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Located among the busier streets of Kepong, this well-known eatery at Jalan Kepong Baru (Wai Shek Kai) has been in business for several decades. Each day, throngs of customers patronize Restaurant the Fruitti Stall for its famed mouth-watering desserts, variety of snacks and delectable fried dim sum.

In order to provide a more detailed understanding of this popular eating place, we set to indulge our taste buds and hereby present you a comprehensive review of the eatery.

What makes it so special, I hear you ask? Well, the answer simply lies in its food. Their menu offers an extensive selection of fruit sago ice, fried snacks, noodles, light dishes and desserts (tong sui) with up to 12 types per day!

To begin with, their fried yam dumplings are a must-try. Three deep fried balls of glutinous rice mixed with yam enveloping a generous portion of savoury pork were first served. Dipped in chili sauce, the crisp but not overly dry crust gives a delicious chewy texture while its filling, comprised of finely minced pork and carrot complemented its outer layer well.

Next, we tried the fried dumplings à la Shanghainese cuisine. A delicious bite into the dumpling’s crispy skin and succulent meat was further enhanced by the vinegar and ginger strips provided. The texture of its commendably thin skin is not chalky. Unfortunately, it is a dismay to notice how the same frying oil is reused repeatedly, judging by the skin colour of the dumplings.

Soon, we indulged ourselves in fried fish fillet served with mayonnaise. This combination of yam and fish fillet with its crunchy layer of batter is simply enjoyable particularly when accompanied with mayonnaise.

We then decided to order something sweet to satiate our sweet tooth. Thin pieces of crispy pastry with red bean filling plus sesame seeds were served. This is a highly recommended snack as its sweetness is just nice. A salty version the pastry is also available.

To quench our thirst, we had ginkgo with barley and bean curd sheets and soya bean with glutinous rice balls. Frankly, the former was rather typical. It was the latter that was really worth ordering as the aromatic black sesame in the sticky glutinous rice balls turned out to be lip-smacking. Customers get to choose if they wish to have the rice balls added to any tong sui (dessert) by an additional charge of RM 1.10. In addition, the portion for the bowls of tong sui was just nice.

The third beverage was a prepackaged chilled soya bean drink. It has a very unusual “clear” taste, in a good way. The soya bean drink is not too thick or too diluted. Certainly worth trying if you fancy a special-tasting cup of soya bean. Do ignore the irrelevant label of ‘Lemon Barley’ on the cup.

All in all, this Chinese eatery truly deserves credit for the tasty food. Prices were slightly expensive but it is worth the value. The environment was a tad unhygienic because it is an open-air eating place directly facing the main roads. On the other hand, the service was fast and friendly. Employees obey hygiene rules and regulations by donning work uniforms and wearing caps. The combination of traditional Hong Kong and Chinese food available is definitely something to look forward to. Be prepared to queue as it is no surprise to find Restaurant the Fruitti Stall packed with eager customers. After all, it is truly one of Kepong’s main attractions.