[CLOSED] Menya Shi-Shi Do (Sri Petaling)

This has got to be one of the cheapest ramen places in town. I'm not talking light shoyu/miso clear broths, this is full-on tonkatsu broth jazzed up with flavours like black garlic, thunder spicy and basil. The shop is simple, service adequate and the ramen, awesome. The Shi Shi Ramen comes with pork shoulder slices, black fungus and a close-to-perfect ajitsuke egg. Got this with the black garlic pork soup. While the garlic flavour isn't overpowering, it melds well with the essence of pork bones for a balanced savoury soup. Highly recommend laying on the crispy fried garlic for extra crunch.

This one’s a bit of a drive away but it’s worth the trip! Hidden in a quieter area of the otherwise bustling Sri Petaling, Menya Shi Shi Do has all your ramen bases, if not more. From classic pork and spicy pork soups to black garlic, curry and “thunder” spicy pork soups. Went a little out of character and tried something different from my usual “if they can’t do a classic right, they ain’t right”.
Couldn’t resist the green in the Basil Pork soup that comes with all the standard trimmings - black fungus, pork shoulder, runny soft boiled egg, spring onion and “special sauce”. First try and I was hooked. It’s light but rich (??? is that possible) basil broth was just delicious and a definite crowd-pleaser. Contrary to the looks, the herby basil taste came off surprisingly subtle in this one, which I think is great lest it gets ‘jelak’-y after a while. Came during a rainy Sunday evening and tucking into this bowl was like getting a big hug in noodle form. So good. Will def go back.
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The best existing ramen in KL was always at Jaya One (and still is) but the Sri Petaling branch was a 10 minutes walk from my place. It became a weekly (and sometimes multiple times a week) meal, a Friday ritual to mark the end of a particularly horrendous slog at work, a lazy weekend lunch, a mid-week treat. It became the pivot around which Sri Petaling started seeing some genuinely good food. .
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I talked about it to everyone who would listen, and many who wouldn't. I wrote about it (blog link in bio). I met people because of it - case in point the food youtuber @jonathannght who has graciously invited us to an all-expenses paid trip to Tokyo. And more importantly, I ate at it. A lot. I had the massive chunky shoulder until that one was demised at the Sri P branch. I had the tsukemen - just launched about 2 or so months ago at Sri P. I had the bamboo shoots when available, which they rarely were. I had bowl after bowl of the black garlic Aka broth, which still blows away every other ramen in Klang Valley. .
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I'll head over to Jaya One when I can but it's, well, far away. Menya ShiShiDo can no longer be a weekly affair. And now there's a gaping hole in the neighborhood that mediocre eateries will undoubtedly be rushing to fill up but they'll never be able to replace what we have lost on this day. Pour up for ShiShiDo. Now don't even think about leaving, Hanabi. .
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You're hungry, but you've heard horror stories about the mediocrity permeating most restaurants in this part of town. Which isn't great because you want great food. Or good food, at the very least. Damn those food blogs that keep unreasonably raising your expectations and destroying your retirement savings! After all, this is KL, not Penang. One must settle for straightforward nourishment or bear a significant lightening of the wallet to have a good meal here.
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Or so you think.
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Our review of Menya Shi Shi Do is up! Head on over to our blog to read more.
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