#Foodpost: FREE 2XXL CRABS @ YXX BBQ Buffet steamboat, Cheras Business Center

Recently while I was around Cheras area, my friends and I were craving for some BBQ/ Steamboat buffet as it was gloomy and starting to rain. We came across this eatery - YXX BBQ Buffet Steamboat located at Cheras Business Center. Steamboat certainly sound like a plan on a cold night and we head there without much consideration.

Upon arriving at the eatery, we were fortunate as we were just a lil ahead of the dinner crowd and we get to choose a nice table outdoor as we would prefer to BBQ our meats on our own.

The brightly lit surrounding, cozy and spacious of the premise

Check out their wide varieties of shell fishes/ cockles that they have here! One of the reason why we came here for our dinner also partly because of the good review it has online about how fresh the seafoods are here. Here's their facebook link as below that we checked out :) 

https://www.facebook.com/pg/%E9%B1%BC%E8%99%BE%E8%9F%B9-Yxx-BBQ-Buffet-Steamboat-2086077081627733/reviews/

The prawns here are very fresh during my visit to this premise

Lala

Here's their BBQ sections, 

Different types of marination of the many types of meats here. I especially love their lamb and the one on the bottom right (in the picture above) - it's called "char siu" in chinese which translates into BBQ pork.

Some greens for the hot pot

While waiting for our food to be cooked, we started off with some of this freshly fried chicken wings. It's flavourful and fried to perfection.

They also serve fried baby crabs as snacks while waiting for your food to be cooked

Personally, I think that one of the key ingredient to steamboat will be no doubt its soup! YXX BBQ Buffet steamboat here also serve their in-famous "pomelo broth" - it's actually clear soup recipe with added pomelo skin as shown in picture above. It's said that the skin will make the broth sweeter and more fragrant. Apart from that, they have tomyam soup and their clear soup.

Clear and tomyam soup

 

The mini BBQ pit that we used to cook our food on :) 

One of the specialty that YXX BBQ Buffet steamboat boast about would be their "mini lobster" or in other words - Cray Fish. They serve and stock up their cray fishes on a daily basis to ensure its freshness. Be sure to try it when you drop by! In fact, this is one of the first steamboat eatery which has such fresh cray fish!

Apart from the soup, chilli dipping also plays a huge role in a steamboat meal! (especially to those chilli lovers like myself!). Here, at YXX BBQ Buffet steamboat, they have this specialty sambal chilli which goes well with the seafoods

For non chilli lovers, you can have the sweet, peanut sauce :) 

Dessert & drinks corner

My verdict - YXX BBQ Buffet steamboat @ Cheras Business Center offers a wide range of seafoods, noodles, and other ingredients. If you're looking for a BBQ/ Steamboat place with many different varieties of food, this would be the place for you! A great place for family and friends gathering to enjoy and chat!

What's even better?

Currently YXX BBQ Buffet Steamboat is running a promotion, you will be get 2 XXL size crab cooked in their very own sweet and sour sauce when you come visit in a group of 8 or more!

I personally love the freshness of the crab here! I particularly love the sauce here which has a great balance of sourness and sweetness in it without one overpowering the other. It also has a tinge of spicyness in it which gives the kick to it! Best to be eater with the "Man taus" served alongside to it.

Look at the size of the pincer!

Check out the pricing!

For more information, 

YXX BBQ Buffet Steamboat @ Cheras Business Center

No.50G,Block D,jalan 2/101C,

Cheras Business Centre,

56100 kuala lumpur

Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

Contact: 016-523 2132

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/%E9%B1%BC%E8%99%BE%E8%9F%B9-Yxx-BBQ-Buffet-Steamboat-2086077081627733/

#Foodpost: Hwa Ga Korean Restaurant is now at Taman Desa!

Hwa Ga New outlet @ Taman Desa!

If you're a korean food lover, you've definitely heard of this Korean Restaurant chain - Hwa Ga Korean Restaurant. Recently, they started their 8th and new branch at Taman Desa! Yes, good news to those staying nearby Taman Desa! Hwa Ga is now nearer and more convenient for you!

Hwa Ga boast about their extensive choices of ala-carte buffet menu where diners have the choice of various types of Korean bbq meats to ramens. Patrons is also able to sit and enjoy comfortably while ordering anything from the menu within 2 hours of eating time without much rush or hassle.

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

Kimchi fried rice

Bibimbap

There are 30 different types of meats available for barbeque at Hwa Ga, Taman Desa including pork, beef, chicken and squid.

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

Marinated lamb

(Adopted from Hwa Ga Malaysia Facebook Page)

Samgyupsal

(Pork Belly)

One of my personal recommendation here would be their meats where fresh meats are ALWAYS their top priority to serve their custormers. Did I mentioned that the samgyupsal here is my favourite among the many types of meat as I can taste the juicy and tenderness of the meat. To those meat lovers like I do, this Korea eatery would definitely be the choice for you!

Barbeque meats <3

Time: 【Lunch】 11am- 3pm 

           【Dinner】 5pm- 11pm

Price: 【Lunch】 RM 39++ Child: RM 20++ 

           【Dinner】 RM 45++ Child: RM 25++

Child: 6- 11 years old

Below 5 years old free of charge

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Hwa Ga Taman Desa

Address: 24-G, Jalan 5/109G, Kuala Lumpur.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/HwaGaMalaysia/about/?ref=page_internal

Contact: +603-7734 6537

#Travel: [Day 6] Laos march 2017 - Pak Ou Cave of Luang Prabang - Best Sunset at Mekong River @ Luang Prabang, Laos

Sabaidee!!!

It's our 6th day here at Luang Prabang and it's gonna be a days filled with activites! We started off the day with giving offering to monks early in the morning at 6am. Again, if you would like to give some offerings when you're here, you can also do so by some of them from the locals here.

After giving offerings, we went back to our hotel for our breakfast and head out straight to Pak Ou Cave visit. We bought our tickets here at this location in the picture below.

Here's the boat taxis getting ready for boarding

Wine/Whisky village where it's one of the stop on the way to Pak Ou cave. You can find locally made wines and whisky here. We bought a bottle of White Sticky rice Whisky. Havent got the chance to taste it yet thought :)

Finally we arrive after approximately 30 minutes boat ride

Pak Ou cave is one of the most respected holy sites in Lao. Pak Ou cave have a history dating back thousands of years. This caves is packed with over 4000 Buddha icons, a shrine to the river spirit, and Lord Buddha,  are set in a dramatic limestone cliff at the point where Nam Ou joints the Mekong River. At this place, there are 2 different caves to visit namely Tham thing ( the lower one) and Tham Theung ( the higher one). 

Adopted from (http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm)

Remember to bring a torch light when you visit! It's really really dark inside.

One of the most respected holy sites in Lao; Pak Ou Caves have a history dating back thousands of years. Packed with over 4,000 Buddha icons, the caves, a shrine to the river spirit and Lord Buddha, are set in a dramatic limestone cliff at the point where the Mekong joins the Nam Ou River. There are two caves to visit, the lower cave called Tham Ting and the upper cave Tham Theung, both boasting miniature Buddhist figures that are mostly made from wood. Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001 Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

One of the most respected holy sites in Lao; Pak Ou Caves have a history dating back thousands of years. Packed with over 4,000 Buddha icons, the caves, a shrine to the river spirit and Lord Buddha, are set in a dramatic limestone cliff at the point where the Mekong joins the Nam Ou River. There are two caves to visit, the lower cave called Tham Ting and the upper cave Tham Theung, both boasting miniature Buddhist figures that are mostly made from wood. Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001 Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

Read more at: http://www.visit-laos.com/luang-prabang/pak-ou-caves.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001

Later in the afternoon, we are back to Luang Prabang town and we decided to have lunch here at this Tamarind Tree Restaurant Mekong

This is a great place if you're looking to try out some local dishes with it's price being very reasonable. What's even better is that, you're dining by the famous Mekong River :)

Here's our lunch!

This local delicacy is one of my favorite during lunch best eaten with sticky rice.

After lunch, we did some walk around at the town visiting some temples around

On a side note, after some research and looking around, we realised that this money exchange has one of the best rate here at Luang Prabang! (HAHA!) So, those of you who's looking for currency exchange, this would be it.

Local ice creams which surprisingly delicious!

Here's one of the MUST VISIT place here at Luang Prabang which is the Phu Si Mountain which is located in the center of Luang Prabang town. It is said and recommended by many that here has arguably one of the best sunset in South East Asia! There are a small entrance fee of 20,000 Kip that you'll need to pay and also bring a long a pair of shoe for easier climb up the mountain. There are steps made for the climb so worry not, it would not be a difficult one to get to the top to enjoy the view :)

Remember to be here early to get yourself a great spot to enjoy the sun set :)

Sunset by Mekong River

It's time for dinner and we accidentally stumbled upon this romantic looking restaurant which makes up curious of what they serve and the price of course. It turns out to be a BBQ Steamboat restaurant! We decided to try it after looking through the menu :)

Here are some sides that goes together with your BBQ meats

Meats here are fresh and it's cooked with charcoal which makes it more fragrant (Garing in Malaysian terms =P)

My verdict, this place worth the try! It has a very similar concept to Barbeque Plaza back home in Malaysia. However, great place to chill with your friends and family with affordable price! This can be one of the secret gems of Luang Prabang. 

This marks the end of my Luang Prabang, Laos trip this time round! Looking forward to my next trip! Stay tune for my next trip :)  Do drop me an email at "liew_yanwei_05@hotmail.com" and I will give you more information to the best that I can :)