Nothing works better than good food. Hence a trip to Crystal Jade La Mian Restaurant at Lot 10 the other day. This is i think 4th or 5th trip to the restaurant. They serve the best la mian and xiao long bao. Even Dragon-i and NanXiang Mantou Dian in the Curve pale to comparisons.

Crystal Jade’s la mian is not oily like those in Dragon-i so you don’t get full as easily. The xiao long bao is moister than in other places which is one of the many reasons why i support this shop.

I’ve heard there’s a new outlet at The Gardens *i don’t know what’s the restaurants’ name that have even better xiao long bao but i’ve yet to pay a visit.
 

The entrance
 

The open kitchen parading macho men
 

We were seated facing the open kitchen. I much prefer a seat at the other side of the shop coz of the transparent glass wall so you can enjoy the view of the street. But oh well… can cuci mata watching those macho la mian maker strutting their stuff is better than nothing.

One of the la mian maker looks like a Hong Kong star *i swear! I tried to take photos of him to show you guys but failed miserably. Hands were shaking too much coz i was starved.
 

King of La Mian
 

He had the Spicy Beef La Mian (RM13.00). I’ve had this before. The beefs were tender and sweet. Just slightly spicy.
 

Spicy beef
 

But for me the spicier the better. So more chilies please… err… don’t try this at home coz it’s really spicy!
 

Spicy gile!
 

What’s a trip to a Shanghai restaurant without some xiao long bao? So we had a tray of 4 tiny baos (RM8.00).
 

There’s 4 but we grab 2 so left 2. Hungry lar…
 

I ordered the Hot & Sour La Mian (RM12.00). The dish was very heavy with viniger and very sour. But the portion was so huge!
 

Sournye…
 

This is something new i haven’t tried before. It’s the Pork Ball With Duck Egg Yolk served with cabbage and mushroom (RM17.00). The pork ball is really big (don’t be fooled by the pic in the menu). The size of your palm. We had a difficult time finishing it coz the yolk itself is very filling already. Nevertheless it was delicious. *eat it while it’s steaming hot.
 

Gigantic pork balls
 

Duck egg yolk!
 

I don’t know what was wrong with us for ordering so much food this time. I think all those was for a 4 persons meal. Normally we will order a la mian and another side dish to share… which is more than enough considering the portion of the la mian is actually sufficient for 2 persons.

Anyway while stuffing our face with all those food, i noticed seated on the next table were 2 skinny ladies. My eyes shifted enviously from their tiny waist to the dishes on the table…. uhm.. no wonder they’re stick skinny… they were practically rabbits munching on
veges… *skinny bitches!
 

Skinny bithces!
 

We ended up having too much and went home feeling uncomfy… what a waste…
 
 

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The Crystal Jade La Mian Restaurant
R2 Lot 10,
50 Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +60321482338