KO Restaurant in TTDI
[Pork-free] Macam Taiwan, tapi bukan. Founded by a Taiwanese-Malaysian family, KO Restaurant in TTDI offers authentic Taiwanese delicacies and more.
KO Restaurant is a hidden spot located on the first floor of a shop lot in TTDI. The space is beautifully designed, and we enjoyed the dishes we tried.
KO Restaurant in TTDI
The Scallion Pancake 蔥抓餅 in Taipei is one of our favourite snacks whenever we visit the city. Our favourite stall in Taipei is Tian Jin in Yong Keng (see our post here). We enjoyed the snack so much that we created a simple recipe of our own using instant paratha (see our recipe here).
Hence, we were quite excited to find that KO Restaurant serves the Scallion Pancake (RM8)as a starter.
The pancake here is decent, with a nice crisp and it wasn’t too dry. The addition of sweet or chilli sauce would have elevated the dish further, in our view.
KO Restaurant’s signature beef noodles
We enjoyed the Signature Beef Noodles (RM24 for small) here.
We liked that the noodles were thick and served al-dente, but the star was the soup as it was thick and robust.
The soup base has a strong soy base and we could taste the spices and la doubanjiang 蔥抓餅 (spicy bean paste) which gives the dish a distinct Taiwanese flair. The soup is a bit sweet and spicy with a deep umami.
The beef pieces were adequately tender as well.
Tiger Prawn Fried Rice got wok hei
The Tiger Prawn Fried Rice (RM16) here also met expectations as it was full of wok hei and well-seasoned. We liked that the chef uses high-quality jasmine rice for this dish – and the grains are well separated.
The dish is served with two huge tiger prawns that were fresh and bouncy.
Summary
KO Restaurant is also known for its Dry Scallion Noodles and Dumplings – which should warrant a return visit from us.
Do check out KO Restaurant if you’re looking for pork-free Taiwanese food in the area.
KO Restaurant
Address: 10a, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: 12pm-10pm Daily (Closed on Tuesdays)
Phone: 011-6123 0648
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