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.

Zuni Cafe @ San Francisco, USA

Zuni Cafe is famous for their roasted chicken. I was wondering how good can a chicken be. Of course my thought was changed when I tasted a really good chicken dish in New York a year ago. However, I have to miss ordering the chicken dish here as they only sell the whole chicken which is best consumed by two persons. Since I travel solo, I have to settle with smaller dish. I ordered the pork crepinette and found out the dish to be great.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. I ordered their Llano seco ranch pork crepinette with red wine braised lentils, delicata squash and fried herb gremolata. Such a long dish name. The taste is very good with succulent texture. Perfectly seasoned and perfectly cooked. Its my first time to try on those delicious sides that come with the pork crepinette. The Caesar Salad is served with whole romaine leaves. The dressing for the salad were well done as each parts were properly dressed. The portion of salad is huge and I basically half full when finish the salad. Plus the homemade croutons are delicious as well).
Price:3/10(Expensive. Caesar salad at USD12.00 and pork crepinette at USD20.00).


Pork crepinette with red wine braised lentils, delicata squash and fried herb gremolata.

Nice crispy bread with butter.

Zuni signature Caesar salad. Taste good though although its just a salad dish.

Porky dinner at The Barn @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

In less than a week, I have been to this wine bar twice. The Barn which is newly open in Citta Mall, Ara Damansara is a nice place to hangout at night for drink and plenty of delicious porky artery clogging dishes. Its a full porky dinner indeed. Ordered their wines and Mai Tai cocktail which is quite good.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. The roasted pork pizza with plenty of fat siew yoke is the highlight. The iberico pork rib were awesome as quite flavourful and the bacon salad comes with loads of crunchy bacon.).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Although western style food usually priced higher but the price at the Barn seems reasonable with some coupons and vouchers that you can get it by downloading their mobile apps. Wine at MYR10 per glass, mai tai cocktail at MYR27, Iberico pork ribs at MYR80, oven roasted baby back ribs at MYR58, roasted pork pizza at MYR33 and crispy bacon mango salad at MYR25. If you spend MYR180, you can get a bottle of wine for free).


Roasted pork pizza. Look at the amount of fatty pork belly.

Iberico pork ribs.

Bacon mango salad. Awesome. Crispy bacon and tasty.

Red and white wines.

Mai tai cocktail.

Oven roasted baby back ribs.

Pork bolognese pizza.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.111528, 101.578997
Address: Ground floor, CITTA Mall, No.1, Jalan PJU 1A/48, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Porky lunch set at The Barn @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

The Barn open its 4th outlet in Citta Mall recently. I think its a good move since Citta Mall lack of drinking and pork eating place. With many high end residences around the area and expatriates, there are demand for such restaurant. Looks like this will be my favourite eating place. On the second day of opening, we try out their executive lunch set. Good ambiance for business lunch and to chill out.

Taste:8/10(Good. I had their bak kut teh. Its not bad for a Western restaurant to serve bak kut teh. The meat is tender and good. Taste wise is good but of course cannot beat Klang bak kut teh. The bak kut teh comes with all the necessary condiments such as garlic and chili padi. I tasted the fries, soup and salad. All good. The soup taste good but just a bit oily. Pork burger and fish & chips are delicious).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The promo lunch set is good deal and comes with free soup and salad. Lunch set from 12.00pm until 3.00pm. Lunch set price from MYR19.00 to MYR25. Steak set lunch price is higher. If you come in group, then you will have a better deal as you will get one lunch set free from 4 lunch set ordered).


Good place to eat and drink.

Nice bar.

Many seats arrangement to suit your needs.

Pork tomato soup.

Salad and fruits included as part of lunch set.

Salad area. Huge wines selection.

Claypot bak kut teh.

The bak kut teh order comes with rice, garlic and chili.

Bak kut teh comes with many parts of meat.

Fish & chips portion is big.

Pork and bacon burger. The fries taste good as well.

Yummy pork burger with charcoal bread.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.111528, 101.578997
Address: Ground floor, CITTA Mall, No.1, Jalan PJU 1A/48, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Morganfield's lunch set @ Da Men Mall, Subang Jaya

Morganfield's is famous for their pork rib and the interior design of the restaurant replicate the American dining experience. It has a bar and also happy hour for you to have cheaper alcoholic drinks during non-peak hours. The lunch set here is quite a deal if you have more than 6 pax. They have buy 6 lunch set, get one free.

Taste:8/10(Good. The main attraction here is their pork rib. Meat is tender and well marinated. Pork sausage and taco is good as well. I prefer the white sausage compared to the rest).
Price:7/10(Moderate. Value for money set with soup/salad, drink and main course. The lunch set from MYR12.90 with option to top up drink to juice/coffee/tea with additional MYR2.50 and dessert with additional MYR9.90. Hickory BBQ set at MYR34.90, Hickory BBQ spare ribs and crispy fish at MYR29.90. You will get scrambled egg croissant if you choose the cheapest lunch set).


Hickory BBQ spare ribs with fries and coleslaw.

Lunch set menu from MYR12.90.

Drinks in Oink! Oink! 14oz mugs.

Soup of the day. Taste like drinking spicy dal curry.

Caesar salad.

Pork sausage platter.

Avocado tacos.

Hickory BBQ spare ribs.

Hickory BBQ spare ribs and crispy fish.

Nice American style restaurant.

Coordinate/GPS: 3.057911, 101.592775
Address: (G19, Ground Floor)No, 1, Persiaran Kewajipan, Usj 1, 47600 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Opening hours: 11.00am to 1.00am daily.