Don and I went to I Love Yoo at The Gardens approximately four hours after our brunch, for a lighter meal. We love food, and we greedily love food. We preferred I Love Yoo to the other restaurants or food stalls because we have heard positive comments about this particular outlet from my aunt. Since we were right at the place, we thought, why not?I dropped their set meals and ordered a bowl of Tou Foo Far, or Tau Fu Fah if that's what you prefer, at RM3.30. It was finely done, to the extent that I literally cleaned the remaining syrup, which I don't usually do. I had my favorite You Tiao at RM1.60. Its crispiness was the boom!

The prices may be twice as expensive as those sold at the roadside stalls or morning markets, I just couldn't resist the deliciousness.Don ordered Set B that came with Soya Bean and You Tiao at RM4.30. So much for having a light meal! He even added a Butterfly Bun at RM1.60 just because he thought it was too little, which he then swept aside such misgiving and regretted later on. By the way, Butterfly Bun is just a sweet version of You Tiao.

Do I need to elaborate more on the taste? Trust me when I say that you need to personally give it a try. Their smoothness and crispiness just simply make me drool!Without comparison between I Love Yoo and any random roadside stalls, a light meal at Mid Valley Megamall or The Gardens at RM10.80 was considered affordable. I acknowledge that there are quite a few outlets that serve bad food, but I will be sure to return to this outlet again should I drop by the mall someday. My aunt was right, this place is highly recommendable indeed!

My Blog: http://jcheerios.blogspot.com/2013/03/tea-break-at-i-love-yoo-mid-valley.html

The day was filled with foods, foods, and foods that I had during a tiny little family gathering at Lemon Garden Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. This hotel is known to be luxurious yet truth to be told, everything seemed normal as compared to the private hotels I had been to. The parking basement of the hotel itself was already something pretty disappointing and it was even worse than the shopping malls like 1U, Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Pyramid, and etc. Anyway, I shall start off with some food-related photos that might make you drool.

P/S: The photos were taken only after my stomach was close to being bloated, but I’ll try my best to explain more about the food available in the cafe.These were prawns wrapped in egg noodles or mee hoon and deep fried. Even though the shells were not peeled off before they were served, they tasted good, and they were very crispy. Apart from prawns, the Chinese section has the common Chinese foods like steamed fishes that tasted heavenly good and fresh at the beginning but worsen when more people came, Chinese-style fried rice, roasted ducks, some common dim sum and others.They also served Japanese food, western food, Malaysian food which was the must, and etc including different types of salads. I never have any sashimi served and I never will, but I still ate their cold, cooked prawns because for your information, prawns are always in my top favorite list.I have to say that they have the best satay I have ever eaten in my life so far. The chicken meat was so tender and I couldn't even taste any oily fats at all, like seriously. Even my mum who didn't really prefer to have satay, thought the same as I did. Yum! Otak-otak was served as well but I personally thought there wasn't anything special about it.Say hi to chocolate fondue! There was a strawberry fondue that seemed to be prepared especially for kids. I hated it.

Variety of choices were available to be chosen from the rack to go with chocolate fondue, including fruits like honeydews, strawberries and rose apples, prepared with plenty of sticks, enabling you to shower the fruits with the flowing chocolate.One of my aunts was very much into chocolates, and still is, took this bowl of chocolate balls. Personally, I didn't like them because there was too much chocolate until I felt like puking while swallowing the one and the only one I had. However, it's still highly recommended if you happen to be a chocolate lover like my aunt, because these chocolate balls contained melting chocolate at the inside that you might feel as if you're in the heaven.Macaroons had been something I craved for after trying the ones my cousin sister bought from Singapore. Those served at Lemon Garden Cafe, however, tasted so disgustingly different, as if I was eating some kind of colored, tasteless, and powdery sugar. I ended up throwing one of them into a cup of tea and stirred until it melted in the cup.

A few months later, we returned to the same place again, and our comments were mostly positive. It's a great fine-dining place for family gatherings indeed!


My Blog: http://jcheerios.blogspot.com/2011/04/buffet-lunch-at-shangri-la-hotel.html

Jjajang Ramyeon. The noodles were literally similar to the famous Shin Ramyeon that can be found at most of the stores. The jjajang was just some normal sauce that consisted of potatoes and a little bit of meat, topped with some cucumber. I thought it wasn't worth the price paid because if a bowl of ramyeon were to be charged at that price, at least the sauce should be satisfying. I was not unhappy about the sauce, but it could have been much better than it was.

It's been quite a while since my boyfriend wanted to give it a try at any outlet of Tong Pak Fu, because it's been so overly popular on the social networking sites. Hence, there we were, walking into the place like a boss, yet leaving like a frozen human.D24 Durian Snow Ice. After much consideration between this and Tracka Durian Snow Ice, we decided to go for this, although the latter was said to be the best seller. When it was served, the smell was so strong to the extent that I once afraid that the people sitting beside us might not like it and feel disgusted. Anyway, I was slightly disappointed when I realized that the taste of durian was not as strong as expected, which was what I thought could be improved. I mean, how could it be so unsatisfying when it was served during durian season? The shaved ice was pretty normal as well.

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OLDTOWN Coffee Lava. My youngest brother had a craving for this cup of RM4.90 dessert no matter how I strongly disagreed with his decision. After trying a spoonful of it, I thought it was a cup filled with merely two scoops of vanilla ice-cream swimming in some coffee without stronger taste, topped with some chocolate or coffee powder. He’s satisfied anyway, and he enjoyed it very much.Iced Lime Juice, Iced OLDTOWN White Coffee, and Iced OLDTOWN White Coffee (Gao). My youngest brother loves anything sour, to the extent that he could literally eat a few pieces of lemon alone, which explains the reason he ordered the Iced Lime Juice. I couldn't stop shaking as soon as the drink touched my tongue. Uh! The sourness! And as usual, I ordered Iced OLDTOWN White Coffee, while my boyfriend, Don, wanted it to be stronger. Personally, however, I would prefer my cup of coffee to be slightly stronger than it was, but not as strong as Don's. That would be much closer to what I always have at another outlet (one of my favorite).OLDTOWN Ipoh Chicken Hor Fun. This was my youngest brother's brunch of the day, and for a big eater like him, he commented that it was filling enough. I'm not sure if it's because of his OLDTOWN Coffee Lava that was doing the job (the dessert came first before his meal, by the way). It consisted of sliced chicken, two little prawns, and some green onions. I used to ask for extra prawns at an additional charge. However, the prawns served at any of the outlets are no longer similar. They use frozen prawns instead, which they would still remain transparent no matter how long they are cooked. The taste is disgusting as well. It would be much better to have it without the prawns.Hainanese Chicken Chop Rice. I couldn't comment on this, because I have never tasted it before, honestly.Chicken Chop with Crunchy Bun. This was mine! I was deciding between this and one of the lunch sets before placing my order. I have previously known that the piece of chicken chop is always ridiculously small and salty yet juicy, and the so-called crunchy bun is spread with plenty of butter, but I ordered it anyway. The crunchy bun was undeniably oily, so I merely ate half of it, whereas my youngest brother finished another half for me. The french fries were a little too much for my liking. The chicken chop was, as usual, salty, salty, and salty. I enjoyed it though, after not having it for a long period of time.

The services are not bad, although not as good as the outlet I have always visited. I strongly believe that it's due to the lack of staffs, since it's a public holiday.