Showing posts with label LOCATION:KUALA LUMPUR/Chinatown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LOCATION:KUALA LUMPUR/Chinatown. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Earth Hour and the 2 Sultans..

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Ozeki.

During Earth hour, we watched the Petronas Twin towers disappear before our very eyes, from behind the glass of Ozeki. That gaping black space was a cool reminder to 'vote earth' and keep up the good fight against global warming/climate change. Do your part and reduce your carbon footprint so that future generations may still enjoy this beautiful place we call home.. earth!


(to calculate your carbon footprint, click on the foot!)
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After Earth hour, we had a date .. with the sultan..
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Sultan Lounge.

Designed by New York-based Stephane Dupuox , the creative force behind Buddha Bar in New York, Cocoon in London and Nikki Beach in Miami, the Sultan Lounge is what I call très chi-chi.

Resident DJs, Donovan Tho (a.k.a. da Funkie Junkie), Shazan Z. and Azran make sure everyone is grooving to the choons of down-tempo/chill-out house. Tonight though, DJ/Producer JT Donaldson was spinning the decks. Sit back, have a grey goose martini and enjoy the night as deep soulful house cascades over that crazy, gold-plated[yes, I kid you not!] booth. (erm, incidentally if there is ever one thing to steal.. , steal the booth.. :P) If you are lucky (like I was) you may just bump into Malaysian celebs such as the gorgeous, most talented Melissa Indot;)

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What is it about clubs that gets me really hungry towards the end of the night..
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Seng Kee Claypot Loh She Fun.

Located on Jalan Sultan, just off Petaling Street, I remember the face I pulled the 1st time I was introduced to that raw egg yolk sitting on top of what looked like rats tails (loh she fun). That was something like 10 years ago. If Lecouple Toy had not re-introduced me to the place for a late night supper (post Sultan lounge) I would have forgotten this once upon a time, favourite makan place of mine. I didn't really fancy the Pak Cham Kai (a.k.a. White-as-hell boiled Chicken{yarks}, .. and maybe that's why I am so dark.. hahaha) but the Rats Tails .. happy to say.. still fantastic!

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Thanks for jolting my memory. Supper was excellent.
A great night out, for sure.



FIN.


Sunday, January 20, 2008

Pigging-out Petaling Street Style!

A friend was visiting from Melbourne. since he hadn't been to Chinatown.. we took him !



We were pretty early... so... we decided to go look for breakfast.

I was told there was a famous chee-cheong-fun shop in Chinatown... hmm.. now if we could just find it...

I see it! All packed with people already... LOTS of action in a lil shop on the corner of petaling street...
the uncle is chopping away at the chee-cheong-fun like a madman. his arm is a blur of white light :P

we were a lil worried that our friend from oz would have trouble with the food and surroundings and everything...

but.. no... he ate everything... really.

See. I told ya. He ate everything.. FROM the chee cheong fun...




which was large, greasy, spicy-sweet and shrimpy...


TO the wantan char-siew mee in the stall next door ...
(coz we were still hungry after the chee-cheong fun and wanted something with more KICK..)


mmmmm.... plump greasy noodles with massive hunks of barbecued pork meat...




and even the puffed-up, shrimpy,porky sui-kow.. in sweet thick soup..

and ... he never ONCE complained... what a sport ... haha.

Actually.. we ended up having to REFRAIN him from eating everything in sight... because it was getting out of hand...





SEE??!!

lol.

But he's so cute... he actually wants to come back. He really does !

Next time he'll bring his own cleaver :)




Food : 7/10
Ambiance : scary
Price : Cheap
Cleanliness : don't ask

Monday, December 24, 2007

Wantan Mee Koon Kee, Petaling Street

Wantan Mee Stall, Koon Kee, has seen better days...

Located right smack in the middle of the busy hub of Petaling Street's Chinatown, this coffee shop has been around for more than 60 years. My mum remembers eating here when she was a kid ! Koon Kee is located where the 2 roads intersect, opposite the Hong Leong Bank.

( i forgot to charge my camera, so, forgive the hazy photos taken fm my mobile phone.. eek!)
Whiles the workers here are a little stroppy (as with most family coffee shop businesses, where irritations are not hidden and arguing is the norm), the food is served relatively fast. Maybe it's the waning clientele...?


Anyway, whilst not the best Charsiew Wantan Mee in KL/PJ, the food is relatively low in MSG and less greasy than most wantan mee shops you get around town.

The Char siew is sweet, but not as good as the one in Pudu. (please refer to previous blog). All in all, a large plate of charsiew, 1 wantan noodle and 2 drinks sets you back RM18.50. Not that cheap eh for coffee shop food?

Most people who patron this place are hungry bargain shoppers who want a place to rest their feet, while they fill their stomachs.

Koon Kee Wantan Mee,

95 Jalan Hang Lekir (Chinatown, Petaling St)

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Food :4/10

MSG : moderate

Heart attack factor (grease) : moderate

Cleanliness : poor