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.

Kong Sai at Taman Paramount
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.

Kong Sai at Taman Paramount
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.

Kong Sai at Taman Paramount
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.

Map to Kong Sai at Taman Paramount
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

KY eats – Restaurant Kong Sai at Taman Paramount, PJ
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42 thoughts on “KY eats – Restaurant Kong Sai at Taman Paramount, PJ

  • October 10, 2008 at 1:25 pm
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    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

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  • October 10, 2008 at 3:02 pm
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    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).

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  • October 10, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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    Wah Ky always eating with hot chics. pheewt… Anyways, the pork vinegar looks good. I missed that! I’m so hungry now….

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  • October 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm
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    c,
    Great timing ya? 😛

    Klaw,
    ooO didn’t know they have a branch there.

    eiling,
    Yes, that’s why I eat with you too! 😛

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  • October 10, 2008 at 4:06 pm
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    i love Lucy Liu (o.0)

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  • October 10, 2008 at 4:49 pm
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    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…. 😉

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  • October 10, 2008 at 5:09 pm
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    wow… lucy liu lor.. hmm.. she is pretty…. hee hee…

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  • October 10, 2008 at 5:13 pm
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    Pork knuckle vinegar….. Okay, maybe i’ll try….

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  • October 10, 2008 at 5:17 pm
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    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!

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  • October 10, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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    wah thanks. But if you eat with me again, you’ll have to foot the bill!

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  • October 10, 2008 at 6:47 pm
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    wah. rm40 for everything…so worth the money!

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  • October 10, 2008 at 8:54 pm
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    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. 😀

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  • October 10, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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    i used to call the “lotus root soup” as…………..

    The “Hole hole soup”………swt… :p

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  • October 11, 2008 at 2:22 am
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    I HATE YOUR BLOG LA dont want to ever come here again *emo

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  • October 11, 2008 at 4:40 am
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    indeed : D
    food so cheap…i miss msian food T_T”

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  • October 12, 2008 at 12:22 am
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    AHAK!!! lucy liu!!! lolx not bad not bad…. i mean the food arh…. from the pictures la, looks not bad =D

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  • October 12, 2008 at 3:43 am
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    eerrr….come to think of it….pigs got knuckles one meh? :p

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  • October 12, 2008 at 11:09 am
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    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!

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  • October 12, 2008 at 7:13 pm
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    Hi KY

    We would like to invite you to visit our site

    Cheers
    FP

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  • October 12, 2008 at 11:49 pm
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    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

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  • October 13, 2008 at 12:41 am
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    ah they memang famous for their chicken rice then they branched out and had more variety. and their soup is amazing stuff!!

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  • October 13, 2008 at 11:36 am
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    i think i ate there before too, for some reasons, i think most of the restaurants in seapark serve pretty decent food.

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  • October 13, 2008 at 3:19 pm
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    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,
    😀

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  • October 13, 2008 at 5:09 pm
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    Always got leng lui teman u makan~~ So good ~~

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  • October 13, 2008 at 6:24 pm
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    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!

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  • October 13, 2008 at 10:49 pm
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    mimid3vils,
    Lucky guy aren’t I? 😀

    Rachel,
    Oh I’m sure. 😛

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  • October 15, 2008 at 5:24 am
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    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!

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  • October 15, 2008 at 9:50 am
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    pegsywegsy,
    Thanks for the tips! Will do that next time. 😀

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  • October 17, 2008 at 10:27 am
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    Yeah..steamed chicken very nice….

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  • October 20, 2008 at 10:31 am
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    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.

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  • October 21, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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    GJ,
    I thought the steamed chicken was alright. 🙂

    Calvin Kong,
    Ya the dipping is rather unique.

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  • November 19, 2008 at 11:13 pm
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    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. 🙂

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  • November 19, 2008 at 11:40 pm
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    weezy,
    Thanks for the information. Now i’m in the know! 😀

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  • November 20, 2008 at 12:09 am
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    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. 🙂

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    • November 21, 2011 at 8:54 am
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      Str flush: this restaurant? and why? o.o

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