Japanese style teppanyaki dinner at Osaka Kitchen @ J'S Gate Dining, Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur

Osaka Kitchen located at in J'S Dining section on 4th floor of Lot 10 shopping centre in the heart of Bukit Bintang. They serve authentic Japanese style teppanyaki meal such as okonomiyaki, teppanyaki, yakisoba and grilled meat. The food were cooked on an iron griddle in from of diners. They have ala carte and course set meal. Choose set meal if you would like to try multiple items at cheaper price. This restaurant is quite famous as its the only restaurant in J'S Gate dining which has long queue. Plus the open kitchen concept is another attraction as you can see how fast those chefs are cooking your meal.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Food quality and taste is quite good and food preparation are done by two Japanese chefs. I like all the meal served. Salad were fresh with sesame dressing. I enjoy more of their grilled chicken dish compared to their grilled pork dish. The grilled chicken has more seasoning, softer, crispy skin and tender meat. The grilled avocado with melted cheese is awesome. Japanese omelette with chunks of pork belly is tasty as well. As for okonomiyaki is a bit lacking of ingredients as it only contains cabbage and batter. Dessert comes with 3 choices of vanilla, green tea and yuzu. The best choice would be yuzu as the taste is refreshing).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Price were quite reasonable as I ordered one chicken special course and one pork course set meal. Chicken special course at MYR51.00 and pork course at MYR42.00. Green tea at MYR6.00. The special course come with okonomiyaki, rice and soup).

I recommend to try this shop due to not many such good Japanese style teppanyaki restaurant around in Kuala Lumpur. And the price is quite reasonable.


Grilled chicken dish.

Grilled pork dish.

Grilled avocado with melted cheese.

Salad.

Japanese omelette with pork belly.

Contemporary European Cuisine @ 2nd Floor, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Having a dinner here with a friend to try out this newly opened restaurant. 2nd Floor is a new kid on the block surrounded by top restaurants in the neighbourhood serving contemporary European cuisine. In 2nd Floor, the cuisine is more toward German styled food as they have a good German masterchef, Gerhard Albrecht. The concept of the food here is focused on using natural products and bringing European taste with a slight local twist. Some of the specialties here includes pork ribs, barley soup and ginger creme brulee.

Taste:8/10(Delicious. The main highlight here were their tropical pork ribs. Taste very good with sauteed apple. The sauce which comes with the pork ribs has a slight sourish taste and its nicely done as well. Their crab cakes are yummy. Quite creative to have sourish and slight spicy sauce to accompany the crab cakes. They also have maultaschen which is quite unique as most of the time, the maultaschen is in the form of dumplings. But here are pan fried version with onions and egg).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Pricing wise are quite reasonable and affordable for Western type of dining. The appetizer are still within the MYR20 range. 2NDFLR special salad at MYR20, pan fried crab cake at MYR32, barley soup at MYR11, maultaschen at MYR25 and tropical pork ribs at MYR55).


2nd Floor located at TTDI.

Nice cosy outdoor seating.

If you need more formal and quiet discussion, they also have air-conditioned section.

My first meal here started with 2NDFLR special salad. Its with Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons, poached egg and bacon. Great combination of vegetables together with bacon fat.

Delicious with strong butter and garlic taste. Crunchy garlic bread.

Barley soup. This version of barley soup is almost identical to your mom's home cooked soup with love. Boiled with vegetables and chicken broth.

Poached eggs was nicely done.

Pan fried crab cake. Consist of breaded crab meat, chili jam and orange salad. Crab cake together with the jam and orange makes an excellent combination.

Pan fried maultaschen with egg. Comes with prawn and salad. Their maultaschen is prepared in gerostet style which the pasta is cut into pieces then pan fried with onions and egg.

This is how maultaschen content look like.

My main meal here was Tropical pork ribs. Tender slow cooked pork ribs with combination of orange, poppy seeds, saffron and yoghurt dip. The sauteed apple taste well together with the pork ribs.

Outside seating if you wish to have warmer environment.

The chef grow some of the herbs needed for cooking. Located just beside the famous DC restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.141763, 101.627196
Address: 46A, Persiaran Zaaba, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 5.00pm-10.30pm. Closed on Monday.

Pork Fillet @ Tonkatsu Anzu, Isetan The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur

Tonkatsu Anzu is the first tonkatsu outlet in Malaysia which used premium aged black pork from Fukuoka. The pork fillets are aged for seven days to help tenderise the meat. They are then breaded and deep fried at high temperature to keep the outside crisp without losing the meat juiciness.

Taste:8/10(The pork loin was delicate and mostly lean meat with the right amount of fat. I like the completeness of the meal comes with fresh sesame, tonkatsu sauce and refillable cabbage. I opt for their pork loin over fillet as I prefer leaner meat due to healthy option but lack of melt in your mouth effect. Do sprinkle some salt, dip into tonkatsu sauce mixed with grinded sesame and with some mustard to get a nice complex taste).
Price:4/10(Near expensive. The Gin-jo pork loin katsu set shown below at MYR48.00. With 6% GST its at MYR50.90. High price but you get quality stuff here).


Gin-jo pork loin katsu set.

Large piece of pork.

Succulent meat with adequate fat.

You can choose either white rice or brown rice. I opt for brown rice.

As for soup, you can choose seaweed soup or bean soup. I opt for bean soup. Usually bean soup or miso soup is without beans. But here, you can chew the beans. Great.

Not sure what pickles is this. Taste good with the pork.

Sesame.

The ingredients for you to eat with your tonkatsu.

Shredded cabbage. Its refillable.

The environment in the restaurant.

Fourth floor dining area of Isetan The Japan Store looks grand.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.146462, 101.712433
Address: 4th Floor, Lot 10, 50, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Pork belly noodles with wine @ Go Noodles, Jaya One

GO Noodle House has been around for quite a while and is famous for their noodles soup with wine. GO Noodle House specializes in thick noodles in special broth, which you can choose from either superior soup or home made spicy soup. You have option of choosing bee hoon noodles or their special Mi Xian (thick noodle). The restaurant is decorated in an ancient Chinese ambience. The hot soup of noodles with wine does taste good and very satisfying. Their noodles are highly customizable with topping options clams, fish paste, grouper fish slice, squid balls, beef slice, fresh prawns, mussels or frog. Currently, they have several outlets in Pavilion, One Utama, USJ Damen and Midvalley megamall. I visited their first outlet which is their HQ in Jaya One.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Good texture noodles and flavourful soup with wine. The pork belly portion were adequate and taste well with their spicy belacan/prawn paste chili sauce).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Ordered pork belly noodles with bitter gourd. The noodles with superior soup at MYR12.50 plus bitter gourd at MYR1.50. The price exclude service charge and GST).


Pork belly with bitter gourd in superior soup.

Good portion for dinner. Hot with wine.

Ancient Chinese type of decoration inside the restaurant.

Ancient Chinese style menu book.

Noodles with pork balls and fish ball are their speciality.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.117466, 101.635738
Address: 61.P1, Block D, The School, Jaya One, 72A, Jalan Universiti, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Opening hours: Daily 11.30am to 9.30pm.

Peng Yuan Hokkien Mee @ Petaling Jaya

Peng Yuan Hokkien mee stall located on the same shop row of another famous hokkien mee noodles stall in Petaling Jaya. Since I have tried Hokkien mee from Ahwa before, I decided to try out their competitor as well. Usually when there is a popular shop around, then there will have many shops selling the same items opening up around hoping for business flow from the popular shop. The Hokkien mee stall located in Restaurant Mei Keng in Jalan 222 also have other stalls selling items such as popiah, fried chicken and rojak. While waiting for your hokkien mee, you can try those food as well. I don't have chance to try them as they were closed when I was there. Probably its too late at night.

Taste:8/10(Good. The hokkien mee contains sufficient amount of seafood such as squid and prawn. I also have pork slice, pork lard and cabbage which makes the noodles wet and delicious).
Price:8/10(Cheap. The hokkien noodles here priced at MYR7.00 which is MYR1.00 cheaper than Ahwa).


Black fried hokkien noodles with lots of lard. The sambal comes with the noodles were good as well.

Hokkien mee with cabbage, lard and seafood clearly seen.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.097615, 101.629101
Address: Peng Yuan Hokkien Mee, Restaurant Mei Keng, 42, Jalan 14/48, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Ramen at Hakata Ippudo @ Pavillion, Kuala Lumpur

Since back from Tokyo trip, I have been looking for good ramen meal around Klang Valley. This time I tried Hakata Ippudo in Pavillion KL. The restaurant looks posh inside and nice ambience environment. Food wise, the tonkotsu soup is light but flavourful. If you are looking for thick soup, this ramen might not for you. They have 3 main ramen type to choose from which are
1. shiromaru motoaji: original tonkotsu broth
2. akamaru shinaji: original tonkotsu broth with miso paste & garlic oil (slight spicy)
3. karaka-men: original tonkotsu broth with spicy miso, cashew nuts and ground pork.

For each of the ramen type, you can order a vast array of sides to complement it which includes poached egg, salted soft boiled egg, extra chashu (pork belly) and seaweed.

Taste:8/10(Delicious. The shiromaru special does taste better compared to the new misoshiromaru ramen. The shiromaru shop is tastier. The misoshiromaru taste is covered by miso which makes it less desirable. Bamboo shoot which is usually present in original ramen is none here).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. A bowl of ramen in Ippudo will cost around RM26 to RM32. Additional 10% service charge and 6% government tax).


Shiromaru special. It comes with salted soft boiled egg, pork belly and seaweed.


My bowl of misoshiromaru ramen.

Raw garlic is by request. Good ramen should be accompanied by raw garlic.

Pepper, sesame and chili flakes are provided.

Trying new type of ramen. Misoshiromaru ramen with lots of garlic.

New type of ramen to try. Misoshiromaru ramen.

Ippudo Malaysia.

Ways of enjoying your ramen.


Hakata Ippudo in Pavillion shopping centre.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.148200, 101.713247
Address: Lot C4.07.00, Connection Level 4, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Public transport: Wisma Genting Monorail station or Bukit Bintang Monorail station. About 5 minutes walk towards Pavillion shopping centre.