C.i Xpress

Hi there, Guinea Pig P here. The other day I went to C.i Xpress in the newly renovated Old Wing in One Utama. As you can tell from the name this is the Asian version of your typical fast food restaurant. You order your food at the front counter from the 'standing' menu.

They offer dishes like char siew (BBQ pork) with rice, wonton with char siew, siu yok (roasted pork) and similar dishes.

Ambience wise it's clean, comfortable and looks pretty cool with its orange dominant interior.

So the first thing I tried was the kuey teow noodle with seaweed, it was better than what I though it would be the soup was clear and not too salty and the seaweed added extra flavour to it. The noodles were also nice and it didn't have that flour-y taste like most noodles have. But after a while the taste started to go bland so I give it 4/5

Next was wonton noodles with char siew, the noodles were quite good and the char siew was nice and tender considering this is a fast food restaurant. The sauce was flavourful but a little too sweet for me so I give this 3/5

This is char siew with rice. The rice was surprisingly soft and chewy so together with the egg, char siew

and vegetable it makes quite a good meal and it's a pretty big portion as well. 4/5



My favourite one of all, the siu yok. The skin's crispy and it's not  too salty. Not much to say here 4.5/5 considering AGAIN this is a fast food restaurant.

Drinks aren't much to talk about, just ice lemon tea, soya milk, milk tea and the likes.

And don't expect your food to be served piping hot, but when food arrives within 5-7 minutes does it really matter?

Overall, this place is 4.5/5 so if you want a fast, affordable and satisfying meal go to C.i Xpress.

Extra Supertanker @ The Club, Bukit Utama

Greetings, scientists. A here again. Today i went to the Extra Supertanker at The Club, Bukit Utama. I hope you would drop by at this place sometime. A table here and the meal was around RM400.

Here's how the outside looks like. Again, you'll have to use the elevator if you parked at the basement.

getting in...

Roast pork and duck. It was good, the pork did not contain too much fat and doesn't have any bad smell. The Duck was warm with nice crispy skin. There was sauce provided for the pork but not for the duck. The duck did have some fat on it. Pork rating: 3/5. Duck rating: 3.5/5

Steamed Lucky Fish (tong wan yu). The sauce. was 95% OIL. It was gingery with a slightly rough texture. It was rather fresh cuz.....

one of these three was the picture above!! (MURDER MURDER MURDER!)

it didn't have any bad smell and it was overall good. Rating: 3/5

Chopped bean sprout and carrots with glass noodles topped with chicken floss. The bean sprouts had a slight smell of pesticide but the chicken floss was sweet and is a good combination with it. The noodles were average. Rating: 2.5/5

Clay pot Chicken. It goes well with rice. the sauce is very balanced taste-wise. The chicken itself was good and was soft enough but not too soft. Rating: 4/5

The vegetables were nice and leafy, giving you the feel-good feeling of eating healthy with every chew. The soup was salty and covered the bitterness of the vegetables well. It was quite oily, though. Rating: 3.5/5 

Next was tofu and melon. The tofu was good but it was slightly too watery. The melon was very, VERY bitter. The taste itself was just bitter. The texture was soft and the seeds were chewable. Rating: 2.5/5

The salted egg prawns were one of my favourites. The salted egg was spread evenly on the prawns and it wasn't too salty. The prawns were clean and de-veined and was average in freshness but the salted egg masked most of the taste. Rating: 4/5

Well, that was the end of it. They had fruits such as mango, watermelon and pineapple but they were all average and my fellow guinea pigs attacked it before i could get a good picture. Happy eating!

Kiku-Zakura @ Tropicana City Mall

Hello Scientists, Guinea Pig A here! Today i'm reviewing a Japanese restaurant called Kiku-Zakura. It's been there for awhile now but we've never really gotten to it. XD
Here's the outside:

You have to use an escalator to get here.

The inside's pretty nice too! it has a nice atmosphere with a water feature out at the front. They did not really greet us but they did say "come in!".

Part of the menu-Sushi section

Here's the appetizer. It's pretty small and has not much impact as a first impression. The mayonnaise overpowers the actual omelet, which consists of egg, prawn, flour, crab roll, carrot and spinach. It was slightly cold but not cold enough o.o 

The Chawanmushi's texture and flavour was normal. The naruto and some parts of it had a slight smell though. The prawn was not fresh and it wasn't de-veined, which meant it still had that black stuff in it.

The first dish to arrive was an Oyakudon. it was not bad but the egg was slightly overcooked as it was supposed to be half raw. It was slightly salty but good overall. The ingredients weren't proportionate with the rice though. Rating: 3/5

Next was the Kiku Zakura bento set. The beef and the Tempura were above average but the presentation did not match the price. Rating: 2.5/5

Next was the Soba. It was average. The noodles itself wasn't cold nor spongy enough.

Rating: 2/5

Being the beef lover i am, i chose the tenderloin beef set. It was good and the beef had a slight buttery aroma. The beef was also tender enough. On the menu they had given you a choice of New Zealand beef(RM42) or Australian beef(RM 60). I chose the New Zealand beef. the sauce was savory and salty. The rice was porprtionate with the beef, but the beef was cut slightly too small. The radish salad was crisp with no odor, but the sweet mayonnaise did not really match with it. The pickels were nothing special, the vegetables were average and overall it is not suitable for people who dislike salty foods. They only served two slices of watermelon where other Japanese restaurants would usually serve three different kinds of fruits in their sets. Rating: 3/5

The other main reason we decided to come here was because the Japanese restaurant we would usually go to, Sushi Tei, was filled and many people were lining up to be served. I personally reccomend to try their ramen there. We will review this place next time!

Comment on your experience @ Kiku-Zakura below!

That's it for now. Guinea Pig A, signing out!