HungHwa Teppanyaki Steakhouse

Its been quite sometime since the last post.. I have yet to finish the post for our Taipei trip before- we went to this restaurant at Taipei 101- Hung Hwa teppanyaki Steakhouse. NO particular reason or recommendations but just because we were hungry and i think my parents should be alright with Teppanyaki. It turn out that my parent really liked the food here and we went there twice.

We really enjoyed the good service at this restaurant and comparing to proper teppanyaki restaurant in other countries- it was well worth the money and simple good food cooked infront of you.

Bunut Boy and me really liked the complimentary never-ending chopped onions. The onions are marinated in a vinegarette-type of sauce that makes it so addictive. Once the chef came to prepare our course- the attention given from the waitress were top-notch.

Poor BunutBoy had to endure the metallic 'clanging' of the spatulas when the chef was cooking- as he had this 'weird feeling' in his teeth when metals clang with one another. But then he fully enjoyed the food.

The lunch/dinner menu were already set and we did not see any ala-carte menu. It was quite a fit for me to even take half the course! I ordered the seafood lunch menu with cod cooked to perfection as well as stir fried bean sprouts towards the end.

I would highly recommend this place as it served good, fresh and affordable Teppanyaki food at such a central area- Taipei 101 building.

Typical japanese order

Whenever we go to the Japanese restaurants in Brunei, BunutBoy and me tend to order similar things. We both agreed that for this particular 'famous' and mostly packed Japanese restaurant i.e. Excapade, we both prefer the branch in Gadong.

Menu: Yasai Salad- Very well worth the money for so much roughage:)
Beef Teppanyaki
Salmon Teriyaki
Miso Soups

Verdict: All in all, this is one restaurant that cater for the Bruneian taste with its ever expanding menu as well as good service (at this particular branch). As BunutBoy is not a fan of raw food, we both tend to try out the typical teriyaki or teppanyaki. For this Japanese restaurant, this particular branch manage to keep its consistency and good customer service.

The night of Yip-Man 2

Last night, Manggisgirl and BunutBoy had a plan- to watch Yip-Man 2 despite the fact its a Saturday night, Salary Out and 2nd day Premier of the movie....
Nevertheless, we made it early to dinner at Misato restaurant so we can catch the movie later... Before we went to dinner we made the effort to get the tickets... But Alas~! 'Our Master Plan was Thwarted!~~' So of we go for our dinner...

Menu:
Miso Soup x2
Spicy Tuna Sushi for me
Bimbimpap
Beef Teriyaki
Salmon Teriyaki

I came to love their Spicy Tuna, which is very much different from the other restaurant. I like the one at Kiarong- Kaizen but this was different. It was much simpler without any tempura crumbs and no mayonnaise. The tuna was fresh and the hot sauce was... HOT~!!! but good!


BunutBoy love their beef teriyaki... the meat was better, cooked better than other restaurant-(the ever so popular one with their many branches)

We even met my brother, sis-in-law and my dearest nephew, Ian... haha so the food is truly good.

Final Conclusion: Yip Man 2 was good~! Empire had seats---though we were two rows infront of the screen but... worth it!!!!

First Pailang KL trip- Day One

This post has been in my 'draft' post for quite sometime now. I have finally decided to post it now, the trip was beginning of March. Anyway, the hotel we stayed at was Hotel Maya near KLCC. Although they kept us waiting way past the check in time, we were very happy with the upgrade that they automatically gave to us. As you can see from the pic, Bunut Boy is happy with the view of the room!~.

Regardlessly, this blog is obviously about travel and FOOD!~ The first night we decided to go to Zipangu at Shangri-La hotel Level One; not too far from our hotel. We both were super impressed by the hotel's interior.

But lets get on to the important part:
Our dinner menu:
Drinks: Glass of Savignon Blanc 1998 White wine for me
Appetizer
(for me): Raw cuttlefish with kimchee
Verdict: Right portion for me, love the tangy spiciness although poor BunutBoy seems disgusted. Tad bit salty.
Vegetable Clear soup for two
verdict:Very good soup, its very clear and simple but it seems to warm both our tummy.

Mains:
1. Tori-Galore! Chicken Wings, Chicken Meatballs, Chicken with Leeks
Verdict: very very good tori- BunutBoy Loves Tori.. and he approve of it!~~

2. Beef Teppanyaki tenderloin
Verdict: very well done and succelent. Do not need extra sauce!!

3. Grilled Cod Teppanyaki
verdict: Very Very good. Both BunutBoy and me loved it so much.Its not often we get to eat Cod and this time when we ate it, it was done perfectly.


That was what we had for dinner at Zipangu-Shangri-la hotel at KL. We finished off dinner with a cocktail each at the hotel's lounge. Me with my Lychee Martini and.. BunutBoy always try it for me to ensure I would like or dislike the cocktail.

Hereby, end the first night of BunutBoy and ManggisGirl in Kuala Lumpur. More food to come soon...

Yakitori

This yakitori place was introduced by Bunut Boy's friend Azi in Singapore. It was a place where I go all the time to just do my favourite past time: Shopping. This place is Far East Plaza at Singapore. So very often, we all just went there for shopping, shopping and shopping. Without realising there is a yakitori place up on the 3rd level: Nambantei. There are other eating places like Chicken Rice and as well as Shi Lin Taiwan Small Eat Stall at Far East.

When we go there at lunch(1st time), Dinner (second time) and lunch (third time), the place is always almost fully packed. Well, the food is indeed worth the wait. Bunut Boy told me initially before going in to take a careful look at how the chef cook the yakitori. We got nice spot just sitting at the counter in full view of the chef cooking. Well, I only finally got what he meant, the chef (japanese) is so skillful at throwing almost equal amount salt on different pieces of the yakitori~!! I was pretty amazed and stared for quite some time at him....

Beef Yakitori~~~ was the one of the best I ever had, succulent & flavorful pieces of beef. The picture shown is one of their more lunch bento set which was very worth the money. But if you love yakitori like us, you won't just stop at set lunches. We went on ordering ala carte- with chicken wings, chicken with leeks. All very nicely done.

So far, how many times we went back to Singapore, each time I said to Bunut Boy, we have to go back to this place and I added 'Perhaps an 'Asahi' Beer on me as well? :)