I have suddenly found myself craving for something hearty without having to break my budget. Since I had really liked the food there before, mother decided to bring me back to Sam's to try something else from their menu. 

Aside from their salad and carbonara, another thing that came highly recommended was their grilled chicken thigh. Now I should mention that I have never really been a fan of chicken, not unless it is deep fried to golden perfection. So I was a little apprehensive about having to order two portions of this that comes with a side of salad and wedges.Though to my surprise, it smelled and looked really good when the plates arrived. Placed in front of me were two plates of generously portioned chicken thighs that looked grilled to perfection. Although slightly dark in colour, I presumed it to be from the marinate of spices that the chefs had slathered the meat in. The taste was absolutely amazing and you would think that the marinate would be too overpowering judging by the colour, but it wasn't. Also the chicken was still nice and juicy on the inside while the exterior was perfectly crisp from the grill.

Although the portion of sides were rather small, I really liked the wedges which were crispy on the outside but perfectly fluffy inside. I wish they gave more of that so I could mop up the juices that leaked out of the chicken.

Definitely recommend this dish! 

After trying their specialty fish dish, we were back again to try their other food which also came with great review from mom's friend. Since she goes there quite often whether on the way up or down from Genting, we trust her word. Also she really wanted to bring us back there again after a mini-roadtrip.

This time she ordered something specially for me. Chicken Stewed with Chinese Wine & Ginger which not many restaurants can get right. Nothing could ever come close to the one that my grandmother used to cook for the family. Until I tried New Rainbow's. Each of us were served a bowl filled to the brim with the stewed chicken and the soup, with plenty of slithers of ginger that gave the whole thing a very nice heat. 

Also as a special order and something I have never tried before, there was chunks of fried egg at the bottom of the bowl. When you take a bite of it, the egg bursts with the soup that it had been soaking in the whole time. The chicken was also incredibly tender which comes as no surprise as it was cooked in the wine and also it's own yummy juices.Though truth be told, I was only in it for the soup which I drank by the spoonfuls even if the wine really had quite the alcohol kick. By the end of dinner my face was flushing already and that didn't even stop me from finishing up my mother's bowl of wine & ginger soup.

So far, the food here has been very good even if it is a little out of our way to go just for a meal. But if we were to ever pass by there then it would definitely be the place to stop. 

I remember one saturday afternoon just after getting my manicure. The mother and I were walking towards our usual restaurant to get some dessert when we saw this place. At first we were really unsure about trying because neither of us are really fans of chicken to begin with.

Still for some odd reason we entered and before we knew it, the both of us already had food brought to our table. We were still rather full from an earlier breakfast so we decided to just get something to share.We got the mushroom soup in a bread bowl. This was my choice because I could almost never ever resist a good soup and also, the fact that it came served in a bread bowl was a win for me.

Though the soup seemed more like the canned mushroom soup rather than in-house made, I do like having lots of chunks of toasted bread to dip in it. Only I wish it came a little more seasoned since I found this to be a tad bit bland. 

Aesthetically it was good though. We also got the grilled chicken (thigh) with what I assume to be kebab. This was pretty god too although the meat was a little bit small even if it's just for a single person. But the flavours was alright and the mother liked it.

However we were not a fan of the side salad because of the sauce it came with. It's just weird and not to our liking at all. But the mash potato was pretty alright but lacked seasoning, at least to our tastes.

Not a bad place to have a meal, though it wouldn't be my first choice. 

After getting a manicure done at Wangsa Walk, my mother decided that it's just best to eat something there rather than search for a place elsewhere. Although the number of restaurants around were plenty but we have tried a few that proved to be quite disappointing thus far. But when we saw Cili Puah, we thought of giving it a shot since we've never tried it before.As always we would order a plate of Mango Kerabu Salad. Although the portion served here was a little on the small side, it was pretty good in my opinion. The fruit was crisp and also sour, plus there was a nice spice from the marinade used. We also got the Pad Thai. The one here serves it with glass noodles which I quite liked but the mom thinks this was mediocre at best. Perhaps it was lacking some more flavour because it was a little on the bland side. The Tom Yum however made up for the less than satisfactory starters. This bowl of soup was spicy and also incredibly sour which was up to our desired taste. I couldn't get enough of this and am still thinking about it even now. 

Although the rest of the dishes was only so-so, the tom yum soup is definitely worth going back for to dine at Cili Puah. Maybe the other dishes that is served will be better too.

I had to meet someone for work and since we lived nearby, we decided on having brunch at La Risata. It's been a long while since I had last visited the restaurant and remembered really liking the food there. So that's where I decided to meet.

Although my companion already ate beforehand, I went ahead and ordered something for myself as I hadn't. The dish that I wanted was the potato gnocchi with red pepper cream sauce with chorizo sausage, it was the best thing I have ever tried. However they did have something else rather similar which was what I got.It's the Spinach Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Cream sauce. The dish also came with some fresh rockets, grilled vegetables and a portobello mushroom. If you were a big eater than this meal could feed you very happily, but if you have a smaller appetite then this is a good order to share between two people. 

One would expect something with so much potato & flour to be super dense. But somehow La Risata has a way of making it incredibly light and airy. Plus the addition of some spinach in there really gives the gnocchi a whole new flavour which I personally really liked. The sauce was nice as the tomato flavour mixed with some cream and cheese really changed a usually tangy sauce into something different. 

I really like visiting La Risata because of the ambience and the service each time I am there is amazing. Would definitely be back for more~