Jin Taiwan@Puchong

There was a write-up of Jin Taiwan on Sin Chew Daily a couple of weeks ago. When we saw that article, we immediately paid them a visit on that particular day itself. When we reached there around 2 p.m, the staff there informed us most of the items had been sold out. Damn... we thought that they must be good and decided to try our luck again the following weekend...

This time around we reached there around 12 p.m and it was almost empty.

The only other table besides us...

The menu...

The bubble tea was being served first... RM 3.90

The smelly tofu... RM 4.90. Quite smelly but Mrs. Chialat commented it was not good.

The salted chicken... RM 4.90. Tasted OK but the portion was damn small. Sorry to say but the above picture is quite misleading, it looks big but the actual size of the chicken is no bigger than the 20 cent coin.

The braised pork intestine... RM5.90. Thinly sliced/cut and could hardly fill up the gap between the teeth.

The Taiwan beef noodle... RM8.90. The texture of homemade noodle used was OK but the broth was a bit too sweet. I guess they put too much sugar!

Sliced beef... RM8.90. Small portion and damn expensive. Taste wise... just average.

If you happen to be in Puchong and don't know what else to eat, you may give them a try.

Jin Taiwan

70, Jalan Puteri 5/1

Bandar Puteri

47100 Puchong

Selangor

Tel : 03-8060 1051

Beef Noodle@Little Taiwan台湾小吃

After watching 食尚玩家 (Super Taster) on Astro, where 2 funny buggers used to introduce good food in Taiwan... and this particular episode they recommended beef noodle. Damn it, it really stimulated my desire to have a bowl of beef noodle! Immediately after the show I headed to Little Taiwan in SS15 to fix my crave.

Getting a parking space would be a big problem during weekends and especially the restaurant is just a walking distance away from Asia Cafe- a food court that has at least 50 different stalls selling different food where it's always full of people. So I set a condition, if I couldn't find a parking space after 2 rounds of searching, I would just drop the idea of having dinner there. Somehow I don't know what good deed that I've just done maybe it was a long weekend- labour day holiday- as many would have gone for holiday where I managed to get a parking space on my first attempt... some more it was just in front of Little Taiwan!

They have a very extensive spread of Taiwanese dishes from rice to noodles as well as drinks on their menu.
Wide varieties of signature beef dishes they serve which you can see from the big poster on their wall.
I ordered this bowl of 红烧牛肉面 (braised beef noodle). -RM9.90+
This bowl of beef noodle came with 2 big pieces of beef... and a piece of carrot. Look at the beef, it has a very nice meat texture. Does it make you drool?
The beef was tender and easy to bite through.

The noodle they used was not the normal yellow egg noodle. The noodle was liked '拉面' (hand pulled noodle). Having said that, I'm not sure if it was home made noodle as it was indeed very "Q" (elastic & chewy).

This milk tea in Stainless steel mug (RM3.90+) was.... a big bit letdown. Last time they used to serve Hong Kong milk tea but now, 3 in1!
It's not easy to let you have satisfactory feeling after each meal but the beef noodle here definitely can! Little Taiwan SS15 is just opposite the Taylor's College in Subang Jaya and now they also have branches in Pavilion, Sungai Wang, Mid Valley, Avenue K, Pearl Point in Klang Valley as well as Jusco Bukit Indah and Giant Plentong in Johor.

Ipoh Ngau Lam Min - 牛腩面

When you mention Ipoh's food, I'm sure the only thing that you can think of would be the Nga Choi Kai ( Bean Sprout Chicken). Well, nobody can blame you. Myself is exactly the same, only Gou Wan Kai (Better than Lou Wong)! But here, I would like to provide you an option beside the normal chicken dish. The Ngau Lam!
The Ngau Lam is tender and the soup has the sweetness taste. I believe they must have stewed their soup with 'big bone' for long hour. This bowl of Ngau Lam is only RM4.00. The photo does not really show that there are more beef underneath the carrot. The portion is considered acceptable to the price.

They actually served the noodle separately. I ordered this Hakka Mee which was only RM2.00. Cheap!

The signboard is only mentioned Fish ball & Yong Tau Foo. Maybe they think their Ngau Lam is so famous that needs no advertisement.

The restaurant is just located in Jalan Jubilee. Well, the tree behind the road sign, unfortunately is not the famous Tree of Democracy in Ipoh. If you are coming from North South Highway exiting the Ipoh Selatan Toll and heading to Ipoh Town, You just need to go all the way straight to the town and turn to your right when you reach the Balai Polis at the traffic light junction. Turn right again at the first junction and you can immediately see the big yellow signboard! Location map

Tangkak Beef Noodle in USJ 14

I’ve never tried the original Tangkak beef noodle in Johor. I guess it must be very good so that this guy in USJ is using the name ‘Tangkak’ on his stall. Something like Penang Fried Kuey Teow, Penang Laksa, Penang Prawn Mee and so on, as Penang is famous for those foods.
I can’t comment on the original Tangkak Beef Noodle but this one in USJ 14 is indeed very good. The beef is tender and the soup is tasty. I think it must be the ‘ham choy’ (salty vegetable) that makes the difference. And not forgetting the specially made chili sauce as well. It has a bit of sourly taste that bring out the real good taste of beef.

This bowl of noodle is priced RM5.00. The price is considered reasonable especially it comes with a few big chunk of beef and 2 beef balls. The coffee shop is near to Petronas in USJ 14 Subang. Location map