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Cafe 1920 @ The Curve

Posted By Michael Yip / August, 27, 2007 / 0 comments

On Thursday, with some time to spare after work, Stephanie and I dropped by Cafe 1920 @ The Curve for dinner. As it’s a Thursday, the atmosphere in the cafe is quite cozy as there’s not many patrons around. Here’s what we had.

We started with the Chicken Ceasar Salad which is cheesy but quite good.

And Stephanie ordered the Italian Sub Baguette Sandwich with extra cheese on it. The sandwich itself is quite healthy but the fries that was served is just… Let’s just say that it doesn’t help with my diet.

When I was looking at the menu, I made a very grave mistake that I later regretted, aiming to go for something light, I decided to go for the Baked Dori Fish. As it wasn’t stated on the menu, I learned that this one dish is filled with cheese! I had to force feed myself just so that the dish don’t go to waste. If I wasn’t lactose intollerant, I’d say that it’s a very nice dish. The fish was quite fresh.

The desserts includes…

A Cake! and…..

A scoop of ice cream. The desserts are nothing to shout about so ….. there you have it. Our dinner at Cafe 1920 @ The Curve.

Famous Claypot Loh See Fun

Posted By Michael Yip / August, 24, 2007 / 2 comments

Last Saturday, went to have a late dinner with Stephanie and a bunch of friends in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. I said late cause the food was only served to us at 9pm.

The place we went to is Restaurant Famous Claypot Loh See Fun. Very ingenius way to name the restaurant. I believe this restaurant is a branch of the restaurant in Petaling Street, can some one confirm it?

Claypot Loh See Fun, in direct translation to english, would be Claypot Rat’s Noodle as Loh See is Rat/Mouse in Cantonese. At this particular restaurant, there is 2 signature dishes that every one would order. The first is the Claypot Loh See Fun and the other is the Deep Fried Roast Pork (which we decide to skip this time around). What we had in that restaurant was…

Claypot Loh See Fun (A must have when you eat at this restaurant)

The main ingredient in it is the Loh See Fun, minced pork and a raw egg placed above the dish once it’s cooked.

We also had the Cantonese Yee Mee

The main ingredient is Yee Mee, Squid, egg, vege and pork. WE love our Pork.

The side dishes to compliment the two main dishes includes this Toufu with Minced Pork.

Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet and a plate of vegetable which I didn’t have a picture of.

The selection we ordered can truly feed the 8 of us and we have to force the last couple of bites in too as we were quite stuffed by the end of dinner. Will I go and eat again? Of course!

Durian D15

Posted By Michael Yip / August, 23, 2007 / 2 comments

2 days back, my dad came home with 2 packet of Durians. Excellent D15 specimens. Took one bite and I was transport to durian heaven.

The D15 has yellow fillings and its taste is sweet with a slight trace of bitterness. The flesh is quite substantial.

Too bad, my dad only brought back 2 packets of durian and not 20 packs, it only took us a good 5min to finish them off and left wanting more…

Daorae Garden

Posted By Michael Yip / August, 20, 2007 / 0 comments

The previous Thursday, while everyone is on their way to Damai Laut, Stephanie, Cynthia and myself head over to Daorae Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant to have a feast as well as to catch up with one another.

This is my 3rd visit to this place. The first time was months ago with Zhang Zhen Hong and friends and the 2nd time was just 2 weeks ago. I would say that in terms of service, this is one of the few places where the staff really takes care of you. Any refills requested are met in a fast pace and they are there to cook the food that is ordered for you, regardless of it being a BBQ dish or the Steamboat dishes.

What did we had while we were there?

Aside from the standard side dishes that we can refill often. One of which we often refill is the Spinach

We also had the Daeji Gal Bi (Pork), It’s grilled pork that are succulent in taste as well as appealing to the eyes. A traditional side dish called kimchi and daikon (radish) kimchi is usually served while eating this meal.

The Yang Nyum Dak Gal Bi (marinated skinless chicken fillets). It took less time to cook this dish compared to the Daeji and just like the above dish, this one is pure heaven. It was grilled just to the right tenderness and I couldn’t even wait for the waiter to serve the meat in a bowl as I attacked it even while it’s still in the grill.

as well as Kimchi Jeon which is quite nice. Shaped like a pancake, it is a shallow-fried patty made primarily from kimchi and flour. It is supposed to be a is a dish served as an appetizer, snack, or banchan sidedish. But for the 3 of us, it’s good enough to be one of the main dish on the table.

Well, that’s about it in terms of what we had, I’ve posted more pictures here…

Kamsahamnidaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Paddington House of Pancakes

Posted By Michael Yip / August, 18, 2007 / 0 comments

We don’t have Pancake Parlour here in Malaysia but we have the next best thing. I think…

Paddington House of Pancakes is located at The Curve in Damansara and when Stephanie and I was there on the Saturday evening, it was PACKED! We had to sit outside for 15minutes while waiting for them to prepare a space for us inside.

What did we had that night?

For myself, I had the Mexican Double Chicken Burger. The whole dish is good except that the chicken patty is a bit dry.