Bulgogi Brother Korean BBQ Restaurant @ KL

      After watching <Running Man>, the urge of having Korean BBQ raised in my heart. So we went to the Midvalley to hunt for the Korean BBQ restaurant. Bulgogi Brother was at the level 3 and we wanted to have try at it. 

     The waiters welcomed us with "annyeonghaseyo". Once opened the menu, most of the dish were beef. It was not a suitable place for you if you can't eat beef. We ordered the Seoulsik Bulgogi which the beef marinated with their special sauce made with apple and pear, served with glass noodles, onion, enoki mushroom and leeks. This dish was served with other small  side dish also. The waiter delivered the set meal and cooked the beef in front of us. The smell of beef arouse while he was cooking. After done cook, the waiter will help you to serve the beef in everyone's bowls. The sauce which contained the essence of beef was sweet and I thought it contributed from the apple and pear. You can eat like a Korean by enroll the beef in the salad and put on some special source they provided and eat. It was delicious! We added on the rice cake to this dish which made it a more fullness meal.

Side dish: the lotus roots and pumpkin were sweet but the kimchi was normal.

Seoulsik  Bulgogi 300gm RM52.90. Add on rice cake with extra RM3.50

This corn tea was special taste and very good taste!

One of the side dish: more like dessert, very sweet.

The waiter was cooking the seoulsik.

     Chicken Kimchi Jjigae was a must ordered soup if you love spicy kimchi soup. This korean stew made from spicy kimchi paste, tofu, rice cakes and juicy chicken thighs marinated over 6 hours in their special sauce. This will served with white rice. Extremely good for this stew!

Chicken Kimchi Jjigae RM21.90

Sekinchan-- Paddy Field & Fishing Village

     Sekinchan is a small town located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is about 102 km of the north of Kuala Lumpur, 28 km from Kuala Selangor. Sekinchan in chinese means "village suitable for plantation". The land and weather are suitable for paddy, fruit trees and oil palm. Besides, it also popular as fishing village which means that here has delicious seafood. Here has no hectic life as city's, no congested traffic, but full of natural landscapes in addition of friendly residents. 

Beach & Resort

Don't expect too much on the beach here. There has no clear water or pearl-like sands. However, there was still a good place to fly kites, playing volleyball or place to see sunset.  If you wanna to overnight, there was a resort. The Sekin resort and hotel was located near to the coast. You can enter the resort  for free to view the fish pond and climb up the look up tower which have to pay RM1. The tower was about 7-storey in height. You can borrow the binocular for RM1. Once you reach the top of the tower, you can see the whole coast and sea in front of you while the breeze cool your face. 

 

Entrance

                    

                            You can feed the fish here.

The spectacular sunset watched from the top of look out tower.

There is a path to let you cycle or stroll with your partner.

The top of look up tower.

      Beside the resort was a public beach where crowded with the tourists and local people. There was even people came here for filming. You can fly kites, playing volleyball or strolling with your beloved here. I didn't see anyone go to swim or playing water there. Perhaps the clearness of the sea water has to be improved. But there was still hot temperature in evening, please do bring your sunblock. 

     There was a lot stalls selling local products such as crispy keropok, fruits, salted fish, snacks, ice-cream, kites. You can even buy the fresh oyster from the stall and gulp down on the spot. You choose the oyster from the bucket and the boss will open for you and pour chili source on it. Unfortunately, I didn't try that and don't ask me how does it taste. 

      Apart from that, you can see several "lucky red houses" at the beach. What have stunned me was their special swings. The swing was made from the broken plastic chairs and hang with the rope under the red house roof. I thought their creativity should be awarded the recycle noble prize. 

The little boy was flying the kite.

Lucky red house. 

The stall selling local products. The female customer bought fresh oyster from the boss,

Seafood

     There was one row of restaurants selling seafood near the coast. But there was one restaurant selling fresh seafood with cheaper price, named Restaurant Pantai Redang. It was away from the central and almost at the end of the street in conjunction near the entrance of Sekin resort. What you must order from this restaurant were Mantis shrimp (虾菇), spicy octopus, steam ray fish and fried tiger shark (炒虎鲨). The mantis shrimp was RM1 per one. If you buy it at outside, it could be sold up to RM2 per one. The funny thing was I don't know how to open its shell. Then the kind local people teach me the way to eat it. First, you have to remove its neck by your teeth and then open the shell from  the side slit at the bottom. Then separate the shell from the side and you can eat the flesh inside. About the drink, "sa li" fruit juice is suitable for the hot temperature. There was few fruit trees besides the restaurant and you can order the fruit juice. I don't know what is that fruit but local people called it "sa li" juice. It is bit sourish and sweet, definitely promotes your gastric juice to gush out!

"sa li" juice

Tiger shark taste like soft and bouncy collagen fish.

The famous mantis shrimp.

Steam ray fish.

Spicy Octopus

     Guess how much for this meal if we have 10 people and order one more brinjal dish. RM150? RM200? nope...It was RM113!! Can't believe it was so cheap!

Fish Head

     Early morning, we stepped in this Restaurant Heong Kee (香记肉骨茶). The name in chinese mean Bak Gu Teh which was a chinese cuisine but I didn't see anyone order this dish. Most of the customers came here for their famous fish head. Try to imagine, the local people like to have the fish head and rice as their breakfast! Such a luxury breakfast. " Breakfast like a king," well said! 

     

      You can choose the size of the fish head and the bigger size was really bigger than your face!! The flesh was soft and sweet, really will melt in your mouth! From the way they ate the fish head, you could tell how master they were in eating the fish head. The local people even the children know where was the flesh, which part of the fish head had abundant of precious flesh and finished the fish head in a clear, complete fish bone.

Steam fish head

Culture Street

     At night, you can visit the culture street. Recently, the Chinese new year is coming, there is a lot of activity carried out. There is a stage which allow local people to perform such as singing, traditional musical show and so on. Besides, you can buy things at the stalls there. They are selling new year lantern, flowers, cookies, snack, clothes etc. There is not a really big cultural exhibition, more like a night market but you still can enjoy the lively and happening environment there.

Night view of culture street.

God of Wealth

     In summary, Sekinchan is a nice place to relax. No need much money and just carry your bag and stay there for few days to enjoy the village serene and natural embrace. 

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

There is a well-known place in malaysia which is a best place to avoid for the summer season and weather-genting highlands. But, there is also a famous and well known yong tau foo restaurant in malaysia, which is a must-to go place, it's located not far from genting highlands. So, if you drive from south to north, so definitely you will passby a place named "Ampang". Ampang is just like a small town, which full of tradisional cuisine shop and "kopitiam". However, the food that lead this small town to the top of the stage is this things called "ampang yong tau foo". It is actually kind of food where the meat is being well minced, and fit tightly into the vegetable like bittergourd, brinjal, long beans, Tofu, and etc. You can either deep fried or steamed it, both result in delicious taste. But this leads to a problem to all the food hunter, which one is the most original and inheritance the tradisional taste? 

So here it is, "Foong Foong Restaurant". It always full house when the time approaching 11+ and usually full house about 1, so if you wanna have a good seat, please arrive there about 1130. The recommended food is brinjal, bittergourd, and fried stuff. Every single piece of yong tau foo cost RM1. Still recall that one years ago is RM0.80. The price is jacking up!!

Restaurant Foong Foong

Yong Tau Foo which comprises of fried stuff, brinjal, lady's finger, chili and etc    (wohoa!!)

I will also recommend the customer to order " shui jiao tang", which is dumpling soup, it is really delicious, it come in two different form, one is soup one and another one is deep fried one, both enable you to have different opinion towards, but anyway, both is really thumb up!!

Based on my experience, some people will go there in the morning especially for the sake of the weather is good , as when come to afternoon, it will be just like an oven. Another good things about this restaurant is that, all the dish is ready and done on the spot, not pre made, so you will be guarantee with the most fresh and healthy ingredient and results in the delicious food that will deliver into your saliva dripping's mouth ;-p

FOONG FOONG RESTAURANT (non-Halal)621-A, Jalan Besar Ampang,68000 Ampang, Kuala LumpurBusiness hours : 9am – 4pmClosed on Tuesdays.

UM College food!

     A lot of people will complain how suck the college food is. However, this stall is slightly different and make people change their mindset about college's food. This western food selling stall located at University of Malaya 11th college. You can enjoy a big portion meal with low price. It sells chicken chop, fish chop, lamb chop and combo set. Add RM1 can get the drink. The chicken chop consists of wedges, salad, and mash potato which is merely RM4.90! The chicken chop is recommended. The gravy can be chosen such as mushroom paste, black pepper or original gravy. The combo set include fish chop and chicken chop which sell RM8-Rm9.9. 

     Other than that, they also sell Roti John and burger. A normal Roti John is RM2.50. If you want additional ingredient such cheese or add egg, there is another price. The roti John is real big and full. But mostly feel like eating a bread with mayonnaise and chili source only. This is not so recommended.

Fish chop with black pepper source RM5.90

Roti John

Chinese Traditional Dessert @ Petaling Jaya

     Nowadays, many people will go to have a dessert at the air- conditioner equipped, well-known dessert shops. Of course, the price for the dessert there is higher. It is hard to find a local stall that sells home cook desserts. Well, there is a famous dessert stall named 洪记糖水 at section 17, petaling jaya. 

     The stall starts operate at evening. It is a street which has a lot of food stalls there. So you can have your dinner followed by dessert here. What make this dessert stall so popular? First, it has big volume but cheaper price. Of course, the quality is maintained. There are a lot of pots with different dessert inside. You will be given a green big bowl and go to choose whatever you like. It is self service which mean you can put how much as you like or even mix several dessert in one bowl. Each dessert is merely RM1.80. The desserts provided are green pea soup, sweet potato soup, sea coconut, honey melon,  black glutinous rice soup, bubur cha cha, peanut soup and etc. Usually, the desserts will sell out soon. The photo i shot which showed half empty pots was taken at 8.30pm.

     You can take away too and charged with extra RM0.20. You can choose either plastic bag or plastic container to take away. But I found out there was always leaking problem with the plastic bag. 

Sea Park Nasi Lemak @ PJ

      Nasi Lemak is a popular dish at Malaysia. At Petaling Jaya, you must go eat Sea Park nasi lemak. The nasi lemak stall is at the backstreet and you may wonder the hygiene issue. Since it is a cheap local food, throw your worries behind your head first. The stall opens at evening till night. There is always crowded with people at around 8.30 pm. But don't worry, there will always have seat due to the high speed services of the waiters. The speed they deliver the food even faster than MacDonald. You will be amazed by the waiter whom carry many plates of nasi lemak at one hand while the other hand holding several drinks! I can't capture their photo because they walk fast. Now you know why the food arrived in such high speed. 

     What's so special about this nasi lemak? First and foremost, the rice smelled Indian herd and each rice is separately without sticky or oily. Second, the fried chicken is really big and crunchy. You can taste the chicken has been marinated with Indian herb. It is really delicious and can said it is the vital star of this dish. Next, the fried egg is flat, thin and well-cook. Your appetite has been increased when you just look at the fried egg. Another important element to be a good nasi lemak is the sambal (chili paste). For this section, I've  to be fail him cruelly. The sambal is not spicy and thick. So this deduces its mark. There is some crunchy peanuts and cucumbers too.

     Another attractive point for this nasi lemak is the cheaper price-- RM4.50. This definitely is valuable as the rice is big in portion even the chicken. That's the reason why the stall is full house every night.

      For the drink, teh ais limau is recommended. But I just order the milo ice and it is normal.   

Nasi lemak RM4.50

The kitchen

Open dining place

Cool Milo Ice

Address:
Jalan 21/11b, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 46300, Malaysia

Monte's Restaurant & Wine Bar @ KL

     A good meal ends with good talk. This is an opening message when you've open the Monte's menu. The restaurant provides a comfort environment in addition of delectable western cuisine. You can screen through the menu from appetizers to desserts and there is standard price for the meal, or maybe expensive for a student.

     The waiter will serve you with the bread and butter at the beginning and it is free. You can fill your stomach while waiting for your meal. The bread is soft and marvelous with the butter.

     Everyone has a dream even Monte... Monte's dream is a sweet mocktail. If you prefer sour mocktail, you may order Cinderella. Is Cinderella's life sour and sweet?

Monte's dream (RM13)

     Poultry: Canju chicken was served with tomato salsa, potato salads and vegetable. This was quite a nice dish and too full for a small appetite girl. The grill chicken chop was tender while the tomato salsa make the chicken more juicy although I felt there was lack of tomato sour taste. 

     Next, Chicken Maryland. The chicken chop was fried with bread crumbs and the side dish have sausage,  banana fritter, vegetable, french fries and fried corn ball. In summary, all are fried stuff. If you love to eat fried stuff,  this is suitable for you. The portion was really big and too much for a girl. 

     In addition, Mushroom Chicken is recommended. The mushroom gravy was pour on the grill chicken and i felt there was same grill chicken as canju chicken. Besides, there was herbed rice and vegetable. The mushroom gravy taste little bit like cheese and it was just perfect with the chicken. 

     We all astonished when the Honey Chicken reached on the table. This was totally a small sized whole fried chicken! The honey sauce was served in a small bowl and you can dip the chicken with it. The side dish was the french fries. I think this was suitable for kids as they like fried chicken. Nothing special other than a normal fried chicken.

Chicken Maryland RM27

Canju chicken RM28

     

Mushroom chicken RM22

Honey chicken RM28

  

Seafood: Norwegian Salmon Stick served with tomato salsa. Well, the different with Canju Chicken was the salmon was softer, smaller, more expensive. But indeed, the salmon will taste better as it was just well-cooked and smooth to swallow. There were salad and potato wedges too.

Norwegian Salmon Stick RM35

Pasta: Spaghetti Vongole was recommended for those love plain food. The spaghetti was cooked together with the clamps, chili and garlic. The spaghetti was mixed with small amount of soup which has accumulates the essence of clams and taste fabulous! 

     Next, Spaghetti Spinach Cream Sauce was a healthy choice. The spaghetti was cooked with button mushroom as sundried tomatoes. But the spaghetti was not made from spinach as we thought. Haiz...

Spaghetti Vongole RM25

Spaghetti Spinach Cream Sauce

     Unfortunately, we didn't order the dessert because our stomachs already bloated. So sorry can't introduce you guys any desserts.

Monte's Restaurant & Wine Bar

Lot F 112, Level 1, Bangsar Shopping Centre , Jalan Maarof, 59000 Kuala Lumpur 

Tel (603) 2094 1112/3 

Open Monday - Sunday, 11.30 am till 11 pm

http://www.montesrestaurant.com.my/index.html