Esquire Kitchen, 1-Utama Mall PJ and Plaza OUG Old Klang Road KL

Esquire Kitchen is one of the few restaurant chains where we can find Szechuan food in the Klang Valley.

LOCATION 1: 1-Utama Mall, Bandar Utama PJ

Shop, shop, shop, and then eat....

Fried Shanghainese noodles (RM8.90), with its springy texture and bits of pork, vegetables and a smoky aroma, has become a favourite of mine.

Hubby tried the pork strip noodles with char choy (RM8.90) which was sourish, soupy and reputedly a favourite with many female patrons. Pretty good, if you are into pickled vegetables.

Hubby liked the chilli paste with preserved beans which came with his noodles. I, however, found the taste kinda weird.


Esquire Kitchen
S335, 2nd Floor, 1-Utama Shopping Complex,
Lebuh Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03-77258160
Fax: 03-77254602
Email: esquiremktg@hotmail.com




LOCATION 2: Plaza OUG, Old Klang Road KL


Stir fried crunchy french beans (RM12.00), with bits of salty "choy poh" and minced meat goodness. We are simply addicted to this dish.

Pork slices Szechuan style (RM12.00) was another winner, with its sourish julienned yam bean (mengkuang), black fungus (mok nee) and strips of pork. Very tangy. My only complaint is that the portions here are a tad too small.

Esquire Kitchen

G5, Plaza OUG, Taman OUG,

Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-79811645

Fax: 03-79831989

Email: esquiremktg@hotmail.com

Esquire Kitchen deserves a high 3-bam.

Thomas Western @ Restoran Ong Lay, OUG, Kuala Lumpur

A friend introduced this place called Thomas Western to me, and we went there for a quick dinner the other night. As its name suggests, Thomas serves all the usual western dishes; chicken & pork chops, chicken Maryland, fish and chips, etc.

Hubby-to-be had the grilled pork chops (RM9.00) with black pepper sauce and magic potatoes. 2 pieces of pork chops drowning in sauce turned up, with a side of half a baked potato in jacket. The baked potato was unique in that it had pieces of potatoes that were scooped out, and stir fried with slices of shittake mushrooms and cream of mushroom. Everything was then put back into the potato jacket which served as a bowl of sorts.

I had the grilled chicken chop in BBQ sauce (RM8.00), also with the magic potatoes. Hubby-to-be fancied the BBQ sauce on my chicken more than the black pepper sauce on his pork. Well, so did I. The grilled chicken chop was pretty good, still tender and juicy with a slightly charred skin.

Thomas Western @ Restoran Ong Lay,

Overseas Union Garden, Medan Hujan Rahmat,

Taman Overseas Union, 58200 Kuala Lumpur

This place is directly behind the OUG Public Bank, adjacent to the wet market, and perpendicular to Steven's Corner.

Our rating system for overall satisfaction with what we eat and where we eat....

1-bam = don't even bother

2-bam = good enough to fill the tummy

3-bam = a very good restaurant in its category

4-bam = excellent cooking, worth a detour

5-bam = exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

We would give Thomas Western a 3-bam rating.