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Thứ Ba, 26 tháng 3, 2013

D'Shanghai (大上海) Dim Sum Restaurant at Sutera Mall, Skudai - Johor Bahru.

D'Shanghai (大上海) Dim Sum Restaurant (N1.51719 E103.67125) is located at Sutera Mall of Skudai - Johor Bahru. If you stand in front of the main entrance of the mall, the restaurant is at the left before the entrance. It's a detach building by it self, and painted with Red which is easy to spot.

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D'Shanghai (大上海) Dim Sum Restaurant

There are many good and bad reviews from the internet which make us curious about the place and decided to try it out on one of the Sunday noon...

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Nice and cozy environment

All the staffs in the restaurant are very young and I think most of them are having their part time job here, but they were polite...

It's been a long time we haven't take Dim Sum in Johor Bahru area, and without a single word, we placed the order...

*  Signature Xiao Long Bao (灌汤小笼包)
*  Steamed Liu Sha Bao (流沙包)
*  Shanghai Fried Fen Pi (上海炒粉皮)
*  Stir Fried Carrot cake (炒萝卜糕)
*  Prawn Dumpling (虾饺)
*  Pork Dumpling (烧卖)
*  Chives Dumpling (韭菜饺)

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Signature Xiao Long Bao (灌汤小笼包)

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Steamed Liu Sha Bao (流沙包)

Shanghai Fried Fen Pi (上海炒粉皮)

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Stir Fried Carrot cake (炒萝卜糕)

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Prawn Dumpling (虾饺)

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Pork Dumpling (烧卖)

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Chives Dumpling (韭菜饺)

We were satisfied with the foods. The Fried Fen Pi was special and it had the springy bite on it, taste good. But the fried carrot cake was disappointed, maybe it doesn't suit my taste...
You have to be careful on the bite of the Xiao Long Bao and Liu Sha Bao, they will 'spurt'! :)

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 Inside the Liu Sha Bao (流沙包)

Others were Nice and delicious! All Dim Sums were fresh and it was really enjoy it in the air-con environment, and not forget the friendly staffs around...
Too bad we missed some of the nice foods there like : Taro Dumpling (芋饺) and Fried Avocador Rolls (龙须牛油果卷)...because we were overloaded!

The Damage : RM45.00 for the above Dim Sum included a pot of tea. Reasonable enough in this kind of environment and the above average taste, no comment at all! There are some Dim Sum restaurant in JB selling even higher price than here, but in the 'kopitiam' environment...

We will definitely be back again for others Dim Sum in this restaurant!

D'Shanghai - 大上海
Lot L1-501, Sutera Mall,
No. 1 , Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4,
Taman Sutera Utama,
81300 Skudai,
Johor Bahru.
Tel : +607-5576388
Business hour : Mon-Fri : 10:30am - 10:30pm (10pm Last Call)
Sat & Sun : 9am - 10:30pm (10pm Last Call)

Location map of D'Shanghai Dim Sum Restaurant (大上海小笼包点心楼) at Sutera Mall, Skudai - Johor Bahru.


Thứ Ba, 19 tháng 3, 2013

HoShi Steamboat Restaurant (好食火涡) at Taman Impian Emas, Skudai - Johor.

HoShi Steamboat Restaurant (好食火涡) (N1.54174 E103.68700) is located along Jalan Impain Emas 5/6, Taman Impian Emas. Which is just 2 doors next to the Blue Bell Budget Hotel beside Petronas Petrol Station.

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It has a very simple deco in the shop and with total of about 10 tables...
This was our first time visit this restaurant because of attracted by the soup which is cooked with 8 types of different steamboat ingredients without MSG!

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We took the 'standard' serving which is in the photo below. You can have a option not to take the standard serving but replace by the A La Carte menu.

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Standard serving for 2 person - RM34.00

The seafood was fresh and they are serving sea prawns and fishes.
This was one of the Steamboat Restaurant with Full of variety compare with others that I visited before!

They have more than 50 different serving from a simple noodle till New Zealand Rib Eye slices. I was fortunate enough to captured most of the dishes here, let me share with you...

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All kinds of 'Balls' here which I cannot remember all of them...fish balls, pork balls, beef balls, cheese balls...and etc.

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Smoke abalone 烟熏鲍鱼片

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Streaky Pork 五花肉片

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Sea Fish Maw 鱼鳔

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Pork Intestines猪肚和粉肠

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Pacific Pink Scallops 半壳带子

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Prawns 明虾

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Fish 海鱼片

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Mushroom 金针菇

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New Zealand Rib Eye slices

Beside the cook dishes, they also serve fried dishes like below...

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Deep Fried Dumplings 炸水饺

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Deep Fried Dumplings (Taiwan Style) 锅贴

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Deep Fried Shisamo

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Deep Fired Bean Curd Skin

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Deep Fried Seafood Tou-fu 海鲜豆腐

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Grilled Black Pepper Smoke Duck Brest 烟熏黑胡椒鸭肉

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Deep Fried Fish Head 炸鱼斗

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Deep Fried Squids

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Deep Fried Sea Fish Maw 海鱼鳔

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Stir Fried Streaky Pork with Taiwan Imported sauce 酱炒五花肉 (酱料来自台湾进口烧烤酱)

If all the above still not enough for you, you can have this Ye-Mee 伊面 (Yellow noodle)...

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Ye-Mee (Yellow noodle) 伊面

All the steamboat dishes above serve together with the Standard Special Homemade Chili Sauce, Sambal Belacan sauce and the dried garlics...

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Chili Sauce, Sambal Belacan sauce and the dried garlics

Overall, we like the soup and satisfied with all the foods. I like the A La Carte dishes very much! Especially the Grilled Smoke Duck, Stir Fried Streaky Pork, Shasimo, Deep Fried Seafood Tou-fu and many more...! Honestly, the taste of the foods and the price is really reasonable!
This is One Of The Nice and Reasonable Steamboat Restaurant around Johor Bahru.

We will definitely be back again for so many dishes we haven't try! And hope the vertilation will be better in our next visit...

HoShi Steamboat Restaurant (好食火涡)
21, Jalan Impian 5/6,
Taman Impian Emas,
81300 Skudai - Johor.
Tel : +6016-710 7773 (Mr CK Pang)
Close on every Tuesday

Location map of HoShi Steamboat Restaurant (好食火涡) at Taman Impian Emas, Skudai - Johor.


Thứ Hai, 18 tháng 3, 2013

Comedy Show in The City Stage of Legoland, Johor.

It was our First time visit the 'City Stage' in Legoland, which just located on the left once you step into the Theme Park and our timing was just right!
The 30 minutes show was just about to begin, it was entertaining...

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The audiences area was full once the show started...all came from different country around the World. Great!

She was the First performer, and Awesome!
If I'm not mistaken, she is from Denmark.

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Excellent performance!

Followed by a group of comedian to search for something....Dangerous!

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The group of comedian at The City Stage, Legoland

The shows was entertaining and it's also a well ventilated area. It's nice to let yourself have a short break with some cold drinks and snacks on the hot sunny day in Legoland. There are few shows time per day, do take note on the white board in front of the City Stage.

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The City Stage of Legoland

Location map of LEGOLAND Nusajaya, Johor.


Thứ Hai, 11 tháng 3, 2013

Hachiko Japanese Restaurant at Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru.

Hachiko Japanese Restaurant (N1.55034 E103.79368) is located at the begining (or end) of Jalan Harmonium 24/2, Taman Desa Tebrau which is just behind the Aeon Tebrau City (formerly known as Jusco). I read some positive reviews of the restaurant online and we decided to have our dinner on one of the Saturday evening.

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Hachiko Japanese Restaurant, Tmn Desa Tebrau

The restaurant was not crowded during our visit. It has a nice decoration and friendly staffs...

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The interior decoration of Hachiko Japanese Restauarnt

The cozy and relax environment will really let us enjoy our dinner peacefully...

Our order :-
*  American Grilled Beef set
*  Chicken Teriyaki
*  Unagi with rice set.

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American Grilled Beef

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I requested for medium and during the beef served on table, it was just perfect! Taste was above average and tender. Not Bad.

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Chicken Teriyaki Set

The Chicken Teriyaki set for my wife was served with common side dishes but we felt it was more variety than we had it in Johor Bahru Japanese Restaurant. It had the Chicken Teriyaki, Cawan Mushi, rice, fruits, cucumber...etc. The extra was this...additional of 2 small pieces of Shisamo...

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Shisamo

The Chicken Teriyaki taste nice and others were just as common...

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Unagi fish with rice

My daughter was enjoyed her Unagi Rice quietly without any complain...I guess she was happy with her meal...:)

Overall, we like the quiet environment with some soft music, and the friendly staff around. It's a good place to dine-in. As for the foods, satisfied! Even the price is slightly higher compare with other Japanese Restaurant in JB, I think it still worth it because of the serving portion.

The Damage : RM99.00 included drinks for our meal above.

It's a nice restaurant and we will be back for more...

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Nice tea-pot

Hachiko Japanese Restaurant (居酒屋)
01-03D01-04, Jalan Harmonium 24/2,
Taman Deso Terbau,
81100 Johor Bahru
Tel : +6010-669 8939

Location map of Hachiko Japanese Restaurant, Tmn Desa Tebrau - Johor Bahru.