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The KSSP Committee rewarded themselves for a year’s of hard work in keeping its Sports Club members’ happy via activities like Go-Kart, 4WD Off Road, etc besides the annual events like Family Day & Annual Dinner.
There were quite a lot ordered that night and some of the dishes worth blogging from Kogetsu Restaurant are its Sashimi like its generous cut of Salmon, Garlic Fried Rice, Tempura Julienned/Sliced Vegetables (which I have yet to find at another Japanese restaurant!)



The above Cod Teriyaki was recommended by the staff, which in my opinion, was rather wasted as both the freshness and sweetness of the fish was masked by the teriyaki sauce. Wrong recommendation. Opt for another style of cooking

We also ordered some Kakiage (Deep Fried Oysters). It was a bit too oily for me due to the frying effect. There’s nothing special about this but the usual as in other restaurants. If you are the type that likes Kakiage, then it’s okay to order.

I had the Beef Teriyaki which is not too cooked nor rare, medium. It has the tenderness and sweetness of the beef as you bite into it. Bear in mind that there’s no rice served. You have to order separately. Worth ordering.

Temaki Roll or otherwise known as California Roll comes in various variety. One can have a choice of Unagi, Soft Shell, or the usual roll that has salmon, avocado, carrot, crabmeat in it. The rolls are usual, nothing spectacular and are recommended eating upon being served. This is because the seaweed will turn soft and no longer crispy.

My two highlights from Kogetsu are their:

i) Garlic Fried Rice which I have tried at other Japanese restaurants, but none had yet come close to Kogetsu’s. It has the right amount of garlic fried, not too strong until it turns you off, nor too little that you think its plain fried rice that you are having. The texture of the Japanese rice is just soft enough to absorb the ingredients that are fried with it.

ii) Tempura Julienned/Sliced Vegetables – Kogetsu is the only place that I can find this (maybe I haven’t been to enough Japanese Restaurants!). It’s a variety of sliced vegetables i.e. carrot, brinjal, ladies fingers, sweet potatoes, etc. The vegetable are deep fried yet you do not get to taste the after effect of the oiliness but the sweetness of each vegetable itself. Other Japanese restaurants serves tempura style vegetables when you order and despite explaining to them (local staff!) in either simple English or Bahasa, they give you the impression knowing what you are asking, and when served, its Tempura Vegetable not the julienned style.

Kogetsu Japanese Restaurant is located in Hyatt Saujana Hotel. You will see the restaurant on your right, as you are approaching the hotel. It is exactly next to the RP Club.

My regular Thursday badminton kakis’ and I are rather stumped at times of where have our dinner as we always venture back to the same places i.e. Restaurant Hol Thong on Thursdays or Ming Tien Food Court on Tuesdays.

So, we decided to give Restaurant Grand View a try for their 'tai chow'. The restaurant was quite full for that night. It was our first time there, after ‘many moons’ (long time la), we asked for their specialties. Thus, that night we had ‘Fish Curry’ instead of ‘Fish Head’. We ordered for 3 person portion. Not only was the amount of fish given were generous, but we all agreed that this portion can feed for 5 people instead! The fish were fresh and sweet while the mixture of curry blend was just right and goes very well with rice, except for being slightly oily. This bowl of fish curry costs RM36 – worth it.

The Claypot Hoi Sin Sang Meen (Seafood Noodles) was a slight disappointment to both the ladies, except for the guys. What else is new?? As we were walking past a table, it looked so delicious. The below portion is for one person at the cost of RM10, but can actually cater for four people (a bowl each)

Again generous amount of sliced fish, prawns and squids were given together with a raw egg thrown in. You can try if you want, as the phrase goes, ‘One man’s treasure, is another’s poison’.
‘Woon Chai Taufoo’ (Taufoo Bowl) is one of their specialties and I recommend that you go for this. The name of this dish is being derived from the way its prepared i.e. taufoo in a bowl. The taufoo texture is really smooth and is served together with oyster sauce and crispy dried prawns. The amount of oyster sauce can be reduce though. This yummy dish costs RM8

The stir fried Choy Yin was also cooked well with a tinge of ‘Hsiao Shing Hua Tiao Wine’ at the price of RM8 per plate.

One thing for sure, the portion served in this restaurant is huge and generous. Thus, you may want to reduce by one head count if you are ordering.

Kedai Makanan dan Minuman New Grand View is open for dinner only, and is located at:

No 44 Jalan SS23/11
Taman Sea
Petaling Jaya

It has been awhile since I last went for steamboat because my mum is one who does not like steamboat. Queen’s Park is located in Jalan Shelley, which is otherwise known as Peel Road, has quite a few steamboat restaurants. Thus, it’s tough to decide which to choose.

We chose Lin Yuan Steamboat Kitchen as has the ‘Pulau Ketam’ signage. If you have not been to Pulau Ketam, you should, as it’s an interesting experience. You pay a small fee for a boat ride to the fishermen village, and, it’s almost ‘touristy’ with lots of seafood restaurants and seafood to buy.

Being there for the first time, I asked the head waitress to recommend their specials. I was totally in for the ‘Pumpkin Porridge Soup’ (Kam Quah Chook Thong) & Clear Soup (literally means ‘Ching Tong’).

The Pumpkin Porridge Soup was interesting as it definitely has the ‘rice’ smell, but when you scoop for the porridge, you can’t get any!

The waitress recommends that an egg be beaten an stirred into the pumpkin porridge soup prior to eating; pour a little bit of soy sauce into your bowl before you scoop the soup in as this will further enhance the taste of the porridge soup.

The first sip of the porridge, gives you the rich texture of both the pumpkin and egg which had been well combined, yet with the fragrant smell of the rice without the porridge. Interesting!
The usual condiments that came with the steamboat are the usual stuff like prawns, fishballs, wantan, fishcakes, etc; while, the ‘Tong Hou’ is additional side order. You should order their fried chicken wings as it was really well marinated and tasty with a tinge of ‘Fah Tue Chow’ in it. Unfortunately, photo was deleted :( On a personal note, I am sure there’s some ajinomoto added as we felt rather thirsty after the meal.

The steamboat is charged by per pax at RM14.90, while the Pumpkin Porridge Soup is at RM1.50 per pax and ‘Tong Hou’ costs RM7 per plate. The total bill for the night was at RM61.74, inclusive of 3 drinks and taxes.

Queen’s Park is located at 392 Jalan Shelley. It is just a small square and you won’t be able to miss the restaurants there.