Mancongkam?

My dad once suggested me to do a blog on restaurants and eateries since our family often argues when the question of where to it is coined up. Well, I did give it a thought but as days go by I kindof forgot about it. The thought of dedicating one whole blog for eating spot is also something I'm not particularly keen of.. Anyway, after doing an entry about SS2 Murni I think I could give the idea one more chance, albeit doing it in this blog instead of a new one.

Though I happen to spend quite some time in Cyberjaya, I still do travel to KL quite often thanks to my friend Dzul and his venerable red Kancil Turbo. One particular night, he asked me to teman him to Danau Kota as a bouncer since he was going to ask for rent from a guy who is renting his dad's house there. Needless to say he paid on the spot at the sight of two of us. So after that we both went looking for a place to eat where he introduced me to Nasi Ayam Mancongkam.

First of all, I don't have any idea what Mancongkam really means but I do know from Dzul that this folks just moved their restaurant here from a less permanent spot. The specialty of this place is a particular dish called Nasi Ayam Garing where the chicken is very much crispier than its Nasi Ayam Biasa counterpart. They also offer the Ayam Garing with other type of rices such as Nasi Goreng which, taste quite awesome too.

Though the crispy chicken sounds quite tempting, the normal Nasi Ayam is also a winner. Remember those skinny strip of chicken they call Nasi Ayam at food courts? You don't get em here. What you get instead is a healthy portion of chicken flesh in a shallow pool of kicap garnished with healthy looking and crispy salad. Though the kicap might prove to be a tad too salty for some, there's always the chilli sauce to counter the taste and leave you with a very delicious meal. And I do mean delicious.. look around; most people are ordering their second helping.

So, how do you get here? Well, from Bulatan Pahang take the turn into Setapak and drive all the way till the juction to Danau Kota. From there, drive straight through Taman Ibu Kota until you reach a junction at the end of the road. If I'm not mitaken, the right turn will lead you to Sungai Pusu. Don't go there. Take the left turn into Jalan Gombak (again, if I'm not mistaken) and drive happily until you reach a traffic light. From there, drive slowly cause this thing is quite easy to miss. You should keep an eye on the right hand side of the road and look for a big orange-reddish coloured mosque. Opposite the mosque is a restaurant Haji Tapah. Mancongkam is right next door. Not that hard isn't it? Bear in mind though that Mancongkam is only open until 9 o'clock so don't be expecting to eat there during your night out in the city.

Well, whatever it is just go ahead and try it. If you get lost, feel free to ask around. They should know where it is.

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Murni at SS2

After class on Friday I went to PJ to pickup Syarel from his apartment for dinner with Erare. I wasn't actualy planning to go anywhere so I was quite okay when Erare suggested eating in SS2, at a place called Murni. Murni? Can't you go any more cheapskate than that? The name doesn't conjure up images of a fine meal, not to mention when I get there, the restaurant was very minimalistic with nothing but white tiles on the wall.. Nevertheless, first impression is always wrong isn't it? Murni turned out to be a gastronomic paradise! Forget the decor, look at your plate. Where else do they have a Nasi Goreng Chicken Chop and Nasi Goreng Chicken Maryland? I used thought Nasi Goreng USA was extravagant, this one is bordering ridiculous.

The crowdedness makes me quite aware of the surrounding and I became more pening kepala hearing what other people were ordering. The fella next to me at something called a Hawaii, a murtabak with Pizza Hut's Aloha Chicken-like filling. Then Erare told me that the Cabonara here is the bomb. They have cabonara here? Nevertheless, the showstopper is undeniably my huge glass of Pink Panther, a concoction of strawberry, watermelon, lychee, nata de coco that Geto said reminded him of cencaluk in what used to be an Ovaltine jar. The big one, not the smaller one. If you go back home feeling hungry after a meal here, go see a doctor. Your tummy must be punctured somewhere.

On top of a full tummy, you enjoy really good staffs who aren't shy of suggesting apa best and a cashier who counts as fast as my Casio calculator and insisted on calling me handsome. You don't get there anywhere else folks. Honestly.

Anyway, forgive me if I'm quite behind times with this Murni thing. I know that many people are already aware of it but hey, better late than never right? So to those on the same boat as me, unsure where to have dinner tomorrow night? Give Murni a chance alright? It's easy to miss but it should be somewhere behind SS2's KFC, the one with the leaning bucket on top. And oh, don't go there for lunch. They only open after 8 till late. Enjoy.

Thank you Erare for the intro.

Labels: food