Fujian (Hokkien) Food @ Restoran Hua Xing

Today being another public holiday (it's the birthday of Prophet Muhammad), we woke up at a fashionably late hour -- 11am -- and set off to hunt for lunch at two in the afternoon. Today, our aimless driving route took us to Sungai Way, the poor neighbourhood in PJ (Petaling Jaya). If you've been to Sungai Way, you would know what I mean. The neighbourhood, the extremely narrow lanes, the shops, they've not been the beneficiary of PJ's town planning. 


Plaza Seri Setia is nothing more than an old market-type of building, but on the first floor is a restaurant specialising in Fujian (Hokkien) food. Plastered on the walls are newspaper articles of the restaurant. The menu, though not very extensive, is rather interesting.


We ordered one of their signature dishes, Braised Pork in Soy Sauce with Alkaline Cake.

The pork was tender, and the alkaline cake went very well with the soy sauce. It is more common to eat this dish with steamed or fried buns (man tau) or rice, so the cool and soft texture of the alkaline cake was a refreshing change. 


The other signature dish we ordered was the Crispy Deep-Fried Brinjal with Dried Shrimp.

I'd say this was the most interesting dish of all. Even hubby who don't normally eat brinjals, loved it. The brinjals were crispy on the outside, and just a mite chrunchy on the inside. They weren't mushy like how most brinjals are, which was why hubby disliked brinjals. It was addictive, and I couldn't stop eating the strips after I sank my teeth into the first one. My favourite!


Since the braised pork came with alkaline cake, we decided against ordering rice, and opted for a noodle dish instead. We chose Fried Tapioca Flour Noodles.

The tapioca flour noodles was done the Hokkien Noodle style, fried in dark soy sauce. On its own, it was not bad, and certainly worth another order on the next visit, but a little over-shadowed by the crispy brinjal, I think. But then, this is a biased opinion from someone who fell over heels for the crispy brinjal.


The total bill came to RM37.50, including a pot of tea for two. The menu did not list the prices of the food, neither did they give a breakdown of the meal, so for those who always asked me to include the prices, I'm sorry I'm unable to oblige this time.


Address:
No. 1-12, 1st Floor, Plaza Seri Setia
Jalan SS9/2, Sungai Way, PJ.
Tel: (03) 7876 - 3288
Business hours: 11:30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10pm. 
Closed on alternate Wednesdays