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If you are craving for dim sum at the oddest hour, maybe you can try out Yen Yen A One Dim Sum situated at Old Klang Road. 

It opens 24 hours all day long and serves a handful of dim sum with just RM 3 per basket. How cool is that!

This is the best place to visit when you are having a low budget but still wants your Siew Mai craving fix.. 

The service was fast but you might need to wait a little as they only heat up the dimsum once you ordered.

Hong Kong style Siew Mai

 I wanted to try out more dimsum but too bad there's just two of us so we ended up having 9 types of dimsum in total.
The taste was above storebought/ night market dimsum but lower than regular dim sum shop. 
Enough to satisfy your craving but not to say mind blowing. Certainly can't complained with the price we were paying.

Hong Kong style will always be my favourite!

The Royal Siew Mai was similar to hongkong style siew mai  with added green onions and chives.

Royal Style Siew Mai

Salted Egg Siew Mai had a a cube of salted egg yolk garnish wrapped in it, but the taste was not distinct.

Salted Egg Siew Mai

The shrimp dumpling was alright, soaking in a herbal soup. Warming and comforting.

Shrimp Dumpling in Angelica Soup

 Pork and ham roll was one of the dim sum with a modern twist. I would like it better without the sticky sauce.

Pork and Ham Roll

Chee Chong Fun  was over steamed so it ended up sticky and mushy. The diced char siew was jumbled up at the center of the chee cheong fun instead of a even distribution.

Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun

Fried Shrimp Dumpling

Salted Egg Custard Buns

Custard-y goodness!

 This basket of Minced Meat Buns will instantly filled you up! Again, the filling was generous and the minced meat had the right portion of lean meat and fats.

Minced Meat Buns

The total bill was RM 30 and it was doubtlessly filling for both of us.
I wouldn't mind visiting again, especially when I was craving for some hot bits at late night.

MJ
xx

Ginger Tea RM4.90

Hot Mom Chili

Shredded meat with buns RM4.90 per bun (order min 2 buns)

They provide gloves for you as well!

Claypot Chicken in Fermented Red Rice Wine- RM 19.90

Braised Pork Tendon with Bomboo Shoot  RM 27.90

Braised Bittergourd RM15.90

Heng Hwa Beehoon RM 18.90

Hot Yam Paste with Ginkgo Nuts  RM 5.90

Deep Fried Duck with Yam

Spinach with Salted Egg & Century Egg in Supreme Stock

Steamed Prawns with Minced Garlic

Braised Sea Bass

I have never tried any Philippine cuisine until my colleague brought Adobo Chicken (soy- sauce chicken),yam dessert and sour fish soup to work and let me try when I was on my part-time job.

I hardly come across any Philippine restaurant around my area and was eager to try out once I found out about Laguna - situated nearby Masjid Jamek as RJ and I were both at KLCC area at that time.  After reading some reviews, we went off and search for this place as there were a few dishes that caught my eyes.

We commuted by LRT ( Kelana Jaya line) and stopped by at Masjid Jamek station. It was just a 10 minutes walking distance from the station. We reached the place around 6+ and was greeted with classic Philippine music.

There was this uncle that sang very well!

Laguna was featured in numerous papers and magazine.

Each table has different drawing.

The service was fast and friendly and we went along with their recommendation as we couldn't figure out half of the menu. I only recognize pork sisig and adobo chicken from the menu .( memper-siasui-kan).

The first dish that came over was Pinakbet.

Pinakbet - RM 14

Pinakbet is a Philippine style of stir fry vegetable with shrimp paste (cincalok). It was unlike tha one we usually have, as this has more gravy to it and mild in taste. The shrimp paste didn't overpower the sweetness of the vegetables and I really enjoyed the combination of okra, bittergourd, french beans, carrot, pumpkin and chicken bites. I like how well the mixture of the pumpkin and bittergourd went in this dish.

Kaldereta Chicken was served next.

Kaldereta Chicken RM 16 - regular

Kaldereta chicken was surprisingly light judging from the sauce that was a mix of butter and tomato sauce. It went very well with rice and I like how chunky the bell pepper was. It was the kind of comfort food I was looking for after a long day and I could easily walloped the whole dish by myself.

Pork sisig was another highlight and it was RJ's favourite with him finishing 3/4 of the whole portion.

Pork Sisig RM12

Porl sisig usually consists of pork ears and jowl, boiled, chopped then marinated in a spicy broth-soy-vinegar sauce. It might sounds gross for some of you but it was GOOD! 

We were required to stir in the egg once served. The egg added in extra flavour and made the texture of pork sisig extra smooth. It was a little chewy and savoury, well seasoned with calamansi and chilli peppers. It was more like a snack to me and I thought a beer would go very well with this.

After calming our tummy with all these dishes, we opted for a leche plan.

Leche Plan RM 2.50

It was similar with creme caramel but with the texture creamier and denser. I prefer mine sweeter but this worked well for me after a full meal.

Their plain rice was RM1.50 each.

Walking out from the restaurant, you can see the KL tower! The sky was very clear on that day.

I would highly recommend for those that like Asian food as Laguna gives their dishes an extra twist and very much flavourful. I would suggest to commute by train unless you don't mind paying for car parking. 

If you are commuting by train, all you have to do is walk along Jalan Tun Perak ( passed by Burger King and Chatime) and turned left once you see Jalan Hang Lekiu. You should be able to spot Segi College and the Arena Star hotel on the way. You will have to walk all along the street to the end of Arena Star Hotel and Laguna will be on your left hand side. 

Do commute with a bunch of friends as Masjid Jamek can be a little dark at night!

I hope you guys like this post and comment below if you have any thing to ask.

MJ
xx

Photo credit: TripAdvisor No 3, JLN Gereja,50100 Kuala Lumpur. Contact number: 011-1910 1661

Salmon Salad RM10

Pumpkin + Bacon Salad RM 8

Grilled Squid Curry Rice RM24

Pork Cutlet Curry Rice RM21

Omelette Pork Cutlet Curry Rice RM26

Omelette Hayashi Rice RM 25

Blueberry Smoothie RM11  (sorry, ugly picture)