Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong / Kam Hin, Kuchai Lama

I think the best dim sum around Klang Valley can be found in Kuchai Lama (so grateful for so many good foods around my area). Went around to Jin Xuan Hong Kong (previously named as Kam Hin before renovating) on a very fine morning to have breakfast. So to start off, I find this dim sum place offers a very large variety of dim sums - made up of the traditional ones and some exotic self created ones (a few that we felt interesting but didn't tried due to being too early are such as Scallop Shrimp Dumplings, Green Mussels Cheese-Mai, Siu Long Bao). To be honest, the price of the dim sums here are a little expensive than the usual places, but the size and the quality really made up to it.

Stuffed Brinjal (RM3.00). Very crispy outer skin with good crispy stuffed fish. I enjoyed this the most.

Mixed Steam Rice Roll / Chee Cheong Fan (RM4.80). Very smooth, and the cheong fan here are not cut ala Hong Kong style. The prawns are a bit small though.

Har Gao (RM 4). Very large prawns and nice smooth skin wraps. Very good skills can be seen as the skin wouldn't break easily when held with the chopsticks.

Fried Yam and Char Siew Fritters / Wu Kok (RM4.50). Was served warm and I felt the filling was generous and creamy enough.

Wrapped Prawns / Har Guen (RM4.50).

Salad Prawns (RM4.50). I prefer this one then the Har Guen, mainly because of the crispy skin. The fillings though are the same with large sliced prawns.

Lao Sar Pau (RM3.50). Combination of kaya and salted egg yolk was good enough for me, though not really a big fan of it.

The storage section to keep dim sums warm.

So happy la after meal =D

A meal for both of us cost RM35.00 including a pot for tea for 2 pax, which I think quite pricy. However, the dim sums are pretty recommended as this is what you pay for more premium and quality assured dim sums.

The renovated shop with much comfortable seatings and air conditioned shop lots. Parking is still much a hassle here though so be sure to come here early. I also noticed that Kam Hin actually opens till wee hours at night - around 2am.


Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong / Kam Hin's Detail
Address : A 32, 34, 36, Jalan 1/116B, Kuchai Entrepreneurs’ Park, 58200, Kuala Lumpur.
Phone : 03- 79825110
Website:
Price: Starting from RM3.00+ onwards

Win Soon Cafe, Kuchai Lama

One of the arguably good food that can be found in Kuchai Lama would be the famous Win Soon Cafe's Fish Head Noodles. The shop here in Kuchai Lama has made up it's reputation and got fame from TV shows like Ho-Chak! I felt Win Soon serves one of the best, if not the best fish head noodles around here.

Like any soup based noodles, the Fish Head Noodles (RM7.50) has very sweet soup. Added with some carnation milk, the dish is turned into a thick and rich based soup with just enough mixture of (minimal)sourness and saltiness with the additions of tomatoes and preserved salted vegetables. The soup is also dosed with huge amount of Chinese cooking wine, in fact I think the version here at Win Soon's wins in terms of smell alone due to the wine.

The fish here is also worth mentioning; whereby around roughly 5 pieces are given. I even spotted quite a lot of patrons ordering just the fried fish head alone. What makes the fried fish head here stands out from the others is their ability to marinate and coat the fish in a way that the fish outside remains crispy, yet the flesh being so tender. Often, what you get from normal stalls are just simply deep fried fishes, where the flesh tends to get dry and tough. You can also opt for fish paste, which I recommend too. I always go for the fish head and fish paste combination.

The drinks here are however very disappointing. They all felt very 'fake' to me, like from some mixture or syrup. It's just me anyway as I felt they were too sweet. Seen here is the Honey Coconut (RM3.50) and the Honey Lemon (RM2.50).

Win Soon is located at the corner of Jalan Kuchai Lama Maju 9, located just a few shops away from Jojo Little Kitchen. Easily spotted with the red colour themed restaurant exterior.

A meal for both of us cost us around RM 22.05. Pretty ok considering the big bowl of noodles.

I also spotted Win Soon's branch in Puchong; and I've heard that they are currently expanding. Also, Win Soon's brother's branch is located in Happy Garden's Wai Sik Kai (name of shop forgotten), but it's in a coffee shop located at the end of that one way street. They serve the same style and the taste is pretty much similar too!


Win Soon Cafe's Detail
Address : No. 46, Jalan Kuchai Lama Maju 9, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
Phone : 03- 79871090
Website:
Price: RM7.50 per bowl

Jojo Little Kitchen, Kuchai Lama

Pan mee has been one of the earliest chinese food to being introduced to Malaysia. Simple as it's only made from dough; yet can be made into various texture and taste. Similarly to the Italian pasta, depending on how is it shaped and pressed, different noodles can be made out. Likewise, the simplest food has been 'revolutionized; making new restaurants with various type and ingredients added mushroom-ed all over. Honestly, I was skeptical about the concept at first but after trying out 1 or 2 good newer version pan mee stores it was ok.

One of my favourite place to get a good fix of pan mee is at Jojo Little Kitchen, Kuchai Lama. Located quite hidden from the main road, the restaurant is located just a stone away from the famous Winsoon Fish Head noodles. Jojo Little Kitchen has various version of pan mee, with different ingredients and different noodle types - they have the more distinctive type like Curry Pan Mee or Lor Pan mee.

I don't know who started it but every newer version pan mee restaurant that I visit has at least these three types of chili. Leftest to right: Green paste chili, sambal like chili, chili flakes. I usually take the chili flakes only, therefore unsure bout the other two.


Longan Apple. My must drink item when I go there. The boiled longan and apple is very refreshing and full with natural sweetness. Very cooling for a heaty day!


The girlfriend had the traditional soup version pan mee, opting for hand tore noodles. The noodles here are tore very thinly, thus gives a very silky and smooth texture to the noodles. The soup here is sweeter compared to most of the other pan mee stalls. They have the standard ingredients for a pan mee, mushrooms, veges and pork. Their anchovies are also served in different dipping plate that comes with the chili to keep it crunchy!


My favourite. Lat Jiu Pan Mee which loosely translated to Chili Pan Mee. I especially like the thin noodles which gives it a very firm yet bouncy texture; like the Taiwaneses say very "QQ". Cooked just al dente and comes with minced pork, chili flakes and a half boiled egg. You need to mix everything and stir, note: DO NOT EAT IT SEPARATELY. The egg yolk will give the noodles it's omph, very important. Add more chili flakes if desire. I always add 1 1/2 scoops more additional chili flakes.


Fried fish cake. This is the 1st time I ate this. Hmm pretty normal and expensive at RM5 for 8 pieces if u ask me. The quality does not even come close to the famous fried fishballs at OUG's pasar malam!


The bill came up to RM20.30 for two. Minus the fish cake, the price of a complete meal is pretty decent for lunch.

I also noticed a few more new branches located at SS15, Puchong and Serdang. Will check it out next time to see if it's up to par quality.

Jojo Little Kitchen (Kuchai Lama branch)'s Detail
Address : No 30 Jalan Kuchai Maju 9, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Phone : 03- 79871090
Website:
Price: RM5.50+ for a bowl of pan mee; RM2.50+ for drinks