#50 Homi Chicken Curry Puff

Located at SS2's Restoran Hock Seng 2, this establishment has been serving delicious chicken curry puffs for as long as I could remember. It's great to see that the owner still leaves its original stall up and running, churning and selling countless numbers of curry puffs per day even after the brand's recent expansion into more commercialised shopping venues.

Nothing beats the original I guess.

Each chicken curry puff is priced at RM 1.50. The curry puffs are probably (or always?) freshly fried since they were selling like hot cakes.

The puff might look a bit too thick and huge, but don't let the exterior fool you, as buttery crunchiness will soon emerge as its true colours. The fillings are generous and spicy I must say, diced chickens and potatoes go well with the aromatic curry.

Homi Chicken Curry Puff
Restoran Hock Seng Two,
66, Jalan SS2/66,
Seksyen SS2,
Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Business hours:
Monday - Sunday: 6.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

#49 The Bee (Jaya One)

A shot of impulse has brought me and the gang back to Jaya One again to sample The Bee's all-day breakfast.

The Bee serves Two-Man Tent Coffee, a blend of Brazilian Cerrado, Colombian Supremo and Sumatran Ratawali Valley. It is known to carry sweet, fruity note and bold nutty finish. However, having had too much coffee the day before, I decided to order something else instead.

So, we had two hearty breakfast dishes...

The Bee Breakfast (RM 23)

The first dish to arrive was a massive plate of breakfast platter. A total of 5 sides were served in balanced portion - Two eggs done your way (which in this case, scrambled) on a toast, chicken sausages (or optionally, beef bacon), house made potato hash, roasted mushrooms, grilled tomato and bean rancheros. Outstanding ones seem to be the potato hash and toast. The bean rancheros was too mushy, while the others were ordinary at its best.

Huevos Rancheros (RM 20)

Moving on, the Huevos Rancheros packed a punch with its fried eggs and generous servings of beef bacon, spicy jalapenos, cheese and ranchero beans, all rolled into a flour tortilla.

The Bee (Jaya One)
2A-G, Block K, Jaya One
72A Jalan Universiti
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-79602160
Business hours:
Monday - Friday: 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m.
Saturday - Sunday: 10.30 a.m. - 1.00 a.m.

#48 Rekindle (SS2)

Rustic ebullience prevails in Rekindle Cafe as shades of brown fill up the entire dimly-lit space with a sense of unrefined tradition. Aplenty of coffee bean bags, solid orange bricks and custom-made sewing machine cum tables can be seen here as elemental souls of the cafe's interior decor.

Coffee beverages aside, this place is a certified dessert haven judging from its vast selections of cake (refrigerated or non refrigerated), mille crepe and of course, hueful macarons.

3 people, 3 cakes, 2 glasses of iced beverage, enough to inflict a damage of RM 70 (with the exclusion of Red Velvet).

Banana Pecan (RM 11.90)

Not really a banana person myself, the Banana Pecan managed to unlock a certain undiscovered part of my taste buds with its piquantly mild banana hints and nutty flavour courtesy of the pecan toppings.

Chocolate Baileys with Hazelnut (RM 16)

Alcoholic cakes for that extra kick. Absolutely the best of the bunch. Need we say more?

Nutella Hazelnut (RM 11.90)

Dubbed the best-seller, the Nutella Hazelnut is a sure pleaser among the die-hard Nutella fans. The dry texture of this slice kinda put us off though.

Red Velvet (RM 11.90)

Red Velvet was what I had for take-away before having the 3 cakes there. While the texture of the cake is nice on the palate, the taste is still a tad too sweet for me.

From left: Carrot Juice (RM 10.00) and Iced Butterscotch Latte (RM 14.00). 

While the environment is no doubt easy and laidback (you can choose to kick back at the bean bags section if you find the wooden chair/steel stool uncomfortable), parking around the very hectic SS2 is another headache that requires a tonne of patience and endurance.

Rekindle
Jalan SS2/64
47300 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-74966309

Business hours:

Tuesday - Thursday: 12.00 p.m. - 12.00 a.m.
Friday - Saturday: 12.00 p.m. - 1.00 a.m.
Sunday: 12.00 p.m. - 12.00 a.m.

#47 Donutes Coffee & Cafe Baking (Malaysia)

A whimsical rummage through my lappie photo archive had abruptly prompted me to post a quick update about this Taiwanese bakery cafe. And this ain't a review. The coffee, breads cakes were decent enough to satisfy one's teatime hunger.

Established since 1989, Donutes Coffee & Cafe Baking had since then grown into an multinational chain of bakery cafes serving coffee, cakes and freshly baked items. Since the Puchong branch was the first and only in Malaysia ('was' as this post is supposedly dated back to last year's Xmas, and the second cafe just opened its doors at Kota Damansara..), parking and getting an empty table on weekend is definitely a challenge.

As you can see from the picture above, the cafe serves a wide array of colourful cakes and puffs.

The items we bought....

Left tray, Clockwise from far left: Golden Cheese (RM 4.20),  Choco Marble Bun (Top, RM 6.00) and Sun Pastry (Bottom, RM 2.50), Cream Bread (RM2.50), Marble Cake (RM 3.00), Crispy Chocolate (RM 3.00), Original Donut (RM 2.20).
Right tray, from top: Big Wheel (RM 5.50), Milky Bublo (RM 4.80). Notable mentions: Danish Cheese (RM 5.20), Onion Cheese (RM 3.90)

Tiramisu (RM 7.80)

Pure Cheese (RM 7.20)

From far left: Fresh Strawberry & Cream, Crispy Puff, Chiffon, Original Donut, Danish Polo.

Donutes Coffee & Cafe Baking
No 7, Jalan Kenari 6, Bandara Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong. Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 03-58807038

#46 Hotodogu

Gourmet hotdogs are the main attractions here at Hotodogu. With its maiden branch opened at Cyberjaya's Shaftsbury Square, Hotodogu ventures gallantly into the city by having its second outlet opened at The Gardens, Mid Valley.

The Hotodogu (RM 10.90)

Be it chicken or beef, the signature hot dog have both options covered in Japanese elements such as seaweed flakes, wasabi-mayo and teriyaki sauce. Such weird combination has brought upon a taste of incompatibility. The texture of the sausage does no justice to the garnishes above, and the only salvation seems to be the scentful wasabi-mayo.

Chilli Cheese Dog (RM 11.90)

My friend ordered a conventional Chilli Cheese Dog, which was rather spicy thanks to its house-made spicy chilli beef sauce. Notable American garnishes include onions, yellow mustard, jalapeno peppers and grated cheddar cheese. Obviously an option much better than my gastronomic misstep that is the Hotodogu.

Hotodogu
Level-LG 21, The Gardens Mall,
Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 

58000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

#45 Abah & Sons Motocafe

Vintage rides and customised choppers rule in yet another concept cafe at Trilium Lake Fields, Sungai Besi. Run by people with huge passion in motorcycles, diners will find themselves amidst an Instagram paradise surrounded by an amusing, over-the-top collection of funky Vespa scooters albeit eye-catching motorsports accessories and knick-knacks.

Additional note: this place serves cakes supplied by TTDI's Souka!

Done having enough fun snapping around, let's get to the food.

Iced Hazelnut Iskandar (RM 8)

Skipping my coffee routine for something lighter, the hazelnut milk is foamy. But that's about it.

Stuffed Chicken (RM 22)

The stuffed chicken, on the other hand, is a chunk of chicken breast stuffed with different type of mushrooms. While the sides (vegetables and diced potatoes) tasted under par, the chicken breast complements well with the flavourful, juicy mushroom fillings. Hints of black pepper detected.

Apart from that, Abah & Sons Motocafe may be one of those unique cafes that has taken tremendous efforts in injecting their distinctive personality (the 'behind-the-wheels' lifestyle I say) into its interior design so casually cool.

Abah & Sons Motocafe
62A Trillium (Lake Fields), Jalan Tasik Utama 7
57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-90542023

Business hours:

Monday, Wednesday-Thursday - 10.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Friday - Sunday: 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m.

Closed Tuesday.