Suukee Coffee @ SS2 PJ

I first read about this hidden gem on malaysianflavours.  From what I gather from their Facebook, they moved here in June (just one row behind their previous shop in SS2/24).

The place I'm talking about is Suukee Coffee @ SS2 PJ but the queer thing is that you won't be able to find this restaurant name as they're sharing the sames premises with another restaurant.  I don't know why they have this peculiar set up, so you'll have to find Restoran Yau Hau Fook in order to find Suukee Coffee. 

You'll find two sets of menu at the counter, one for Suukee Coffee (from 8am to 4pm) and the other for Yau Hau Fook that serves "tai chow" (or various Chinese stir-fry) dishes from 11am.

But we came in the morning looking for Suukee's offerings, especially their well-known (and chef recommended) Teluk Intan Mee Rebus @ RM7, reputed to be a Teluk Intan version.  Their mee rebus is a serving of yellow noodles with flour fritters, sliced tofu, hard-boiled egg, boiled potato chunks and bean sprouts, garnished with a sprinkling of fried shallots, fresh chillies and Chinese celery.  Now, I've not eaten a Teluk Intan mee rebus before, so I wouldn't know how this compares but this one was just great.

This plate of mee rebus came with additional Sambal Sotong (Squid) @ RM2.50 that added an extra 'kick' to the dish.  I liked that the potato-based gravy was thick, rich and flavourful with slightly spicy (from the sambal sotong), sweet and sour nuances.  The squeeze of calamansi lime further added a hint of sourness and freshness to the dish.  The other notable items on the plate were the absolutely crispy flour fritters and the other softer type fritter that resembled a cucur udang/bawang (prawn and onion fritter) which turned out to be really good.

Our bowl of Curry Laksa @ RM8 with meehoon/mee as the noodles of choice.  I'm not sure what version of curry laksa this was but it had roasted pork, bean curd puffs, long beans, bean sprouts and fresh mint.  The long beans and mint lean towards Penang-style curry mee but then it was missing the coagulated pig's blood and seafood.

The curry was mildly spicy and wasn't as thick as some I've had but with a good aroma of "santan" (coconut milk) and was nicely flavoured.  I'd say the roasted pork was just ok as a meat topping for the laksa.  Overall, it wasn't fantastic but decent enough...maybe I should have asked for additional sambal to spice it up.

The other curry offered was the Dry Curry Noodle @ RM8 that's been tossed in dark soy, curry and sambal paste.  This was served with either roasted pork or curry chicken, long beans and bean sprouts.  According to the menu, the curry noodles are only available on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

We also tried the Nasi Lemak @ RM4.50 with additional sambal sotong @ RM2.50.  The rice had nice fluffy grains served with fresh and crispy "ikan bilis" (anchovies) and groundnuts, hard-boiled egg, thinly sliced french beans and a sweetish not-too-spicy sambal.

The sambal sotong was the more spicy one (in comparison to the sambal) but the squid pieces were not as tender as these were the crunchy-type cuttlefish (that have been pre-soaked in alkaline water) like those used in a "sotong kangkung" dish.  It's a fair rendition coming out of a Chinese-style coffee shop I have to say but I wasn't loving it.

I made an order of Hainan Bread @ RM3 when I saw the pic in the menu which showed that they use the 'real deal' here....the traditional bread loaf! ^_*

I was amazed at the size of the single order of bread when it arrived.  Not only was it big in size, it was also very thick!

Usually, they'd use one thick slice of bread cut in the middle but this was made with two thick slices of bread instead.  So, this is absolutely for bread lovers who love their bread thick with more bite.

The inside revealed a spread of kaya (house-made I presume) that's a little darker than usual but nice and sticky-sweet.  And it's topped off with a stick of artery-clogging, thickly cut, absolutely creamy, frozen butter slice that's so sinful but seriously delicious.  I have fond memories of eating this frozen butter (or what we used to call "suet chong ngau yau") with bread when I was a kid and, at that time, we got a whole square of it, not a thin stick!  If we get it served nowadays like that (like in the olden days), I think many people will probably faint!! >_<

It was so good I packed one for the road....I don't care if I have to eat it cold and less crispy later! >.<  The combination of utterly crispy crust with soft yet crisp bread and absolutely creamy butter with delish homemade kaya.....that's a slice of heaven, right there.  Now that's how a good Hainanese toast should look and taste like! ;)

You can eat the toasted bread with half-boiled eggs (RM3 for 2) or a bowl of Chicken Curry @ RM5.  We packed two portions of the chicken curry.  I was a bit disappointed when I unveiled the packed curry as it contained only 3 small pieces of chicken and 2 small chunks of potato.  And what was worse was that I got two pieces of breast meat and the tip of one chicken drumstick (which barely had any meat).  Looks like the chicken curry here is not made with specific parts of the chicken (like say drumstick) but with the entire chicken, chopped to smaller pieces, and it depends on your luck which piece you get.

The chicken pieces were falling apart tender and, somehow, it reminded me of those (Ayam brand) canned curry chicken I ate a long time ago....kekeke! :D  I do like my chicken to be nice and soft but not until falling apart tender.  But I have to give due credit to the curry which was decent but remotely different in taste from the canned ones, of course.

I was less enthusiastic about their Iced Black Coffee @ RM2.80.  They say it's made with coffee powder from Teluk Intan.  If it was, I wasn't impressed.

My Personal Opinion

What I've listed above is their entire menu....yup, I've gone through all of them except for the half-boiled eggs.  I think they have a very limited menu because they're sharing the current premises with another restaurant (but I've not been to their old place, before they moved, so I'm not 100% sure if it was the same menu then).

If you want more variety, make sure you head here after 11am coz that's when Restoran Yau Hau Fook can whip up one dish meals for you from RM5.50 (judging from the banners in the restaurant) or you can order any of their a la carte tai chow dishes.

Notwithstanding Suukee's limited menu, I felt that their best dish is the mee rebus and I can certainly see myself returning for just this.....and the Hainanese toast! ;)

Suukee Coffee @
Restoran Yau Hau Fook
No 25 Jalan SS2/30
47300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 017-367 0888