TheNuggetScale: Typical Chinese Family Restaurant

The other night, after tuition , I was out with my parents for dinner and as usual we were scratching our heads on what to eat. At 10.30, there are not many shops that we fancy to eat at. Usually we would head on down to the local food court which is the 1Puchong Cafe, or mamak ( which my parents loathe ). At the time too, we are not in the mood to eat such a heavy meal, just some food to keep us satisfied for the night. So we settled on eating noodles

We chose to visit one of our favourite Chinese family restaurants in the area. It is called “Road 8 Restaurant”. This restaurant has been around for a very very long time and its business has been very very good for all these years. Every night, this small shop will be packed with people. Its no wonder, as the food is fabulous.

What do they serve?

Well their menu is like any ordinary Chinese restaurant. Sweet and sour pork, steam fish, vegetables, taufu, lemon chicken, and also crab and prawns. Honestly, there is quite alot of variety to choose from and the taste is superb for each one.

One thing that is not on the menu is their noodle selection. For the night, 3 of us had 2 types of noodles.

The first one is :

“Kong Fu Chao Yin Yong” Cantonese style fried noodles

I was very impressed as this dish was the first dish to arrive at our table and it arrived in a record breaking time of around 5 to 10 minutes. I have never experienced this lightning fast service before.

It arrived hot and steaming. You can just smell the aroma as it is placed on the table.

This mee uses the “char kuay teow” mee and also mee hoon mee. It is served with a rich soupy texture we call “chup”. The “chup” is very flavourful and has just the right amount of water. It is neither too watery or too pekat.

In the picture, the portion is for 2 people, but you can see that it is actually much more than that. Very very generous portions and also lotsa squid, veges, meat and prawns.

Nugget rating = 8.0 nuggets

Price = You get what you paid for!

The second noodles that was recommended to us was the:

“Yan Tou Mee” which means “Indian style mee”

Honestly, it is just like the mamak mi goreng. However, I thought the standard of these yellow people who fried it will definitely not be able to match the skillfullness of the mamak people, I was totally totally shocked to find that I was wrong. This totally tasted better than any mamak mee I have ever tasted before.

It was cooked with chili, prawns, meat, onions and vegetables. Usually the mamak people will not give you that portions at a mamak shop. I would say the mee was not too oily, it was just right. It is slightly spicy like the normal mamak mi goreng. The meat and prawns just give it a very nice texture to munch on as well. The mee also has a very nice texture.

When it came, it was hot and also huge. It came out of the kitchen just like 5 mins after the first dish. Kudos to the team for speed.

Nugget rating = 8 nuggets

Price = Again you get what you paid for

This is a totally MUST VISIT place for those who live in Puchong. The prices of food here is really affordable when you see the portions that you get. Plus, the food is just nice overall! It is located at Jalan Kenari 8. On the highway, as you pass the flyover to sunway, take the first turning to your left. Go straight and you can see the signboard on your right.