Restaurant Kin Kin "Chilli Pan Mee" RE-OPENED! (Non-Halal)

Restaurant Kin Kin is back in business after closing for a week for er...er.. renovation wor.



Tastybananas wanted to be the 1st to do a review of the much expected "new look", which only turned out to be new "floor tiles". I did ask the owner just to make sure.



I was expecting air-conditioning, uniforms for workers, better service attitude and speedier food orders.

Nevertheless, the most important thing is the food. It remains as good and spicy as ever before. I had to do a take-away as I needed my fix of their "chilli gun powder".

So Kin Kin Pan Mee lovers and soon-to-try readers: same place, same time, same taste and same customer service (pun intended)!

"BURRPP"

Uncle Lim's "kopitiam"

Modern "kopitiams" has really been the trend. To name a few, there are Bangi Kopitiam, Kluang Station and the ever famous Old Town Cafe, which seems to be mushrooming in every corner of town.



Uncle Lim's Cafe is no different. It brings back memories of what use to cost us cents for a good cup of "kao" coffee or tea, toast bread and delicious half boiled eggs.



I like Uncle Lim's Cafe simple offering. The menu is short without over-creativity in their choice of food. (Have you tried toasted-REALLY-brown-bread-with-vanilla-ice-cream at one of the "kopitiams"?)



Now to the food .....



We ordered Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang. It came with Sambal Sotong, which added more "umpphh" to the dish. The Ayam Rendang was good and the rice still had the pandan flavour, which keeps it original.



The Laksa was equally good. The curry was creamy, but lacked in ingredients.



We also ordered the kaya toast bread. I like the bread very much compared to some-famous-mushrooming-kopitiam in town.

To make every bite different, I tried dipping the bread in my Laksa. It turned out delicious! (Warning: Acquired taste advised).


(The blend of sweet-toasted-bread with soury and spicy curry gave every bite a heck-of-a-twist)



If you are thinking of getting your dose of nostalgic "kopitiam" taste, try Uncle Lim's Cafe at Ikano Power Centre.

"BURRPP"

Steam Fish Head - Sun Fock Wah Coffee Shop (Non-Halal)

Sun Fock Wah Coffee Shop is not the regular kopitiam you will expect - not the menu, not the location. Order your favourite toast bread and kopi-ping (iced coffee) and you will have all eyeballs staring at you.



This coffee shop specializes in Steam Fish Head.



It is tucked among some light industrial area in Jalan Chan Show Lin and under a HUGE tree.



What I love about this place is they keep the menu simple:

Boss: What style of fish ahhh?
Me: What style is good ah?
Boss: Kaali (curry) lor, garlic lor, ginger lor ... (mumbles a long list of other choices)
Me: Eh...ginger lah
Boss: Vegetable leh? (mumbles a few)
Me: Eh..."khai lan" lah

All you got to do is 1) order your fish and 2) vegetable. Simple! There are also other dishes but only upon asking.



The service here is very fast, despite the crowd. We only had to wait for less than 10mins, and we were ready to feast!



The fish was well prepared. It was not too cooked and it did not have any fishy taste or smell. The portion was good for 4 pax, although it was only me and Kate.

I observed that the type of fish head differs from table to table. Maybe you can ask if which type of fish head taste better if you are planning a visit here.


(Vegetable to balance each meal)



Sun Fock Wah Coffee Shop will be moving to a new premise beginning 1st July 2008.



Overall: Simple menu-hassle free, very fast service and cheap! The fish head, vegetable and drinks only cost RM25.00!

"BURRPP"

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"Chow Park Kiuh" - Restaurant Aik Yuen (Non-Halal)

My sister has been bugging me to go try this "Chow Pek Kuih" at Restaurant Aik Yuen. So for the love of good food, I went on one Sunday night.



I was told "it's just behind Tawakal Hospital". What seemed to be pretty straight forward was indeed scary as I had to turn into some dark alley before seeing a bringly litted food stall with many people.



I was amazed.



For starters, we were recommended the fresh fish cake. Not too bad.



Then came the much publicised "Chow Pek Kiuh" - merely made of flour, sliced thinly about the length of your thumb, cooked in black sauce. I did not like it but it cannot be wrong as every table ordered.

Caution: Eat while hot, or else you would be eating rubber.



Next was "Chow La La". Nothing great, I prefer the one at Sea Park (have not blogged about it yet).



Then came "Fokkien Mee".



The home made chilli paste was-to-die-for. This goes well with any dish.

Overall, there was nothing much to shout about the food here. If you are curious about how famous the "Chow Pek Kiuh" is, drive to Hospital Tawakal in KL, turn right into a dark narrow alley after 7-Eleven.

"BURRPP"