Hot N Juicy Crawfish @ Las Vegas, USA

This place serve one of the nicest food that I had in Las Vegas. You order the food here by the pound. If you love spicy food, you have to try this place. Do take note that eating at this place can be quite messy. Avoid wearing white clothes or plain shirt. Depending on your tolerance for spicy, you can choose how spicy your food to be. Here they provide you plenty of plastic gloves to eat your food and food comes in bags.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Do select the flavor as Hot N Juicy. And select the spicy level of one below the normal spicy level that you usually have. Even at mild level, its already spicy. Taste wise it really good especially with the sauce).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The price here is depending on what you order. The best value is the shrimp at USD16.00 for each pound. If you want to splurge, they have lobster and king crab leg at USD31.00 and USD35.00 for each pound respectively).


Shrimp with potatoes.

Environment inside the restaurant.

Shrimp with crawfish.

Dungeness crab.

Lobster.

The dungeness crab has a lot of meat.

GPS/Coordinate: 36.108519, -115.171246
Address: 3663 S Las Vegas Blvd #590, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Opening Hours: Daily 11.00am to 12.00am.

Decent pizza at Mikey's New York Pizza @ Citta Mall, Ara Damansara

Citta Mall has a new restaurant to have good pizza. They provide a nice variety of various toppings, many of which combine some interesting flavours. The Mexican beef provides a flavourful pizza experience and the 911 will satisfy those who crave a super spicy pizza. Vegetarian may like their wild mushroom pizza. This place not only serve pizza but you can also have waffle fries, spicy buffalo chicken and pasta.

Taste:8/10(Good. The taste of the pizza is almost comparable to what I had overseas. This is what a good pizza supposed to be. I tried their beef loco mexicano and it taste good and spicy. Do try out the waffle fries as they are good as well).
Price:4/10(Near expensive. A slice of pizza cost from MYR9.95 to MYR17.88 depends on the flavour that you choose. Although its pricey, the quality and taste is there to justify for its price).


Mikey's spiciest pizza. The 9-1-1 pizza. I haven't try yet but look at the amount of chili padi in there.

Mama's wild mushroom pizza. Looks good. Going to try this next round.

This is their special pizza of the day with chicken.

French dining at Topshelf @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Topshelf is a French restaurant located in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Always wanted to try out this place but don't have chance until the Christmas eve night when I happen to be there with my mom. The food were good and some dishes above expectation. This is a nice and cosy restaurant. You can see the chef in action as the kitchen just behind a glass wall.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. I like two of their dishes the most. The pan seared salmon belly and mushroom soup with truffle. Both are well done and taste very good. As for the crispy aromatic duck, its not that crispy but the meat is tender. Taste wise is good with combination with the sauce and vegetables. The dessert of dark chocolate mousse is creative and well thought).
Price:3/10(Expensive. Since this is a fine dining restaurant, the price is at a higher side. Salmon belly at MYR30.00, mushroom soup with truffle at MYR25.00, pan seared catch of the day at MYR44.00, dark chocolate mousse at MYR26.00 and crispy aromatic duck at MYR38.00. Service and environment in the restaurant is good. One item which I think that they need to improve is that they don't provide plain water as drink option. They trying to lure their customer to drink their pricey mineral water. Its a bit let down for foodie who come here for food and plain water is the most basic necessity that each restaurant should provide either for free or with a small fee. The food selection were not many during Christmas eve as they have predefined set menu).


Nice and cosy environment.

Common sight in fine dining restaurant.

Hot chocolate.

Crispy aromatic duck served with pancakes, raw cucumber and sweet sauce.

Pan seared catch of the day with leeks, fennel barigoule and white wine.

Bartender area.

Pan seared salmon belly. The texture is so good and it melts in your mouth. Full of fish oil.

Mushroom soup with truffles.

Dark chocolate mousse with lemon meringue, passion fruit and chocolate mouse.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.156207, 101.622655
Address:61, Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours: 4.00pm to 12.00am daily.

Pork spaghetti from Iberico Kitchen @ Oasis Ara Damansara

Iberico kitchen is a few places in Klang Valley area which serve Iberico pork. Its not so famous as higher price tag and not many people know the difference of meat texture between normal pork and Iberico pork. The meat from Iberian pig is more tender, taste better and fatter with nice marbling. The difference is almost like normal pig and free range pig where the pig are healthier as they are more active and adapt well to their environment. Iberico kitchen has a wide variety of dishes which uses Iberian pork such as salad, spaghetti, meatball, desserts and burgers. Their main speciality is their pork ribs. Since I visited here alone, I can't order much as only have their spaghetti instead.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Tender and juicy meat. I like the meat texture which is soft with melt in your mouth fat layer. The meat is flavourful as well as it mixed with pepper and spices).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Aglio olio with pan seared collar spaghetti at MYR33.00. For more economical meal, you can try their set lunch).


Aglio olio with pan seared collar Iberico pork.

Environment inside the restaurant.

Write up about Iberian black pig. It claimed that Iberian pork can reduce the LDL cholesterol and increase the HDL cholesterol level and a more healthy breed of pork.

Tender meat and the spaghetti were done well with supposed to have ingredient such as dried chilies, garlic and spices.

Address: D-G-07, Oasis Square, Oasis Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: Thursday-Tuesday, 11.00am-3.00pm & 6.00pm-10.00pm. Closed Wednesdays.

Amazing Porketta from Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

Northbound Smokehouse has been rated as best brewpub in Minneapolis. It is no doubt that their food and beer taste so good. They brew some great beers, and has a quality selection of other locally brewed beers on tap. The outdoor seating at picnic tables is comfortable and refreshing when the weather is cool at night.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. Their porketta were flavourful and tender. Tasty with fragrance from herbs. The meat were juicy and not dry although it was smoked. Hand cut fries were excellent. The server were friendly and able to accommodate my request to try a variety of beer. Their beer are quite good. I do like their pale ale).
Price:6/10(Moderate. 18 hour porketta at USD9.50, fries at USD3.00 and beer at USD6.00).


My 18 hour Porketta set. It was so tasty with much herbs flavour. The “Iron Range” classic. Smoked porketta, smoked Swiss, and sautéed onions on an egg bun. Served with a side of BBQ sauce.

Very tender and juicy smoked pork.

See the amount of herbs such as rosemary, basil and chive.

The fries were very delicious as well. Looks like they double fried the fries.

Northbound Smokehouse.

Beer tasting samples.

Cool patio seating outside.

GPS/Coordinate: 44.934238, -93.232474
Address: 2716 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Public transport: Blue line 38th St Station on Minneapolis Metro transit.

Famous Jucy Lucy of Matt's Bar and Grill @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

Matt's is a local institution in Minneapolis which is famous for their cheese stuffed patty burger named Jucy Lucy. The cheese inside the patty were melted and boiling hot. The server will always warn their customer to let the burger cool down first before eating. I enjoyed the sound system in this restaurant as the quality were so good. The restaurant visited by President Obama before.

Taste:8/10(Good. The molten cheese inside the patty blends well with onion and pepper. Good taste. However, I not quite like the burned part of the patty).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Cash only establishment. Jucy Lucy at USD6.95, half order at USD4.25 and beer at USD4.75).


Jucy Lucy. Looks normal.

Onion and pepper with Jucy Lucy.

BBQ style patty but looked burned.

Melting cheese inside pork patty.

Simple setting. Mustard and tomato sauce. Having a glass of beer.

Old styled menu board.

Good quality music. Classic jukebox.



Old American style.

Hamburger with original Jucy Lucy.

Matt's Bar and Grill.

GPS/Coordinate: 44.939404, -93.247494
Address: 3500 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407, United States
Public transport: 20 minutes walk from Blue line Lake St Midtown Station via Minneapolis Metro transit.

Cafe Sydney - Excellent king salmon @ Circular Quay, Sydney

Cafe Sydney located at fifth floor of Custom House building just opposite the Circular Quay train station. The food and the views are amazing. I sat outside overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge. The food, service and location are all very good. Its a bit pricey but well worth the visit. I came here as walk in guest without any issue and able to get a seat.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. I had their New Zealand salmon which is taste is very good. This dish is from their extended special menu which they only have it on certain days. The fish were fresh and it was so tender and taste superbly delicious. The cream potato which I ordered also taste very good. They used a lot of butter to prepare the cream potato. Although the salmon meal were simple, but it was perfectly grilled with full taste and the salmon still have the moise).
Price:2/10(Expensive. Cafe Sydney offers great food and great view of Sydney Harbour Bridge. The price is at the highend side and can be considered as fine dining restaurant. The king salmon cost AUD42 and cream potato at AUD10. Although



New Zealand king salmon, with asparagus, quails egg, olive cream, semi dried cherry tomato and bisque. Nicely prepared dish.

The most amazing salmon I ever had.

Wild salmon with cream potato.

Cream potato cooked with butter. Creamy and fragrant.

Great view of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Roop top view.

Get the outside terrace seat for best view. Beware as its very hot to sit outside during afternoon.

Cafe Sydney located at rooftop of Custom House.

GPS/Coordinate: -33.862199, 151.210864
Address: 5th Floor, Customs House | 31 Alfred Street Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia.
Public transport: Circular Quay train station. Accessible via ferry as well.