Thursday 28 August 2008

Chuka Zanmai-Hartamas Shopping Center

The other day while I was walking around Hartamas Shopping Center, notice that there is a newly open Japanese Restaurant. The restaurant is called, Chuka Zanmai..


The Restaurant

The interior design and decorations in the restaurant is very nice and classy. The lights hang on top of each tables are quite unique (i forgot to take pictures of it)....anyway overall the interior design of the restaurant is good!!

The menu is also very pretty..The colours and design are very comfortable to look at. But this restaurant offer very limited dishes as compare to other Japanese restaurant i had dined in.


Menu


The menu is limited to shasimi, ramen, stone bowl fried rice, fried snacks, grilled seafood and some desert. I was thinking to have some sushi, but there are no sushi served in this restaurant :(


Menu again....

Anyway, we decided to order a few dishes to share. We ordered a spicy fried karaage, fried soft shell crab, grilled cod fish, miso ramen and a pot of green tea. The green tea is not free here :(


But it is free flow , u can refill.. RM3 per pot (good for 2)


Green Tea

The spicy fried karaage is not as good as expected. It is not that spicy. It just tasted as ordinary fried chicken meat at any Japanese restaurant... Not really a good choice!


Spicy Fried Karaage

Next was the spicy fried soft shell crab. This is one of the dish that i am eager to eat that day. But when the plate of soft shell crab was put on top on my table, i felt so disappointed. The first thing that came to my mind was, how come the crab is soo THIN!!! The moment i took a bite on it i felt even worst! sigh...very disappointed.. There is some 'water' inside the crab when i bite on it.. I am sure it is water not oil..


'Lack of nutrient' Spicy Fried Soft Shell Crab

Later, the miso ramen arrived. After being disappointed by the 2 dishes earlier, I didn't have any mood to eat the ramen already. Anyway i still try it, hope it will make some difference. But , it is still not as good as i expected. The miso taste is so light. U can hardly tell that is a miso soup based. Maybe i love miso taste , so i expect its taste to be stronger. there are a lot of vegetables in the miso but lacking of ' bean sprout' , the ramen texture and taste is normal, nothing special about it


Miso Ramen

Lastly, the cod fish arrived. The fish is fresh and soft. The teriyaki sauce is good not too salty. The cod fish's skin was cooked till crispy. I enjoy eating it. The only dish that i am happy with in this restaurant.


Cod fish


Overall, i was quite disappointed with the dishes served in this restaurant. Maybe i ordered the wrong dish or it just don't suit my taste bud.
The decorations and the utensils are very nice, but the taste is 'so so only'. I would not return to this place for a time being.. Unless i hear some good comments about it in future.


Overall rating:
Environment : 8/10 (i like the interior)
Food : 5/10
Service : 7/10
Price : too sad to remember.....




Monday 25 August 2008

Yum Yum Sik Sik at Penang ; Penang Food Recall

I went to Penang around last year for food marathon...
I was too busy to blog about it...till today... Sadly i forgot most of the details of the food.
Anyway, i will upload the delicious photos and try to put some comment.. :)

Here we go.....


Kek Lok Si ; Asam Laksa, Mochi, Fried snacks.


Asam Laksa (best Asam laksa i had ever tasted)


Mochi (very nice, lots of peanuts)


Fried Snacks (so so only)


Penang Road; Cendol and Char Keow Teoy


The store


Cendol (very nice, good for thirst)


Char Keow Teoy(spicy, Yummy!!)


Gurney Walk; hawker food


Everything!!!!!


Drinks!


Grilled Squid slices


Char Keow Teoy (again)


Rojaks (nice nice nice)!!!


Fried snacks; chicken, sausage, wantan etc (i like it)!


Popiah...

Butterworth-Yam Rice


The Shop



Soup and Rice


Soup; fish ball, pork balls , pork slices salty vegetables (yummy!!!)

Vegetables

Main Course- The Yam Rice (super Yummy!!!!)

Butterworth - Air Mata Kucing

The Store (look at the longanS!!!!)

The Longan Sui...(good for thirst healing)
actually got a lot of longan but, is in the stomach already :P

Butterworth- Hawker center marathon

Yes Char Keow Teoy again!!!


ABC..


Curry Mee ...
Porridge with lots of yau char kuai...very delicious!!!!

I seriously need another Penang Food marathon Trip!!!!! I hope i will get to go as soon as possible.. Yummy..Delicious....

Thursday 21 August 2008

Yum Yum Sik Sik at Dubai

Just a post of food that I ate while I was in Dubai.

The Great Room at Holiday Inn Express
Almost Every morning I will have my breakfast in the hotel (Holiday Inn Express, Internet City) restaurant called the The Great Room It serve the same food every morning; cereals, bakeries, beef ham, chicken ham, cheese, yogurts, tea, nescafe, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, milk, fruits and water.
Is complimentary for the bedroom stay, so i don't really care, just eat it

My breakfast...

My breakfast again....

I did had a dinner in the hotel restaurant once. I order a crispy chicken sandwich.


The Menu...


Crispy Chicken Sandwich

KFC at Any Food court
Ate 2-3times for dinner and lunch...Both Hot&Spicy and Orignal are available


Hot & Spicy

Hardees At any food court
Had it once only in Mercato Shopping Mall. Quite nice.


Spicy Chicken Burger (if not mistaken)

Beirut (middle east food)
Ate it about 2x during some outings. Just want to try some local middle east delight.

The Stall at the Food court


Mix Kabab (kebab)

Ming Palace restaurant at International City
Had dinner once here with some colleagues. The only quite good chinese food i tasted there.

Sour and Spicy soup


Vegetables (pak choy) with mushrooms


Fried Pork Ribs (the only pork i ate in Dubai)


Tofu

Fried chicken wrap

Karachi Darbar Restaurant at Bur Dubai
I went there twice for lunch during the weekend. They serve very good nasi briyani and bread!


Karachi Darbar Restaurant...


Salad...?
Bread..yummy

Curry Chicken (Forgot the name)

Chicken Briyani

Fish Briyani (like no difference from the chicken)

Hot plate mutton curry (forgot the name)

Mutton Curry with fruits (forgot the name)

Hot Plate Curry Chicken (forgot the name)


Desert Safari
Had buffet dinner there after all the intersting and exciting activities

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3? 4?...and so on..

Yes is Coke Light...

Burj Al Arab
Only manage to capture one picture, the restaurant staff didn't allow me to take pictures on the food. :(

Burj Al Arab Dinner Buffet...

Thats all.....