Restaurant 52 @ Semenyih

Located in a house numbered 52, this place is actually a hidden gem since the millenium.. Being creative souls, that was how their restaurant was named, after their house number.. This is a no frill place where you can get dirt cheap food with huge portions, when i mean dirt cheap, it is dirt cheap.. If you have a copy of their name card, the speciality dishes are printed at the back, and the list is enormous, so since it was only the four of us, we only managed 7 dishes..well 8 since we had 2 fishes!..Yes you heard me correct, thankfully we asked for small portions so for the sake of this review, i get to take more photos..hehe..Now lets take a look..

Starting off with their Sang Har Mee.. The prawns used are of a small size and its the way it is..People normally say the way to taste a good dish, is the taste the "wok hei" meaning the heat of the wok..which to be honest , i cant taste or distinguish..until i tasted their delicious noodles..absolute gorgeous..

Their Stout Ribs is another delight..sticky dark sauce with a whiff of stout..it is fiery hot in temperature..so make sure you blow before you swallow..(no pun intended)..We are off to a great start..

Shun Pun Zi which is meant to be small little yam balls? fried together with dried cuttlefish, minced pork and mushrooms..delightful little carb dish for those who doesnt want rice..If only it was abit more chewy..

Lai Yow (Butter) Sotong was another choice well made..the delicious egg shreds and the crunchy sotong is definitely a good snack to go with beer..just that we had this at lunch so beer was abit too early..

The Yao Wat Kam Foong.. What looked like a steam fish turned out to be a shocker.. We knew it was meant to be something different but could not taste it out, what we thought was a fried and then steam fish turns out to be a very creative method that i only heard of only that day.. The oil is boiled..then the fire is off..then the fish is put in until its cooked..the skin remains as if its steamed and the meat is succulent..topped with birds eye chilli, ginger and garlic with soya sauce.. Oolala..

This is not the same fish but another fish since we didnt get enough of it..Wahaha..such gluttons..

When i heard salt and pepper, my ears perked up and my mouth watered, it has been way too long since my australian days that i tasted good salt and pepper..this chicken wings cooked that way was one of the best i ever tasted..although abit too salty since the salt stuck on to the chicken wings..

To finish it off, a fan shee yip (potato leaves) cooked with fu you (fermented bean paste?) which was another simple dish well done..

Now the price of all these dishes, bear in mind 2 fishys..costs RM100.50 only..yes you heard me right..Only RM100.50 only..which will bearly cover coffee and cakes in Starbucks or Coffee Bean or a decent meal in a Char Chan Teng (HK coffeeshop)..The catch? It is in Semenyih, and the name card doesnt have an address! Haha..until i googled and this is what i found:

Restoran 52
52 Jalan Sungai Lalang
Semenyih Negeri Sembilan
Tel: 87238733 or 0126439892
Opened for Lunch (11.30-3pm) and Dinner (6-10.30 pm)
Closed on MONDAYS

A highly rated 9 out of 10.. since the only catch is the slight drive you will have to make..