Friday, April 30, 2010

A.T Seafood Bak Kut Teh, Subang Jaya

Now when it comes to glorious glorious Bak Kut Teh, The only place I would prefer enjoying this wonderful dish is Klang.

Unless of course, I am feeling lazy.

Which is fine because I have recently discovered this place which serves not just your normal pork BKT, but BKTs with seafood, lamb and dried BKT as well right in the heart of Subang. heh.

A.T. Seafood Bak Kut Teh first caught my eye when I was having tea in USJ Sentral not long ago. I had been itching to sample some slightly different BKT dishes lately and decided to give it a go. So after a few phone calls me and a bunch of friends were there that very night.

The interior of the restaurant is very bright lit, and really cold with air cond. Quite a different experience for those who are used to Klang BKT, which rarely provides any air conditioning at all. This provides the perfect enviroment for BKT for me, whats better than a big pot of boiling hot porky goodness in cold weather? The tidy enviroment offers a welcomed change to my usual dirty, messy BKT restaurants in Klang...hehehe


















































































This place serves BKT in claypot or bowl style. Having quite a large group, we decided to go with the claypot instead. First to arrive was the normal BKT, both dry and soup, with your normal serving of pork belly, ribs and some lean meat for the ladies. Soup base was not too bad, one of the better ones outside Klang I must say. I however prefer the dry version here. Very aromatic and done with enough "fire" (wok-hei) indeed. The pieces of meat really soaked up every single drop of the sauce nicely and thats what a real good serving of dry BKT is all about. The use of just the right amount of spices adds a very nice finishing to the dish. Very good indeed.



































Oh we had some vege too. Lets move on...


















We decided to have our servings of pork intestines and chicken feet in separate bowls, as some of us could not take those delicacies. Not for me though. The chciken feet were smooth and aromatic, simply perfect. As for the intestines, I had better ones, the ones here are good nonetheless but had a very gu-ey texture, not fresh maybe.


































And finally comes the centerpiece...soup based BKT with clams! The clams add a very pleasent sweet taste to the soup based, which I admit is a welcoming change to your daily dose of traditional BKT. The clams however did not absorb any of the BKT taste, and some of us did not like this they reckoned the taste of clams were too powerful and overtook the dish. Well, different tastebuds I guess.


































Nonetheless, it was a very good meal and we really enjoy ourselves there. Just look at the empty plates and all.

















The meal cost about RM20 for each of us, still OK price if you consider the environment and variety of choices there. They publish their pricing on their website so go ahead and have a look see for yourself.

Heres a map for you readers. If you are coming from KESAS highway, just turn left when you reach the USJ flyer over, drive past Summit USJ on your left and then turn left when you see a cross road right after Summit USJ. Keep to your right, and then turn right after the next traffic light. USJ Sentral is on your left. A.T. is located along the massage centres, right at the end of the road inside USJ Sentral.


















A.T Seafood Bak Kut Teh (Subang Jaya)
No.28, Jalan USJ Sentral 3, USJ Sentral,
Persiaran Subang 1, Subang Jaya.

Tel: 03-8023 4360

www.at2u.com.my



doggyjames says...definately unique place, with nice environment and a variety of BKT dishes...the doggie's no.1 BKT place in USJ.




Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Little Taiwan Restaurant, IoI Mall Puchong

Let it be on record that I never liked Taiwanese cooking.

Never.

Ever.

Never ever ever.

Except smelly tofu la...thats good XD

Unfortunately Taiwanese restaurants are quietly mushrooming all over the Klang Valley, especially Shillin...so damn oily and smelly inside, cannot sit summore...doggyjames no likey. So when my friends suggested that we go for a nice Taiwanese dinner I was like siiiiiiiiiggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....No choice, I wasnt driving that time, no choice must follow.

We decided to go to Little Taiwan in IoI Mall Puchong, which looks promising on the outside. Nice clean interiors with pictures of oh-so-yummy-looking dishes on their walls and of course, a bubble tea wrapping machine at the bar counter, typical I thought. I decided however why not give it a shot, since the environment is nice and all, and the pictures and on the wall seems tempting...although being a marketer I know pictures often bluff people one :p Summore this place halal one, so...dunno la halal Chinese food never really occur to me as good

































Each of us ordered some mains and snacks, with one certain person ordering this "bubble with everything I can find on the menu" thing. I didnt have the balls to taste but according to him, taste surprisingly nice. Dunno, looks colorful, but maybe he was trying to cover up for himself lolz






















Soon after the food arrived. And boy how surprised was I!

The snacks arrived first. Both fried and steamed dumplings were surprisingly good! I have always been a Japanese gyoza fan and never thought TAIWANESE gyoza would taste so good too! Halal summore! Steamed dumplings really retained all of its juices inside its skin and the fried dumplings adds a really nice crunchiness to the whole experience. The contrast textures really mixed well for me, would definitely order this again the next time I am here.

































My Three Treasures Beef Rice Set was among the first mains to arrive. OMG the aromatic smell was just amazing! Now I am an anti-MSG person and am very happy to report that the MSG level in this dish is really really minimal! Well according to the manager most of the sauces and soups here are made with real ingredients and slow cooked for two days. With this flavour there was no reasons for me to doubt him. And the 3 treasures - beef shanks, TRIBE & VENETIAN were really tender and flavorful, and I was pleasantly surprised to find beef spare parts here! Summore the rice here are served with a generous splash of flavorful minced meat sauce, really nice touch there.


















The chicken dishes here are amazing too. The fried chicken here are really out of this world. My friends ordered rice sets with salted chicken chop and salted chicken (small bite size pieces), And I was genuinely surprised by its crunchiness and tenderness inside! Especially the small salted chicken bits! The chicken bits were accompanied by some fried basil leaves, adding just the right amount of aromatic attraction to the dish. The chicken chop was so much tastier and juicier than Shilin's XXL chicken, with just the right amount of spiced salt on them.

































There is one more dish using beef spare parts, their Three Treasures Beef Noodles Soup. Flavorful soup based, with just the right amount of noodles and meat provided much needed comfort that night (it was raining and IoI mall is rather cold). Placed in a heated steel bowl, the heat from the soup was well kept. Really nice touch indeed. The noodles were superb, Just the right amount of texture like those hand made ramens. Another winner from Little Taiwan this one.


















The last main was this rather odd looking dish. Taiwanese lou shu fun...huh? I remember loushu fun @ Jalan Sultan KL but did not expect this dish here. It was ok, with minced meat bits, taiwanese sausages, veg, mushrooms and loushu fun mixed with some salty yet sweet sauce. maybe a little too watery for me but would definitely fit those who craves something soupy yet could finish a whole bowl of soup. Not the best on the table, just good enough.


















Being the pigs that we are, we decided to finish our meal with a good serving of Taiwanese onion cakes. Very crunchy and aromatic, goes superbly with their awesome chili sauce. Very very nice snack indeed.

































The meal cost about RM160 for 7 people with drinks, just right I supposed for the yummy food you'd get. It changed doggyjames' view towards Taiwanese cuisine. Highly recommended. They do have a few other outlets in Klang Valley & Melaka according to their website.

Here is a map for you readers. Little Taiwan is located in IoI Mall Puchong new wing, just beside the cinema.














Little Taiwan Restaurant IOI Mall
Lot ET8 & ET9, 3rd Floor, IOI Mall,
Batu 9 Jalan Puchong Jaya
47170 Puchong
Selangor Darul Ehsan


Tel: 03-8075 0322

www.little-taiwan.com




doggyjames says...Absolutely wonderful affair in the heart of Puchong, really tasty and different cuisine in a very nice environment. doggyjames is won over :D

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