The Kitchen Table @ Damansara Kim PJ - Great Cakes

I had a great four-day break. Spending most of my free time lazing around watching youtube videos, catching up with friends over food of course, but mostly sleeping - too much of it in fact.

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Kompassion Thai @ Damansara Kim - One Of My Favorites

One of the reasons I really enjoy Thai food is because of my love for green curry. 

To me, it has to be flavorsome with just the right balance of more sweet than salty, thick but not too thick, with good enough consistency for me to slurp it all up like soup. Having chunks of toothsome and tender meat is an additional plus too. Am I asking for too much?

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SS20 Fish Head Noodle @ Damansara Kim

So, I decided to dedicate at least one day a fortnight to scouting for the best stand alone, local cuisine up and around on town. Scrap weekdays since I'm always stuck at work and am left with weekends only, not too hard a feat to achieve I suppose.

SS20 Fish Head Noodle

After numerous recommendations and browsing through a couple of blog reviews, I decided to head over to SS20 Fish Head Noodle.

Situated 5 minutes away from Tropicana City Mall, stone throw from Euro Deli and at the same row as Extra Super Tanker, this place is not hard to locate.

I noticed that there wasn't much on the menu and since it was my first time there, I requested for the boss to recommend.

The boss first asked the type of Fish I preferred and I went with the Haruan Fish since it had a chef's thumbs up on the menu. My friend went for the Soong Fish. He then went on to ask the type of noodles preferred and recommended that we go for the milky soup base as it has more flavor compared to the clear version.

Soong Fish Head Noodles. Rm9.50.

My bowl of Haruan Fish noodles came with fine bee hoon and milky soup base.

At first sight, I was quite happy with the portion served. A big bowl of noodles with 5-6 chunks of haruan fish. Little did I know, it was full of bones and only 2 slices had a decent mouth full of flesh on it. That said, the fish was cooked well and the flesh was smooth.

I was however, quite disappointed with the milky soup base. As expected, it was a bit sour but there wasn't much flavors to it. It was sour and bland. I had to add a good dose of soy sauce to it.

Haruan Fish Head Noodles. Rm11.00.

My friend had the same verdict on the soup base, it was sour and bland. However, he was quite happy with the generous portion of Soong fish served in his bowl of noodles. The fish was fleshy and smooth.

Overall Rating: 5/10 for the environment and prompt customer service. Food wise, I think the soup base was a huge disappointment coupled with the fact that the fish was full of bones. Compared with Win Soon Cafe, SS2 which I wrote a review on some time back, I would definitely prefer the latter. This is definitely not the best fishhead noodle in town as acclaimed by many. I will not revisit SS20 Fish Head Noodle anytime soon.

SS20 Fish head noodle is located at:
Gerai 20, SS20/10, Damansara Kim, 47400 Petaling Jaya 
012-628 8896

Situated 5 minutes away from Tropicana City Mall, stone throw from Euro Deli and at the same row as Extra Super Tanker, this place is not hard to locate.

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Extra Super Tanker @ Damansara Kim - Marvelous Chinese Food

Bringing about the new year festive spirit and celebration feast, this is the longest Chinese-food-streak I've had in awhile. It is Chinese New Year afterall.

Extra Super Tanker

Being one of the popular Chinese restaurant in PJ, this place needs no introduction. Established in 2004, Extra Super Tanker Restaurant is well known for its authenticate Seafood dishes and wonderful chinese cuisine.

The restaurant can fit a capacity of 250 pax with 3 private rooms.

There is a set menu available but of course, like any other Chinese restaurant, they can cook-to-order.

As usual, we started the meal with Yee Sang, signifying years of longevity and prosperity.

Which most of the time, ended up being a pretty messy and noisy affair.

Stir Fried Eggplant with Minced Shrimp.

This dish was the first to arrive. My initial-take of it was that, it surely 'looks' salty. Typically stir fried with chilli paste or more commonly known as 'belacan' in Malaysia, this dish was overwhelmingly salty nor spicy. This prawns was also tangy and well done. I enjoyed this dish.

Salted Egg Prawns.

I'm the type of lazy person who'd rather eat the shell with the prawn rather than peel it off. The shell was that crispy and not too buttery for me to gorge it all down. The prawns was also decently fresh and cooked to perfection.

Thai  style Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken.

Though slightly on the spicier side, the chicken skin was crispy and yet the chicken meat was juicy and tender. The gravy was bursting with sweet and sour flavors. I thoroughly enjoyed this dish, in fact, one of my favorites of the night. I would highly recommend.

Steamed Talapia Fish.

The fish meat was fresh and well done, not at all starchy. Can't really tell what the garvy and condiments are made of but it was salty.

BBQ-ed Pork (Char Siew and Siew Yok).

I'm usually the type of person who would perfer lean BBQ-ed pork, not those with layered with fats and ladened with too much oil. This version though, was slightly on the fatty side for me (but would probably be perfect for most people) and tasted surprisingly delectable without the overly fatty texture. However, I was slightly dissapointed with the Siew Yok since the skin lacked the crackling texture.

Claypot Beancurd with Seafood.

Stir Fried Kang Kung with Belacan.

And a couple of pictures of my high shoolmates.

The bill came up to about Rm650++, about Rm45 per pax. For the quality of dishes ordered, the price was just about average.

Overall Rating: 8/10 for the food and environment. One thing about having a 6-8 course dinner at a Chinese restaurant is the consistency and speed of food being served. Never liked waiting too long nor fancy dishes coming out at once. This dinner was timed nicely with each dish being served 5-10 minutes apart. Overall, the food was very satisfactory. In fact, one of the better Chinese restaurants I've been to.

Restaurant Menu is available Here.

Extra Super Tanker is located at:
48 Jalan SS 20/10, Damansara Kim, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor 
03-7726 7768

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Euro Deli @ Damansara Kim PJ

It was a mere week ago when I first visited Euro Deli. It was a friend's birthday and thus, called for a small celebration of pork and bratwurst.

Euro Deli

Euro Deli's signature Swiss-German specialities consist of over 100 varieties of mouthwatering sausages and ham. Besides serving pipping hot, off the grill dishes, Euro Deli also sells a wide range of frozen hams and sauges in it's restaurant. This place serves beer with your meat as well.

Euro Deli comfortably sits about 30 tables.

Pork Knuckle. Rm28.00.

The pork knuckle was succulent and the skin was really crunchy and it crackled. It comes with a side of mashed potatoes and sauerkraut, which is basically fermented cabbage that tastes sour.

Stuffed Pork Belly. Rm28.00.

Stuffed pork belly drizzled in mushroom sauce and served with mashed potato and red cabbage. If you fancy layers of pork fat, this dish is for you.

Mixed sausage platter. Rm45.00.

There's 4 types of different sausages in this platter with potato salad and sauerkraut as sides. The sausages was juicy and pipping hot when I first cut through. A good mix for a sampling of each though the potato salad seemed a bit too sour for my liking.

Spaetzli with bacon. Rm15.90.

This dish is basically german flour mixed with bits of bacon, onions and cheese. The flour had a texture like that of potato bits. The birthday girl loves this.

Last but not least, a picture of me and the birthday girl. *Gosh I'm gaining weight*

The bill came up to about +/-Rm130 and is about enough to feed 5.

Overall rating: 8/10 because of its value for money as well as the pork knuckle, sausages and overall dishes I tried. The atmosphere was comfortable and not too noisy.

They also have "The Matterhorn", the biggest and baddest burger in Malaysia. It's basically 1 gigantic burger of 10 medium sized burgers. There's a dashboard of pictures on display for all those who've had a taste of this. Anyone up for the challenge?

Euro Deli is located at:
41, Jalan SS20/11, Damansara Kim, 47400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47400
03-7726 7495

Open 10am to 12am

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