My housemate Rachel, her course mate Lucy Liu Amanda, and I were at Taman Paramount scouting for a place for dinner when we spotted Restaurant Kong Sai. A place that looked clean, comfortable, and pretty busy. Since we happened to park the car just across the road, we decided to give this place a try despite never heard about it before.
Restaurant Kong Sai, Taman Paramount
One of my favorite open air Tai Chau (Chinese cook to order) places, Ming Heong, is located right across from this restaurant. If Kong Sai can attract as many customers as Ming Heong, it only make sense that their food must be up to the standard as well.
Fortunately my logic didn’t fail this time.
pork knuckle vinegar, omelet, lotus root soup, vegetable
For three of us, we ordered four dishes. A pork knuckle vinegar, an omelet, a bowl of steamed soup with lotus root, and fried vegetable for some vitamin and iron.
Our food did take a while to arrive. The soup really smells good and tasted very sweet, obviously cooked long enough with pork bones and chicken feet. The lotus root and peanuts in the soup were soft while still retaining enough taste.
say hello to Lucy Liu Amanda
Vegetable and omelet were both pretty good dishes, but the best dish of the night undoubtedly went to the pork knuckle vinegar. The generous serving of pork came with just the right proportion of skin, fat, and meat. Coupled with the strong taste of ginger, vinegar, and their excellent home made chicken rice style chili sauce; it was totally awesome. We devoured everything.
Kong Sai Restaurant is situated right across Giant Hypermart
If my memory serves me correctly, the dinner and drinks came to around RM 40. Pretty good value I’d say.
Apparently every other table orders their steamed chicken (ala chicken rice style) as well, I am going to try that the next time.
Address:
39, Jalan 20/22,
Taman Paramount, PJ
Selangor
GPS: 3.106890, 101.623975
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By c on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
wtf!!!! the one day i remember to read your page from a land far far away that it’s at the end of the world, i get to see what dougie was talking bout!!!
w00t!!!
food looks really great : D
By Klaw on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
I went to their branch in Bandar Puteri Puchong last night. Pretty good stuff, and their specialty is their chicken. Should have tried it, pretty good (smooooth).
By eiling on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
Wah Ky always eating with hot chics. pheewt… Anyways, the pork vinegar looks good. I missed that! I’m so hungry now….
By KY on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
c,
Great timing ya?
Klaw,
ooO didn’t know they have a branch there.
eiling,
Yes, that’s why I eat with you too!
By kolokmee on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
i love Lucy Liu (o.0)
By twosuperheroes on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
only around RM40? Very reasonable wor… :p
By shiang on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
she does look like lucy liu alot! she was the one i bump into at ya place?
and btw… the pork knuckle was only to satisfy yaself right? never met any girls that’s into those.. .only aunties….
By PenangTuaPui on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
wow… lucy liu lor.. hmm.. she is pretty…. hee hee…
By ivy on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
Pork knuckle vinegar….. Okay, maybe i’ll try….
By KY on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
kolokmee,
This version or Hollywood’s? lol
twosuperheroes,
Ya, good value.
shiang,
Hahah, correct. Rachel loves pork knuckle!
PenangTuaPui,
Undoubtedly!
ivy,
Ya damn best, shiang, you’re wrong again!
By eiling on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
wah thanks. But if you eat with me again, you’ll have to foot the bill!
By hongyi on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
wah. rm40 for everything…so worth the money!
By yahui on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
soup looks good… but most importantly, got detect any heavy amounts of MSG? or is it really that sweet? i am a sucker for good soups.
By racoon on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply
i used to call the “lotus root soup” as…………..
The “Hole hole soup”………swt… :p
By sweatlee on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply
I HATE YOUR BLOG LA dont want to ever come here again *emo
By c on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply
indeed : D
food so cheap…i miss msian food T_T”
By pinkpau on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply
wow she really does look like lucy liu
By cumi&ciki on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply
she really does look like lucy ! great find:D
By joshuaongys on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply
AHAK!!! lucy liu!!! lolx not bad not bad…. i mean the food arh…. from the pictures la, looks not bad =D
By racoon on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply
eerrr….come to think of it….pigs got knuckles one meh? :p
By KY on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply
eiling,
Why not!
hongyi,
Good value.
yahui,
Didn’t think I felt any MSG.
racoon,
Hahaha
sweatlee,
ngek ngek ngek, start learning how to cook ok!
c,
Cook!
pinkpau,
Yes!!
cumi&ciki,
Hahaha what do you mean by great find? lol
joshuaongys,
Hahaha best.
racoon,
Oh yes!
By Food Promotions on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply
Hi KY
We would like to invite you to visit our site
Cheers
FP
By ryan on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply
Bro…. try this place if u never try,
Khuntai restorant
6,jln 5/44 petaling garden, off jln gasing
best Tomyam, kangkong fried in flour, prawncake…..
btw, i also like eating outside…. this is the best Thai food so far….
Rdgs,
Ryan
By evan lau on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
ah they memang famous for their chicken rice then they branched out and had more variety. and their soup is amazing stuff!!
By xin on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
i think i ate there before too, for some reasons, i think most of the restaurants in seapark serve pretty decent food.
By wingspoon味蕾散步 on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
nice blog…so thoughfully..provide map as well
By vialentino on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
ky, another great recommendation by u …chun!
By KY on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
Food Promotions,
Thanks.
ryan,
oO interesting, thanks for the recommendation.
even lau,
I shall try soon!
xin,
That’s true, old establishments mostly.
wingspoon,
Thanks.
vialantino,
By mimid3vils on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
Always got leng lui teman u makan~~ So good ~~
By Rachel on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
KY, Lucy Lui is MINE! I dun wanna share with you! CANNOT! I will debate with u later! lol! Jom makan! I’m so hungry!
By KY on Oct 13, 2008 | Reply
mimid3vils,
Lucky guy aren’t I?
Rachel,
Oh I’m sure.
By pegsywegsy on Oct 15, 2008 | Reply
hey! i used to frequent this restaurant occasionally when me and my family run out of ideas of where to eat.
their 3 most popular dishes are steamed chicken ( imo i love it cos of the ginger/garlic/soya sauce dip), curry ‘pai kuat’ (pork ribs?) and pork stomach soup. love love love
try it next time when u are there!
By KY on Oct 15, 2008 | Reply
pegsywegsy,
Thanks for the tips! Will do that next time.
By GJ on Oct 17, 2008 | Reply
Yeah..steamed chicken very nice….
By Calvin Kong on Oct 20, 2008 | Reply
Been eating Kong Sai for many years.. they are popular with their Steam Chicken and the accompany dipping.. another of my favourite is their Curry Spareribs.
By KY on Oct 21, 2008 | Reply
GJ,
I thought the steamed chicken was alright.
Calvin Kong,
Ya the dipping is rather unique.
By weezy on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
kong sai is actually a province in china adjacent to kwong tung (Canton) and shares the border with vietnam. they have some unique dishes, which is the steamed chicken serves with special dip (each household have their own versions), the yam kow yuk (por & yam sandwiches), and others (kong sai yong taufu – not available in this restaurant). The full name of the restaurant is actually kong sai chai, probably indicating that the owner is from this province. try the chicken and the yam/pork dish next time.
By KY on Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
weezy,
Thanks for the information. Now i’m in the know!
By weezy on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply
you are welcome, ky. i am a kongsai mui, so i know. hehehe.
if you like to eat more kong sai style dishes, like the kong sai yong tau foo, ask someone to take you to bentong or raub, pahang.