PJ SS2 Restoran MaMa Lee’s Home Cooked Kitchen turns family favourites into worthy feasts for get-togethers

MaMa Lee's Home Cooked Kitchen in SS2, Petaling Jaya, offers a refreshing contrast to trendy dining, focusing on affordable and quality home-style meals.

Opened in May, the restaurant attracts patrons despite its challenging location by offering deals like discounted tilapia fish, available with a Google review.

With a menu featuring diverse Chinese dishes such as Sweet & Sour Pork Yam Ring and Lemon Thai steamed fish, the restaurant emphasizes traditional flavors and a commitment to fresh ingredients.

Their approach to cooking reflects a homely touch, using minimal salt and oil, reminiscent of a family meal cooked with care.

PETALING JAYA, Sept 16 — In this era where hype food like blue-coloured pasta and “ bulu bulu ” hairy cake pulls in diners out of curiosity and for their social media, it’s refreshing to find a humble restaurant serving good food for the neighbourhood.

MaMa Lee’s Home Cooked Kitchen definitely embodies the evergreen allure of home-style, family meals.

Opened in May, the restaurant’s awkward location in SS2 — in front of a very busy road with little parking — has led them to employ the magical words, “ peng , cheng and leng ,” literally translated as cheap and nice.

Strictly for weekdays, one can order a tilapia fish for RM25, compared to the usual price of RM6 per 100 grams, which would have cost me RM42. There’s a catch: you must post a Google review to qualify for the deal.

Ten different sauces are on offer, either steamed or fried, ensuring you don’t get bored if this place becomes your regular canteen.

Their Lemon Thai steamed fish is a popular pick for many but I decided to try the second most ordered Nyonya curry.

The butterflied fish sits in a pool of orange curry with vegetables like eggplant, long beans and winged beans.

The flesh is smooth, especially around the belly as the fragrant curry with a little heat infuses it with flavour that calls for more rice.

We also appreciated how the vegetables were cooked to a softer consistency, probably because they prepped the curry with vegetables ahead of time.

Most restaurants don’t do this; they always throw in the vegetables at the last moment leaving them partly cooked and semi-hard. .

When you spot an entire page in the menu dedicated to yam ring with various toppings, it’s definitely a sign you must order this classic Chinese dish.

Indeed the Sweet & Sour Pork Yam Ring (RM32) is a gorgeous rendition not for its looks but for the creamy texture when you start eating it.

These yam rings are prepped ahead and then fried when ordered.

A firmer bite signals a higher flour ratio, which ruins the enjoyment of this dish — the usual texture found in most places.

There is the conventional Kung Pao Chicken with its nuggets of chicken and nuts plus dried chilies, but I wanted to try the sweet and sour pork; this dish allowed me to sample both items in one order.

The pork is tender and lightly coated with batter, yielding a softer bite drenched in sauce that balances the sweet tomato sauce well with the vinegar.

Most restaurants treat greens as an afterthought, but once in a while, you spot a different dish like Winged Bean with Lotus Root (RM18 for small, RM28 for medium).

The four angled beans are sliced and stir fried with minced pork, aromatics like garlic and chilies, plus the unusual sliced lotus root, producing a crunchier dish than your normal plate of greens.

What makes this dish exceptional is the restaurant insists on using younger, finer beans, which aren’t woody like the older ones, providing a gentler crunch.

In general, the food here definitely reminds one of home cooking because they use salt and oil sparingly, much like how a mother cooks for her family with care.

The people behind this restaurant also operate Tien Xia Restaurant at Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil.

Restoran MaMa Lee’s Home Cooked Kitchen

No. 19, Jalan SS2/3,

Open: Closed every Tuesday.

Facebook: @Restoran-Mama-Lee

Instagram: @mamaleerestoranpj

* This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal.

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位于八打灵再也 SS2 区的 MaMa Lee's Home Cooked Kitchen 与时尚餐饮形成鲜明对比，专注于提供价格实惠、品质优良的家常菜。

这家餐厅于五月开业，尽管地理位置偏僻，但通过提供诸如折扣罗非鱼等优惠活动吸引了顾客，顾客只需在谷歌上留下评论即可享受折扣。

餐厅的菜单提供各种中国菜肴，如糖醋猪肉芋头圈和柠檬泰式蒸鱼，强调传统口味和对新鲜食材的承诺。

他们的烹饪方式体现了家的温馨，尽量少用盐和油，让人想起精心烹制的家庭餐。

八打灵再也，9 月 16 日讯——在这个蓝色意大利面和“bulu bulu”毛茸茸蛋糕等网红美食吸引食客出于好奇和社交媒体目的的时代，能找到一家为社区提供美味佳肴的朴实餐厅，真是令人耳目一新。

MaMa Lee 的家常菜厨房绝对体现了家常菜永恒的魅力。

这家餐厅于五月开业，位于SS2区，位置尴尬——正对一条非常繁忙的道路，停车位很少——因此他们使用了神奇的词语“peng , cheng , leng”，字面翻译为便宜又好。

仅限工作日，您可以花25令吉购买一条罗非鱼，而通常价格为每100克6令吉，相当于42令吉。但有个条件：您必须在谷歌上发表评论才能享受此优惠。

这里提供十种不同的酱料，无论是蒸的还是炸的，保证即使这家店成为你的常去食堂，你也不会感到厌倦。

他们家的柠檬泰式清蒸鱼很受很多人欢迎，但我决定尝尝点数第二高的娘惹咖喱。

蝴蝶鱼浸泡在橙色咖喱中，咖喱里还有茄子、长豆角和四棱豆等蔬菜。

肉质光滑，尤其是腹部，香浓微辣的咖喱汁渗入其中，味道鲜美，让人忍不住想多吃点米饭。

我们也很喜欢蔬菜的软嫩口感，可能是因为他们事先用蔬菜腌制了咖喱。

大多数餐馆都不会这样做；他们总是最后才把蔬菜放进去，导致蔬菜半熟半硬。

当你在菜单上看到整整一页都是芋头圈配各种配料时，这绝对是一个信号，表明你一定要点这道经典的中国菜。

糖醋猪肉芋头圈（RM32）的确是一道美味佳肴，不仅外观惊艳，而且入口后口感绵密顺滑。

这些山药圈是提前做好，然后根据顾客要求油炸的。

口感较硬意味着面粉比例较高，这会破坏这道菜的口感——这是大多数地方常见的口感。

传统的宫保鸡丁里有鸡块、坚果和干辣椒，但我想要尝尝糖醋里脊；这道菜让我一次就能品尝到这两种美味。

猪肉鲜嫩多汁，裹着一层薄薄的面糊，口感柔嫩，淋上酱汁后，甜美的番茄酱和醋的味道完美地平衡了口感。

大多数餐馆把蔬菜当作次要的配菜，但偶尔你会看到像莲藕炒翼豆这样的特色菜（小份 18 马币，中份 28 马币）。

将四角豆切片，与猪肉末、大蒜、辣椒等香料以及不常见的莲藕片一起翻炒，做出来的菜肴比普通的蔬菜沙拉口感更脆。

这道菜的特别之处在于，餐厅坚持使用更嫩、更细的豆子，这种豆子不像老豆子那样有嚼劲，口感更脆。

总的来说，这里的食物确实让人想起家常菜，因为他们用盐和油都很节制，就像母亲用心为家人烹饪一样。

这家餐厅的经营者同时也在武吉加里尔的奥罗拉广场经营着天下餐厅。

MaMa Lee's Home Cooked Kitchen 餐厅

SS2/3路19号

营业时间：每周二休息。

Facebook：@Restoran-Mama-Lee

Instagram：@mamaleerestoranpj

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