Kissaten, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

It's been a long time since I found a really good non-sushi based Japanese restaurant. I've been introduced to Kissaten for my project team's appreciation dinner; and have been hooked on ever since! Having returning a few times since then, I find Kissaten really lives up to what it's famous for; their noodles and pork (love their pork especially).

Moonlight Udon Set - Dinner (RM21.80). The set itself comes with 5 pieces of delicious gyoza and a cup of green tea. It's cheaper by RM2 for lunch set which comes with the same items. One of the things that I love about the noodles here is the really sweet soup. Usually, Japanese noodles that I tasted has really bland tasting soup. Also, really traditional toppings like corns, seaweeds and a soft boiled egg was a big welcome that accompanied the noodle really well. Having tried the ramen and udon, I would say I prefered the ramen much more - with really springry texture. I wouldn't say it's the best noodles there, as I have tasted the 'springiest' noodle - a wanton mee stall in a morning market @ Kuchai Lama, surprisingly. Nevertheless, the texture of the noodles here are still good enough.

Really good piping hot gyozas that comes with the set. I felt that ordering the set is very much worth it as besids the gyoza, the set also comes with a glass of green tea; which costs around RM5++ on the menu.

Roasted Chicken Spaghetti with Cream Sauce (RM16.90) was ok, with great creamy consistency. I still prefered the Japanese noodles though.

Char Siew Pizza (RM23.90) is the bomb! I beg all of you who is reading this, must-please-really must order this! The star of it, the char siew has really good proportion of fat and lean meat. The bouncy char siew, accompanied with the sweet mayo atop tastes really good. ORGASM!

My favourite universal dish - burger! Kissaten's version of Teriyaki Pork Burger (RM10.90) passes my book of burgers regulation! Thick, layerful and full of sauces, the burger looks really appetizing with some egg yolk sauces dripping out. The pork burger patty also is tender and flavourful enough with great texture. There's also a Teriyaki Wagyu Pork Burger (RM18.90), aka the more premium meat which I have yet to tasted. Will be on my next must eat list!

Cheese Cake(RM6.90). The cheese cake was good enough, with fragnant cheese and chocolate base.


A total of RM118.30 for all the food abovel; share among 5 of us. A tad expensive for the amount but the quality made up for it. Will be returning!

Kissaten (Jaya One branch)'s Detail
Address : L-12A-1-1, Palm Square, Jaya One, 72A, Jalan University, 46200, P.J.
There's also another mini stall type branch that I've noted which is located at:
LG floor - Hutong Food Court of Lot 10
Phone : 03-7954 1990
Website :
Price : RM 20++

Kitchen Creatures, Centrepoint, Petaling Jaya

Been actually hearing raves about Kitchen Creatures way before I even started this blog; mainly for it's no frills dining motto. Best of all, the interior and menu stated clearly that no tax included; which is good news to us consumers! Truly though, they did stick to their no frills dining motto, expect cheap prices for suffice portions I would say. Nevertheless, taste quality are assured even with the given price tag, just don't expect fancy seating or fancy services. This place remains special to me as I spent my family here for dinner with my first paycheck. Hehe.

For starters, we ordered 2 portions of Monster Platter (RM15) - which comes with fried shrimps, calamari rings, fried button mushrooms, mini chicken wings and nachos. I like the juicy fried button mushrooms and nachos the best - extra good when dipped in dipping sauce! I felt this was a steal at RM15 for so many varieties of appetizers. Definitely the cheapest!

We ordered a Pizza Carbonara (RM13), and it does really live up to it's name - creamy, cheesy and the most important of all in terms of serving creamy stuff, piping hot! Price wise? No explanation needed, lol.

Creamy and cheesy.. slurps.

My mom, being a poultry fan all along, ordered the Grilled Chicken (RM13). For that price tag, I was expecting some hammer-bashed-flatten grilled chicken, but wow, what was served was a whole chicken thigh intact. Fresh chicken was used and it was really juicy on it's own, with minimal sauce. Thumbs up!

The Bacon Carbonara (RM 11) was pretty good -with rich cream and really great to bite bacons. Portions are rather healthy, but it would be better if they are more generous with the portion given the price tag.

My sister ordered the Ribeye Steak (RM 19), and she absolutely loved it to the last bite. I had a few bite and loved it for it's medium rare texture. She paired her steak with mushroom sauce, from one of the many sauces available - brown sauce, garlic butter, mushroom or bbq sauce. I still prefer my steak without any sauces for that perfect natural juice. Served with a small side of spaghetti and mixed veges.

My dad is both a lamb lover, and a very picky eater. Nevertheless, thank god that this place passed in his book of eatery. The Grilled Lamb Chop (RM 17) is really huge in portion and also can be served in either any of the 3 sauces - brown sauce, mint or their signature chili lime cilantro glaze. Like the steak, it comes with a small side of spaghetti and mixed veges.

I picked the Classic Fish & Chips (RM 12). I felt this was not good enough, with too thick batter and the fish's cut was not really smooth enough to be cooked via frying. I think it's much safer to stick to their grilled food.

The Monsterised Burger (RM 13) was humongous! A fully wide opened mouth is needed to chomp in one whole bite of savory burger buns, real chicken/beef patties, pickles, onion rings, lettuce tomato, chicken ham, beef bacon, cheese and a fried egg! Orgasmic for a burger lover! Do try to bite all of the stuff in a bite to enjoy the mixed texture, and flavor!

If u think the Monsterised Burger is huge enough, wait till you see the Big Daddy Monster Burger (RM 18) in live! Practically, every good stuff of the Monsterised Burger is doubled up, all sticked via a skewer, and there you have it! Will gladly pay that price for a huge ass burger which is way much cheaper than some puny burgers at high end places.


Phew, I'm glad I made an extra effort in bringing my family here for dinner; seeing that I'm able to sample so many good stuffs! Will definitely return here! The total bill, as I vaguely remember was around RM200 for the 7 of us. Pretty reasonable I would say.


Kitchen Creatures' Detail
Address : Lot F110, Centrepoint, 3 Lebuh Bandar Utama, 47800, Petaling Jaya
Phone : 03-7729 8039
Website :
Price : RM 10 ++

Damansara Village Steamboat, Damansara Jaya

Hi guys! An early Happy Chinese New Year! Been really busy catching up my job for the CNY holiday preparation and also to catch up on the time spent holiday-ing in Bali. I just had the best experience in my life in Bali, which I will blog about it soon!

Back to the *slurps* food that I would like to share today, I guess almost everyone of you had at least heard of or look into some sort of food introduction on this famous place for steamboat. Owned by our very own talented veteran Patrick Teoh; who also runs the blog Niamah!! which I loved to read as it touches on issues that I always care of.

So upon settling down, you will have to make a choice on how you would like to dine. I would really recommend ordering the sets; which is a little pricey but the best part of it is that you could share. I took the Village Special Seafood Set (A) (RM65) to be shared with the girlfriend. Truthfully, I found that the set is pretty much worth it as it could even be shared among 3 ppl; with loads of seafood, fresh ones mind you and some really good steamboat 'lius' to go along. My steamboat set comes with :

• 200g Tiger Prawns
• 2 x Flower Crab
• 500g Giant Clams
• 1 x Village Steamboat Set - the lius, fishball, fu zhuk etc.

There are also other sets which substitutes some seafood with meat; and also sets that are larger in portion with fresh fish meat like pomfret and snapper thrown in too. More detailed list and pricing could be seen from Damansara Village's blog.

There's only 1 soup base here - the clear soup. It's pretty bland and depends on the fresh seafood thrown in to get really sweet at the end of the session. A recommended upgrade is the Village Drunken Pot; which you will need to add RM12 if I'm not mistaken. Chinese wine with herbs are are added into the soup; making this a hit with chinese wine dishes lovers! I only tried this on my 2nd visit, too bad! Really liked this one as I'm practically drinking the soup non stop after the upgrade.

Some fried onions, and great accompanying chili to dip in. I still like my seafood with minimal dipping sauces though.

The Village Steamboat Set - just this alone could feed 2 pax. Their fish products like fishballs and fu zhuk are not those shopping market quality type. Pulau Ketam perhaps?
There's also 2 mussels, an egg and a piece of 'Yee Mee' prepared.

The Flower Crabs. Although flower crabs are not meaty itself, it is famous for lending it's sweet flavor to boil soup. Nevertheless, the crabs here are fresh to my liking with bouncy enough meat texture.

Giant Clams. These gigantic clams taste sweeter and has better texture than it's smaller size cousin. Simply dump in a few, and check if it's open after 2-3 minutes. Should immediately eat it after the shell opens up to avoid texture changes.

As Patrick Teoh says, like your texture of your old tennis shoes. Niamah!!

When this particular dish appeared, I was thinking why the hell are they covering the top of the plate with another stacked plate.

It turns out, live prawns are contained inside. Damansara Village really brings 'live' to a whole new level, with really jumping, alive prawns grasping for air. For first timers, giggles and shock are expected, lol. Anyway, seafood couldn't get any fresher than this, and yes, the prawns do taste better a lot, albeit the cruel cooking method.

*Sorry, but.. SLURPS*

There's really no other method to enjoy a rainy night but with a good meal of piping hot steamboat downed with a good Guiness stout!

The bill for the both of us came up to RM76.80, not bad for a once in awhile splurge.

The pretty comfy environment with personal huts seating; or opt to sit inside. My only complains about the al fresco seats are the mosquito! Especially on a rainy night!

Overall, I would definitely return! Although much pricier, but the seafood are definitely the next freshest thing other then fishing for your own seafood. I admittedly do miss the superb Herbal Drunken Pot soup base, too!


Damansara Village Steamboat (Damansara Jaya branch)
Address : 1067, Jalan Jenjarum, Kg. Sg. Kayu Ara, Off Jalan SS23/10, Damansara Jaya, 47400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Phone : 03-7803 1832
Website : Damansara Village Steamboat
Price : RM60 ++

Ikea, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya

Want to get some great looking (but costly!) designer styled furniture? Head to Ikea ! Want to taste some really good Swedish meatballs? You HAVE to head to Ikea ! To me, their meatballs are the bomb. I constantly have lots of cravings of them. However though, I honestly felt only a handful of their items are delicious, and in fact some of them are pretty disappointing. That is why, I keep going back only for ze delicious meatballs! Ikea's food court, like any others is based on a self service concept, which makes it easier and faster to grab the great meatballs.

Kick ass Swedish Meatballs (RM5 - 5 pieces, RM10 - 10 pieces, RM 15 - 15 pieces). Ladened with massive amounts of addictive brown sauce and some lingonberry jam by the side (hidden in pic); all topped with a bed of thick cut fries. You really MUST try scooping the meatballs up fully coated with brown sauce, and mix some of the lingonberry jam on the go. Extremely addictive! The meatball's texture is well; meaty enough with great textures and I like to describe it as 'beefy exploding taste'. Accompanied fries are also great when dipped into the gravy.

I don't usually order other food here, but since I came with my sisters and girlfriend; we decided to give others a go. Turns out, the Baked Salmon (RM15.65) was really disappointing. Albeit the salmon's large size and portion versus the price tag, the salmon tasted more like microwaved. The meat was really dry and lost most of the salmon's 'magical' texture, if you get what I mean. Gravy was also bland and tasteless. The only good thing is really, the portion.

The Vege Pasta (RM 5.25) is surprisingly cheap. Cheap, doesn't really compromise this really bland tasting pasta dish. It taste and looks bland. Maybe opting this for an accompanying or side dish will do, hmm.

Overall, I still think Ikea's food corner is really worth the trip, just for the Meatballs! I always purchase 15 pieces *grins*. Just because I tried some really bad main dishes doesn't mean their food are not up to par. The Fried Chicken Wings there, for example are really good. I also heard ravings about their cakes and great deserts. I especially like their concept of free refilling when you purchase their soft drinks or coffee/tea; with the availability of the drink machines. Also, I noted almost all the food that they serve can also be bought frozen in packs from one level below. Great if you like to serve it at home. Need.. me..a...t...ba...ll...s... in freezer!

A total of RM 40+ for the 5 of us. What??

Ikea
Address : No.2, Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Phone : 03-7726 7777
Website : Ikea
Price : RM 10 ++

p/s: I spotted a really nice lamp that I think would fit well in my future house if I were to have one. Money, money, money... work harder, earn harder! Same goes to you guys.. great day!

Food Foundry, SS17, Petaling Jaya

Hidden well within flat areas, Food Foundry is surprisingly comfy and quiet enough as it's actually situated below a flat residential area. I had actually already heard about the raves of this place for it's famous Mille crêpe, which was exceptionally good and hard to be found in KL. We opted for this place to celebrate one of my friend, Kong Chian's birthday for it's comfy environment.

I arrived the earliest, and ordered a cup of Cappucino (RM5.50) while waiting for them to arrive. The coffee was good, being foamy and creamy enough.

Food Foundry Chicken Chop (RM16), sitting on top a bed of mash and comes with veges on the side.

Aglio Olio with Prawns (RM18). I had a bite of it and I felt it's a bit dry. But from what I heard from my friend, the prawn was fresh, which I think could make up for it.

My Pan-Fried Dory with Cream Sauce (RM15). Initially, I thought the dory would come with loads of sauce as per what I had usually, and I smartly ordered a basket of bread for RM2. Was really disappointed when it arrived as I couldn't mop up excessive sauces with the bread at the end. Taste wise, it was really just ok, I had better ones.


Carbonara (RM17). Didn't get to sample this, but it looks good visually, flooded with cream and cheese. No complains from my friend, so it should be ok!

Our overall bill came up to RM88.50. Pretty reasonable for a night out of casual dinner.

My opinion, Food Foundry is really good for what it's famous for, their deserts. I would stick to just deserts should I return, as I felt their food items are really just so-so. It's not that it's bad, it's just that I had tasted better ones within that price range. Still, their Mille Crepes are really good and worth the journey, but do try to come early for the deserts as I heard the consistency of freshness really drops on more quiet days.

Some guy whore personal shots of the day.

The emo birthday boy and his partner.

Kelvin. He insisted for a shot like this.

Sam Win Hou. So...

Mr. Boss. Why so serious?

Food Foundry

Address: BG-8, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13, 46400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Phone: 03-7955 3885
Website: Food Foundry
Price: RM15++

Kedai Makan Teow Chew (Fish Ball Noodle), Damansara Jaya

The girlfriend brought me; along with her sisters and mother to their family favorite shop at Damansara Jaya. At first, I was a little bit skeptical seeing the shop's location and the exterior.

It was virtually empty; with an old styled kopitiam feel with the illusion of just one hawker stall. Not to mention, there was none customer, but most probably it was way past lunch time. Nevertheless, from the menu which was conveniently 'posted' on the wall, I realized the reason why it remained the family's favored restaurant.

The wordings even came off due to time, but judging from the extensive choices of 'liu' or ingredients, no wonder this very special hidden shop has it's own fanbase. A Google search shows quite a lot of positive reviews from different bloggers, which is pretty impressive! The different type of fishes to customize here ranges from pomfret and kurau. You can even go fancy and make it grand by adding more 'premium' ingredients like abalones, prawns or oyster!

The girlfriend and the sisters had the Noodles in Soup with Oysters and Fishball (RM 12). Note that this shop only offers clear soup either in soup itself or the dry version. The soup was well boiled, pretty sweet in a lighter way. The fishball itself was really bouncy; and really suspecting it's self made with 'Sai Tou' / Wolf-herring meat. The oyster on the other hand, is really fresh and average in size. However, due to preferences matter, I preferred my oysters to be raw like sashimi; or semi raw in Oh Chiens for that texture. Nevertheless, I still give it credit for being fresh to my liking.

I ordered the dry version with just fish ball, as I recalled myself not feeling that well on that particular day. The dry version (RM 4.50) was good too, with the smoother hor fun variant noodle being used instead of the larger kuey teow. Fried shallots are also sprinkled!

I felt this place is rather worth a visit for a change from our heavily Malaysian styled meal. Teowchew or not Teowchew, the fishballs noodles are heartily light and healthy. Do not judge a book by it's cover; so they say, lol. Do try out their fried fish cake which I heard is pretty good, too.

Kedai Makan Teow Chew
Address : Jalan SS22/21, Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(Located beside Atria, just beside the narrow one way street)
Phone :
Website:
Price: RM 4.50++