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February 2015

Okonomi @ Publika

by Taufulou 25/02/2015

Eat eat and eat non stop was the moto over Chinese New Year and this is one of the latest outlet that we hunt for which is Okonomi, that just opens its door to public about 2-3 months ago.

Its quite a unique shop as the item that they are offering is pretty interesting food menu, also one of their signature is their very own specialise customised sushi rolls from array of ingredient such as crab, salmon, shrimp, ebiko, baby octopus, lobster, eel, smoked duck and more stuff for you to read on as below. What’s your roll???

You need to tick your own items in the menu order form that is provided.

They have open concept kitchen with their customise ingredients selection for your viewing while the chef are busy making it.

Avocado Prawn Salad @ RM18.90.

We started with the Smoked Duck Sushi Roll. Love the fresh seaweed wrap as each bite do have the little crack sound. smoked duck taste is there and the sauce is pretty interesting.

From top right as you can see those fiery sauces with some ebiko, known as The Firecraker @ RM19.90. Its a little bit spicy and find that the combination taste is unique.

For healthy purpose, they come out with soy wrap, wrapped with brown rice. Surely its pretty healthy option.

The Seafood Supreme @ RM26.90.

Crab Korokke @ RM 9.90.

Cold Pasta @ RM 16.90.

This is rather interesting, as its well presented and yet on my first bite only realise its served cold. Pasta was a refreshing and springy, yet hint of sesame were pretty strong and its a dish worth to try.

Japanese Curry Pasta @ RM16.90.

The curry noodles were also quite good – diced chicken, potato and carrots. Find that their curry had change to fusion version as I mean slightly infuse with local taste, its more towards spicy end rather than the typical Japanese sweet curry version.

Matcha Lovers Parfait @ RM 18.90.

Strawberry Waffle @ RM10.90.

Among the deserts, I find that their Green Tea Lava Cake did really impress as the cut of it did ooze out green tea lava which had been baked to perfection, soft inside and slightly hard outside . A dessert that worth to order. @ RM 16.90.

Looking for some change in your taste bud, then you can try to consider this outlet.

Location:
Okonomi
A4-G2-02 Solaris, Dutamas, No.1 Jalan Dutamas,
Publika KL.
(below red bean bag/ next to Old Town white coffee & Nearby)

Opening Hours: 10am – 11pm Daily.

25/02/2015 0 comment

Chinese Food Featured Food GeorgeTown Location Non-Halal Penang Recommended Street Food

Ewe Hokkien Mee & Loh Mee @ Perak Road

by Taufulou 17/02/2015

written by Taufulou

While on the way back for CNY and my friend mention that, we should stop by one of her favourite Hokkien Mee stall before heading to another location. Of course when comes to food how can I reject and especially when back to Penang.

She brought me to this apartment area and there is a small little shop that operate right below it.

Ewe Hokkien Mee & Loh Mee is pretty well known among the neighbourhood and often its sold out before 10.30am and this round luck was on my side that I reach 11am and it was the last 3 bowls that I ordered 3 of them.

I would consider Ewe Hokkien Mee is a hidden gem around the area.

Here you go as Loh Mee and Hokkien mee both for myself.

Hokkien Mee @ RM 3.50 is pretty good as the most important is the soup and, soup base can taste pork bone and also shrimp shell. It is mild and once I add another spoonful of chili its perfect. Spicy enough to my liking and great.

One of the best product is this Loh Mee @ RM 3.50 which is consider going to be extinct soon, as not many places have a pretty good one. I am impress with this as the soup “loh” is starchy and thick enough yet aromatic. Just loving in and recommended!

*NON-Halal

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9/10, Loh Mee is good! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Taman Sri Bunga Apartment
1-G-1 Taman Sri Bunga,
11600 Jelutong, Penang

Tel:04-281 3943

Operation Hours : 7am-11am

17/02/2015 0 comment

Featured Food GeorgeTown Local Food Location Non-Halal Penang Recommended

Thailand Tomyum Mee @ Kimberly Street, Penang

by Taufulou 16/02/2015

written by Taufulou

[Update – 17th May 2015 : The Coffeeshop have close down, therefore all the stalls inside are no longer in operation, pending further notice from my friend on his new location, Kimberly Street]

Street food is one of a well know signature for Penang and this round I am back to hunt for more food. So drop by to pay a visit at this little confusing shop Kedai Tauhu Beku Organic as one of my best friend had just open a Thailand Tomyum Mee in their shop. He is operating in one of our very own local famous street food – Kimberly Street since Jan 20th 2015.

If you do know where is the famous Char Koey Teow is then you walk slightly further down as there are another famous Koey Teow Soup and also Economy bee hoon. You will then spot this bright yellow sign board and that will be the shop. Right in front of the shop also sells Boat Noodle, really hawker version also at RM 1.90

As you walk further into the shop, you will see this sign which will be my friends shop.

Love the ambiance of this shop as every one knows everyone. Do take note that, inside the outlet is pretty stuffy, best to seat along the street but limited seats are available only. For family with kids, do not worry about it as he had prepare 2 baby chairs.

Like any other typical Tomyum Hawker stall, you get to choose your ingredient as his price per bowl starts from RM 4.50 onwards depending on the ingredient you chose.

I would recommend his fried fish, which is fried to perfection, not too thick yet slightly crips skin. Seafoods are available too, like squid, fresh fish, big head prawn (depending on freshness of that day) as he visits wet market daily to grab those ingredient before he start operating.

For noodle, you can choose maggie mee, bee hoon or mee.

This is Ah Hwa which is the chef behind the secret ingredient of his soup.

Usually, he cook individual bowl for each customer, just because the whole group of us, he prepare special with his new hot stone pot for 6 pax of us.

I must say, he certainly do have his own version of tomyum soup style as I love it. Soup serve along is in fiery red, spicy enough to make you down 2 glass of water, drench in sweat, end with sour and super mild sweet end.

We ended up 2 pot. Our customise version, comes with big prawn head, needle mushroom, crab stick, fish ball, fresh fish meat & fried fish meat. His tomyum now currently hit into one of my top 3 recommendations.

There is also another well known tomyum soup stall at Weld Quey as I find both of them have their own style, as the one in Weld Quey, their soup broth is slightly thicker and my friend is slightly soupy that comes to my liking.

After I am stuffed and its super full, then my best friend ask me to order this Thai Boat Noodle as she mention is pretty good too.

Cooked by another young chap with his dad together and taste is pretty interesting. He adds in more soup and also

*NON-Halal

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 9/10, good ah. recommendeD! -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Kimberly Street, Penang

Operation Hours: 6pm-11.30pm (closed on every Tuesday)

16/02/2015 0 comment

Coffee Place Featured Food GeorgeTown Location Penang Pork Free

The Big Fat Hen Cafe @ Chime Heritage,Penang

by Taufulou 14/02/2015

written by Taufulou

In my last round posting regarding on this upcoming heritage area in Penang, that also becoming one of the hotspot for cafe. I was walking around and undecided which outlet to go in then randomly pop into this outlet because of the friendly waiter. . The Big Fat Hen Cafe is also one of the latest addition to that area and have quite a unique concept itself.

Love the interior as the past used old story books onto the wall to make it as one of the decor. .

Love their friendly service here too as right you were seated, there is this friendly waiter that came by to greet you and create a warm conversation.

Right over weekend, they have live band too at their first floor.

Menu are in story book format. .

Cafe is still rather new and their menu will change to a proper once in another month or two.

Price is decent as they are comparable with KL prices for brunch.

According to their waiter, their milkshake is a bomb which is also their signature. Vanilla Malt @ RM 12

So far, for a homemade version, this is one of the best milkshake that I have come across and its pretty much highly recommended!!

Since their main signboard outside put it so big and decided to try along their Big Fat Breakfast @ RM 28 nett.

Serve along Chicken Patty with Cheese, scramble egg with salmon on puff pastries, pasta arabatta, herb crust tomato, baked beans, ginger glased carrot & French Toast.

its a pretty huge portion for a person and I do not think I can finish this for breakfast but for brunch, high chances.

Its not a bad place to chill or for brunch. Might come back to try their other food.

Vanilla Malt Milkshake is recommended!

*Pork-Free

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, not bad lah for a starter -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:

Chime Heritage No. 9 Jalan Bawasah

Mon – Fri: 12:00 – 00:00
Sat – Sun: 12:00 – 01:00
+60 17 537 7375

14/02/2015 0 comment

Featured Food Fusion K.L Location Non-Halal Sri Hartamas / Mt Kiara

CNY Roast Pork with Morganfield, Publika

by Taufulou 14/02/2015

written by Taufulou

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and I have seen many companies are doing their closing ceremony dinner with their colleagues and friends. This year, Morganfield is also arranging something new to offer.

Pork-sperity is available on 2 version RM18.80 (2-3pax) and RM 38.80 (4-5pax). served along with pork belly slices, mixed salad, roasted nuts, mandarin oranges, tortilla chips, sweet & sour plum.

The usual damage that cause after lou sang as this is a pretty decent one.

Shrimp Salad comes with their special homemade sauce.

Enjoy their signature sticky bones.

Morgan’s Flying Pig @ RM 148.80 (half pig) / RM 258.80 (whole pig). Small little pig is crispy inside out and its pretty alright for such a place to offer this piglet.

So head to your nearest Morganfield to enjoy their this festive period.

Morganfield’s Publika
26 & 27, Block C4, Level G3 Publika Shopping Gallery,
Solaris Dutamas,
No. 1, Jalan Dutamas 1,
50480 Kuala Lumpur

GPS Coordinates: 3.171338, 101.666691

Tel: +603 6211 9958

Website: http://www.morganfields.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morganfieldsmalaysia

14/02/2015 0 comment

Featured Food K.L Kepong Korean Food Local Food Location Non-Halal Other Recommended

Shinyaki – Yakiniku & Sushi @ M Avenue, Segambut, KL

by Taufulou 11/02/2015

written by Taufulou

For a small little hide out, I would consider Shinyaki is a hidden gem in Segambut area. To pay a decent meal to get a decent quality is pretty hard till I discover this place.

I have pass M Avenue numerous times as its just behind my house at Segambut area and did not even realise, in this area there is a gem in it. Shinyaki – Yakiniku & Sushi is a hidden gem in this area.

Its more like, you place an order yourself then a friendly waiter will come attend you in a moment. Service is pretty good or maybe just because there was not many people at that time.

Flipping through this menu and find that their price is pretty reasonable considering they are locating in this neighborhood.

Since their singature is BBQ, therefore we go along with their charcoal stone grill pot set.

Best enough, they have their own homemade sauce and I must say, its a bomb to go along with Yakiniku.

Order Their seafood combo and it comes out in pretty decent platter, and its season with only some pepper and black pepper.

Right after placing the ingredient onto the BBQ stove, the great smell of aroma just flew out and cant wait for it to be cook.

IT also serve along with fried Udon that came out did impress me. Aromatic and filled with ‘wok hei’ as the portion is not too huge that makes is just nice.