Friday 22 February 2013

Tasty Chapathi @ Ipoh Road, Kuala Lumpur

This place is not alien to me and this is not the first time I am coming here. Over the past two years, I have been here numerous times but unfortunately I was not in the habit of Food Blogging until recently someone suggested to me that I should as I am a true food lover. All these years I was strictly into the habit of Travel Blogging. Thus said, I had never recorded all the previous times I visited this place and this would be the first time at this particular restaurant. The place, Restoran Tasty Chapathi, is an authentic Punjabi restaurant located in Viva Mall, Ipoh Road. Though the word authentic is abused many a times nowadays, here it refers to what it actually should mean.

Business Hours & Contact Details

Restoran Tasty Chapathi @ Viva Mall

Their Logo
This restaurant is tucked hidden from common eyes that pass Jalan Ipoh. It is on Jalan Suppiah Pillai off Jalan Ipoh. Attached to a condominium, the location may not be ideal yet it is always full. The quality of food is perfect and the best part, parking is never a problem as you can park freely at the visitors parking within the condominium.

Us at the restaurant

Lovely Decor
The restaurant is owned and run by Punjabis from Punjab, India. All the cooks, waiters and waitresses are from Punjab, India. That shows the authenticity of this place. It is always buzzing with crowd during peak hours of lunch and dinner. Private function rooms are also available but have got to be booked a few weeks before hand. The thing that I love most about this restaurant besides their food is the speed of service and their level of commitment towards customer satisfaction. No wonder they are listed as must visit restaurant in Malaysia by Tripadvisor and truly, they are. I think they do not need the support of local non Punjabis as they are always patronised by expatriates and local Punjabis. The restaurant serves both Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian dishes. As we were Vegetarians today, we specifically ordered the Vegetarian dishes and that is what I would like to showcase from this visit and that is also the reason that I have included this entry under the Vegetarian category. Please do note that they use different woks for both Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian dishes. During lunch hours, they do serve Punjabi Thali sets too. However, these are not available for dinner. Besides the Ala Carte dishes that I have ordered today, their Briyanis are also a favourite. Do not come to this restaurant expecting the usual South Indian Cuisine as they specialise in Punjabi Cuisine and the taste may differ to that of their South Indian neighbours. Yet, it is perfect Punjabi cuisine. By the way, they occupy two shop lots in the Viva Mall.

Masala Tea @ RM 2.50
The first drink to arrive was my Punjabi Masala Tea. This is slightly different to the Chennai Style Masala Tea which we find in the Indian Restaurants. As you can see, it is clean and perfect. I loved this drink. For your information, the best tea makers in India are the Malayalis (in South India) and Punjabis (in North India).  I would rate this tea 9/10 for a Punjabi Style Tea and it sells for a mere RM 2.50 for a classy restaurant like this.

All Cutleries Are Disinfected

After the drinks were served, they then served the cutleries. Guess what, they were boiling hot. I managed to track the cause of this when I passed their kitchen on the way to the toilets. They disinfect all their cutleries.

Chapatis @ RM 1.20 Each
As there were two of us, we ordered five Chapatis. I have never tried anything else besides Chapatis at this restaurant. The Chapatis are delicious but they are small. They would be just slightly bigger than an average adult male's palm. The Chapatis, though small, are delicious and they do not add Marjerin to add taste to it. It is definitely friendly to our Cholesterol cautious friends. I would rate their Chapatis at 9/10 .

Dhal Tadka @ RM 6.00
 Unfortunately, all their dishes come in standard portions. This applies to this dish too. If you were alone, I would never recommend this dish as this is too much. However for two or three people, this is ideal. The taste, was 8.5/10 . I wonder why they use weird shaped plates. The culprit must be IKEA. However this is another recommended dish here.

Vegetarian Chicken Masala @ RM 9.00
This dish was good, no doubt but not the best. It is made of mock chicken which has blended well with the gravy however, it is not the best that I have tried. I would limit my rating for this to 8/10 . For RM 9.00, it was surely worth it. Good for two to three.

Vegetarian Mutton Varuval @ RM 9.00
This is an excellent dish. Both my brother and dad on another occasion found this to be their best ever Vegetarian Mutton Varuval ever tried and I would agree with them. The last time I was here was with my immediate family, we ordered three of this dishes in succession one after another. It was perfected and this comes from the mouth of a very fussy diner. Between the last trip and now it has been nine months and the quality has not dwindled. I would rate this 10/10 . Remember that this entry is strictly on their vegetarian dishes and their non Vegetarian dishes i.e. actual Mutton is heavenly too.

Gulab Jamun @ RM 1.90
That was pretty much what we had for the day for the main meals. The rest of the sweets was consumed by me alone. I ordered this Gulab Jamun first. Once upon a time, this used to be my favourite and it still is today. Then Restaurant Jai Hind used to be my favourite for this sweet but today, this place has become my favourite. It was made to perfection. Soft, sweet and heavenly would be the ideal tag line. I would rate this 9.8/10 .  A MUST Try!!!!!

50 Gram's of Barfi @ RM 2.50
This was slightly above average. Per serving measured to 50 gram's which was decent. It would not be the best but surely recommended. I would rate this sweet at 8/10 .

Contact Infor

Brief Map
The above two photographs shows the exact location and brief map to the restaurant. In a nutshell, this place is definitely a strongly recommended place for authentic Punjabi cum Haryana cuisine. Another plus point at this place is that they do not charge service tax. The bill for today was limited to RM 36.90 . A low price to pay for for good vegetarian dinner If you love North Indian Food, this place is a must try be it Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian.

Address: Lot B-03 No. 37B, Viva Mall,
                Viva Jalan Ipoh off Jalan Kasippillai,
                Mile 2 1/2, 51200 Kuala Lumpur,
                Malaysia.

Opening Hours: 1100 - 2300 Daily

Telephone: +603 4043 2636

Email: sales@tastychapathi.com



6 comments:

  1. Thank you Quality Services for appreciating the information here....

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  2. It this restaurant halal for muslim.?
    I love chapati and i want to try it ☺

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    1. Hi there, just like any other Indian restaurants, they have the certification that shows that their meat and poultry suppliers are Halal certified but I doubt if this premise itself is Halal certified.

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  3. The dishes looks heavenly and I bet they tasted heavenly too! Please do another review when you try their Non- Vege dishes!

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    1. Oh yes Denise.....this place is just awesome. Have been dining here for years now and the has been consistently good. I did try their non vegetarian dishes and they were awesome too. Sadly I didn't blog about it then as it was before my blogging days. Shall definitely record my next trip here and blog about it soon.

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  4. 敬爱的佛教信土:
    我是甲洞三宝寺 (暹廟) SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION NO: 19-21 JALAN 38 TAMAN DESA JAYA KEPONG 52100 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. 的理事, 当任此职多年, 对内的事務也一清二楚。

    最近, 在网络上看了PHRA PIYATHAMMO和尚和马华公会鸱唛区主席叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak)律师的双方信件, 使我的内心久久不能平伏, 良心受到很大的譴責, 不吐訢不痛快, 所以我要誠恳的説:他叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak)侓师叫外来的流流氓到三宝寺(暹廟)挑衅和尚打架及电招警方人员扣捕沙彌, 其嘲笑手法, 不外是要显示其权力, 而鞏固其职位, 以达到权力就是一切, 好让住持难堪, 自动離开, 方便行事……这种举动, 已间接的表逹其含意, 住持和尚兼顾问, 都无能为力,你们这些信徒能做什么?即使告马耒西亜佛教总会又能为难什么?这种心态, 的硧令人反感, 不是一个正信佛教者应有的行为。

    至今, 三宝寺的理事成员多数是其親戚, 这是实事, 加入会员需交RM100元费用,同时,必须经过叶金福(Yip Kum Fook)律师的同意,否则免談, 所以会员也不多。

    马华公会鹅唛区主席叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak)律师,自控制三宝寺之後,把三宝寺(暹廟)当着私人產業,聘用和尚賺钱,利用佛教的道地为政治活动埸所,而处理三宝寺的钱财也不透明?这点,值得信众追问。马来西亚地擴人多,和尚也不缺乏,为什么不用本地和尚当任住持化缘,却偏偏劳心劳神,浪费签证费,交通费? 还要烦劳梹城佛总的推荐信, 向文化不同, 而語言又不通之千哩外囯缅旬和尚求助? 为什么….为什么? 只要我们用头脑想一想,便一日了然, 不必晝虎添足。

    叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak )律师说:欢迎任何人如有意见,可以电话03:62762369/0122039700 Email: YIPKUMFOOK@HOTMAIL.COM 戓到其马华公会鹅唛区会甲洞三宝寺及以下地圵:NO.2,B JALAN 53 TAMAN DESA JAYA KEPONG 52100 SELANGOR, MALAYSIA.討論, 我要老实的提醒大家, 最好不要一个去見他, 因为这个人狡滑, 笑裡藏刀, 很阴险, 出家人都不放在眼裡, 連TAMAN DAYA 52100 KEPONG, KUALA LUMPUR. 众人的印度廟也敢放火燒, 利用权势把场地佔为己有, 由此可见, 他是何等的心毒? 还有现在三宝寺内, 各处都按裝计孔监视来人一举一动。

    目前, 三宝寺很多信徒及当地居民, 已经对叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak )律师不满, 但也不能做什么。他计划把三宝寺主席的职位轉给其子YIP JIUN HANN律师, 续承皇朝. 想近一部了觧詳情, 可上网得知。

    再说, 根据前理事在网络上给叶金福(Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak)律师的批評, 説他懂得包裝自己的道德守则, 以宗教为幌子手, 到处募款, 啇業经营, 政治活动为重, 并没依循佛教守則行事, 也没对人道作出貢献, 只不过借三宝寺宗教之名捞取权和私利而己, 其言也不为过, 是实事。

    在此, 我恳切希望, 廣大的佛教信仰者, 给予关注, 并共創義举, 弘扬佛教. 谢谢。

    Mr Lim Sok Chia敬啟

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