Hau Kee Seafood Restaurant@ Cheras.

Our targeted restaurant was not open, Hau Kee Seafood Restaurant  was another good option.

Located in a traffic choked curved junction in the residential area of Taman Cheras, Cheras- the four shop lots restaurant "scream" at you to try them out- only open in the evening.


Mobile push carts that served hawkers fare lined both sides of the road leading out of it.


Parking is horrible-double and triple parking.

But the good food make up for it.

Fried Rice with finely chopped long bean, Char siew (BBQ Pork),egg, shrimp, fresh spring onion and topped with crispy, crackling baby Anchovies-fluffy whole grain rice-not oily at all.

Steamed Village chicken in a steel basin reinforced by a wooden bucket (seen a lot of these utensil in China)-the chicken was tender and full of herbal flavor and the juices goes well with the fried rice.

House made silky soft deep fried Tofu braised with angled Loofah (Gourd) in superior broth.

Steamed sliced Pomfret fish meat stuffed with springy fish paste and water chestnut and blanched Hong Kong Choy Sam on it's side-5 stars !.

Stir fried extra dwarf Nai Pak Choy (Fairlady) with garlic-fresh, sweet and crunchy.

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Clay pot Butter Crab-fresh, meaty crabs in a thick and creamy buttery gravy-steamed mantou to lap up those sinful cholesterol laden gravy.

Total Bill:Rm188/

Location:12, Jalan Kaskas 2, 

Taman Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur. 

Tel: 03-9130 0113 / 03-9131 2013. 

Open from 5.45pm-2.00am

Makanan Laut Loong Sing@ Bukit Tinggi.

Our annual "pilgrimage" of a dinner and overnight stay at the rainy, cool and foggy Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang was rejuvenating !

But then every good things must come to an end.

Came early Sunday afternoon, it was time to leave those money sucking Slot machines, Baccarat, Roulette, Scibo games all behind.

We headed downhill eastward to Makanan Laut Loong Sing in Bukit Tinggi village for our late lunch.

We were lucky because Mindy's favorite wild frogs were available.

Parking is ample.

Steamed Pak Soo Kung (Cat Whisker fish)-750 gm-garnished wit spring onion, coriander leaves, julienned young ginger and drizzled with garlic oil and light soy sauce-very fresh and fleshy with no traces of mud smell-Rm22.50/

Steamed Village Chicken with lots of blended Bentong's old ginger-odd and bits pieces of  muscled chicken meat-quite salty-Rm15/

Steamed River Prawns with egg white-1.8 kg-super fresh, too big in size and the meat were fleshy but coarse (a bit like lobster's meat texture) with heads filled with red roe-Rm126/

Steamed wild frogs with kei chee (wolfberries) and light soy sauce-800gm-sweet, smooth white glistening flesh that easily detached from it's bones-delicious Rm56/

Stir fried fresh mushroom with sweet pea bean, Enoki mushroom, house made fishpaste and deep fried Tofu-a very refreshing dish-RM18/

Total bill: Rm245.
Location: 97, Bukit Tinggi,
Bentong, Pahang.
Tel: 016-960-8270/016-276-6876.

Heong Moon Seafood Restaurant.

It was drizzling on a Saturday evening, my brother Meng invited us to try out this restaurant near his house.

Heong Moon Seafood Restaurant is located near the junction of the ongoing road widening Subang New Village/Shah Alam road.

The village house converted into a restaurant is partly air conditioned and clean.

Parking is OK.

Hoong Siew Yee Thau-the whole fish head was lightly batter-deep fried until crispy-topped with a gravy full of baby corn, onion, black fungus, chillies, tofu, carrot, straw mushroom-Rm39/

Steamed Village Chicken-meat were muscled and fragrant- red kei chi (wolfberries) plus the natural juices from the chicken was a bit salty- Rm19/

Clay pot Seafood-came piping hot and filled with fish maw, mushroom, sea asparagus, limpets, crabstick, blanched broccoli and sliced fish-flavorsome gravy, goes well with rice-Rm35/

,Butter Crabs-mud crabmeat was very fresh, fine and juicy but the gravy were too diluted-Rm35/

Shell-shaped buns to lap up the fragrant butter gravy-Rm6/

Stir fried Siew Pak Choy-crunchy and juicy-Rm15/

Total bill:Rm180/
Location: N0: 6S-A+B, Lot 4030,
Jalan Satu D,
Kampung Baru Subang, Shah Alam,
Tel:03-7846-9440.

Sam U Clay Pot Restaurant.

We met up with my daughter Mindy and her hubby Sam for dinner at Sam U Clay Pot Restaurant in Petaling Jaya New Town.

The owner of this restaurant was an ex-partner of Restaurant Sam You (located a stone throwaway).

This is a small and simple restaurant with seatings spilling out onto the walkway.

At the left side is an enclosed glass area for displaying the different types of their signature poached chicken and a chopping area, the main kitchen is located at the back.

Service was fast and friendly.

Parking is ample in front and at the back of the restaurant.

Village chicken (1/2)-seated on a bed of good grade soy sauce and blanched beansprout-meat was average, on the soft side and not muscled (tasted the bald neck chicken last week-it was worst)-the garlic/chillies and the blended ginger were good dips-Rm34/

Clay pot Seafood Beancurd-cooked with deep fried cubed beancurd (silky smooth inside), prawn, sweet pea bean, and florets of cauliflower-a well balanced dish-Rm15/.

Clay pot of assorted seafood cooked with crunchy fish maw, thick and gelatinous sea cucumber, limpet and mushroom-distinctive flavored gravy-Rm28.

Clay pot Garouper fish-chunky and meaty-topped with salty Tau Cheong (Soybean paste), deep fried garlic and garnished with spring onion and cilantro-a fabulos choice-Rm20/

Clay pot Chef special spare ribs (3 pieces)-well marinated and fragrant and the meat easily detach from the bones-good to savor-Rm18/.

Clay pot Iceberg Lettuce-was surprised that it was served in a clay pot-garnished with lots of deep fried shallots-whole plant, leafy and herbaceous-Rm8/

Oil rice-lovely whole grained rice-Rm1.20/

Total bill:Rm138/ (Thanks to Sam for the dinner)
Location:12, Jalan Tengah,
Petaling Jaya.
Tel:03-7956-2262.