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You can tell that people living in PJ really do enjoy their fattening Hokkien mee by counting the number of renowned charcoal Hokkien mee stalls around. You have the legendary Ah Wa Hokkien Mee at Jalan 222 (and another one at the other end of the shop), another one at O&S Restaurant, another Ah Wah (with a H) Hokkien Mee at Restoran Millennium Eighty Six at Taman Paramount, another one at Mei Yen Restaurant, and several more at Damansara Uptown! While the one I'll be sharing is just right behind Taman Sea's KFC (or opposite the Maybank and Shell station).


If I'm not mistaken, this was the first banana leaf Hokkien mee initially started off at O&S Restaurant many many years back. Apparently they've moved here since August 2007 and co-occupied this shop with another tai chow, Restoran Zhang Cheng.


Banana leaf Hokkien mee (RM 5.50), it was thick, black, smooth with whiffs of wok-fried charcoal fragrance braised in it! It had the right consistency too, it wasn't too wet nor dry, not too oily and most important, filled with artery clogging deep fried crunchy pork lard - that's what makes it so good! Not only that, instead of using the usual size pork lard, they actually crunch it to smaller bits. It's indescribable and somehow it's working! The soft yellow noodles soaked in sweet black sauce fusing together with all the small bits of pork lard - with every single bite, you'll have bits of pork lard covering over it.


Bitter gourd soup (RM 5, from Restoran Zhang Cheng), with slices of bitter gourd, white taufu (bean curds), prawns, squids, lean pork and fish cake slices. I must say, for only RM 5, money well spent!

Fried rice with egg (RM 6, also from Restoran Zhang Cheng), the fluffy fried rice was full of wok hei, it was cooked to perfection in a wok that imparts that elusive wok hei.

Verdict: Both the Hokkien mee and fried rice are definitely a must-order dish whenever we're there. For the Hokkien mee, this is quite a close contender to the legendary Ah Wa Hokkien mee in my opinion. Plus the fact that Ah Wa's standard is dropping and getting more expensive these days, I would reckon you to try this out.


Address:
60, Jalan 21/17
Taman Sea,
46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 012-2671 812 (Hokkien mee) / 016-293 4381 (Restoran Zhang Cheng)
Business Hours: Opens daily from 4pm - 12am
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 3.109405, 101.622853
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Whenever I go to Leisure Mall at Taman Segar, Cheras, I'll definitely pass by this restaurant with brightly-lit red lanterns. Shi Fu Wantan Mee (师傅云吞面) started about a year ago has captured the attention of many passer-by with their old Chinese themed restaurant.


Just like the old restaurants in a typical Chinese kungfu movie, it's decorated with wooden tables and chairs, lots of red lanterns, wooden signboards with golden Chinese writings embossed and wooden plank walls. To strengthen this feeling, they even have a TV on with the old school kungfu movies. To all the kungfu masters out there, this could be your favorite hang out spots.


Dry wantan mee with thin noodle (RM 5.50), served with a bowl of wantan. The noodles were just average, I'd still prefer the Sg. Besi wantan mee. On that day, I was there late and they ran out of char siew wantan mee. Same price but only with less wantan (I've had the char siew during my first visit and it wasn't that great either).


The bowl of wantan that came together with the noodles. The wantan were good though, with 6 decent big size wantan wrapped in fresh pork filling.


Dai Po Mee (RM 5) or also known as Hakka mee, with springy home-made egg noodles served with minced pork, wantan and topped with chopped spring onions. Wasn't that bad for KL/PJ standard, but again, no Hakka mee in KL/PJ yet to come close with Tow Kee from Seremban.


The World Spiciest Pan Mee (天下第一辣, RM 9), served with fried anchovies, minced pork, fried shallots, poached egg and lots of chili! World Spiciest?! We had bowls of chili pan mee in the past and survived it, so this shouldn't be a big deal what?! Okay, I was wrong...it was indeed extremely spicy till you can taste the bitter-ness of the chili! It wasn't enjoyable at all - face went red, mouth and tongue started to numb, started to sweat with tingling burning sensation in the stomach. For all these and RM 9, I wouldn't recommend you to take up such daring challenge, plus it wasn't that fantastic either, it was just plain spicy! Well, maybe you can try the World Second Spiciest Pan Mee instead.


Just right above, maybe we'll meet again at the Dragon Door Steamboat (龍門客棧) - the place where all the kungfu heroes gather in the old Chinese kungfu movies.

Verdict: No doubt I was attracted in first time by the extreme front-door deco especially with the rows of red lanterns. I'm sure it'll work on every other passer-by as well. But still, I wasn't that keen with their noodles.


Address:
No. 18GF,
Jalan Manis 4, Taman Segar,
56100 Cheras,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-9131 4362
Business Hours: Opens daily from 9.30am - 12.30am
Pork Free: No
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GPS: 3.089340, 101.742550
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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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