KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

Recognition from the local press is a sweet thing, and thumbs up for The Star for putting up a Food Blog column that feature Malaysia Food Bloggers every Sunday on Sunday Metro. I’ve seen food reviews of Boolicious, Wantan Production, Eat First Think Later, Lyrical Lemongrass, Sweets for My Sweet Tooth and it comes to my surprise that our review on JCO Donut was being featured last Sunday. The teeny weeny bit, no itsy-bitsy bit of The Star-dom will definitely push us to eat more and write more.

The crispy skin chicken is not your average roasted chicken that we found at anywhere else. It does require some skill to keep the chicken moist and the skin crispy because the chicken has to be air dried for hours so the skin becomes crispy when it is being deep fried. If I were to rank among the three, it would be crispy skin chicken, cha siu and finally roasted pork. Pricing is quite reasonable, it ranges from RM 5 (plain cha siu rice) to RM 10 per person (cha siu+siu yoke+chicken with rice).

Restoran Choon Yien
CG-1, Happy Mansion Apartments
Jalan 17/13
Section 17
46400 Petaling Jaya
11 am to 1 pm
(Please refer to the Food Foundry’s map)

Mr. James – 016-2809043

Breakfast and Sleep are rare luxuries of life once we step into the working life. We always face upon the dilemma of sleep for a longer time or to take breakfast during the weekends.

I would always take the liberty to decide on waking up earlier just for a simple breakfast at some Chinese style kopitiam permeating with the pleasing aroma of kopi-O and kaya toast. Kesian the sleep-deprived KampungBoy! O&S is one of the places that we fell in love instantly, thanks to the bride-to-be, MeiYen with her numerous positive reviews on this place.

The self service yong to fu stall is always pack to the brim and they are doing brisk business. All the time, I would try to squeeze myself through to the front, and with the varieties like fresh tofu and vegetables like eggplant, long red chilies and okra, I would pick a little bit of everything into my plate.

These stuffed goodies are fresh and yummy, but they still fail to beat the hidden gem yong to fu place at Gunung Rapat Ipoh. At least that is what both of us think.

The prawn noodles have all the essential elements that make it taste good, flavourful broth, springy noodles and fresh prawns. We just need to take a break from the RM 20 prawn noodles, can’t afford to have it all the time.

During our first visit here, we were sitted beside an old couple because getting a table all by yourself is almost impossible. They are real chatterbox and they told us that they never fail to come here every Sunday morning, rain or shine just for the curry noodles. As simple as it appear, the curry noodles are nothing fancy but really delicious.

Another favourite staple food to be ordered is the Penang style chee cheong fun dressed with plenty of prawn paste, fried shallots and sesames. It is on par to the real chee cheong fun from the Pearl of The Orient that we forgot to snap a picture of it.

Restoran Paramount Garden
55 Jalan 21/12
Paramount Garden
46300 Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03 – 7873 5703

Breakfast and Sleep are rare luxuries of life once we step into the working life. We always face upon the dilemma of sleep for a longer time or to take breakfast during the weekends.

I would always take the liberty to decide on waking up earlier just for a simple breakfast at some Chinese style kopitiam permeating with the pleasing aroma of kopi-O and kaya toast. Kesian the sleep-deprived KampungBoy! O&S is one of the places that we fell in love instantly, thanks to the bride-to-be, MeiYen with her numerous positive reviews on this place.

The self service yong to fu stall is always pack to the brim and they are doing brisk business. All the time, I would try to squeeze myself through to the front, and with the varieties like fresh tofu and vegetables like eggplant, long red chilies and okra, I would pick a little bit of everything into my plate.

These stuffed goodies are fresh and yummy, but they still fail to beat the hidden gem yong to fu place at Gunung Rapat Ipoh. At least that is what both of us think.

The prawn noodles have all the essential elements that make it taste good, flavourful broth, springy noodles and fresh prawns. We just need to take a break from the RM 20 prawn noodles, can’t afford to have it all the time.

During our first visit here, we were sitted beside an old couple because getting a table all by yourself is almost impossible. They are real chatterbox and they told us that they never fail to come here every Sunday morning, rain or shine just for the curry noodles. As simple as it appear, the curry noodles are nothing fancy but really delicious.

Another favourite staple food to be ordered is the Penang style chee cheong fun dressed with plenty of prawn paste, fried shallots and sesames. It is on par to the real chee cheong fun from the Pearl of The Orient that we forgot to snap a picture of it.

Restoran Paramount Garden
55 Jalan 21/12
Paramount Garden
46300 Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03 – 7873 5703

We made another pit stop to CentrePoint BU on a no-idea-where-to-eat-day, there were so many upscale yet casual cafe around, but we settled for Champs’ Bistro after some time of loitering around.

The hall of fame with various press coverage; it seems like Champ’s Bistro has been a reputable establishment for some years now and while it has always produced fantastic prawn noodles and pork noodles. Eager curiosity took over so we decided to go for the two most signature dish that we found on almost every table.

‘Damn Shiok’ Hokkien Prawn Mee (RM18.90++). RM 20 for a bowl of prawn noodles? We are not crazy as the oodles of noodles garnished with crispy shallots come in a gigantic bowl. A generous portion of kangkung, big fresh water prawns, shrimps, lards, pork slices and even pork ribs is served.

The broth is well flavoured and has a right amount of consistency. Fighting the temperature to gulp it down, I happily sipped the soup till the last drop.

Another crazy dish, the Chu Yuk Fun aka Pork Noodle selling at RM16.90++. Minced pork, slabs of pork ribs, pork slices, liver and intestine come in abundance that the noodles were no where in sight. I am not exaggerating because eventually a big eater like KampungBoy is having a hard time to finish it off. The freshness of the ingredients has definitely enhance the flavour of the clear soup, giving a natural sweetness to it.

Champ’s Bistro is not your average corner bistro that serves only booze and finger food. The total bill comes to RM 50++ with extra order of drinks, albeit comes in a higher price, the food is of great quality and huge portion. Do drop by for some unusual hawker fare food or bistro food.

Champ’s Bistro

Lot F10, 1st Floor, Centrepoint,
Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
03-7722 5800
Open from 10:00am to 12:00am daily

See also: http://kampungboycitygal.blogspot.com/2007/09/cagayan-centre-point-bu.html