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Tasty Chicken Rice Restaurant @ Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara PJ

Friday, October 31, 2008

Our famous Chicken Rice a.k.a Hainanese chicken rice is a Chinese dish most commonly associated with Malaysian cuisine or Singapore cuisine. Its adoption by the Hainanese overseas Chinese population in the Nanyang area, the version found in Malaysia/Singapore combines elements of Hainanese and Cantonese cuisines along with culinary preferences in the Southeast Asian region. The Hainanese chicken rice originated from China.

Tasty Chicken Rice located at Dataran Sunway (just a 5 minutes drive from The Curve), this chicken rice shop may look like an ordinary chicken rice restaurant. Actually they are the Malaysia Hainan Chicken Rice Open Competition 2007 Champion. The chicken here is steamed and unlike some places where you'll get a chicken with a thick layer of skin & fat, it is believe that they use very 'healthy' chicken. The layer of skin is very thin & the fat almost nonexistent. So health conscious diners will find this appealing.
Besides, the bean sprouts which are crunchy, firm & fresh. And the thing that completes the meal is their chili with lime, blended garlic and ginger just makes it a wonderful complement to the rice, chicken or even bean sprouts.
Relatively delicious, Tasty Chicken Rice is also reasonably priced. It's definitely one of the better ones that have been tasted.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 22A-1, Jalan PJU 5/16, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: +6012-555 5591
Price: Average RM8 per pax
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday (9am-3.30pm, 5pm-8.30pm)
Saturday to Sunday (9am-3.30pm)

Taste Rating: 8.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 6.5/10
Service Rating: 6/10
Value Rating: 9/10

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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Cubes Restaurant @ Jaya One PJ

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Cubes adopts a contemporary touch to its interior with less emphasis on traditional Chinese elements. Nicely deco on the glass and curtains, giving a sense of Zen. It also has segmented dining areas that separated the smoking from the non-smoking area.

Cubes serves a fusion, contemporary Chinese Cuisine adding a little bit of home cook flavor. Their main selling point is the London Recipe: Roasted Duck with special sauce. The duck was well marinated (but overcooked); there is a taste of herbs infused in the meat. It's so moist that the duck skin was rather wasted as it was shredded to a million tiny threads after rigorously scrapped off from the bones. This dish served with pancake, sweet sauce, spring onions and cucumbers.

However, Cubes’ Tofu looks presentable and tastes lovely. It was deep fried till golden brown; silky smooth tofu against the crunchy exterior served with delicious scallop mushroom sauce (can try).
Mainly, Cubes is more towards to Chinese Fine Dining, so the portions are smaller and prices are a bit high.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 18-1, Block L1-1, Palm Square Jaya One, No 72A Jalan Universiti, PJ
Tel: +603-79586616
Price: Average RM35 per pax
Operating Hours: Daily (11am - 10pm)

Taste Rating: 6/10
Ambiance Rating: 8/10
Service Rating: 7/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 6.75/10

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Fairy’s Garden Café @ Damansara Utama (Uptown), Petaling Jaya (Closed/Moved)

One of the busy streets in Uptown, there lays a florist shop. But it’s not an ordinary florist you have always been to, how to describe the place. The café is pretty lovable. It’s a place you can enjoy a cup of coffee with friends, nibbling a slice of chocolate cake and surrounded by a garden with sweet flowering scents.
You can enjoy all these at Fairy’s Garden Café. On to the meal part, the café serves a fusion of Italian and French cuisine. Their signature dishes, the escargots are topped with the chef’s secret sauce and mixed herbs, the Dijon Mustard Grilled Chicken Drumstick is a good choice for the health-conscious as it is not too oily and last but not least, the Red Wine Rib Eye (good, should try) made with the chef’s secret sauce. It is the best-selling item at the café. For dessert, you can try their Tiramisu and Crème Brulee (Oklar).
Given that the place is relatively small (with all the flowers in the café), the café is able to cater 25-30 people. Fairy’s Garden also offers a variety of flowers to cater for different occasions and they also offers Tarot card reading which cost RM88 per session (quite expensive). So, when you have the chance, visit the place. It has nice food and peaceful surroundings. It is worth a try.
Food Review

Food Type: Italian & French (Pork-Free)
Address: No. 66, Jalan SS21/1, Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya
Tel: +603-7725 4115
Price: Average RM50 per pax (if you order their Red Wine Rib Eye)
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday (11am-10.30pm), Saturday and Sunday (11am -midnight)

Taste Rating: 8/10
Ambiance Rating: 9.5/10
Service Rating: 7.5/10
Value Rating: 7/10

Overall Rating: 8/10

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Ho Weng Kee Restaurant @ SS2 PJ

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Wonton noodle or wantan mee is a Cantonese noodle dish which is popular in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. The dish is usually served in hot soup, garnished with leafy vegetables, wonton (Meat Dumpling) and char siew (pork in slices) added to the dish. The noodles usually served relatively dry and dressed with oyster sauce. Ho Weng Kee serves the basic wantan noodles, with wantan and char siew. You get to choose for it to be served as dry or noodle soup or even curry (the curry is rich and aromatic, give it a try, you wouldn’t regret it). Their wantan mee with tender beef brisket is pretty good and irresistible. The char siew are ok, maybe slightly above average, the wantan filling was tasty too. Apart from that, the noodles are springy and the sauce with dashes of sesame oil is full of flavor. You also get to choose different toppings or side dishes, for instance, braised mushrooms with chicken feet, shredded chicken and dried mandarin peel duck.
Ho Weng Kee is a hot spot for lovers of Wantan Mee. It is almost impossible getting a table during lunch hours. Although the food is quite good, the service can sometimes be inefficient because of the large crowds during lunch time.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 32, Jalan SS2/66, Petaling Jaya
Tel: +6019-215 6555
Price: Average RM8 per pax
Operating Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun (7am-4pm)

Taste Rating: 9/10
Ambiance Rating: 6.5/10
Service Rating: 6.5/10
Value Rating: 8/10

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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Tony Roma’s Restaurant @ Cineleisure PJ

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Tony Roma started way back in 1972 in North Miami when he opened his first place. That day Tony threw some Baby Back Ribs on the grill and the rest is history. Note that Tony Roma's is famous for their baby ribs (pork). After the management's consideration, the company (who holds right to the franchise) made the Tony Roma's outlet in Malaysia as a Halal outlet. There are both pros and cons to this, as the legendary pork ribs will not be served but Malaysian get to dine in with our friends from all races.

As said earlier, Tony Roma’s famous for its ribs when you go through their menu. Recommended to have the Bountiful Beef Ribs (Roma Rack, 3 pieces). The ribs is marinated with their special sauce and grilled until tender. It's just nice, smoky with fork-tender meat. The side dishes were wonderful, with complements with a jacket potato and ranch style beans (really good). Their starter dish, Fried onion loaf was not bad, nice and crispy. Tony Roma’s setup is a fairly standard setting for a western style restaurant, plenty of wood, quite comfortable. Plus, credits must make known to the friendly staff, they have excellent services that make us feel like home.
Overall, it is definitely little more upscale place if you compare to TGI or Chilies. The portion looked a little small for the price but the ribs were excellent quality.

Food Review

Food Type: Western (Halal)
Address: Cineleisure, G-29(II), G-32 & G-33, Ground Floor, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya
Tel: +603- 7728 7833
Price: Average RM50 per pax (if you order Ribs)
Operating Hours: Everyday 11am – Midnight

Taste Rating: 9/10
Ambiance Rating: 9/10
Service Rating: 9/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 8.25/10

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Brisik Restaurant @ Jaya One PJ


The Brisik Restaurant located in Jaya One, Section 13 of Petaling Jaya. It served Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine. First impression is that Brisik restaurant focus in its decoration, somewhat mysterious feeling, you can seen silk décor everywhere, from the ceiling to the ground, and cozy with the views.

The signature dishes of Brisik, Nasi Brisik using sweet pumpkin mashed into the rice (however, can’t provide feedback…didn’t try), Thai Fried Rice is the double layer rice, the white and the Thai fried rice combined together (eye-catching, the taste is unique with the combination of white rice). The Green Curry Laksa was creamy enough but too bad the santan (coconut milk) was not quite fresh as it should be and it is quite spicy too. In addition, the noodle was clump together.

Points to note, the place got a good ambiance and well designed by the interior designer, but their western cuisine is not satisfying at all and the portions are not big either, the food seems to have been cooked by the interior designer.



Food Review

Food Type: Malaysian, Indonesian & Fusion (Halal)
Address: M 3-1, Palm Square Jaya One, No. 72, Jalan University, Petaling Jaya, 46300 Selangor.
Tel: +603-7958 6681
Price: Average RM20 per pax
Operating Hours: Everyday 10am – 10pm

Taste Rating: -5/10
Ambiance Rating: 8/10
Service Rating: 7/10
Value Rating: 3/10

Overall Rating: 3.25/10

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Jin Xuan Hong Kong Restaurant (Dim Sum) @ Damansara Jaya PJ

Monday, October 27, 2008

Dim sum is the name for a Chinese cuisine, meaning “a pinch to the heart”which involves a wide range of small dishes served with Chinese Tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time. Dishes come in small portions. The items are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate.
Jin Xuan offers you a good and fresh Dim Sum. The variety is OK with the usual steamed or fried dim sum. A must for us when you are there - deep fried yam puffs, siew mai and scallop prawn dumpling. Business must be very good, as they even have tables outside now, but believe that the action is right inside. Right at the side, is the kitchen and it is such fun to see what goes on inside. You'll see and hear all the action, right next to your table.
Each plate of dim sum is freshly steamed so expect to wait a bit. Service is ok but once the food arrives it's worth the wait. If you are coming here with impatient people, then suggest you go somewhere else. Pricey is affordable.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 59, 61 & 63, Jalan SS22/19, Damansara Jaya, 47300 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: +603-7729 6866
Price: Average RM15 per pax
Operating Hours: Everyday 6.30am to 2.30pm

Taste Rating: 8/10
Ambiance Rating: 7/10
Service Rating: 7/10
Value Rating: 8/10

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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Pasta Zanmai @ 1 Utama Petaling Jaya

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Pasta Zanmai has got to be one of the best hidden eateries in 1 Utama. You may have walk past the row it is on many times over and miss it completely. It hides behind its sister company, Japanese mini mart Shojikiya.
Pasta Zanmai has even adopted pasta by creating Japanese pasta. Their version is rather contemporary as the pasta (spaghetti look-a-like noodles) is said to be thinner than Italian spaghetti. They merge Italian cuisine with Japanese pasta, offer a more fashionable fare, creating Japanese pasta dishes cooked with Japanese ingredients. The result….. Let’s just say the combination is interesting, one the palate requires no time in getting used to.

Pasta Zanmai’s sesame sauce spaghetti. Made from sesame seeds ground into a smooth paste, the nutty texture adds a dollop of luxury to any dish. That’s why it is their signature dish. Adding that you grind the black sesame seeds and sprinkle your pasta with it. It is very aromatic and can be quite addictive especially, if you love the smell of sesame seeds.

Beside pasta, there is pizza too, and they also caters to its rice-eating diners. Apart from the usual rice meal sets, there is omu rice, a contraction of omelette rice. It’s similar to Nasi Pattaya, except the egg is scrambled to envelop the fried rice. Interestingly, at Pasta Zanmai, you eat the pasta with chopsticks instead of a fork and spoon, adding to that Japanese experience.

It’s recommended that you pay a visit and promised that you wouldn't regret it.

Food Review

Food Type: Japanese & Pasta (Halal)
Address: G210B, Ground Floor Promenade, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, No 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.
Tel: +603-7728 1210
Price: Average RM22-RM25 per pax
Operating Hours: Sunday to Thursday 10am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 10.30pm

Taste Rating: 9/10
Ambiance Rating: 8/10
Service Rating: 8/10
Value Rating: 8/10

Overall Rating: 8.25/10

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Restaurant Grandpa (Bak Ku Teh) @ Paramount Garden PJ

Bak Ku Teh (Hokkien: 肉骨茶) is a Chinese soup popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore and also cities of neighboring countries like Batam of Indonesian and Hat Yai of Thailand. The name literally translates as “meat bone tea”, and at its simplest, consists of meaty pork ribs in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui and garlic), boiled together with pork bones for hours. It is commonly eaten with rice. often served with strips of fried dough called you char kueh (or Youtiao in Mandarin). Dark soy sauce is used as a condiment, sometimes accompanied with chopped chilli padi. Tea is also usually served in the belief that it dilutes or dissolves the copious amounts of fat which are consumed in the eating of this dish. (Refer to Wikipedia). Klang, widely believed to be the home of bak kut teh, is famous for its many bak kut teh restaurants.

Grandpa located at the famous Paramount Garden, it is beside the Giant Supermarket. The soup was not very thick, but semi-strong in herbs flavor and there is not much MSG added (doesn’t feel the thirstiness after meal). The soup was a nice blend of herbs and savouriness (however, not the best one in Klang……..to be continue on next review) and the meat was just nice - firm and tender at the same time and still tasting fresh. They also serve yam rice (recommended as flavor is strong and rice is springy).

Generally, if you are lazy to go to Klang and you stay in PJ, Grandpa is not a bad place to visit.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 12, Jalan 20/16A, Paramount Garden, 46300, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: +6016-224 3369, +6012 6827 259
Price: Average RM13 per pax
Operating Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 7.30am–2.30pm, 6.00pm–9.00pm

Taste Rating: 7/10
Ambiance Rating: 5.5/10
Service Rating: 6.5/10
Value Rating: 8/10

Overall Rating: 6.75/10

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Ole Ole Bali @ Soho Solaris Mont Kiara

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Ole Ole Bali, a chain restaurant located in Klang Valley area and a unique one as it combines a variety concept design from a café (with a long table and high stools where diners could sit and have their drinks), a restaurant (with a boulevard outdoor dining area in addition to the interior where diners can opt to sit cross-legged in the another section) and a home décor shop selling an array of Buddha statues and ornaments from Bali. It gives us the cozy and homey atmosphere.





The Chef offers a fusion between Bali and Malaysia, explaining that it had been adapted a little to suit local taste buds. There are various mouthwatering foods from the menu, Nasi Campur Ole-Ole (Very Tasty), Ole Ole Trio (Tasty too), Balinese Roasted Chicken, Ole-Ole Grilled Prawns (Not bad), Squid and Fish Pastas, Balinese Stir Fried Lamb, Grilled Lamb Cutlet complementing with a nice cool Mojito Lemon Grass and Home Made Bailey Lime.

Overall, a good restaurant, however service could be improve (need to provide training to their waitressing skill).

Food Review

Food Type: Indonesian (Halal)
Address: J-OG-15& J-OG-16,Soho KL, Solaris Mont Kiara,No.2, Jalan Solaris 50480 Solaris Mont Kiara W. P. Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-6204 9688
Price: Average RM25 per pax
Operating Hours: Mondays to Sunday 11am-12midnight


Taste Rating: 7.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 8.5/10
Service Rating: 6.5/10
Value Rating: 7.5/10


Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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Oriental Pavilion @ Jaya 33 PJ

Friday, October 24, 2008











Oriental Pavilion situated in Jaya 33, is a brand new complex a.k.a hyperoffice concept (launched early 2007). It is fast gaining popularity since opened a couple of months. The entire restaurant facing the main street is of full-length glass windows, adding to the spacious-ness. Its spacious modern-contemporary concept deco of warm wood paneling is very appealing and quite different from the usual Chinese-style decoration. It is under the management of the Oriental Group of Restaurants, including Noble House (off Jalan Tun Razak), The Ming Room (Bangsar Shopping Centre), Yu Jia Village Seafood (Jalan Imbi, KL) and Maju Palace (Jalan Sultan Ismail).
The restaurant specializes in fine Cantonese cuisine with a modern twist and serving PJ’s most popular dim sum for lunch. Other specialties of Oriental Pavilion includes Double Boiled Coral Shark’s Fin in Shark’s Bone Soup, Hokkaido Abalone on Snowy Mountains, Fresh Water Prawns with ‘Hor Fun’ in Prawn Soup, Deep-Fried Chicken Wing with Glutinous Rice, Two Variety Pei Pa Egg Beancurd, Deep Fried Fish coated with Wasabi Sauce, etc and of course the Promotional Menus highlighting their specialties at Special Value Prices. The quality is top-notch, as expected from the premium prices charged. Adding the good ambience and service, this is not a bad place to spend your weekend afternoon with friends and family.

Food Review

Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 1st Floor ,Jaya 33, Jln Semangat, Section 13, PJ
Tel: +603-7956 9288
Price: Average RM30 per pax
Operating Hours: Mondays to Saturdays 11.30am–3.00pm, 6.00pm–11.00pm
Sundays & Public Holidays 10.00am–3.00pm, 6.00pm–11.00pm

Taste Rating: 7.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 8.5/10
Service Rating: 8/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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New Paris Restaurant @ SS2 PJ

Thursday, October 23, 2008

New Paris is a renowned restaurant located in SS2, was previously known as Paris Restaurant. It started out as a decrepit roadside wooden shed near Jasmine Towers with an insane amount of business in the late 1990s and a couple of years later, moved to a spanking new 3 units shoplots 4 storey high.

New Paris Restaurant is pretty cool is some ways. Service was very efficient. Upon approaching the entrance, staffs are already pouncing on you asking for how many people and what type of tables preferred. Otherwise you can make reservations before coming. Once seated, the captain waste no time in F1 speed to take orders (not friendly at all), always recommend the usual 'chew pai’ dishes.

There are few popular dishes which are strongly recommended:

1) Deep-fried taufoo topped with minced and preserved vegetables 2) Deep-fried soft shell crabs with special sauce 3) Champagne chicken 4) Fried pork trotters/knuckles 5) Kam heong lala and many more 6) Rice comes in a pot, and you can take as much as you like....which always makes the low-middle income earners happy
They provide very fast and efficient service. From order placement to food serve time will take only 10 minutes. All foods are reasonably priced. The most distinctive thing about New Paris Restaurant is the fact that they use layers of pink disposable plastic instead of table cloth and once your meal is done, the top-most layer of plastic gets wrapped up and disposed it. This is really an environmentalist's nightmare.

Food Review
Food Type: Chinese (Non-Halal)
Address: 62, 64, 66 Jalan SS2/72, 47300 Petaling Jaya
Tel: +603 7955 9180, +603 7955 0186
Price: Average RM10-RM20 per pax
Operating Hours: 11.30am - 2.30pm, 5.30pm - 10.30pm Everyday
Taste Rating: 8/10
Ambiance Rating: 4/10
Service Rating: 5.5/10 (Fast Food, but Staff is not very helpful)
Value Rating: 9.5/10
Overall Rating: 6.75/10

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TwoFiveBoyz' reviews here is entirely based on our personal tastebuds and may vary for others.

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