Grand Imperial, KL

I've been wanting to try the dim sum at Grand Imperial since I got back but never had to time to do so.. till now! It's usually filled with people on the weekends especially Sundays, so my family and I headed there right after our morning jog to satisfy our tummies!

A ritual dish at every dim sum place I visit: Century egg porridge :)
The texture of the porridge wasn't too grainy or watery.. just the way I like it!

Deep-fried sesame balls filled with lotus paste
Soft, sweet and chewy in the inside while slightly crunchy on the outside. Yum! And the glutinous rice flour wasn't too thick with just the right amount of lotus paste.

Polo buns: Warm, soft, buttery buns with a sweet, crunchy topping.
O-M-G.

Pan-fried sweet, yellow kueh. I have no idea what it's made of but it's really good! The soft and chewy kueh compliments the crispy outer texture really well.

Stir-fried carrot cake (Chai tow kway). Finally! A savoury dish among many sweet dishes!

Yau char kwai wrapped in chee cheong fun. The yau char kwai was too crispy and oily. Nothing special about the chee cheong fune either. A disappointing dish.


Salted egg custard bun (Lau Sah Bao). The ratio of the salted egg and custard was just right! :) I normally prefer saltier lau sah baos and the salted egg yolk was definitely more dominant than the sweet custard in this bun! But the filling wasn't oozing out as it should and had a paste-like texture :(

Rating: 8/10

Lot F33-F35, First Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Centre,
No. 60, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
03-62013777

Restaurant 126, Bentong

Ask anyone near the area and they will know this place! Famous for their ginger and freshly grown vegetables as well as fruits, we bought three whole bags full and loaded them in the car!

Bee Hoon (vermicelli) loaded with ginger and mushroom served with ginger broth!

This is definite must try for those who enjoy the taste of ginger!! It's so "gingery" that my mouth felt like it was burning (in a good way!) For those who aren't so keen with ginger could just order their famous stir-fried fish paste noodles.

Stir-fried long beans, okras (lady's finger), winged beans (kacang botol) and eggplants.

Simple, refreshing and flavourful!

Rating: 7.5/10

Kampung Bukit Tinggi,
28750 Bentong,
Pahang
016-951 6818

Chong Hwa Curry Laksa Restaurant, Selangor

According to my dad, the curry laksa here is one of the best he'd ever taste! So my family and I decided to take a little detour to the humble "kopitiam" before continuing our road trip.

My mum ordered the fish ball and "fu chuk" curry laksa while
my dad stuck to the classic curry laksa with cockles.

Side dishes : Yong Tau Fu

My brother : Nasi lemak with fried chicken

Our dessert: ABC -
shaved ice with sago, ice cream, cincau, gula melaka, condensed milk and lots of other stuff!

I ordered chee cheong fun with sweet sauce and chilli. And it was extremely disappointing! (I didn't even bother taking a picture of it!) There was no chilli and the chee cheong fun was chewy.

Overall, my family loved their meal but mine was a let down:(

Rating(for the chee cheong fun): 3.5/10
Family's Rating: 8/10

No. 1, Jalan Sg 3/1,
Taman Sri Gombak,
68100 Batu Caves,
Selangor
016 - 336 9913