Restoran ChickenLah! @ Taman Bukit Emas, Petaling Jaya

ChickenLAH! is the latest fast food outlet that has opened it's doors in Taman Bukit Emas, Petaling Jaya which is a mere 50 meters walk from the Kelana Jaya LRT Station, just a few doors away from the old Marco's Pizza. I had bookmarked this place from their Facebook advertisements as their Fried Chicken looked good and as I had some work in Petaling Jaya this afternoon, I planned to drop by for lunch before heading on to settle my work. Driving to this part of town on a Saturday afternoon would be crazy and the most convenient mode of transport would be to ride on the LRT which is what I did. 

ChickenLAH! in Taman Bukit Emas

Next To Maybank

Entrance To The Restaurant

Opening Hours

This restaurant was very easily noticeable from the main road. From afar, I saw two logos, one which belonged to ChickenLah! and the other that belonged to the old Winner's Fried Chicken which originated from Ipoh, Perak. Feeling confused, I kept walking towards the restaurant. When I arrived, it was just about 1 pm and the place had a decent number of customers. There were also some ongoing promotions as the place was still new. For a limited time, they were offering a 10% discount across all their food items. At this point, I still did not get any clarification as to why Winner's logo was there but still decided to head in to the restaurant. 

Interior Of The Restaurant

Counter

Interior Of The Restaurant

Brief Background

Brief Background

Brief Background

Only when I was inside, did I understand the connection between the two. It is the same old Winner's Fried Chicken that has been re-branded to ChickenLAH! Those days, one could find Winner's Fried Chicken stalls at most Pasar Malam's in Perak, mostly around the northern region of the state and I was happy to see a local grown brand  develop this far into a franchise and I hope that it becomes a very successful one. At the counter, the staffs seemed very enthusiastic but also showed clear signs of lack of experience. Most of the food items had to be prepared and there was a waiting time for customers once they had paid for the food items. Nevertheless, despite the stress that they were going through, they were serving customers with a smile.

My Bill

Their Menu was quite interesting. It consisted of Fried Chicken, some Chicken Burgers, Chicken Rice Sets, interestingly Keropok Lekor and the highlight was Goats Milk Coffee. Since I came here for Fried Chicken which is anyway their main product, I decided to stick with it. Interestingly, all and I mean all the other customers that were here ordered their Chicken Rice Sets which came with Rice, Fried Chicken and a clear Soup.Their burgers too seemed interesting, especially the Sambal Ikan Bilis one which is a burger that we would not find in other franchises in the country. The total bill for my orders came to RM 9.90 and with the 10% discount, it was adjusted to RM 8.90 . After having paid for the bill, I was served my drink and told to have a seat as they needed time to prepare the Fries and Fried Chicken. Since I was in no hurry, I moved to my table with a smile on my face. I felt sorry for them too as they were trying their best to cope with the crowd.

2 Piece Chicken Set with Fries and Drinks @ RM 8.90

After a brief 10 minutes wait, they sent over my Fries and Fried Chicken. The Fried Chicken looked so good, nothing like the junk that one is served at KFC. Now, time to get my fingers to do the job. Do note that they do not have any utensils here like knives and fork. What they have is just the usual disposable plastic fork and spoons which I have a special talent of breaking them in a matter of seconds. And so to save myself the embarrassment, I'd rather stick with my fingers.

Fanta Strawberry

They had a selection of four or five drinks. Initially I had wanted to go for Coca Cola but they were out of stock and my second choice was the above Fanta Strawberry. For an additional RM 1.00 , one could top up and go for large but I just decided to stick with this. 

Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken

Kimball Sauce

Their Fried Chicken were freshly fried and they were served hot. One was a smaller Wing and the other was a large chunk of meat. The batter coating was very delicious and the chicken was lean meat with no fat at all. Very much the total opposite of KFC which serves us 60% fat and 40% meat. This was 100% meat with non a single drop of fat. And the chicken tasted so good and this is exactly what one calls finger licking good. I did not need any sauce to go with it as the chicken was delicious even on it's own, something that I am not able to do at KFC. I would rate their Fried Chicken at 9/10 . Definitely highly recommended!

French Fries

Their French Fries were good but the one served at Mc Donalds is anytime better. These were non greasy, which is good but did not taste that great. I would rate these at 7.5/10 .

On the whole, I am extremely happy with their Fried Chicken and the service here. Prices are industry standards and there's nothing much to shout about it. I would definitely return again someday in the future to try their Burgers and would not mind trying their Chicken again. A good restaurant and I wish them all the best!

Address: No.97, Jalan SS 25/2, Taman Bukit Emas, Off Taman Mayang,
                Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Opening Hours: 1030 - 2200 Daily

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chickenlahmy/timeline

Website: http://www.chickenlah.com.my/

Kwongsi Food Court @ Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya

I was in Taman Mayang at 7 am today for a meeting and when I was looking around for a place to have breakfast, I sighted this stall that was at the Ground Floor of Kwongsi Food Court. Typically this food court only serves lunch onwards but I never knew that there was another stall on the Ground Floor that caters specifically for breakfast. Kwongsi Food Court is located opposite the Kelana Jaya LRT Station and along the same row as Fatty Crab. 

Kwongsi Food Court in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya

The Stall on the Ground Floor

Owned by an elderly Chinese couple, this stall is very modest in appearance. Drinks are prepared on the inside by the husband and the aunty has the food displayed on another counter at the entrance. 

The Food Counter

The Wife Manning The Food Section

Simple but good food

Variety of Noodles

They serve some basic Dim Sum and Pau's which I believe is one of those factory made ones along with a variety of Fried Noodles, Fried Rice, Chee Cheong Fun and Yong Tau Fu. I decided to go for Chee Cheong Fun and you just have to select the items at the counter and it would be served when ready. The drinks order is taken by the husband at your table.

Tea @ RM 1.50

Coffee @ RM 1.50

Both Coffee and Tea is priced at RM 1.50 which I believe is quite expensive for the size. Well, I guess being in a prime zone, that's the price that you have to pay. Their Coffee was good and I would rate it at 8.9/10 . Their Tea was not as good as the Coffee but still quite decent. I would rate their Tea at 8/10 .

My Breakfast....Chee Cheong Fun @ RM 6.40

My Breakfast....Chee Cheong Fun @ RM 6.40

My Breakfast....Chee Cheong Fun @ RM 6.40

My Breakfast....Chee Cheong Fun @ RM 6.40

I took two slices of the Chee Cheong Fun but had a number of extra items added to the dish. Their Chee Cheong Fun was good but the price of RM 6.40 for a plate of breakfast was definitely on the high side. Well, I guess we would not complain paying RM 10.00 for breakfast at Mc Donalds but here in a stall, we yell and shout. He he. Typical human nature and yet still, I would say that this was expensive. Taste wise, I would rate this at 8.2/10 .

From my observation, there weren't that many people having the Chee Cheong Fun here as most of them were going for the noodles which I believe was priced at RM 2.00 per plate which is a much cheaper option for a decent breakfast. Seems that the couple knows most of them personally, I assume that they must be loyal customers of this stall who come here for a quick breakfast before heading to office. In summary, this is a decent stall selling decent food, though at slightly premium prices. Nevertheless, a good place for a simple Chinese breakfast.

Address: 41, Jalan SS 25/2, Taman Mayang, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Opening Hours: 0700 - 1030 Daily

Telephone: +603 7805 1572 

Marco's Pizza @ Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya

Marco's Pizza is an outlet that has long been established in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya and is a sight that one would not miss when you drive along the LDP. I have been here once around seven years ago but that time I was not into food blogging and after all these years, I decided to return here again today along with my family. 

Marco's Pizza in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya

Sign Outside the restaurant

The Entrance

Interior of the restaurant

As always, parking is a major problem in this area but luckily, we managed to get a bay quite close to the restaurant. Having my parents along, getting them to walk long distance can be a problem. This restaurant occupies four units of shop lots and therefore has a huge dining space. Even when we arrived here today on a weekday, it was crowded with customers. I informed the waitress and then she got us a table that seats four as requested. It seems that they have started doing food delivery both directly as well as under a partnership with food panda. 

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

The Menu

Above are just some of the pages from their menu and it is good to know that they cater for vegetarians too by having some vegetarian dishes on their menu. Besides the Italian dishes, they now also offer some steaks and other grilled dishes. It took quite a while to get the waitress to come and take the orders. They seemed to be a little disorganised though there were around eight of them manning the floor. Most of their staffs seemed young but this was negligible to me . It took about 15 minutes for the drinks to be served which is fine bearing the present crowd that they are handling.

Coca Cola @ RM 5.80

My brother ordered his favourite Coke and it comes at a price of RM 5.80 per glass.

Ice Lemon Tea @ RM 5.80

My mother ordered the above Ice Lemon Tea and it comes at RM 5.80 . It was served cold and highly concentrated. Definitely worth the price. I would rate this drink at 9/10 .

Cappucino @ RM 6.80

My father ordered the above Cappucino and it came at RM 6.80 . I did take a sip just to gauge the taste of it. It was decent but not very good. I would only rate this at 6/10 .

Cafe Latte @ RM 7.80

I ordered the above Cafe Latte and it came at RM 7.80 . The price seemed okay for me bearing the size of the glass but the coffee was again average. I guess coffee isn't their forte here. I would only rate this at 6/10 .

Garlic Bread @ RM 8.80

As starters, we ordered the above Garlic Bread and it is priced at RM 8.80 . Here they use baguettes to make the garlic bread and there was a mere four slices in this basket. Nevertheless, the garlic spread was very good and definitely homemade and not out of some bottle or can. The butter spread was also lavish and this made it to be very good, despite the quantity being less. I would rate this at 9.5/10 . 

Mushroom Bruschetta @ RM 10.80

The second starters we ordered was the above Mushroom Bruschetta which came at RM 10.80 . Once again, there were only four slices but they were loaded with sauteed mushrooms and sprinkled with cheese. The topping was very delicious and we enjoyed every bite of it. I would rate this at 9.5/10 .

BBQ Chicken Supreme Pizza (Regular) @ RM 24.80

Closer Look At The Pizza

This was the first pizza that we ordered and it was a BBQ Chicken Supreme Pizza and it came loaded with a whole load of things like Marinated BBQ Chicken, Black Olives, Mozarella Cheese, Onions, Pineapple and Mushrooms. Though it was packed with ingredients, it still was not very great but it was still good. It just felt like there were too many things inside and as you chew these you would have to stop and figure out what you are biting. Overall, I would give this pizza a rating of 7.5/10 .

Marco's Signature Pizza (Large) @ RM 28.80

Closer Look at the Pizza

Compared to the earlier one, this pizza was heavenly.It comes loaded with shredded Turkey Ham, Chicken, Eggs, Mozzarella Cheese and Napolitano Sauce. No doubt why this is known as their specialty pizza. Every bite was filled with cheesy goodness and you just want more and more of it. I would rate this pizza at 10/10 .

Overall, this place does offer some good food, especially their pizzas. The coffee was a let down and perhaps one should stick with just the can drinks. Do note that their pizza crusts are quite different here. So when you order thick crust, it is similar to the thin crust that you get elsewhere but it is still soft. If you order thin crust, then what you get would be a very thin crispy pizza which to me seems more like a biscuit with toppings. Neither is better than the other and it is just a matter of personal preference. To me, I still prefer the previous than the latter. I also find that the pizza prices and competitive and their sizes are relatively huge. Definitely a good family diner. 

Address: No. 81-85, Jalan SS 25/2, Taman Mayang, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Telephone: +603 7803 5000

Opening Hours: 1130 - 1430 & 1800 - 2200 Daily

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcosMalaysia