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Petaling Jaya
Verona Trattoria @ Section 17, Petaling Jaya
Jan 16th
Good Italian restaurants in Klang Valley are not necessarily expensive and are out to hurt your wallet. One example would be Verona Trattoria at Section 17 that just opened its doors about 3 weeks ago.
But just so you know, most of the food here have had the recipes modified to suit our heavy Malaysian taste bud. So you could say they are not that authentically Italian, which is meant to be simple and generally light in flavor. Well, I can’t really blame them for this else there would be an endless complaints of their food being tasteless and bland.
Since they are new, weekly specials are being introduced to test the market. If the specials are popular enough among the customers, then they might consider putting them up as permanents on the menu. Even though the ravioli was highly recommended by the lady boss as the customers’ absolute favorite, we wanted to play safe and had the other special instead, Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce @ RM32.
Euro Deli Grill & Restaurant @ Damansara Kim, PJ – Yucks
Dec 22nd
Contrary to the raving reviews I read on the net about Euro Deli, I am actually very much less enthusiastic about this everything pork restaurant. While the sides that we had (even though only 2) were not bad, they were not outstanding either and the mains were terrible. And because of that Euro Deli is one the worst places I have spent my money on throughout the year of 2011.
Mushroom Soup – passable. It is the watery type that does not have any creaminess to it.
Bacon Pie – the only thing we liked for its nice fragrance and would consider ordering again if we ever return. Fat chance though.
Steaks & Western Food @ Maria’s Cafe and Restaurant, Damansara Perdana, PJ
Nov 23rd
After spending hundreds of Ringgit on steaks at other famous restaurants in Klang Valley like Prime, Gaucho Grill, Jake’s, Las Vacas, Meatworks, Suzi’s Corner etc, in the end I still find myself going back to Maria’s Cafe. Overall, they are still the best in my book after weighing all the factors, especially quality and affordability.
As mentioned in my previous posts here and here, the steaks at Maria’s are heavily marinated to add more flavor into the meats. So if you are a steak purist then obviously this is not your thing. I have tried the Kobe and Wagyu here in two previous visits so this time I went for the Australian Black Angus (190gm, medium rare & no sauce) instead. Although this looks like a tenderloin, it is actually a rib eye cut with a tag price of Rm42/100gm. Among the three high-end steak meat, Black Angus would be the most affordable to most of our budgets. Click here to continue reading >
Specialty Noodles & Roast Pork @ Restaurant Kuala Lipis Noodle, Sunway Mas PJ
Sep 21st
Kuala Lipis Noodle is the latest restaurant to open at Sunway Mas, PJ. It is a family business and their specialties are none other than their self-made specialty noodle, roast pork and char siew.
The dark minced meat specialty noodle @ RM4 is nothing like I have eaten before. It looks like a thicker version of laksa noodle but it feels more dense, doesn’t break off easily hence the more ‘Q’ texture. More importantly, it is free of preservatives, no additives and no funny alkaline taste – just a plain good ol’ noodle. The non pretentious minced meat topping has a strong flavor with a hint of sweetness, which emits an inviting aroma when it is still hot.
