KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

Lot 3.13.00 & 4.12.02
Level 3&4 Pavillion
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur

Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar, a place that has been blogged to death. Beautiful cakes, extensive wine list, jazz performances; there isn’t any reason to hate Alexis though. I just realized that I have not written anything about this uber cool place despite having numerous tea sessions here.

Thanks to MAS, we had a great buka puasa session one week before Hari Raya with the presence of Red Mummy and Iza. Red Mummy is cute and bubbly as usual, in contrast to Iza’s usual quiet self. :p

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Hello everyone! While you may be dreading the thought of getting back to the daily grind and wading through the 200 plus emails sent to you, here’s some sweet treat to cheer you up!

Not too long ago, I received some goodies from Cakes for Kicks. It comes with a very beautiful packaging and finished with lovely blue ribbons. Cakes for Kicks is a home based cake establishment run by a humble husband and wife (Su-Mene) team. Su-Mene was trained as a lawyer before starting her own home bakery and made it big.

We left the durian cheesecake (RM 75 for 1.4 kg) sitting in the fridge for a while and it turned out to be amazingly delicious and it had a creamy melt in your mouth feeling. I love biting on the bits of pungent smell and slightly sweet flesh of durian too. The slice of heaven may look plain but the bright burst of flavors might surprise you!

Moist, delicious and light, Su’s carrot cake with lemon cream cheese frosting and glazed walnuts (RM 85 for 1.5 kg) is a clear winner too. Only gripe was that the cream cheese frosting was too sweet for my liking.

Ah, such delicious cakes made with love!

There is no need to leave your conscience at home as you give in to that sinful pleasure of a delicious sweet treat at Dessert’s Bar. Here, they have thought about what constitutes a healthy dessert while retaining the yummy factor in it.

I’m glad that Debbie and Lynndy, the marketing executive of Dessert’s Bar invited me over. It was a fun girls’ night out where we oooh and ahhh over almost everything and we also learnt that desserts is no longer a sinful indulgence at Dessert’s Bar.
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A food crawl isn’t complete with only satays right? Our walking food guide, Simon suggested Kou Lou Chao Fern (Tall Man’s Fried Noodles) at Kepong Dai Gai (Jalan Besar Kepong) as the next destination. Our eyes lit up immediately, and everyone started to nod frantically because we were famished!

“Take us there, NOW!”

So here we are, at this nostalgic looking coffee shop name Seng Yuen. The coffee shop was full, with tables spilling out onto the corridor as well. We leave it all to Simon to take the orders while we found ourselves busy snapping pictures around.

Our food took forever to come, so we subjected our hunger to warm tea, and more warm tea which did not help one bit. We were here before 11 pm and we started eating only at 12 am!

Simon’s Expression – an hour before

Simon’s Expression – an hour later

My favourite – Kong Fu Yin Yeong (RM 6) was the first to arrive. Drenched in eggy starchy sauce, laden with generous helpings of vegetables, fishcake, pork slices and prawns, it sure looks good. However, I took a bite and was disappointed that the noodles tasted pretty bland. Down it with more chili sauce, says WMW.

Kou Lou’s signature noodles – Hokkien Mee (RM 12). This was alright; the only let down would be a lack of wok hei. Down it with more lards, says WMW. All were forgiven after I stirred in those deep fried greasy cubes into my bowl of noodle. The hokkien mee emerged as the best dish that night.

Braised Yee Mee (RM 6) – Palatable and nothing fantastic.

Guess the old uncle was too tired dealing with the massive crowd that night. Given Simon’s raving and witnessed the number of patrons that wait patiently for their plate of hokkien mee, it still warrants a possible future visit.

Despite feeling rather full from the food that we had, desserts always have an extra space. So, we dropped by Tim Pan Gor Gor (opposite Carrefour) for some sweet soups and desserts.

*shy*

almond sweet soup + black sesame sweet soup (RM 3.30)
almond sweet soup + red bean soup + lotus seed (RM 3.30)

I love the varieties this place has as they are not the usual things that you get, ie flavored taufufa, mango noodles, mochi and various mixed tong sui.No complains for the sweet soups as the combinations were really nice an special.WMW and Jason shared the mango noodles. The strands of noodles sure look like the usual hor fun but they were actually jellies.

We called it a night at 1 am and guess how much we spent? RM 15 per person! Pretty amazing isn’t it? Next food crawl – Seri Kembangan? Old Klang Road? Or Puchong?

I have a little sweet treat to cure Monday Blues – Waffle World that has long been my favorite haunts. Whenever I’m economizing after some huge splurging on apparels or running late for a show, I’ll stop by for their waffles and pancakes. Being a no frills waffle place, everything is in its minimal with premium scoops of ice cream and fancy presentation missing.

I forgot the all the actual name of these waffles and pancakes. Everything is good; especially the pancake with warm coffee sauce is orgasmic!  Waffles are being waffles, soft and fluffy with a crispy outer layer while pancakes are so light and fluffy that makes one weeps. Sweet offerings for less than RM 10, what more can one ask for? Do remember to avoid their savory mains, they do specialize in pancakes and waffles after all.  

Waffle World
1 Utama New Wing,
High Street
2nd Floor, Lot S343A

Citygal picking up using her charm against the guy at the counter.

Kawaii Display

Winding the lever

So there is this place at Sunway Pyramid that makes me give little shrieks of “Kawaii Neh” like those Japanese school girl wannabes. The decor shouts cute and cheerful all at once and the pink white green colours are even mirrored in the little ice cream cups.

Probably realizing that RM6.90 for a scoop of ice cream is beyond the reasonable range, they are now having a promotion where you can get a single scoop at RM 5.50.

Students from Taylors, Sunway, Monash, KDU, etc are given an even cheaper rate at RM 5.00.

“But I’m not from those colleges, so not fair!”, I told the staff, of the other species with soft ears (that are easier to pour lies into) obviously.

“Hmm, so you are still doing college? I’ll give you the student rate then.”I felt bad for conning my way for a mere 50 cents.

Come to think about it, 50 cents can buy me half a sugus bar or a cup of chinese tea ice. I felt better instantly. We picked matcha and goma. First, the staff took out a small round tub with slabs of frozen ice cream and placed it in a special compartment of the machine.

After some winding action, the frozen ice cream comes out in pretty swirls. Other than matcha (green tea), goma (black sesame), they have azuki (red bean), ichigo (strawberry), daku choko (dark chocolate) and ramu reezun (rum raisin), with matcha, ichigo and daku choko being the most popular flavor. The ice cream turned out soft and creamy after some compressing actions in the machine. I would definitely return to try the other flavours, all of them.

Yokomon Ice-Cream Stand

Asian Avenue, Sunway Pyramid

Theobrama Chocolate Lounge from Australia is making its foray in Malaysia, with the first outlet opened in One Utama, followed by a second outlet in Pavilion KL. We checked out the place after dinner at Sushi Zanmai, another famous Japanese restaurant in OU where you have to queue your way in.

Chocolate bars, delicate chocolates pieces with unique designs and decadent chocolate dessert gift boxes are displayed over the counter where customers can choose from.

It was pleasant and soothing just sit down on a Sunday evening and contemplate the menu. Other than all things chocolate, there is savoury item like pies and quiches to be chosen from. One have to place the order and pay at the counter beforehand and all prices shown are actually nett.

Snow white frappe (RM 12.90) is chosen from the extensive list of hot and iced drinks. The glass is decorated with pretty swirl of hardened chocolate that is not edible unless you scrap hard enough. The rich and intense flavored ice blended white chocolate is sprinkled with chocolate shavings. I absolutely love the drink!!

Another winner that took our heart away – Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake (or some similar name? RM 8.90). There would be nothing better than savouring a smooth and rich chocolate cheesecake punctuated with tangy fruity goodness.

We were tempted to order the chocolate fondue (RM 26.90) but it does not ignite our interest much when it arrives to the table next to us. It comes with a tiny pot of melted chocolate and choices of cut fruits (orange, kiwi, pineapple, strawberry), sans the nuts and ice cream. We would find ourselves here again, especially KampungBoy who is more than willing to chill out here while I’m too carried away with collecting points for my FFF (fashion fast forward) card.

Theobroma Chocolate Lounge
Lot FK3, First Floor
Highstreet
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Petaling Jaya
Tel : 03 – 7725 0623

I’ve heard so much of good thing about this shave ice place, Mill Wheel from friends and colleagues but never gain enough of courage to go beyond the Penchala Toll of LDP to an area that I hardly set my foot in. Being the lucky one, as always, my friends, Kenny and CK brought me here one night.

A brilliant idea breed by a group of ice enthusiastic, Mill Wheel is a huge success where it was being featured by Ho Chiak! and One Day Five Meal. Occupying only the half front of two shop lots, the place is small so I could imagine this place to be full of people diving into sparkling mounds of ice etched with different toppings. Fortunately, we managed to grab a table after 10 minutes of waiting and drooling. Patrons can shop around for some cute souvenirs and books that were displayed at one corner of the shop as well.

20 – Watermelon & Lychee
We were having a great dilemma in choosing from snow (single flavoured ice), snow cheese (ice with layers of cheese at the bottom), pudding, ice cake, paobing special (pudding sandwiched between two layers of ice), etc. We settled with 20 and 30 from the 20, 30, 40 series which was inspired by the movie of the same name.

30 – Chocolate & Strawberry
The snow like mound is drizzled with a continent’s worth of varieties such as cornflakes, syrups, colored jellies and chocolate chips. Simple, and simply the best for our hot tropical climate, nothing feels cooler in your mouth than these finely well shaved ice. Contrary to the usual crunchy and crispy ice kacang, the shavings are so smooth that I thought we were having ice cream. These cotton soft ice goodies are so good that we lick our bowl clean. Ops, can’t help it.

I’d highly recommend this little dessert shops to everyone! It has sure done a very good job in enticing sweaty passer-by as well as patrons who came all over just for their ice desserts. Well, the best thing is, each time you dine in, you’ll get a 20% voucher redeemable on your next visit! I’m planning for my second visit, anyone?

No. 72 & 74,
Jalan Metro Perdana Barat 2,
Taman Usahawan Kepong,
52100 Kuala Lumpur.
(Shoplots opposite Jusco Kepong, same row as Gasoline and Island Café)
Telephone: 603-6250 5910