Section 14 Food Court | Medan Selera Seksyen 14 — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

The current Section 14 food court, or affectionately known as Medan Selera Seksyen 14, has long lost its glory and charm.

It was built in the early 1990s to replace the historical open space food court from the late 60s, which was one of Petaling Jaya's iconic landmarks.

The stuffy closed atmosphere, coupled with very poor air ventilation and no air conditioning is the main reason casual diners shun away from this place. You can't spend two minutes in this food court without your clothes smelling of fried food and barbecued satay.

Iconic food stalls such as the Orchid Roast Chicken was one of the earliest tenants to move out due to poor business. A well known stall which served delicious sotong kangkung, tauhu bakar and boiled cockles stayed on the longest it could but wound up by the late 2000s.

A few long running food stalls still operate to this day, chiefly catering to regular patrons like employees and residents in the vicinity. Nora Satay Kajang is one example as well as a chicken rice seller and a Penang laksa vendor. They survive to this day mainly due to their loyal, returning customers.

On the first floor you can find mostly Malay food vendors, especially in the mornings where they serve breakfast menu like lontong, roti canai, laksam and nasi lemak.

First time visitors will find this food court a less than enjoyable dining experience. Although the floors are cleaned regularly, some areas of the food court still harbors unpleasant smells.

The food court is in dire need of renovation but the lack of local government funding will see it linger in status quo for...

Used to come here daily when I was working in this area. Love the diversity and pricing that suits many working class folks looking for a warm meal to fill the tummy.

There is two section where the larger pork-free (because there are non-Muslim hawkers selling their food here that are also frequently patronised by others) and the definitely not halal section (smaller section) further at the end with a staircase leading down)

I only go to the pork-free section where the Malay hawkers dominates the section. A few non-Malay runs stalls that sell drinks, curry laksa, beef noodle, capati/punjabi food.

Many stalls still operated by the original folks, some by 2nd generation already.

Not a fancy place, but you can be sure the ingredient are the freshest because the market is right next door!

This food court is a hidden gem, only known to those that work around this area.

Personal favourite is the Lum Kee Noodle, Beef Noodle and the drink...

The food court has a halal and non halal foods section accessible to it from multiple entrances. There are segregated from each other well enough so that cooking fumes will not waft to the annoyance of the other. The halal section, the larger of the 2, serves mainly Muslim foods like nasi Briyani, satay, nasi goreng, nasi campur etc and beverages while the non halal section serves mostly Chinese foods like stir fried rice,, mee and economy rice. Of note are the nasi Briyani by Cha Cha, satay by Kajang Satay, nasi goreng by Nasi Melaka, Curry mee by Lim Brothers etc. while drinks are aplenty with at least 3 vendors at your beck and call. The place is patronized by nearby office workers, shoppers and general public. It has been refurbished by MPPJ recently with sturdier formica tables and stools affixed to the...