Besides chicken rice ball in Melaka, there is one place that I die die also must go which is Full House, a Lifestyle Store & Cafe in NZX Ara Damansara.

NZX stands for ???- Niu Ze Xui, don’t ask why the 2nd word is read as Ze instead of Che. Literally translated as Cow Car Water, an open air shopping area with roof covering it up. Sort of like Multatuli area in Medan except that NZX is so much nicer. People said that it is the imitation of Chinatown in Singapore. Whatever.

I’ve read about Full House, open in 2008 if I not mistaken, from several blogs and the pictures of super beautiful white interior really caught my attention. That’s why die die also must visit it this time although we (boyfriend and I) are not familiar with PJ and Damansara area, wtf is Ara Damansara huh?

How we were lost 3 times while looking for NZX

So, based on a little direction from his colleague, we started the journey of finding the hidden gem, Full House, on last Sunday night. First, we made a turn after the St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Kelana Jaya, based on the little direction from his colleague, and landed in some unfamiliar place with no sign of NZX. We tried to make a way back to Kelana Jaya, managed to get some direction from friend (Thanks Max!), and found out that we should turn left after the medical center or before the church.

So, here we went with second attempt, made the correct turn, followed the tunnel, came into housing area in which we were lost again. Drove to we-don’t-know-where-it-was and suddenly there was a freaking toll with no U-turn! wtf, gimme a Ctrl+Z can? And we followed the flow, saw ‘Petaling Jaya’ and ‘Damansara’ on the sign board, came out from the toll (thanks G it was only RM1), saw an unfamiliar place again but he just drove following the sign board. We were so damn relieved when we finally saw that it was the road to Kelana Jaya. Woohoo!

Third attempt, we went through the same route like in second attempt, went straight in the housing area, turn left on the junction there, and found out that we were in the same place like the second attempt (before we proceed to toll). Wtf? Super duper frustrating can? Made a phone call again for direction (Thanks C&M! ) and somewhat realized that we should turn right instead of left at junction there. We went all the way, came across rows of flats and apartments, wondering how could a shopping/hang out place located so deep inside resident area and did we just lost again. Soon we saw the NZX sign board and were showered with joy. Finally!

It took us 1 1/2 hour and 3 times lost to get to NZX, which is located somewhere inside the rows of flats and apartments. A hidden gem indeed. They might have lost two customers if we weren’t that determined to visit Full House. Really, no wonder the place is not so crowded and many shops have closed down or not yet opened. Overall, it was a pretty frustrating journey but amazingly, boyfriend was patient enough to try for the 3rd time and not scolding me.

Everything is white in Full House

We were oh so hungry, so we rushed into Full House as soon as we arrived. The ambience is very nice indeed, but the cafe is not as large as what I imagine. Besides serving foods, Full House also sells clothes, accessories, shoes, cutie stuffs, etc. The concept is like Gudang Stock in Medan but thousand times better and nicer. A great place for hanging out with the girls and take endless pictures. Not so great for paktor-ing place.

We had fried chicken chop, quite nice, and spaghetti with 4 shrimp, RM17++, not worthy cause of the small portion and boyfriend said it tasted like Char Mee Hun. lol. And wtf with the leaves on top of the spaghetti?

Had chocolate ice blended something like that and some vanilla coconut ice. Both taste nice.

I just have one complain which is the menu book. It was torn here and there, 100 times worse than the menu book in Gelato Bar (Medan). As if it was bitten by some hungry mice. Euy.. Can’t they print new menu books and throw away the old one?

I know, it looks blur. But whatever, must put our picture, that’s it.

I might pay a visit to Full House again in the future. Not for dinner but lunch since they have lunch set and I suppose the place will be less crowded during weekday lunch time? Which means I can take more pictures of the ambience and myself.