Kedai Kopi Kwong Hong - Gunung Rapat Ipoh

Kedai Kopi Kwong Hong
Jalan Gunung Rapat (opposite Gunung Rapat wet market)
31350 Gunung Rapat, Ipoh.

Yong Tau Foo

Last week, my family went back to Kulim for "Cheng Beng". On the way back to KL, we stopped at Gunung Rapat Ipoh for dinner.


More Yong Tau Foo

 We wanted something light and ended up at Kwong Hong for noodles and yong tau foo.


More Yong Tau Foo

We ordered 2 different types of yong tau foo, soupy and fried stuffs. Both also taste good but the "must try" are the vegetable (water crest and lettuce) yong tau foo. Cannot get these in KL/Ampang.


Pan Mee

 Sis and I share a bowl of pan mee. The soup is very tasty (cooked with lots of ikan bilis). Yum Yum.

The hor fun soup and hor fun kon lou are not bad too but I would highly recommend the pan mee.


Chok Chea

Apart from tasty yong tau foo and pan mee, their "leong fun" and "chok chea" drink are also highly recommended - must try!


Leong Fun





Restaurant Taiping Ho Chiak

Restaurant Taiping Ho Chiak
28 Jalan SS 2/10 47300 Petaling Jaya,
TEL: 603-78766648

Restaurant Taiping Ho Chiak has nostalgic Nyonya theme with strong Taiping ambiance that reminds me of my childhood days when Dad used to take us to Taiping to visit my aunt.

We found this place by accident after a meal at Seeri Authentic Thai and had gone back twice since then. My hubby loves the food here because it reminds him of his Mum's cooking.

Ju Hu Char

Since it's only both of us, we go for their set meal. On our first outing, we had Ju Hu Char, Hae Kean, Nyonya sweet and sour fish, soup of the day (kiam chye th'ng), sambal belacan and white rice. All for RM28.00. Value for money and the dishes are actually quite good and portion is just nice for both of us.

Kiam Chye Ark

Our second set meal cost RM32.00.

Sambal Udang

It comes with Ju Hu Char, Lo Bak, Kiam Chye Ark, Acar Timun, Sambal Udang and Tong Sui. The dishes are good too except for the Lo Bak which is too hard.

We will definitely make this place our regular eating place as food is good and price is reasonable.

Hae Kean



Nyonya Sweet & Sour Fish





Seo Gung Korean Restaurant 西宫

Seo Gung Korean Restaurant 西宫
Address: No 21M & 23M,Jln SS2/67,47300 PJ,Selangor.
Tel: 03-78758868

Located at SS2 Petaling Jaya, Seo Gung offers variety of Korean BBQ food pleasure. This restaurant is managed by Hwang Sun Bae, a native Korean back in November 2006. One may also asked what does Seo Gung means....it's actually "The King of Kitchen Room" in Korean.

I've been to this restaurant a few times but Ive never blog obout it. Recently my hubby and I went back and we ordered the BBQ set which comes with sirlion beef, chicken ribs, Kimchi Chigae, steam egg, a variety of side dishes and two iced citron drink.


We do not have to cook it ourself. The meats are cooked in front of us on the charcoal stove in the middle of the table. The waiter does all the grilling while we sit back and enjoy watching our food being cooked.

After the meat is grilled, we put some garlic and the sauce provided on the lettuce leave together with the meat, roll it up and munch away. You may request for more lettuce leave as well as garlic. What's missing was the cut green chili which some Korean BBQ restaurant provides.

Kimchi Chigae

I like Kimchi Chigae, a spicy pickle cabbage soup. The version here is served with tofu and some meat. It had just right combination of sourness and spiciness. Yum!


Steam Eggs

The steam egg is also very yummy. Leave it to cool in the heated pot for additional flavor.

The side dishes were very tasty too. Both of us were so full even though we did not order rice. Another satisfying dinner. Our meal cost RM75.00.

Seeri Authentic Thai Restaurant

Seeri Authentic Thai Restaurant
26 Jalan SS2/10, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 03 7877 7659 / 012 3789618
GPS: N3 06.933 E101 37.006

Seeri Authentic Thai restaurant is located on the same row as Kayu Nasi Kandar, right beside Taiping Lang.


Fish Cake

Moey suggested that we (Kenny & I) meet up for dinner at this restaurant on Friday. Kenny was the first to arrive, I was late but Moey was worst. She arrived 2 hours later because it was pouring and every where was jammed.


Meang Kam

While waiting for Moey, we ordered "Meang Kam" (Thai salad) and "Tod Wan Pla" (fried fish cake) to munch.

"Meang Kam" is a simple but delicious appetiser. First, put the paste on the "daun gaduk", fold the "duan gaduk" and add the different shredded ingredients (shallots, lime, chili, lemongrass, roasted coconut and roasted peanuts). Enjoy the different flavors of the salad :) Go slow on the chili padi though...I can eat spicy food but the chili padi used for the "meang kam" is really "pedas".

Steam Seabass

"Pla Kapong Neung Manao" (steamed seabass with lime, garlic and chili padi). This dish was a "must try" dish on the menu. No regrets. We really liked this dish especially the soup which is slightly sweet, sourish and spicy. Yummy.

Green Curry Chicken

"Kheng Kiao Wan - Kai" (green curry - chicken). This dish is not too bad. I prefer red curry with duck but they do not serve that.

Mix Vege

We also ordered mix vegetable. After dinner, Moey and I go for dessert, "Tap Thin Krob" which I do not find nice...too much ice and coconut milk. What I liked though is the lemongrass tea. I had two glasses of that :)

Another great evening out with my best friends. They are always very supportive and concern about me. Friday was the 5th day I'm with my new company and it is great to have friends who care about how I am coping in the new place. Thanks Moey and Kenny. I know I can always count on you both :)

Restaurant Hock Lai Bah Kut Teh - Klang

Klang is famous for Bak Kut Teh (BKT) and Restaurant Hock Lai which is located in Taman Intan (opposite the Chinese school) is one of the many BKT outlets.

Sai Kuat

My friend, Melissa and I love bak kut teh and last Saturday, we drove to Klang for bak kut teh breakfast.

We have tried Teluk Pulai Pottery Bak Kut Teh and today, we decided to try Hock Lai's.

Claypot BKT

We ordered a bowl of sai kut, a bowl of pig's maw and a pot of lean meat bak kut teh with additional Enoki mushroom, tau pok and vegetables. We also ordered yau char kuey to go with the bak kut teh.

Been eating too much rich food during Chinese New Year but we are still craving for BKT, so we ended up still eating BKT but with less meat and more vegetables.

Another friend from Klang met us at the outlet and her husband (Leng) introduced us to Klang Food Centre, the famous hand made pau (steamed Chinese bun). After breakfast, we all adjourned to buy the famous pau.

After listening to Leng's introduction to Klang food, we realized that there is more than just bak kut teh and seafood in Klang. We all agreed that we have to plan another Klang outing to try out more Klang specialities. I'm looking forward to the next trip to Klang.

巴生小食馆 Restoran Klang Food Centre

I was in Hock Lai Bak Kut Teh with some friends and after breakfast, my friend's hubby introduces me to 巴生小食馆 Restoran Klang Food Centre

10, Jln Batai Laut 5,
Taman Intan, Klang,
Selangor, Malaysia
Telephone : 603-3342 8122
GPS Coordinate : N3 03.354 E101 28.354

Making of  Char Siew Pau

This restaurant is well-known for its delicious hand made pau (steamed Chinese bun). They sells many different types of pau including big curry pau, big pork pau, braised pork pau, char siew pau, lotus paste pau and vegetable pau.

Their signature's dish is big curry pau, made by wrapping the fillings in an aluminium foil plate and wrapping it again with pau skin before steaming. 

Khau Yok Pau

What caught my attention was not their signature chicken pau but the unique mui choi pau and the khau yok pau. This is my first time eating mui choi pau and khau yok pau.

I bought 10 pieces of mui choi pau, 10 pieces of khau yok pau and 7 pieces of sang yok pau to share with my sister who loves hand made pau.

Mui Choi Pau

Thumbs up for both the mui choi and khau yok pau. The pau skin is so soft and the fillings are not too salty or oily. According to my brother-in-law, it is better than the ones in Tanjung Sepat.


Sang Yok Pau

I did not try the sang yok pau as it's for my nephew and I do not really fancy sang yok pau.

I will definitely come back to this place for pau!

Oriental Pavilion - Jaya 33, PJ

Oriental Pavilion is a member of the Oriental Group of Restaurants. They are located at 1st Floor, Jaya 33, No.3, Jln Semangat, Section 13, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Mon - Sat : 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm
Sun & Pub. Hol. : 10am–3pm & 6pm–11pm
Tel : 03-7956 9288

2011 Johnsonians' (combination of current and ex) CNY gatherings (both with the Operations team and Sales/Marketing/Supply Chain/Finance team) were held at Oriental Pavilion. The Operations gathering was on Feb.10th and the Sales/Marketing/Supply Chain/Finance gathering was on Feb.12th.

With the Operations' team, we had only 7 pax. Raymond ordered the set menu for 8 pax. We start the night with "lou sang".

新 年 齐 捞 生 (三文鱼捞生)
Salmon Yee Sang


金 玉 满 华 堂 (原盅蟹皇鱼翅
Braised Shark’s Fin Soup with Crabroe
The braised shark's fin soup is super delicious. I really love this dish.


黄 金 拼 盘 (盆满砵满)
Deluxe BBQ Delicacies Combination Platter
This dish is a combination of char siew, siew yuk, lou chicken and tofu. The tofu is yummy. It is the smoothest tofu I've tasted so far. The cucumber is pickled and goes well with the meat.


新 岁 贺 有 余 (味噌焗白吞拿鱼)
Baked White Tuna Fish with Miso Sauce
This dish is not up to expectation. The fish was hard, maybe overcooked.


贺 岁 嘻 哈 笑 (生虾河粉汤)
Fresh Water Prawns with ‘Hor Fun’ in Superior Soup
By the time, we come to this dish, we (the ladies) were all very full. We shared one bowl and have the other bowls packed for take-away. The hor fun is very delicious but we were already very full.


新 春 贺 喜 庆 (山洛芦荟冻)
Chilled Sweetened Aloe-Vera  and  Longan.


Because ours an eight pax dinner, we also had an extra tofu with mushroom dish.

With the Sales/Marketing/Supply Chain/Finance group, which was much bigger (total of 3 tables), we had:

新 年 齐 捞 生 (三文鱼捞生)
Salmon Yee Sang


生 意 展 翅 飞 (火筒鸡炖勾翅) （每人每）
Double-Boiled Coral Shark’s Fin Soup with Chicken
This soup dish is very good.


双 宝 齐 贺 岁 (皇子鸭伴荤蹄)
Baby Duck with Trotter
The duck meat goes very well with the plum sauce and there is a special sauce for the trotter. Very tasty.


年 年 庆 有 余 (客家蒸河巴丁)
Steamed River Patin ‘Hakka’ Style
The steam fish is delicious.


贺 岁 献 宝 盆 (鲍鱼菌豆根扣鹅掌)
Braised Goose Web with Dried Scallop, Lingzhi Mushroom & Gluten
Eating the goose web with chopsticks is very messy but the taste is really good.


春 天 庆 丰 收 (春天腊味珍珠饭)
Steamed Glutinous Rice with Wax Meat
Not bad.


新 春 贺 喜 庆 (蜜瓜西米露)
Chilled Honeydew with Sago


双 星 齐 新 年 (花生糕伴豆沙窝饼)
Peanut Cake & Red Bean Paste Pancake
The peanut cake is really good. Not too sweet but full of flavour. Really enjoyed it.

Another year of great gatherings with fellow Johnsonians (both current and ex).