Noodles @ Boston - Karamunsing Capital

Boston's been around for a while now, we hadn't eaten here for quite a long time, probably before I started blogging, so we thought we'd return and see if it was as good as we remembered. There's quite a large menu to choose from that ranges from noodles and rice dishes to western sizzler plates and snacks, with a large choice of drinks too. I fancied something spicy and filling so the chicken curry noodles caught my attention, looked great in the menu, a little less so in real life but tasted good and hit the spot, the chicken drumstick must have come from some monster chicken, it was huge! Also in the bowl came beancurd puffs, fishcake slices, beansprouts, choy sum, fresh red chilli slices topped with Chinese chives and fried shallots.

Fried keow teow is quite possibly The Little Nibbler's favourite style of noodle, apart from kon lau mee, and here it comes fried with beef tenderloin. The meat was very tasty and not at all chewy, cooked in a hot wok to give that savoury, smoky taste along with noodles, egg, red chilli, beansprouts and a little green veggie. We both had an Ice Chocolate which was ok, nothing special, but we both enjoyed our noodles!

Boston's a fairly large restaurant offering inside and outside tables at Karamunsing Capital.

The Bill : 1x Chicken Curry Noodles, 1x Beef Keow Teow, 2x Ice Chocolate, 1x Iced Water = 37.05 MYR

Good Food Good Surroundings @ Boston!

Special Fried Dried La Mian @ Chicken Recipe Restaurant - Karamunsing Capital

I really enjoyed these noodles at Chicken Recipe Restaurant, even though I thought the portion could have been a little bit larger! With a choice of chicken or seafood I opted for chicken which was fried with noodles, choy sum, onion and a few beansprouts. This dish reminded me of home as it had the flavour of Chow Mein back in the UK. One thing I might add though, from an internet search regarding La Mian I found out that these should be handmade noodles, now I'm no expert but I don't think these were. I could be wrong of course but anyway they tasted great all the same.

The Little Nibbler opted for the Chicken Curry Rice. Chicken and potato in a spicy coconut curry sauce with a big kick of chilli. The reports back were good and the taste I had would confirm this too, very tasty indeed.

Chicken Recipe Restaurant is located in Karamunsing Capital opposite Peppermint. Just look for the sign with the three fish on it ???

The Bill : 1x Fried La Mian, 1x Chicken Curry Rice, 1x Ice Milo, 1x Chinese Teh Ping = 16.50 MYR

I've walked past this restaurant a few times and wondered what the connection is between Chicken and Fish? I'm still none the wiser but happier for having eaten here. Top tip if your very hot their air conditioned room is very very cooling!

Western Food @ The Chub's Grill - Karamunsing Capital

Why on earth haven't I been to Chub's before? Can anyone tell me? I've seen it before, driven past it before, walked past it even but never set hungry foot inside! Well tonight I did and I'm sure glad too, in a lipsmacking BBQ meat eating kinda way!
The Chub's Grill specializes in, you guessed it, BBQ and if the Flame Grilled Lamb Shoulder is anything to go by it's "Reeeeal prriitteeee niiice"
The Flame Grilled Lamb Shoulder Platter is massive! It comes with a choice of chips or Cajun Red Bean Rice, dressed side salad, buttered corn, garlic bread and two perfectly grilled lamb shoulders in an awesome sweet, sticky, barbecue sauce. So far this is the best tasting grilled lamb I've had in KK, delicious! The only drawback for me, the garlic bread was a bit dry, it was more crunchy than chewy though the Little Nibbler loved it.

The Little Nibbler's choice of Flame Grilled Pork Ribs was equally massive too. For me the pork was a little dry (maybe it was pre cooked?) but it still tasted great and had a hint of Chinese Char Sui flavour.

Not knowing how large the platters were going to be we also opted for a portion of Cajun Red Bean Rice, which really was too much! 

I really enjoyed the savoury taste of the rice but unfortunately it was on the dry side, if it was moist I think I'd choose it over chips. Maybe next time. 

One other slight grumble were the drinks we both chose, ice lemon tea, although they were free refills it's that ready mixed stuff that tastes, well, weird!

Next time I'll order beer! 

The Chub's (Cool, Honest, Unpretentious, Bornean's) Grill is located on a corner of Karamunsing Capital. As far as I'm aware it's open day and night.

The Bill : 1x Lamb Shoulder     25+

                                                                              1x Pork Ribs              21+

                                                                              1x Cajun Rice             4+

                                                                               2x Ice Lemon Tea      8+

                                                                               2x Napkin                   1+

                                                                    Total : 64.90 MYR

If your feeling hungry and need a meat fix head down to Chub's and get messy!

Pho @ Peppermint - Karamunsing Capital

Pho is the national dish of Vietnam. It's available at all times of the day, from street side vendors to swanky eateries. The Vietnamese go potty for a good bowl of Pho and rightly so! 
In Vietnam, much the same as here in KK, there are famous shops that specialize in one dish where a recipe is handed down through generations. Even ex President of the USA, Bill Clinton likes a bowl of Pho, I know, I've seen the photos of him slurping one down in the very same shop in Saigon where I too was slurping one down!
The custom is that your soup arrives on your table and you adjust the flavour according to your preference using fresh chilli, chilli sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, lime wedges and most importantly fresh herbs. Unfortunately this is my only criticism of Peppermint's Pho, there just aren't enough, if any, fresh herbs provided with the soup. Today when I ordered there were none at all, on previous visits I've had a small sprig of basil or mint. So, please, please, please if anyone's reading from Peppermint's management team or are in contact with them, I urge please provide more herbs in the form of basil, mint and corriander. In my humble opinion this will transform an already great tasting Pho into something magical.
You can choose between five kinds of beef Pho at Peppermint as well as two kinds of chicken noodle soup, which for some reason they don't call Pho, possibly because I think traditionally Pho is made from beef (Pho Bo). 
My regular pick is raw beef where the meat is sliced so thin that it actually 'cooks' when the hot stock is poured over. Your bowl arrives piping hot, filled with rice noodles and meat of your choice in a slightly sweet and savoury beef stock. The stock is where the secret lies, it's the make or break of Pho! All this comes topped off with raw onion rings. Now this is where you get a chance to experiment, accompanying the Pho is a wedge of lime, beansprouts, fiery hot sliced chilli, soy and chilli sauce can be found on the side, all that's missing now is the fresh herbs !!! 
Experiment away and dive right in.

Peppermint have a few branches around town this one is located at Karamunsing Capitol, at the end of the shoplots facing Kompleks Karamunsing.

Opening daily 10am - 10 pm

                                     The Bill : Pho (raw beef noodle soup), Chinese Teh Ping 7.60 MYR

Peppermint have lots of other dishes on their menu to try, watch this space because I'll definitely be returning to 'A Taste of Vietnam'