You can’t miss the red and gold lanterns, colourful oriental knick-knacks on the walls & ceilings, the quirky posters and of course, that constellation of kois (I’m told there are 56 of them) suspended in flight on one of the walls. Oh don’t forget the vintage bicycle mounted onto a front wall, one of its wheels forming the “O” in ONG LAI. Of course there are also a number of decorative pineapples strewn around the premise - it is their mascot, after all. Ong Lai (meaning “luck … [Read more...]
THE SMOKING HOG – smokin’ new eats!
It has been quite some time since I pigged out at The Smoking Hog. In this period of time, of course the team there has come up with several new dishes to add to their repertoire and of course they are all mostly porky. The Smoking Hog does live up to its name. To prep up the palate, we were treated to some cold sake - Kirei Umeshu with Collagen and Yamadanishiki Special Junmai (both at RM65/bottle). While sipping on these scintillating liquor, the Egg Bomb (RM15) came. Well, it … [Read more...]
PIGGY TAIL, Bangsar Baru
I lost count of the number of times the word “piggy” appears on the menu of Piggy Tail. This eatery, hardly a year old (opened since November last year) located in the busy Telawi area of Bangsar is packing in pork lovers by the droves. Looking at the menu, which is full of all sorts of porcine delights, it’s kinda difficult to make a selection because everything looks good. The goodies are grouped under “Breakfast”, “Salads”, “Soups”, “Pasta”, “Piggy Burgers”, “Rice” and “Desserts”. In … [Read more...]
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