Ken-Well Seafood Restaurant @ Cheras

Celebrated mum's birthday on the 3rd of November. She likes nothing but Chinese food, so picking a destination usually isn't hard :) Choice of the day was Ken-Well Seafood Restaurant in Cheras, considering another first choice was closed. For those who are familiar with Cheras Selatan, this restaurant is located in the same shop lots area as Milwaukee Steakhouse.

You can't go wrong with the spicy Kankung Belacan (RM10)

Paired with the hot and tongue-burning Sizzling Taufoo (RM12)

This had to be the dish of the day; Marmite Pork Ribs (RM15). The meat is first deep fried and then stirred with a tasty and tangy marmite sauce. Although I ordered ribs, they served pork belly and meat portions instead, which turned out to be a good thing anyway. I don't need to tell you how deep fried pork belly taste like now, do I? Heavenly..

And specially for mum; crabs. RM28 per kilo of red crabs ala Kam Heong style. The gravy was awesomely spicy and addictive! But sadly the same could not be said about the crabs. The crabs were either cooked too fast or under too high heat as the meat was literally all sticking to the shell. What a shame..

For an overall of RM70 for 4 people inclusive of rice and Chinese tea, the prices here are quite reasonable. I have also noticed a number of people coming here for their fish dishes, be it the fried or steamed varieties.

Ken-Well Seafood Restaurant

B-G-7, Jalan Kasturi 6

Taman Kasturi, Batu 11

43200 Cheras, Selangor

016-3942588

019-2180331

012-3246367

Plus One Shabu Shabu @ 1U

Its been too long I know. I have been occupied with dance practices for an upcoming Latin ballroom dance competition. Dancing is the only activity I have tried that actually flattens my tummy! Amazing!

Anyways, back to the food scene, SS brought me to this place about a month ago. I guess we got bored of the same old Chinese steamboat that we decided to give this Japanese twist a go. Do look out for their student discount which allows you have their individual set for an affordable RM9.

Located at One Utama, Plus One Shabu Shabu serves steamboat ala individual pots of boiling soup. This way, everyone can experiment and destroy their soups at their own expense :p There are about 5 different soups to choose from; spicy beef, tom yam, and herbal being among them. Their dipping sauces takes variety to a whole new level. Provided are up to 18 dipping sauces or add ons to make your soup specially tailored to your own taste buds.

This is actually a recipe for disaster! 5 types of soup with 18 sauces and the majority of people having itchy fingers..a perfect example; I messed my soup up too! But the fun of just trying every sauce and see what happens is just too tempting ;p

As you can see above, each individual set is not bad in quantity and quality; high on non-processed sea protein coupled with vegetables, egg, and noodles.

Overall it was an average tasting with a nice ambiance experience. There are loads of other meat and seafood add ons available upon your order. For those who get a kick from having their pots served individually, no harm giving this place a try. If not, you'd still prefer your traditional steamboat affair.

 

Plus One Shabu Shabu
1 Utama Shopping Centre, 1 Lebuh Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya, Bandar Utama

03-77253322‎

Tony Romas's Christmas Voucher

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Its that time of the year again

Celebrate this Christmas at Tony Roma's with their special thought of a RM10 dining voucher

Valid till 3rd January 2010
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Shi Fu Wan Tan Mee @ Cheras

One of this month's backlogs, sorry I have been away for a while. University assignments are time-consuming, boring, and brain-sapping :p Well, one fine morning after accompanying SS to her dentist, we walked around looking for something to grab for lunch and tumbled upon this neat-looking place.


My usual policy is to not get something at a franchise or high-end place which you can get at a hawker stall. A hawker stall will most likely get you a more value for money dish, if not tastier most of the time. "MOST" of the time :p I though ill excuse myself from the rule this time.


As its name implies, Shi Fu Wan Tan Mee specializes in Wan Tan Mee but also serves a variety of other Chinese-based rice and noodle dishes.


One thing you have to have here no matter what dish you are having is its side chilies; Nice vinegary green chilies and addictively hot and spicy ground oily red chilies. This burn in your mouth and ar** stuff is to die for! :)


Wan Tan Mee here is served in 4 variants; thick or thin noodles and wet or dry. Wet and dry refers to the typical soya sauce or soup serving of course and thick or thin refers to the traditional thin noodles or a broad yet thin noodles that resembles Kuay Teow but not its taste nor soft texture.


Both thick and thin versions were tasty in their own right, but I prefer the traditional thin version. Succulent barbecued sweet pork and minced pork are well proportioned and tasted good. A healthy dose of vegetable completes the dish.


Not to forget the soup and dumplings; fresh prawns and a clear soup ideal for drowning away the oils.


Overall, the dishes we ate here were good. The basic noodle dishes are priced at RM5 with addons, variants and other dishes priced above that. It is on the higher end in terms of price, but if you are having a headache on where to have a good Wan Tan Mee and not worry of its quality and cleanliness, this is the place for you. If not, just head to your nearest hawker stall :)

Shi Fu Wan Tan Mee
Jalan Manis 3, Taman Segar
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur