A few weeks ago my buddy Terence called up and then passed the phone to Colin, and I was invited to a food tasting session.

At first I thought it was for TDH (Tom Dick and Harry’s), the popular watering hole at TTDI, but when I reached there with a hungry stomach a couple weeks ago, it turned out to be the restaurant right upstairs of TDH – Hoofed.

interior of Hoofed is tastefully done
interior of Hoofed is tastefully done

To be honest, I hadn’t know there’s a restaurant above TDH despite the numerous visits there. I guess it doesn’t help that one rarely gets to leave TDH with very clear vision at the end of the night.

Hoofed is a tastefully decorated restaurant, with an ambiance that rivals many a five star hotels. I particularly love the old school subway style ceiling (Colin had to personally put them on one by one).

Hoofed at TTDI food review session
Hoofed at TTDI food review session

In order to maximize the number of dishes we get to try, Hoofed prepared the dishes in small doses. I thought this is a pretty good way of handling food review, much better than having a bunch of people splitting several dishes and everyone ended up having to fight for the good stuff.

The night started with a plate of pretty interesting duck salad that comes with duck breast, century egg, 7/8 boiled egg, and fresh  vegetable in vinegrete dressing. A refreshing taste that I haven’t had before, it was pretty good actually.

Hoofed prides itself in serving pork dishes, and they have suckling pig too! (whole piglet at RM 170). I was given a portion, and it was really as good as they come.

roast pork, tenderloin steak, pork ribs, pasta with roast pork
roast pork, tenderloin steak, pork ribs, pasta with roast pork

Other pork dishes I tried when I went there again for a little xmas gift exchange session last week were the really awesome roast pork, pork ribs, and pasta with fried roast pork.

I’m hesitant to say that it is the best roast pork I’ve had, but it is tough to rate it any lower than the one at Wong Kee, Pudu. They are essentially different, the version here is softer and goes well with mustard, while Wong Kee’s roast pork has a crunchier skin and fatty midsection but slightly tougher meat. They’re equally good in their own way.

Same can’t be said about the pork ribs I ordered though, while it was tender and juicy, I thought it was a tad too sweet for my liking, that kinda masked out the savory part of the meat a little.

Those who had the pasta with roast pork though, swore by it. I didn’t manage to steal some from Winnie, but boy it sure looked good.

lamb shank, grilled fish, tenderloin
lamb shank, grilled fish, tenderloin

Since I didn’t bring the bigger camera for the session, these two collages were actually hand-me-down photos from Hoofed.

The lamb shank is best enjoyed by two person as Horng ordered and couldn’t really finished it all by himself. Haze had the tenderloin steak that turned out to be slightly more cooked that she would have liked it.

I had the grilled fish during the review session and it was very good though.

dessert, fried rice, pasta with roast pork
dessert, fried rice, pasta with roast pork

To me, the most surprisingly dish at Hoofed has gotta be the fried rice. Though this place doesn’t really concentrate on a particular cuisine, fried rice seems to be an unlikely entry in their menu, and it is a damn fine plate of fried rice at that. This, and the pasta with roast pork, should be the must-try dish at Hoofed.

I’ve only tried the brownie with ice cream as far as dessert is concerned. It was good, but to be frank I’m not a big dessert person and would almost always stuff myself with more roast pork instead.

xmas gift exchange with TDH gang
xmas gift exchange with TDH gang

To be frank, not everything at Hoofed is spot on. I love all the pork dishes with the exception of ribs, the fried rice and fish were pretty awesome too. Some of the other dishes however, are still a work in progress, but I am sure with Colin’s attention to detail and constant communication with diners, they will improve in time.

Dishes at Hoofed is priced at a tad above average, but the ambiance and the right dishes do make up for it.

map to hoofed at ttdi

Address:
Hoofed
No 18A, Lorong Rahim Kajai 14,
TTDI 60000 Kuala Lumpur

GPS: 3.15455, 101.62289
Tel: 03-7728-8567

KY eats – porky goodness at Hoofed, TTDI
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20 thoughts on “KY eats – porky goodness at Hoofed, TTDI

  • December 30, 2010 at 2:14 am
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    Pertama!!!!!!111satusatusatu

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  • December 30, 2010 at 11:10 am
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    the signboard looked quite cute. i would love to try pasta with roast pork! sounds like comfort food.

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    • December 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm
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      eiling: yeah that dish everyone loves, i haven’t had yet tho!

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  • December 30, 2010 at 1:56 pm
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    tried the food here before, it’s good.. hey ky, next time u try ah yat roast pork at section 13, better than wong kee in pudu

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    • December 30, 2010 at 2:48 pm
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      connie: oOo section 13 PJ? got name of the shop or not connie? 😀

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      • December 30, 2010 at 2:51 pm
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        ah yat abalone restaurant… near unique seafood restaurant pj… u dun need to order abalone. u can go dim sum in the morning and order the siu yuk… they also give u mustard to go with.. much better than vintry also

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        • December 30, 2010 at 2:58 pm
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          connie: ohh that one, i actually tried! yes they’re good!

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          • December 30, 2010 at 3:00 pm
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            haha yes yes… anyway happy new year ky!

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            • January 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
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              connie: happy new year to you too! 😀

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  • December 30, 2010 at 5:08 pm
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    More porky goodness. Well apparently I have to cut down on pork too with my worsen gout condition, haih. 😥

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    • January 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
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      JD: exercise more! hehehe

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  • December 30, 2010 at 11:11 pm
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    roast pork n lamb shank look gr8. Have u tried Sanbato ss2? Porky perfection too

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    • January 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
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      Adeline: haven’t been to sanbato yet, but it’s a place I’m going to visit 😀

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  • December 31, 2010 at 12:30 pm
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    Wahh so much porky goodies, must go, must go!

    Wishing you and your family a splendid year ahead with good tidings coming your way. Happy New Year!

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    • January 1, 2011 at 2:34 pm
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      babe_kl: happy new year to you too! 😀

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  • January 1, 2011 at 10:16 pm
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    Great place, agreed that not everything was a hit, but then again … they’re very receptive to feedback. And the roast pork was really good.

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    • January 2, 2011 at 11:24 am
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      J2Kfm: yeah, should be even better after a while. 😉

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  • January 3, 2011 at 11:14 am
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    yeah, they are about 2-3 months old and food there improves every single time i am there, pretty good ambiance to for a nais date 🙂

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    • January 3, 2011 at 11:22 am
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      Terence: yah, best for dating. Being receptive to comments only mean they are always improving 😀

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