It’s quite amazing how I completely missed writing about this place despite having been eating here since seemingly forever. The lala and noodles at Mei Yun restaurant in Taman Paramount needs no introduction to many of the dwellers at PJ, having been in operation for well over a decade and still using traditional charcoal fire to cook all their dishes.
charcoal powered
Just before heading to the soft launch of Bondai Grill & Pub at the Curve a couple weekends ago, the gang (my ex housemates) and I decided to have a quick dinner. Since we were at the area and lala was in my mind, this place came as a natural choice.
lala, more lala, and noodles
For the five of us, we ordered two types of lala. The kam heong (spicy), and siong thong (soup), as well as hokkien mee and wat tan hor (flat noodle with egg) in portions for two person.
It didn’t take long for the siong tong lala to come, and boy the portion was huge. I reckon there must be over a hundred pretty decent size clams in the pot. The soup was pretty subtle and the lala retains it’s natural taste. It was pretty nice as the lala were rather fresh.
a bunch of old timers
The kam heong lala, while not as good as the one served up at Alisan SS4, still did the seafood justice. Slightly spicy and a bit stronger tasting than the previous type. Again, the portion was pretty big.
The two types of noodles we had were equally good. Hokkien mee comes with just enough pork lard to give it a proper taste, while wat tan hor was smooth and flavorful, with egg yolks providing that extra color and savory sensation.
mei yun restaurant is located at taman paramount
The best part was, for five person, that entire dinner only costs RM 42. The shop operates from dinner till late.
Address:
Jalan 20/7,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS: 3.110242, 101.627129
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By SS on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
I been here before.. But not I drive.. How to go there..kakaka
By mimid3vils on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
xiong tong lala in deep bowl? Normally it served on a plate~~ Sure this have more soup hor..
By Robb on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
lala… very long time no eat, but lazy to take them off the shells la.
By KY on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
SS,
Hahah use GPS!
midmid3vils,
Yah, a lot more soupy.
Robb,
You’re impossible!
By vialentino on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
wah…rm 42 for all the foods in there…very cheap ler!
By KY on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
vialentino,
Yah! I was a bit shocked at the low price to be honest!
By PenangTuaPui on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
i am lala hunter.. once got lala.. sure order one…
but sometime need to get fresh lala is kind of difficult….
but we are lucky to be surround by sea… and I had try the most juicy and fresh lala at teluk intan…. i love it….
By Bangsar-bAbE on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
The father is a better cook. When he takes a break and his son takes over, the food isn’t that nice.
Their “stew pork meehoon” and “hokkien fried kuay teow with a raw egg on top” is also very nice.
By desmond-t on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
totally agree… Mei Yun LALA super ho chiak!!!
still thinks the father is a better cook though
By Lisan on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
if you happen to be in klang, try to go to New Boston Restaurant nearby The Store. Their siong tong lala is superb too.
By dawn on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
yum! i lov lala too..yesh! i’m going to cook it tomorrow! no, actually in a few mins..teehee
By KY on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
PenangTuaPui,
OoO teluk intan, should be best!
Bangsar-bAbE,
Interesting! Thanks for the tips.
desmon-t,
Cool!
Lisan,
Thanks for the pointer!
dawn,
Waaah can cook some more!
By pinkpau on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
hokkien mee………………..
By michy on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
lala ..omgggggg I lurveee lalaa …
By Kurogane on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
hmm….this is my opinion on eating lalas…It’s not that worth it to eat lalas outsiode.
!stly, it’s kinda expensive sometimes and it’s not that clean because they juz simply clean it as they wanna make business…SOmemore, they love to “cheat by giving in some shell into the dish as an “illusion” to make it look more when it’s served..
well this is my opinion…any more food blogs that I can read through?? I love food blogs…can U recommend some nice food blogs to this e-mail? my email is sam151188@yahoo.com Thank you!
By KY on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
pinkpau,
Hahaha NY doesn’t have!
michy,
Me too!
Kurogane,
Cooking at home is always nicer, but then again with all the hassles… Click on my Malaysian Food Blogs page for more!
By Robb on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
i wonder where they’ll serve Lala with only the meat ah? Without the shells. Yum Yum, that would be nice for lazy assholes like me. lol
By Huai Bin on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
I need to get a GPS unit for KL driving. Seriously. I would probably have to call for directions every 2 minutes later tonight.
By KY on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
Robb,
You’re hopeless. lol.
Huai Bin,
Hahaha, teruk!
By xin on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
love this place! used to go there quite often some years ago. i remember their hokkien mee is by batch processing, if u order one right after he has finished cooking a batch, then have to wait for quite long for the next bath of cooking
By chriso on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
i went back to take my friends and family for the kamheong lala at SS4 but only half the row was there. What happened yea?
By Hui wen on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
heello…i been there b4…last time was damn nice…now not too nice already =)
By KY on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
xin,
Hahah yah, I think you are right.
chriso,
Some days they are off maa.
Hui wen,
I guess you must be served by the son?
By aeroplane1234 on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
looked fantastically nice!!! (can da bao to bangkok for me? airport still shut down. celaka!)
By GraZie on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
No no no no!!! This was supposed to be my meal!
By KY on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
aeroplane1234,
Hahah you slowly wait!
GraZie,
Yah you super busy, dare to say!!!!
By Jade Zheng on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
psst! got one sungai got alot of lala also. sshhh~ wanna go eat? *wtf so mean*
By eiling on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
Wah eat so much lala… I’m more interested in the Sunrise Duck location on your map. Lol….
By Precious Pea on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
So many lala dishes at one go?? Wow..ok…am convinced. Will try it soon.
By KY on Nov 28, 2008 | Reply
Jade Zheng,
Ya lets go!
eiling,
Hahaha I had that before too
Precious Pea,
Two only maa
By jason on Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
the best food here is the pai kuat yee mee
By sbd18 on Dec 3, 2008 | Reply
we used to eat at this place often due to their yummy food and reasonable prices…till a few times we found burnt cockroaches in our hokkien mee…haven’t gone back since!
By KY on Dec 3, 2008 | Reply
jason,
oOOo good to know.
sdb18,
Burnt cockroaches? are they tasty? :S