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Restoran Yan Yan is located at Old Klang Road, right opposite the junction towards Taman Desa. Traditionally, dim sum is only for breakfast but in Yan Yan, you can have your dim sum for breakfast, lunch, tea-time, dinner or even late-night supper. They serve dim sum for 24 hours a day for a reasonably price of RM 2.90 per plate!


Siew mai (RM 2.90), decent but not outstanding, but can't expect much from this price lah.


Royal har gow (RM 2.90), different from the normal har gow that wraps the prawn fillings in a pouch shape, this royal har gow is kinda out-of-shaped.


Fried radish cake (RM 2.90), this is like the best catch of the day! One full plate of fried radish cake for only RM 2.90, definitely wouldn't mind coming back just to exploit this only.


Century egg with lean meat and peanut congee (RM 2.90), big bowl of congee for only RM 2.90. Totally worth it but it was a little too thick and starchy for my liking.


Prawn chee cheong fun (RM 2.90), this was rather disappointing though. It tasted like as if they re-steamed it directly from the plate itself, the roll was sticking to the plate and the soy sauce was watery diluted.

Verdict: Don't expect excellent dim sum here, most importantly, the prices are not expensive and certain items are really worth having, e.g. fried radish cake for only RM 2.90 :P


Address:
223 & 235, 4th Mile,
Old Klang Road,
58100, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-7984 5972
Business Hours: Opens 24/7
Halal: No
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GPS: 3.097707, 101.675232
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It was my first time stepping into Hanazen and expecting it to be very much like any other popular authentic fine Japanese restaurants around.


Lets start with the salmon yamakake (RM 13). Yamakake refers to a popular way of eating yamaimo, a type of yam cultivated in Japan. Personally, I felt that yamakake is not meant for everyone, it was bland, pulpy with sticky texture, in another word: yucky! It was cold and tasteless without the added shoyu and wasabi. Such a unique out-of-the-world mind blowing taste! By the way, it is hard to find yamakake anywhere else.


5 precious pieces of toro sake (RM 25). The slices are covered in these whitish lines of fat that make this a much sought after portion of the fish, hence the pricier tag that comes with it. It was fresh, bouncy and rich in flavor.


DIY sukiyaki hot pot with beef slices, vegetables and eaten with a raw egg dip (RM 30).


Part of the sukiyaki, a plate of fresh beef slices.


The soup is cooked in a soy sauce, sugar, and mirin broth was overly sweet for me. Surprisingly, the longer it cooked, the more kao (sweeter) it became.


Ochazuke combines two quintessentially Japanese ingredients, plain white rice and green tea. It is the toppings that makes it flavorful, common toppings include seaweed, furikake, sesame seeds, wasabi and a selection of main toppings; either mentaiko, ikura, ume, sake or unagi.


Ikura ochazuke (RM 16), it was okay but a little bland for me. As a Malaysian, I think I'll still prefer my curry rice more.


Definitely a great comfort food to have when you are sick and not feeling well.


Yakitori (skewered chicken, RM 9) and skewered hotate (scallops, RM 12). Flavorful, sweet and perfectly grilled.

Sake teriyaki (RM 16), perfectly grilled salmon fillet marinated with the sweet teriyaki sauce.

Verdict: My overall experience wasn't that impressive, maybe I'm not Japanese enough to truly appreciate it. Furthermore, the price is on the high-end, anytime I'd prefer either Rakuzen, Sushi Tei or Sushi Zanmai.


Address:
Hanazen
43-G, Block C,
Jaya One,
72A, Jalan Universiti, Section 13,
46200, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7954 8000
Business Hours: Opens daily from 12pm - 3pm and 6pm - 11pm
Pork Free: Yes
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GPS: 3.117858, 101.635814
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The famous Sg. Besi Wan Tan Mee stall never fails to attract the crowds, especially for the late diners from the wee hours. I used to eat here occasionally after work during my working days in KL. This stall is just next to a car accessories shop located off the Sungai Besi highway leading from KL to Seremban, just after the Nichii Fashion City and BHPetrol station.


There are a great variety of wan tan mee to choose from, such as char siew wan tan, chicken slice, ginger duck, curry wild boar, mushroom chicken leg, Hakka stewed pork and etc. Yet, despite all the choices available, I am only faithful and loyal for their curry wild boar wan tan mee, only that and nothing else.


Other than the usual green pickled chillies, they have the dried shrimps spicy sambal.


Curry wild boar wan tan mee (RM 4.50), rich thick flavorful curry poured over the springy egg noodles with perfectly cooked tender wild boar meat. This luxurious dish is absolutely divine!


Out of my morbid sense of curiosity, I abandoned my usual curry wild boar wan tan mee in favor of the usual char siew wan tan mee (RM 4.50). As expected, the char siew wasn't one of the best, but it wasn't one of the worst either. Luckily, the springy texture of the noodles saved the day.

A bowl of sui kow (dumplings) soup (RM 6), six pieces of sui kow wrapped with decent amount of fillings which consist of prawns, pork and water chestnut.


Just like any other sui kow except for the premium price, RM 1 per piece.

Verdict: A good place to stop by for late night supper, even though it is a little more expensive than most popular wan tan mee stalls, but the curry wild boar wan tan mee is well worth it!


Address:
190H, Jalan 2 1/2 Miles Sg. Besi,
55200, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-9222 8177
Business Hours: Opens daily from 6pm - 3am
Halal: No
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GPS: 3.122556, 101.708947
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