(Oops)
I found this set of photos in my external hard disk and realised that I forgot to blog about this place - it's about 6 months late!
:(
So, to be fair, I won't go into too much detail unless I'm absolutely sure.
Anyway, as you know, I love trying out new places. So, during one of my weekly quality time/ shopping trips with my mum, we walked around the corner of the new wing (where Giant used to be) to look for a lunch venue when the bright, chirpy colours of Little Taiwan caught our eyes:
To my dismay (after being seated), upon closer inspection it turned out the this eatery is Halal (Not a smidgen of pork in sight!). Still, it was comfortable, and there were some interesting items on the menu so we stayed:
My mum ordered the Claypot loh shuee fun (RM 10.90+):
The serving size was big enough and the texture of the noodles were pretty good (quite smooth) but overall, it was just ok because it was semi-drowning in a sweet-ish dark sauce.
(Watery texture, mostly sweet, but slightly salty at the same time)
I had the Spicy Beef Noodles (RM 11.90+), which is supposed to be a Taiwanese speciality:
Um.
It was fairly spicy and had beef, as advertised.... but it was also very very oily.
No, really. I tried spooning out the excess oil, then gave up eventually. Here's what I did manage to extract:
As mentioned before, the serving size was pretty big so we didn't manage to try any of the desserts... but well, I don't think I would have taken the risk after our mains...
I have read online/ heard that some of the other dishes (like the deep fried Taiwanese styled chicken) and bubble tea can be nice though, so maybe we just chose the wrong things that day.
So it's: Modern, bright ambience, ok range of non-porky Taiwanese food, reasonable prices for shopping center setting BUT really, the taste is only just ok....
Restaurant Review
Summary Sheet:
Little Taiwan @ One Utama Shopping Centre
Lot LG 325, 1 Utama Shopping Center, Bandar Utama, 47800 PJ
Taste: 5
Ambience : 6
Service : 6
Price** : RM 25/+ per person
Parking: Difficult on weekends
(They also have branches in Pavilion, The Sphere, e@The Curve, IOI Mall, Jusco Malacca and Alamanda Putrajaya - for the full details click here)
** Approximation - 3 course meal, excluding drinks
Telephone No.: 03-7729 5582
Opening Hours: 10am till late
NO PORK SERVED
OTHER REVIEWS:
- Vizylicious Munn
- Pink Parisian
- ~~JoJo in Da House~~
- Wanderlust
TAGS: Food, Blog, Weblog, Malaysia, Restaurant Review, One Utama Shopping Center, 1 Utama, Little Taiwan, Asian,Shopping Centre, Bandar Utama, KL, Kuala Lumpur
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Hi5 on long overdue posts! Sometimes, i think of it as a good way to strengthen my memory power.....ok lah, the truth is i eat too much n too lazy to blog! Haha! Talking abt taiwanese food, i heard fong lai at imbi (not mid val) is good. But dunno whr. Must go find one day! :)
ReplyDeleteto HairyBerry:
ReplyDeleteYou say only that you eat too much but look at you! - you have definitely run it all off. You should change your name to SkinnyBerry...
:)
i tried the 1 in mid valley b4~
ReplyDeleteto taufulou:
ReplyDeleteWas it nice? :)
I really don't like the food here. The fact that it's halal makes it all the more disappointing. :(
ReplyDeleteBangsar Babe, you are a true babitarian! 110%! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree... no babi!!? :-(
ReplyDeleteto Julian Si:
ReplyDeleteIt's catering to the mass market lah. :P
Haha.. i ate here too..say 6mths ago?? LOL.
ReplyDeleteDdint bother to blog..food aint great, portions small.. humprhph.. ;p
to thenomadGourmand:
ReplyDeleteLOL - Ok, so I guess we ate there around the same time?..... Did you also try to loh shuee fun and Beef noodles? *curious*
Ate at the branch at e@curve. Portion seems small. Don't find it tasty. Should go to Taiwan Recipe where they sell pork (had food there at Midvalley)... Both Little Taiwan and Taiwan Recipe are sister companies. The latter is non-halal.
ReplyDeleteTaiwan Recipe tastes better. They fried the food with pork making it more delicious.
To brightknight 216:
ReplyDeleteI guess pork generally makes food yummier? (love it!).. Will look out for the Taiwan recipe place that u mentioned. Haven't tried it before.