Tappers Cafe @ Oasis, Ara Damansara

Tappers cafe located in new commercial area of Oasis of Ara Damansara, offer extensive menu of Colonial, western, local and Hainanese food. They also offer value for money set lunches from MYR10.90 to MYR14.50 with drinks. With great ambience and many menu to choose from, it is a good place to have lunch for those working nearby Ara Damansara.

Taste:6/10(Moderate. The taste of the menu that they serves is average. Their Hainanese chicken chop does not impress me as the sauce and the potatoes does not taste great. The spaghetti don't have much ingredient and basically the spaghetti meal is not that value for money unless you are a small eater. As of the fish burger, the patty is fried with chips which taste average as well).
Price:7/10(Moderate. Set lunch start at MYR10.90 to MYR13.90. Hainanese chicken chop at MYR13.90, spaghetti olio at MYR14.50, Panini fish burger at MYR12.90 and chicken parmigiana at MYR13.90).


Hainanese chicken chop. Served with potato and peas.


Chicken parmigiana. Mozzarella and parmesan cheese melt over breaded chicken in spaghetti tomato sauce served with chips and coleslaw.


Panini fish burger. Deep fried fish fillet with tartare sauce, cucumber, tomato on Panini toast served with chips.

Spaghetti olio. Spaghetti olive oil with mixed herbs with oysters and mushroom. The taste of this meal is just average and seems expensive when compared with others.

Cosy air-conditioned environment inside Tappers cafe.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.114520, 101.575126
Address: D-G-05, Block D, Oasis Square, No. 2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Ara Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Fontano's Subs @ Chicago

Great subs with extensive subs menu as below. Everything available in 6, 8, 10 or 12 inches. Good service and fast. You also able to make your own subs by choosing any 3 ingredients.

1. Blockbuster - Ham, Salami, Capocollo, Provolone, and Swiss.
2. Italian Special - Prosciuttini, Capocollo, and Provolone.
3. Big "Al" Italian - Mortadella, Cotto Salami, Genoa Salami, and Provolone.
4. Wise Guy - Prosciuttini, Capocollo, Genoa Salami, and Provolone.
5. Caputo - Capocollo, Genoa Salami, Pepperoni, and Provolone.
6. Prosciutto - Imported Prosciutto and your choice of cheeses.
7. American - Ham, Salami, Bologna, American and Swiss Cheese.
8. Turkey Breast - Roasted Turkey, and your choice of American, Swiss, or Provolone Cheese.
9. Roast Beef - Deli Style Beef and your choice of American, Swiss, or Provolone Cheese.
10. Corned Beef - Deli Style Corned Beef and your choice of America, Swiss or Provolone Cheese.
11. Tuna - Homemade Tuna Salad and your choice of American, Swiss or Provolone Cheese.
12. Chicken Salad Sub - Homemade Chicken Salad and your choice of American, Swiss or Provolone Cheese.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. The sandwich is good with good amount of ingredient).
Price:6/10(Moderate. I ordered the 6 inch Italian special at USD5.95. The amount is generous and quite filling. Additional USD0.35 for hot or mild peppers).


My Italian special subs.

Slices of Prosciuttini, Capocollo, and Provolone.

I am probably their first customer of the day.

This is how the shop look like. Its located just opposite DePaul University.

Address: 20 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Coordinate/GPS: 41.878229,-87.626644
Subway: Jackson - Red station.

Langer's Pastrami @ Los Angeles

My trip to Los Angeles this year is to try out their best food. One of them is Langer's Pastrami located near MacArthur Park lake. I have read about this place after I have tried and love the New York version of Katz Delicatessen. From several reviews that I read, this Langer's Pastarami is claimed to have the best pastrami in the world! Their best pastrami is menu number 19 which is pastrami swiss coleslaw with russian dressing. It contains cheese as well. But for me, I like to taste plain pastrami in order to get the original taste out of it.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. The pastrami is tender, the rye bread is fresh, service is good and taste is good. The hot chocolate is well done).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. The price is high for sandwich. USD13.50 for hot pastrami sandwich and USD14.35 for pastrami with swiss cheese with Russian dressing sandwich.


My plain hot pastrami sandwich.

The pastrami is moist and tender. It's good.

My friend ordered the pastrami and swiss cheese Russian Style Dressing.

American classic sauce on the table.

With a cup of hot chocolate.

This is the restaurant. Its near the intersection which is very near to the LA metro station.

Stop by here to get to the best pastrami sandwich restaurant.

Address: 704 South Alvarado, Los Angeles 90057, at the southwest corner of 7th Street and Alvarado, diagonally across from MacArthur Park. Please beware of the surroundings as this area is seedy.
Coordinate/GPS: 34.056339,-118.276966
Metro Station: Westlake/McArthur Park station on Red or Purple line.
Phone: +1 213-483-8050

Philippe The Original @ Downtown Los Angeles

Philippe is famous for its French dipped sandwiches. This is one of the oldest and best known restaurants in Southern California. I tried their pork sandwich and lamb sandwich. Overall its a very good breakfast and well done.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. It's good. The meat is moist, soft and tasty).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The pork sandwich price at USD6.50, lamb sandwich at USD8.00 and coleslaw at USD1.25).


Pork French dipped sandwich.

Lamb French dipped sandwich.

The coleslaw is good as well.

Customers enjoying their food.

This is how inside the restaurant near the food ordering counter look like.

Make sure to look for this restaurant when visit to Los Angeles.

Hours: 6.00am to 10.00pm daily.
Address: 1001 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States (Its quite near Chinatown of LA).
Coordinate/GPS: 34.059579,-118.236903
Phone: +1 213-628-3781

Brioche Doree Cafe @ Champ de Elysee, Paris

Being hungry on the high end shopping street is not a good idea. However, I need to eat something fast here. Left with not much option and basically Brioche Doree offers is the most reasonable on Champ de Elysee. On other shop, eating 4 pieces of biscuit will cost EUR10-15. Crazy! Brioche Dorée is a French bakery-café founded in 1976, operating restaurants throughout the world and it is currently the second largest bakery chain-cafe in the world.

Taste:6/10(Moderate. The bread is hard but at least I having French baguette with egg, pickles & tomato slices).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. The bread cost EUR4.60 and water cost EUR2.40 for 500ml).


French baguette with egg, pickles & tomatoes slice.

Metro station: Métro/RER Charles de Gaulle-Etoile (1, 2, 6, A).
Address: Located at Champ de Elysee near Arc de Triomphe.