PJ Oldtown: Bangkok Tomyam

This is a small restaurant just operating outside a house in PJ oldtown. It located directly next to Ah Lek Aquarium. The place only have 4-5 tables and a 2-3 person to operate the whole place.

The famous dish is Tom Yam Fish Head but you can choose to have fish meat instead if you like. The fish they use is seafish "hung chou" or red snapper. Its a big and expensive fish, so the fish head will cost you RM66-70 while the fish meat will cost you RM35-60. I ordered fish meat instead and the lady boss, who also takes the order, who also cooks and collect the bill, offered me 2 pcs at RM40++. She is a Thai but speaks good cantonese.

Our tom yam fish head comes in a big pan with various tom yam ingredents inside, lemon grass, lime leaves, chili, onions, etc. The soup is flaming hot a first, but after a few burning but addictive sip, you just want to keep it coming. Its spicy and sour and is really living up to the name of Thai food.

I also ordered Fried Kang Kung (in malai fung kong style) and Fried Eggs with Pork. The fried kang kung is fried with fish sauce and chili, simply but excellent. The eggs are simply fried with pork in it, again, you can taste some fish sauce in it. The fried stuff is a bit oily but overall, its really good and authentically Thai.

Total damage is RM75 for 3 pax and the above dishes. The tom yam is expensive but the fish they use are good, so once a blue moon eat here still can tahan lar :)