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Whatever you order at Kim Lee will not leave you disappointed
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PHOTO: MOHAMMED YOUSUF
GREAT FARE Superbly flavourful
In the typically Chinese decorated Kim Lee restaurant done up in green and red, and faintly lit up by dim lights inside, gold fish are floating around in aquariums beside simple functional wrought-iron dining tables. A whiff of chilli sauce floats ar
ound and tickles your nostrils as you order hot, steamed momos.
Owner and chief Chef Walter Chung comes to your table and engagingly takes your order, making useful and welcome suggestions according to your preferences and tastes. He does not breathe down your neck, standing around aimlessly with a notepad droning: “You could try this or that.” He actually finds out if you want something spicy or bland, thick or thin, a vegetable-ridden dish or a non-vegetarian’s delight. Whatever you order, it will not disappoint nor would it be what is typically made or cooked in other Chinese restaurants.
The lung fung soup is delicious – it’s neither too thick nor too thin – a right blend of vegetables and succulent pieces of chicken that will have you drink noisily and greedily in slurps.
It is best to go with family to Kim Lee and watch Chung listen patiently to the routine demands at the table – mama wants to be vegetarian for the night, papa doesn’t want it too spicy. There are honey pepper chicken wings, playing sweet tantalising tricks with your eyes, and then tongue. The wings are glistening on the plate, dripping with honey sauce and then it disappeared within seconds like in TV advertisements where children grab it all. The roast pork is juicy and favours your salt taste buds, laced with some thick gravy that soaks well into the pieces. Burnt garlic noodles are thin long strands of noodles, touched with the right amount of garlic – so much so that you could enjoy a couple of plain mouthfuls of the noodles and nothing else.
While Buddha’s delight will have the vegetarian turning cartwheels of joy, it also provides a tasty balance to a ‘wholesome’ non-vegetarian meal.
You can order just about everything in Kim Lee and with a little help from Chung. You just leave it to Walter’s hands and do the eating.
Kim Lee is a restaurant quietly tucked away from the mad gimmick of advertising and thrives on its own old, loyal customers who still crave for good taste and quiet moments and not glitzy, five-star ambiences. Kim Lee is open from noon to 3.30 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on all days and is at No. 54, Double Road, Indiranagar. Call 41153277 or 9845428620.
Ambience: Typically Chinese Service: Excellent Specialty: Genuine fusion Chinese Wallet factor: Rs. 500 or less for two
AYESHA MATTHAN
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