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Thai Cuisine at Just Thai

Sep 7th

Posted by Yong Kai-Loon in Food & Beverage

Most major shopping malls usually have at least one restaurant that serves Thai food. About a week back, I tried this Thai restaurant Just Thai in 1 Utama. I’ve not return back to this restaurant for more than a year now and this would be a visit after so long.

If you frequently visit 1 Utama, you will probably have at least seen this restaurant at the lower ground floor. If I remember correctly, it is just next to Fish & Co and opposite this restaurant is a video shop as well as a ‘Feng Shui’ shop if I’m not mistaken. So as long as you’re at the lower ground floor of the new wing, you shouldn’t have any problem finding this restaurant.

As a starter, a common favourite would be a bowl of tom yam soup. The one I had was a tom yam soup with seafood. If you like to have your tom yam soup really spicy, sorry to say but this will definitely disappoint you. I’m not too sure if you could request to have it more spicy but even if you could, I don’t think so it can be really spicy though. The soup is a bit sweet with a little of spice to it. Other than that, the amount of seafood in a bowl is quite a lot and it is only priced at RM10.00 per bowl. This is still recommended as a bowl of hot soup will give you a boost in appetite just before your main course.

Moving on to the main course, pineapple fried rice is a must try if you’re in a Thai restaurant. To me, pineapple fried rice is the basics of Thai cuisine and a chef has got to master it no matter what. When I went to Thailand, I can see many people having pineapple fried rice on their table. The pineapple fried rice from this restaurant is not bad but just too sweet. I suppose the pineapple is the main factor for the sweetness because when I took a bite at the pineapple, it is just that sweet. The pineapple itself does play an important role too. Overall, still a good ala carte dish for RM14.00.

I tried their stir-fried minced chicken rice with basil as well. Being the typical me for liking salty dishes, this one certainly is tasty and not too dry with the gravy. A great combination with the fried egg too. This one is just a little bit spicy so no worries if you can’t take spicy food. This is a really simple ala carte dish in their menu but in my opinion, it is a great addition to their menu as this is suitable for those who don’t take spicy food especially with some children. This will cost you RM13.00 per plate.

Just Thai offers a wide range of variety in the food they serve with acceptable quality. Perhaps their dishes would be better than the ala carte, I don’t know but this restaurant can be quite packed during peak hours such as dinner time. Price wise is still affordable for a restaurant inside a shopping mall like 1 Utama, you can’t be expecting the price of food to be below RM10.00 in most restaurants here after all. This restaurant goes to my recommendation list for new restaurants to try out so give it a try!

Just Thai
LG351, Lower Ground Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
Tel: 03-77294708

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New York New York Deli

Jun 9th

Posted by Yong Kai-Loon in Food & Beverage

5 comments

When you talk about dining in the states, you could probably guess the cuisine already. So what about this restaurant with the name New York New York Deli? 1 Utama shopping mall had another western delight restaurant added to their directory list not long ago. Located just opposite Cold Storage in the new wing, it is difficult to not spot this restaurant especially with their overly big name displayed in front of the restaurant.

You would probably see a lot of people dining here during the weekends but I’ve never come across this restaurant having to queue up for a table so that shouldn’t be a worry if you are wondering whether you’ll usually have to wait for a table or not. Some comments from other bloggers mentioned that the service here is quite bad and I myself happened to witness a sloppy service for the table beside mine in which the waiter brought the wrong food to the table. This should not happen at all as the right table that ordered it will have to wait even longer should the person had already taken his or her first bite.

Pizza is one of the varieties in the menu. This is called the Hawaiian Hula Pizza. It is similar to the Hawaiian Chicken pizza that you get in Pizza Hut but this is thinner and the ingredients is different but more or less it is Hawaiian style. I wouldn’t say that this pizza is absolutely good but still I enjoyed it. However, do remember to add more cheese to it. This pizza is priced at RM16.90.

Meat is one thing that is a must have in the Western culture, that’s why they too serve chicken chop. This Latino Chicken Chop is one of the recommendations here and I too think that it is nice and isn’t like any other chicken chop you might get from a coffee shop. Served with wedges and a brown sauce, I would recommend this to people. The price tag for this is at RM18.90.

Pasta was also another food that I had on my visit here. This pasta might seem simple but the name is just long, Tagliatelle Mushroom Alfredo with Crispy Fish. The alfredo sauce tasted really good here and it is even better when more cheese was added. Somehow, I think the crispy fish doesn’t really go well with the pasta and they should have used either chicken or beef instead of the crispy fish. This would cost you RM18.90.

Living up to their name New York New York Deli, even their sauce is made in the states. New York New York Deli in my opinion seems to be a good place to dine at with their acceptable quality of food minus the poor service from the waiters and waitress. My verdict, give this restaurant a try.