Chef Chew Kitchen Restaurant @ Section 19, PJ

After a month or two of frequent dining at Bangsar South, the foodie hubs has finally started to feel a teeny weeny bored of this lifestyle hub. Today he's aching to try a new place ~ Chef Chew Kitchen Restaurant at Section 19, PJ to savor good old tai chow dishes, thanks to postings on social media by his friends!  Our close and long time friend Jess, son and DIL joined us for lunch.

Chew Chew Kitchen is tucked in the Seksyen 19 neighbourhood on the Durian Street.  It's run by Chef Chew, a former chef in one of the best Chinese restaurant groups in town.  Serving home-cooked oriented dishes and comfort tai chow dishes, the prices are pretty reasonable and most importantly, you'll get good quality food.  Truly a bang for your buck kind of restaurant that's worthy of repeated visits.   The restaurant is air-conditioned and clean.

So jumping right into it - pix of our glorious dishes, for 9 pax.

Steamed kampung chicken served with ginger and scallion fluffy rice.  This combination dish is currently trending in upscale Chinese restaurants. For someone who does not like rice, I had a sweet surrender to 2 huge tablespoons of rice that goes along so well with the flavorful steamed chicken, dipped with house made fresh chilli sauce.


Fried kung po lala; Salted egg yolk fried squids.



Stir-fried mixed vegetables; Kangkung cooked with belacan in clay pot.



Claypot curry prawns ~ curry devotees' version of nirvana!  It would be a good idea to order a big plate of fried mantou to soak and mop up all the curry broth, provided you're certain you won't be corroded with guilt post-meal! 😋 😆


Steamed white moustache fish with pork croutons;  claypot braised pig trotters tendons - very flavorful but I don't eat such parts.




Smoked chicken



And the highlight of the lunch ~ 'ku lo yoke' served in a bowl of shaved ice. So unique, so flavorful, icy cold meets piping hot, this dish is truly a show-stopper.




It's very dangerous (to the wallet) to eat with the hubs. When he's very happy with the food, he is highly susceptible to ordering more dishes towards the end of the meal, as he's one who loves trying out new dishes.  Yeah coming from a chef  foodie, or rather someone who's in the food catering business, trying out new dishes is one of the ways he introduces new dishes into his own catering menu.

And so this Thai style steamed seafood dish comprising of prawns, squids and lala was ordered towards the end of the meal as someone's eating mode was activated with so much good food, teasing his papillae and exploding his taste buds to life. We were all stuffed to the gills but this dish really whetted our appetite and within minutes, everything was polished off as well.




The queen and the prince were obviously very pleased and satisfied with today's lunch. No doubt, I know we'll be heading here again very soon to sample other dishes. I can't wait.

滋味饭店 Chef Chew Kitchen Restaurant
Ground floor, No.52, Jalan 19/3,
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
016-634 7948