Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Update: This restaurant has moved with effect from 12 Oct 2012. Only the address has changed, the management, Chief Chef, kitchen crew, and staff remained the same. The updated information is as follows:

Restaurant name: Restaurant Star Chef 星名廚
Address: 51, Jalan Gelang Emas 1, Taman Gelang Emas, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qTJV6
GPS: 1.451155,103.585903
Hours: 08:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on alternate Thursday)
Non Halal

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The following post is based on the restaurant's previous location in Taman Sri Skudai.

Just came back from a sumptuous dinner at Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai, JB at the invitation of the owner, Alex. It's 00:30am but I couldn't wait till tomorrow to tell you about these delicious dishes that we had :)

 

Beautifully executed san lou bee hoon 三楼炒米粉. The slightly caramelised bee hoon and ingredients were crunchy yet soft and juicy with seafood broth.

 

 

This delectable Johor classic cost RM5.

 

 

Star Chef Skudai's fried chicken 麻辣炸鸡 in spicy sauce was an interesting twist from the usual fried chicken.

 

 

Despite it's name, the 麻辣 gravy was savoury and not too spicy (for me). Our half chicken cost RM16.

 

 

Fried Cod fish steak 干煎云鱼 - delicately crispy on the outside with a tasty sauce yet tender, sweet and juicy inside. 

 

 

I love the creamy, fatty flesh of Cod fish. Very well worth the RM30 indulgence.

 

 

This local crab (wild caught by Orang Asli fishermen) fried in salted egg yolk 黄金大肉蟹 was our RM38 treat (weighed in at a little over 500 grams).

 

 

The crab's meaty flesh was firm and sweet. The salted egg gravy made me first licked the crab shell, and then couldn't resist licking my fingers later :)

 

 

Star Chef Skudai's signature tofu 金汁腐竹豆腐 was served together with generous amounts of fried tofu skin soaking in a golden hued gravy.

 

 

The fried tofu skin soaked up loads of the savoury, smooth gravy, turning them into hard-to-resist crunchy, and tasty treats.   

 

 

The home made tofu was embedded with tiny cubes of century egg which added interesting textures and taste to the usual tofu.

 

 

I snapped a picture of the cosy and well appointed private dining area before the dinner crowd started arriving :)

 

 

I am always fascinated by chefs at work and can't resist taking this shot of Chef Chua artfully toss frying the san lou bee hoon :)

 

The Monday evening crowd.

 

The spacious, air conditioned restaurant was comfortable and service was sincere and attentive.

 

Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 is a friendly place with nice ambiance to enjoy delicious dishes prepared by star chefs at very reasonable prices.

 

  

Restaurant name: Star Chef Skudai 星名廚
Address: 1, Jalan Emas Putih 4, Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/BQpnW
GPS: 1.546333,103.656606
Hours: 10:30am to 2:30pm and 5:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on Thursday)
Non Halal

Date visited: 17 Sep 2012



Update: This restaurant has moved with effect from 12 Oct 2012. Only the address has changed, the management, Chief Chef, kitchen crew, and staff remained the same. The updated information is as follows:

Restaurant name: Restaurant Star Chef 星名廚
Address: 51, Jalan Gelang Emas 1, Taman Gelang Emas, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qTJV6
GPS: 1.451155,103.585903
Hours: 08:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on alternate Thursday)
Non Halal

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following post is based on the restaurant's previous location in Taman Sri Skudai.

Just came back from a sumptuous dinner at Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai, JB at the invitation of the owner, Alex. It's 00:30am but I couldn't wait till tomorrow to tell you about these delicious dishes that we had :)

 

Beautifully executed san lou bee hoon 三楼炒米粉. The slightly caramelised bee hoon and ingredients were crunchy yet soft and juicy with seafood broth.

 

 

This delectable Johor classic cost RM5.

 

 

Star Chef Skudai's fried chicken 麻辣炸鸡 in spicy sauce was an interesting twist from the usual fried chicken.

 

 

Despite it's name, the 麻辣 gravy was savoury and not too spicy (for me). Our half chicken cost RM16.

 

 

Fried Cod fish steak 干煎云鱼 - delicately crispy on the outside with a tasty sauce yet tender, sweet and juicy inside. 

 

 

I love the creamy, fatty flesh of Cod fish. Very well worth the RM30 indulgence.

 

 

This local crab (wild caught by Orang Asli fishermen) fried in salted egg yolk 黄金大肉蟹 was our RM38 treat (weighed in at a little over 500 grams).

 

 

The crab's meaty flesh was firm and sweet. The salted egg gravy made me first licked the crab shell, and then couldn't resist licking my fingers later :)

 

 

Star Chef Skudai's signature tofu 金汁腐竹豆腐 was served together with generous amounts of fried tofu skin soaking in a golden hued gravy.

 

 

The fried tofu skin soaked up loads of the savoury, smooth gravy, turning them into hard-to-resist crunchy, and tasty treats.   

 

 

The home made tofu was embedded with tiny cubes of century egg which added interesting textures and taste to the usual tofu.

 

 

I snapped a picture of the cosy and well appointed private dining area before the dinner crowd started arriving :)

 

 

I am always fascinated by chefs at work and can't resist taking this shot of Chef Chua artfully toss frying the san lou bee hoon :)

 

The Monday evening crowd.

 

The spacious, air conditioned restaurant was comfortable and service was sincere and attentive.

 

Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 is a friendly place with nice ambiance to enjoy delicious dishes prepared by star chefs at very reasonable prices.

 

  

Restaurant name: Star Chef Skudai 星名廚
Address: 1, Jalan Emas Putih 4, Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/BQpnW
GPS: 1.546333,103.656606
Hours: 10:30am to 2:30pm and 5:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on Thursday)
Non Halal

Date visited: 17 Sep 2012



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镇江排骨 Pork Ribs at Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Update: This restaurant has moved with effect from 12 Oct 2012. Only the address has changed, the management, Chief Chef, kitchen crew, and staff remained the same. The updated information is as follows:

Restaurant name: Restaurant Star Chef 星名廚
Address: 51, Jalan Gelang Emas 1, Taman Gelang Emas, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qTJV6
GPS: 1.451155,103.585903
Hours: 08:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on alternate Thursday)
Non Halal

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

The following post is based on the restaurant's previous location in Taman Sri Skudai.

 

It was a chance meeting with Alex, the boss of Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai.

I was having a late lunch at the famous 822 Super King Duck at Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. Even though it was already 3:00pm, 822 restaurant was still full of customers. So, we did the usual thing in Johor, which was to share a table with a perfect stranger.

When our char siew and siew yok arrived, I started to do what Johor Kaki always does. I was totally absorbed in taking photos of the food and writing down notes about how it tasted.

All this while, Alex the "stranger" with whom we were sharing the table was observing our "odd" behaviour curiously.

When I finally paused and returned back to "reality", Alex introduced himself. We soon had a nice conversation about my blog and my vision about putting every good Johor hawker on the World Wide Web. Alex then shared that he is the owner of Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai and invited us to visit.

As we were between appointments and so had a little bit of spare time, we accepted Alex's gracious invitation and was next at Star Chef Skudai restaurant.

At the well appointed, air conditioned Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚, Alex invited us to try his Chief Chef Chia's signature pork ribs  镇江排骨.

We were hardly hungry as we just had excellent char siew and siew yok at 822 Super King Duck restaurant, yet we managed to polish off Star Chef Skudai's signature 镇江排骨 pork ribs easily :)

 

The ribs were an interesting blend of flavours and textures making it a memorable taste and bite experience.

The savoury and slightly sweet sauce enveloped a gently crispy, caramelised outer layer.

Sinking my teeth pass the crispy caramelised layer, revealed the moist, juicy and tender meat inside that was naturally sweet.

The friendly Chief Chef Chia kindly allowed me to photograph him in action.

 

Deep frying the specially marinated pork ribs in hot oil.

 

Chief Chef Chia tossing the deep fried pork ribs in a super hot wok to sear in the flavours and caramelise the outer layer.

Just across the road from Star Chef Skudai restaurant is Star Chef Skudai duck which was started more than 20 years ago by Alex's father. Alex offered us some of his braised duck which we initially declined as we were totally stuffed - we had been "find" dining in JB since the morning :)

 

But with our appetites whetted by Star Chef Skudai's delicious signature pork ribs, we reluctantly picked up the thin slices of braised duck. Well, we couldn't stop after that until the whole plate of braised duck was gone :) After the first bite, we somehow found space in our stomachs for the braised duck :P

 

We were struck by the tenderness of the braised duck slices and the delicateness of the herbal braising sauce.

 

The tender duck also had that subtle, distinctive gamey flavour of fresh duck meat. When I asked Alex how to get duck meat so tender and flavourful, he shared that Star Chef Skudai uses only live ducks.

The braised duck came with this special chili sauce which was tangy, and only slightly spicy hot and sweet. The chili sauce complemented and enhanced the taste of  Star Chef Skudai's duck meat very well.

Our stomachs filled, we bid the friendly Wee family good bye and went on to our next stop in "find" dining in Johor.

Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 restaurant has many other interesting dishes which I will be coming back for :)

Restaurant name: Star Chef Skudai 星名廚
Address: 1, Jalan Emas Putih 4, Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/BQpnW
GPS: 1.546333,103.656606
Hours: 10:30am to 2:30pm and 5:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on Thursday)
Non Halal

Date visited: 10 Sep 2012

Update: This restaurant has moved with effect from 12 Oct 2012. Only the address has changed, the management, Chief Chef, kitchen crew, and staff remained the same. The updated information is as follows:

Restaurant name: Restaurant Star Chef 星名廚
Address: 51, Jalan Gelang Emas 1, Taman Gelang Emas, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/qTJV6
GPS: 1.451155,103.585903
Hours: 08:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on alternate Thursday)
Non Halal

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

The following post is based on the restaurant's previous location in Taman Sri Skudai.

 

It was a chance meeting with Alex, the boss of Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai.

I was having a late lunch at the famous 822 Super King Duck at Taman Ungku Tun Aminah. Even though it was already 3:00pm, 822 restaurant was still full of customers. So, we did the usual thing in Johor, which was to share a table with a perfect stranger.

When our char siew and siew yok arrived, I started to do what Johor Kaki always does. I was totally absorbed in taking photos of the food and writing down notes about how it tasted.

All this while, Alex the "stranger" with whom we were sharing the table was observing our "odd" behaviour curiously.

When I finally paused and returned back to "reality", Alex introduced himself. We soon had a nice conversation about my blog and my vision about putting every good Johor hawker on the World Wide Web. Alex then shared that he is the owner of Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚 in Taman Sri Skudai and invited us to visit.

As we were between appointments and so had a little bit of spare time, we accepted Alex's gracious invitation and was next at Star Chef Skudai restaurant.

At the well appointed, air conditioned Star Chef Skudai restaurant 星名廚, Alex invited us to try his Chief Chef Chia's signature pork ribs  镇江排骨.

We were hardly hungry as we just had excellent char siew and siew yok at 822 Super King Duck restaurant, yet we managed to polish off Star Chef Skudai's signature 镇江排骨 pork ribs easily :)

 

The ribs were an interesting blend of flavours and textures making it a memorable taste and bite experience.

The savoury and slightly sweet sauce enveloped a gently crispy, caramelised outer layer.

Sinking my teeth pass the crispy caramelised layer, revealed the moist, juicy and tender meat inside that was naturally sweet.

The friendly Chief Chef Chia kindly allowed me to photograph him in action.

 

Deep frying the specially marinated pork ribs in hot oil.

 

Chief Chef Chia tossing the deep fried pork ribs in a super hot wok to sear in the flavours and caramelise the outer layer.

Just across the road from Star Chef Skudai restaurant is Star Chef Skudai duck which was started more than 20 years ago by Alex's father. Alex offered us some of his braised duck which we initially declined as we were totally stuffed - we had been "find" dining in JB since the morning :)

 

But with our appetites whetted by Star Chef Skudai's delicious signature pork ribs, we reluctantly picked up the thin slices of braised duck. Well, we couldn't stop after that until the whole plate of braised duck was gone :) After the first bite, we somehow found space in our stomachs for the braised duck :P

 

We were struck by the tenderness of the braised duck slices and the delicateness of the herbal braising sauce.

 

The tender duck also had that subtle, distinctive gamey flavour of fresh duck meat. When I asked Alex how to get duck meat so tender and flavourful, he shared that Star Chef Skudai uses only live ducks.

The braised duck came with this special chili sauce which was tangy, and only slightly spicy hot and sweet. The chili sauce complemented and enhanced the taste of  Star Chef Skudai's duck meat very well.

Our stomachs filled, we bid the friendly Wee family good bye and went on to our next stop in "find" dining in Johor.

Star Chef Skudai 星名廚 restaurant has many other interesting dishes which I will be coming back for :)

Restaurant name: Star Chef Skudai 星名廚
Address: 1, Jalan Emas Putih 4, Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/BQpnW
GPS: 1.546333,103.656606
Hours: 10:30am to 2:30pm and 5:30am to 10:30pm (Closed on Thursday)
Non Halal

Date visited: 10 Sep 2012

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