Sam You Chinese Restaurant, Petaling Jaya

Sam You is a really old & famous Chinese restaurant located in PJ new town. Apparently my parents used to bring me & my sis there all the time when we were still kids, I however had completely forgotten about it lol. Dad was in the mood for a full-on Chinese dinner one fine weekend and we were hanging around PJ, so off we went to visit this place in search of old memories.

The restaurant looks like any other old school Chinese restaurants in the country. Big with a lot of seats cramped inside, doing weeding receptions & old folks' birthdays all the time. The environment is nice and cozy, quiet too as we arrived about 5.30pm.

outside

inside

We ordered 4 dishes in total. The first dish is the Seafood Pot. A concoction of different seafood: sea cucumber, abalone, fish & fuu chuk slowly cooked in a claypot. This dish would easily be the best dish of the night. The essence of all the ingredients totally matched one another, and as an outcome the sauce, which I suspect is cooked with chicken broth came out totally amazing. The seafood were very fresh and nice and the best thing...this dish cost only RM32...abalone for RM32 mannnnnnn where to find???

















awesome seafood pot!


The second dish was rather unconventional and rather innovative in my mind. Fried chicken stuffed with yam. The Crispy chicken & yam are truly a match made in heaven. Contrasting textures may not work all the time, but this dish is truly ingeniously perfect! Truly a piece of art this one.

















i admit this is soooooooo much better than KFC

















tell me you are not hungry already hehe

We ordered the homestyle tofu as our vege option for the night. Good & smooth texture, blends very nicely with the fuu chuk & greens that came with it. The taste however was a little blend for my liking. Nonetheless this is still a "pass" dish in my books.

















homemade tofu...its passable...

The star of the night, despite the abalone, was the humble ol' steamed fish. I believe they used garoupa or some other familiar type of sea fish for this. The portion was just right and the meat, oh my god so freaking fantastic! Freshness! I swear I have not had fish this good for quite a long time now. The meat was cooked to perfection with light favours e.g. soy, ginger & sesame oil and the sauce....oh lala~~~I ordered another bowl of rice just to eat with the sauce. A must try dish here.

















OMG freaking wonderful steamed fish...only RM16!!!


We had the herbal jelly & peanut stew for dessert. Okay at best, wouldn't say their dessert is excellent. But then that might be because the mains were too awesome XD

















peanut stew

















herbal jelly


The bill came to RM104...not too bad in my eyes for quite a grand meal. Will be back again very very soon!

Heres a map & details for you readers.




















Sam You Restaurant 三友冷气酒家
Lot 56/58, Jalan 52/4
Section 52, Petaling Jaya

Tel: 03-7955 1197
03-7955 1179

Opening Hours:
11.30am - 2.30pm
5.30pm - 10.30pm daily



Doggyjames says...A great find in PJ, great place for family reunions, joyous occasions & business dinners!!! Food great, price great!

Fruitty Cafe, Tesco Shah Alam

Fruitty cake house was one of the more famous cafes in Klang years ago...I can still recall going to the place right after church just to have some of their famous Nasi Lemak & cakes YEARS ago...good times indeed. So when i found out that Fruitty had opened a store in Tesco Shah Alam, i knew i had to try it! This is now one of my favourite lunch places in Shah Alam.

Fruitty Cafe is located on the ground floor, and its easily visible from the outside. They offer daily lunches here, mainly to attract to working crowd. You'd have to order & pay at the counter, next to all those yummy yummy cakes, then find a place and the waitress would serve you your meals.

















from outside

Me & Carmen both ordered the Nasi Briyani with Rendang Chicken set, which comes with the cake of the day and a glass of iced lemon tea. The nasi briyani was a little bit blend to be honest, but the Rendang made up for it. Chicken was cooked to perfection, just soft enough yet the meat still holds together and retains all its juices. The Rendang sauce must be one of the best sauces in cafe standards....beats any of those old town/new town whateva kopitiams hands down. Must try!

Rebecca & Ms Wan ordered the Fish & Chips set, which comes with the usual cake & tea. The meal might not loog very appetising, but from what i heard, the fish was just right...not dry at all...and i reckon that was the first time i see both girls clearing their chips! hmmm...must be good then...but then definately not better than the Briyani & Rendang set....hehe

















nothing like rice & good sauce eh?

















fish n chippies

















the cake of the day...i know it looks horrible. taste wise...very so-so...

Another trademark of Fruitty is their Apple Strudles. They claimed that the recipe came from Australia...how much of that is true i dont know...but they are really good. Apples inside taste just right, not too sweet yet just enough to not let the acidity overpower the whole strudle. Pastry skin is very crunchy too. You can buy a piece for RM4 or a whole "log" for RM20...Trust me, you wouldnt wanna miss this.

















do have one...

















then tapau 1 more log hahaha

The bill came to less than RM 14.40 per person, very worth it. They do have different choices as well...ranging from Nasi Lemak to Different Sandwichs. Price wise they're all below RM15.











the gals r happy

Heres a map for you readers. I have include the address & contact details of their Klang outlet as well just in case.


Fruitty Tesco Shah Alam
No 3, Jalan Aerobik 13/43
Seksyen 13,Shah Alam


















Klang Branch
07, Lebuh Turi, Off Persiaran Raja Muda Musa,
Taman Chi Liung, Klang

Tel: 603-33731071



















Doggyjames says...A old name in Klang making its comeback...do try. Their nasi lemak is another must try.