Sin-fully Good

26 Feb 2011 - We were introduced to Sin Leong Huat by the parents of Kit’s old primary school friend, Marcus Tan, musician extraordinaire. Marcus is married to my best bud of the Hard Rock days, Debra Sta Maria – herself an accomplished singer and pianist.

Eating in the boonies is loads cheaper than the hot spots.

Our first introduction was so good that my father made this a regular dining spot. The day after Kit and I had our church wedding, we were dining there to celebrate my eldest nephew, Dylan’s birthday. 

We were there in February with old family friends Bob ad Carol Wong – the best servicing couple in the insurance business. (Do let me know if you need a referral to someone who really cares about you when they sell you an insurance plan).

Lovely lala in delicious sauce.

It was such a pig-out of singularly unhealthy, scrumptious food. For starters, nearly everything was deep-fried! We began by satiating my desire for clams, with a large helping of big lala. The light sauce really did the succulent mollusks justice, as it did not overpower the sweetness of the shellfish. RM30 for the dish was worth it, since they were large and very fresh. 

Mixed bean stir-fry.

We had a mixed bean stir-fry, which was the only nod to anything resembling healthy eating. It was good too, but I always shudder at paying for vegetables at restaurant because the RM20 this dish cost, would have bought me bags of local produce! 

These looked like whitings but I couldn't be sure since the shop manager only spoke Chinese!

The eating began in earnest with the arrival of slender deep fried fish, which were so crisp, you ate them whole. The bones just crumbled into nothing. They were so well-seasoned, they would have made a great accompaniment to a jug of beer. At RM30, these were delish!

The mantis prawns were also rolled in seasoned batter and fried. They kept their succulent bite and made for really good eating. Though fried, they were not greasy, and went down very easily. 

Looks like something the dog dragged in, but the duck was surprisingly delish!

The duck is the restaurant’s specialty – a whole fowl deep-fried to a tender, flaky crispness. Looking at it when it was first served, I could not believe this lump of brown was going to be tender. It looked like a dried out husk. But once cut and presented, it was really surprising how moist the meat was, leading to my belief that it was boiled or sat in a hot water bath before being flash fried. For RM35, this was a dish which could have fed a lot more than our party of six. 

Together with our rice (RM1 a plate), peanuts (RM2 but can be refused), and pot of tea (RM6), the bill came up to RM150.80. Not bad at all for such a feast! 

Sin Leong Huat

21&23 JalanNilam ½

Subang Hi-Tech Industries Park

40000 Shah Alam, Selangor

Tel: +603 5638 8812