Paradise Dynasty - Paradigm Mall

Post CNY lunch at Paradise Dynasty.

Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng




Xiao Long Bao (original flavor). Subpar.

The xiao long bao's were definitely way inferior than those from the two big players in town. There was still juice inside but the crinkly top was hard and chewy.

I was planning to go try the colorful 8 flavors xiao long bao's but after this disappointment, I doubt that's going to happen.


Chilled assorted egg loaves.  Lovely.


Yang Zhou style Chilled jellyfish and seafood in vinaigrette. The prawns were quite fresh.


Bamboo shoot and seafood soup. I added some vinegar in mine. Tasted good!


Hong Kong style steamed pomfret. My friend and I agreed that it wasn't very fresh.


Sauteed scallops with kailan. Love the stir fried egg white, very fragrant. The scallops were great too. I think this was my most favorite dish of all.


Crisp-fried duck. Slightly salty with sweet dipping sauce, to balance the taste I guessed. Nice but I still prefer the normal roasted duck.


Stir fried la mian with shredded black fungus and minced pork. Very good "wok hei" and flavorful!


Chilled aloe vera with Osmanthus in honey lemon juice. Very refreshing. Loved it. Wouldn't mind another bowl!


This set cost RM688++ (for 10 pax)

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Paradise Dynasty
Paradigm Shopping Mall
Level 1F-15
Tel: +603-7887 5022
Facebook page here.
Website here.

GPS Coordinate (approximate) 3.105549,101.595554


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Cafe 14 - Section 14 Petaling Jaya

I walked past this cafe and the lush green ambiance and surrounding caught my eyes. It was slightly past 11am so I figured I might as well just go in for an early lunch and check this place out at the same time.

RM8.90 including teh o ais limau (iced lemon tea). A little on the pricey side. I didn't really enjoy the food. I rarely order cooked vegetables when I am in a Malay restaurant. I go for the ulam instead. When I asked the cook why there was no ulam, I was told that it would get too messy. (???). Of course, it didn't help that I got there too early, 11'ish and there weren't many items to choose from yet and I ended up with chicken.

The chicken pieces were quite dry and chewy. Not enjoyable at all.

What's cooking? The cook preparing the curry dishes by the woks!


These two photos were taken much later. Many more dishes were ready already!


I would have gone for the cat fish (ikan keli) instead of the chicken.


The first thing that caught my attention was the lush green ambiance of this lovely cafe. The whole cafe was under the canopy of a few big trees! I bet it won't be get too hot here even on a bright sunny day!




The food here isn't the cheapest nor the best. There are cheaper ones nearby, for example, this one in the wet market building not too far away, or my fave here. But this cafe is really nice, clean and even cosy!

Address:
Jalan 14/20, Seksyen 14, Petaling jaya, Selangor 46100, Malaysia

GPS Coordinates: 3.112108,101.633555

It's directly opposite the mosque.

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Char Kueh Teow - PJ State

I am always on the look-out for nice char kueh teow / char kway teow / char kuey teow / char koay teow in KL/PJ so when I heard someone claimed that this stall fries the best CKT in the Klang Valley, I immediately went there to try it out.

This stall is one of the many in Kam Heong coffee shop. The prawn mee there is okay too, and at night, they sell really great Teochew style braised duck / lo ack / lou ngap.

I must say as soon as I saw my plate of CKT, I knew it was going to be great. First, I don't like my kueh teow noodle to be too thick and wide. The noodles were all short and broken too. I like my kueh teow noodles to be thin, narrow, and smooth, and they must not stick together. You need to "massage" your kueh teow noodles and separate those that stick together prior to frying.

Taste wise, it didn't do it for me either. I think the one I like the best so far in the KL/PJ is this one.




For address, map and gps coordinate, please refer to this post.

Char Kueh Teow - PJ Old Town

So I heard about another place with great char kueh teow / char kuey teow / char kway teow / char koay teow. I made a visit and again, was rather disappointed.

More or less the same type of wide and thick kuey teow that the stall in PJ State is using. Even the style of frying was quite similar too. Can't say I enjoyed it. It was just okay!





The name of the coffe shop is Tai Wah but there is no sign board on the outside though. Looks for 90A.






No signboard on the outside, but once you get in, you can see that the name of the shop is Tai Wah. Anyway, this is directly facing the Old Town wet market, on Jalan Othman.



Google Map:

GPS Coordinate: 3.087202,101.645631

Tai Wah coffee shop
90A, Jalan Othman


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I have tried the CKT from quite a few outlets, and the one I like the best is this one.

Lui Cha - PJ Old Town

A few friends told me that the Hakka Lui Cha in in this coffee shop is very good. Since acquiring a taste for lui cha not too long ago, I have tried like five different places. This one was my sixth one.



When the bowl of soup and another bowl of dry ingredients with brown rice arrived at my table, I looked at the rather watery and thin soup and thought to myself - this is not going to be very good.


Luckily, the dry ingredients in the other bowl could hold their own, thanks mainly to the sauteed, caramelized onions, which added a nice flavour to this dish. But still, I wished the soup were not as watered down. The maid probably added too much hot water to my bowl of soup?



RM5.50 for lui cha with plain steamed rice. RM6.00 with brown rice.


Address:

Kedai Kopi Soon Lee
Jalan 1/10 (PJ Old Town)
46000 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Lunch only.

Google Map:

GPS Coordinate: 3.085652,101.646599


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Char Kueh Teow Section 17

I seldom order Char Kueh Teow in KL/PJ because almost all of them are really no good at all, even though most claim they are from Penang :D. After a lot of googling, I finally found a place that most food bloggers seem to recommend.

So I made it there yesterday.

Robert's char kueh teow, Say Huat coffee shop, Section 17


It has all the essential ingredients of a good char kueh teow: lap cheong (Chinese sausage), cockles, prawns; chives, bean sprouts, lards. Oh, Roberts speaks Penang Hokkien too!



However, I notice that there was no banana leaf in my plate. From what I saw in other blogger's photos, banana leaves were used.






Anyway, I find it just okay. A bit too dry (probably not enough oil?) and not enough wok hei. Still good enough to satisfy my craving whenever I feel like having a plate of  CKT. The other place I recommend is near Taman Metropolitan Batu, near Jalan Ipoh. The location is here. I will go there again and do a more post on this one.

Edit: i have since tried more CKTs from quite a few outlets and the one I like the best is this one.

The serving was quite small so I ordered a bowl of asam laksa. It was not too bad.



Address:
Restaurant Say Huat
1083, Jalan 17/29
46400 Selangor

Available from lunch time onwards till about 9pm.

GPS Coordinate: 3.129142,101.634554

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Nyonya seafood curry mee - Fushou Lou

Nyonya seafood curry mee - Fushou Lou, Section 14, Petaling Jaya. Not too far from Digital Mall. Closer to the mosque though.








Seafood curry mee - RM 15
Stingray curry mee - RM 5
Siu Yuk (roast pork) curry mee - RM5

Diagonally opposite Coffee Ritual.

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