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[ EATING IN MALAYSIA, JOHOR BAHRU] RESTORAN TECK SING CHINESE ZI CHAR

by JH - Monday, January 18, 2016

Hidden, or rather not so hidden and some distance away from the main JB City Square where Singaporeans love to congregate- is Restoran Teck Sing, located in the Taman Sentosa area. Get a cab I say, that's the easiest way to reach the place without getting lost.

If you love your Chinese ZiChar this is the place to be!

Recommended by the likes of Singapore's local station like LOVE 97.2 FM, just imagine, how authentically local this restaurant is.

I wished I was there with an empty stomach but unfortunately I had quite a fully load of yummiest before arrival. Nonetheless it was an enjoyable yummy lunch.

Special mention goes to their PAPER- WRAPPED CHICKEN RM 24.

Kampung chicken paper wrapped and baked and embedded in their homemade fragrant sauce with Wolf-berries, Dan Gui, Red Dates, and other Chinese herbs.

The succulent tender chicken meat mixed with plain white rice makes such a yummy comfort meal.

Missing it!!

Also on the plate is SIZZLING BEANCURD (on hotplate) RM 10 ( small)

Equally delicious home-cooked style~

And finally..

KAI LAN RM 12 (small)

Kai lan stir fry in oyster sauce.

Trying to be more health conscious and hence ordered more veggies among all the gluttony splurge we had :)

All price subjected to 6% GST

tecksing.com

3 & 5, Jalan Sutera Satu, Taman Sentosa, 80150 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

11:00 am to 9:00 pm daily

Tel: 07-3347025

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[What to eat in Johor Bahru, Malaysia] PappaRich City Square

by JH - Friday, April 10, 2015

Welcome to JB eats.

PappaRich has its origins in Malaysia with the vision of bringing authentic Malaysian cuisines to the world. Crafted from traditional recipes, this is they now have over 100 outlets worldwide, including 6 stores in Singapore. I do love their cosy warm and fuzzy interior that makes you feel at home.

If you are in City Square, JB, just across the causeway, this brand would come as no stranger.

Dining in Malaysia really cuts the cost by a substantial amount as compared to having them in Singapore ( Well, that's before the GST implementation which kicked off recently anyway. Now still worth it to dine in Malaysia?)

Anyway below are some of the orders we had at PappaRich.

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Here's some snacks to kick off the mains.

Pappa Salmon Bites ( 4pcs)

Akin to fried fish balls this crispy balls come packed with salmon.

Chicken Siew Mai and Steamed Homemade Otak- Otak

These were quite typical as what you always had anywhere else.

For drinks we had Logan Milk Honey Ice, Pappa Organic Oat (Hot) which I personally loved because of it's simply healthier for the body and Soya Milk Pudding

Here comes the mains

Dry Curry Mee with Steamed Chicken.

Mild spicy dry noodles with the shiokness factor accompaniments well with the soft tender chicken, served as a side dish.

Ipoh Kuay Teow Soup with Steamed Chicken

The smooth soft kuay teow was soaked in the flavourful stocked based and comes served with soft steamed chicken. Comfort food especially apt for the cold weather.

It was an enjoyable makan session.

Should you decide to head over,

PappaRich City Square

Lot M2-23 & M2-26 Level 2,

City Square Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru.

+607 222 2887

http://papparich.com.my/

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Bornga Korean BBQ Restaurant 본가 (City Square, Johor Bahru, Malaysia)

by JH - Saturday, January 31, 2015

It was my first time dining in Bornga at JB's City Square few weeks back. I have not even tried them out in Singapore but in JB, it was too good a deal to miss. The pricing was really reasonable, imagine the same price tag and instead of SGD, priced in RM Ringgit instead( exchange rate at this point is: 1 SGD= 2.66 RM). Cheers!
It was a eat -till-we-burst kind of situation :)

Here's the interior. The restaurant is divided into 2 areas: With or without BBQ.

We chose to go without BBQ.

Here are some side dishes to start off before the mains! So finger-licking good, we can have these all day. Fact is they are so filling, you can just order 1 main dish but often than not it's all too tempting to order much more. :)

* Note Bornga is not Hala-certified

Favorite sausages.

First up Budae Jjigae 부대찌개 RM 65.
My favourite of all times. Also known as Army Stew, this originated from the war times when people have to make do with remaining leftover ingredients and cooked in a large pot to boil.

In the modern days, this dish has evolved to be become a mixed pot of spicy soup filled with yummy ingredients such as sausages, spams, kimchi, rice cakes, veges and even add-ons like baked beans, instant noodles and sliced cheese.

Spicy, delectable and oh-so-yum! Suitable for 2-3 pax but for us even 4-5 pax can share this huge pot, especially if more dishes are ordered.

Water was then poured in and the pot left to boil.

After some 20 minutes, when the soup has boiled, instant noodles were added in.

Dolsot Bibimbap 돌솥 비빔밥 RM20.

One of the main staples of Koreans, has rice scooped into sizzling hotpot mixed with assorted vegetables, pork and gochujang ( chili paste).

Haemul Pajeon 해물파전 RM35.

We love their Pajeon really. Unlike typical ones which are thin layers of pancakes, Bornga's versions are thick fluffy ones almost like egg omelette and embedded with plenty of seafood and scallions which are the Jeons of this dish. Often treated as a side, this pancake came in such a huge portion it could easily be considered as a main in itself and easily suitable for 4 to 5 pax.

Total damage for 3 pax is $135.85 RM which could easily costs us double if we were to dine in Singapore's Bornga outlet. 10% Service charge is inclusive but with no GST.