Khyber Pass and Rojak Subang in PJ New Town

Hey, hey... today you are in for a treat as we have a double review for you! Call it a New Year special. Or buy one free one. Or gluttony. 

 First, R brought us to PJ New Town to try and find Nasi Vanggey PJ branch. But apparently it is not there anymore. Oh, the sadness of it all.

 Anyway, as parking was so super precious around there we parked at the first available parking spot we could find. And that parking place just happened to be near KFC. But do you think we would waste your time on a review of KFC food in here? Hello, we are uber sophisticated okay (N: but S just had McDonald's prosperity burger 2 days ago! S: shut up, N.).

 Anyway, we walked along the street and decided to switch from the usual Malaysian or Western fare to some exotic looking restaurant. How exotic? Pakistani exotic. This place is called Khyber Pass. For all you geography nuts there, Khyber pass is the mountainous range connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan. See... we do remember somebody's request for learning points in this totally non- educational blog. Honestly, would you google 'food review blogs' if you wanted to find learning points? Some people make very weird comments in this blog.

This is the interior of the restaurant. Very early 90's vibe. But on the plus side, there were barely any customers there (is that a good thing by the way?) and with the air- conditioning on full blast, R gave the ambience an 7/10. N went with 5/10 because he has more refined taste in interior design while S gave it a 6/10 because there was some strong perfume-y smell when she first entered that she had an acute bronchospasm attack. Luckily she brought her inhaler along. Here is another learning point: always bring your rescue inhaler everywhere you go in case you enter a strongly perfumed establishment. My, my... aren't we on an educational roll here.

All of us ordered the executive lunch sets because it is cheap at almost RM 10. N chose naan bread while S & R had briyani rice as the carbs. Sampler sizes of mutton curry, chicken curry, potato curry and vegetable curry were served alongside the carbs. Okay, so they probably were not all curries but our limited food knowledge on Pakistani/ Indian food is decidedly poor. They were exceptionally well- seasoned with strong spices which kind of burn your stomach, but in a nice way. Not like the diarrhoea stomach- burning type.

This is how the briyani looked like. We were each given a glass of carbonated drink as part of the lunch set and all of us chose Coke. The general consensus for the food is 8/10. Honestly, our main writer forgot the individual scores rated by the team so she decided to to go with the average. Service was good and efficient, scoring 7/10. 

Having claimed to be feeling full due to the spiciness of the dish, we left the restaurant in good spirits, having just forked out RM 10 per person. Then we saw it.....

What better way to cool the inferno raging in our stomachs than chendol? The shop was conveniently located opposite of Khyber Pass, along the same block as KFC. Clever marketing ploy right to place a cooling chendol shop opposite a spice- laden Pakistani restaurant? The shop is called Rojak Subang. We are pretty sure it is a branch of a shop originally started in Subang (you think?). S had the chendol jagung which cost RM 3 while N & R both had the plain chendol which cost RM 2 each. N gave it a 5/10 as he was disappointed that they did not use gula melaka. As S & R both originate from non- chendol states ( you know who you are, Borneans), any chendol they eat automatically taste good so they gave theirs 7/10. Plus, they did manage to extinguish the heat in our tummies. So, job well done chendols. 

The rojak there looked appetising though... Next time team, next time.

Khyber Pass address: No 36, Jalan 52/ 18 New Town, Bandar Baru Petaling Jaya, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor 

Rojak Subang address: No 47, Jalan 52/18, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Until the next review,

Honest Foodies Review Team