First and foremost...

Thank you so much for visiting this humble blog of mine. I'll try to give you guys some good reviews on the local food & sceneries especially from my hometown (yay Tawau, Sabah) so please bear with me ok 😊

Oh and just so you guys know before proceeding...

a) I never travel abroad - so you won't be seeing any posts outside of our beloved country (yet!)

b) I take all of my pictures with my smartphone - so no professionally taken photos here as well (sad but true)

c) I dined using my own moolah - so my comments are somewhat unbias (for now)

d) I have this ongoing problem with my internet at home so I can only go online at work (the 'perks' of living at the bottom of a hill)- so I'm sorry beforehand for any comments that cannot be reply timely (my bad)

e) I don't mind if you guys wanted to use any of my pictures - just as long as you credit this blog as well ok 👍

Also due to my own carelessness, I've accidentally deleted most of the photos that I've uploaded to Google Album Archive a few years back. Thankfully I found a way to recover most of them (but not all I'm afraid) albeit in a much lower resolution & quality. So if you're viewing my past posts and there seems to be missing photos from them, I do apologized beforehand for that. I'll try to update them with newer photos should I drop by said places again in the future. So sorry folks... 😢😢😢

So here goes nothing...

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Crack Inc. Riverson (KK FoodieVenture #249)

Mind you, it rained nonstop for the first 2 days we were in KK recently (that unfortunately led to the whole electricity & water shortage all over Sabah, and even some sad tragedies) so me and hubby decided to settled into this coffee place on the ground floor of Riverson The Walk (they're right next to the Riverson Soho main entrance) because we had an errand nearby. As a non coffee enthusiast I feel very out of my depth as we entered the coffee specialist franchise. But their Bornean Sunbear Conversation Centre campaign intrigued me, plus their Ice Blended Chocolate and Borneo Specialty Chocolate drinks were just lovely. I loved the fact that the latter tasted slightly bitter but still very chocolatey. Their Chocolate Addict Cake was also very nice but their chocolate drinks were on another level. A gem indeed 👍 Oh and I do apologise for the not so flattering pics of said drinks as I initially forgot to take pics of them and only remembered about it after a few sips 😅

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Cha Inherit Warisan Square (KK FoodieVenture #248)

Nowadays beverages are a main part of my life, probably even more so than food. And since I'm a huge fan of Chagee, my personal expectations for this place was somewhat high. This Chinese originated beverage (if I'm not mistaken) has set their first shop in KK on the ground floor of (oddly) Warisan Square (directly facing Api-api centre). We stayed nearby so we decided to give them a go and tried out their Crushed Jasmine Lime and Jasmine Tea + Plum Fruit (on different occasions) and err.. they were definitely not was I was expecting. The former had this weird after taste that I don't like. The latter was somewhat better but more sour than plum tasting. Like I said, not what I was expecting at all but I might come back to try something else. 

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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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