Milk Tea Queues

Saw this queue at this milk tea drinks shop at MyTown Mall, Cheras.

Are they all queuing for this Honey Golden Pearl?

Another long queue at Pavilion Elite Mall.

This time, it is for this "Tiger Sugar" pearl milk tea. I also know about the long queues at "The Alley", another popular pearl milk tea brand. I have not tried any of them because I am keeping my sugar quota for my ice cream and ice shavings. Not going to waste them on pearl milk teas.

WG Vegetarian Bak Chang

Set Lunch at Medifoods, SS2, PJ with dishes of my choice at MYR 13.80 nett with no mayo on the raw julienned cabbage. The foc papaya and jicama is to be shared by 3 pax.

FOC Medifoods Tofu Fa with a minimum nett spend of RM15 from now to 31 Aug 2019 using a specific payment card. My friend said that it was the smoothest and tastiest tofu fa she has ever eaten.

The next day, my friends ate lunch at Medifoods again so this time I bought a vegetarian glutinous rice dumpling for MYR 5.30 nett.

From outside, it looks like the usual dumplings but without the meat and fatty bits. I expect it to have goat peas, chestnuts and mushrooms which it does have.

To my surprise, there is a piece of "fake" meat - tastes ok. The glutinous rice is soft so I like it and the taste is more on the sweet side - like sweet "mui choy". Next time I may try the vegetarian glutinous rice nyonya dumplings and also the vegetarian millet nyonya dumplings.

The taufu fa is out of stock so my friend need to go to Medifoods again this week to claim it.

The ingredients for this vegetarian dumpling that I bought. The name is misleading as although it is a savoury dumpling but it is not that salty.

Mushy Fillings

MeeHoon with 2 toppings at MYR 10.90+ 10% service charge = MYR 11.99 nett. My friend told me that the deep fried wantons are tasty so I chose it as one of the toppings only to find out that the fillings are mushy when I bite into one. My friend said the fillings are mayo tuna but it does not taste like tuna, it could be chicken or pork meat shredded finely and mixed with mayo. The mayo taste drowns out every other taste so the mush could be cardboard for all I know. The other topping is a piece of lemongrass porkchop.

If one chooses mee hoon, hor fun or yellow noodles, there is no need for extra charges. My friend selected instant noodles so she has to fork out an additional MYR2+ (MYR 2.20 nett). Imagine needing to pay extra for instant noodles which one can easily cook at home.

HK feel?

HK Boy Cart Noodle, SS2, PJ. I have only been to the branch at Pavilion.

From afar.

Lunch and Dinner

Lunch for 2 pax at Wonton Pho at Jalan Lazat 2, Happy Garden/OUG Garden. Beef Pho at MYR 15.90 nett and spring roll (Goi Cuon) at MYR 8.50 nett.

We also ordered dry Wonton Noodle with Char Siew and Wontons at MYR 9.90 nett to take home for dinner which turned out to be very salty so no more takeaways from this eatery.

Best Pork Ribs Ever

After reading PH's post about the delicious and juicy Iberico Pork Ribs (half rack, MYR 85.00 nett), we just had to try it and after eating it, we now declare that it is the best meaty pork ribs we have ever eaten. It is tender but unlike yesterday's back ribs which can be turned into pulled pork easily, it is not falling apart at the slightest touch but retains its firmness and springiness. We like the taste of the slightly tart dip too.

Of the 4 types of paella dish available: 1. Valenciana 2. Squid Ink 3. Iberico Pork 4. Vegetarian (need to pre-order), we decided to have two portions of Paella Valenciana because all of us like seafood and did not want to try the rest. It did not disappoint, the flavour of the sea is strong and tasty though I wonder would there be  people who do not like this taste. 

Close up - MYR 37 nett. I must say that the sea flavour of this paella tastes better than the one I had recently.

We also ordered deep fried squid at MYR 25 nett so that we would have something to snack on during the 30 minutes wait for the pork ribs and paella. Tasty and fresh, tender, not rubbery at all. The aioli dip has garlic bits in it so it has a very strong garlic taste.

Spanish Omelette - MYR 22 nett. There is another version of Spanish Omelette with Chorizo at a price which is just a bit higher.

Spanish Omelette has potatoes in it and it is fluffy compared to some spanish omelette which are dense.

Complimentary crisp crusty bread. Warm or cold drinking water was also served on the house (foc).

Hot Chamomile Tea at MYR 9 nett and Hot Flat White Coffee at MYR 12 nett.

The total bill is MYR 227 nett so it is lower than the previous tapas lunch that I had because this one does not charge service charge so if you are in KL and want to have tapas, this is the place to go to. Thanks to PH's info, we knew that the parking fee is MYR 5.00 nett for the first 3 hours if we eat at this restaurant so we parked at the building itself and did not need to walk the long walkway.

Nice metal design decor hanging from the ceiling. The interior is bright and airy from natural light through the huge glass windows.

Open kitchen where you can watched your paella being cooked.

Drinks counter.

Marta's Kitchen at the Signature Suites & Residences, Desa Sri Hartamas.

Back Ribs Pavilion

Baby back ribs at MYR 52++ (MYR 60.32 nett after 10% service charge and 6% SST). Baby back ribs refer to the back ribs that are taken from the top of the rib cage, near to the spine and close to the loin so it is more tender. It has nothing to do with baby pigs. The highlight of this dish is of course the 3 sticks of back ribs but the fries and caramelised onions are tasty too. The coleslaw has a bit too much mayo but both of us managed to finish it. The back ribs are on the sweet side and the meat just fall off the bone and we can easily make pulled pork from the meat.

Big big breakfast at MYR 29++ (MYR 33.64 nett). Compared to the previous time we ate this at the Tropicana City Mall outlet in Dec 2017, this dish has green vegetables in it. Instead of spinach, it was green amaranth (yin choy) which I like to eat but the strong greenish taste does not go that well with the other items in this big breakfast so we prefer spinach. Overall, everything taste great so we will always order this dish when we eat at any outlets of this restaurant.

The flat white (coffee) is MYR 9++ (MYR 10.71 nett) and with the buy 1 get 1 free promotion, we get another cup of flat white. We use a MYR 50 voucher for this bill and only pay MYr 54.40 nett.

Pigs & Wolf restaurant at Pavilion Mall. I wonder why they use a different name and not just use "three little pigs and the big bad wolf " as the name.

WG Vermicelli Vege Mix

I did not order my default dish, Pork Chop Rice at MYR 16.89++ (MYR 19.60 nett) at Pho Vietz, One Utama. Instead I had spring roll and pork chop dry vermicelli (thick mee hoon) with lots of raw vegetables such as raw beansprout (taugeh), cucumbers, lettuce, basil and pickled carrots at MYR 14.06++ (MYR 16.30 nett after 10% service charge and 6% SST). A sweet and sour fish sauce is provided to mix into the vermicelli but I returned it immediately when it was put on the table and the staff was so surprised. I guess he does not understand how anyone could eat this dish without any sauce but I like it this way without any sauce.

Total Bill for 4 pax: MYR 58.80 nett. Average price spent per pax is about MYR 14.70 nett.