Onepot Paper Grill @ Kepong

Updated: 30 June 2012
Onepot has closed its doors and is no longer here.
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Onepot opened its doors for business in mid-December last year. It serves dim sum, papergrill and steamboat. Papergrill??


Curious, hubby and I checked the restaurant out a couple of weeks ago.

There! That is a papergrill. A baking sheet placed over the grill. Those who bake would know immediately what purpose this serves. 


To prevent the batter from sticking to the baking pan, we could choose to grease the baking pan before pouring the batter in, or we could line the pan with a baking sheet. In this scenario, lining the grill with the baking sheet eliminates the need to grease the grill. Such a simple method for healthier food.

The waitress grilling the food for us

Watching the food cook

There is a selection of 27 sauces to choose from. I don't remember what I took....I chose the more exotic names, but they were all great. Look at the spread of sauces below. Amazing!

That was the Papergrill set, at RM29.90 for 1 to 2 pax. Do not order this if you're dining alone. You won't be able to finish the food. There is more than enough for two people, and hubby has quite an appetite.


We also ordered a pot of clear sweet corn soup, at RM4.90. The soup was refillable, but we were too full to ask for refills. 

Our conclusion: it's a place we will frequent often. Not only is it healthier, but the food is fresh, not those processed food like fish balls, meat balls, etc., that you find at most other steamboat and barbecue grill restaurants. 


Incidentally, they serve dim sum in the morning. And they're opened throughout the Chinese New Year holidays, so no worries about food!


Address:
Block C, Fortune Avenue
Jalan Metro Perdana 3
Taman Usahawan Kepong
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (03) 6252 1277

Charcoal Steamboat @ Restaurant Kwan Kee

Steamboat, or Chinese hot pot, is a meal eaten in China in winter months, and is a tradition carried over to Malaysia when our ancestors migrated here. It is also claimed, but not verified, that the steamboat actually originated from the Mongolians. 


Today, in KL, the traditional coal-heated steamboat has been replaced by gas or electric cookers. That said, in Cameron Highlands, it is still available in some restaurants in Brinchang. One of them is Restaurant Kwan Kee.

The steam rising from the hot pot - we chose the herbal soup base

The long funnel attached to the steamboat acts as a chimney for the fire, without which the fire would be crackling up and above the pot. It looks much more interesting than the gas or electric steamboats we see in KL. 


But there is a reason why people switched from the traditional charcoal steamboat --- there is no control over the fire. You can't turn the fire up or down as you like. The soup dries really fast and the proprietor has to keep asking their staff to add soup to our pot.

The raw ingredients waiting to be cooked by hubby

Hubby did the cooking whenever we have steamboats or barbecues outside. I believe in letting the poor man have a chance at playing the cook. Yes, I don't let him cook at home. My kitchen looks like both a tornado and tsunami has invaded it if I let him cook. And I have no desire to clean up the tornado and tsunami aftermaths. No thank you, sirree.


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