Mille crepe @ Food Foundry, Section 17 Petaling Jaya

Mille crepe, according to Food Foundry is "20 layers of French crepe layered smoothly with fresh custard". It's also a great treat for the sweet-toothed.


Mille crepe also happens to be one of mom- and bro-in-law's favourite desserts. The one in vanilla flavour (the original) is the best of the lot, at RM8.00 per slice. This was milky and creamy, very smooth and rich.

I ventured to try the strawberry mille crepe (RM9.00 per slice). Taste-wise, the custard is the same as that of vanilla flavour, only difference is the addition of strawberry jam layers. This version was not as creamy as the vanilla mille crepe, which had more custard.

Food Foundry

BG-8 Happy Mansion,

Jalan 17/13,

46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-79553885

Fax: 03-79605882

Website: http://www.foodfoundry.us/

I'd rate the mille crepes here a good 3-bams.

Restoran Weng Kee, Section 17, Happy Garden, Petaling Jaya

Last weekend was a mad carnivorous binge. It was mom-in-law's 61st birthday weekend, and all her sons were in town. We ate, and ate, and ate, ALOT of meat. This was our first stop....

Restoran Weng Kee's business card reads - Specialist : Roast duck, BBQ meat, sausages, etc.

Behind the counter lay the char siew and liver sausages.

Bro-in-law's favourite stuff.... char siew and liver sausages. The char siew was a tad dry and lean. I didn't try the sausages as I'm not fond of liver. Most of it got polished up by bro-in-law and hubby. The main course....a big platter of roast duck. Mom said it was a tad dry, I agree. Nonetheless, it was tasty, especially the bony parts on which the 5-spice powder marinate is concentrated.

Duck gravy to accompany the rice.


We had 2 small plates of choy sum to feel "healthier". The meal for 4 came up to RM41.00.





Restoran Weng Kee (Corner shop, at the road where the Section 17 morning market starts)
1073 Jalan 17/27,
Happy Garden,
46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03-79563496







A 3-bam for us.

Restoran 6 to 10 Grill & Nasi Lemak, Section 17, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

This place was pretty crowded on a weekend evening, it appeared to be rather popular among the younger crowd. It boasts of "economical western food and homemade nasi lemak". Having eaten there a couple of times, we circled the area and decided to go where the crowd was most. I have a weakness for checquered table cloth......how quaint :o)

Hubby-to-be ordered nasi lemak (RM6.50) for which this place is famous. The beef rendang was very piquant - thick, rich and tender. The sambal was sweetish and came in a generous helping.

The only complaint he had was that there were too few ikan bilis in the fried nuts and ikan bilis mix.

I opted for western and ordered grilled chicken chop (RM10.50). A big slab of succulent boneless chicken leg grilled to perfection arrived. The edges were just slightly burnt for that smoky taste. The gravy was reminiscent of teriyaki sauce with a hint of worchestershire sauce. Really good!

We shared a large, thirst-quenching iced lemon tea (RM4.50).

6 to 10 Grill & Nasi Lemak

BG-1, Block B,

Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13,

46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-79554993

Mobile: 012-6019976 (Erik)

This restaurant is at the second block of flats near the Shell petrol station in Section 17. It is a corner shoplot on the ground floor of the flats.

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 this restaurant a 3-bam rating.

My Elephant (Thai Restaurant), Section 17, Petaling Jaya Selangor

Precious Pea's posting on this restaurant made us curious to go try it out, since we do occasionally frequent that area for the famous "Run Run" chicken rice, but never stumbled upon "My Elephant" before. We went round the apartment block where the chicken rice shop is located and found "My Elephant", aahhh.... this spot was where "6 to 10" restaurant used to be located before they shifted to the adjacent apartment block.

"My Elephant" serves Thai food with an interior deco which was pretty zen in its approach, clean and almost like a fine dining setting. We liked the ambience, the black and white contrasting furniture, the mahjong paper and potted plant on each table. Neat. We wanted to order the set lunch which was just RM7.90 (inclusive of drinks and fruit), but yesterday being a public holiday (Deepavali), no set lunch was available. Ok, so we ordered dishes instead.

Started drinking my KraChiap cooler, which is Thai roselle herbal tea (RM2.50) before realising that I had not yet taken any photos of it....ooops! I like the taste of this drink, slightly like Ribena, but better.

Hubby-to-be ordered the Thai jasmine syrup (RM2.50), which is basically a jasmine tea and rose syrup mix. I had a sip, and it was pretty refreshing. We plan to try concocting this at home.

Rice was served on a piece of banana leaf (on a plate), which was pretty neat presentation-wise. Be forewarned though, that the rice costs RM2.00/plate, which is pretty steep as far as plain rice goes.

With a predilection for spicy and sour dishes, ordering Tom Yam, one of my all-time favourites was a foregone conclusion. We waited quite a while for the Tom Yam to arrive, and when it did, we discovered why....it was made-to-order, everything tasted fresh; from the galangal to the lemongrass, to the seafood, we could tell the ingredients haven't been kept boiling for hours in a pot till everything was wilted. The seafood Tom Yam had 2 large prawns, squid, tomatoes and abalone mushrooms. It was pretty hearty and spicy, and the portion was just perfect for 2. That's my portion in the picture, one of several servings I had. At Rm12.00, it was definitely worth it. I learned from the waiter that the biggest difference between Tom Yam and Tom Som is that the latter had no coconut milk....and since we preferred a thicker soup, Tom Yam it was!

For meat, we had Gai Tod Gratiam Prik Thai or special deep fried chicken nuggets with kaffir lime leaf, garlic and crushed Thai peppercorns (all in the batter coating the chicken)...supposedly legendary. While eating this, dipped in the Thai chilli sauce, hubby-to-be and I knew we could recreate this dish pretty easily at home. It was an ok dish, though we wouldn't go so far as to call it legendary. At RM12.00, the serving was slightly smaller than expected.

The sweet Thai chilli sauce that accompanied the deep fried chicken.


"Jungle vegetables" turned out to be paku pakis (fern leaf) which was springy and crunchy, as only young shoots were used. Stirfried with chilli paste (I think with a dash of belacan), this dish tasted great albeit a tad too oily.

The total bill came to RM43.00, more expensive than what a usual lunch would cost, but it was a very satisfying meal nonetheless. Oh, and the waiter was pretty knowledgeable about the menu and courteous too. We were rushing off for an appointment and hence had to give the dessert a skip. We plan to return again to try its other dishes and of course, the sago pudding with mango dessert which was featured in Precious Pea's posting .........yummmm.

My Elephant Restaurant

Block C-G4 Happy Mansion,

Jalan 17/13 Section 17,

46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Mobile: 012-3285028 (Patrick)

Mobile: 019-3608911 (James)

Mobile: 016-3795759 (Soong)

Mobile: 016-3459298 (Kom)

When you see the Section 17 Shell petrol station (the one that's in the middle of the residential area, not the one next to LDP) on your left, go straight on till the 2nd left turning after Shell and you will see a few blocks of apartments. Drive to the 3rd apartment block next to a school, the restaurant is at the ground floor of the block facing the school. Parking is plentiful and free!

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 this restaurant a 3-bam rating for good service and authentic-tasting food.