Seafood Restaurant Hiing Fatt 33 | Ara Damansara — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

NON HALAL RESTAURANT -

Nestled in the Ara Damansara area. this corner lot restaurant is right smack along the what I like to call Restaurant Row. A rather typical "dai chow" (big fry - chines restaurant dishes in an informal setting), Hiing Fatt sits in between the informal - formal scale.

Parking along this street during weekdays is non-existent, evenings are good, weekends are even better.

The restaurant now sports bright red lanterns all over the restaurant, and has seating indoors and also on the "courtyard" area which offers a bit more air. Normal circular tables with tablecloth and plastic chairs are arranged in the restaurant giving good space between tables.

The menu is very extensive, and features almost all the favourites, and then some. I won't be surprised if you're new to the restaurant and am left a little bewildered with the choices galore. This would end up looking around to see what the other people are ordering, and you'd probably still won't be any the wiser as every table probably has dishes that don't duplicate each other.

Taste and quality wise is good. It's not exceptional, but is above average of a common tai chow. One of the specialties here are the crabs, which was unfortunately not available during my recent visit. They cook it in a variety of ways, and that seems to be the case with all the main meat groups as well. I don't know whether you ever get this feeling - but it becomes like a gamble when you can have chicken or fish done in so many ways, it becomes like a lottery to pick the right one.

Prices are quite reasonable for the portion sizes.

End of the day - it's a step up from the common tai chow and prices are reasonable enough to drop by often to try their...

This place serves acceptable ala-carte Tai-Chow at reasonable prices and portions. I apreciate the fact that ala carte dishes come with slightly more meat compared to the average store. The owner is friendly and service staff attentive, although the wait for food seems longer than some other places. This place also serves red bean tong sui with most meals instead of the usual chinese soup-of-the-day. The ambience is comfortable and warm, with soft background music that isn't too intrusive.

The Asam Pork Rice is really good with a punchy spicy sauce and good overall portion. - 4 Stars

The Ginger Beef Kuey Teow comes in a very soupy and mild gravy, which isn't to my liking as I prefer a drier and intense sauce. The soupiness also prevents the noodles from getting any 'wok hei' or char. However, there is plenty of beef used which is also quite tender. - 2.5 Stars

The Singapore Mee Hoon is not bad, but the order with added noodles had patches of dried noodles without enough flavour. The house sambal is quite wicked, and does enhance dishes in general if you like spicy food. - 3 Stars

The Sweet and Sour Pork Rice has an okay sauce which is a little too sweet, and the meat chunks seem a little...

I guess that almost every area has their own popular to-go Chinese restaurant. In Ara Damansara, we were taken to this popular Chinese restaurant by a family member who lives nearby.

Taking up 2 shoplot, they have 2 sections - air conditioned and non-air conditioned. Typical Chinese restaurant setting I'd say.

◾Steamed prawns with egg white and ginger - brought my own prawns to be cooked (with extra charges of course). ◾Dong po yuk ◾Steamed bak sou gong ◾ Sweet & sour pork ◾Braised taufu with kani stick ◾Long bean with salted egg yolk

Overall most dishes were quite appetising and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal from the beginning until the end.

On weekends, it is advisable to call ahead to book for table if you are going in big group and want to enjoy your meal in the comfort of air conditioning environment. My verdict - not the best Chinese restaurant but probably the...