Delicious Hong Kong Treats @ The Roast House in Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park by FollowMeToEatLa

The restaurant offers rice plus noodles @ affordable prices with a smattering of Hong Kong and local dishes. It's a cozy restaurant where food is mouthwatering in taste and the atmosphere friendly and casual. 

Daily freshly roasted meats, including delicious looking roast duck, roast pork, barbecued pork and roast chicken by their very own In-house Chef with more 10 years of culinary experience.

Barbecue Pork Rice

RM 9 

In-house specialty is Barbecue Pork Rice or "Ngam Yin Siew Wan Rice" which derived from Stephen Chow’s classic comedy film, The God of Cookery. Since then, this BBQ Pork Rice become a synonym in Hong Kong due to the popularity of the film!

Appetising bowl of BBQ pork rice 

I simply loved this rice dish. One can actually salivate or drools over just by looking at this appetising bowl of BBQ pork served with sunny side up egg accompanied with some boiled siew pak choy. Chef's choice of using the pork belly for this dish was excellent. 

That was a melt-in-the-mouth experience as I slowly savours each piece of the BBQ meat. Moist & aromatic flavour oozing in my mouth, wonderful combination texture of a nice layer of meat with a nice layer of fat, it's roasted close to perfection. Can't believe this as I'm never a fan of 'fatty cha siew' but honestly, this is some of the best-cooked BBQ meat I‘ve ever had.

Authentic BBQ Pork with Wantan Noodles

RM 9

BBQ Pork with Noodles is of course a very special dish worth mentioning for it is very pleasing to the palate. The BBQ pork with tender and juicy interior that was oozing with flavour. The accompanying sauce is sweet and tasty, bringing out the best in the wantan noodles too. It was suffice to say that bowls are licked clean that night.

Note the generous serving of the BBQ Pork, thickly sliced mouthwatering BBQ belly pork served with dry version of the wantan noodles.

The ingredient like the Special Wantan Noodles used in this dish is imported to preserve the authenticity of taste according to the owner, Mr. Weng Kham himself. I especially enjoy the wantan noodles that is springy, crunchy & extremely fine, very different from the usual local ones we used to eat at the shops. Because of this, it gets a thumbs up from me. Maybe the next time I come by this place, I'll not hesitate to order a 'ma-meen' or double servings of this awesome noodles again.

Well, here's two thumbs up too for Mr.Weng Kham himself, looking smart & trendy in OpenRicers' Brand new Apron] for his passion in eating & serving the juicy, tender & full of flavour roast meat to his patrons.

Traditional Hakka Noodles by Roast House 

RM 7

Well sometimes looks can be quite deceiving in some instant as in this particular noodles dish. From the appearance, the serving of the minced pork was extremely generous & looks delightfully savoury.

The noodles were just right to my liking as any hakka noodles should be. Light & springy cooked till ala-dante just like the pasta does. But, I'm sorry to say that the chef might have gone overboard with the seasoning as it's quite salty. Apart from that, except for the extreme saltiness, I find the noodles quite palatable.

This was one of the dishes which I can finish due to too much soya or seasoning added.

If you have always encounter indecisiveness when it comes to food, then worry no more! You may savour your meal from The Roast House Value Set Lunch from 12pm to 3pm. Pick your main course from 5 delicious choices such as Barbecue Pork “Ngam Yin Siew Wan” Rice, Barbecue Pork with Noodles, Traditional Hakka Noodles, Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun, Shrimp Wantan Hor Fun and many more. Also, enjoy a bowl of soup of the day and watermelon for extra fulfilment in your tummy!

After the food galore, quench your thirst with either a glass of barley, herbal tea or lemon grass . The value for money Set Lunch ranges from RM 9.90 to RM11.90 which is really a well-balanced & complete meal, definitely would not burn a hole in your pocket. Thus, it gives you the nice comfy feeling after dining there.

Wowed Over by the Soup of the Day @Roast House

The Soup of the Day I have for that day is the Lotus Root with Arrowroot Soup or in Cantonese 'Lean Ngau Fun Kot' soup.It's highly nutritious, known to dispel heat and toxics,strengthen body and also increase appetite. I have to give my two thumbs up for this soup as it's tasty, hearty and flavourful.

Note the chunky piece of lean meat, lotus, arrowroots, nuts & dates as essential ingredients to making an authentic soup. I couldn’t resist from ordering a second & third serving as it's very tasty and addictive, too! The owner, Mr.Weng Kham confirms that a different soup is boil & served every day with unlimited serving ... 

Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun

RM 8

The Roast House's Ipoh Hor Fun wasn't up to the mark according to my standards although it's served with lots of fresh shrimps, chicken slices, and spring onions. The 2 most important criteria to meet in making a good hor fun is the soup base & the type of noodles used. Firstly, the soup lacks in the prawn & chicken taste resulting it to become quite tasteless. 

On top of that, the noodles should be especially smooth, fine and slippery hor fun, but they may have use another type of kuey teow commonly used for soup or fried version (char kway teow) that is broader, thicker and not as smooth as the original hor fun.

Note the unusually thick and broad looking kuey teow in this bowl of soup.

Last but not least, if you're not choosy or 'cerewet' foodie like me (I always have a benchmark of all the food in my list) ... feel free to give this humble noodles a try! 

The Roast House

30 Jalan Kuchai Maju 8

 Off Jalan Kuchai Lama

 Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park

 58200 Kuala Lumpur, 

Phone : 03-7971 5887

Website : www.facebook.com/ShaoWeiDian

Different Kind of Steamboat @ Tai Tao in Bandar Menjalara Kepong by FollowMeToEatLa

A steamboat is such great fun. Chinese-style hot pot or steamboat is great fun for all, especially families and friends. I always enjoyed eating steamboat because it's a healthy meal & low in fat content.

Here in Tai Tao Steamboat, I believed many customers are most drawn to this restaurant for their special steamboat. Customers get a choice of their signature porridge soup, clear soup or tom yam for those who like it more pedas. My favourite this time is the porridge soup as it makes a refreshingly different meal to cook food in this way.

 A good crowd even on weekdays

This restaurant is located in Bandar Menjalara, Kepong. Basically, it's an open air place, very spacious and quite airy corner lot shop. Good place for family gathering or friends hang out on weekends. Getting to the place during after office hours maybe a hassle as there are massive traffic no matter where you coming from. So, I would advise coming here on weekends only instead of the usual weekdays.

 Mr.Tai Tao's pic on the menu

Money for Value - The Signature Set 

 RM 16.80

It has fresh prawns, fish fillet, squid, fish noodles, fish paste, fish ball, bean curd, fried tofu skin, black fungus, ,eggs, mee hoon, yee mee noodles plus lots of vegetables . The price @RM 16.80 per single set is real value for money as many other places do not offer such big juicy prawns, chunky slices of fish nor squid in their regular set. Many short changed the customers by substituting with fish ball, foo chuk, taufoo or many kinds of processed food.

Big juicy & succulent fresh sea prawns

The prefect combination of clear soup & porridge soup

These generous serving of corn is great especially for the clear soup. Healthy & good to eat, the soup tasted awesome bringing out a hint of sweetness of the corn to end my satisfying meal. 

For steamboat meals, dips are of great importance. Here, you get 3 choices of garlicky chilli sauce, green chillies sauce and their special home made 'Spicy Sate Sauce'. Mr.Tai Tao, the owner shared with us that this sauce is specially made with evaporated milk instead of the usual santan for the special unique flavour. I'm a great fan of any satay sauce, so I was practically eating them out of the sauce plate rather than using it as dipping sauce! Maybe when I can back again, I might try to 'tau pau' some back home, well ... of course with permission & kind courtesy of the ever friendly, Mr. Tai Tao!

Simply a Must-Try item - Succulent & Fresh Paddy Frogs

 RM20 

The freshness of the padi field frogs was top-notch and a wonderful accompaniment with the porridge. I was amazed by the generous serving that costs a mere RM 20 per plate. 

Ala Carte Selection of Fresh Gingery Fish Slices with Ginger & Spring Onions 

 RM6

 

What I liked about Tai Tao's ala carte dishes is that they're very generous with their serving. I get to savour large chunky pieces of dory fillet cooked in the flavourful porridge. The fillet with a delicate texture, went well with shredded ginger. I topped it up with lots chopped spring onion & Voila! I made my self a yummy, tummy-warming fish porridge. Good enough for little toddlers as it's the boneless fish fillet.

Ala Carte Speciality the Drunken Prawn

 RM20

Best when cook together with the clear soup. I would like to suggest to Mr.Tai Tao that perhaps he could use some kampung chicken marinated in wine & served it in the similar style too. With this, we can have the 'Special Drunken Chicken', a nutritious confinement dish taken by post-natal mother for good health & to promote blood circulation, provide nourishment and stimulate energy.

Ala Carte Sliced Pork

 RM8

Good to eat when with the porridge too & the best part is that it doesn't curl up into tiny pieces that leave nothing to chew. Deliciously tender, not tough it practically melts in my mouth.

Must Try Dish: Drunken Prawn

This signature ala-carte dish was highly recommended by the owner, Mr Tai Tao himself. I was really excited to try out the Special Drunken Prawn offered by here which one of their signature food on the must try list. I believe this is probably the only place in town with this version, many thanks to him who came out with this brilliant idea! A very chatty & friendly man indeed as he had no qualms in sharing his knowledge & truly passionate about his food.

Fresh Succulent Prawns

Dish was truly a new twist to eating steamboat. Fresh sea prawns are infused with the goodness of 3 types of wines, mainly the white wine, yellow wine & aromatic Shao xing wine. Superb concoction accompanied with finely shredded ginger & black fungus (mok yee). Juicy and succulent prawns were finger licking good. The aroma itself was just mouth-watering! It was bursting with wine flavour upon each bite. I could never get over the fact of slurping warm and tasty soup topped with some slices of ginger and mok yee. You can actually feel every spoonful goes into the stomach to warm up the tummy. Price wise was a steal, very reasonable plus value for money, paying only RM20 for 8 XXL size prawns. Highly recommended dish @Tai Tao if you're looking for something new to try out instead of the usual tom yam or clear soup.

Date of Visit: 2013-07-10

Address      : No. 97, Jalan 11/62A, Bandar Menjalara, Kuala Lumpur, Kepong, 52200, Kuala Lumpur.

Phone        : 016-926 8540

Hot Pot Time @ G-Pot's All You Can Eat Steamboat in Taman Kaskas Cheras by FollowMeToEatLa

This is the 2nd part or continuation to my review of my 'Makan Adventure' with OpenRicers at Restaurant  G-Pot Steamboat.  

 Healthy Herbal & Pumpkin Soup

For those opting for a healthier meal, they should choose the combination of the 2 nutritious Herbal & Pumpkin Soup. These 2 soups goes perfectly well with various vegetables, noodles, mushrooms & ready cooked favourites like the meatball, fish ball, foo chok, sausages & many more.

The herbal soup was just average for me. It was lacking in the herbs like dang gui, yok chok & kei chee. A good herbal soup should give out an aromatic smell, but perhaps they didn't want stronger version as it may not suit many. As for the pumpkin soup, I find it too bland, seriously lacking in sweetness, flavour & the colour didn't look right too. My pumpkin soup is always of a bright orange coloured, they could have used another variety of butter nut pumpkin.

   Wide selection of ready cooked food

They offered a wide selection of ready-cooked favourites like meat ball, sotong ball, fried fish ball, surimi, stuffed foo chok, just to mention a few.

   Wide array of Fresh Vegetables

In addition to that, vegetable lovers will be spoilt for choice as they served an array of cabbages, spinach, kang kong (water spinach), lettuce, siew pak choy, sawi & even the mint leaves.

   Noodles-oodles

A great selection of eggs noodles, spinach noodles, yee mee, wantan noodles, flat wantan noodles, oyster mushrooms & seaweed too.

   Springy Egg & Spinach Noodles

I really enjoyed my healthy green spinach noodles. Well, it was certainly a good choice as it was springy & smooth.

   Quail Eggs

Also not forgetting the eggs & the special quails eggs that definitely goes well with everything.

   My favourite greens - red spinach & mint leaves

These two awesome vegetables are my favourite greens. The red spinach & mint are my regular antioxidant-rich vegetables to my daily diet.

   Pudding & Gui Ling Gao

For the finale, there are pudding & gui ling gao to keep us in good health.

G-Pot are reasonable priced with RM 29.80 for steamboat + BBQ & charges only RM 19.00 for steamboat only. Currently, there some ongoing promotion of 30% discount for ladies on Tuesday, 20% off for late-nite after 10pm & lunch set from RM 8.80 with drinks & dessert too.

Date of Visit: 2013-06-26

8, Jalan Kaskas, Taman Cheras, Cheras 56100 Kuala Lumpur.

Phone : 012-277 7238 / 012-391 3818

For more info, check out the link here : https://www.facebook.com/gpot.steamboat

Grilling Time at G-Pot's All-You-Can-Eat BBQ @FollowMeToEatLa

   Buffet style 'All-You-Can-Eat' Concept

Located in Taman Cheras, you can never miss this particularly restaurant which was strategicly located facing the main road. With aBuffet style 'All-You-Can-Eat' concept, this restaurant allows diners to enjoy the sizzling experiences of BBQ and Hot-Pot, with choice of either cooking food in soups or grilling on its unique grill pan.

   Unique grill pan

You will be spoilt for choice as they offered over 100 varieties of food items ranging from meat, seafood, and vegetables to noodles and ready-cooked favourites like meat balls, fish balls, ham and sausages. Even the soup base for the hot pot didn't come in one but instead, in four awesome choices of clear, herbal, pumpkin & the all time favourite - tom yam soup.

   Paper-thin slices of meats

I started off with the grilling pan, with the paper-thin slices of meats — beef, mutton, chicken & pork which I found quite tasty. My favourite was the pork slices which tasted succulent and juicy, best eaten right off the grilling pan. Although there are several types of sauces - green chillies, ginger + chillies, brown sauce & many more served as dipping sauce, I prefer to savours the freshly grilled meat on its own. I guess that's the better way to taste the juiciness of the meat itself.

   Many choices of dipping sauce

   Tom yam Soup & Clear Soup

Next, I checked out the Hot Pot with the clear & tom yam soup. Instead of 'throwing' everything into the pot, I did the 'shabu-shabu style' with the beef and lamb as well as pork and chicken slices too. I would recommend this way of cooking especially for beef and lamb, as prolonged cooking with spoil the texture of the meat. I prefer the clear soup rather than the tom yam soup as it didn't have the 'oomph' factor to it. I believe they may have used the commercial tom yam paste instead of cooking it from scratch with fresh herbs/spice. 

   Spread of Seafood ready for the pot & grill pan

As for the seafood, prawns were fresh and good to eat either by grilling or in hot pot. But I can't say the same for some of the seafood like crabs, bamboo clams, fish slices, mussels and especially the cockles. My nose 'detected' a strong fishy smell once I slide open the fridge panel which means that the freshness of the seafood have been compromised. To maintain its freshness, seafood should be kept cool and moist at temperature between 0°C and 5°C.

Overall, I would give a rating of 4/10 for this restaurant as everything was so-so only, nothing special. Besides that, I hope more attention and importance be given to maintaining the freshness of the seafood, better quality soup and cleanliness of the place.

   Nothing left of the tasty & juicy pork slices

Date of Visit                           :  2013-06-26
Spending Approximately          :  RM 30 @pax    
   

No: 8, Jalan Kaskas, Taman Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur.
Phone : 12-277 7238 / 012-391 3818

Check out the link here : https /www.facebook.com/gpot.steamboat