Dining Out @ Soup Restaurant, I Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya
Jumat, 22 Oktober 2021
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Soup Restaurant's ultra Chinese setting alongside imitation bamboo as well as blood-red wooden carved panels
In recent months, Singaporean restaurants appear to convey invaded our shores.
The Paradise grouping start started their attack alongside Paradise Inn at Sunway Pyramid. This was followed past times build novel openings at Paradigm Mall such every bit Paradise Dynasty that boasts those rainbow hued xiao long baos as well as Kungfu Paradise, their casual eatery offering. They are expected to every bit good opened upward Taste Paradise, their luxe offering
In 1 Utama, the infinite was conquered past times Heng Hwa heavyweight Putien as well as this place, Soup Restaurant that serves homestyled nutrient including their specialty Sansui chicken.
Strangely plenty inward the wake of all these novel eateries emerging from the footling blood-red dot, the forerunner Crystal Jade seems to convey retreated from the KL dining scene. They convey right away shut all their outlets inward Mid Valley as well as the Gardens, leaving only 1 outlet at Pavilion KL. Quite a lamentable thing indeed every bit during its heydays, it had three outlets inward the Mid Valley area, 1 inward Lot 10 as well as ii places inward Pavilion KL.
Not certain if at that topographic point is a lesson inward at that topographic point for Singaporean investors on the fickle gustatory modality buds of KL diners.
Sansui ginger chicken
This identify rides on the Chinese heritage to promote its homestyled dishes.
Hence it is all decked out inward ultra Chinoserie. From the instant you lot walk past times the satelite gate, you lot operate into imitation bamboo patch that volition build whatever Chinese kungfu motion-picture demonstrate fan happy. The interiors are divided into unlike areas similar a Chinese solid alongside pavilions as well as hidden nooks for private rooms as well as etc.
One expert thing almost these form of interiors, it agency you lot tin dine at 1 cosy corner without the whole eating theater staring at you.
Steamed paw chopped minced pork alongside salted fish
The must-have is the Sansui ginger chicken (RM38 for half, RM68 for whole).
The smoothen poached chook is deboned hence at that topographic point is no worry almost messing alongside finicky bones. A bowl of minced ginger flavoured alongside chicken oil as well as broth accompanies the chicken for extra flavour. The ginger tends live mild versus fiery that may non upward to truthful bluish ginger fans. Nevertheless it yet offers a expert residuum alongside the chicken.
Strangely enough, you lot are given crispy lettuce (sang choy) leaves, that you lot are supposed to swallow the chicken alongside similar a sang choy bow dish. It makes an first-class 1 halt meal, every bit I paired it alongside a dollop of rice, a spell of chicken slathered alongside minced ginger. The refreshing greens give a overnice mash to the whole ensemble but tin hateful your hands remove to larn downward as well as dirty.
Teochew olive rice
Marketed nether their Chinatown Heritage dishes, the steamed paw chopped minced pork alongside salted fish (RM16) has a overnice petroleum border to it alongside the mix of pork fatty as well as meat. Chopped salted fish is sprinkled on exceed for extra flavour.
Eat the pork patty alongside the Teochew olive rice (RM10), steamed rice mixed alongside preserved olive leaves. Those savoury tasting leaves add together a umami-like as well as addictive smell to the rice grains. My only pet peeve would live I would convey preferred longer as well as fluffier rice grains but I gauge it is a affair of nutrient costs.
double boiled yuk chok as well as kei chee alongside chicken soup
And living upward to its moniker, the identify serves a diversity of double boiled soups that purpose Chinese herbs. Served inward private bowls, at that topographic point are 7 varieties alongside each offering unlike wellness benefits. We sample the refreshing double boiled yuk chok as well as kei chee alongside chicken soup (RM14.80) that is said to preserve irritation.
The soup is packed alongside lots of flavor every bit they are rather generous alongside the herbs as well as chicken inward each bowl. Drink every concluding driblet since it's rather expert for the soul.
Ah Por Fan Shu leaves
Last but non least, the customary greens inward the cast of their signature sugariness white patato leaves (RM15.80). Once a wartime ration, these leafy greens are right away constitute on eating theater menus. It is offered inward a few ways, doused alongside dark soy sauce, spiced upward alongside sambal or similar this version, merely evidently fried alongside garlic, a healthier way to relish the smoothen leaves.
For those allergic to MSG, you lot volition live happy to know that they attest to no MSG inward their kitchen.
Overall, I liked the nutrient hither since you lot can't larn incorrect alongside such comforting dishes. Amid all that plasticky materials inward the mall, it is overnice to honour a spell of home. Quality is every bit good definitely on par alongside their Singapore outlets. Their success charge per unit of measurement alongside KL diners though may non live every bit high every bit Putien since their dishes tin live easily replicated at a cheaper toll at home, tai chow as well as hawker stalls.
Soup Restaurant
G210A, Ground Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-77272788
(Non halal. Restaurant is contrary Petite Millie as well as Lord's Day Moulin. For the amount gear upward of pictures, come across the Flickr set.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed hither is exclusively based on my personal tastebuds as well as may vary for others. This review is fourth dimension sensitive; changes may occur to the identify later on on that tin deport on this opinion. The reviewer every bit good declares that she has non received whatever monetary or non-monetary compensation from this identify for writing the review.