coffea coffee @ ss15

yen mentioned this place briefly before so we decided to check it out despite just stuffing ourselves with burgers. 

they have a range of drinks from smoothies, to mocha ice blends, peanut butter ice blends, tea, and a variety of coffee. yen went for the sumatra roast. im such a peanut butter lover. peabut nutter. im crazy over it. so looking at the menu my obvious choice would be everything peanut butter. i ordered a peanut butter latte, and tried the peanut butter cake as well. i was expecting a full fledged peanut butter cake but it was only a chocolate cake topped with peanut butter icing. the cake itself was grainy and i thought the peanut butter was not strong enough to be worthy of being called a peanut butter cake. 

my peanut butter latte. 12 bucks and super not worth the ke-ching. it was more milky than nutty. not something i would try again.

yen's sumatra roast was super strong. super super strong. then again. i'm not a very coffee person, so i can't comment much on it other than it being super strong. for the americano lovers i guess.

daryl also ordered a hot chocolate. but it tasted more like milo honestly. it was bad. there was no rich chocolate taste i was expecting. 

this place was a disappointment. but then again, they boast their coffees and teas, and the only thing i can say about the coffee is that it is super strong. not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing? 

coffea coffee / link

a-10 jalan ss15/4d, 

subang jaya

opening times: 9am-12am

big hug burger @ ss15

felt like i have not met yen for too long, (though i just saw her on thurs) so decided to go out with her for dinner. she was feeling burgers so brought her to big hug burger in ss15. 

i quite like the lady boss. some might think she talks a tad bit too much but i feel like she offers this human touch which i like. they offer a variety of burgers however limited. they serve only a number for the day and once they hit the target, that's it-close shop. they have 4 types of meat, chicken, beef, lamb and fish (dory and salmon). u also can choose from 3 buns, the sesame bun, the charcoal bun, and the wholemeal bun. for the sides, you have a choice of either the hot dog or fries. here's a brief drawing of their menu. the aunty's drawing is really amazing. i liked it. but maybe its just me. 

initially i wanted to try the salmon burger but it was sold out. so i tried this grilled chicken burger instead. its called something like the holola burger or something like that. it was topped with grilled pineapple, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, caramelized onions, lettuce, caramelized cherry tomatoes and some bolognese. it was good. i particularly liked the grilled pineapples and the caramelized tomatoes and onions. the hot dog was superb as well. i thoroughly enjoyed my dinner. i would say the only catch is that you have to wait quite a fair bit for your burger. well you want quality, you've got to be patient. mine costs 21 ringgit. 

yen ordered the big hug burger which was a deep fried crispy fried chicken, some fresh cut pineapples, cheddar cheese sauce, fresh tomatoes, fresh onions and a sesame bun. i thought the fried chicken was yummy. i liked how the chicken was super tender. but this burger was jumbo size. if you looked at my burger, you would think that it was of a good size. but placed next to hers, mine looked itsy bitsy. this was 23 bucks. super worth your money and bound to be super full. 

good service. great food. 

i was surprised we still went for second round after, despite being super duper full. more on my second round, next, when i have the time.

big hug burger / link
ct-g-03 subang square
ss15 jalan ss 15/4g
subang jaya selangor
opening times: 1230pm-1030pm

sakae sushi @ sunway pyramid

finally a day whereby the angster could spare some time for me. im such a movie sucker so we went to catch thor 2. a tad bit late in comparison with the rest of my friends, but i quite liked the movie. tbh i have not even watched thor 1, so i was quite clueless in the beginning but it was quite comedic. i found loki turning into captain america absolutely hilarious. 

despite snacking on prawn crackers and potato crisp throughout the movie, we were still hungry, well i dont know about the angster but i was. we hit sakae sushi for some japanese. well, i had to order my fav soft shell crab maki which to me is really good. 7.90, filled with vege and softshell crab, i like it. 

 my other default order is the seaweed. it is topped with seasame dressing-similar to the one i have in sushi tei. its pricey though for seaweed, 6 ringgit, but, its something i still order despite the price. 

we had some sushi but i thought the rice was too sticky and i didn't quite like it. because we had the sakae card, we got one of the soft shell crab sushi, initially priced at 6 ringgit, for 1 ringgit. also i had the deep fried scallops and the angster also had the chicken katsu curry. the service however was quite bad. the waiter refused my request for more sauce on the chicken katsu curry. i went into a being a difficult customer phase and he just took the bowl and walked away to add just a little more sauce to the rice. 

but i come for the food, not the service. 

looking forward to spending time w yen later in the night. 

sakae sushi / link
lot ll1.46
lower ground 1
sunway pyramid

old town kopitiam (signature) @ taipan / butter olive @ taipan

because i had some stuffs to do and oldtown is a considerably comfortable place to chill, with wifi, and after my last fix, i was missing the hazelnut white coffee. so here i am. i decided to have asam laksa and coffee. but the asam laksa was so bad on o many levels. the soup color didn't even look right. quote xx, if you add sambal from my nasi lemak and the soy sauce on the side, perhaps it will become the right color, but the taste, well, haha. the pineapples were canned. the noodles weren't the ordinary asam laksa noodles. they were really thin and long which i didn't really like. the only good thing i can say about this is that they had a generous helping of cucumber. sardine was just that pathetic one small piece you see in the picture. the white coffee i enjoyed. 11.40 with my drink. 

because i was not satisfied with lunch, i hit my favourite bread store in taipan. i absolutely adore this place. their wholemeal loaf is really good. and this swiss roll is another of my favourites. their chiffon cake is also good-with their special flavours. they have almond chiffon, orange orregano, banana and also cranberry brown rice which i thought was really special. so i bought a whole swiss roll to much on whilst sipping on my coffee. 10.80 and worth every penny. 

old town kopitiam / link

no 1, jalan usj 10/1e

subang jaya

opening times: 8am-12am

butter olive / link

jalan usj 10/1e

subang jaya

(a few shops away from mian dui mian)

imperial palace @ bsc/ dome @ bsc

met vincent today for lunch together with xx. i thought it was quite an entertaining lunch. in fact, met vincent's sister-rachael, and we have quite a fair bit in common. baking-food-glee-prison break just to name a few. was an entertaining and super full afternoon. well since vincent's parents were around, i could not be snapping one too many pictures so what i have is quite limited. 

we had the normal dim sum range, siu long bao, har gau, siumai, charsiewbao, charsiew cheong fan, prawn cheong fan, fish balls, and i tried to order something new to try-the deep fried sweet potato puffs. i quite liked the puffs because there was so much mashed sweet potato in it and of lately ive been very into sweet potato so it was only natural that i decided to try this instead of ordering my usual yam-pork puff. we also had sang har noodles, which everyone thought was really good. also had pork vinegar foot, another pork dish and pork pepper soup. i thought the soup was mediocre only. the below is a picture of the sweet potato puff. pastry was perfect as well. 

but i was super stuffed after the meal. we went to dome for out after meal. initially i would want something cold like a really fattening milkshake or iced chocolate but i was really so stuffed i ordered a pot of ginger tea in hopes of aiding my digestion. the ginger tea was not strong enough for me. i was hoping i would get a great kick of ginger taste but unfortunately i didn't get it. 12 bucks for a pot if not mistaken. not something i'd order again.

was such a stuffed day for us. dinner was too much. initially daryl told me that there was only fried fish and a small portion of vege and some fried pork for dinner. i'm quite a picky eater i realize. i don't eat fried pork nor do i eat fried fish. so we went to dapau some yong taufu and popiah. but daryl was just the sweetest thing ever. he knew i did not have much food that i'd like so he got us fried rice, stir fried ginger onion fish and sweet potato leaves vege. so we had more food than anything for dinner

imperial palace / link

lot t-5, 3rd floor

bangsar shopping complex

no 285

jalan maarof kl

dome/ link

g7, ground floor

bangsar shopping complex

no 285

jalan maarof kl

chilli pan mee @ ss15

today was simple. went for a hike in bukit saga cheras today. had a mini picnic there. a picture for your viewing pleasure. it was a good hike. even stepped out of my comfort zone. i actually played with the water at the waterfall. usually im quite ocd when it comes to these things. like i didn't bring a set of clothes and all so i definitely surprised myself today. was a good hike. hit chilli pan mee for lunch after. 

i had my usual dumplings. but i ordered the large one. the small one comes in 4 pieces whilst the large came in 8. had some of daryls' pork chop noodles as well. this is one of my fav places for dumplings. the filling is just the right texture and taste. texture wise, the chestnuts gives it the oomph it needs. and the filling is not bland. though the dumpling skin could be slightly thinner, but this can do. i approve. 

in blackball having dessert now. have some stuffs to get done. see yas. 

chilli pan mee / link

27 jalan ss 15/8a, 

subang jaya

selangor

sushi tei @ midvalley/gardens

today for me was such a foodie day. i woke up with chocolate cravings like no tomorrow. i had all things chocolate. chocolate chip cookies. ferrero rocher. chocolate coated nuts. milo. and i had my normal toast too. i had way too much and was super stuffed. so i skipped lunch. just cuz i really could not fit anything in my tummy. 

but i compensated with 2 dinners. my grandmother was super semangat-ed to cook dinner tonight, and though i had dinner plans with lynn, i decided to have my dinner at home first. she steamed fish, made deepfried pork, and vege with prawns, oh and white fungus soup. 

okay on, to sushi tei. since i was already half full, i didn't order much. i ordered the unagi with egg and arrow roots, served on a hot plate. my default order when i come to sushi tei. if you don't know wad im talking about, look at the pic below. i thought the portion was a little small though. there was a mere 4 small pieces of unagi. for 20 bucks, i expected more. 

lynn ordered a salad to share. and i realized i really liked the seaweed topping so i ordered an additional bowl of wakame seaweed. super yummy. i haven't had these since london. in london, i used to go to this shop called tombo just for their seaweed. if you have not had these, trust me, it will make your world go round. i whacked the seaweed in minutes after it was served. 

Sushi Tei / link
Lot LG-210, LG Floor
The gardens mall
midvalley city