Daorae Korean BBQ, USJ Taipan

Korean food is one my best favourite food. I like every time when i order, they will serve 7 different small dishes and it's free. So last few days, i drag my friend to have Korean Food with me. I like Korean Food so much but less think about it because the price is not cheap though. The first in my thought is Daorae as i saw a lot of post about this restaurant. Some of my friend told me not to go Daorae as the service is not good but here one of my friends ask me to visit at USJ, Taipan. She told me the food and the service quite good so i decide to go for this branch.

This shop is just same row with Citibank and opposite is UOB bank. Is located 1st floor and is very easy to find. When i enter to this restaurant, i saw the environment is very nice, clean and place is spacious. I'll bet weekend should be lot of people. We choose to sit on the floor more flexible. Staff bringing the menu for us with smile. Not local people but they know quite a lot of korean words and teach us some.

Once you get sited, they will served you a jug of korean tea and you can slowly choose your meal. Daorae have few branches, you can view at their facebook page.

Since it just 2 of us only, we can't order much as we can't finish. We just 2 type of food that we want to try the most. First they served us this Seaweed soup (Miyeok guk).

Korean cuisine uses a wide variety of vegetables, which are often served uncooked, either in salads or pickles.

Korean food stands out from other cuisines with the many side dishes (banchan) that are served during meals. The number of side dishes can range anywhere from 2 to 12, but everyday meals feature at least a few. So when you eat at a Korean restaurant, your various side dishes will come to you before your meal in small bowls, and can be anything from vegetables to meat to seafood prepared in any number of ways.

Those small dishes, you can ask for refill. Some different korean restaurant has it's own way. Some of the restaurant did not served banchan if you not ordering bbq meat. Some will served even you did not order bbq meat. So, if you would like to try just ask the boss.

Pork Modum - RM75

Price range for BBQ meat, menu is from RM 28 to RM120++. Is depend what type of meat that you choose.  We choose Pork Modum which include 4 types of different pork meat (pork special, mok-sat, sam-kub-syal, gal-bi). There's a staff to help us to grill but of course you can choose to grill yourself. We choose to let the staff to help us to grill as they are experienced and they grill the meat till tender & juicy.

Meat is cut into bite-sized pieces so there is no need for a knife and easy to eat too. It served with the ssamjang sauce (fermented bean paste & pepper) and wrapped in fresh lettuce and garlic.

Kimchi-Jeongol - RM55 (S)

This is 2nd main thing that i want to taste. Is Kimchi hot pot with noodle. It have rice cake, kimchi, slices of pork, onion and taufu. The soup not really spicy and a bit tasteless (my opinion). This hot pot can fill for 4 person for small eaters. We can't finish at all. Eat Korean Cuisine with more people as you can try more different dishes. They still have more dishes that i would like to try but too bad i'm too full.

If you guys can recommend me any korean food which is nice, please share with me by comment here. I'm a food lover would try any food which is nice.

Daorae Korean BBQ, USJ Taipan

7B & 8B, Top Speed Business Center,
Jalan USJ 10/1J,
47610 UEP Subang Jaya,
Selangor


03-8024 2616



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Thistle Hotel, Port Dickson

Last Saturday is my company annual dinner and organized at Thistle Hotel. This is a 5 Star hotel and here i would like to share some information about this hotel because many people asked me after i post some photo in Facebook.

Overall this is family hotel. Why i said so? This is a hotel room but not private villa. I just check the rate for a night is about RM530 but since is our company events and we take a lot of room, average a night also need RM400++.

I'm not very sure about the service in hotel as my company is the one who dealing with them and i'm enjoying every facilities in hotel.

There were few company was doing function and as well weekend, so there's a lot of people.

As we entering to the hotel, we straight look for the beach side. Before we saw the beach, here we pass by super large pool. There is divided to 3 different pool so no matter adults or kids are suitable to play. At the centre, there a mini bar where you can enjoy your drinks while swimming.

After pass by the swimming pool, here we saw the beach. Very nice scenery. Everyday we have to face busy city with a lot's of car, building and people. Is totally a relaxation when we seeing beach.

This is a small pub nearby the beach. It's open about 4 something if not mistaken. Where you can enjoy your drinks and looking at the sea. This where our party start that night.

This is another pool that facing the sea and it just next to the pub. If you do not wish to swim by the beach, you can swim at here.

There's only 2 activities that provided by this hotel. Banana Boat and Jet Ski can be play here. There is no charges if you want to play. Every facilities in the hotel is free. Luckily we reach early that day and we can enjoy the water sports freely. As is Saturday and lots people queuing up  to play.

Hanging around here can watch sunsets & sunrise. That night, there's a lot of stars up at the sky. The moon is bright and clearly can see the waves of the sea.

They provide wii at the game room and you can watch movie at movie's room. It's free of charge as well.

We staying twin bedroom. The room is spacious and clean and provided day bed as well. Room can sleep for 4 people. Our room is facing the pool so i quite noisy at the afternoon but we normally close the balcony door to avoid the sounds. There's just 1 bad things of this hotel room which is the sound proof is bad. We can heard walking footstep at above and outside. Kids are running around and yelling at outside also can be heard.

Everyday 2 bottles of drinking water is provided. Tea & coffee is also provided and you can drink it without charges. Small fridge and big TV provided.

Bathroom is spacious and provided bathroom amenities. There's a bath tub at my room but didn't have time to enjoy. Not every room have bathtub so when do booking have to see clearly the room features.

The pool & the place is booked by us for private function. We enjoying our night drinking and being throw to the pool. The DJ's is playing a very nice song and everybody is dancing around here. What a night.

 I will return to this hotel again to enjoy their facilities and service. I didn't manage to contact with the staff and didn't experience properly. I would like to know more about this hotel whether is worth to stay or not as the price is almost the same with Avillion. If any of you have comment about this hotel, please drop me a message. :)

I found out there is 2 address in Google map, the estimation of the location is below. I got lost when i search for the first address that provided in Google Map. The location is quite far to Port Dickson town but is very near to Melaka way.

Thistle Hotel
KM 16, Jalan Pantai, Teluk Kemang Si-Rusa, 71050 Port Dickson ‎

07-222 9234



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Bougainvillea City Cafe, Ipoh

I never thought that someone will use "Bougainvillea" as a cafe name. This name reminds me of during secondary school, is our class name. The chef told me that he named it after Ipoh. I think that certain things is represent something. I guess Bougainvillea is just represent Ipoh. I will ask in details when i back again.

This cafe is just located at Ipoh town and just opposite of Bricks & Barrels. If you are not from Ipoh, refer the address below. 

This cafe is set-up by a chef named Mac and few partners in Ipoh. Mac went to U.S for almost 13 years and he learn his cooking skills at there. Now, he back to his mother lands and open up his favourite cafe. Is so amazing that all decorations, painting, food and furniture are done by the chefs and partners themselves. Simple decorations just turned out to be a nostalgic charm. 

Caffe Latte (RM6.90)

Cappucino (RM7.90)

The old traditional coffee cup that no where to be found, you can found  it in this cafe. The speciality of the coffee is that using Ipoh Famous White Coffee to brew out. Sugar for coffee is using cane brown sugar. Is healthy and not too sweet. 

Old Style Sarsaparilla (RM 9.90)

This is highly recommend soda by me. This soda taste exactly like "SARSI" by F&N. The different between Old Style and F&N, Old Style taste not too sweet and less gas but still can taste my favourite Sarsi. 

Bacon & Scramble Eggs Wrap (RM15.90)

Fill with lettuce, bacon, scramble eggs, cheddar cheese, cube potato and little sauce is totally fill your stomach. 

Ravioli Pasta

This is not mushroom soup but Ravioli Pasta with cream sauce. Last week i went and they recommend this pasta as this is handmade by the chef's. So far I've never try any cafe served this kind of pasta. Ravioli are a traditional type of Italian filled pasta. They are composed of a filling (meat) sealed between two layers of thin egg pasta dough and are served either in cream or with a red sauce. All pasta or spaghetti (noodles) handmade by the chef's. 

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Crepe.

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Crepe is fresh made that day and is recommended by the chef's. So, we order decide to order and try it. I like the cake so much as not too sweet. We've been told that all the food & cakes are based with neutral taste. Not too sweet, not too salty and most important is no MSG!!!. 

Is definitely healthy food and i like this cafe. I like the effort & passion of the chef's trying to recommend us every of the food in details and every of his waiter are well trained in serving foods. As i told before, the main reason i will visits again is service. Service is very important in every industry (not only food) in order to come back again. 

Bougainvillea City Cafe Address :

21 Jalan Lau Ek Ching, 31300 Ipoh, Perak (Opposite Bricks & Barrels)

Tel:  05 241 3782

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