From time to time, I like to go into a restaurant totally devoid of any idea what is being served there. Last weekend was one such occasion. Haze and I were near Leisure Mall and hungry, we drove around a bit, parked the car, and decided to head into Restaurant K.T.L – which stands for Kwong Tau Lou (光头佬, bald guy)
steamed tilapia and steamed egg are the must order items
The reason we chose this particular restaurant was that it looked cheap, almost unfurnished, and yet filled with mostly older diners & families. To me, these are a sure sign that good food is available, and it won’t break your wallet.
After seated, we asked for recommendations from the wait staff and ordered a steamed tilapia with tao chio (beans), steamed egg, and a plate of vegetable. Total dishes to choose from was very limited, there’s 2 types of fish (other being haruan), always steamed but with a few different variations, eggs, steamed ribs, and a few types of vegetables. Just as well, makes ordering quite a lot easier.
check out how smooth is the steamed egg, slurps!
Dishes didn’t come quick, and you have the pleasure of seeing them catch the tilapia that’ll end up on your table.
But when it does, boy, the fish was great! The tao chio sauce was very flavorful and quite a bit spicy too, they even stuffed it full in the fish’s cavity too, a nice touch for sure.
The steamed egg was on a big plate but very thin, and very very soft. Imagine the softest chawanmushi, and this was 3 times softer. It tasted very simple yet awesome, with soya sauce and a hint of sesame oil on it. (I tried to replicate the steamed egg at home the other day and failed miserably)
The only let down at the place was the vegetable. Well, it wasn’t bad, it was average, but after the fish and egg, this was slightly disappointing.
The dinner came to be slightly less than RM 20 per person including two Chinese tea. For fresh fish and excellent dishes, it was a steal. Definitely will go there again.
Address:
Restaurant K.T.L.
Gerai No.3A, Jalan Manis
Taman Segar
56100 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.088250, 101.743231
Tel: 017-872 7567, 012-308 7311, 014-322 3613
Is tao chio like taucu?
Michelle: correcto! 😀
yup! most (if not all) of their food here are prepared using steamed technique… I had the steamed egg, steamed pork with salted fish (maybe u should try this next time)… and veggie…
Leo: good idea! 😀
OK, silly question maybe, but is the restaurant called ‘bald guy’ because a bald guy runs it? 😀
Sean: I didn’t find any bald guy there tho. lol
Ooooo….nice find! For such a bargain… 🙂
Bangsar Babe: yah, light on wallet 😀
last time they used to cook much more tastier food than now..
Cindy Tong: a lot of people say the same thing on a lot of places… I’m wondering if that’s necessarily true..
Looks great! I always like the fish in tai chow places.
Hey, happy birthday bro! 🙂
Huai Bin: thanks! 😀
sighhh if only that area is not always jammed up…
babe_kl: if already there, eat there instead of braving the jam home lo 😀
wah the steam eggs sure looked nice *slurps. And Haze’s hair is so long already!
eiling: yes yes, time flies 😀
KY,
Great to have met you at the Blogger MasterChef. Thanks for judging and hope you liked my entry! Take care and keep blogging!
Dharm
Dharm: your entry was good! it was tough picking the top 5 and hope to see you again 😀
Love tilapia, too! Haven’t eaten it with tao chio beans, though. I prefer my fish in hot and spicy coconut milk.
Manny: you have to try it then! 😀
If I were a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, now I’d say “Koawbguna, dude!”
You should also try the other ‘dai chow’ restaurant at the same row, Mun Kee Steamed Fish Head Restaurant 😀 love their steamed fish and fried chicken wings with salted egg yolk batter!
jo: oOo interesting, thanks for the tips. 😀
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