We actually chanced upon this restaurant while we were around Pudu. By then we were so hungry that any sign of a restaurant was almost like heaven to us, especially since we got lost a few times trying to look for another place. Plus Sek Yuen looked promising since there were quite a number of tables occupied which to me means that the food there is good. Based on the boss' recommendation, we ordered the roast duck. Apparently this is one of their very popular dishes and after trying it, I can see why. The skin is perfectly crispy without too much of fat under the skin and the meat was tender without being too dry. Plus the duck is very flavourful from the different kind of spices that it has been marinated in. Another thing that was recommended and highly sought after specifically by me is their Stir-Fried Chinese Garlic Chives with beef. I don't know why but not many restaurants serve this particular vegetable so when they mentioned that it was available, I wanted it instantly. To my surprise that the combination of beef and this veggie is actually pretty good, plus I like the flavours of it. Because two dishes is not enough for the four of us, we decided to get one more vegetable dish. A little at a loss for choice we just chose this stir-fried yao mak with what I assumed then to be bean curd. Though it didn't exactly taste like it when it arrived and was a tad bit too oily than I would like, but we still finished all of it because it was pretty good too. Just too much grease. 

This restaurant is a favourite place of my entire family. Although it is a little far from where we stay, we'd still drive all the way to have our dinner there. Not only is the food good, the service is amazing and also the food is not overly priced for the amazing quality in taste and portion that is given to us. Something that is a MUST order is their steamed Kampung Chicken. The meat is tender but not mushy and the sauce that it comes with is not overly salted, but just nice & flavourful. Plus the mixture of ginger, garlic, green onions that comes with this dish makes the chicken taste even better especially when eaten with white rice. Another thing that we really like to order is their Curry Fish Head with extra tao fu pok to absorb all the sauce. They serve this in a huge claypot filled up to the brim in bubbling curry sauce with lots of vegetables, fish head meat and also tao fu pok. The sauce is spicy and also slightly creamy without tasting like too much of coconut milk.This dish is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE. It's the Four Heavenly Kings Vegetable Stir-Fry in Belacan. Whenever I order this at other restaurants, they use chilli boh rather than sambal belacan which results in the vegetable being doused in oil and lacking of any flavour. However here they use sambal belacan so it's very flavourful, plus they add lots of other ingredietns such as dried prawns and shallots to make the sauce even more delicious.

Almost everything that we have ever ordered from Wan Jia is super good. There is NOTHING that we were ever disappointed with and considering the many establishments these days, this is saying a lot. 

After walking around at Sungei Wang with nothing bought, the family decided to take a small tea time break at Esquire Kitchen. Although we were still full from the earlier lunch we had, we only went their for their desserts.

We all got Tau Foo Fa which is highly raved about from Esquire, Red Bean soup and also Bubur Cha Cha which is my absolute favourite. Firstly the Tau Foo Fa which was not overly sweet though it was rather bland as I suspect they gave minimal amounts of syrup. But it was smooth as the soybean curds should be - although it is not the best that I've ever had. 

The Red Bean paste was only so-so to me. It was rather watery and the beans were not soft enough to my liking. Though I like that this was not overly sweet like some places would make it. 

The Bubur Cha Cha however was again so-so only. Nothing to shout about, but it wasn't terrible that it wasn't eatable. Just that I wouldn't go back there for a second bowl if I had the choice.

Personally I think I'd rather just eat their siew paos then the desserts after this time.

After running an errand and meeting a client, I decided to have my lunch at Bangsar before going back to the office. Plus I was being a little cheeky by taking my time before having to actually return to 'work'.

Since I was already there, I dropped by a favourite Ramen store to have a bite to eat and to enjoy their lunch set. Priced at Rm33, which I think is very affordable for Ippudo price standards, the meal comes with a bowl of ramen of your choice and a side of your choosing. There is a crab salad, sake mentai rice and chicken pao. Then the drinks is priced at half price from the menu. I chose the Crab Salad for starters and I enjoyed it. The lettuce and sald was crisp with a nice amount of sesame dress topped with my favourite ebikko. Then the crab meat is also not too scarce which I enjoyed a lot of. As always I got my favourite order of the Karakka- Men with pork belly slice. This has always been a favourite because I prefer this broth over the shoyu kind as this has more flavours, clearly they put in a lot of effort to their soup. Plus the spicy miso paste that comes with really gives an added kick to the dish in a more interesting manner.

This time I asked for the ramen to be cooked al dente but it was softer than what I asked for. When I told the waitress that served me, she told me that this was how it is supposed to be. But I clearly remember it having more of a bite so I don't feel too jelak from the mushyness. So I am wrong?

Although I've had amazing service at the Pavilion branch and also this one, I was a little surprised by how this one brushed me off as if I didn't know any better. Is it because of how I look or what? I was rather insulted and slightly put off my meal, though I slurped it all down so I make my money's worth.

Plus the ramen is still delicious even if I wish the noodles had a bit more bite to it. I'd still go back and hope for a better server the next time around.

Since a friend of mine stays in Old Klang Road, there's a lot of great food there that has been introduced by her. A favourite would be Xenri as it offers pretty good Japanese meals especially when we're in the mood to splurge a little.

Something that I like about this place is the staff, both the wait & kitchen staff. Firstly they are very attentive at the front of house - making sure that we are properly settled with green teas and warm towel while we look through the menu.

As for the kitchen staff, the chef that handles the front sushi bar is rather well-acquainted with my friend so he almost always gives us a plate of complimentary sushi when we are there. And it is never anything that is of low quality or anything of that sorts, so they get A++ for that. We started looking through the menu after indulging in some warm towel and warm green tea, the waiter brought over a plate of nigiri sushi that was beautifully plated. This was an exquisite salmon belly that was perfectly fatty and tender topped with a sweet sauce and a minimal amount of wasabi. 

Now onto our actual meals, I ordered their Tempura & Nigiri sushi bento set. There were many others but most came with a bowl of rice which I was not craving for so this was the perfect one for me.Imagine my surprise when my meal arrived and how much of a feast it looked. As always the Japanese have this way of making every thing beautiful in it's own simplicity, like my set meal. 

This comes with a bowl of warm miso soup, super soft chawanmushi and also a sweet end to the meal with two thick wedge of sweet watermelon that's bursting with juice. My set comes with a plate of Nigiri Sushi that was incredibly fresh tasting on top of looking immaculately pretty. I was initially very reluctant to start eating this because of how nice it looked - I foolishly did not have the heart to start eating any of these. 

But in the end I did since I was hungry and all of the seafood, from tuna to squid to prawn and salmon was all very clean tasting. Quality was definitely beyond my expectation.Then there is also the tempura portion. Usually I never like ordering this because the vegetables & prawns always come with too much batter, plus are usually greasy like crazy. But that was not the case at Xenri's which I would rate them an 8/10 score for the tempura platter itself.

This place has fast become one of my favourite Japanese Restaurant to dine at, especially when I'm around Old Klang Road just looking to splurge. Very worth the visit.