Weekend Lunch @ Kedai Makanan Laut Hai Ung.

The fresh fishes and crustaceans sold in the local markets and Pasar Tani in Selangor are mostly from the Kuala Selangor district.

The long weekend holidays plus the beckoning of the freshest seafood was a good excuse to wander into Pasir Penambang for a seafood lunch and stocking up of fresh sea food for the coming Chinese New Year.

For my daughter Michelle's bff Edmond, it was his first visit to Pasir Penambang !!

On arrival-mum and wife headed straight to the seafood stall beside the restaurant to make their purchases while we ordered food for our lunch.

Even though the food served was not exceptionally good-what we liked was it's freshness and affordability plus the great view of the swift flowing seawater, mangrove trees and fishermen bringing in their catches in their boats right next door.

Parking is ample.

Fried Glass Noodle with fishcake, chicken meat, mushroom.egg, spring onion, dried shrimps and garnished with deep fried shallots-Rm10/

Oyster Omelette-big juicy and briny fresh oysters-delicious-Rm17/

Koong Poh Mantis Prawn-sweet and spicy-would have preferred the fresh ones but Michelle can't handle the de-shelling part-Rm22/

Boiled Cockles-mum's favorite-fresh but some were overcooked-the chillies sauce did not gave her much "kick"- Rm8/

Stir fried tender sweet potato leaves with sliced garlic-tender and leafy-Rm10/

Steamed Crabs with julienne ginger and spring onion-very fresh, sweet with fine meat-Rm55/

Total Bill:Rm125/
Location:Bagan Sungei Yu,
Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor.
Tel: 03-3289-6828 / 012-385-8815.

HEE LAI TON RESTAURANT (PUCHONG) SDN BHD.

Saturday lunch time with my buddies, we went to "pig-out"at Hee Lai Ton Restaurant (Puchong Sdn Bhd) in Bandar Puchong Jaya(opposite IOI Mall), Puchong.

Bandar Puchong Jaya's busy commercial area is full of eating places from mobile steamboat vans in the evening to simple coffee shops or designer restaurants.

Hee Lai Ton is having a "Eat all you can" promotion for Rm23.80 tt excluding rice and tit bits.

The five of us were filled up to the rim after the marathon feast from 12 pm-2.30 pm-very bad for health but once in a while it was a luxury!

A grandeur place to dine.

A bowl of Sharkfin soup for each of us-the broth was tasty but there was not much Sharkfin.

Soy sauce sea Prawns-don't be fool-the smaller ones are at the bottom but nevertheless it was tender and succulent.

Roast Duck (Thigh)-ordered 2 plates -very crispy skin, meaty and juicy with a distinct flavor-best!

Claypot Pork ribs-well braised, firm and meaty with melt in the mouth soft Beancurd sheets.

Steamed Grass Carp belly with blended Ginger garnished with slivers of carrots and Coriander leaves-smooth, fine textured and very fresh.

Steamed Boiler Chicken with black Fungus and knotted Golden Lily buds-meat was tender and meaty- the juicy essence was a delight to slurp.

Fried Tung Hoon (Glass noodle) with 2 small sized Crabs and pungent aromatic Parsley-the Crab meat shrunk and the noodle were way too salty.

Mixed assorted vegetables-young baby Corn, sliced Lotus root, Celery, Asparagus and Onion-refreshing and delicate flavor to balance off all the meat.

Deep fried Squid with salted Egg-lightly battered, very flavorful from the Curry leaves and salted Egg.

Fried Sang Mee (Egg noodle) with Squid, Pork, earthy Button Mushroom and crunchy Beansprout-a good combination.

Fruits (Papaya/ Honeydew) and sweet dessert (Sea coconut/Lychee) to end a wholesome meal.

Total bill:RM144/
Location:21, 22 & 23, Jalan Kenari 1,
Bandar Puchong Jaya,
Batu 8, Jln Puchong,
Selangor.
Tel:03-5882-3333.

RESTORAN FATTY CRAB SDN BHD

After flying home from their holiday( Bangkok),my daughter Mindy and her husband Sam played hosts to celebrate my one hundred blog. Oh! what a compliment. After all the Tom Yam Koong, she still needs to have her fix of crabs. I remembered when my wife was pregnant (with Mindy), we ate a lots of crabs, maybe she inherited the habit.Well, tonight the five of was at Restoran Fatty Crabs, a place synonymous for their hot, sweet, fiery and spicy crabs. The food served is very consistent and the place is clean and spacious. The ground floor is open dining with ceiling fans for comfort while the upstairs dining area is air conditioned. The restaurant is always packed with a potpourri of people-no reservation -first come first serve policy! The food served here is halal too, and they only accept cash!

The front of the restaurant.

Steamed crabs-fresh and full of meat.

Fried rice-was not oily-full of ingredients like finely chopped long bean, carrot, egg and prawns.

Satay(L-beef R-chicken)- well marinated with turmeric and charcoal grilled flavor.

Hot and spicy peanut satay sauce.

Their signature dish-all time favorite- A MUST-hot, sweet, sour and spicy crabs-dip toasted bread with the gravy- a real knockout

BBQ chicken wings-crispy and tender.

The soft and firm century egg with pickled ginger-good appetizer!

The gracious host-Mindy.

Total bill:rm154/
Location:2, Jalan SS24/13, Taman Megah,
Petaling Jaya.
Tel:03-7804-5758

PANTAI SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

My dad wants to have something special for dinner, instead of his mundane steamed fish fillet rice dinner every other day. There were too many choices and as it was drizzling, the point of focus was on to Pantai Seafood restaurant, located in Kayu Ara, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, where parking was easy and he won't get drench when getting out of the car. Actually we are regular of this restaurant and tonight there were 15 of us and we ordered our usual dishes:

Fresh live local and exotic seafood- nicely arranged and ready to be chosen for the dinner table.

Busy waiters and captains going about their chores.

Menu.

Salted duck egg yolk crabs-was done well, not too oily and covered with generous amount of duck yolk-was nicely cut into bite pieces too.

Stir fry lotus roots with celery(can lower cholesterol).sweet peas, button mushroom, carrot-was surprised the various vegetables blended so well-was crunchy and highly nutritious.

A bucket of steamed free range chicken-was herbal in flavor but the broth was a bit salty.the ginger dip goes well with the lean chicken meat

Angled loofahs with soft deep fried bean curd-my dad's favorite- just melt in the mouth with each bite. my nephew loves the gravy.

Deep fried pork ribs-was well battered, meaty and hints of lam yee(preserved bean curd) taste-everyone get to savor it.

Boiled fresh grass prawns-sweet, fresh and succulent but high in cholesterol.

Stir fry kang kong(water morning glory) with chillies and shrimps paste-a bit over cooked but was finished anyway.

Egg omelette with onion and shrimp-was nicely browned and soft and fluffy inside.

Total bill + drinks:rm320/

RM320/

STEAMBOAT

HO HO STEAMBOAT

Seri Petaling

This restaurant have 3 shop lots, 2 air conditioned and the rest alfresco style along the sidewalk. Instead of charcoal fire, they used gas and induction cooker.The broth for the soup was clear and only one type. It was sweet and flavorful after all the ingredients are cooked. The ingredients are fresh-garoupa fish fillet, prawns, white soft bean curd, bean curd skin, fish noodle,beehoon, yee mee, eggs, two types of vegetables. The chillies sauce plus sweet bean sauce was a good dip for the cooked food. The side dishes are charged separately! Parking is ample.

Induction cooker with clear broth

Mixed ingredients for -rm 13/pax

Crab with roe -rm 22.80/

Fried bean curd - rm6/

Freshly made minced pork dumplings-rm 10/

Tong oh vegetables - rm6/

Fresh and thinly sliced pork belly - rm12/

Enokitaki or golden needle mushroom - rm7/

Noodles and eggs comes with the ingredients