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While I am not a char siew slut, as what Lemongrass would like to call herself, I was mega excited when I read how she raved about a new found great char siew in SunwayMas area. So with a convoy of 2 cars and 10 colleagues, we ventured kilometres away from our office in the food-barren land of Damansara Heights.
It wasn't too difficult to find the restaurant as I have eaten in SunwayMas few times before previously. Looking at the premise itself doesn't promise much, as it is just a quite nondescript looking shoplot. But take some steps closer and you will see the char siew enticingly hang at the stall, screaming out "Try me try me!".
I must admit, when I look at the char siew abit more upclose, some doubts creeped into me as it looked quite fat and too articially shiny. And I saw similar reactions from some of my colleagues as well.
The restaurant wasn't exactly packed when we reached there, but yet service was pretty slow. The owner came to get our order, but his doleful expression wasn't the best one can hope for to get I must say. Ordering might not be easy, as there are quite a number of dishes available here. You can either opt for rice to go with the char siew, or selecting one of the few types of noodle.
I am not sure whether Hakka Mee is one of the famous favourites of Seremban or not, but it was listed as one here. A very simple noodle dish, the version here is slightly wetter as compared to the usual ones. Definitely worth more than its reasonable price of RM3.50.
We ordered two medium-sized plate (RM10.00) of char siews to share amongst the 10 of us. With great excitement, anticipation but as well as come caution, we all took the first bite. And boy how we were more than convinced by the almighty char siew!
I now can truly understand the definition of the expression "melts in your mouth", cause that exactly what happened when we took a bite of that char siew. With the fat and the lean part nicely defined and balance, the barbeque pork is tender, well-marbled, slightly charred and nice portion of caramelised bits of fat on it. It is not overly sweet, and one can even taste the smell of the smoking charcoal. Char siew definitely doesn't get better than this!
If you are one of those more health-concious, fret not as you can ask for leaner cuts, with lesser fats but taste good nevertheless. The caramel sauce is not poured over on the meat like the usuals, but was given on small plates, so you can have the option of eating the char siew on its own.
The rice here is just ok, certainly not something that I would like to write about with more than one sentence of review. Another noodle that they claimed to be Seremban's favourite would be the Yau Yee Mai Fun (Sotong Bihun aka Vermicelli with Cuttlefish. Also priced at RM3.50, this one came with a generous amount of cuttlefish and stewed pork. The broth is slightly herbal-ish, though I can't really comment much as I am not a big fan of soup-ish noodle.
There are numerous other choices such as Fish Ball Noodle (RM3.50) and side dishes such as Fried Sui Kow (RM0.70 each), they are all pretty decent in taste and portion. If you are going there alone and do not wish to order too much but yet still want to try their char siew, you can always opt for their Char Siew Wantan Mee.
Overall this is one great place for a very satisfying meal, with great taste and impressive varieties to choose from. Prices are very reasonable, especially considering its location. While service is not exactly friendly and prompt (it gets even more slower when the lunch crowd peaked), the arguably one of the best char siew in Klang Valley more than makes up for it. Will I return for more? Are you kidding me? Of course! 
Restoran Famous Seremban Favourites
Address: 80-1, Grd Flr, Jalan PJU 1/3B,
SunwayMas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Telephone: 017-2798582 (Bill Khoon)
Operating Hours/Days: 7:30am - 4:30pm (Closed on Tuesdays)
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* map curi-ed from A Whiff of Lemongrass
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