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Nasi Lemak Peel Road is undeniably one of my favorite Chinese nasi lemak joint in KL, it's reasonably affordable and delicious. This nasi lemak stall is located alongside of Restoran Queen's and directly opposite of Carrefour.


They start for business at about 4pm and by 7.30pm, you'll find yourself digging for curry gravies only. Business is that good!


What makes Chinese nasi lemak so good, pork of course! They have the pork curry, pork luncheon meat, chicken curry, sambal sotong, fried chickens, curry potatoes, sambal petai, braised chickens in soy sauce, assam fish, vegetables and many more. Apart from the fattening coconut rice, they do serve white rice as well.


Nasi lemak with sambal petai, pork luncheon meat, fried egg, the usual condiments, lots of curry potatoes and drenched with all sorts of curry gravies (RM 4.50). The thing I like best about this nasi lemak stall, it allows you to scoop your own dishes and be as creative as you want. This plate was filled to the top and it was really satisfying yummy!


Here's another plate of nasi lemak with pork curry, fried chicken, pork luncheon meat, the usual condiments, lots of curry potatoes and drenched with all sorts of curry gravies (RM 6.50). The pork curry was tender tasty, the fried chicken was crispy good (it's better if you arrive earlier when it's all hot and crispy!) and with the combined flavors of all the curry gravies mixing together with the coconut rice, it was indeed a glutton satisfying meal.

Verdict: I'm a frequent customer here and will continue to be as such. They're reasonably affordable and delicious plus the lady owner is actually quite friendly. Trust the crowds, it'll never go wrong! Moreover, you'll have choices for the other popular stalls like satay, steam fish head and Ah Wah grilled chicken wings.


Address:
96, Jalan Peel,
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Business Hours: Opens daily from 4pm - 8pm
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 3.131110, 101.722927
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6 to 10 Grill & Nasi Lemak is located smack in the old PJ - right beneath the humble flats of Happy Mansion Section 17, PJ. It was around for many many years back (since 1992?), and many many food reviews had already laid their testimonies to the shop's fame.


I grew up in the same neighborhood nearby and throughout the years, I noticed how busy it became. Plus, the obvious increase in price, inflation?


Grill pork chop with pineapple sauce (RM 16.50), served with crinkle fries, salad, and drenched in a concoction of pineapple and brown sauce. The gravy blended well with the taste of the pork but the meat was a tad tough and dry. It wasn't the same as before, their pork chops used to bring back some tasty memories when it was more tender and juicier. The price back then during 2006 was RM 12, in 2008 it was RM 14.50 and now, RM 16.50.


Fish and chips with tartar sauce (RM 12.50), at RM 12.50, it was a steal! Freshly made to order and it was pretty decent. The other thing that I really hate about this place is - they charge RM 1 for extra sauces (tartar sauce, black pepper, brown sauce, sambal, etc.)! That's ridiculous, how much more that you want to earn!?


New Zealand grill lamb chop (RM 18.00), seasoned grilled lamb chop served with crinkle fries and salad. The price of this lamb chop back in 2006 was RM 13 only - that's RM 1.25 increment every year!


The only way to recuperate back the inflation is to drench the lamb chop with the mint sauce kau kau!

Nevertheless, the portion was satisfying, taste was okay and the meat was tender enough.


Their signature dish, red wine pork rib with pineapple sauce (RM 32.90), yes it's RM 32.90! And it only cost RM 18 back in 2006 - that's like RM 3.70 increment every year!


Whatever it is, these humongous ribs are a carnivore's delight and it brings out the caveman in us. So cut a meaty portion, add a bit of the grilled pineapple and slather with the sauce, it was heavenly! It was juicy and went well with the pineapple sauce that has a tinge of red wine and pineapple sweetness in it.


These ribs have more fats so they tend to be juicier and tender. Still, it wasn't the way I remembered how they used to be. Apart from being cheaper, I remembered how easily it melted-in-my-mouth. Somehow, something has changed.


Grill dory fish with lemon butter sauce (RM 13.80), this zesty grilled dory fillet is served with crinkle fries and salad. Decently nice and surprisingly, fish dishes here seems to be more economical than the other meats.


How often do you get nasi lemak served with non-halal pork rendang? Their famous nasi lemak is available from RM 8 and goes all the way to RM 15 with choices of either 1, 2 or 3 side dishes. With choices like chicken curry, mutton curry, beef rendang, pork rendang, sambal cuttlefish or dried shrimp with minched pork sambal. I chose the mutton curry and beef rendang nasi lemak served with the usual condiments; peanuts, ikan bilis, hard boiled egg and sambal (RM 11.50). The coconut rice was aromatic and cooked to right fluffy texture, while the sambal had the right spiciness and sweetness. Both the mutton and beef were cooked to a fork-tender texture, very fragrant and spicy!

It was actually really good! But was it worth RM 11.50? Pretty darn sure I can get cheaper nasi lemak with comparable quality. Plus, you can't ask for extra gravy or sambal unless you're willing to fork out RM 1, I'll rather stick to a friendlier nasi lemak joint!

Verdict: The price of food is rising so rapidly...it's frightening! 6 to 10 was once well-known for their tasty yet economical western food but not now. Still, 6 to 10 remains popular and often crowded during dinner time. I guess as long as there is demand, there will always be supply.

May 8, 2011: Sadly, 6 to 10 is moving out from Happy Mansion Sec17 to Aman Suria. Not sure why but it can't be good for the long loyal community in Sec17. Doubt we'll go all the way to Aman Suria but again, I'm sure they have no choice somehow.


Address:
BG-1, Block B,
Happy Mansion,
Jalan 17/13,
46400 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7955 4993 / 012-6019 976 (Eric)
Business Hours: Opens every Wednesdays - Sundays from 12pm - 2.30pm and 6:00pm - 10.30pm
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 3.123214, 101.634596
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When the place is crowded, it has to be good! Seems like it for Village Park, this is one of the place to go for good nasi lemak and the crowd can be huge during lunch time. The only problem is the hassle of getting parking spots in Damansara Uptown and waiting turn for tables. Don't ever ever ever flash or use your laptops in here, not even for a quick check on emails that probably consume few minutes. They get annoyed easily with customers doing that and they have stickers everywhere on the walls warning you about it. A very restrictive restaurant I must say...

Pick and choose your choices of side dishes to go along with your nasi lemak, don't say I didn't warn you about the price...They have ayam goreng rempah, sambal udang, rendang, petai, sotong, etc...so be moderate and go easy with your body.


Nasi lemak with ayam goreng rempah (RM 6.80) that comes sambal, crispy deep fried anchovies, crunchy deep fried nuts, half hard boiled egg and sliced cucumbers. The entire setup might looked quite messy due to my greediness, I personally requested for some rendang gravy and the left overs fried rempah. Every grain of the fragrant rice has the right texture and aroma in it. The chicken was very tender, juicy, fresh and with a hint of spices and gingers. It was good albeit a little salty for me. The sambal was good...not overly sweet and spicy...just perfect!

Apparently, one of us is not feeling too well and had to order something 'light', hence, we settled for their Ipoh Hor Fun (RM 5.50). It had this strong aromatic prawn smell, as you can see, they were quite generous with the amount of prawn oil drizzled into the chicken broth. It smelled nice but the taste of it was just okay, the soup was not sweet enough. There is a better one in Damansara Perdana, will review about it soon...

Verdict: Recommended place for nasi lemak. The only problem you have to put up is the huge crowds, the hassle of getting parking spots in Damansara Uptown and get berated when you are caught using your laptop. I'll think twice...


Address:
Village Park Restaurant
5, Jalan SS21/37,
Damansara Utama,
47400, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7710 7860
Business Hours: 7am - 8pm daily, 7am - 6pm on Sunday and public holidays
Pork Free: Yes
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GPS:  3.13765, 101.62340
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