Sweet Bean
September 10th, 2006
Sweet Bean is a little cafe in Sri Petaling that ivan took me to the other day. he insisted that the wantan mee there is reeeeeeeally nice, but i didnt believe him, cos everyone knows only the coffeeshops and wet markets serve the best wantan mee! how can cutesy little establishments with pastel walls and air conditioning serve good wantan mee?! just so wrong lah. but i layan him anyway, and so off to Sweet Bean we went! (but only after i camwhored on his car, hehe)
the first thing that we had was the Red Bean Glutinous Rice Dumpling With Ice And More Red Beans On Top or some other long-ass name like that. it is a shaved ice dessert in coconut milk, then topped with LOTS and LOTS of red beans, and then finished with two red bean tong yuens (glutinous rice dumplings) on the side. i LOVE it cos the redbean topping was really very good, plus they were so generous with the beans! coconut milk was thin and not too sweet – just lovely.
next up is the Deep Fried Sesame Glutinous Rice Dumpling. okay i wouldnt order this if i were you, cos the moment you pop it into your mouth, all this OIL oozes out onto your tongue. yeah i can hear all the girls going ‘eeeewwww!’ already. that’s what ivan and i said too. we also ordered their Fried Wantan, one of ivan’s favourite dishes in that place. it’s quite good but i dont have a pic of it.
and THIS is the wantan mee that ivan keeps raving about! the one in the picture is Wantan Mee with Honey BBQ Chicken. nope that’s not char siew, this place is actually halal. oleh itu, semua orang melayu mesti datang sini try the wantan mee, ok?! cos it’s damn good. really!!! i take back what i said about only the coffeeshops and markets selling good wantan mee! y’all MUST TRY Sweet Bean’s wantan mee. the sauce in the noodles is just perfect, and the honey marinade for the chicken is just wow. i kid you not.
yesterday we went back to Sweet Bean again because i was so craving the wantan mee. this time around, we also tried the Egg Milk Pudding thing, which was amazing. the texture is just right – not too flimsy and not too thick .. and the taste! the taste! it’s like this *perfect* ratio of egg and cream and vanilla! it’s really one of the better chinese desserts that i’ve ever had.
this is the Peanut Paste + Sesame Tong Yuen combo. in Sweet Bean, they have all this tong shui combinations – you can mix and match any of their paste desserts with their tong yuen. this is great for people like me who want just a bit of everything, haha. anyways their fasang wu (peanut paste) is absolutely divine. it’s really hard to find a good peanut paste that isnt too watered down, or even worst, so cloying (like KTZ’s) that you feel like soaking your throat in hypotonic solution after just a few spoonfuls. so from now on, if i ever crave peanut paste, Sweet Bean is the place i’m gonna go! ivan, you will go with me right??
above is the Mushroom Cheese Chicken Chop Noodle that Li Shun recommended! if you’re ever starving and need something that will really stick to your bones, this is totally for you. the gravy on the noodles is reminscent of cream of mushroom soup, but thicker and more flavourful with a strong meld of cheddar cheese in it. then there are all these yummy mushroom bits in the gravy too! the chicken chop itself is good as well. i quite like it! the only complaint i have is that there’s perhaps too much MSG in the gravy.
this place is great! a bit hidden away but totally worth the trip. it’s not too expensive either, will put up the prices when ivan emails me the receipt. we totally recommend this place for a quick bite or for any dessert/wantan mee cravings you may have! :D
Sweet Bean (map)
No 25, Jalan 13/149L,
Bandar Baru Sri Petaling,
57000 KL.
Tel : 019-317 4681 (Raymond)
29 Comments Add your own
1. turquoise | September 10th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
yummy ! i love wantan mee. to bad i live on the other side of town.
2. Kevin | September 10th, 2006 at 5:29 pm
GO SRI PETALING MCH!
3. pinkpau | September 10th, 2006 at 5:34 pm
turquoise : u must try this place! :D
kevin : HEHEHE :D you miss this place lehhh! eh u know what, i’m not moving already :( sniff.
4. TheRealAnonymous | September 10th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
hmmm… always pass the place but never tried it… should try it out one day… not too far from my place only… mayb call iven also! haha.. he also doesn’t stay far from it! keke..
Eh… have u tried the wanton mee at Sunway Pyramid’s top floor… the chinese restaurant u see at the corner just as u’re coming out the carpark? I forgot the restaurant’s name… the wanton mee there is also quite nice leh… =Þ
5. prawn | September 10th, 2006 at 7:53 pm
huhu…drooling like mad now =)_
And its halal!! Hard to find good halal food nowdays. Must try when I come back =D
6. 认伟 | September 10th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
you always post food review here…surely u love eating. but how come still so slim one?
7. chris | September 10th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
eh this place is beside ZoneX cybercafe rite? i always hang out at the mamak of the corner shop but never eat there
8. Waifon | September 10th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
wah rao… hungry :( No other branches? Sri Petaling is like miles apart from Ampang or Kiara :(
9. eric | September 10th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
hahah.. i so enjoy reading your reviews..
though i won’t really take the time to really go, but just looking at the food is appetizing itself. hahahaha. :D
10. reallybites | September 10th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
i wanna eat the Mushroom Cheese Chicken Chop Noodle!!
cheeseeeeeeee i like
11. kristof | September 11th, 2006 at 9:15 am
there is something very banal i find in the food of these yuppie cafes. I mean, their good and all but it seems that almost every one of them serves the same looking stuff. I can;t really say what i mean… just that these fusion, decor, art food are… weird and banal.
maybe i prefer my food to be either classy, complete with a sommelier boasting them thin moustaches. or oily and greasy served in hot and unsanitary conditions, with added carbon and cigarette ash to taste.
12. Michael | September 11th, 2006 at 11:15 am
OHH i just noticed that you speak a little Singlish :P
13. Ginny | September 11th, 2006 at 11:22 am
eh..i remember sumwhere else got wan leh not onli sri petaling
14. Az1 | September 11th, 2006 at 11:31 am
Thank god it is not puasa month yet…if not…sure I batal puasa just by looking at those photos. Yummy!
15. Ven | September 11th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
yum yum. thanks for the map. I can go hunting now.
16. entwined | September 11th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
i am sooooo going! and the best thing is, it opens till 12 midnight! can drag my bf there after his work! :D :D :D
thanks for the recommendation! :D
17. MichelleSY | September 11th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
OHHHHHHHH *drools*
I want I want I want I want I want I want!
But I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t =(
18. coconutice | September 11th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
is it seriously halal? I’m goinna drag my frens there then :P Oh I cant open the map for some reason :(
19. alvin | September 12th, 2006 at 7:23 am
When i come back to Msia, you should bring me to eat all the food listed in http://quaintly.net/category/food/
hem! :)
20. theyung | September 12th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
i was surfing absoluterage when i saw your signature had a highlighted “really”
i got curious and found myself spending the next hour reading your blog when i should have been working on my application for uni =.=”
neways great blog, keep it up!!
21. KY | September 12th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
FEED MEeeeeeee
22. pinkpau | September 12th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
therealanonymous : really?? you stay so near but never try?! and no have not tried the wantan mee at pyramid .. but will definitely go one day since i study so nearby
prawn : u must!
dude with chinese name : haha! lucky i guess. but ive been noticing a drop in metabolic rate :( cacatnya! i dont want to grow up!
chris : yea right next to zone x. hey how can you have waited so long and not tried this place?! the menu is sooo chun ok
waifon : haha ya i live in ampang too.. but not that far! take kesas highway
eric : what! you must go okay!
reallybites : its very very nice :D must convert u from lasagna to mushroom cheese chicken chop noodles..
kristof : hehe yea i get what you mean. but sometimes you discover little gems like Sweet Bean that are above the rest in its category.
michael : excuse me, it’s manglish :P haha i’m not singaporean!
ginny : issit? their biz card says only sri petaling
az1 : haha omg thanks for the headsup! i must remember during puasa month not to blog any foodposts..
ven : you’re welcome!
entwined : very much welcome :D
michellesy : brisbane got good seafood! you’re better off :P
coconutice : yup its totally halal! so cool right, halal wantan mee.. hey ive emailed you the map
alvinwoon : say only lah u =( dont know when u wanna come back to see me also.
theyung : hehe i will, thanks! now go finish up ur uni apps!
KY : eh today i’m going to eat duck rice in PJ new town .. hahaha u want?
23. entwined » I feel b&hellip | September 13th, 2006 at 12:30 am
[...] Went to Sweet Bean cafe with my family today after reading Pinkpau’s drool-worthy review. I had quite high expectations after reading her review, but honestly, I didn’t think the food was really that great. It was acceptable, but nothing extraordinary. Among the six of us, we had: [...]
24. stellaboo | September 13th, 2006 at 12:57 am
i dreamt about those red bean tong yuens. so weird, i woke up, opened your page and took the address down.
25. pinkpau | September 14th, 2006 at 2:25 am
stellaboo : follow ze map!
26. xiaoxiao | September 17th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
the food not worthy ler..
27. joshua(jlwk) | September 17th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
hi su ann,well it might be a little late for me to comment since it’s being posted for a while already,but i must say it’s really nice of u to tell us how nice it taste and thks for the map u have there.
28. sweeleen | September 23rd, 2006 at 12:36 pm
the food at Sweet Bean is good but unfortunately the place is infested with FLIES!
29. chumpman | January 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Thank God I don’t live nearby or I’m sure I will gain 2kgs in a week ! I can almost smell the cheddar cheese and mushroom gravy on the noodles. Egg milk pudding I can have it everyday, LOL !
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