[Permanently Closed] Restoran Bintang Kemuning ~ Damansara Uptown

An unassuming, no frills restaurant in Damansara Uptown serves very decent dai chow options with good wok hei.

The spring onion & ginger beef kuey teow and dry stir-fried kuey teow was tasty & fragrant and there were absolutely no complaints with the freshly cooked RM4 terung goreng and kangkung goreng.

Restoran Bintang Kemuning Damansara Uptown's affordable prices are hard to beat in an area where food can get quite pricey and with it's pork free menu, it's a solid choice in Damansara Uptown.

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Restoran Bintang Kemuning

20g, Jalan SS 21/35, Damansara Utama, 

47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens Thursday - Tuesday, 11.30am - 9.30pm

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Small Town Girl Vegetarian Cuisine ~ Kota Damansara

I rarely frequent vegetarian places although I do love greens so being able to return to this vegetarian restaurant again and again is a good indication of just how enjoyable it is.

Small Town Girl in Kota Damansara serves hearty and satisfying vegetarian meals which really proves that vegetarian food is anything but boring.

Pictured are their Curry Lion's Mane Mushroom & Lychee rice, Signature Jiro ramen and Signature Cendol.

My other favorites are all their Lion's Mane Mushroom dishes especially the rendang version, their hearty Nostalgia Rice which has a bit of everything with an ingredient loaded soup on the side and their massive Claypot Curry Vegetables.

The rendang spices used is one of the punchiest I've ever had, resulting in a deep-flavored and fragrant rendang. Using lion's mane mushroom to soak up all the strong flavors is a great idea and paired with the texture of the fibrous, chewy and meaty mushroom, you could easily fool a meat eater.

I'm unfortunately not a fan of their vegetarian char siew and roasted chicken leg but the mock meat items have an intensively roasty and smokey flavor.

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Small Town Girl 小镇姑娘

No.46-1 Jalan PJU 5/11 Dataran Sunway,

Kota Damansara, 47810

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens Wednesdays to Mondays, 

10 am–3 pm & 5–9:30 pm

https://g.co/kgs/V4Tsf2i

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大一馄饨 Dayi Wantan ~ Pudu, KL

A wantan shop opened across from my favorite dumpling shop in Pudu and with its delicious options, it's about to be my favourite wantan shop as well.

Dayi Wantan has 7 wantan types served with minced pork and scallion oil noodles. Each wantan had a delicate wrapper with tasty fillings - I liked the prawn with fish roe especially. The seaweed and meat wantan was a unique combination.

For the snacks, I loved the spicy and flavorful laziji.

it out with their selection of refreshing pickles at their self service sauce station - I probably ate too much pickled papaya. Add the garlic chilli and chilli oil to the noodles for a different flavor depth to your liking.

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大一馄饨 Dayi Wantan

402-Grd Floor, Jln Pudu,

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Opens Friday to Wednesday, 9 am–4 am

 https://g.co/kgs/7J6aGQ6

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[Permanently Closed] Ming Kee Seafood Noodle ~ Damansara Uptown

The popularity of lala noodles are on the rise and not 1 but 2 lala noodles places are now available at Damansara Uptown.

Ming Kee Seafood Noodles's menu is small but there is a good variety of lala dishes including unconventional lala soup flavors such as tomyam and cheese.

The tomyam lala noodles could've been better with a more balanced tom yam soup but the Hua Diao lala noodles were well seasoned, fragrant and comforting. Equally interesting was their Kam Heong lala, tasty and cooked well.

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民記啦啦米 Mingkee Seafood Noodle

11A, Jalan SS 21/1a, Damansara Utama,

47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens Thursdays to Tuesdays, 2–10 pm

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[Permanently Closed] Ming Teppanyaki ~ SS2, PJ

Ming Teppanyaki is a popular 'Taiwanese-styled teppanyaki' restaurant in PJ and I've never attempted to visit as it's always full and I have no patience to wait in line for a table.

The opportunity to visit them cam recently after the lunch hour rush (after 2pm) and was I delighted to discover that their lunch menu runs from 12-5pm! The lunch menu comprises of proteins with a choice of noodles or rice which comes with 2 small sides and miso soup.

Pictured is their pork patty set with noodles. I usually have issues with pork patties as they turn out 'too porky' but these were nothing like that! These are likely made using a mixture of minced pork and cured meat which results in a delicious salty and sweet 'bacon-y'-flavored pork patty.

The noodles are plainly tossed with black and soy sauce plus some lard which I didn't enjoy but the noodle texture is bouncy and pleasant.

Overall a really good meal.

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Ming Teppanyaki SS2

NO3-G, Jalan SS2/64, SS 2,

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens daily, 11.30am - 9pm

 https://g.co/kgs/vVUa4m

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Mamalee's Nasi Lemak ~ Damansara Uptown

In the 'nasi lemak war' of Damansara Uptown, one nasi lemak has been my constant for having excellent fried chicken with an equally excellent buttermilk sauce made extra nice with a spicy version.

Mamalee's signature is completing their nasi lemak with whole chicken legs and a variety of sauces, the most popular being their buttermilk and salted egg sauce. It definitely sets them apart from the traditional nasi lemak and lauk style but their stir fried vegetables and other Penang Nyonya dishes are not too shabby either.

There are also options for prawns or squid with a sauce of choice and recently I found out their squid is freshly fried calamari. Not the norm but still, very delicious.

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Mamalee Nasi Lemak

27M, (1st Floor, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara Utama,

47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens daily, 7:30 am–5 pm

https://g.co/kgs/MDkfDJ

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Luncheon meat meals @ Wonderful Mondays ~ SS2, PJ

I have tried to like canned luncheon meat but the block of salty meat has never really appealed to me until this visit to Wonderful Mondays.

The 3 types of luncheon meat here - chicken, beef & fish is served with a sauce of your choice out of 15 options alongside a carb of your choice. For carbs, there's rice, dry or soup ramen, porridge and even western choices of a burger, sandwich, croissant or hotdog.

My signature sauced beef luncheon meat with ramen was delicious! Firstly, the luncheon meat wasn't the sodium laden kind and tasted very much like the actual meat. Secondly, serving it with a choice of sauce was interesting and the sauces do not to distract you from the meat flavor. Finally, the ramen texture was just right and the light garlic oil made it a good pair with the tasty meat. The overall dish was an enjoyable combination of a fulfilling but not jelak lunch.

I also ordered a side of chicken luncheon meat nuggets with salted egg sauce. It tasted more like a creamy tumeric sauce but it wasn't unpleasant.

Makan partner ordered a whole leg of ayam goreng classic and it came piping hot, juicy and crispy. The sides of beef rendang was slightly sweet but amazingly tender. The acar was alright.

Overall, Wonderful Mondays was a delightful eating experience. Plus point is that they're Muslim friendly so everyone can enjoy luncheon meat. Now if only they could do something about the ventilation of the place...

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Wonderful Mondays

32, Jalan SS2/66, SS 2,

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Opens daily, 7:45 am–1 am

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Wun Nam Homemade Recipe ~ Damansara Perdana, PJ

Consistent dai chau dishes (and more) with food serving at the speed of light, Wan Num may seem like every other neighborhood Chinese restaurant but the food quality is so much more than that.

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Portions are great for the price paid for the dai chau dishes and they do have banquet-level dishes with a specialty in sturgeon dishes. I've never tried any of the sturgeon dishes but there's a whole documentary dedicated to it that you can search online. It's very common to see whole groups of small offices on weekdays heading up to their 2nd floor.

Pictured at the marmite chicken, salted egg squid, vegetable mala xiang guo and vegetable curry.

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Wun Nam Homemade Recipe

23-1, Jalan PJU 8/5f, Damansara Perdana,

47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

https://g.co/kgs/SDChr2

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Restaurant TST (formerly Tien Sun Tien) ~ Taman Tun Perak, Cheras

My family's favorite and regular 'dai chau' restaurant moved deeper into the depths of Cheras and for a while, we were left without a place to eat out until... recently, it was tracked down and we're now back on our regular eating schedule!

Tien Sun Tien Restaurant or now known as TST Restaurant was previously located in Taman Connaught and their signature dishes include steamed fish (pictured is a talapia in asam style), claypot prawns with glass noodles and stir-fried four angle beans with lotus root and dried shrimp (not pictured).

Now they've added mutton, beef and squid dishes to their menu, all of which are well done at affordable prices. For reference, their claypot prawns with 6 fresh large prawns and plenty of glass noodles to go around is priced at RM50 and their food is served incredibly fast. 

Normally, the first dish lands on the table within 10-15 minutes of ordering. That's considered lighting speed for a 'dai chau' restaurant with estimated 40 tables and a 50 dish (also an estimate!) menu. They're also consistent with their quality and flavor. It's no wonder that it's usually full by 6.30pm so be sure to come early or risk waiting for a table.

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Restaurant TST

No.31, 1, Jalan Tun Perak 1,

Taman Tun Perak, 43200 Cheras, Selangor

Opens Thursdays to Tuesdays, 11 am–2:30 pm & 5.00 –10:30 pm

https://g.co/kgs/Ny7Jf8

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Bai Wei Mini Bowl ~ Puchong

Bai Wei Mini Bowl is a '100 flavors' pick and mix Sichuan dishes concept that's been popping up everywhere - think of it as Sichuan zhap fan.

As the name implies, the variety is massive with mini portions of meat, vegetable, egg, tofu and soup dishes to choose from including otherwise usually large sharing portions of Sichuan boiled fish and Sichuan mala chicken (辣子鸡) and of course, typical Sichuan dishes like shredded potatoes, Mapo tofu, Sichuan fish sauce eggplant (鱼香茄子) and red braised pork (红烧肉).

Among two people, our order of mapo tofu, stir fried cabbage, Sichuan fish sauce eggplant, Sichuan boiled fish and red braised pork was of course too many dishes but everything was tasty and we ended up finishing everything.

It's a great concept for those who like variety like me and the fact that it's open 24 hours is great for early birds and night owls alike.

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Bai Wei Mini Bowl @ Puchong

A-G-42, IOI BOULEVARD, Jalan Kenari 5,

Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong

Opens daily, 24/7

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