Surisit Thai Kopitiam @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Sabtu, 08 Januari 2022
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Nowadays, the grunter seems to accept constitute a novel habitation inwards Taman Tun Dr Ismail...in the numerous pubs sprouting or together with so the Lorong Rahim Kajai expanse together with now, the latest is this no-frills Thai kopitiam.
In Thai cuisine, pork is oftentimes used inwards many dishes. As most of the Thai places opening upward inwards Malaysia are mindful of the organized faith restrictions, they tend to omit the porcine element. Moreover most of the Thais come upward from the Southern portion that is nonetheless real much influenced past times our Northern states.
Opened close 2 weeks ago, this kopitiam is run past times Sita, i of the founders of Bangsar's Montien together with her 2 nephews. The cite Surisit is an amalgamation of their names. It does service the whole solar daytime so y'all larn breakfast, tiffin together with dinner amongst dissimilar menus. Breakfast is pork noodles, porridge piece at that topographic point are dissimilar tiffin together with dinner menus. As they are nonetheless real new, the carte du jour is nonetheless going through changes equally the owners are nonetheless experimenting amongst what dishes appeal to the diners.
We sampled the dinner carte du jour together with of course, it was zoom into the pork dishes since these are together with so rare. There were 3 choices of tom yam soups (seafood, chicken together with pork), of course of report nosotros chose the Tom Yam Ka Moo (clear tom yam soup amongst braised pork hocks, RM25.90) - light, good balanced amongst the salty, sugariness together with sour taste, together with of course of report the fork tender pork.
The large winner of our repast was the Mun Thod Gapi (crispy fried pork amongst shrimp glue amongst deep fried lime leaves together with chilli sauce, RM16.90 for small-scale together with RM24.90 for large). At kickoff nosotros joked that we're eating Hakka char yoke but a gustation of it revealed its differences - the subtle gustation of shrimp paste, its crusty transcend together with of course of report the outburst of flavor from the deep fried kaffir lime leaves together with the chilli sauce. Incredibly addictive that nosotros fifty-fifty ordered a minute dish. Instead, the classic Phat Krapao Moo Sap (mince pork amongst Thai basil, RM12.90 for small, RM17.90 for large) seemed bland together with uninteresting. Somehow the aromatic Thai basil leaves simply didn't cope to deport the flavours through.
While nosotros would accept loved to gone completely pork crazy, nosotros did also residuum out the repast amongst the Pla Thod Nam Pla (Crispy Thai Style Garlic Fried Fish, RM32.90). Essentially this was deep-fried siakap fish served amongst a sauce on the side. The sauce was a fleck of a let-down. A footling likewise watery together with nosotros detected soybean glue within, saltation onions together with etc that reminded us a footling of a similar Chinese dish. Instead nosotros went for their amazing chilli sauce - it looks fiery but it was sweetish together with addictive. That sauce when paired amongst the fish, saved that dish. Also on the tabular array was the Khai Luk Koei (Son inwards police describe eggs, RM9.90). These difficult boiled eggs are deep-fried, doused inwards a thickish slightly sugariness sauce together with garnished amongst lots of shallot crisps - a combination that worked good but wasn't real exciting to the palate. One must non forget the greens that came inwards the cast of Pucuk Paku Yam Pla (kerabu pucuk paku RM12.90 for small, RM16.90 for large). A friend had before eaten hither together with raved close this dish but this fourth dimension round, it wasn't together with so skilful she admitted. The elements of the ferntops, prawns together with kokosnoot milk - seemed to lack that sourish tangy gustation needed to residuum it.
No desserts for us equally they ran out but nosotros did goal it amongst some fresh mango. Usually they create serve Thab Tim Krob together with mango mucilaginous rice. It's nonetheless real much early on days for the kopitiam but I reckon they're going to hold upward a large winner i time all the wheels are greased properly. Am curious to supply for breakfast equally I heard the pork noodles are wonderful. I would honey to compare that to the Section 17 market's version. For me, I reckon they accept me literally hooked on that crispy pork dish. Just order me a bowl of plainly rice together with I'll hold upward a happy camper amongst that meal.
Surisit Thai Kopitiam
No. 17, Grd Floor
Lorong Rahim Kajai 13
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-7710 0173
(Non Halal. Place is farther downward from Penang Village. Open from 8am-10.30pm daily. More pictures inwards the Flickr set.)
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