Nosh-Up @ Atria, Damansara Jaya

I am indeed a little excited to check out the revamped Atria exactly 1 month after it reopened on 28 May 2015. I had an extremely good feeling stepping into the mall, and walking from one end to the other, I am caught with slight surprise that the space that used to be occupied by the previous Atria was indeed this spacious. 

As I walked pass Nosh-Up close to noon, I see that it is really packed. A good sign to try out this restaurant. From the amount of crowd, the ambiance of the restaurant, mix of its food offering, and when this came to my thought "Really, Rm10 soup?", I just felt that their price will not be throat cutting. PASS.. ENTER!

Nosh-Up has a very contemporary design, vibrant colors yet not overly done, and warm lighting. 

Inviting entrance to Nosh Up

On their side wall, they use simple wording like 'Eat, Enjoy, Satisfy' to express what they are to deliver to their customers, and to the end of the premise, there lies a more colorful wall, that gives a rather 'homey' feeling. 

 
Their selection of food offering combines Asian Fusion which really gives comprehensive varieties whereby one can get to savor western choices of soup, salad, main meals that ranges from western to asian, breakfast set, western main meals, very good choice of desserts and many options of drinks. 

The fact that they have good amount of crowd at the same time, waiting time was rather reasonable, and I see that food is being served rather promptly.

I am happy with the choice of Minestrone soup as a starter. It was not the usual plain garlic bread that came together with the soup, but rather, it is 2 slices of bruschetta that is toasted with some cheese. They tasted really yummy, and the soup is even better. The soup is flavorful, with almost half of it filled with what is used to boil the soup. It comprises of celery, potato, zucchini, onion, and carrot. The ingredients are to my interpretation of what I see, as they are all mixed up with some carrying almost the same color. 

Italian Minestrone. Price-RM10

My friend ordered their Leek and Mushroom Chicken Pie. We love how the used the wooden flat board to present the food. It came with delicious bowl of creamy mushroom, chicken and leek, baked with cheese on top, the very flaky and light in texture pie, the greens, and a piece of some potato.

Chicken, Mushroom & Leek Pie. Price-RM22

I like some surprises within my food thus I order the Grilled Chicken Duxelle as it has mushroom stuffed in the chicken. My little heart is jumping with joy when I am presented with this compelling plate of very mouthwatering plate of food. 

First that went to my mouth is the salsa by the side. It was sourish enough to open up my senses to food. The saute vegetable taste absolutely divine. I am not sure what is added to marinate them, but the tastiness of this is insane! The most satisfying saute vegetable I ever had! 

I tasted the sauce before I poured them in, and it carries taste of spiciness. However, it worked out perfectly when mixed with the rest of the food. I also like the healthy baked sliced potatoes and some vegetables. 

There are lots of mushroom stuffed within the chicken. Mushroom is flavory, and goes so well with the chicken. Chicken taste is good, but because its chicken breast, I think much stronger marination is required, as the other parts of the food within this plate seems to overtake the taste of the chicken.

Grilled Chicken Duxelle. Price-RM29

The fridge that display their cake should be feeling proud by what it is displaying. The cakes  all look so alluring and the particular 2 that catch my eyes are the macadamia cheesecake, and their tiramisu coated with plenty of caramelized almond. Price wise, RM14-RM15 a slice is consider standard, and in fact, reasonable, given the fact that in return one gets to taste cake that is made with the best of ingredients. My stomach disagrees when I try to convince to take on some dessert. I like that I now know how to put a stop to the volume of intake. Haha. Soon, I will be back!

Cakes that looks heavenly 

I am pleasantly surprised when the bill came together with a 15% discount. This is being offered as their opening special which is valid till 30 June 2015. 

I can't wait to be back to try out their other offerings, with a bigger crowd, definitely. 

Food - 9/10
Price - 10/10

Service - 8/10 

Ambiance - 10/10 

Nosh-Up 
Atria Shopping Gallery 
Lot C33, Concourse Floor, 
Jalan SS22/23, 
Damansara Jaya
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor 

Tel : 03-7733 8238

Business Hours : 10am-10pm daily (last order is at 9.45pm)  

FB link, here

Shisha Lounge @ Solaris Mont Kiara, KL

Again I made my visit to Shisha Lounge. This is just a post to show what I had during lunch. 

I often find myself craving for them, so I just had to order both chicken dishes. 
Their chicken is just fantastic.  Tasted so good, with excellent marination done.

And they offer super good deal for lunch. On the right is their chicken breast kebab offered as part of set lunch which cost only RM15, which includes that, a plate of saffron rice, salad and a can of soft drink. Ain't sure where else to find such good deal. 

As for the chicken on the left hand side, its Chicken Kebab on bone. Its only available for ala-carte  ala-carte order. Because it taste so good, I was even willing to order it despite it cost more than double of the set lunch price. Super yummy. I almost can't help myself even as I'm sharing this.
 

Chicken Kebab on Bone. Price-RM35 and Joojeh Lunch Promotion. Price-RM15

Do visit my more detailed post posted earlier : here

Restoran Chang Rai Thai Food @ Taman Seraya, Cheras, KL

Original plan to eat elsewhere diverted to Restoran Chang Rai, as the other restaurant wasn't open. Blessing in disguise does happen when my buddy recalled this yummy Thai restaurant she once had near Cheras area. 

From the outside, the restaurant looked pretty ordinary, but my impression of this place immediately changed when our food was served.

Entrance of Chang Rai 

When asked for recommendation between the Red or Clear Tom Yum soup, the lady recommended the Red type. We went with the recommendation and we were pleased that we did. 

Although it does looked pretty oily, but one sip to the soup, we smiled... The overall taste of spiciness was well balanced by the mild sourness apparent from the broth. The richness  and fragrance of the soup that derived from the raw ingredients and herbs used in the making of the Tom Yam paste was highly satisfactory. Adequate seafood which includes prawn and squid were used, with lots of abalone mushroom. 

For a mere cost of RM18, this is a pot of soup that is very much worth it.

Tomyam Seafood. Price-RM18

The fish cake was tasty, with the right texture for my tastebud. Taste wise, thumbs up, and I just loved the fragrant of the spices used within.

Fish Cake. Price-RM12

The paku vege was real fresh and I love the slight crunchiness when biting this breed of vege. It is not too leafy yet just enough to fulfill our need for vege. Stir fried with sambal and  onion, this plate of paku was highly delicious.

Paku Vege. Price-RM12

The talapia fish was fantastic. It was absolutely fresh, and the lime juice used, together with cuts of chilli and garlic made this entire dish so appetizing and smells good. 

The fish shape platter used for this steam fish was the traditional type whereby it uses charcoal, and it kept our fish piping hot throughout our meal.

Talapia Fish, Lime Steam. Price-RM40

The pandan chicken came in a much bigger size that what I usually have in other Thai restaurant. Of all dishes, this was the only let down to us. It has a strong fragrance of the spices used, however, lack taste. It was bland, which somewhat suggest that perhaps they forgot to add the salt. Look wise, it surely gotten a pass. 

Pandan Chicken (min 4 pcs). Price-RM3 each

The 3 of us left with almost bursting stomach. Highly satisfied, with double LIKES for all dishes, except for the Pandan Chicken. Am also very satisfied with the whole dinner price that came to RM108 including 2 coconuts.

Definitely a recommended Thai restaurant serving authentic Thai dishes, for those coming or live near to this area. 

Restoran Chang Rai Thai Food 
27 & 27A, Jalan Bunga Tanjung 18, 
Taman Seraya, Cheras,
56100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 03-4288 5257, 012-694 7996

Business Hours : 11am-11pm 

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Website link, here

Restoran Yap Hup Kee @ Jalan Pudu, KL

In search for food to eat when we were near Pudu, it striked my mind of this yong tau foo place that I frequented years ago. All my past experiences were pleasurable, thus headed to Restoran Yap Hup Kee.

Pick what you want

Their main products are Yong Tau Foo, Chee Cheong Fun, and Silver needle noodle or more popular known as "Lou Shu Fan" and also Steamboat which I presumed is served at night. 

One basically choose their pieces of Yong Tau Foo, and upon passed on to their staff, they will be either fried, or boiled fresh, and will be served with soup.I liked how they put aside  the fried items, from the soup, so that they are not too soggy when one is ready to eat. 

Just look at their mouthwatering spead of Yong Tau Foo, which although same may be same as what other outlets offer for example beancurd, chilli, bittergourd, brinjal etc, but their offerings has many that I don't usually see offered by others. 

I wish I could choose them all..

The paste they used to fill the Yong Tau Foo items has just the right texture, which suggest the freshness of meat used. How happy was my stomach to have all this delicious food that afternoon.

Don't they just look appetizing?

Can't wait to start eating..

We ordered the prawn wanton separately, with minimum order of 5 pcs. The beancurd skin thickness was just right, and were fried till really crispy. Each of them were filled with lots of paste within and even yummier when I get to chew on big size of prawns within.

Fried Prawn Dumpling (5pcs). Price-RM11.50

The Chee Cheong Fun has a smooth texture, and makes me want more. Topped with some fried dried shrimps which was so crispy, it lends much fragrance to the plate of chee cheong fun. The sauce also tasted good, and cooked till just nice, not too thick, nor watery.

Sweet Sauce Chee Cheung Fun with Dried Shrimp. Price-RM2.50

I took some of my buddy's Lou Shu Fan with curry to try. This will definitely be a favorite to the curry lovers, as the curry carries tasted so rich, and was aromatic. Yumms! If only I had double my stomach space to take this in... Hehe... 

Curry Minced Pork Lou Shu Fen. Price-RM4

Bills are lumped into one total amount for food, with no detailed itemization, but yup, gauging at how hungry we were and the fact that we did over ordered, we paid a total of RM52 including drink. 


Restoran Yap Hup Kee
45 Jalan Brunei Barat Off Jalan Pudu, 
55100 Kuala Lumpur 
Tel : 03-2148 9220 

Business Hours : 
9am-5pm, 5.30-11pm (closed on alternate Tuesday)

New branch at Kuchai Lama 
39 Jalan Kuchai Maju 7, 
Kuchai Enterpreneurs Park, 
58200 Kuala Lumpur 

Business Hours : 
11am-11.30pm