Food Trucks & Sangkaya at The School, Jaya One

Good Day Folks.

As we all might have known, food trucks around Klang Valley are everywhere. Some operated in subang, damansara & even Bangsar. Some of us might not have the chance to catch them on their normal operating hours (lunch time & dinner time) due to distance, location & even traffic. But what if I told you, there is a day that almost all food trucks gather at one spot for specific of time every week? Instead of driving around from place to place for different food truck, you can get them all under one roof. Then head down to Jaya One every Sunday starting lunch time till onwards to catch those food trucks!

Jaya One is a compilation of building blocks housing offices, mall & cafes. Situated there is Malaysia very first enrichment mall called The School. Food Trucks gathered there in front of the main entrance every Sunday. To get more info on which trucks are available, follow them on their Facebook/Instagram. Besides food truck, there are also stalls selling homemade food & cafes. Plenty of option for food goers. 

There are total of 5 food trucks on my previous visit; Cowboy Food Truck, Bubble Tea, OMFJ, Wheeloaf & Dr. Mak Rony. Me & my friend only managed to try 3 food trucks. We had Chuck Norris & Chic Tacos from Cowboy Food Truck, Mighty beef Panini special from Wheeloaf & Berry Burst from OMFJ. 

Chuck Norris (RM 19.90)

Chic Tacos (RM 12.90)

Previously at Wheeloaf, i tried their grilled cheese sandwich which left me with good memories. This time around I ordered their Panini Special. Since we already had chicken tacos, we decided to go for Mighty Beef; shredded BBQ beef with salad, aged cheddar cheese sandwiched between panini bread then toasted to perfection. It was quite good. Panini was soft yet crisp. Served with crispy nachos drizzled with cheese sauce. 

Mighty Beef (RM 13.90)

For drinks, since it was a hot day, we decided to go for cold pressed juice at OMFJ. I've heard about this truck but never had the chance to try. OMFJ stands for Oh My Fruit Juice, i think & they serves mainly juice. After browsing the menu, I decided to go for their large Berry Burst.

The menu

Berry Burst made of Bananas, Ginger, Strawberries & Oranges. It was refreshing indeed with no added sugar plus all those fibers from the fruits. All fruits combined well.

Berry Burst (RM 9)

After finishing your meal, why not save some space for a dessert. On a hot day, ice cream would be good. Luckily, Sangkaya branch just located nearby like 30 seconds walk from the school. Easy to spot if you know Salf N' Koffie cafe. 

Here is not crowded plus with plenty of parking space. As for the mall, don't expect too much of it. No designer shop like MNG. For foodies, plenty of option. 

Ana Ikan Bakar Petai at Tanjung Lumpur

What's up folks?

During my recent trip to Kemaman, me & my mates went to Tanjung Lumpur in Kuantan for a Ikan Bakar dinner. Ah, ikan bakar. One of the food that us malaysians find it hard to resist. For KL folks, best to get ikan bakar like places in Pelabuhan Klang, Bagan Lalang & Kuala Selangor as that place very near to the sea & have a good source to get fresh seafood. The journey from Kemaman to Tanjung Lumpur took us almost an hour passing through the developed Kuantan City. 

Ana Ikan Bakar Petai is quite famous even have a branch in Bangi that usually crowded with seafood lovers. Here alone in Tanjung Lumpur, they have 2 outlets nearby. Their speciality are their affordable, fresh ikan bakar petai. The first thing to do after arriving is to find a table as it is quite crowded then only you can proceed to choose your seafood at the seafood counter. A lot of fish for choosing ranging from garoupa to sting ray. Crab, clams, cockles, squid & prawns are available as well. 

The seafood counter

These what we've chosen; Garoupa, Sting Ray, Squid & Bamboo Clams.

It took quite awhile to receive our first order due to high order but luckily there was a satar & keropok lekor nearby for appetizer. First to arrive was the bamboo clams. We ordered it to be cooked masak pedas. Clams cleaned & cooked well. The gravy was a bit spicy & sour but still good. 

Lala bambu masak pedas

Next to arrive was Ikan Kerapu masak 3 rasa. To me, this was the dish of the night. Fresh garoupa cooked well with delicious gravy where sweet & spicy combined. The diced pineapple & tomato combined well together.

Ikan Kerapu masak 3 rasa

The signature dish was next. Sting ray flamed to perfection then topped with homemade sambal with petai. I have a mixed feeling for this dish. The sting ray was good & well good but i'm not very fond of the sambal with petai. The sambal was sweet but the petai taste kind of out of place for me. Still a decent dish. 

Ikan Pari Bakar Petai

Lastly, the deep fried squid. We picked 2 squids for this dish. The breaded was crispy & well seasoned. Doesn't too dependable on the sauce. Squid was well cooked & not rubbery. 

Deep Fried Breaded Squid

Our total bill that night was RM 130++. Not too expensive & normal price i would say. Perhaps other places are cheaper. But certainly a good experience eating here. 

Ana Ikan Bakar Petai

Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan

Stesen Aman No.12 at Kemaman

Hi Folks.

When I'm in Kemaman with my work mates, our frequent asked question during breakfast will always be, "Nak makan kat mana?". There plenty of places for breakfast in kemaman. Kopitiam, warung, restaurant, you name it. They have it all. Our favorite place to have a breakfast located at Kemaman Bus Station in the middle of the town. It's like a food court but smaller. The place is called Stesen Aman No.12. They offers choices of roti, Nasi Hujan Panas & Nasi Lemak. 

The menu

But my favorite meal in the morning will always be their Roti Kukus & Bakar. It was one of the best i ever had. I never ate anything close to it in KL. Roti Bakar comprises of bun, toasted on grill using charcoal. Then the center was spread with homemade kaya & butter. The bun was outside was crunchy with sweet kaya inside. Best to eat it while it still hot.

Roti Kukus was made by steaming the bun before filling the center with same kaya & butter. The texture of the bun after steamed almost similar to Pau. It was really good. 

Roti Bakar (RM 1.40)

Roti Kukus (RM 1.40)

I haven't tried their other choices but my friends does enjoy them a lot. I hope i can try them next time, if i'm not to busy eating both Roti Bakar & Kukus. lol. Best to come early to this place as by 8 am, seats will be full. 

Stesen Aman No.12

Kemaman Bus Station

D'nie Tomyam at Baging, Cherating

Hello folks.

My work nature often requires me to travel to the east coast especially Kemaman. Terengganu as we all know are famous for their local food such as Keropok lekor, satar & many other things. On my way there, i will pass Cherating before i can reach Kemaman. I was introduced to this place by a taxi driver that i hired on my previous job. We stopped for lunch. This place was quite isolated although it is just on the main road side when you pass by Baging but the easiest landmark is this place just the opposite of Restoran Sri Baging. 

I never tried Gulai Kawah before. Surely a lot of infamous east coast foods already penetrated Klang Valley food scene but I haven't stumble upon Gulai Kawah before. Probably overlook it. D'nie Tomyam offers Nasi Gulai Kawah, Nasi Sup, & Nasi Kukus for lunch among other ala carte choices. 

The menu

So I asked the cab driver for recommendation & he told me to order Nasi Gulai Kawah & I did just that. It was a set meal made of a plate of rice, acar, salted fish & a bowl of Gulai Kawah. The Gulai Kawah made of spices in a thick gravy & chunks of meats. It was quite good. The gravy had the taste of black pepper & bunga cengkih inside but not too much. Just enough to enhance the taste. Meat was nicely cooked & soft too.

Nasi Gulai Kawah (RM 7)

For anyone travelling to the east, you might probably want to stop by & fuel up your stomach here. 

D'nie Tomyam

Baging, Cherating (Just opposite Restoran Sri Baging)

Teazer Food Truck & Pasta la Pasta at Setapak

Hello Folks.

It seems like currently I'm in a mood for food truck. Just recently I ate at food truck. lol. Must be because of the trend hurricane. So anyway, just nearby my office, I discovered a food truck operating for folks in setapak mostly students. I didn't managed to try it since the operating hours is between 7 pm - 12 am as I often went back home around 5 pm. But the chance soon show up as I've got a badminton session with my office mates. After badminton session, I went there for dinner. To my surprise, there are 2 food trucks operating side by side. The one I've been looking forward to try is Teazer Food Truck & another one is Pasta la Pasta. 

Teazer Food Truck offers western food like Grilled Chicken & Burger while Pasta la Pasta as the name depicts, offers pasta at the same price range as Little Fat Duck. First I went to Teazer. After browsing the menu, I decided to go for their Grilled Chicken. 

Teazer's menu

Chicken Grill Set comprises of 200 grams of chicken breast, coleslaw & mashed potatoes then topped with homemade brown sauce. The chicken was perfectly grill but the gravy was a bit salty but still very pleasant. The coleslaw reminded me of KFC's. But for RM 10, it was quite affordable. 

Chicken Grill Set (RM 10)

Just a few meters away, Pasta la Pasta available for pasta lovers. The truck similar to those cendol/popia/laksa truck clad in white. Since I already ordered grilled chicken, I decided to go for the basic which was Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Beef. They also have non pasta option like omelette & nuggets.

Pasta la Pasta's menu

Spaghetti Aglio Olio is one of the simplest pasta dishes available but not many places can execute it perfectly. Pasta la Pasta aglio olio was pleasant with healthy garlic presence inside with chili flakes & minced meat however a bit salty but still good. For RM 5, i'm not complaining. lol.

Spaghetti Aglio Olio Beef (RM 5)

So folks nearby Setapak have other option besides usual mamak & other restaurant. There is another food truck nearby called Barbarittos. That will be next. 

Teazer Food Truck & Pasta la Pasta

Jalan 2/23A off Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak, KL

Las Carrestas at USJ 10

Hola, Como Estas?

Last time it was quite hard to find mexican food here in Malaysia. The only place we can find mexican food was in Chili's & TGI Friday but only limited to tacos, quesadillas & fajitas. Nowadays, Tacos & Burritos are quite often seen on the food truck like Cowboy Food Truck serving good tacos. But somewhere in Taipan, USJ 10, there is a restaurant dedicate themselves serving mexican food plus some other western food as well called Las Carrestas. They are one of the earlier establishment that serves mexican food. They have few branch as well but subang is much more nearer to me. 

There are quite a number of dishes on the menu but I only snapped the mexican menu. They have dishes from tacos to chimichangas. Unfortunately we didn't order any mexican food since my mom & brother afraid of the spiciness. lol. 

Mexican food menu

So we decided to order the Deep fried calamari, Beef Back Ribs & Bistek Solomo aka Sirloin Steak. I'm sharing with my mom since my mom won't be able to finish her dish. They serve a basket of nachos with salsa dipping sauce on the house. Nachos was crunchy & lightly salted. Dipping sauce was good. 

On the house starter.

The calamari arrived first as starter. It was quite basic but pleasant. Calamari wasn't rubbery. Lightly salted with tartar sauce & garlic mayo on the side. 

Calamares ala Romano (RM 21.90)

First of all, the beef back ribs. Served with a house salad & jacket potato topped with sour cream. Two ribs covered in smoked BBQ sauce & marinated with Jalapeno & spices . The sauce was sweet & smoky. However the meat didn't fulfilled the 'meat fall off the bone' requirement but it was still good as the meat was quite tender but not as tender as the i had before. 

Beef Back Ribs (RM 47.90)

My brother had their Bistek Solomo aka Sirloin Steak; 230 grams of meat grilled to perfection. Sides are salad & baked potato. The steak was succulent & tender. My brother wanted it to be medium well & it was perfectly executed. Complete with smoky flavor & seasoning. 

Bistek Solomo (RM 41.90)

Since I have a thing for mexican food & my curiosity got the better of me, a second visit will commence soon. Price wise, similar to those Chili's & TGI but more focus on mexican food.

Las Carrestas

Jalan USJ 10/1F, Subang UEP, Subang Jaya

La Famiglia at SS15

Heya Folks.

Here's another update on another trip to yet another food truck in SS15. Well actually this food truck based in SS15 but finally i managed to try the food at food hunter festival recently. 

Little Fat Duck is not the only Food Truck in SS15 serving pasta. Just few minutes walk from them, behind maybank, there is a another food truck serving pasta called La Famiglia. Inspired by italian mafia theme, the truck clad in black with some mafia-ish design. Most nights they will be in SS15 unless stated otherwise. You can follow them on their facebook page for updates. 

Their menu so far only serve pasta with only 2 sides. So it is pasta galore here at La Famiglia. 

The menu

Since I'm not a crustacean eater, i decided to order Genovese Carbonara. Here they use creamy garlic sauce instead of normal carbonara sauce. Topped with diced chicken sausage, mushrooms & chili flakes. The sauce was Ok-lah. The presence of garlic was there but somehow lack some kick. The sauce had a bit of sweetness as well which different from your usual carbonara. Portion was decent for a RM 6.50 pasta. 

Genovese Carbonara (RM 6.50)

It wasn't a memorable first time for me but my brother said their aglio olio was good. Will try those in the future. Another option for fair price meal here in SS15.  

La Famiglia

Street behind maybank, SS15

RSMY at Danau Kota

Hi Foody folks.

After my first test of Naan Cheese Leleh at Restoran Ulam Desa, I've been looking for a return. However my officemates introduced RSMY to me recently which located in Danau Kota just 5 minutes drive from my office. After they showed me the pictures of the naan, i already pasang angan-angan to go to that place on one fine day & that one fine day came just days after that. 

The place wasn't hard to find. Located just next to PV128 & behind Columbia hospital. However the parking might be a hassle to find. The restaurant just look like your normal mamak restaurant with a tempayan for naan & tandoori greet you on your way inside. Here they served mostly your usual indian food like naan, paratha, nasi beriani & capati. There are also local favorites like Laksa. LOL. But the main attraction is the cheese naan. 

The menu

There are 3 types of cheese naan for order; Cheese Naan, Garlic Cheese Naan & Yummy Cheese Naan. Here, they don't serve the naan with dhaal gravy like normal mamak place but you have to order separately. We decided to order Yummy Cheese naan with Beef Keema. The naan best to eat while hot. It wasn't the largest probably just a bit bigger than personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut. The naan used mozarella cheese instead your normal cheesdale cheddar cheese to obtain the ooey gooey cheese. Plus slices of salami inside, it was very nice. Naan was soft with gooey cheese. The cheese saltiness goes well with the salami. Certainly more ooey gooey than the one in Ulam Desa.

Yummy Cheese Naan (RM 8.00)

Salami inside. 

We malaysian may never get used to eat with gravy. It feels kinda incomplete without it. The beef keema was quite good & hot as well. Not too spicy. Keema made of minced beef with spices & the gravy texture was paste like. It was decent. Goes well with the naan. 

Beef Keema (RM 10)

Price here might be a bit expensive from normal Mamak place probably because of the cheese. Once in a while for a change, why not. The tag for the restaurant is 'Best Cheese Naan'. Well, might not be the best but certainly good. 

Restoran RSMY

Jalan Danau Niaga 1, Danau Kota, Setapak, KL