In our quest to find the best restaurants to dine in, we sometimes win and we sometimes lose. The last time I tried to be adventurous by picking a recently opened restaurant that really looked inviting from the outside, we ended up spending RM50 on a miserable dinner of extremely salty fried rice, watermelon juice that had more water than watermelon and teeny-weeny mushrooms disguised as some sort of appetizer! Never again will we patronize that restaurant!
Anyway, in view of all my dining experiences – the good and the bad – I’d like to answer Mike’s meme on 5 great places to eat, which are local to me. Thanks for this meme Mike!
D’Tandoor, Damansara – This restaurant serves authentic Northern Indian curries and Tandoori cuisine. Once you’re seated, your waiter will arrive with a plate of papadam served with tasty green chilli dip. My favourite dish here is the seafood biryani, which is absolutely divine. D’Tandoor also serves some of the best Indian desserts like Gulab Jamun (picture above), which is ultra sweet so even one is sufficient to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Gulab jamun - A popular Northern Indian and Pakistani dessert, made of a dough consisting mainly of milk solids, in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron.
Steven’s Corner, Uptown Damansara is the first place that comes to mind whenever I get a sudden urge to devour black pepper steak! Seeing that this is more of a stall rather than a restaurant, Steven’s serves reasonably priced Western food. The best part about their steak is the thick black pepper sauce that comes with it - spicy and very tasty!
Char kway teow is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore. It is made from flat rice noodles, fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, prawns, cockles, egg, bean sprouts and Chinese chives.
Okay, that was fun! According to the rules of this meme, I'm to list others who have done this list and tag some other friends for this meme, before listing my own name (see below). Here are my picks for this yummy meme: Adrian, Emila, Janice, Jean, Bobby & Barrett.
Nicole (Sydney, Australia)
velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)
Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Olivia (London, England)
ML (Utah, USA)
Lotus (Toronto, Canada)
tanabata (Saitama, Japan)
Andi (Dallas[ish], Texas, United States)
Todd (Louisville, Kentucky, United States)
miss kendra (los angeles,california, u.s.a)
Jiggs Casey (Berkeley, CA, USA)
Tits McGee (New England, USA)
Joe (NE Tennessee, USA)
10K Monkeys (Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA)
Big Stupid Tommy (Athens, Tennessee, USA)
Newscoma (Weakley County, Tennessee, USA)
Russ McBee (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
Atomictumor Mrs Eaves (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
Oh Really? LissaKay (Oak Ridge, TN, USA)
Mark Steel (Knoxville, TN, USA)
Fracas (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Sugar Queen’s Dream( Palm Coast, Florida,USA)
Christy’s Coffee Break (Ontario, Canada)
Ordinary Folk (Nowheresville, NY)
Mariuca (Malaysia)
This is a miracle (Singapore)
Emila’s Illustrated Blog (Malaysia)
Revellian (Mississippi Gulf Coast)
A Great Pleasure (Malaysia)
Adrian (Malaysia)
Anything Goes! (Malaysia)
Mumblings (Malaysia)
101 comments:
Ok Jean Jr. Now I'm in the mood for something unavailable here. Guess I'll settle for a hamburger, though I would really like to try those pancakes!!
He he.. Jean Jr! Emmm, u should really try the char kway teow some day, it's really yummy and you said u like spicy food right? The pancakes are divine, they have so many items on the menu I normally spend 10 minutes or more just to pick one! :)
Marzie, I LOVE chay kuay teow too :)
Thanks for the tag. This may take me sometime to do.... LOL.
Jan, next time u and hubbs come to M'sia, must try the one in my post, you won't be sorry! :)
Take ur time with this meme, just like how I'm taking time with the one u tagged me on he he he ;)
Ah foodies! :) I missed those days I used to check out every restaurant near my place... now I just eat the most simple dish that can be cooked in 10 mins *GRIN* Seriously, you should try out one of my cultural delicacies. Its really amazing, and different! :)
Hey Marzie, I'd have to agree with you on D'Tandoor and Steven's Corner, tried those places and it's pretty good. The palak paneer is one of my favourites ...
Marzie! What a Yummy post! :) This is the one you've been talking about for a while, right? :)
I will certainly enjoy this passing meme and already have a few places in mind! :) Like the place I had my Kueh Teow at last night! To me that one is the best hehehe Janice this is the one you must taste LOL
Bobby, We live in a food haven! :)You must come here one day and get a taste of Malaysia! :)
Have a nice day folks!
wow, marzie! these places looks great. the food looks yummy too. thanks for the tag! im so excited to get this post up but it will take some time, ya! ;)
Sandman, I would love to try out one of your delicious delicacies! As it is, am always adventurously trying out "new and exciting" places! :)
Nick! Oh.... what about Fatty, no like? ;)
Yeah!! D'Tandoor is my fav place for Indian dishes yummy! And Steven's... so cheap and yum, what else can I say abt that place? LOL! :)
Adrian! HUGS :)
Yummy post ain't it? Am looking forward to your picks since you are a mighty fine cook, so I've heard! ;)
Bobby you heard that? Adrian wants to play host to you when u come down to our food haven LOL!!
Jean, naturally I'd have to tag you too - the professional cook mah! Would love to see your picks for this tag, maybe get a new place to eat from your list?! :)
I've never had authentic Malaysian food. Of the Asian foods I have tried my favourite so far is Thai(real hot Thai food)Where I live, seafood is the most popular. Maybe one day I will go there, but Jean said I could stay at her place:)
Hi Bobby!! HUGS :) Thai is food is ok too, are u sure it's really hot? Cause I sure have a high threshold for spicy stuff! LOL :)
Marzie/Adrain : I would love to try those that you mentioned of course. That is if I get to travel over there. It would be good if got franchise over there..... LOL :)
Actually, in Sg... there are quite a few places with good char kuay teow too.
The more I look at your dishes, my stomach is making all those noises.
I better run ;)
Oh u must Jan!! You'll be back for more! I wonder where is this kway teow place of Adrian's though...
It's under a tree in Old Town! :) That's all I'm saying :) I'll save the rest for my post LOL
I love Steven’s Corner, Uptown Damansara. Especially their Chicken Chop. Man, you really make me hungry hehe
ahhhhhh that food looks sooooooooooo good!| ahh its lunch time hummmmmmm im drooling!!!!! i just cant resist a blog with food pictures on !! specially yummy ones!! hummmmmmm:D
Adrian, that's all ur giving away? Better write your post quickly then and let the cat out of the bag! ;)
Syaf!! Hey, maybe we bumped into each other at Steven's and didn't even notice he he he... Next time u see me at Steven's come over and say hello! :) Oh, I like their chic chop too, YUMMY! ;)
CGirl!! They do look yummy don't they? Lunch time there? It's dinner time here!
Feel free to come over and drool at the yummy pics here anytime. And if u ever come to Malaysia, you should definitely try out the stuff I mentioned here! :) :)
I want to delve into the curious question of why you two are always seeking some place to eat out--LOL:)~Becky
Oh no Becky you didn't!! LOL :) Ok, it's not like I'm a bad cook or anything, but I prefer to eat out for variety sake (yeah right!)
I know, I know.. I should start cooking more often and I will...I promise...as soon as we get a new fridge! Now we can't keep a lot of the meat and stuff cause our fridge is seriously gone! When will we get the fridge? He he ... definitely soon! Thanks for dropping by! :)
Marzie, surprisingly I have never tried fatty crab b4 but then, I'm no crab lover but there's this one place near Sunway Mas that dishes out pretty mean crab dishes. Can't remember the name of the place though ...
That IS surprising Nick! For that, u MUST try Fatty this weekend. They have other dishes besides the crabs, like the yummy wummy garlic prawns! ;)
Oh man, black pepper steak :-o *drools* Take me with you next time you go? ;P
Mikey! Abaden... LOL! You will be my guest of honour! And you definitely won't regret flying all the way here to sample this exquisite black pepper steak.... now I feel like having it tonight ;)
If you have not tried King Crab at Kelana Jaya. Try it. You won't regret it. It is just by the Kelana Jaya LRT station. I think they have a website, www.kingcrab.com
Hi Franco! So happy to see u here again! Hmmmm, I've heard of that place but have yet to try it out, will most definitely put it on our "dinner list" now! Thanks for the tip! ;)
Hi to you Marzie, in reply to the comment you left on my blog...I am glad I could be of some little service .I havent been able to get on your technorati train as yet, as I was just so busy with all kinds of things. I know I also owe you a tag ! :) I shall do both of them this week, I promise. In the meantime, stay sweet and hugs of love to Phoebe... and a Meow right back !P.S...i HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM YOUR BLOG RIGHT now BEFORE i go stir crazy from all the delish food !!!!!!! :)_ BYeeeeeeeee
Hi Jesse! Pls don't think of it as "some little service", your blog has been very helpful to me! Take your time doing the train dear and remember to give me a holler if you need some help. Glad u enjoyed the delicious pics, maybe one day you'll get to try some of them ;)
Loads of love and HUGS from Phoebe and me!
Everyone that comes here always gets lots of love:)That's why I come here plus to give you comment love:) Good morning Phoebe! Where's the breakfast menu?
Morning Uncle Bobby! Where's the breakfast menu Master?! MEOW ;)
PS. Bobby, I'll be coming by later to give u some comment love too :)... this msg is from ME and not Phoebe btw!
What a way for me to come back and read a post about food, you've done it again, Marzie :)
I'm seriously gonna try out the pancake place you mentioned as I've still not found a place that serves good ones here in KL thus far.
Hi Nihal, miss u la ;) Hope u put Streamyx in its place and ur back online again! :)
Oh you seriously must try Paddington, it's yummy with a capital Y! Ambience is nice too :)
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Hey Haris, happy to c u again! Thanks for the tag (oh no, more facts on me? LOL!!) and I'll be by to take a peek. Wonder what your 8 facts are :)
Hola Francesco, thanks for the update. Of course I'll add you in! Will be by later and do the necessary on my end, have a great day! :)
Hello M, I really do hope to get the chance to try some of your cuisine out one day.The local foods they serve here really are quite terrible.I have stopped going to restuarants as the stuff the serve cannot be called food! But by the look of all the lovely dishes you have put up here, I could get totally lost ....dreaming of those yummy delights....
J
Meow Jesse! I hope u do get to taste them one day, this is just a glimpse of the delicious food haven awaiting u here in Malaysia!
Seriously abt the restaurants there? Good thing I didn't tag u on this meme then LOL! :) Always good to see u here, HUGS!
Wonderful post. I too like Gulab Jamun :p
yes, If you had tagged me on this meme, I would have had to put up some photos of the food I cook myself. :) In my opinion the restuarants here are highly priced and very poor quality and service.I dont mind paying for something wonderful,but I became tired of paying big money for food that was just not memorable.So, I cook everything myself...and when I am not in the mood, I get someone ELSE to do it ! :) And, maybe one day I shall taste your Malasian Delicacies, they sure look a lot better than whats on offer here ... :) That fatty crab has me dreaming already.... happy day further, J
Hi thiru, welcome to my blog, am pleased to see a new face here :)
Yay! They're delicious aren't they, but you gotta find the real nice authentic gulab jamun, then only will you get the full flavour of this sweet dessert! Yum :) :)
Hi Jesse! Oh, we have some bad restaurants here too, but there are plenty of excellent ones as well, which is another reason we go in search of new interesting places to eat.
Excellent choice on the crabs, it's really one of a kind and priced reasonably too! You're making me hungry just mentioning it LOL! ;)
Hello India! Hey Bijoy, thanks for visiting, do come again. :)
I will definitely check out the article u mentioned, and perhaps see some on cats too? Have a great Saturday!
slurp!!! You're making me hungry at this hour.. its 02:39am ..LOL
Those sound yummy! I am a total foodie! I love the Bravo show top chef and I love trying local foods when I travel! It is fun to be adventurous, sometimes you find great munchies at a bargain! How are things Marzie?
Hi mnowluck, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to come back and feast your eyes on these yummy pics whenever u get another late night munch attack! :) :)
Hi Barrett! So nice to see u here again. Hope u are doin well there.
Oh yeah me too ... foodie I definitely am! You must come and visit M'sia then, we are a food haven and I bet you'll find loads of yummy delights here, at reasonable prices too!! :)
Hey there, I am SO excited about this post! I have tried three resteraunts over the weekend! I will be posting soon! how are things?
Barrett, 3 restaurants over the weekend! Wow, really can't wait for your post now! Have a great day! :) :)
Hi girl, thanks for all the support you have shown me and for the comments and visits to my blog ! I appreciate it very much and shall always remember how kind you have been. :)
Hola Jesse, no worries. I love visiting your site and the comments just seem to flow whenever I'm there! ;)
I luv the Crabs, Fried Rice and Chicken WIngs at Fatty Crabs too.
Th FAM Char Kuey Teow(Halal) is definitely one of the best. When I am at that area, I normally eat it. This tall have been there for such a long time. The Curry Laksa there is also good. :)
Uncle Sam!! I just had Fatty for dinner tonight, with the yummy prawns and the fried rice :)
Am glad to see another FAM kuey teow fan, it's so delicious. I have yet to try the curry laksa though cause every time I go there, it'll be my standard kuey teow order :):):) Maybe next time I'll try something else!
Every thing looks so yummmmy!!!!
Hola sugar queen! Thanks for visiting my blog. And hey, not only do they look yummy, they taste equally delicious too! :)
This food looks really good! Oh my goodness. Now you have me craving this the first thing in the morning.
Hi Ginene, it's nice to see u again! Hope u enjoyed ur "breakfast" here... :):)
Firstly thanks for doing the tag...Hope you enjoyed it...Super sorry for reading it so late...will be putting you on the update list...if you know of anyone else doing the tag feel free to message me and I’ll add them on the updated list
I agree Fatty Crab at Taman Megah certainly has one of the best crabs around!!! And my Steven’s Corner seriously expanded quite far since the last time I went there..and I agree too Paddington House of Pancakes is yummylicious!
Hey Nicole, nice of u to drop by! You like 3 out of my 5 food places, YAY! They're all yummy aren't they? :)
Ok, will let u know if anyone new does this post. Thanks for linking me to ur post, have a nice night! :)
yeah, been to 4 of the places u mentioned up there, except for D'Tandoor. As for steven's corner, i have been to their first stall which is still at OUG.
do u know why our m'sian footballers cldn't perform in their matches? its bcuz of that chow kway teow stall where they sneak out to curi makan.
Hi Johnny! Wow 4 out of 5? We must have bumped into one another without realizing it! :)
I didn't know the first Steven's is in OUG! Ha ha ha, yeah the kuey teow is just so irresistible and very within reach for the footballers, how can they not curi makan there?! ;)
Wah... I'm hungry and I had just my sahur.. eh taman megah tu kat ner.. macam pernah dengar jer.. looks good lah the crab!
great review! nanti nak pi jalan2 cari makan!
Ah ah boleh replace that host..hehe
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hehe gak Emila..lolzz
hehe lj
marzie, nak try gak gulab jamun tu..sedap tak?
i pernah makan aiskrim perisa mango kat bombay's palace...sedap juga..ada rasa indian spices...
bobby, i prefer chicken burger.
janice, i love penang char kuey teow with kerang..yummy...
nick, i sometimes go to steven's cornet...love the fried sotong!
butseriously i digg peria goreng! yummee bebeh!
I sangat suka seafood and that crab dish looks very inviting lah!
Emila, I pun suka penang char kway teow with kerang and those huge prawns! :)
ish ish ish.. buat i lapar lah!!!
I pun lapar ni, LJ! :)
oh debbie, dah meleleh air liur dah ni!!! must go and cari kuey teow kerang today!
Hmmm..dekat dgn tempat I ada satu gerai yg jual char kway teow yg sedapsss! :):) Dah lama tak pekena!
Laparnya!! Tadi makan mihun cendawan, C masak. :)
tulah debbie!
saya pun lapar!
telur dengan coarse black pepper tu pun nampak yummy!
Semuanya nampak sedap bila lapar! :)
Lada hitam murah kat Sarawak. Kalau nak, bleh kirim! :) Bulan 12 I balik Sarawak lagi, yay!!
debbie, nak! nak! nanti belikan saya ya! I nak yang coarse! Nanti let me know what's the price and I'll bank in to your acc.
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why the pics so tiny one? :-P :-P
ohhh..so that's the Indian dessert! 8-) 8-)
ehhh the last time u makan there was like 3 years ago ah?? *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW* hahaha so when r u goin g there again?
how come u didnt tag me? :'( :'( :'(
hahahaha just kidding la :-D :-D :-P :-P
Hahhaha tiny cause zaman dulu post kan? hahahhaha
Monica!
Huhuhu dat time didn’t know u yet Monica! Hahahha!!!
Yeah it’s really sweet though so have to drink iced water after dat! :D:D
LOL otherwise sure tag u one, food meme summore.. ur fave! LOL!
No la not 3 yrs ago, last yr oso went! Hahah!
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