Fei Lou Bao Kau Dim Sum

Fei Lou Bao Kau Dim Sum

(beside Restoran Kian Wah)

Jalan Batu 18/3

B&G Komersial Sentral

48000 Rawang

(Coordinates: E101° 34' 38.9" N3° 18' 52.0")

Our pillows were getting a little lumpy these days, and we made a trip up to Bukit Beruntung in Rawang looking to buy a few Kekabu-filled (Kapok/Silk Cotton) pillows, which apparently is resistant to dust mites and mildew (?). We each got a pillow and I added a bolster (or Dutch wife, a term I’ve been using since I was a child) for good measure.

silk cotton pillows, anyone?

We then headed back down to Rawang town looking to sample the local delicacy, which is steamed fish. Although we got the coordinates right, we could not locate Gerai Makan Fei Kee which we read served pretty good steamed fish. It being late and all, we settled for the nearest available restaurant which served dim sum.

not visible from the main road

 

beside Restoran Kian Wah

Located next to Restoran Kian Wah, we suspect that both eateries belong to the same proprietor since the personnel seemed come back and forth from both. I let Cat pick out a few plates of dim sum, while I added a plate of ¹Lo Mai Kai. Brendan ordered a plate of ²Char Kueh Teow from next door which to his horror, came filled with bean sprouts. To salvage the situation Cat took over while Brendan ordered a second bean sprout-free plate.

¹glutinous rice filled with chicken

²flat rice noodles stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, a small quantity of belachan, whole prawns, de-shelled cockles, bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and egg

 

traditional Chinese breakfast

 

pretty much the same everywhere?

 

pork cutlets?

 

presentable

 

pleasing to the eye

 

I enjoyed this

 

Brendan ordered from here

 

bean sprout laden CKT (the horror!)

 

Brendan's bean sprout-free plate

 

the usual

 

there goes my low-carb diet

The verdict? To be honest, and not being much of a dim sum person I did not know if this restaurant’s dishes were any different from the ones found along Jalan Ipoh. On the other hand, Char Kueh Teow is one dish that seldom disappoints so Cat and Brendan were fairly contented with their meals. And the damage? We were pleasantly surprised (the dim sum joints along Jalan Ipoh are not cheap by any stretch of the imagination) when the total came to a somewhat inexpensive RM23.70 which definitely qualifies Fei Lou as an eatery serving the everyday food for the everyday person. We guess it does make a difference where eating out is concerned whether you’re in the city or in the suburbs. Case in point, the Char Kueh Teow here costs RM4.00 while you would be hard-pressed to find anything below RM5.00 nowadays in Kuala Lumpur, that’s a whopping 25% difference for a dish so basic.