Manny From Many Years Ago

 

Mum was treating us to a dim sum brunch, so she asked us to choose a location. KH made a few inquiries and he came back with the name Grand Imperial. We chose the branch at Sunway Velocity Mall, a place that we rarely venture to. Getting to the restaurant wasn't straight-forward as its location was unique. Followed the signs like it was treasure hunt. FYI, the restaurant is located on L5, but can only be accessed via a specific escalator / elevator on L4. After going through the menu, I came to the conclusion that Oriental Treasure had a more interesting menu. Anyway, if you ever go there, do order the jellyfish appetizer that's marinated with a 12-year black vinegar and wasabi. Excellent taste and texture. Har kaw and siew mai are up to standard. The pan-fried radish cake was flat. XLB tasted good, but could use more soup. And don't bother with the snowy BBQ pork bun. Even a char chan teng like Fu Wah makes it better.

Amazingly, we did quite a fair bit of shopping at the mall which entitled us to MYR40 worth of food vouchers which could be used at the Food Street. The vouchers were really easy to get. Splurged all of it on Lim Fried Chicken, and Teochew Chendul. The fried chicken is really good. Walking around with an LFC chicken thigh in hand really perks on up.

That night we organized a belated birthday gathering for SK at Peko Peko, a bar-restaurant that serves Japas (Japanese tapas) and sake. Had a bit of a difficulty to order for a group, but we were quite happy with the food. Loved the grilled salmon kabuto because of its freshness and it was grilled to perfection. Also liked the deep-fried shrimp and grilled lamb. A word of warning, don't order the spicy edamame.

 

The dinner was attended by KH, Apollo, SimonLover, Gratitude, and a surprise guest, Manny. Many, many, many years ago, Manny used to join us for dinners at MaisonSK. SK was very surprised that we reconnected with him (thanks to KH). We didn't have our booze at Peko Peko, but instead took a short walk to Brewhouse. Truth be told, the Japas wasn't very filling, so we ordered a meat platter together with our beers. Haha. SimonLover couldn't get his eyes off a petite waiter. Didn't know that he was into pocket gays.