Yath's Surprise Birthday Party @ De' Chiengmai Thai Seafood Restaurant

Dalam banyak2 post..this is a special one..gonna do a double feature..satu nak citer bout the surprise birthday party, then the food review at De Chiengmai.. :)

Wahh..lama dah tak pegi kedai ni..ada 2 tahun kot..heheheh..
Tempat agak secluded sikit..its in Kampung Melayu Sg Buloh.. area2 nursery & rumah kampung.. kalau tak biasa memang ingat sesat la..sekali sampai nah..nampak satu istana tersergam indah...
memang tu la impression untuk semua first timer..
Nak datang sini to me senang je..my friends yang guna waze ada jugak yg sesat..cakap waze tunjuk kat tepi highway la..mcm2..(byk nor org ckp waze ni tak betul..I pakai so far ok je- don't blame the technology, blame the people using the technology, heheeh ni bole jadi satu entry yg lain)..

Cara paling senang, guna lebuhraya utara-selatan plus. Arah utara, ambik exit Hospital Sungai Buloh.
Lepas je exit, belok kanan 2 kali kat simpang traffic light..insya Allah..tak sesat punya..

So about the birthday surprise....one fine day..dapat la mesej dari Kie..dia kata nak buat birthday surprise for the wifey..Yath...wahhh excited dengar..bestnye surprise party..
Yang mastermind nye Kie la. party organizer Linda..yang lain2 including me..datang bawak badan je..hehehehe

Tapi malam tu I datang awal sikit dengan Linda..nak deco sikit meja kitorang..in total booked for 16 adults & 3 kids.
Meals semua dah pre order, luckily it was on a Friday night, so kedai tak la pack sangat..area kitorang tu clear je..nak bising2 pun sesuka hati jela..

Restaurant entrance...

Grand giler kedai ni..tapi harga tak grand sangat...2 thumbs up..

Ni la hasil kerja tangan I, Linda & hubby...heheeh kerja tangan la sangat..semua ni Linda yang bawak..kitorang just susun and letak2 je..

Girls dapat white rose

Boys dapat Cactus..ouchhh!!!

Tangan yang kayu ni tengah gigih susun bulu2 atas birthday kek.. :)

Everybody is here - 2 org datang solo tak bawak wife..tapi bawak anak..respect!!!

Tunggu punya tunggu...around 9pm baru kie sampai..bawak pusing merata.nak surpirse la katakan..Yath memang dah all the way tutup mata dah..tak nak bagi hint location langsung..so dah turun kereta pun dok jalan kena pimpin lagi,..pusing punya pusing...kesian Yath..hehehe

Once masuk kedai je..semua diam seribu bahasa taknak bagi clue yg kitorang ada ni..
Kie bukak penutup mata Yath je..Surpriseeeeee!!!!!!..

Yeay..kejutan yang menjadi..Yath memang tak expect kitorang semua ada sekali...ingat ala2 dinner dating 2 orang je..

Happy 30th Birthday Yath..may all your wishes come true and berbahagia di samping ur soulmate Dasuki Ahmad Ishak..

Perfect couple

Cute  & gedik cake by Bisou Cakes...

Before we eat..perut dah lapa tahap gaban..

Now we dig into the foods..

Nama pun De Chiengmai..so food apa lagi..Thai food la...kedai camni punya awesome kalau food tak best memang tak bertahan lama...hmmm dengar citer kedai ni start dari restoran tepi jalan je..then grew up into this big and majestic restaurant..memang powerrr...

Tom Yam Campur- terbaek....pekat, pedas, and full with seafood

Ikan masak stim - kuah masam2 pedas.. and paling penting ikan fresh

Sayur Campur

Kerabu Mangga - a bit dry, kalau masam sikit perfect

Sweet & sour fish - goereng garing, boleh ratah camtu pun sodap

Pandan Leaves Chciken - try kunyah ni je without rice..memang perfect..juicy and flavouful

Longan

All in all...the food was awesome...price is on average, tak murah and tak mahal sangat...to me berbaloi dengan tempat yang grand mcm ni..Oh there's also a dessert counter, ada macam2 jenis bubus and buah.. its RM5 per person..


To end it all, lepas makan, photo session la apa lagi..

Man of the night

Me & Linda (still available..hehehe)

Hope you like the pressie...

Since Ramadhan pun dah dekat..those yang nak berbuka kat sini better buat reservation dulu..memang penuh orang time berbuka..surau pun ada disediakan.

p.s: Thanks to Kie for organizing the party, door gifts, dinner treat..tahun depan plan lagi kay.. :P




Location:
De Chiengmai Restaurant
Jalan Kampung Melayu Bt 13,
Sungai Buloh
Tel : 03-61401870
GPS: 3.221479, 101.576802

Ipoh Kacang Putih @ Buntong

Selain Limau Bali Tambun, White Coffee, perkara wajib when we are in Ipoh is Kacang Putih - maruku/kerepek.

Those yang tak tau, a place called Buntong in Ipoh, is the heart of Ipoh Kacang Putih...nama exact tempat pun Kampung Kacang Putih, so what do you expect....memang banyak rumah/kedai kat sini yang jual maruku/kerepek..

Kedai yang we all selalu pegi is CTS.
Kalau dah membeli tu, penuh la bonnet..hehehe. Pricewise tu tak sure la murah ke tak, tapi rasa memang best and its freshly made..sumer buat kat sini jugak..

Kerepek and maruku

Spoilt for choices

Borong time..

Location:
CTS Kacang Putih
Kampung Kacang Putih,
Buntong
GPS: 4.591809,101.051575

Blog Mentioned in InTrend Magazine

Tetiba my friend Linda, text me that there was a mention of my blog in InTrend..
I'm like what..what..what!!! hehehehe.. blog yang tak seberapa nak femes ni pun kluar magazine..
Balik keja terus cari kedai, and bought myself InTrend, June issue with Fara Fauzana on the cover.
Selak2..at page 130..tu dia..recommendation from the writer on various blogs..
My manjer kathyjem pun ada..dia of course la blogger famous kot..me..hmmm..
At least got my 5 seconds of fame.. :)

Hopefully my coverage and recommendations on food is of help to you guys..
Chiaow...

Plan B - Ipoh

When in Ipoh, kalau dah jemu nak lepak Oldtown White Coffee.. why don't give Plan B a try..
It's the same Big group restaurant as in Klang Valley, so you're familiar with it's food and drinks..
But what differs here is the decor and surrounding shops..

It's located next to Sekeping Kong Heng, this area of old shop houses are transformed into a chic, classic and hip area..Photo junkies do bring ur DSLR with you..lots of good picture to be captured here.

Location:
Plan B,
No. 75, Jalan Panglima
Ipoh
GPS: 4.59676,101.078279

Crab Factory

To us SS2 is where we can get Pelita Nasi Kandar and Durian Buffet..well sekarang there's another craze here..CRABS...

Crab Factory brings Southern American / cajun style of eating seafood.. sapa yang penah makan Bubba Gump..food style dia ala gitu la..but here the menu is simpler and concentrated more to seafood in particular Crabs..
There's lobsters, king crabs, meat crabs....hello uric acid..hehehe (sesapa yang ada gout tu sorry yer..)

Sebelum continue on what's on the menu..kita tgk decor dulu kay..

Nice ayy..

Refer to the board here for current seafood prices..

Now to the menu, so from here pick which type of seafood that you wish to indulge..
Prices for the seafood are shown at the board.. refer picture sebelum ni..

Once you have decided on type of seafood, pick your sauce and the heat level..kitorang order medium hot and O'ly Crab..perghh..pedas berapi dah.. Pastu pilih bag buddies- sepatutnya bag buddies ni masuk sekali dalam seafood tu.. but we choose to have it in a separate bag..boleh jugak..

This is why they call it the original Louisiana boil.. the seafood are boil then drench in your choice of sauce and serve in plastic bags.

Sebelum makan, the mandatory group photos..

One more thing, kat sini takde maknanya nak makan sopan-santun kay..sini makan pun tak pakai pinggan, alas plastic jer, seafood serve in plastic bags..that's it

The necessary tools are provided, clamp & hammer.

Bibs are provided as well :)

Prawns in medium hot sauce

Enoki mushroom with hotdogs - tak pedas, for my niece Qaisara

Fried baby squid

Baby Octopus in Zesty Lemon Pepper

Meat Crabs - we had two types: Medium hot & O'ly Crab sauce

That's the way seafood are meant to be taken - messy!!!

All done..yummyy...

Overall, very well satisfied..seafood was fresh and spicy sauce made it more interesting..if you enjoy hot and spicy seafood, this is the place..



Location:
Crab Factory
21, Jalan SS2/64,
PJ (Opposite McD, same row as Pelita Nasi Kandar)
Opens: 3pm-11pm (Weekdays), 11am-11pm (Fri-Sun) except Tuesday
GPS: 3.1186,101.62023

Cakoi & Donat @ Pantai Dalam

Simple post for simple food..:) Cakoi & donut..tapi rasa memang mengancam..
Location, kat Bazaria Pantai..food court kat Pantai Dalam..
Gerai Cakoi & Donut Cik Lah..memang ramai orang..my fav is the cakoi..makan panas2 pastu cicah dgn kaya or sos cili (homemade)..my style-cicah dua2 sekali..baru la rasa pedas2 manis.. two thumbs up..
Cakoi dia memang la teramat lembut..goreng panas2 lak..perrghhhh.. kalau makan camtu je pun dah sedap cakoi tu..memang tasty adunan tepung dia..kalau cicah pulak dgn sos dia..terangkat..
Sold at 40cents each..memang best untuk santapan waktu petang..
So kalau petang2 tak tau nak kudap2 apa..bolehla try cakoi kat sini..terbaekkkkk...

Kalau tapau kena queue..kalau makan situ..diorang akan ambil order.

Fluffy cakoi..with kaya & cili sauce

Location:
Gerai Cakoi & Donut Cik Lah
No 2, Bazaria Pantai (next to PPR Pantai Permai),
Pantai Dalam, KL
Opens: 4pm onwards
GPS: 3.106942,101.669486

Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong Banting

Nasi Lemak memang dah sinonim la dengan orang Malaysia..tak kira apa bangsa semua sure layan breakfast nasi lemak..
To me what makes a great nasi lemak is 2 things - the rice & sambal. Nama pun dah nasi lemak, so nasi tu kena la rasa santan nye..kalau tak, jadi nasi putih je la kan..tapi yang paling penting is the sambal...hmm kalau sambal fail..memang fail la nasi lemak tu.. my kind of sambal..mesti pedas and rasa manis2 sikit..secukup rasa...

So last week me & hub kena la pegi hantar my nephew, Ijjat to Kolej Mara Banting for his interview..hmmm first thing yang i google is makan place la..hehehee..
Nak kena sampai sana by 8am..walauwehhh..on Sunday pulak tu..hmm kena la bagun awal weekend tu..pengorbanan seorang mak sedara... :P

Ingat nak breakfast dulu sebelum ke Kolej Mara Banting tu..dah target nak breakfast Nasi Lemak Sotong in Banting..sekali kolej tu sebelum bandar banting so memang la tak sempat..terus hantar Ijjat dulu. Kesian dia..pi interview tak breakfast pun..minum Milo je sebelum gerak tadi..

Lepas je hantar dia, apa lagi..terus la misi mencari Nasi Lemak Sotong yang famous kat Banting tu..

Warung Kak Leha menjadi pilihan.. Sebenarnya ada 3 kedai kat sini, semua sebelah2 and jual menu yang sama..only the sambal varies..tengok review semua cakap sedap..so kitorang just tried our luck kat Warung Kak Leha ni..

Banting kan agak sinonim dengan orang2 Jowo..so memang every table ada tempe goreng..kalau nak layan before nasi lemak sampai silakan..

Wow..sambal sotong memang superb..pedas2 manis..the way i like...sotong dia is sotong kering tu..sesetengah orang panggil sotong getah ..so sapa yang tak makan bole la try sambal kerang or lauk lain..
Harga..a plate of nasi lemak sambal sotong is RM4..kira ok la..sotong tu kan mahal sikit..
 

Dua lagi warung bersebelahan, Warung Pak Musa & Warung Kak Ita

Tempe Goreng

Delish sambal sotong!!

Nasi Lemak ok2 je..not bad la..

Lepas makan planning nak lepak2 morib jap...hmm samapi je pantai moring..my nephew call cakap dah setel semua...alahai..tak smpt nak turun dari keta pun..so patah balik kitorang..our food trails in Banting ends here..maybe next time we'll hunt for other places pulak..


Location:
Warung Kak Leha
Jalan Suasa 1,
Banting, Selangor
Opens: Daily for breakfast
GPS: 2.810262,101.502266