DRAGON STAR AIR COND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT-2nd VISIT.

Dragon Star Air Cond Seafood Restaurant located in SS1, Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya is a hit with family diners on weekends and is worth checking out.
There are many special Chinese cuisine on promotion.

The restaurant's upstairs dining area decor looks grand while it's ground floor decor is much simpler.

Reservation is a must and bring along your appetite and wallet too.

Parking is ample in the evening.

Roast Spring Chicken-about 1 kg+ -crispy skin with tender meat-garnished with deep fried Potatoes chips-dip in salt/5 Spice powder or Chillies Garlic sauce for more flavor-Rm30/.

Soon Hock (Marble Goby)-at RM100/kg was a steal-steamed with Grade A light Soy sauce and garnished with chopped Garlic, green Bird's Chilies and Coriander to perk up the flavor-the meat was pleasant, sweet in taste with a fine and delicate texture-delicious to the bones!-Rm122/.

Signature Bean curd-well browned on the outside-soft and silky smooth inside cushioned on light Soy sauce and topped with chopped Mushroom, preserved Radish and Minced meat-a hit with everyone-Rm18/.

Braised Wild Pig Trotter-full of 5 Spice powder flavor and braised until it was tenderized to a point where the meat easily separates from the bones-n0 gamy smell just a warm and mildly Liquorice scent-Rm30/.

Kai Lan Mui-stir fried with garlic-young, tender and leafy shoots-Rm15/.

Total bill:Rm245/
Location:54a-54b, Jalan SS1/22,
Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya.
Tel:03-7877-6673

DELICIOUS DINNER 22.

A series of home cooked dinner by my wife.

Stingray fish - (2 chunks)-marinated with Turmeric and Curry powder-pan fried with a piece of Banana leaf to make it more flavorful.

Topped with sauteed coarsely chopped Ginger, Onion and Garlic-truly fragrant-meat was fresh and juicy.

Deep Fried Brinjal (Aubergine) stuffed with homemade Fishpaste which was firm and springy-drizzled with some dark Soy sauce and garnished with chopped Spring onion.

Stir fried chopped Chinese round Cabbage with garlic-delicate with a sweet flavor.

RESTORAN MEL'S CORNER-WAN TON MEE.

Restoran Mel's Corner is located near my house in Section 17, Petaling Jaya and is one of seven Wan ton mee stall (in Section 17 alone) that i like to patronize besides the ignorant lady stall at Restoran Wah Cheong (like the Sui Kow) and the fat guy at Restoran Lucky (like the braised Mushroom/Chicken feet).

Mel's Corner served one of best Wanton Mee with Char Siew because his mentor is "The Char Siew King."

Wantan mee -the strand of egg flour noodle was firm but a bit soggy-tossed with light and dark Soya sauce, Oyster sauce, Sesame oil, Lard oil and served with blanched Choy Sam and BBQ 3 layer pork which was sweet, tender and well caramelized-plus 3 wan ton dumplings-eat it with vinegared pickled green Chillies in Soy sauce for more zing!-Rm4.50/.

Location: 947, Jalan 17/38
Section 17, Petaling Jaya,

HOI PENG SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (BRANCH)

After calling it a day at the successful ASD Launch Version 2.0 Sales at 3 Two Square, we went for dinner at Hoi Peng Seafood Restaurant (Branch) in SS2, Petaling Jaya which brought back good memories.

Twenty eight years ago, when my wife was pregnant with our first child, her food cravings were crabs. Back then the nearest and the best place to eat crabs was Hoi Peng (Main) in Old Klang Road and we patronized it at least once a week!

Now my daughter Mindy takes after her !! craving for crabs done in any style.

Tonight, we ordered some of their signature dishes.

Good appetizers-firm Century eggs with young pickled Ginger-taste wonderful, can't just stop eating at one-Rm9/.

Roast Chicken wings-was well marinated -with crispy skin and tender moist meat -Garlic/Ginger/Chili dip for extra flavor-Rm13.80/.

Lala(Clams)-was bathed in sweet superior stock soup with Bird's eye chillies to perk it one notch higher-Lala was fresh, fleshy and briny-Rm20/

House made Toufu-deep fried and filled with finely chopped carrot and fish paste-was firm and smooth with slices of fresh cucumber on the side-Rm15/.

Stir fried crunchy delicate flavored Green Asparagus with hot and spicy Sambal Belacan (Shrimp paste) cooked with medium size prawns which was fresh and succulent-Rm25/.

The Star of the night-2 big size Indonesia crabs (2 1/2 kg) done in their famous sweet, sour and spicy style (Fatty Crabs' too numbing)-the fresh and meaty crabs were cut up into bite pieces but the meat was a bit coarse in texture-the gooey gravy was lapped up clean with toasted bread-Rm110/.

Location map.

Total bill:Rm225/
Location:30, Jalan SS2/24,
Petaling Jaya.
Tel:03-7874-2199/7875-4060.
(Pork free).

RESTAURANT KEONG KEE.

Saturday lunch with my buddies, we went to Restaurant Keong Kee in Taman Putra, Cheras after we attended to a client in the Taman Muda area.

Restaurant Keong Kee is a famous established eatery, with lots of regular and family diners.

The ground floor interior is a small but exudes a relaxing and inviting ambiance, with alfresco dining on the five foot walkway of the restaurant's front.
The place is hygienic and clean with floor to ceiling tiling with an air conditioned dining area tucked away upstairs.

Parking is terrible.

Assorted roasted meat in a glass paneled enclosure.

Pork ribs in Orange juice sauce-was lightly battered-deep fried and smothered with Orange juice sauce on a bed of fresh lettuce and slices of cucumber on the side-the ribs were meaty and flavorful.

Square deep fried Toufu-silky soft inside, with toppings of Japanese Crab sticks and sliced smooth Angled Loofah in superior stock gravy-sinfully good.

Steamed Red Tilapia fish- their signature dish-in lovely sweet bean paste/chillies/garlic/ginger flavorsome sauce-a delight to the palate and was done just right- fresh, sweet, delicate and meaty.

Stir fried Choy Sam with cloves of garlic-was sweet, plump and crunchy.

Nourishing White Radish soup was complimentary.

Total bill:Rm70/,
Location:1, Jalan Bunga Tanjung 9C, (opp Petronas)
Taman Putra, Cheras,
Tel:03-4291-3408.