When I first looked at the menu of Organic Leaf Restaurant @ Section 17, Petaling Jaya, I was confused and almost stunned to see the words "fish"," chicken", "beef" and "mutton" listed because I clearly remembered entering a vegetarian restaurant. After (shyly) confirming with KS that those are indeed mock meat, I laughed hilariously. Well, guess it has been a very long time since I stepped into a Chinese vegetarian restaurant.
(To me, vegetarian means accepting that whatever you eat is not meat and so, I find it very weird as to why we still need to fool ourselves that those are "meat". Well...)
First up was the Crispy Fish Cutlet with Dried Chillies (RM 14.80). Having eaten some delicious mock fish meat at Simple Life, I was very keen to order "fish" again. This dish definitely lived up to my expectations.
The "skin", made from seaweed, was chewy while the "meat" has a slight firm texture, giving the impression of a real fish fillet. The gravy was kung-po style, with a mild heat. It's not too oily and it's pretty appetizing. Portion was quite reasonable.
Another dish we ordered is the Braised Eggplant with Soy Beans (RM 13.80). It was slightly disappointing as it was not as fragrant as expected. There were a little too much of lemongrass and curry leaves, which somehow masked the flavour of the soy beans. On top of that, the eggplant were irregularly cut in length and so, some pieces were under-cooked. Portion-wise, it was relatively small.
For drinks, I ordered Homemade Ginger Tea (RM 3.80). It has a very strong ginger taste, which is pretty good to dispel wind from the body, but a little more sugar would have done a great job to tone down the spiciness and make it more pleasant.
In my opinion, Organic Leaf Restaurant is okay for some decent home-cook, Chinese-style vegetarian food, with a slightly modern and homey ambiance.
Parking should not be an issue, but unfortunately, it's located at quite an isolated corner of PJ and hence, can be a little quiet at night. Not sure if the nearby police station would help give some assurance, though, but with the recent alarming crime rates, it would be good to stay alert if you're visiting here at night.
Parking should not be an issue, but unfortunately, it's located at quite an isolated corner of PJ and hence, can be a little quiet at night. Not sure if the nearby police station would help give some assurance, though, but with the recent alarming crime rates, it would be good to stay alert if you're visiting here at night.
Organic Leaf Restaurant
No 3, Jalan 17/45
Section 17
46400 Petaling Jaya
GPS: 3.118817,101.629645
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