Restaurant Kim Seng — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

I have been dining here since 13 years ago when I was still a student. Came here for the dinner time Chinese stir-fry. They only have one chef doing all the stir fry. The mum operates the mixed rice. Price has been low since the beginning and portion remains huge.

Food tastes good but like most people say, dining here requires a lot of patience. Waiting time can be from 5 minutes to an hour or more. The auntie kitchen helper has been working here for more than 13 years or probably longer than that. She used to have a very good memory of the orders but perhaps due to aging she is prone to forgetting.

One of the reason why the order came slow is also because they prioritize take away orders & let dine in customers wait. And what I dislike the most is that if you have more than 1 different order, the 2nd order may or may not come. And if it does, it may come more than 30 minutes after your 1st order.

If you're dining here, make sure you sit at the sitting area in front of the stir-fry kitchen. If you sit at the elevated mixed rice section, the chances of your orders getting forgotten is 90% or higher.

And make sure when you sit down, your face is facing the kitchen. This is because the auntie kitchen helper remembers your orders by looking out from her station into the sitting area. From here she recollects the order from your face. If she doesn't see you easily then you can bet you will never get your order until you walk up to her station and remind her. She might give you a free fried egg for forgetting your order.

I keep coming back here because each dish are priced at around RM6.50 price point. Where do you find this value in this day and age? Other Chinese stir-fries are mostly priced at RM9 and above with pathetic portion and poor cooking quality & taste.

Food taste mostly the same here for the past 13 years. The same chef do all the stir fry after taking over the business from his father. Surely this place has fed a lot of students and working adults over the years at very affordable prices yet very high quality cooking. Although it does test your patience to dine here.

If you don't have 2 hours to waste here, don't come here. Or come at 6pm to be the 1st customer. Or order for take away. Avoid 6.30pm to 9pm unless you have the patience of a monk. Come late, most of the green vegetables are sold...

A pork, egg and vege and a large portion of rice from the Mixed rice store. Guess how much? RM6~7 which is hard for you to get anywhere around KL area. Never tried other noodles and porridge stores before, but the mixed rice store surprised me with its price. It's worth mentioning that although there is not much of a variety if you were to compare with other mixed rice stores outside, but the variety available here is sufficient enough (for me). The meals (mixed rice) are edible and I would say slightly above average good food (except if you're picky). In short, if you looking for economic rice (emphasizing on the word economic) with large portion then here is what's suitable for you. However if you're looking for really good and a variety of mixed rice choices to choose from, and also good atmosphere, then probably you can try out other...

I wanted to try the Guizhou Pan Fried dumpings since I heard so much hype about it. Unfortunately, I was told to wait for at least half an hour. There weren't many stalls available. The Tai Chow was only available from 12 noon. I got myself the mixed rice. Price was slightly cheaper at RM8.40 for a meat, egg and vegetables. My wife had Sarawak mee which was so so. We also ordered a Loh Mee which took ages to come. I noticed that most of the stall owners were not as quick in preparing the food. So, if you are short of time, I suggest you go for the mixed rice. Restaurant seating at the sides could be a bit humid. Choose the centre tables. Overall, my review on the stalls excluding the Tai Chow would be if I had a choice, I would eat somewhere else because the service here is not up to par. Just an...