KL Food Hunt 09 Day 3 - Petaling St Chee Cheong Fan

After finished the Ba Ku Teh, it was around 11am, hard to squeeze in another heavy lunch. So I suggest something potential light but tasty.

The same shop which sells the Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee at night, is selling Chee Cheong Fan in morning till noon. I made the decision to eat this, and gladly I did.

Chee Cheong Fan is quite a normal dish, in the sense that you can find it in many places. However, the way it is being prepared vary from Singapore to Johor, KL and Penang. Remember the Penang style Chee Cheong Fan which is close to here but served with prawn paste? I also tried the Anson Chee Cheong Fan which has the turnip inside.

So, this version of the Chee Cheong Fan is a little bit different. The Chee Cheong Fan is chop into thin stride and serve with the usual sauce and chilli.


Petaling St Chee Cheong Fan. The fan is in thin strip and surrounded by sauce and chilli. The sesame is on top. I am surprised how good it is! Really. The fan comes with a little of oil and is soft. You dip a little bit of sauce and chili, it is quite satisfying.

This post would be the last for KL Food Hunt 09 series. Overall, it was a good trip.

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 3 - Sun Hong Ba Ku Teh 新峰肉骨茶

On the third day morning, we went to SUN HONG MUK KOOT TEA (新峰肉骨茶) at Medan Imbi. The translated name spells differently than what usually people would do. Nevertheless it is a good ba ku teh. I have been there few years ago, others brought me there. It was really good.

Beside the Ba Ku Teh, what I really like is the salted vegetable, but they are not selling anymore. Too bad. After they revamped the menu, by including more sze char dishes, that was being taken out. We ordered the normal vege instead.

What we have is really simple - Ba Ku Teh (original version), Tou Po, You Tiau and Vege.


Single serving Ba Ku Teh, but it is good for two also. Since normally you would order other side.


Ba Ku in close up. Notice that, the meat is cut into square shape. I am not sure the reason, but the meat is good. One bite size you can detach the meat.

Overall, the taste of teh is superb, it is the herb's version. Not the pepper type soup. The Ba Ku is nice, nice cut of meat. One word - Good. There are many celebrities pictures on the wall which you can take a look also.


The vege we ordered, sze char standard.

The place is at
No.35,37,39 & 41 Medan Imbi

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 2 - Gurney Drive at The Gardens

After the coconut house, we went to Mid Valley. I have the plan to meet up with KL friend for a meal and chat. She suggested the restaurant at The Gardens called Gurney Drive which apparently serve Penang food. Gurney Drive is a famous place in Penang, a night market or hawker centre. The concept is pretty simple. They try to bring the Penang hawker food into restaurant. The restaurant layout itself represent hawker centre. However, the price is not.

Ok, time is up and we finally met. We have four person, so very easy to order and share the food. It didn't take long for them to serve the food.


Penang Asam Laksa. The laksa just sucks. Before my friend order, I asked her whether it is authentic, she said she tried before and it was quite good. However, the version I have is not. It simply sucks. You know Asam Laksa has two type - Tasty or not tasty. It is the later. The taste is simply not right. I think in Malaysia or Singapore, many people screw up the dish. Once you tried the good Asam Laksa, you won't forget it.


Penang Chee Cheong Fan. Seriously I am not sure what is special about the Chee Cheong Fan, but since my friend ordered, I just have to eat. I don't like it, seriously. The fan is plain and the sauce is prawn paste base. I never try prawn paste chee cheong fan before, and I think it just sucks.


Penang style Fried Oyster. Ok, something encouraging comes. The fried oyster is alright, however the oyster is a little bit small. The chilli sauce is average to good.


Penang Cendol. Wau... this is good. Penang style cendol means you get cendol + red bean + gula melaka + coconut milk. As simple as that. No other ingredients, but it taste good.


Finally, the famous Penang Char Kway Teow. Ok, thank god, they didn't screw up. The char kway teow just like the other Penang style char kway teow I had before, it is fantastic. This is the only dish you need to order, I feel.

After eating all these, we were quite full already. This would end my second day of food hunt. Because I have no stomach for any subsequent feasting.

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 2 - Coconut House

After the western food, we went to the "old" place - Coconut House at 3 Two Square. My first encounter with Coconut House was way back at Melaka. At that point of time, they were still serving the wood fired pizza, jazz song and oldies. After they moved to KL, Pudu Lama, I went once with friend. This time, they have just moved to 3 Two Square (again).

What I like is the wood fired pizza and atmosphere, relax and calm. The food generally a bit pricey, tasty, and they really put in effort to make it italian, by using authentic ingredients. So, I don't really look at the price much.

We reached there around 2pm+, not many people and ordered our food.


Coconut House with its banner. The atmosphere is still quiet, but the decoration is a bit too modern. The food and atmosphere don't really match perfectly.


My first order was Salad. I can't remember the exact name, with pear, and some other things. Taste wise, quite alright, they have a wide selection of salad. Sometime it could be too exotic to suit your taste. Ok, I must admit, I don't really know what is authentic Italian.


My next order was a Coffee. I forgot the name again, but it was recommended on the menu. Unexpectedly this is something like expresso, very condensed. I guess those hard core coffee lover would love this.


Ok, this is the third time. Again, I don't know what this is called, my friend ordered it. It is like a bread with filling. Of course, it is baked by wood fire and it is tasty.


I guess some close up on what is inside is needed. It is quite good.


Everybody loves a sweet ending. This is the house special Tiramisu. I am not a dessert fan, so I can't tell you how is this compare to others. But, judging the taste it self, the tiramisu is good. It contains biscuit which is soft and melted.

Although the price is on the medium to high side, I would still come again. Bottom line is the atmosphere is quite good and the wood fired pizza is tasty.

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 2 - 6 to 10 Grill at Section 17 PJ

By the time, we went out of home, it is almost noon time. The next stop would be Petaling Jaya or PJ where many good food stall or restaurant is found. Looking at the food guide, I decided to go to this grill/western food stall.

When we reached there, it is 12pm already. The breakfast was gone, we are in for the lunch. The shop selling both western food and nasi lemak. Not interested in Nasi Lemak, although many folks were eating it. I settled on pork chop and my friend ordered the chicken chop.


Pork chop done nicely. The portion is nice and just by looking at it, it is tempting.


So, I made the first cut. Woh, the meat is tender. The key to a good pork chop is the meat needs to be tender, and it is not easy. It shows the standard, if the stall is able to make it tender.


My friend's chicken chop, which is also good.

If you live nearby, it is a good place for western food. Without a car, it is quite difficult to get to the place.

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 1 - Sg Besi Wanton Mee (全旦面)

After I met up with friend, we head off for the dinner he suggested. That is the Sg Besi Wanton Mee(全旦面). He mentioned the char siew was superb. At the place, we ordered three things - Wanton Mee Kosong (without ingredients), Lettuce with oil and Char Siew.


The wanton mee kosong. Since the mee is made with full egg. It is tender and springy. The usual 全旦面 you can find anywhere.


Lettuce with oil. Pretty standard. The lettuce itself is crunchy and fresh, seasoned with oyster sauce.


Irresistible Char Siew. Serious, this is possibly the best char siew I had so far. People in the ieat forum mentioned about the Tingkat Ton Shin Meng Kee char siew was heavenly, I thought this could be comparable. I need to find a chance to taste the Meng Kee before drawing the conclusion.


Char siew in close up. The Char Siew come with half fat and half lean meat. The meat is tender and the fat doesn't taste like fat, it just melt! So, you see, you can imagine how heavenly it could be! I would rate it die-die must try.

KL Food Hunt 09 Day 1 - Petaling Street Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee (王金莲记 福建面)

If you are going to KL by bus, the bus would stop at Pudu Raya bus station. After walking out of the bus station and turn left, you would reach Petaling Street or people called it Chee Cheong Kai. If I am not wrong, this is the old KL, meaning that the place is initial piece of land where people called it KL.

Walking along the Petaling Street, you see many shops selling tourist stuff and many old shophouses. Without notice, you might miss out on many old good food. One of them is the corner stall - Wong Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee. The stall is right in front of the Luo Han Gou drink stall.

The Hokkien Mee only start after 5pm everyday. According to information, this stall is the first stall selling the KL style hokkien mee. It is different from what we have in other places across Malaysia.

I purposely wait until 5:30pm in order to taste the Hokkien Mee. According to famous writer, Cai Lan (蔡澜), he visit this stall everytime he come to KL.


Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee. Hot from the wok, cost RM6 a plate.

The mee is special - Tai Lok Mee which is flat. The mee is fried with pork, pork liver, sotong, soya sauce and lard with charcoal fire. The mee is fried till it absord the ingredients taste and the stock. It is a good plate of mee, done with different style. I am not a fan yet, but I guess it is good enough for you to visit the stall next time.

KL Food Hunt 09

Just came back visiting friend at KL, who stay in Kajang. It was a fruitful trip, as I get to chat with friends and enjoy the KL good food. Really, some are really good.

It is like a weekend get away, relax your mind, at the sametime, satisfy your stomach desire. I would be preparing the photo to be uploaded soon. Stayed tune.

KL Good Food Hunt 09 Index:

Day 1 - Petaling Street Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee (王金莲记 福建面)

Day 1 - Sg Besi Wanton Mee (全旦面)

Day 2 - 6 to 10 Grill at Section 17 PJ

Day 2 - Coconut House

Day 2 - Gurney Drive at The Gardens

Day 3 - Sun Hong Ba Ku Teh 新峰肉骨茶

Day 3 - Petaling St Chee Cheong Fan