17th June 2014 - Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan, KL - Yong Tau Foo.

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17th Jun 2014 (Tuesday)

Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan

Jalan Thaver, Kg Pandan
Kuala Lumpur 

Time on my watch showed 12:15 pm. My wife and I just got out of the building of Ampang Hospital after my wife had a check up for miscarriage. My stomach felt hungry because it was already in the afternoon and we just ate a little for our breakfast.

We discussed, what and where to eat for lunch. Many were proposed, suddenly my suggested to at Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan. Actually, we have not been there quite a long time. Plus, it situated on the way to home, just having to divert a little from MRR2.

As Besraya Highway Extension has been opened and located near Ampang Hospital, then it shortens our trip as we do not have to go through a lot of traffic lights.

Within 20 minutes (this time we rode your Kriss 100 motorcycle, so need more force to accelerate), we arrived at our destination, Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan, which is located in Thaver, Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, yes, in Kuala Lumpur not in Selangor. The restaurant is located not far from the Kampung Pandan Fish Head Curry Restaurant, and is after that restaurant if from MRR2 or Kg Pandan. If from MRR2, take exit after Tecso Ampang and then turn left (if take the right lane, will make a U-turn at the MRR2 heading back south).

When we arrived, many people are already lining up. This restaurant is popular,even appeared in various television programmes such as Jalan-jalan Cari Makan on TV3. 

Finally after 10 minutes, it was my turn to take the materials for yong tau foo. Lots of choices.

Besides yong tau foo, there are also other foods but this time, we are focused on the yong tau foo only.

There also has a lot choice of drinks. Usual, fruits juice and not usual drinks can be selected.

The restaurant is opened from Saturday to Thursday from 11:00 am to 21:00 (9:00 pm). On Friday, if come to this restaurant, sorry, it is closed ...

Hah, finally just can not wait to eat. This is our victim (actually more to me, because my wife would love to eat but not much she ate, maybe because she was confinement (due to miscarriage) and no appetite. 

I took 2 rolls of kuay teow (flatten rice noodles) mixed with yong tau foo special soy sauce to be chee cheong fun... Nyum nyum...

For the yong tau foo although I believed I took only a little, bun when be served, it was a lot, huhuhu. I chose soupy yong tau foo (if experts say this Cantonese style yong tau foo). Yong tau foo can also be dry one which the special sauce and soy sauce chilli sauce mixed directly with yong tau foo (Teow Chew style) which how most Malay eat. This store is an expert in yong tau foo.

Alhamdulillah, how a good eat. Forgot to mention, the price of the meal will be written at the edge of the plate (I forgot to take the picture). When to pay, just tell how much that written. Mine was cost of RM11.80 where yong tau foo + chee cheong fun only RM10.50 and drinks (warmed barley and warmed water) at RM1.30 only. Affordable and cheaper than buy yong tau foo at the night market.

(Everything is ok, but for me, the chili sauce was not my favourite).

At this visit, I give (full mark is five (äääää)): 

1. Food: ääää; 

2. Surrounding: äää;

3. Service: äää1/2;

4. Price: äää ä;

5. Overall: äää3/4.

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17 Jun 2014 - Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan, KL - Yong Tau Foo.

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17 Jun 2014 (Selasa)

Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan

Jalan Thaver, Kg Pandan
Kuala Lumpur 

Waktu di jam tangan saya menunjukan pukul 12:15 tengahari. Saya dan isteri baru sahaja keluar dari bangunan Hospital Ampang selepas isteri saya menjalani pemeriksaan kerana keguguran. Perut terasa lapar kerana sudah tiba tengahari dan pada pagi tadinya hanya makan sikit sahaja.

Kami berbincang, hendak makan apa untuk tengahari ini. Banyak juga cadangan keluar, tiba-tiba terkeluar hendak makan Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan. Maklumlah dah lama tidak makan. Lagipun kiranya dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah, walaupun perlu keluar sedikit di jalan utama iaitu MRR2.

Memandangkan Lebuhraya Besraya Tambahan telah dibuka dan ia terletak berdekatan dengan Hospital Ampang ini, maka ia menyingkatkan lagi perjalanan kami kerana tidak perlu menempuh banyak lampu isyarat.

Dalam masa 20 minit (maklumlah kali ini kami menaiki motor kapcai Kriss 100 kami, jadi kurang sikit daya memecut), sampailah kami di destinasi makan tengahari kami, Yong Tau Foo Kg Pandan, yang terletak di Jalan Thaver, Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, ya Kuala Lumpur bukan Selangor. Restoran ini terletak tidak berapa jauh dari Restoran Kari Kepala Ikan Kampung Pandan, dan terletak selepanya jika bergerak dari MRR2 atau Kg Pandan sebelah Selangor. Kalau dari MRR2, ambil susur keluar selepas Tecso Ampang dan kemudian belok kiri (jika ambil lorong kanan, akan membuat pusingan U di MRR2 menuju kembali ke selatan).

Ketika kami sampai, orang sudah ramai beratur. Memang restoran ini popular, malah pernah masuk ke dalam pelbagai rancangan makan-makan di televisyen seperti Jalan-jalan Cari Makan di TV3.

Lama juga menunggu untuk mengambil bahan-bahan yong tau foo. Akhirnya lepas 10 minit, tiba giliran saya untuk mengambil bahan-bahan yong tau foo. Banyak pilihan, agak rambang mata. Tapi kalau makan ikut nafsu memang semua hendak ambil. Saya ambil beberapa jenis untuk berkongsi.

Selain yong tau foo, terdapat juga makanan lain, antaranya mee rebus, mee/bihun sup dan beberapa jenis lagi. Namun kali ini, kami memberikan tumpuan terhadap yong tau foo sahaja.

Minuman untuk diminum memang banyak jenis, yang biasa ada, jus buah ada malah yang luar biasa seperti gambar di bawah ini pun ada.

Restoran ini dibuka dari hari Sabtu hingga Khamis dari jam 11:00 pagi ke jam 21:00 (9:00 malam). Hari Jumaat kalau datang ke restoran ini, maaflah, ia ditutup...

Hah, akhirnya tidak sabar saya nak makan. Inilah mangsa kami (sebenarnya lebih kepada saya, kerana isteri saya teringin tetapi tak banyak dia makan, mungkin kerana dia sedang berpantang (kerana keguguran) dan tiada selera. Dia kata suka tengok saya makan. BIAR BETIK!!!

Saya ambil 2 gulung kuay teow bercampur kuah kicap khas yong tau foo untuk dijadikan chee cheong fun... Nyum nyum...

Untuk yong tau foo pulak, walaupun kata sikit kata ambil bahan-bahan, bila dihidangkan, nampak banyak, huhuhu. Saya pilih yong tau foo cara bersup (kalau pakar yong tau foo kata ini yong tau foo cara Kantonis). Boleh juga yong tau foo kering iaitu yang dicampur terus dengan sos kuah kicap khas dan sos cili (cara Teow Chew) yang biasa orang Melayu makan. Juga boleh di minta sup disediakan dalam mangkuk lain, tiada masalah. Memang kedai ini pakar dalam yong tau foo. Saya memang makan cara bersup, kerana saya membesar di persekitaran kaum cina Kantonis, hehehe... 

Alhamdulillah, kenyang juga. Lupa nak beritahu, harga setiap hidangan akan ditulis di hujung pinggan (saya lupa nak ambil gambarnya). Bila hendak bayar, bagitahu sahaja berapa jumlahnya. Jumlah hidangan saya adalah sebanyak RM11.80 di mana yong tau foo + chee cheong fun sebanyak RM10.50 dan minuman (air barli suam dan air suam) sebanyak RM1.30 sahaja. Berpatutan kan, bagi saya lebih murah dari beli yong tau foo di pasar malam.

(Semuanya ok, cuma bagi saya, saya kurang gemar sos cilinya sahaja, kurang sedap sikit).

Pada kunjungan saya pada kali ini, saya berikan (markah) penuh adalah lima (äääää)): 

1. Makanan: ääää; 

2. Persekitaran: äää;

3. Perkhidmatan: äää1/2;

4. Harga: äää ä;

5. Keseluruhan: äää3/4.

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28th May 2014 - Warung Sinarnor, Jalan Dua, Sungai Besi, KL - Old Chicken Soto.

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28th May 2014 (Wednesday)

Warung Sinarnor
Jalan Dua, Sungai Besi
Kuala Lumpur 

At this morning, I felt want to eat the food which I did not ate for long time. So, I rode my scooter to Jalan Sungai Besi from Sungai Besi  roundabout. After that, I rode until I reached Southgate on my left and then I turned into Jalan Dua.

I continued to 300 metre and reached with a stall on the left. This stall called Warong Sinarnor. Actually this stall sold many type of breakfast like nasi lemak and lontong. But for this time, I emphasise on soto. 

Insya Allah at next time, I will cover for nasi lemak dan lontong at Warong Sinarnor, which also very delicious. Insya Allah.

What the attraction matter of the soto here is the soto used old chicken as main flavour. Beside shredded old chicken become its garnishing, other parts of old chicken like glizzard, liver, egg and feet can be ordered to be added into the soto. These part have different flavour and tastier than regular chicken.

In addition of bergedel, perkhh it always can be remembered if we did not eaten this soto.The soup, was matched with other ingredients. This soto can be eaten with pressed rice, yellow noodle, vermicelli or kuay teow.  

With special drink which only be sold at soto kaunter, barley, will relieve the thirst. Slurp after slurp into my mouth, feel like this world was mine, alhamdulillah.

Look, I ate until no more left. Total of my breakfast was RM7.50, which RM1.50 was for barley drink and soto with vermicelli, bergedel and mixture of old chicken glizzard, egg and feet priced RM6.00.

Actually the soto without bergedel and old chicken parts with is regular soto priced RM3.00. Very worth. So, come to Warong Sinarnor to taste the soto.

At this visit, I give (full mark is five (äääää)): 

1. Food: ääää; 

2. Surrounding: ää1/2;

3. Service: ää;

4. Price: äää 1/4;

5. Overall: äää3/4 .

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28 Mei 2014 - Warung Sinarnor, Jalan Dua, Sungai Besi, KL - Soto Ayam Pencen.

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28 Mei 2014 (Rabu)

Warung Sinarnor

Jalan Dua, Sungai Besi
Kuala Lumpur 

Pada pagi hari ini, saya terasa nak makan makanan lama yang saya sudah lama tidak makan. Jadi saya menunggang skuter saya menuju ke Jalan Sungai Besi dari arah bulatan Sungai Besi. Seterusnya saya menunggang sehingga bertemu dengan kompleks Southgate di sebelah kiri saya dan saya membelok ke kiri memasuki Jalan Dua.

Meneruskan perjalanan kira-kira 300 meter dan berjumpa dengan sebuah warung di sebelah kiri. Warung ini bernama Warong Sinarnor. Sebenarnya warung ini menjual pelbagai jenis sarapan seperti nasi lemak dan lontong. Namun untuk nukilan saya kali ini, saya memilih soto.

Insya Allah pada masa akan datang akan saya berikan paparan untuk nasi lemak dan lontongnya yang juga agak sedap. Insya Allah.

Apa yang menarik soto di sini adalah sotonya menggunakan ayam pencen sebagai perencah utama. Selain ayam pencen carik yang menjadi bumbunya yang utama,kita juga boleh meminta bahagian-bahagian ayam pencen lain seperti pedal, hati, telur ayam pencen dan kaki ayam pencen. Bahagian-bahagian ini sememangnya lain  dari bahagian ayam biasa dan sememangnya lebih sedap.

Ditambah pula dengan bergedel, perkhh memang sentiasa teringat bila tidak merasa makanan ini. Supnya pula, memang kena dengan segalanya. Boleh pilih untuk makan dengan nasi himpit, mee kuning, bihun atau kuay teow.

Dengan minuman yang dijual khas di kaunter soto, air barli, akan melegakan. Sudu demi sudu dimasukan ke dalam mulut. Terasa dunia ini saya yang punya, alhamdulillah.

Lihat, sampai licin saya makan. Jumlah keseluruhan sarapan saya kali ini adalah RM7.50 di mana air barli RM1.50 dan soto bersama bergedel dan campuran pedal, telur dan kaki ayam pencen RM6.00.

Sebenarnya harga soto tanpa bergedel dan bahagian-bahagian ayam pencen iaitu soto biasa adalah RM3.00 sahaja. Berbaloikan. Datanglah ke Warong Sinarnor untuk menikmati soto ini.

Pada kunjungan saya pada kali ini, saya berikan (markah penuh adalah lima (äääää)): 

1. Makanan: ääää; 

2. Persekitaran: ää1/2;

3. Perkhidmatan: ää;

4. Harga: äää 1/4;

5. Keseluruhan: äää3/4 .

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25th May 2014 - Al Tasneem Restaurant, North Bidge Road, Singapore (In Front of Sultan Mosque) - Red Bone (Tulang Merah).

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25th May 2014 (Sunday)

Al Taneem Restaurant
709 North Bridge Road
SINGAPORE 198681

At 1515H (3:15 pm Singapore time), I arrived at HarbourFront, Singapore ferry pier after finished my journey at Batam. I got some rest in HarbourFront Centre shopping complex to think, what should I do, because my flight (TigerAir TR2468) boarding gate only will open at 2105 (9:05 pm). I had 5 hour plus more time to spare.

So I just remembered that I did not had opportunity to taste Red Bone on my Singapore visit at 08th March 2014 ago. Therefore, I took a decision to go to Kampung Glam to taste the Red Bone. So, I needed to ride MRT from HarbourFront MRT Station to Bugis MRT Station where the nearest MRT station to Kampung Glam. I needed to transit from Northeast Lane which purple in colour to East West Lane which in green colour at Outram Park MRT Station.

I arrived at Bugis MRT Station and took Exit B to Raffles Hospital at Victoria Street. After passed Golden Landmark shopping complex, I turned to right into Arab Street to heading North Bridge Road and then when reached at traffic lighted junction of Arab Street and North Bridge Road, I turned left. Here, we will find Zam-zam Restaurant first, then Victory Restaurant and at the end of the row, I arrived to the destination which was Al-Tasneem Restaurant.

This restaurant actually opposite of Sultan Mosque, Kampung Glam, Singapore's mihrab and just near gate 8 and 1 of the mosque. When I arrived there, around 1625 (4:25 pm), I asked whether the red bone or tulang merah in Malay been sold. Alhamdulillah, the owner said it has, the I ordered a Red Bone small plate, a glass of milked iced tea and a glass of iced water.

After 2 minutes, my ordered drinks arrived, and simultaneously Asar prayer call been heard from Sultan Mosque. At first, I want to pray with Sultan Mosque jammah but the I just remembered that I did not have my Zohor prayer, plus I intended  to perfom jama' ta'khir prayer (combined Zohor and Asar prayer together) while on the ferry journey from Batam Centre to HarbourFront.

Finally, at 1635 (4:35 pm), my meal had arrived... RED BONE... Flamely red... But do not be fooled... It not a hot meal...

Red Bone is made from sheep bone which cooked with special spices. It is a special meal in Singapore and only can be found at certain Indian Muslim Restaurant especially at Kampung Glam/Arab Street or Little India/Kandang Kerbau area. Some said that at Golden Mile shopping complex food court, is among the best, may on next trip to Singapore, I will taste it, insya Allah. At Johor Bahru also got this meal especially at Sentral/Meldrum area but could not be compared with Singapore one.

In my dish which is small plate Red Bone, there were five sheep bone with marrow, some cord vein and some meat. The gravy very special. It came with some slices of bread to be dipped with gravy. I shocked when I received this meal, can I finish it? But I have to finish it because after this I will fly not ride in a bus or drive my own vehicle.

The taste, perrrkhhh, nobody can be told... The I selfied as bellow...

BOOONNNEEEE EAAAATTIIIIINGGG!!! HAAUUMMMM!!!

At last, about 45 minutes later, I finished my Red Bone. Alhamdulillah. Very graced. Insya Allah, I will come here again. 

About SG$11.20 (+-RM29.12) been damaged on this visit, alhamdulillah. Even though on RM value, it was expensive, but it was worthwhile... Insya Allah, I will come here or other restaurant to have it again or lamb soup...Nyum nyummm...

Selepas itu saya ke Masjid Sultan untuk menunaikan kewajipan saya yang belum tertunai.

At this visit, I give (full mark is five (äääää): 

1. Food: ääää; 

2. Surrounding: ää1/2;

3. Service: ää1/2;

4. Price: ää 1/4;

5. Overall: äää.

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