Wet Pavements

The next time you go out shopping.....be very careful when you walk in front of shops with "revealing" posters as these.

There is a possibility (or so the authorities believe) that it may trigger a chain reaction that may quite possibly result in wet floors and high probability of people slipping, falling, and breaking their hip.

You have been warned.

(we antz just got stuck in a pile of gunk as we walked pass the watch shop.....)

**photos used are for illustration purpose only

Brutal Nudles

So the next time the little devil in your tummy craves for some brutally honest to goodness noodles do consider a pitstop at the Noodle Shack.

What started as a single restaurant at the LG of IKANO Power Centre (Next to the Curve), it has since embarked on a franchise business model that has seen branches mushrooming in many malls throughout the Klang Valley.

Personally I would rate the original shop at IKANO as being the best (being the most consistent in terms of its quality), while coming to a close second is the shop located at Avenue K, next to KLCC.

So what the heck does it serve?

It serves steak on sticks....... (please disregard this statement)

As the name says "Noodle Shack", it should not take a genius to find out the core dishes are (drumrolls.....) Noodles....

Good old "pan mee" (literally means flat board noodles), which essentially is the Chinese version of pasta (the arguments still persist if pasta/noodles originated from China or Europe). Anyhow, the process of making the noodles is similar to pasta where the dough of secret ingredients is made and you have a choice if you want your noodles prepared by hand shredding, or prepared through a machine that makes Chinese fettuccine or spaghetti.

My personal favourite is the spicy sambal prawn noodles (as pictured) as it is noodles with a half poached egg topped with spicy shrimp sambal (chilly paste). Once upon a time it would have rated 8/10 on the spicy chilly scale, but I think my nerve endings my lips and tongue have suffered some loss of sensation and the spicy factor has since dipped to a 6/10.

Also a must have for me is the stuffed beancurd where they stuff fish paste into the beancurd and it is cooked with their secret oyster sauce mixture. Extremely yummy.

Wash the dish down later with their selection of Chinese tea (with free refills of hot water, can last you 2 extra rounds of drinking pleasure)

A meal would set you back between RM15 to RM25 per person depending on your drinks and how many side dishes you order.

The LOW DOWN?

- A pork-free place with good clean food (means no pork served for some of you who don't get it)
- No Halal certification for those who are very particular
- 60% - 65% consistency of food quality preparation. Some days noodles too hard, or sambal not spicy enough.
- Poor QC between branches, meaning while the overall food is ok, but the reproducibility of taste and texture varies widely between branches.
- Borderline incompetent staff. Again it is a hit or miss event. They use to hire locals so orders were timely and no communication breakdown. Now they hire alot of cambodians who mean well but may not be very attentive. Also no point arguing with them if they are at fault, their blank stares at you will only make you more angry.


(we antz don't get paid to review, so we get to tell it like it is)