A Whiff of Lemongrass

Friday afternoon, and the Makan Club was undecided about what to eat. We had eaten Lard Noodles several times. And fish head noodles. And Pudu siew yoke. And Salak South char siew. So with our eyes closed and a finger pointed to the computer monitor, the decision was made. Lam mee it would be.

To get to Mei King restaurant, one has to battle the jam near the Pudu market roundabout. The next obstacle is finding a car park near enough to the restaurant. We were lucky enough to find a car park in front of the restaurant – beginner’s luck? 🙂 It wasn’t our first time to the place, but it had certainly been awhile since we last ate there.

Of course, when one goes to Mei King, one has to order the….lam mee! Small bowl – RM5. Big bowl – RM6. Pretty Pui had the curry version which I’m going to order the next time I go there. One can actually smell the lemongrass in the curry.

In addition to the lam mee, we also ordered the fried sui kow, sotong balls and stuffed foo chuk. Pretty and Barbie both enjoyed the fried sui kow although they felt that it would have been better if it were served hot.

May King

38, Jalan Yew, Off Jalan Pudu, KL.

Tel: 03-92223740

9.30am – 6pm (Closed Mondays)

After dinner, we proceeded to 789 at The Ascott. The bartender, “James”, was a lovely man. He seemed to like Olav a lot. The cocktails were great, although Gard seemed to think that the strawberry daiquiri lacked enough strawberries and had too much alcohol. I thought it was nicer than Sex On The Beach. The guys agreed that the Mojito was the best cocktail there. It was served with a sprig of lemongrass. Perfect.

P r e t t y P u i Ecstatic Eeyore

Bouncing Barbie Smokin’ SOB

“The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?”- Henry David Thoreau