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Kien Kee Spicy Soup at Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:30:15 +0000

Seri Kembangan, to most KL city folks, is well off the beaten track. However, SK was our favourite playground during our teen years. For those who are new here, we used to reside in SK when we first started this blog, hence the numerous reviews on eateries around SK. This little Chinese village is jam packed with loads of good food and Kien Kee Sup Pedas Ayam Kampung located behind the Post Office in Jalan Besar Seri Kembangan is one of them.

So naturally Kien Kee became a default place for lunch when we were around SK to run some errands one weekend. Kien Kee is situated at an almost hawker center like area with small “make shift” office lots and a centre courtyard. It can get pretty warm towards noon at the non air conditioned area, due to the zinc roof top. Fortunately for us, we managed to secure table at the air conditioned area pretty quickly.

The signature spicy soup, also known as lat thong (辣汤) in Chinese was first served. The clear soup is laden with various porcine goodness such as pork meat, stomach, intestine and liver. Do not be deceived by the clear looking soup as the soup is full of crushed peppercorns that gave it a distinctive spicy taste.

The soup was good but not as good as before because the flavour of the soup was lack of that spicy kick.

We also tried their “Fa Tiu” claypot chicken (花雕鸡). The tender chicken pieces are coated with thick, dark caramelised soy sauce which goes really well with a bowl of white rice. The addition of hua diao, a type of rice wine originated from Shao Xing, China gave it a nice whiff.

steamed tofu

and some greens for a balanced meal

The total bill came out to RM 65 for the four of us. It was pretty reasonable though not entirely cheap. The spicy soup was pretty decent but the piece de resistance is the hua diao chicken. The hole in the wall ambiance added to the whole dining experience as well.

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Restoran Kien Kee
D-1, Jalan 10/3
43300 Seri Kembangan
Tel: 012-350 9900
Opens 9am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm, close on Monday
N 3 1.332 E 101 42.29099

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Tyre Shop Mamak @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:43:43 +0000

It has been a while since we have posted good places to eat around Seri Kembangan. For those who are new here, we used to reside around SK when we first started the blog, hence the numerous reviews on eateries around SK. While I was about to reformat my PC, I found some long forgotten pictures from those “seri kembangan days”. One of them is this famous mamak that takes it place in front of the tyre shop only after 930 pm daily.

The mamak is popular; with a fair amount of Chinese, Malay and Indian groups frequenting it.

For only RM1, one gets a packet of nasi lemak biasa. Hard boiled egg, mutton curry and chicken feet curry are among the famous side dishes that most patrons would order.

Although eating chicken feet is an acquired taste, but I swear by it. I love eating chicken feet when it is fresh cooked and hot. The mamak’s version was even better – drenched in aromatic thick curry sauce, it goes very well with our packets of nasi lemak. (RM 2 for 3 feets)

Our perennial favourite – roti tisu (RM 1.50) fares pretty well too. Paper thin, crispy, with coarse-grained sugar crystals for the sweet-toothed, it has won our votes!

How I miss those Seri Kembangan days where good and cheap food is aplenty…

Yap Beng Bakuteh @ Equine Park, Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:40:22 +0000

Restaurants and coffee shops around Equine Park, Seri Kembangan has been springing up like mushrooms after the rain to many food connoisseurs’ delight. There’s no sight of nice fancy upscale cafes but substantial but cheap food are easily available around here. Feeling adventurous one day, we dropped by Yap Beng for bakuteh, only later that we saw some positive reviews from Equine Park Sweet Heart.

Teas are strictly self service. Choose your tea leaves in packet and fill the tea pot with boiling water from these kettles they placed around the restaurant.

We Must Have Rice

Our order of bakuteh (RM 7.50 per pax) comes in a claypot. The meat, with bits of cartilage is lean and tender. Not to be missed are the vegetables and button mushrooms that added an earthy touch to the bakuteh. The soup has a nice mild herbal taste to it but some considered it as bland.

Another specialty of Yap Beng would be their stir fry shark meat (RM 8 for small and RM 12 for large). Done ala dry bakuteh style with the same concoction of dark soy sauce, dried chilies, shreds dried cuttlefish, okras and onions, the potently salty and spicy gravy is very aromatic and appetizing. For a decent meal with reasonable price (less than RM20 for 2!), Yap Beng is the place to be.

Yap Beng Bak Kut Teh
(shoplots opposite Jusco),
Taman Equine,
43300 Seri Kembangan.

Aunt Yong Pan Mee House @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:43:07 +0000

This is a new pan mee place that we discovered recently, credits to KampungBoy’s friends who stay around Seri Kembangan area that brought us there. Only complain is that the waiting time is inevitably long due to the large crowd. To make thing worst, Aunty Yong, the patience possessors, keep cooking, stirring, and tossing around the orders of pan mee ONE after ANOTHER. The serving staff is kind enough to warn you about the waiting time each time we sat down, “30 minutes, are you OK with it?”, we do walked off a few times when we just wanted a quick lunch, but some other time we would just stay and wait patiently, whilst browsing through the newspapers that we brought along.

The noodles are handmade from kneaded flour on the spot. You can only have your order of noodles in soupy version, but with different flavors and ingredients, such as seafood tom yam, mushroom & pork, smooth pork (huat yuk), etc. Other than that, we are given a choice on the noodles – to be torn by hand into bite size pieces, or to be slice into thin/fat strips. Mushroom Pan Meen (RM 3.50). It’s not just your average bowl of soup noodles, the mixture of crunchy ikan bilis, scallions, pork slices and mushroom in the simmering hot pork broth was awesome! The strands of homemade noodles are cooked to perfection when they are soft but still chewy.

Huat Yuk Pan Meen (RM 4.00). Another variations of pan meen, with additional servings of huat yuk (tender smooth pork slides). The pork slices is well coated with a mixture of tapioca flour and egg before aunty brings it to boil.

We wrangled the slippery noodles with chopsticks, dipped them into the bright green colored hot and sour dipping sauce and slurped – which is considered as a taboo in the West but is perfectly acceptable and indeed a norm over here.Great food that comes with a low price (less than RM 10 for 2!), what more can you ask for?

Aunty Yong Pan Mee House
43, Jalan Equine 9A
Taman Equine, Banda Putra Permai
43300 Seri Kembangan,
Selangor

Updated: standard has been deteriorated ever since, we have got comments complaining about the ridiculous waiting time (from 30 mins to 60 mins!) and tasteless / very salty soup from time to time.

Sup Pedas Ayam Kampung @ Sri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:29:00 +0000

The big day had come, my heart is racing and my adrenaline-addled brain is screaming “NO, it’s not your convocation YET!” I almost forget that my convocation will be year 2008 because of one extra semester of industrial training. I’ll be very bitter thinking that convocation is not that wonderful after all; imagine thousands of names being read out, and how many hands our president will have to shake and not to forget the thousands of student dresses in identical caps and gowns. Despite the sour grape, I have to say that the afternoon’s convocation was wonderful.

To Victor, Yichang, Carrine, Rachel, Kah Yee, Arina, Suat Ling, Rachelle, and all graduates of year 2007, you guys can firmly state that you have toil and strive throughout the journey by the sweat of your brows,. Your families are extremely proud of you. With a degree for sail, I wish you guys all the best. * Some pictures are courtesy of Yichang*

The whole picture taking process was fun, although many find smiling hectic as the muscle tension around mouth and jaw after some time. We were famished by the time we left our campus and adjourn to the famous sup pedas ayam kampong at Sri Kembangan. I hope that none of us is squeamish about innards, because they wouldn’t know what they have missed.

We were lucky to secure a table at the air conditioned room. The thirty quenching sour plum lime juice with an extra kick prepare us for the aromatic, fiery and almost searing heat soup.

Our plate of green is delightful too; the lightly cooked lettuce is glistening with oil and sprinkled with caramelize fried shallots.

Fa Diu Gai (Chinese Wine Chicken RM 7 per head). Served in a clay pot, the tender chicken chunks were coated with a slightly sweet and sticky sauce, plus a welcoming hint of wine. The dark coloured sauce goes well with plain o’l white rice.

The Lat Tong (Spicy Soup RM 7 per head) comes with chunks of chicken, pork, intestines, liver, preserved vegetables, ginger slices and the fiery white pepper was use liberally. The soup may be deceiving, looking all clear minus the fiery red colour, as it glides down my throat; my whole body is warmed up in a jiffy. I felt a horrible thirsty sensation soon after, which makes me wonder the culprit is MSG or the spiciness of pepper?

I found the food deteriorates compared to my first visit but this restaurant still comes highly recommended for their simmering spicy soup by everyone who goes there. Mind you that getting here was hectic when you are not familiar with Sri Kembangan area; I’ll post up a map for your convenience soon.

D-1, Jalan 10/3,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
Tel : 012 – 350 9900
Business hour:
9:30am – 3:00pm
5:30pm – 9:00pm (Close on Monday)

Ah Lit @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Sat, 05 May 2007 07:47:00 +0000

Another hidden gem in Seri Kembangan, Ah Lit Home Cooked Dishes was being featured in ChinaPress just recently. Joe from Lots of Cravings managed to get his way there last weekend so how can we missed out this place before graduation?

This place is famous for the mackarel fish (???) and steamed chicken. Both were sold off by the time we get there. For the fish dish, the flesh is scrap off from the bone and minced repeatedly before some seasoning is added. The glue-ify fish paste is then attached to the head and tail to be deep fried. It is similar to something that we tried at the famous beggar chicken place in Banting.

Patrons were rushing in after reading the newspaper review? The place was packed even on a Tuesday night.

Garlic Snail (???) RM 20- Thanks to Joe’s recommendation, this is excellent. I love the creamy sauce with the strong hint of garlic and curry leaves. Eventhough the sauce is so strong that it mask the natural sweetness of the snail, the firm and slightly chewy texture remains.

Sweet Sour Pork in Yam Basket (?????) RM20 – My favourite dish! The pork strips are crispy and the batter is not too flourly. Not much seasoning on the yam basket but it tastes good after absorbing the flavour of the sweet sour sauce.

Stir Fry Lettuce (????) RM 10

Specialty Tofu (????) RM 15-It tastes like the crossover of fishball and tofu. The texture is not as soft as tofu and as springy as fish ball. This is a bit plain for me because I prefer those fancy type of tofu with salted fish or dried squid added.

Stir Fry Brussel Sprouts (????) RM10

Herbal Chicken (???) RM 18- The chicken is a tad too dry and the herbal soup is too mild. The portion is quite small for 14 pax too.

Curry Fish Head (????) – Big RM 28, Medium RM 22, Small RM 18. It is presented in a claypot to maintain the warmth of the dish, the fish head is wonderfully simmering in the slightly spicy curry.It gives you a tangy taste amid the mix of long beans, brinjal, lady’s finger with Tau Pok to add to the zest of this dish.

The makan clan, it is good to have dinner with them because we can try a little bit of everything. The food is very reasonable with total bill comes about rm 10 for each person. The food is good but not as fantastic as portraited by the newspaper review. Will definitely come back again for their signature fish and chicken dish. It is advisable to make a reservation during weekends.

97,Jalan Sekolah,Section 3,Seri Kembangan,43300 Selangor. 52joy.com ????,????,????O3bt?[?e
012-3173098?012-3642016

South City Plaza in the direction of Serdang –> Go straight and pass a BP petrol station and go straight until you see a Hong Leong on your left –> Immediately go to your right lane and turn right after the traffic light –> Go straight and on your left see a small signboard Jalan SK 3/10 and turn left..its just before a big school..go straight for 10 seconds..Direction from Joe

Opens from 530 pm to 12 am every day except for wednesday

Pan Mee @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:47:00 +0000

After reading some much review on Pan Meen (Restaurant Kin Kin Chillies Pan Meen, 15 Style Pan Meen, Bou Bou Pan Meen), I feel like showing the world this hidden gem in Seri Kembangan. This particular stall is no stranger to SK folks or MMU students with it’s nice and sweet broth and extremely reasonable price.

Sorry to say that they do not serve dry version of Pan Meen. It is challenging to slurp down the soup in such a hot weather. You can make your order according to the sized of the mee, the thinner version, normal version and flatten version. As you can see, the owner is cooking using three pots that differentiate the sizes of the mee.

Deep Fried Anchovies and Extra Spicy Sambal. Act like a hero by scooping large amount and sambal and you’ll suffer from fiery stomach.

The thinner version of Pan Meen is served with a stock made from anchovies and sweet potato leaves (fan su ye) were put instead of the usual pucuk manis. The dough were rolled into flat pieces, and run it through a noodle machine.

The flatten version of dough. The hand made dough is rich in texture ( a bit chewy and springy) and the soup is to die for.

Look at this! 8 empty bowls for 5 of us! If you are a Pan Meen lover, dropped by and eat your heart out. It’s right next to Stone BBQ Steamboat. Opens from 6pm to 10pm daily.
RM 3 – Small
RM 3.50 – Large

Kedai Makanan Starlight @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:10:00 +0000

We were here finally, after reading tekko’s review on this place. We reckon that Starlight must be quite famous among SK folks by judging on the crowds during a normal weekday. The dishes were named after Jin Yong’s ?? martial art novels, for example their famous salt baked fish is called ?????. I forgot all the other names because I’m not really a fans of Jin Yong’s writting.

It’s located at a corner lot. Most patrons prefer to sit at the open space area rather than the spacious indoor.

The chef recommended tofu (????). This is extremely appetizing, the tofu stuffed with fish paste is deep fried and topped over with some thai chilli sauce and shredded greens.

Pineapple pork ribs (???). The pork ribs coated perfectly with sweet and sour sauce are served with some pineapple cubes in a pineapple basket.

Kam Heong Lala (????). Two thumbs up for the extra ommmph cili padi and crunches of dried shrimps.

Overall, the food is good for a casual dinner with friends or family. The total bills comes about rm 40 for the two of us. Their signature dish salt baked fish dried butter crabs are selling fast, so you better make your move earlier next time.

??????
No. 59, Jalan PSK7, Pusat Perdagangan 43300,
Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
Tel : 03-8941 9768, 012-656 1353

Hakka Village @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:34:00 +0000

iniSeri Kembangan is truly a hidden gem with fantistic Chinese Food like hakka yong tau foo, paper wrap chicken, pan mee, spicy soup, to name a few! I was exposed to this place during my University Days in Cyberjaya, very lucky indeed!

Hakka cuisine is characterized by its saltiness (from the use of soy and preserved vegetables), fattiness (associated with its many pork dishes), and rich aromas (from the use of spices like star anise and five-spice and pungent ingredients like black beans and fermented bean curd).

(Extracted from Eating Asia’s A Big Feed Under The Big Tree).

Other than Hakka Lui Cha, Hakka Yong Tao Fu, Hakka Stewed Pork with Black Fungus( Cha Yuk), my knowings on Hakka cuisine is only remain still. Hakka Village is one of the famous eateries in SK other than Restoran Leong Yah Indah. Their crispy skin pork trotters is a MUST ORDER item but we are not having it this time, worrying that it would scared the koreans off.

Group Picture – Strictly for Girls

Needless to say more, their food is fantastic without burning a hole in your pocket. The total bill came about RM 150 for 14 person. Even the Koreans can’t stop telling us that Chinese Food in Malaysia is Delicious! I will definitely go back if we are dining as group because we can explore on more dishes with more people.

Next stop, Putrajaya…

Awwww..I miss you gals..Anio~!

A Map Just for You

kampungboycitygal — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:55:00 +0000

Click to enlarge

Credits to Kgboy for coming out with this map which cover places that we drop by quite often at Seri Kembangan.

You can spot us at Maxim Dim Sum early in the Sunday morning and how can we forget King’s Confectionary Portugese Egg Tart after some scrumptious dim sum? When we are dining out as a big gang, Hakka Village would be the first option because everyone is drooling over their chef recommended tofu, crispy skin pork trotters and salad chicken. Not to forget Haitong or Stone steamboat when there’s some celebration or gathering going on or when we feel like gulping down a whole mountain of food.

Stone BBQ King @ Seri Kembangan

kampungboycitygal — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:39:00 +0000

I was browsing through my picture folders and realized that I tonnes of pictures yet to be posted up. I’m sorry because there were too many events, gatherings and parties going on for the pass few months. I’ll try to update regularly ok?

This is another steamboat place at Seri Kembangan yet to be discovered! They are having this special promotion in conjunction with their new opening at RM 18.80 or RM 20.80 (Inclusive of drinks) per head. From what I know, their price remained ever since. -_-

If you are coming from the direction of Equine Park, turn left once you reached Sri Kembangan town area. It’s hard not to notice this place with their big signage and colourful shiny neon lights.

The place is spacious, they can accomodate about 400 people. I love the atap leaf roofing that gives it a very “kampung” feel!

Look at the varieties! Competition for steamboat buffet place are stiff nowadays and in order to sustain, they need to have a wide variety of food choices. One minus point is that their seafood is not really fresh and we try to avoid it by taking more red meat and fish ball.

It’s all under one roof – porridge, tom yam, bakuteh, SzeChuan spicy soup. Why travel all the way to Cheras for bakuteh steamboat when you can have it here. Besides that, the korean stone grill deserves special mention. Grilling your own food and keep it simmering is fun, and here the meat is well marinated.

Highlight of the night – D.I.Y Ice Kacang with the ice shaver provided. You can choose from the buckets of sweet red beans, crystal jelly, sweet corn, sweet atap chee, peanuts and topped your shaved iced with multicoloured sugar syrup including palm sugar .

Personal shot of poser liang..Hahaha..Wishing him all the best for his beginning of adulthood!

These are the accountants to be..Can you spot kampungboy with his cheeky smile?

Yichang, this will be your ideal BBQ place right? Sweaty, Hot, Smelly, Oily and noisy crowd walking around (That would be me and you ok?)..LOL

Mexim Dim Sum @ Seri Kembangan (Non Halal)

kampungboycitygal — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:23:00 +0000

What can you do on a lovely Sunday morning? It is designated as family day for me way back in Ipoh. But I have Kampungboy as a replacement of my family in KL. I dragged him to this dim sum place at Seri Kembangan before our grocery shopping and hair trimming session. Mexim has another branch at Puchong, read EatinOut’s post on this particular outlet.

Steamed Pork Ribs – WE LOVE THIS!

Prawn Dumpling (Har Gao) – Big and juicy prawns inside, but the skin is a bit too thick.

Siew Mai with Roe as toppings

Forgot the name but this one has a strong herbally smell of wolf berry. Not Bad!

Fried Dumplings. Six in a plate. KampungBoy sapu all because he loves mayonnise dippings.

Stir Fried Raddish Cake. I still prefer those from Connought Pasar Malam as this one taste blunt.

I know I cant compare all these to the famous Ipoh Dim Sum. So Maxim is not a bad choice for me when it comes to dim sum. We willl definitely come back again if the crave of dim sum hit us suddenly!

Ming Chu Hawker Centre, Bandar Serdang Baru

kampungboycitygal — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 03:24:00 +0000

KampungBoy went to have his tri-monthly haircut today. Usually after his haircut, we would settle our dinner nearby. Bandar Serdang Baru is the area of shophouses adjacent to South City Plaza. Most of the shophouses here are eateries or restaurant. There’s thai food restaurant, bakeries, steamboat, the famous spicy soup, kopitiam, and of course four hawker centres. You’ll be spoilt by the choices here. KampungBoy’s favourite place would be this place. They have all kind of stalls here selling different food, you can even order from the hawker centre opposite. I think they are under the same owner.

Yao Zha Kuai with Soya and Cincau – Citygal’s favourite combination

Ham Zim Beng with red bean paste, they even have lotus paste, coconut paste and yam paste.

Since we have been visiting this place for quite a time, Kampungboy found out that the wanton mee here is the best among the stalls here.

What makes it irresistable is the Honey Char Siew (BBQ Pork). According to the owner, it’s an entailed family recipe.

The wanton..SO SO lor

I tried the Prawn Mee this time..It’s quite a big portion for rm 3.50..The weird thing is they include minced pork into the bowl..Never ate Prawn Mee with pork before..The soup doesn’t have the prawn taste at all which makes the whole thing a failure..

OF Sinful Indulgence and Guilty Pleasures

kampungboycitygal — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:01:00 +0000

Confession Time: It wasn’t long until I realized that I have a sweet tooth. To satisfy my sinful cravings, I need chocolates, breads, cookies, candies, cakes, ice cream, sometimes even a cup of Milo or Nescafe saved my day. I gave in to these foods. I tried to resist my urge as my waistline grows, but somehow these special treats pull me back. The sugar rush releases the depression within me.

Whenever I feel like having some sweet sensation, Bread Story and Riche Montana comes into my mind.

Riche Montana Revisited. Remember the small japanese bakery located at South City Plaza? This time we bought a birthday cake there. It did not fail to surprise us! Suyen bought an american cheesecake and tiramisu too. Accordingly to her the cheesecake tastes flat but the tiramisu is excellent!

Their cakes are best kept at 5 – 7 C

Happy 21st Bday To My Roomie Yi Quan!

The wordings are written onto a cookie.

Wah!! It’s sprinkled with edible gold!

Tiramisu

American Cheesecake

I have some breads’ stories to share.. During our courtship periods, we love buying each other breads from Bread Stories.. It is something sort like errrrmm exchanges..Actually it’s an excuse la..Kampungboy initiated this exchange of bread thingy, in return i bought him some breads, then in return he bought me some breads..From that love blossoms..Ahemzzz..Haha..Of course flossy signature is everyone’s favourite..KampungBoy loves Spiderman with custard fillings and I love Simon Yam with yam paste as fillings..

Flossy Signature..They are generous will the amount of chicken floss..

Spiderman..The custard filling will smothered your mouth

Simon Yam..I lurve it!!

Usually I get my breads after 8.30 pm because they are having a 30 percent discount. Flossy signature becomes RM 1.61 from RM 2.30..Value of money..Call me thrifty or stingy whatever you want! Haha

Reunion Dinner @ Restaurant Leong Ya Indah

kampungboycitygal — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:47:00 +0000

We called it a FRIENDS reunion dinner and we had it soon after the Chap Goh Meh. Haha weird huh? Leong Ya is located near The Mines Shopping Centre and they serves Yeong Tau Fu and other side dishes. There used to be 4 to 5 Leong Ya outlets at the Seri Kembangan area but now they cut it to two branches.

Leong Ya’s signature dish – Chee Baw Gai (Paper Wrapped Chiken)

It’s different from what I had in Ipoh before. This is a gravy version and i can taste ginger and chinese wine.

Salad Chicken – The gravy is sweet and sourish and it tasted like Thousand Island

The most popular dish on the table that it clears up in few seconds

Pai Guat Wong( Emporer Pork Ribs )

Yam Basket – The presentation is nice but it tastes flat

In house tofu – My mum likes to order this way back in hometown because it resembles bricks of gold

Soft Shell Crab – It’s making me crazy!!

It’s sooooo crunchy!!

The Leng Luis

The Leng Zhais

Restoran Leong Ya Indah
No 26-28, Jalan Dagang SB 4/1,
Taman Sg Besi Indah SK 4,
Balakong
Sri Kembangan
SelangorTel : 0389415942