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Not sure if you know this already. But I still have to say that KFC tastes wayyy better across the causeway! You MUST try this “finger-lickin” delight to taste the difference. The same day we had Ah Piaw Chilli Wanton Mee for supper, we went KFC for tea. Ordered the dinner plate with 3 pieces of pressure-fried pieces of chicken made with the original recipe.

So why KFC tastes wayyy better across the causeway?

The chicken is bigger,  juicier and much more tender. Also, the chicken flesh is so moist that it actually oozes out the herby flavours. I always ask for thigh meat. Most of the time, the service staff will oblige to my request. While most feel that chicken thighs are too fatty to eat, I think that the thigh is the best, most flavourful cut. Chicken breast meat is hopelessly bland and dry.

As for the sides, I like their coleslaw better than most places. A lot of times it’s either too watery or has too much mayo but KFC’s one is just right! The little cup serving of coleslaw is so crunchy and fresh! Shredded cabbage never taste so good elsewhere. BTW is mashed potatoes one of your favorite comfort foods? It’s one of mine so I really enjoyed KFC’s smooth and creamy mashed potatoes with piping hot chicken gravy. The gravy was was nice and thick and coated the top of the mashed potatoes nicely!

We spent just RM12.10 for a “finger-lickin” meal at KFC. Sharing a dinner plate is perfect for tea because we need to leave some space for dinner!

KFC Holiday Plaza
LG 68, LG 113-116, LG 140-145
Jln. Datuk Sulaiman
Johor Bahru
80250 Johor

We came here for bro’s birthday! OK I’m going to insert 2 exterior shots of the restaurant from limsimi. I forgot to take pics of the restaurant because I was too excited about the food. oops. lol.

Well, it’s pretty easy to locate the restaurant. It’s very close to the Tebrau Market and Crystal Crown Hotel.

Here’s how Tebrau Market looks like.

Now, the foooood!

Ok Since it’s a birthday celebration, the Longevity Noodles (long life noodles, or ???, “Chang Shou Mian”) is a must! It’s part of the Chinese culture. Chinese being Chinese, food in particular is super rich in symbolism. Well these long noodles represent a long unbroken life. We are not supposed to cut it (unless we bite it in our mouth?) because this will incur bad luck/shortening our life. That’s what they (ancient/modern conservative Chinese) say la. We know it’s not true!! LOL. The dish is just meant for celebrating life.

Beautiful isn’t’ it? That’s quite a huge serving but it’s just right for 10 pax. The noodles are really thin and long. There’s lotsa bean sprouts, Chinese mushrooms, lean pork, veg and fried boiled quail eggs! Mm the bean sprouts were really crunchy.

Sweet & Sour Steamed Fish/Thai Steamed Fish

The fish was very delicate, very fleshy and the sauce was ok. It could be spicier by my standard (I loveee spicey food).

Well fish is an essential dish at the dinner table during celebrations because in Chinese culture, fish is a sign of prosperity. Also, the chinese word for fish,? ‘yu’ sounds similar to the Chinese words for abundance. Thus, eating fish will help fulfill our/my bro’s wishes in the year.

Stir-fry Five-flower Pork (Wu Hua Rou, ???)

Five-flower pork = belly pork with a beautiful cut, four or five layers of alternating lean and fat meat. MMMmm The Five-flower pork was chopped into bite size and it tasted absolutely heavenly when stir-fried with dried chillies and freshly chopped onions. I loveeee the wobbly skin layer.

You know, the thick flavorsome gravy goes really well with fragrant white rice. Since this pork dish was cooked using a claypot, it is highly aromatic and pleasing. The claypot cooking method helps to retain the juices and flavor because the goody juices released by the food as it cooks cannot escape from the pot!! Trapped!

Cuttlefish with stir fry lean pork, celery and lotus

My sis favorite dish. She is very passionate when it comes to eating cuttlefish. Lol. It’s a very complementary combination of mid-size cuttlefish flakes, lotus, celery and lean pork. The strong fishy taste was cleverly offset by the fresh, tarty flavour of the lotus and celery.

Roasted Chicken

Though I’m not a big fan of chicken, I took a few more pieces than my usual helpings because the meat was strangely moist/mildly briny and not as dry/tasteless as chicken normally is. Not bad.

Do take note: you need to pre-order the roasted chicken a day before!

OK The bill was around RM200++ for 10 pax and my fav for this dinner would be the Five Flower Pork!

Ah besides the dishes above, you can try the cod-fish, prawns etc. In fact, just order whatever you feel like eating la. Everything they served here is definitely pleasing to your taste buds and value-for-money. Honestly, the quality of its food had been consistently good for a restaurant that has been around more than 20 years.

You can call them a day in advance if you wish to book a private room! A private room is suitable for mini gatherings/birthday dinners etc. There’s no booking charges/extra charges for reserving a private room but you need to accept the 2 bowls of peanuts which cost RM6 each. Well I would suggest getting a private dining room if you have about 10 people dining (including you).

Food pictures were taken with dad’s Nokia E66.

New Lucky Seafood Restaurant
1-5 Jalan Keris
Taman Sri Tebrau
80050 Johor Bahru Johor
Tel: 07-3337519/332530

I’m waiting for my one and only kindy friend to bring me here for a bowl of steaming hot Mee Hoon Kueh! (Eh you said on twitter leh. Don’t care. Must bring me.) Yeah I still keep in touch with my kindergarten mate! hehe. He’s a very dear fellow! I used to steal glances at this boy who loves to cry all the time, wondering why he is so fair. Can’t remember if I tried comforting him to get used to kindergarten life. I guess not. I was too busy making sandcastles.

Show you our kindergarten. It’s super retro!

Tada! Hilltop Private School Kindergarten. Established since 1940.

Fond memories! 1986 babies had fun stealing carrots from our mom’s grocery bags and bring these orange goodies to kindy school. Why? Rabbits!! Yes our kindy school has lotsa fluffy rabbits for us to play with. Kindy friend, lets go back to visit one day!

OK OK I shall continue with this Mee Hoon Kueh place.

Now I’m actually not quite sure if this is the Mee Hoon Kueh shop in his mind or he may be referring to the other one near Leisure Mall?

Nevermind lah. I’ll just do a post on the other shop when he brings me there. As for Restoran Mei Sin, pa brought me there for lunch that day. I figure I’ll do a write-up on this shop since it has been around for quite a while. Ma used to drive me here after school during my secondary school days to ta-pau/takeaway!

Ah here’s the Mee Hoon Kueh (???)! Mee Hoon Kueh is also known as rice cake soup. There’s minced pork, meat balls, ikan bilis, a type of leafy veg (mani choy) and black fungus. Btw this handmade noodle is prepared fresh! I saw them pinching the dough and placing them in the soup pot. They also serve Ban Mian (??), another type of handmade noodles. It’s longer and flatter. Well, I prefer the fatter and squarer bits of Mee Hoon Kueh. You can opt for the either the dry or soupy version here.

If I”m not wrong, it’s only RM4/bowl. Oh Jalan Abiad should be too hard to find. As I mentioned, it’s near Leisure Mall.

This restoran (restaurant in malay) opens till quite late at night. So you can come here for lunch/tea/dinner/supper when you’re craving for soupy stuff! Come to think of it, I always have cravings for soupy stuff. Random: ma always craves for steamed chicken. lol.

They also serve nasi lemak, not too bad but I always get the soupy noodles when I’m here. Oh there’s also toast bread with kaya and butter + half-boiled eggs in the mornings.

Kindy friend oh Kindy friend! When?

Restoran Mei Sin
Jalan Abiad, Taman Maju Jaya,
Johor Bahru, Johor 80400
Malaysia

Family chow time! Pa always brings us to the best places for food.

Restoran Good Luck is near Octville Golf & Country Club in Bandar Seri Alam. To get to Sri Alam, follow the sign to Pasir Gudang Port and you will not go wrong. You will take roughly about 20 minutes from the causeway.

I wanted to have the Fried Pork Knuckles! It goes really well with whisky! We even brought a bottle of Chivas. Been craving for it since the last time dad brought us here for dinner. Alas, the lady boss said that the knuckles are not ready today. Oh well next time we will call her to check if they are serving fried pork knuckles. So she recommended the pork ribs instead. Tada!

Lady boss told us that the kitchen will prepare the the pork ribs exactly the same was as they did for the fried pork knuckles. Yay! this means I can still get the same sauce that’s guaranteed to make taste-buds dance all night long! I’m not sure what kind of sauce is that! It is spicy yet a little cheesy. Mm. Fried pork ribs taste as good as pork knuckles. lol. Goes well with whisky too!

For prawn lovers, this superbly spicy dish is bursting with flavour! This dish is less spicy than the pork ribs and it has a tangy feel with spices thoroughly coated on the outer shell of the prawn!

Ma really love this sweet & sour delight. It has wonderful flavor and richness, as well as a spectacular presentation. haha. I guess it is spectacular for crunchy onions like me! Anyway the fish is fresh and accompanying the fish is an exquisite Thai sauce which is very appetizing.

We also ordered the claypot mixed veg because it comes with local beancurd! Dad is not a fan of the Japanese tofu. Not sure why. Hmm the gravy is ok and the selection of veg is pretty fine too. Cheap and good.

So we orders 4 dishes for 4 pax.  The servings were just right.

Service was good. I caught the lady boss on camera when she was scurrying off to somewhere. haha. She’s very nice and honest! She is very kind to recommend us the freshest stuff she has in her kitchen.

Apparently golfers are regular patrons of this unassuming-looking deli. No wonder pa always comes home with yummy tapau-ed food after his golf game. In my opinion, golfers recommended restaurants usually offer delectable meals at reasonable prices and food is served pronto. Big boys don’t like to wait long for their food after a rough game of golf.

Restoran Good Luck
No.1 Jalan Gunung 31
Taman Sri Alam
81750 Masai Johor Bahru
Opening hours: 3pm-11.30pm
Closed on alternate Tuesdays