All of My Days

Genji Restaurant at Zest PJ, PJ Hilton

eric.cheong — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:40:22 +0000

Called up Zest PJ to make a booking about 1.5 weeks in advance for dinner at their Japanese Restaurant called Genji. Took the 8pm booking instead of 6pm booking because if you took the latter slot, you would have to leave by 8pm so that the restaurant could prepare for the 8pm batch of crowd. Therefore, to make justification to this, the price also varies. For 6pm it is RM89++ where as if you booked for the 8pm slot, it will be priced at RM99++ per pax. The buffet is only available on the weekends. On week days, it would be ala carte basis.

We arrived 5 minutes before 8pm and registered at its reception area. I saw my name was second on the list and was glad about that. This would mean, I will be able to get a nicer table somewhere inside or so I thought. The receptionist lady directed us to our table. To our dismay and disappointment, we were placed right at the corridor near the entrance where all the guests have to pass by to take their food inside. We were placed literary within 5 – 7 steps from the reception counter. What added to my disappointment was, the table was not properly set-up. The receptionist just asked a waitress, “this table is ready ar?” The waiter replied “Yes.” Then, we were just dumped there. Upon request to change table, we were told that we cannot change as this will stress out the receptionist. Dwhitecoatbabe said it’s ok, so we settled for that 1st table at the corridor.

The dining experience became worse when kids were running up and down noisily along the corridor, the air-condition at that location was not working well causes us to feel really uncomfortable. When, I walked further in to the restaurant to take the food, I noticed there were so many empty tables for 2 persons even at 9pm.

Haha. Normally, I don’t really complain but this is something to me which was not acceptable from a service industry point of view. How can they say they cannot change our table because “the receptionist will be stressed out?”. If I were to book a day before, I could understand this situation. There was another example, a waiter came and asked us for drinks but never came back after taking the orders. I am not blaming ZestPJ for this blunder, but I blamed it on the staff who do not know how to handle a simple situation properly. Probably they needed retraining.

OK, enough of bitching already. Having said all those above, the service provided by the waitresses(not that waiter) to the servers at each food counter were really courteous, polite and efficient. Thumbs up for that! The food is tasty and fresh. Let’s take a look at some photos below.

Sashimi and sushi were fresh.

Centre frame is teppanyaki beef, squid as well as vege. Some Japanese Noodle and fresh oysters.

Teppanyaki Mussels and Chicken. Ebi Tempura for those who loves fried stuff like me. All of these are cooked for you at that moment.

A lot of people blog good stuff on Genji. I like it too after discounted the few “boo boos” when we first stepped into the restaurant but was later justified by the waitresses who was serving as well as the food. As said by one of my colleagues, Genji is better than Jogoya. I do recommend Genji too. Apparently, if you try the Ala Carte on weekdays, it should be even better.

And oh, the very next day, a lady from Genji did call and apologise for the air-condition as well as the seatings arrangement. She said, they will look into this matter. Now, that’s good customer service response. Good job!

Price : RM89++ for 6pm, RM99++ for 8pm / pax (Saturday Dinner)
RM89++ / pax for Sunday Lunch
(The prices are as off 8th May 2010, for more updated info you can visit www.zestpj.com)

Location : PJ Hilton, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Address : No 2 Jalan Barat, Petaling Jaya 46200, Malaysia
Contact : +60 3 7955 9122

(This post is solely my opinions and what I thought and have nothing to do with any organizations, company or individuals.)

Ninja Joe Pork Burger

eric.cheong — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:30:23 +0000

Was missing in action for some Shurikens. So, headed to Tropicana City Mall with Lisa and Sarah to try the “BIG BOSS” pork patty burger. This time we can add cheese and egg on our burgers.

Finally, I went to try Ninja Joe's Big Boss. Bigger Patty. Add Egg and Cheese.

I missed the shurikens. Consist of mince pork and potatoes.

The Pricing for little ninjas as well as The Big Boss.

For those who have not tried, and you like pork, do go and try. The more ninjas you buy, the cheaper it would get. Get 6 ninjas with different flavours. The ice-cream’s nice too. According to TJ, the owner of the shop, all the patties, shurikens and ice cream are home-made. Price is a bit more premium than McDees. Pork is expensive ma.

Pork, porkie, pork!

A nice method to eat KFC

eric.cheong — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:07:41 +0000

Hey all! As you guys know, I loveeeee KFC. Have been wanting to show to you online normally how I eat KFC using the skin. Try this and let me know what you think or you can recommend your own style too! =)

What it takes to be a Ninja?

eric.cheong — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:21:50 +0000

Smooth, quiet, quick, good aiming, discipline, passion, aiming at the precise angle to get the best shot, hitting at the right spot, no second chances. Those are some words of what I can think of to be a Ninja. Learn from the masters from the region on what it takes to be a Ninja.

Your Training Ground : P1 Auditorium, Packet Hub, 159 Jalan Templer, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Date : 23th April 2010 – 2000 hour

For more intensive Shuriken training : By the beach side in Port Dickson, Corus Paradise Resort
Training Dates : 24th – 25th April 2010

Find out more the path to becoming a Red Ninja at http://www.redninja.tv

Betty’s Midwest Kitchen

eric.cheong — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:52:55 +0000

Well, well, well! A Belated Christmas and a Happy New Year! Phew… It was a really busy month in December! With youth camps up in Camerons, to the Christmas Dinner at Extra Supper tanker, to going back to Taiping to be with MOM.

I will feature Betty’s Midwest Kitchen this time round. I was craving for a christmasy dinner coz I had seafood dinner for Christmas back in Taiping. Hence, Betty’s Ribs and Meatloaf gave some good justification for a perfect christmasy meal.

Meatloaf on your left - RM15. Baby back Ribs on your left. RM28.80. Very tasty.

Next up. Soft Ribs - RM25 ish. Dog Food (bake fries and cheese) - RM8ish and Pulled-pork Burger - RM13 ish.

If you are a pork fan. This is a must-try place to go. Betty’s Midwest Kitchen

A-G-40, Jalan PJU 1/43,
Aman Suria Damansara,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Phone: 03-78800196
Tues – Sun: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm: 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm; It’s next to Compugates, facing the NKVE Highway at Aman Suria / Dataran Prima area. You won’t miss it.

De Maw Restaurant, Jln Pudu Ulu

eric.cheong — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:55:06 +0000

Yesterday evening, we celebrated Sam’s graduation for her Master’s degree. She decided to buy a few of us dinner. Uncle Steven suggested, De Maw Restaurant. It is situated at Jalan Pudu Ulu. If you are unsure where is that, it is actually next to the PGRM building. Next to the restaurant, there is an open space car park, you can park your car there without fighting with anyone who wish to park at the road side.

Let’s get straight to the food, shall we?

When you arrived, you will be served with some braised nuts and soup. Picture shows an Oriental feel setting with only the capability to cater for 10 tables or so. Hence, it is advisable to book before hand to ensure availability of space.

We waited quite a while for the food as the restaurant was full-house. The dishes soon arrived. Starting with the Claypot brinjal, then the Siew Pak Choi fried with Ham Tan(duck's egg). Centre dish is Herbal Kampung Chicken. These 3 dishes tasted good. Kampung Chicken is a bit little since it's kampung but the gravy is nice. Thick mushrooms were sliced in and cooked together in an aluminium foil. Tofu dish tasted good too. There are meatballs in underneath the tofus.

One of the best dish for the night is this one above. It's braised pork trotter with brocolli. Writing about this dish even now is making me hungry. Thick sauce.

The other dish after the Braised Pork Trotter are the big wet-butter prawns. It was a generous portion for the 9 of us. In fact, the portion for all the dishes are quite generous I must say. Saw this big-ass fish ordered by another table which cost about RM130. Shall order that when we return next time.

After the heavy dinner. We ended with their dessert of the day. Pak Kor Longan. Unlike those they sold in pasar malam where you tasted only sugar water, this tasted really authentic and it was refreshing. Only RM3 per bowl.

I managed to capture the price list on the menu for those of you who are interested. For the dishes that we ordered, plus drinks and desserts, the total came up to only RM254.00. We think that it is pretty reasonable. (click image to enlarge if you can't see the pricing properly)

There are 2 sessions should you want to go for dinner. First session is 6.30pm and the other session is 8.30pm. The owner advised us that if we wish to “drink”, then we should booked the 8.30pm session because they will have to ask us to leave if we took the earlier session as their guests will be arriving for the 8.30pm session. Corkage charges is only RM10. Another dish that you should try is the Mutton. It was out of stock that night when we went.

Ambience     : 2.5 / 5 (no need to wear so formal. Casual is good enough)
Food                : 4 / 5
Cleanliness      : 3.5 / 5
Service        : 3.5 / 5

I would recommend you to try this restaurant if you love chinese food. Price is reasonable. This restaurant is opened for lunch time too.

Restoran De Maw 地茂馆中华料理
No.18, Jalan Pudu Ulu,
off 3rd Mile Jalan Cheras,
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:03 – 9285 7833

You can also read more of this restaurant at the links below:

Kaki Makan

Epicurious

Memoirs of a Chocoholic

Frontera Bar and Grill, Jaya 1

eric.cheong — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:51:22 +0000

It was a Monday afternoon, normally we have our nice makan end of the week, but not this Monday. We headed towards Jaya One to Frontera which serves Mexican food as well as burgers. Met up with Nigel from Just Heavenly as well as Cumi & Ciki. Frat Mustard was there as usual. This was my second visit. Did not bring my camera on my first visit.

Larry, the owner told us on our first visit that he serves the best burger in town. So, we gave it a try. It was good. Nigel and Frat loved their cheeseburgers.

Cumi & Ciki ordered this grilled pineapple chicken dish.

This is one of the mexican dish that Lisa ordered. It's called Chimicangas I think.

The last time we went, we ordered the Lime Cheesecake. It was real good. If you want to read more on this restaurant, you might like to try reading AWhiffofLemonGrass or if you want to hear some background story on fajitas, go to Cumi & Ciki.

You can now make your bookings at http://www.theqguides.com.

Frontera Bar and Grill
No. 19-8-2 Block L,
Palm Square, Jaya One,
No. 72A Jalan Universiti, 46200 PJ.
Tel: 03- 7958 8515

Of Pavlova and Mars Bar Cheesecake

eric.cheong — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:47:13 +0000

We were celebrating birthdays for babies born in October. So we ordered cakes at Fatboybakes to bake us some cake. Namely, Pavlova as well as Mars Bar Cheesecake. Yum!

Meet Miss Pavlova

Meet Mr. Mars Bar Cheesecake

Mr. Frat drooling.

Strawberries... yum

Farewell cakes….! And everyone went, “Nom nom nom nom nom….!!”

Kuala Sepetang Seafood

eric.cheong — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:24:21 +0000

Went back to Taiping on Sunday because mom was unwell. Thanks to those who have asked and show concerns. Appreciate it. It was also my brother’s birthday. I have promised him a meal. So, we decided to go for seafood since we are already back there. Where else to have good seafood in Taiping if it is not Kuala Sepetang? Here you go.

It was a sunny afternoon. About 30 minutes drive from Taiping Town. There they sell fresh seafood. Kuala Sepetang is a local fishing village.

Sotong curry. Definitely not a good dish for someone who has high uric acid. The taste of the curry is nice especially when you eat with rice.

Then, come the Butter Mantis Prawn with Salted Egg yolk dish. The killer dish which will shoot up your cholestrol level. Well, what is not healthy is always good.

Some green dish to make us look healthy. Haha..

This is a very nice style of ginger chicken. They fried the ginger with it with oyster sauce. Yummy.

Steam fish in Teo Chew style. Really fresh.

Some fresh coconut water to chill you down. Times of refreshing with the breeze blowing into the restaurant from the "kuala", bliss.

The bill total up to .... Cheap right?

Happy birthday, Ta ker (big brother)! May God grant you the desires of your heart and that you will be successful in everything that you do!

Protected: Mini Food Trip

eric.cheong — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:33:12 +0000