Madben Plaza 333 (KK FoodieVenture #247)

Okay so first things first. When we entered this pretty well known eatery for lunch (they're located within Plaza 333 Kobusak at Donggongon) I never expected to be served by the most indifferent waitress I've encountered thus far. The clear annoyance from both her face & voice when we ask about their menu items took me aback a bit that I was even considering not to dine there. But alas my curiousity got the better of me so I just pretended not to notice. I mean, she can't expect everyone that walked into the place to know clearly what their menu items were all about. And you know what else? She was all smiles and friendly when a group of first timer Chinese locals walked into said premise and also inquired about their menu. Oh well.. 

It's a shame that all of this happened at a place that actually has tasty food. We ordered their Cumin Lamb Fried Rice, Half Half Pizza (that half being Hawaiian Chicken & Four Cheese respectively) and some side mushroom soup and Cheesy Onion Rings fries and all were yummy and satisfying. Their kitchen staff were also fairly quick when it comes to dishing out the food so I was pretty happy with their speed of service (since pizza orders usually took longer to prepare). But we will probably will not be coming back so soon though after what we've experienced. Maybe it was just a one time thing & our bad luck but still.. 

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1 Coto Makassar Asli Lintas Square (KK FoodieVenture #246)

So during me and my hubby's Malaysia Day trip to KK, I had diarrhea during the second day of our stay so I wasn't in the mood for any heavy food. So hubby brought me to this place (at Lintas Square, on the last row of shops facing Taman Milek) that he'd been to before with his brother. And you know what, I really like their namesake dish. The one that I've tried was their Coto Makassar Bebola Daging (because my first choice the chicken wasn't available at that time) and despite my dislike towards bebola daging aka pentolan (aka meatballs) it wasn't as gamey as I thought it would be and was actually tasty when paired with their awesome (but spicy) sambal. The soup was also not overly nutty which suits my personal taste buds quite nicely as well. My hubby loves their Coto Makassar Daging as well so you can be sure that we will be dropping by again in the future. Oh and it's worth noting that they had originally set up shop at Centre Point shopping mall so you can also visit their shop there. 

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Dolly Dim Sum Imago (KK FoodieVenture #245)

Question.. Why do we always feel that any amount of public holidays doesn't seem to be enough and it goes by way too quickly? Or it is just me? Anyways.. I have been eyeing this place even during their construction months and obviously wasted no time in trying them out recently. They're located on the ground floor of Imago Shopping Mall, the first eatery that you will see when entering from their side Entrance D. And with such eye catching old school Chinese vibe to boot. From what I've heard, the ingredients for their food were all halal certified so me and hubby tried out their dim sum line. Unfortunately during our stop their steamed variety were not available so we had to order from their fried dim sum choices (which were their Yam Croquette and Fried Spring Rolls) which were quite okay. We also had their Beef Kway Teow and (my personal fave) Fried Prawn Radish Cake which I think tasted better than their dim sum line. But do take note that some of their dishes has quite 'atas' price range so do prepare thicker wallets before entering the premise 😅 Oh and their drinks the Ice Lemon Tea and Apple Mint Cooler were quite nice as well. 

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Domino's Pizza Pavilion Tawau

It took almost 2 months after its opening for the typical 'early opening hype' to settle down and for me to finally visit this fast food franchise, located at the front of the Pavilion shoplot at Jalan Kuhara (on the same building as Gemilang Supermarket). I really like the food at their KK branches so I was hoping for similarly yummy food here. And thankfully I was not disappointed, as the Thin Crust BBQ Chicken pizza, Sambal Tuna Blaze fold as well as their onion rings, mushroom soup and Chocolate Lava Cake were on par with the aforementioned. But their seating area were fairly limited so deliveries or takeaways might be an option to consider when ordering. And nothing much to comment about their order completion time, as we were the first ones there that afternoon so obviously our orders were completed reasonably quickly. 

** Current status - Still in business (as of August 2025) 

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