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Restaurant Zim Sum in Penang is indeed a famous place for Dim Sum. I was told by my dad that they are the old operater that used to operate the kopitiam opposite KDU, over past 2 years they have move to this new premises and they are well known for cheap dim sum in Penang.

One good thing about this dim sum place is that they are pack with variety and I really mean lots of variety.

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I remember that in KDU that time, their dim sum is indeed cheap, starting from RM 1. Now at this new premises, I could not recall the pricing as this was about 9 months ago when I visited this place. Will check it out and update when I am back.

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In this restaurant, there are no push cart that is moving around. this is a self service dim sum place. What you need to do is bring your Dim sum Card and go to the counter which you want to get your dim sum and bring it back to your table.

 

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They are separate into sections, from steam, stir fried, fried and paus.

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If none of the items suits you, then you can look at their giant wall menu that is filled with stir fried noodles and others.

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I order quite alot that my parents got shocked.

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this is my order for 4 person.

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Their Cantonese stir fried noodle not that fantastic.

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Hong Kong Century Egg Porridge just so so as it is too thick to my liking.

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So remember do pick your tray, queue and get your dim sum.

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Before that, you need to equipped your niece, brother, sister, mother, grandmother to hog around all the tables as the tables are ‘JOM’ on first come first serve basis.

overall the food is just so so. Most of the people are here just for the quantity. Not the quality. If it hits long weekend, this place is like a warzone. Everything have to fight for it. Fight for table, fight for dim sum. Crazy!

For foreigners or travelers that visit Penang, this is one of the stop you would want to consider as local dining scene to enjoy the craziness of it.

*NON-HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 6/10, so so nia, price also okay la!!!~-Stamped-

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

Location:
Restoran Zim Sum 点心之家
62, Jalan Macalister,
10450 George Town

Operation hours: 6.30 am – 2 pm

Tel: 012-460 9282

I have been to Saujana Hotel for a few occasions from Wedding dinner, events and review and neither did I know hidden this new refurbish Chinese restaurant Ti Chen is actually hidden inside the Golf Club House itself. Hosting many private functions since its opening after the face lift, celebrations for it is not only once but twice this time around reintroducing their newly refurbished Chinese restaurant, Ti Chen back into the market.

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With its rich red and black tones adorning the walls and furniture of this oriental eatery, Ti Chen has a lot more to offer. Assisting Ti Chen in retaining its stature and reputation are two new chefs, Chef Lai Chong Seng and Dim Sum Chef Yau Kim Yew.

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I love the new ambiance of this restaurant, not only love at first sight as its a total dimension from the exterior out from this restaurant as you walk in you are flank with the modern Chinese yet with classic touch of it. A simple concept that you can blend in comfortably . .

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The restaurant can be divided into many sections, even for private dining that they do have huge wooden panel to block it off, unique of all they have see thru curtain to make it more elegant and separation between rooms.

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Since its refurbishment, had attracted many wedding dinner to be hosted here that can easily fill maximum 25-30 tables.

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Staging with Chinese lantern make up the ambiance even better.

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A simple conversation flow between the manager and the rest of us then we are greeted with chef signature dish, coming up with Roasted Duck and Mandarin Orange Salad with Wafu Dressing.

Carefully chop duck meat with slightly crispy skin along top with some sesame seed along with wafu dressing make it a simple dish along with lots of greens with fragrant to start off with.

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Steamed Cod with Preserved  Radish. Cod is nicely cut into a slab, then sitting on top of bean spout, as chef creation to make this dish a slight cripsy when you eat along with bean sprout. I always love this simple dish with soy base.

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Top dish in my list for the night is Prawn and Scallop with Green Ginger Puree. Purer are place on top of the scallop then steam along that make the taste blend in very well and freshness of both succulent prawn and scallop just make it awesome. Chewy texture from both seafood,  seafood will make this dish pair very well with rice.

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Appear next is Homemade Beancurd with Crab Meat and Pumpkin Puree. Creamy pumpkin  flooding the whole plate with fresh crab meat, Shimeji mushroom and edamame that top along with deep fried tofu below is something many people would go for unless they do not take beancurd.

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With a few dishes being serve, comes along Special Wok Fried Rice with Tobiko and Crispy Beancurd Skin is one of my favourite too. Filled with wok hei and every mouthfull is fill with slight burst of tobiko make it a perfect dish yet pair along the the dishes above is just perfect. Good enough to be satisfied.

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The dinner ended in satisfaction when Sea Bird’s Nest with Aloe Vera in Longan Syrup is serve upon. First time learning this new fact that the marine plant is rich in enzyme nutrients, collagen and mineral substances, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, sodium and multitude fibers and jelly form proteins. It has to be cook in this way to preserve the mineral of it. Texture is chewy with slightly crunchy. Refreshing sweetness of the soup base from longan make it a satisfying ending.

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Then we only found out that Chef Lai is from Penang, instantly the whole conversation converted to Hokkien. Its just a switch of language when usually found out kaki lang. :p Chef Lai with his vast experience of 19 years and overseas then found himself establishing  in Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine, and wonders of taste he can do with Chinese food without using pork.

Besides that, also found out that Chef Lai is good in cooking homecook meal with his collection of recepies along the way.

*Pork-FREE

All pictures and video taken with Samsung NX 210

Location:
SAUJANA HOTEL
Saujana Resort,
Jalan Lapangan Terbang SAAS,
40150 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

T (603) 7843 1234

F (603) 7846 2789

E [email protected]
www.thesaujanahotel.com

I have know this mall Maju Junction, and never step foot into this mall before. Last round nearly ended here for a review on Pizza and last minute I have to work then I have to skip. This round, we are here to hunt for dim sum. I was a bit skeptical when Chris told me Restaurant Oriental Maju Palace  a pork free restaurant. Mostly for dim sum, in my mind pork is needed as I have tried a few pork free or Halal dim sum, the taste is just not there.

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Here we are on Sunday morning parking at the basement was a wrong decision, as we had trouble finding the restaurant. Really surprise to see the restaurant actually hidden whereby Restaurant Oriental Maju Palace actually operate on the top floor of a car park space inside Maju Junction Mall, you can just drive up the multi story carpark and park right at the front.

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Yet after walking into the restaurant, I did not know its actually quite a huge restaurant as they do offer wedding banquet here too. Not only that as time pass by, more and more customers flocking in.

 

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Then I walk around the restaurant and found this nicely decorated section that got me curious and walk further in.

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Its actually a section filled with a few rooms cater for private function. This room i huge that can easily host a small enterprise function or family gathering.

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If you find that sitting outside that is lack of privacy then you can opt to reserve a table in this private room

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As I walk to this counter and I am impress. All the selection you get to see on the display counter are real cook food. Food at this corner are made to order and cook fresh for you. Just pick your selection.

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You will be pamper from the selection itself.

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Can see that the ingredients that they use are premium and fresh.

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Not only that, as what you seen at the counter the food have not included into the menu yet.

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Then it is seriously a huge menu.

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These are the 3 sauces not to be miss especially the chili oil. The chef purposely made these 3 sauce to pair with their dim sum and fried noodle as knowing our local culture we need some sauces to go after.

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The usual, we will kick start off with lighter food then follow by heavy weight.

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Chicken pie not to be miss. . .

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Pan fried radish cake

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Har Kau here sure looks huge as when it was serve some of us were like woahh, what a huge prawn in it and its a fresh prawn not frozen prawn.

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Pork free bun – char Siew Bun that surprise me how good it taste like without pork and taste the same as those with pork. Bun are just so soft.

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Huge Big Pau that can easily feed for 2 pax.

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Comes to steam selection . .

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Poached River Carp Medallions

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This is what happen when every one is busy taking pictures when our table is filled with lots of food that spread over to next table. We have 10 pax but eat like 20 pax.

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Deep-fried Codfish Rolls

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What attracted me to order this is Double Boiled Superior Soup with Beef and Enoki Mushrooms. Rarely come accross that enoki mushroom is double boil. Not to be miss.

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Braised Noodles Village-style

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Fried Radish cake

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One of a unique item is water chesnut cakes

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Their porridge range is superb cook till its soft and silky smooth that is very similiar to Hong Kong Dim sum that I had when I was travelling.

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Crab porridge taste simple, sweet and good. I add in a lil soy sauce and its perfect.

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Other types of noodles also available

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Comes to the last section which is desert. I will never miss desert during dim sum with its huge selection. Aloe Vera Tarts

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Lemon Grass Jelly


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My fav that I will definately order is Lui Sar Pau – steamed custard buns has the hot golden lava-like salted egg custard oozing out by gentle pealing the bun. Please do not eat it by one bite as the filling in it is extremely hot that will burn your tongue easily.

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Ginger soup, sesame glutinous rice ball.

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This is another unique item not to be miss. . .Steamed egg with Bird Nest. Light in taste, slightly sweet at the end and a perfect way to end my tim sum. After all the heavy dim summ, I am seriously stuff with food and even skip dinner on that day.

I never thought that the dim sum here is amazing that is really hidden in the carpark. As it was full house and their normal weekend crowd is pretty good. Filled with families.

There is no doubt now that I can even recommend my malay friends where to have nice dim sum already as they often ask me where got hunt for nice one. If you are asking me, definitely this restaurant is one of a recommended restaurant for dim sum!
*PORK FREE

Location:
Maju Palace Restaurant (*PORK-FREE)
Level 5 Maju Junction Mall
1001 Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03- 2691 8822
Fax : 03- 2691 3822

GPS: 3.159686,101.696346

The Oriental Group’s website

Often people have misperception or confusion when they see similar words. Therefore we are here today for Grand Palace relaunch, as this Imbi Group to make them different again from other restaurants.

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This would be my third visit to this restaurant as previously I was here with my friends for their Dim Sum session for brunch on weekend. It was pretty good .. Follow by my friends wedding here.

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Its a pretty porch restaurant and price on food are very reasonable. Its a perfect place for family lunch and dinner or corporate eating.

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“Earlier this year, we closed down our outlet on Jalan Imbi to make way for the development projects in the city. This was our first outlet, the place where it all started, and we were leaving. Imbi Palace Restaurant would be gone forever. This is why, after some thought we decided to change our company name to the Imbi Palace Group.” said Mr. Lum during his speech.

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Here we are, all bloggers under one roof and there are many of us here that are not in the picture. Like a happy big group blogger gathering. 😀

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Here is the ah tau, Naomi for sending us all the invites. Thank u eh~

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with Kelly – Missy Sunshine and me

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When we saw the menu, we were like whoaooo~ good food !

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Double Boiled Cordyceps Flower with Top Shell & Fish Maw @ RM28.00

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Starting off with something light and clear in taste, dipping the rest of the ingredient with soy sauce just perfect.

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Next is Crispy Golden Peking Duck @ RM70.00

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with the sharp knife cutting thru it we can hear the slight cracking sound on it.

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Here is the thin cut of skin that beeing cut out to be wrap along.

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Other ingredient is needed to wrap along with the skin into wraps.

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follow a simple step by 1,2,3,4 on the process of wrapping and adding in ingredient.

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Here you go end result. . .

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Here is the wrap and roll it, ready to put into your mouth.

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Right after the meal, we smell something nice and came to this area, only realise this huge scallop being pan fried.

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Pan Fried Stuffed Scallops @ RM14.00

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Its a huge scallop, juicy, fresh that the meat is a bit solid, and two prawns being pan fried along to make it fresh seafood sweet. Perfect!

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When we saw this 8 Treasures Truffles Chicken @ RM80.00 we were like, whole chicken?

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As it smells different only the waitress saying, wait, there is a hidden treasure in this. Once cut out the aroma inside the chicken burst into the air and makes all of us droll for it. 8 different types of mushrooms that has been infused with truffle sauce. Chicken is hung to roast that make the skin cripy and pair along very well..

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BBQ Broiled Spanish Pork Ribs is the super star of the night. Many of us agree that this is one of the best pork ribs we have come across. @ RM158.00

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me and Jason Mumbles do not mind to have the whole serving slab by yourselves as the pork ribs being season to perfection then grill along that the meat is juicy and tender, rich in flavour. – highly recommended

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Follow by something mild to go along is South African Dried Abalone @ Promo – RM 88.00 per piece

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Its quite a huge ass abalone, that being serve and how nice if it is being serve in one full piece. Sauce is thick as I like it, salty and the vegetable cook along is just nice. Abalone is chewy as I just put this whole half piece into my mouth in one shot then chew it slowly. 😀

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To cool off with our heavy food intake, we were then pamper with cuisine form Lan Zhou, GanSu, China. Ramen is shaved off a ball of dough and as such none are identical cook with sour spicy soup.

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to cool off our eating, Coconut Pudding is served as desert and a perfect one. cooling and aromatic with coconut in the jelly. @ RM8.00

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We have our snowskin mooncake. 😀

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The dinner served was luxury and satisfying. No doubt that this restaurant quality still maintain.

*Non-Halal

Location:
the Grand Palace Restaurant
Lot 6.39.00, Level 6, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
168, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:             03-2143 1128         Fax: 03-2143 9393

Business Hours Mon – Sat: 11:30am – 10.30pm
Sunday & Public Holiday 10:00am – 10:30pm

Banquet 50 tables

Fasting month had just started few days back and every one is looking for nice places to ‘Buka Puasa’ and certainly Cinnamon Coffee House, an award winning place located inside 1 World Hotel is one of the restaurant that many of you should consider. For this year Buka Pusa Menu 2012, you will be pamper with more than 100 choices of food that is available and one best part is, you will never get the same menu daily, as they have 7 different sets of menu that will be rotating around.

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I start off with soup and bread section that serve along with 4 types of soup that day. I just have to start my buffet meal with this section, just a habit. 🙂

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Salad Bar

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Local favourites section

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Variety of condiments for you to choose

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And this is one huge roast lamb for you to go after.

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With local style cooking that fills your plate with :

Ayam Percik, Daging Bakar Ayam Masam, Rendang Daging Tok, Ikan Patin Masak Lemak Linggi, Kupang Masak Berlado, Udang Gulai Pekat dan Tempoyak, Kerabu Mangga Muda, Asam Pedas Ikan Tengirri

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This is the Japanese counter that I never  miss . . .

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Cold platter section

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Fresh prawns, oyster and crab

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sushi area

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Follow by chef Special Noodle of the day as this section will have different fried stuff every day.

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Indian cuisine corner, as never miss out their Murtabak

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Dim Sum corner

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Nasi Dagang

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follow by if you walk to the far end you will reach this section . . A taste of Indian and Malaysian Favourites.

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Where all the satay and ikan pangang is available here.

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Today they have yong Tau Fu .. .

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Fresh fruits being cut~

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4 types of drinks being prepared . .

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Local kuih muih. .

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Little western corner that serve with mini burger and pizza

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One of my favourite section is their Italian range. .

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and lots and lots of deserts for you to hunt for after your main dish

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Something cook simple and delicious that I hardly miss. .

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Fried Koay Teow from the chef special of the day

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After trying out the food mostly inside and I walk around again, there are more small little hawker stalls on another side of it. .  with more variety . .

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Today’s special is. . Laksa Kedah whis is very good and mee rebus. .

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mini BBQ area. .

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Ice Kacang Stall . .

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apam Balik is pretty good as I like mine thin crips with lots of peanut and corn . .

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Rojak

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Crepes

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Deep fried burung puyuh that you must not miss. .

 Buffet Dinner:  6.30 pm to 10.30 pm

 01 – 17 July

RM93++ per adult

RM47++ per child aged 4 – 12 years

18 July – 18 August

RM118++ per adult

RM59++ per child aged 4 – 12 years

 Surau facilities are available for Muslim guests as well as ample parking.

For reservations, call Cinnamon Coffee House at 603 7681 1157.

One place that I do visit couple of times on my friends cafe in Subang Empire is Vanilla Place that located in front of Toys R Us, not till recently I got an invitation to sample a Chinese restaurant in Empire Subang Hotel, Di Wei. That make me scratch my head, that do a hotel actually exist in this shopping mall?

As I walk the whole building little did I recall there is any entrance to the hotel and only realize till the day when I attend this event. There is actually a hotel in the shopping mall which the entrance is on the top floor of the shopping mall that you need to take a stairs up to the lobby.

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Di Wei Chinese Restaurant is located on the shopping mall wing on the first floor. It is hard for you to miss it as the decoration is very Chinese contemporary look on the entrance of it.

This would be one of the Chinese Restaurant in the Hotel that serve NON-Halal food and you can expect nice pork to be serve as before I came here, my friend already told me they serve nice Dim Sum over the weekend at a very reasonable price.

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I am impress with the whole interior design that look so modern yet the touch of olden days is there. This would be the waiting area if its full house.

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This is what I mean with wooden floor panel and sliding classic door in between to create privacy for rooms

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or even a private room for you and your guest that they have wall of Chinese Emperor era materials display along to make the ambiance.

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They do have a full rack of wine to offer. .

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If you have bigger families or group you can walk towards the end and there will be a few tables in the room itself to seperate you and public guest.

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Open Kitchen concept to prepare some fried food and steam dumpling area.

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Steamed Shrimp Dumpling

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Steam to soften on the skin which is thin layer that cover the whole inside filling, and a huge prawn was sighted not long after a small bite. Dip with soy sauce and chili make it perfect.

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Steamed Siew Mai always serve as there is nothing much to shout about, but it is always the feel and texture of it as I just love this alot!

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Stir-Fried Soft Shell Crab With Dried Chillies and Garlic,

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Deep-Fried Vietnamese Rock Melon Prawn Roll With Mint Sauce

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This is another unique dish that being carefully deep fried to crips that the crust of the standing tower, with each bite you can feel the crack inside your mouth and the special mint sauce is mild that perfect to go along with it and hint of sweet rock melon at the end just pairs well.

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Steamed Cod Fish With Spring Onions and Coriander Sauce Topped With Crispy Ginger

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Cod fish is very soft and one bite you can felt the slices cut inside your mouth and with the pot being serve, it kept the whole thing being warm and I just finish it within 2 bites. 😀

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Mongolian Style Braised Crispy Pork Ribs in BBQ Sauce

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Lemon Grass Jelly with Lemon Sorbet

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anything with lemon grass jelly top with sour sorbet I just love it. some of my friend don understand how I love sour stuff. Its chill and very refreshing after all the dish we had. Satisfying!

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The person who is behind all the food in the restaurant is Chef Chin

Its another nice restaurant to hunt for and best of all its a NON-Halal restaurant that serve you best to all pork lovers.

Location:
Di Wei Chinese Restaurant
Jalan SS 16/1
Ss 16, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Opens for Lunch and Dinner Daily.
Mon – Fri
12.30pm to 2.30pm and Dinner 6pm to 10pm.
Sat – Sun
11am to 2.30pm and Dinner 6pm to 10pm

For reservation – 03-5565 1388

Website : http://www.empirehotel.com.my

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