One day while trying to find something new to eat, we chanced upon Chu Cha Dan Fan (粗茶淡é¥) at Seksyen 14, a restaurant that I’ve noticed for quite a while but somehow never manage to try. Looking at the menu posted at the stairway leading up to the restaurant, my buddy Horng immediately agreed to give it a try.
Chu Cha Dan Fan is one of the very few restaurants in Klang Valley that offers Hunan dishes, and since Horng spent a few years working in China, he was keen to relive the taste of some of those dishes.
Chu Cha Dan Fan at PJ Seksyen 14, or in English, humble food
ç²—èŒ¶æ·¡é¥ literally translate to “rough tea and bland rice”, or humble food.
So prior to looking at the menu, I initially thought that this is perhaps a place offering comfort food like porridge or tongsui. As it turned out, they have quite an extensive Hunan dishes instead. I think they can really use a line of description on their signboard outside.
The look of the restaurant though, really exudes that “humble food” name, there isn’t any decoration to speak of, but it was pretty clean and air conditioned.
all three dishes turned out to be spicy, in a good way
Since there were only 3 of us, we ordered 3 classic Hunan dishes for dinner – Mala chicken (è¾£å雞 RM 16), Hunan skewered prawns (串烧虾 RM 28), and dry fried green beans (乾煸四å£è±† RM 10).
All three dishes turned out to be more than decent. While Horng commented that the mala chicken was not as aromatic as he’d like them to be, I found them to be delicious with the right amount of mild spicy numbing feel.
Our favorite was the shrimp on skewer, spicy, crunchy, and full of flavor, you can actually eat the whole thing with shells and all. The green beans weren’t bad either.
love the prawn, even though Yuki was trying to avoid spicy food that night
Overall it was a pretty pleasant dinner, we should go back there again with a few more people so that we can order more. I’ve heard that they also offer simple set lunches for the office crowd as well, so do give it a try.
Address:
Chu Cha Dan Fan
No. 6A-2, Jalan 14/20
Seksyen 14, 46100 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
GPS: 3.109763, 101.635860
Hours: Open for lunch and dinner
KY, I enjoyed Hunan cuisine very much due I am half Northern Chinese and Cantonese. Dry fried green bean is always most popular dish. Yes rice is a must with spicy dishes buy I always order some deep fried mantou.
Vickie: oo interesting. Yah deep fried mantou will be a good sub for rice too.
I like the look of the green beans too!
The Yum List: delicious!
keke, hunan dishes is just right for Msia, but not Szechuan, unless you want to xplode from overheating in Msia weather
immature: I think Hunan more spicy lo!
but they no have the heat from szechuan, uncle
immature: diff kinda heat!
Spicy? Oooo…I’l like that! Food looks great.
suituapui: they have it where you’re at?
Love me some green beans! And these look crazily juicy and yums! 😯
Yvonne: juicy eyes also after eating all these. lol
Basically, it will depends on who made the order. LoL not all will come out at all spicy dishes
Myhorng: tell that to Yuki.
It seems yumi! and im starving right now 😆
For me personally, I think their 水煮鱼, é…¸èœé±¼ï¼Œå¤§ç¢—花èœï¼Œand their 农家å°ç‚’ are quite good too 😋
Melissa: I should go back to this place again!