About a gazillion years ago (which means slightly less than half a year in late January), a bunch of us decided to give Pinky a farewell dinner at Xiao Fei Yang steamboat restaurant prior to her departure to Melbourne for further study.
The restaurant is located just behind Berjaya Times Square on Lorong Thambi Dua, not far from the best roasted pork in town at Wong Mei Kee.
the condiments and two types of soup, spicy!
Though located in the older part of KL with horrible parking situation, Xiao Fei Yang benefits from having an empty lot just right next to the restaurant. If you’re willing to part with RM 1-2, there shouldn’t be a problem.
While not decorated with fancy furniture and design, the restaurant is clean, air conditioned, and pretty comfortable. But as with most Chinese buffet that is in air conditioned area, you risk smelling like what you just ate since Korean-style ventilation is non existent.
lamb, beef, fishballs, mushroom, noodle, fu chuk (tofu skin), etc
Steamboat at Xiao Feing Yang is closer to Sichuan (like the one at Jin Shan Cheng, Sunway) and Mongolian (check out Inner Mongolia steamboat at Pudu) style. The restaurant claims that the soup is boiled for 12 hours with some 30 different Chinese herb, it is supposed to have beautifying and healthy effect on you.. but I only worry if it’s tasty anyway.
The ten of us ordered lamb, beef, and possibly pork. There were also fish ball, meat ball, two types of tofu skin, cuttle fish, mushroom, vegetable, seaweed, and noodle. There were other more exotic ingredients but I guess some of these guys aren’t exactly the most adventurous when it comes to food.
As for the soup, we had both the herbal and the spicy version. Basically the spicy version is just the herbal soup with chili oil added. They come with quite a lot of herbs I can’t name (I remember seeing green onion and red dates), and they add up to give the soup a very sweet and rather sumptuous taste.
Firdy, Robb, Zach, Vernice, Carol
The thing that I like most about the steamboat is the condiments. Chili paste and fermented tofu paste with freshly boiled lamb or beef can be very addictive. A word of advice though, always start with the clear soup and work your way to spicy but not the other way around.
It was a pretty satisfying dinner even though we didn’t order anything luxurious (ie: more meat, maybe seafood too?). The bill came to be around RM 20 per person if memory serves me correct. Xiao Fei Yang is not very different from the other two steamboat places mentioned, a place that is worth going if you’re into spicy steamboat with plenty of meat.
Address:
Xiao Fei Yang restaurant,
18, Lorong Thambi Dua,
Pudu, Kuala Lumpur 55100
GPS: 3.139616,101.713185
Tel: 03-2142-6789
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- KY eats – Sichuan Steamboat at Jin Shan Cheng, Sunway
By Myhorng on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
i din know KL also got XiaoFeiYang. one of the steamboat chains i always go when i was in China. they were good. but the one in HK sucks n expensive. wonder if they do have as much variety of sauce as in China.
By Mellissa on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
Melbourne also got a Xiao Fei Yang (the place we went which didn’t allow photos) but I don’t think it’s the same thing
Common name for steamboat, me thinks!
By pinky on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
Mell and KY ahhahaha i remember that night after that! hehhehehe i discover the stealth thingy! so happy! happy times. Mell faster come back to melbourne!
By Huai Bin on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
Crap, now I’m hungry and I’m still at work. Off to get some food then.
By Stanley on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
I had my first taste of this Sichuan steamboat when I visited China two years ago. And ever since I’ve been searching for something like it back in KL. Have tasted some but those there wasn’t one that came close. Will try this one out when I get the chance. Thanks for posting this yeah!
By lb on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
why am i drooling…over that..lousy looking pickles…
By Adrian on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
halal is it??
psstt.. what’s the update bro?
By Robb on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
best! 1 day let’s go whack again
By KY on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
Myhorng,
I wonder if it’s the same franchise.
Mellissa,
Yah that place was grrr, I can never understand why any restaurant would deny picture takings.
pinky,
Hahhaa awesomest!
Huai Bin,
Stop working so hard!
Stanley,
I guess the authentic China style should be better, sourcing of ingredients isn’t exactly easy here.
lb,
Hahahhaaha
Adrian,
Don’t think it’s halal. Well you should go to Zehan’s blog
Robb,
Jom!
By taufulou on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
had my steamboast last nite and it was bad! i think my friend would love it with the spicy’ness of the soup base~
By JD on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
Looks good…especially the spicy soup. Hopefully my gastric is recovering soon so that I can eat all these stuffs!
By Tey Cindy on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
aud always looks so blurr! hahaha~
By Leo on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
there was a time when I used to eat in Pudu area, but that was 7-8 years ago…
after reading your blog, I know that I have to come here once again!!!
By KY on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
taufulou,
ooO interesting. emmm
JD,
Hahah, I can’t have it too spicy too much either.
Tey Cindy,
LOL biasa lo
Leo,
Make it happen.
By Adrian on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
and what should I do in her blog? still waiting for the email laa
By Vernice on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
OMG! KY the TOP Blogger linked me….!!1
By eiling on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
Ooh looks good!
By j2Kfm on Jul 23, 2009 | Reply
it’s VERY expensive to eat Xiao Fei Yang in HK! surprisingly cheap here.
the lamb’s the main selling point.
though I see resemblance to the one at Inner Mongolia.
By Myhorng on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
J2Kfm, HK XFY just freaking expensive and not good. and you have to kns Q for your seats. damnit.
By KY on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
Adrian,
Hahha leave comments
Vernice,
Hahaha shut up
eiling,
Yahhh
j2Kfm,
Yah, similar type of soup. HK is a bit crazy
Myhorng,
Haha yah you’ve been to HK so many times you should know.
By Adrian on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
dude… that would so random… you intro laa…
By KY on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
Adrian,
That’s cos she wants to see what you’re made of!
By Adrian on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
are you serious? told you rite I dont have facebook or a blog? it says here for me to leave a comment I HAVE to sign up with zanga… aiseh man… you serious she said that?
By KY on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
Adrian,
She didn’t say anything. @.@
By Adrian on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
hmm.. so how now bro?