady boss. She claimed that the kitchen crew were new and not familiar with the orders. She said she would ask them to cook for us IMMEDIATELY and then she went into the kitchen.

We ended up waiting at the counter for another ??minutes. For just 7 pieces of yong tau foo. Finally a chinese guy from the kitchen responded to us, "Sorry the orders are messed up. Another 2 minutes, very fast!"

What? Still have to wait. Okay fine, since it's just 2 minutes more so mum said ok, and we waited.

It was definitely more than 2 minutes yet there was no sign of any take-away order getting ready. I walked to the kitchen and asked the chinese guy for our order. If it's still not done yet then I might want to cancel it. "On the way! On the way!", he said.

Finally as the lady boss handed over the precious yong tau foo to us, I was expecting something like "Here is your order, sorry for keep you waiting...", or at least something like that.

Instead? Making a face, she blamed me for keep urging her although she had explained to me that the crew were new. What?! As if I had done something wrong! Hello, I spend almost 2 hours here just for 37pieces yong tau foo, 1 white rice and 2 chinese teas and WE PAY YOU FOR THAT! RM41! And now we as the customers being blamed.Through her tone of voice and facial expression, I thought we were not customers but the workers who didn't deliver the orders! This is really unacceptable.

I tried to keep my temper and told her not to simply give promise that she couldn't achieve; if the food is not ready yet then just tell the truth, don't let customers wait for 2 minutes and another 2 minutes,...endless! To my surprise she even raised her volume, repeated that her crew were new and I wouldn't understand because I didn't run my own business! What kind of service was that?! I really lost my temper. I do not run a restaurant, but at least I am not treated in this way at other restaurants! She shouted, "Then just go to other restaurants la!"

As her wish, I will definitely NOT going to revisit this restaurant.

I am not the only one who commented on her service. Check this out on Malaysia Most Wanted!

Umma Son Korean BBQ Restaurant @ Desa Sri Hartamas

It was dear's 24th birthday. No celebration, just a simple dinner. After considering a few options that I offered, at last he picked this:

Umma Son, literally the mother's hand, means mother's cooking.

It was my second visit, while the first for dear. Thanks to Selina for recommending this place. It's owned and operated by a Korean lady who speaks fluent Cantonese after residing in Malaysia for years.

BBQ pork. RM18 per pax.

Look at these slices. Thick huh?

While grilling the pork, the friendly staff keep telling jokes and stories about their Korean customers. See how Szee was attracted to the stories?

No, you won't taste or feel the fatness. The lard melted upon grilling, and drained into a bowl. See the drain underneath the grilling pan? It was served with fresh lettuce and dippings, forgot to take a picture of it.

As usual, Korean restaurant always serves complimentary and refillable side dishes.

Their signature dish = my favourite dish = fried seafood with glass noodles. Oh my, how shall I describe it in words? Two thumbs up!!! Price: RM18? Forgotten, around there la.

Korean rice cakes. RM10? Not sure, forgotten. But I am sure that it was really nice! Very chewy and not too sweet, definitely differs from the texture of Korean rice cakes that you get elsewhere.

A recommendation from the staff. Bean paste soup, served with rice. Tasted like more flavourful version of miso soup, not bad. Priced around RM15, I couldn't recall!

The food were in large portions. What we had ordered were enough for 3-4 persons, I guess. Try this place if you opt for authentic Korean cuisine.
Umma Son, 1st floor, above KK Mart (somewhere opposite to the Desa Sri Hartamas food court).
Opens at 5pm-2am.
Tel: 03-2300 2010

 

 Happy birthday dear.

May you have great achievement in your career, life full of happiness and of course stay healthy always. ♥

I Love U Shabu-Shabu @ Puchong

It was an ordinary working day. Szee and I decided to have something extraordinary as dinner. We arrived at Puchong after 1 hour traffic jam from PJ.

The name of the restaurant is I Love U Shabu-Shabu. Right next to the new wing of IOI mall, with very attractive yellow shop sign, it's pretty easy to locate the place.

It's a combination of shabu-shabu, buffet and sushi restaurant concept. Don't understand? Let pictures tell the story.

*写到一半，突然很想讲华语。很久没写华文字了。请准许我用华文继续讲下去。*

像寿司店的输送带(conveyor belt)。各式各样的鱼丸、肉丸、蔬菜、面等等，任君选择。

一人一锅。每个座位都有控制键。卫生吧？更重要的是，不必迁就其他人的口味，想煮什么就煮、想煮多久就多久。

酱料

熟食。
看见鸡翼的话先别开心，这里不是《缘》火锅，你吃了就明白为什么这里的鸡翼不必抢都能够吃得到。

海鲜

还有个薄肉片的部分。鸡肉、牛肉、羊肉、猪肉。你要什么肉，那里的服务生就马上切给你。

其实店门外有个烧烤的部分。把你要烤的海鲜或薄肉片递给那里的服务生，再告诉他你的座位，他们就把烤好的送到你桌上。忘记替烧烤部拍张照。

烤蚌。故意放个啦啦在一旁，才看得出来那两个蚌有多大。

汽水

雪糕

我个人认为，食物一般也并没有特别好吃，特别的是整体的concept，好玩咯。像我们在外头吃饭吃厌了，偶尔来些不同的东西玩一下。在这里，还能够像发现新大陆一样explore各式各样的鱼丸肉丸及其它加工食品。像这个：

吃下肚子了都还不知道是什么东东。呵呵。

周日的人潮当然不多。相信周末会多人吧。熟食也可能会比周日时多。

一人RM26.80。开心的是：完全没有额外收费，如政府税和服务费。

一成不变的生活令人疲惫。有时候吃不单是为了填饱肚子，也是一种乐趣。有空可以来玩一下。

Food! Foood!! Foooood!!! @ Miri Sarawak

Remember I just came back from Miri not long ago? Here I update you with some photos, mainly about food. ;p

First of all, of course the authentic Sarawak food: Sarawak laksa!

Then the famous kolok mee.
Another version of kolok mee.

Kuay chap. Sold by a classmate of my newly-made Miri friends. I liked it personally, though Selina and Ming Ching couldn't really accept the taste of the soup, perhaps too piggish?

Finally I tasted Lei Cha （擂茶）which was bitter. Lei Cha is a kind of Hakka food which is not widely known or accepted by most of the people. This bitter Lei Cha I had in Miri is definitely different from what I normally have in KL. No wonder Hui Ching doesn't like Lei Cha, haha.
It's a very healthy dish, made up of various types of vegetables including mint, long beans, 树仔菜, pickled raddish, black eyed peas, bean curds, etc. Anyone interested in this food? I know 2 places that serve nice Lei Cha, 1 in Tmn Sri Sinar and 1 in Jinjang. Of course both places are in KL, not Miri. I can bring you there if possible.

Another Hakka dish, 算盘子, which means the beads of abacus literally. Made of yam and tapioca flour. Many people know how to prepare this dish, but to prepare delicious, tasty and chewy ones is not easy.

A dish that I never heard or tasted before. 糟菜粉干/糟菜米粉, sorry I really don't know how to translate its name into English. Its taste was unique, so I think not everyone would like this dish. Basically it's thick vermicelli in thick soup, sour and spicy. The Chinese wine gave a strong body to the dish. Honestly I couldn't describe the taste of it, you really have to try it to understand what am I talking about, LOL.

We also indulged ourselves during the hot day by having this: the snow flakes. I forgot what's the name of the cafe, but I believe that they have branches all over Malaysia.
The soursop one was superb! With the soursop flesh but without its seeds, so refreshing and satisfying.

The trip was short and we only had half a day to walk around in Miri. Other than pampering ourselves with food, for sightseeing we just went to the Fan City (fan-shaped park?) 扇形公园.
The girls.

I'll certainly visit to Miri again someday.

老板讲话我吃面。Seapark curry laksa.

今天老板在跟大家说话时，刚好禧打电话来，说他十分钟之内就会到。
当老板还在跟大家说话时，我就以迅雷不及掩耳之势，拿着头盔溜出去了。该没察觉到吧？？

过瘾。

禧迫不及待地领取订了的新电话。

午餐？总算吃到了好久好久以前就在找的一档咖喱面。Seapark 的 Sisters curry laksa，我们真的找了很久，到最后我放弃了。直到上星期禧的同事带他去吃后，我才知道为什么我们找了那么久都找不到。因为我们都是在晚餐时间找！原来她们是卖午市的！

我吃的是中的（不要蛤）

大的

照片拍得蒙蒙的，我也该换架新电话了。;p

虽然不像SS14的会带酸，但咖喱不会太浓，所以吃了不觉得腻。滑鸡真的很滑！而且喜欢她把鸡肉切成一条条，吃起来刚刚好。不喜欢大大块的鸡肉。
我不吃鸡皮，所以下次来不要叫果条。因为鸡皮大小和颜色都跟果条很相似！很难分！

昨天刚下机，今天就得工作的话就是这幅猫脸。我上两个星期也是如此。

回到办公室，老板的话还没说完。