I was recently introduced to a really village styled Malay restaurant right in the heart of our city of Petaling Jaya that is able to combine the authenticity of the food and that of a Malay village ambiance to that of city level pricing. Let's get one thing straight, the food ain't cheap! The variety is absolutely fabulous!! The restaurant appeals to me because it solves my "Malay Dilemma". It is not easy to find good Malay restaurant in the city area that has good food, clean but not price that is going to bore a hole in your pocket.
The variety we get are either at the hawkers or hotels. Hawkers are either selling Thai-Malay food (god knows what's up with that misguided synapse crap) or are dirty. Hotel food tend to be...well....hotel food, by which I mean not great and cost more than kidney transplant surgery.
Images of the Sambal Hijau Menu - Click Here
Sambal Hijau has a wide variety of dishes AND also sauces. Different types of chili and sambal. The vegetable variety is poor though but the rest is good to go. They even have grilled fish and sting ray accompanied by their own made sauce. While the food is not cheap, it's lower than most good Malay restaurant. So my "Malay Dilemma" solved with good food and LOWER (not cheap...did I mention that?) prices. Futhermore, being in Sg Penchala (off TTDI), it's pretty near home and office.
One of the downside to Sambal Hijau is that it is not air-conditioned so if you are going for lunch, dress comfortably. If you are in office attire, you may just get a little sticky and wet. There aren't too many tables and seats so best to get there early for lunch. I would suggest getting there by 12pm. Anytime after that, it's your luck.
We are usually there by 12pm, have a good stuffing, enjoy that green jelly-like substance with "Gula Melaka" or brown sugar and then head off. The other downside is that you can't really stay at the restaurant too long as people are waiting for places. Which is fine, since it's hot anyway. It's very difficult to have a light lunch here. If you are on a diet, going to Sambal Hijau is like taking Tiger Woods on a police operation on a vice bust of prostitutes. After lunch, it's probably best to get to a Starbucks and get a strong latte to pump back your adrenalin for the day. Otherwise it's nighty-night!
Dinner is not as adventurous. Somehow it's not very packed unless it's during the fasting month of Ramadan. We have many folks packing food to break fast with. Sambal Hijau is located in Sg Penchala. I don't have the address, you will have to google it from other who are more considerate than me. For me, I hope you don't find it so that it's not more packed than it already is. I just told you to tease you...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
So enjoy the menu as shown in the link above.....MUUAAHAHAHAHAHA!
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