FOOD Magazine . issue 08 Feb 2012

Issue 08 . February 2012

SanFranciscoSteakhouse

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SweetPoemsDessertHouse

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SavoryBistro

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TheSpeakeasy

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Pick-Me-Up

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onde ondeRestaurant

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SAN FRANCISCO STEAKHOUSETropicana City Mall, Petaling Jayaby www.summerkid123.blogspot.com

ONDE ONDEWaterfront Desa Park City, Kuala Lumpurby www.summerkid123.blogspot.com

PICK-ME-UPKuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Kuala Lumpurby www.malaysianfoodie.com

SWEET POEMSSungei Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpurby www.malaysianfoodie.com

SAVORY BISTROMont Kiara, Kuala Lumpurby www.isaactan.net

THE SPEAKEASYMing Annexe, Kuala Lumpurby www.broughtup2share.com

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SAN FRANCISCO STEAKHOUSETropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya

San Francisco Steakhouse being a happening place for steak lovers is saying HELLO to 2012 with some new exciting flavors. They have launched a new menu to continue serve diners with quality and wholesome meals at an affordable price.

The new selection emphasize on sharing so that everyone gets to taste different food at the same time which is an art of eating that is gaining popularity among diners in the country.

The new menu comprises of hearty appetizers, tantalizing ribs and steaks, lobster, chicken and seafood varieties, not forgetting the enticing desserts and beverages. The menu even has a special section of dishes just for the kids. With good food and drinks coupled with cozy ambience, San Francisco Steakhouse offers a perfect place for you to chill out with friends and family in the coming year.


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Best known for their charbroiled prime steaks and dedication in providing the finest aged beef, San Francisco Steakhouse continues to escalate diners with the Steak Master XXL where 700gm of succulent juicy Australian Rib-eye Steak cooked to perfection that will simply blown your mind off.

Steak Master XXL cooking demonstration by Chef Shoun Shong


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Seafood Platter


For those who like seafood, you are welcome to enjoy the culinary journey with their new seafood platter that is huge enough for sharing.

The chefs use dory fish fillet that is coated with flour batter without any eggs added to preserve the taste and crispiness. The platter is splendidly loaded with fried dory fish fillet, fried prawns, fried mussels and sided with fries, coleslaw and mayonnaise as dip.




Ribs Combo with Half Spring Chicken

Scrumptious juicy ribs drizzled with BBQ apple sauce, so good that might even make you lick the bone clean. The ribs combo comes with a half spring chicken, so it is meant for sharing if you are a small eater.

Besides half spring chicken, customer can also choose either with rib-eye steak, grilled chicken, crispy chicken, fried shrimp or grilled salmon.



Triple Treat

The Triple Treat comprises potato skins, fried mushroom, chicken wings accompanied by fresh cucumber and carrot sticks, Thai mayo, sour cream and honey mustard dressing for dipping. A good sharing platter for starter.




Don't miss the Mini

Dessert of The Day

which available in

varies flavors. You

can enjoy 1 for free

by ordering 3.

These sweet treats

are so colourful and

will definitely

brighten up your

meal and day!

Besides steak, poultry and seafood mains, San Francisco Steakhouse also offers pasta lovers with homemade meatballs cooked to perfection, served with spaghetti and tomato concasse. Other favourites including Chicken Bolognese and Escargot Aglio Olio Pasta.

For those craving for burger, there is a must-try burger which is San Francisco’s One Pound Burger with beef grilled to perfection and topped with cheddar cheese.

Mouth-watering desserts, a range of good wines, liquors and beers are available for a perfect finish to a great meal.






RestaurantSan Francisco Steakhouse

Address• Tropicana City MallLot G40, Ground FloorPetaling Jaya, Selangor+603 7728 801011 a.m. – 12 a.m. daily

• Suria KLCCLot 136, First FloorKuala Lumpur+603 2382 032912 p.m. – 12 a.m.

• Coliseum SquareNo 8, Ground FloorIpoh, Perak+605 255 579811 a.m. – 12 a.m.

• Jaya SquareLot 7343, Ground FloorSubang Jaya, Selangor+603 5635 333812 p.m. – 12 a.m.

Websitefb.com/SanFranciscoSteakhouse

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ONDE ONDEWaterfront Desa Park City, Kuala Lumpur

Growing up in a Nyonya household with strong food culture, this has consequently led to the birth of Onde Onde Restaurant by Paul Khong.

Located at Desa Park City, Onde Onde serves authentic Nyonya and local delights, using the recipes from family's cookbook. With owner's mother hails from Melaka and late father from Penang, it can be certain that food serves here will not fail from the authentic Nyonya taste.

The interior is simple. Walls painted in blue adjoining with red, couples of wooden chairs and marble tables, and arrays of ceramic pots and plates on wall.

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Taste like ambra sour plum juice, but this one is replaced with Japanese cucumber, not too sweet and very refreshing.

Japanese Cucumber Sour Plum Juice (RM5.90) Hot Coffee (RM2.80)

Using coffee beans originated from Ipoh, the coffee spread out a nice aroma once it is placed on the table.

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Grilled Toast with Duck Egg Kaya & Butter (RM2.80) Onde-onde (RM3.80)


A nice coffee must always followed with nice toast. What makes the toast here special is their homemade kaya using duck egg, coconut milk and gula melaka as the essential ingredients, as using duck egg will fare a better taste than chicken egg.

I always like the feeling of gula melaka syrup oozing out from the soft pandan dough and fill my mouth when eating onde-onde. With soft and chewy dough, this one does not fail but I prefer it to have more palm sugar filling. Do look for many other Nyonya kuih choices that available here such as kuih sago, kuih talam, angku, pulut tai tai...

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Asam Laksa (RM9.90)

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Asam Laksa (RM9.90) Prawn Mee [Mee Yoke] (RM9.90)

Being the signature dish in Onde Onde, asam laksa here truly worth the crown. With the sourish slightly overtake the spiciness, it will definitely trigger your taste bud. Sipping into the flavorful broth with big pieces of Mackerel fish, slippery noodles, pineapple cubes, shredded cucumber, shredded onion, and mint leaves give an extra joy in having the laksa. Add in prawn paste if desired to top up the flavor.

While for the prawn mee, balance of the sweetness from prawns and spiciness made me took another few mouthful of the broth.


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It is pretty hard to get Penang chee cheong fun around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur area as they are mostly plain chee cheong fun pair with yong tau fu.

One of my friends from Penang who misses home all the time has always asked me where she can get chee cheong fun with har gou in Selangor and I basically can't answer this question.

But now, I can certainly answer her question by recommending Onde Onde Restaurant.

Ladled with har gou and drizzled with minced dried shrimps and sesame, the chee cheong fun is smooth and decent.

I have always afraid of the strong taste of har gou but surprisingly this combination turns out to be delightful for me.

There is also a side of sambal to give an extra kick to the chee cheong fun.

Penang Chee Cheong Fun with Prawn Paste (RM6.90)


Special Fried Rice and Curry Laksa Combo (RM15.90)

Want to taste more at the same time? Try their combo set which consists of a plate of fried rice, curry laksa, stirred fried mengkuang with carrot, spring rolls and onde-onde. For small eaters, this combo is good enough to share by two persons.

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The curry laksa is generously loaded with pieces of chicken, prawns, quarter of egg, fried bean curd, long beans, bean sprouts and shredded chicken. The soup is heavy and thick, but can be spicier.

Fried Rice Curry Laksa

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Stir Fried Mengkuang

and Spring Roll

Sago bathing in coconut milk and gula melaka. Don't fooled by its plain look, it actually tasted quite refreshing and I enjoyed it very much.

Sago Gula Melaka (RM4.90)

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Shaved ice with grass jelly, chendol, showered with fresh

milk, gula melaka and topped with D24 durian paste, I will

claim this as a humble but luxury dessert.

Signature Onde OndeDurian Dessert (RM7.90)

It is great to know another place that serves authentic Nyonya cuisine. Try venturing into Onde Onde Restaurant one day to savor some Nyonya food.

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RestaurantOnde Onde Restaurant

AddressGF-03A, Ground FloorWaterfront @ Parkcity 5Persiaran Residen Desa Park City52200 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone+603 6280 7419


Enjoy their prawn noodles at RM2 only with every purchase of assam laksa!* Print out this page to redeem the special offer at Onde Onde Restaurant.

* Valid till 14 March 2012.

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Nuttela French Toast (RM5.50)

PICK-ME-UPKuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Kuala Lumpur

Pick-Me-Up is a place for sweet tooth buds to have their desserts. The shop is serving large variety of desserts and snacks. It is located at the busy town in Kuchai Lama where you can see lots of food outlets there as well.

We tried their famous Nuttela French Toast. The french toast was topped with thick chocolate spread and it was simply chocolate-licious and I am falling in love with it.

Customer can also choose to have either peanuts, blueberry, strawberry or peach spread with the Nuttela Bread.

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You just need to pay extra RM1.00 to get a scope of ice cream on top of it. Ice cream with french toast, my sinful delicious snack!

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The crispy nachos were served with thick cheesy sauce. Nice

to the last bite, highly recommend to the cheese lover.

Chessy Nachos (RM4.50)

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Ice Cream Burritos with Mango(RM5.50)

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We also tried the Ice Cream Burritos which is their signature snack too. How the taste like? Ice cream was wrapped inside the alike popiah skin together with fruits or biscuits in it.

For choices, customer can have either with ice cream only (RM4.50), and extra RM1.00 for additional ingredients such as Mango, Banana or Oreo Cookies.

Ice Cream Burritos with Banana (left) and Oreo (right) (RM5.50)


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The Chili Chic

Quesadilla is just

nice with its size.

It tasted slightly

spicy with the

meaty and

chunky chicken.

It is hot with a

pleasant aroma.

Chili Chic Quesadilla(RM8.50)

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The rice ball comes in red bean, sesame malt or ginger malt.

It is coated with crushed peanuts serving together with the

sweet rice ball, adding a little chunky to its chewy texture.

3 Sweet Rice Balls Coated with Crushed Peanuts (RM3.00)


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Soya Ice Taiwanese Pick (RM6.50)

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For the Taiwanese Ice Pick, customer can decide the flavour for the base shaved ice first which they offer a variety to choose like soya, grass jelly and palm sugar.

It comes with grass jelly, pearls and taro balls. Customer can pick another 2 type of toppings to add on like red bean, barley, peanut, green bean, nata de coco, yam... There are 7 toppings to choose from. The perfect choice of dessert to cool down during the hot weather day.

Grass Jelly Ice Taiwanese Pick (RM6.50) Palm Sugar Ice Taiwanese Pick (RM6.50)


We also tried other choice of picks which is strawberry ice and blueberry ice with concentrated fruit sauce. We get to choose the topping of 3 choices like pearl, mango, barley, taro ball, red bean and many more. Pick-Me-Up offers 13 choices to choose from to suit customer own tastebud.

Finally, customers need to decide the icy base either soft creamy ice cream or the frozen yogurt.

Fruity Picks + 1 Set of Toppings + Soft Ice Cream (RM7.50) Fruity Picks + 1 Set of Toppings + Frozen Yogurt (RM8.50)

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The famous signature pick tower shaved ice comes with 3

different flavours which is the blueberry ice, mango ice, and

strawberry ice in tier. It is served together with mango, nata

de coco, pearls, taro balls and vanilla ice cream. Great to

share among friends during the hot sunny day since the

serving is quite large.

Signature Pick Tower Shaved Ice (RM12.90)


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Pearl Milk Tea (RM4.50) Grass Jelly Milk Tea (RM4.50)

Barley Lime (RM3.50)

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Pick-Me-Up is also adding new item - Froyo Pick to its menu. Froyo Pick has 15 toppings to choose from, soft ice cream or frozen yoghurt for its base, cheesy fries, chili fries and grass jelly hot in Taiwanese. Do try it out!

RestaurantPick-Me-UpScrumptious Dessert and Snack

Address35, Jalan Kuchai Maju 8Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park 58200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Telephone+603 797 14983

Business HoursSun - Thu : 12:30 pm - 11:30 pmFri - Sat : 12:30 pm - 12:30 am

Websitewww.pickmeup.com.my

Facebookwww.facebook.com/pickmeup.com.my


SWEET POEMSSungei Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur

Sweet Poems 糖柏府 Dessert House is located in Sungei Wang Plaza Kuala Lumpur, just next to Body Shop and behind the U Cafe. The dessert house started their business one year ago back in December 2010.

Sweet Poems 糖柏府 Dessert House is bringing their customers the best dessert experience from Taiwan and Hong Kong! They serve a lot of varieties such as Mango dessert series, Snow Ice, QQ Ice, assorted Pearl Milk Tea and so much more. Among all, they are so proud of their signature Mango dessert series, which using only fresh Mango imported mostly from Philippines.

The Mango Jelly with Mango is one of the best sellers. The whole juicy refreshing drink is blended with freshly imported Mango and there is no preservative in it. You can taste the Mango’s sweetness and aroma with just a sip of it. If you are thinking to skip your dinner with a healthy fruit drink, this is very full-filling. A big thumb up and a MUST order!

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Mango Jelly with Mango 芒果爽 (RM7.90)


Grass Jelly with Mango and Coconut Juice芒椰仙草爽 (RM7.90)

Black Pearl with Mango and Coconut Juice芒椰黑珍珠 (RM7.90)

For those who like grass jelly or black pearl, these drinks are recommended. The chewy grass jelly and black pearl blend well with the sweet aroma of mango. A heavenly fruit juice especially for those mango lovers!


Durian Snow Ice is also my

favorite since I am a big fan

of durian. It was well

blended with high grade

durian to ensure its thick

aroma and sweetness. The

snow ice was simply smooth

and nice. The chewy nata de

coco was added also to give it

a contrast of texture.

Durian Snow Ice 榴莲神冰 (RM6.90)


Pleasantly

unique taste for

those black

Sesame lovers!

Do not fool by its

colour. Take a

bite and you will

have that thick

fragrant of black

sesame inside

your mouth, plus

the crunchy rice

crisps and

crushed nuts on

it, even kid when

simply adore it.

Black Sesame Snow Ice 黑芝麻神冰 (RM6.90)



Coconut Noodle with Mango and Mango Juice is one of their

specialties too. A really nice and highly recommended

dessert. Made from their secret recipe, the coconut noodle was

deliciously smooth, perfectly for those who want to try

something different.

Coconut Noodle with Mango and Mango Juice 芒果捞河 (RM7.90)



The sour and

sweet taste of

Sago with

Pomelo and

Mango was

indeed a nice

combination.

The freshness of

the Mango make

it even tastes

better!

Sago with Pomelo and Mango 杨枝金捞 (RM7.90)


Sweet QQ IceQQ仙冰 (RM6.90)

Grass Jelly Ice Base + 3Q (RM5.90) /4Q (RM6.90) / 5Q (RM7.90)

One surprise of this Sweet QQ Ice is that customer can choose to have red bean flavored ice rather than the normal ice.

The ice is smooth and it melts slowly in the mouth. The delights can be added with your choices of topping you love with different charges. The red bean, sweet potato ball and sweet yam ball are really nice with that addicted chewy texture.

RestaurantSweet Poems Dessert House糖柏府甜品屋

AddressC08, Concourse Level, Sungei Wang Plaza 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Telephone+603 2142 9686

Facebookwww.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Poems-糖柏府-Dessert-House/181293815229683?sk=wall


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SAVORY BISTROMont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

Savory Bistro serves western fare ranging from homemade pancakes, pasta, specialty steaks, tapas, vegetarian-friendly fare and a selection of wines.

Located in Mont Kiara area, the bar-like restaurant was rather hidden and tucked away on the first floor of a condominium block at the end of Jalan Kiara 1. Even though the location for this restaurant was a bit secluded, I felt it was a hidden gem of sorts, something you find hidden away but really good.

Aptly named Savory Bistro, we were served with some rather savory dishes which tingle our senses. Arriving just in time for dinner, my stomach was ready for all the good food.

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Cream of Pumpkin Soup (RM13)

We kicked off the meal with some wholesome Cream of Pumpkin Soup, which was enough to whet the appetite of at least 2 diners. It comes with scallops and goes really well with the garlic croutons.

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Spaghetti Marinara (RM32)

The next dish that arrived was Spaghetti Marinara consisting of prawns, seafood and chili. It was good especially the sauce. I guess a good Marinara has to have a good sauce to douse the ingredients in.


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Fillet Mignon Steak - Tenderloin Medium Done (RM50)

The meat for this Fillet Mignon Steak (Tenderloin) was medium done, with every bite I could feel the juice which was a pretty good feeling. Served with Savory Bistro's brown sauce, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables, I truly enjoyed this dish, and was rather appropriately priced.


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Savory's Cheese Burger - RM28

Next up was Savory’s Cheese Burger, one which I appreciate especially when it comes in the form of a 200gm beef patty and cheddar cheese. Served with huge chunks of steak fries, I would say this burger can fill up at least 3 stomachs. It was huge, with juicy beef patty to satiate my carnivorous appetite.

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Overall the food at Savory Bistro

was good, a hidden gem amidst

all the other restaurants and

cafes in the vicinity of Mont

Kiara. Do drop by Savory Bistro

should you happen to be around

Mont Kiara.


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RestaurantSavory Bistro

AddressThe Fare, 10 Mont KiaraJalan Kiara 150480 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone+603 6211 5100

Websitewww.savorybistro.com.my

Facebookwww.facebook.com/SavoryBistro


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THE SPEAKEASYMing Annexe, Kuala Lumpur

What’s with Speakeasy?

Never did I know that the name was actually originated from the States, a place that sells alcoholic beverages illegally. Well, of course they are not. Speakeasy incorporates the concept of serving classic Western food as well as catering our local taste buds through their Asian cuisine.

I wouldn’t say this place is easy to find, as it’s nestled in one of the older part of Kuala Lumpur city. However, with GPS and Google maps, it’s handy.

Although Valentine was just over, but the good creation of food and chill relax ambience worth the mention here.

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Served with pernod pickled fennel and moluga caviar, the fresh and velvety oyster would be a very fresh start.

I love how the oyster was being drowned in basil infused very bloody Mary. A very intelligent idea creating a shooter this way as we just love the feeling of gulping down the oyster!

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Fresh Canadian Oyster Sydney Rock Oyster Shooter

Served with prawn and scallop quenelle, enoki mushroom and tempura baby asparagus. After a cold start, a consommé was a brilliant follow-up. The broth was really tasty as it was infused with the chicken essence with mushrooms and nibbling on the crispy tempura gave a different touch.

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Double Boiled Chicken Consommé

Served on a bed boiled potatoes slices, Alaska crab crème fraiche, ikura pearls and organic petit sprouts. Presented beautifully using ingredients of different colours, the salmon was smoked perfectly retaining the juicy texture of the fish. We could felt the melts in our mouth.

No boast! Having it together with other ingredients like the fish roes and potatoes would result a better texture definitely.

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Home Tea Smoked Salmon

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Pan Seared Halibut Red Wine Braised Rib-Eye

Perched on rainbow zucchini spaghetti, topped with spicy tomato and orange chutney, honey dew champagne nage and edible flowers. A big applause for the fresh halibut, smooth texture of the meat with crispy skin. Well done on the presentation.

Presented mightily on truffle scented mash, topped with seared foie gras, grenadine onion marmalade and merlot glace. Bravo for the foie gras that was seared to perfection over high heat, retaining every juicy bits of it. We love pairing the caramelized onion with the rib-eye.

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Dessert Bubbly Cocktail

Dessert is the chocolate rose and lime infused honey dew with passion fruit. A very ideal and creative dessert perfect for your date. The Valentine rose crafted beautifully using icing and pastries.

RestaurantThe Speakeasy Restaurant & Bar

Address9, Ming Annexe, Jalan AmpangLebuh Ampang, 59000 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone+603 2078 8830

Facebookwww.facebook.com/speakeasykl

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