Hayaki 24 Jam

Like most people who see the sign, I thought it was some Japanese restaurant, but it turns out that Hayaki serves pretty authentic Kelantanese food — you get nasi dagang with fish, nasi kerabu and a lot of very excellent spicy dishes. Prices are reasonable and service is not bad. Best of all, it’s open 24hours and you really won’t find many 24-​hour shops that are NOT Indian or Muslim Indian serving Asian cuisine.

Nasii kerabuuu! I hardly can find any in KL so I always wanna come here for my nasi kerabu fix. Taste is not as great as those you find in local malay stalls because the chicken is a bit small and the raw vegetable toppings is to little. But for an occasional nasi kerabu fix it’s sufficient. Great thing about this place is that you’ll never need to worry about crowd and it’s open 24 hours! Rain, shine or even in the midnight, their nasi kerabu will never fail on you.
And thing is, that’s not the only thing they serve. Hayaki serves all sorts of local Malay dishes and drinks as well like Nasi Lemak, Mee goreng mamak and also hard to get dishes from different states. That’s an A plus there. The price though is slightly on the high side compared to mamaks ranging from RM8 to RM16 per plate, but they do have a much better ambiance for you to hang out with. For your malay food cravings, come here because they will never fail on you!

After a long and hectic day of playing cards, my team and I decided to visit this humble shop down the road called Hayaki. This particular restaurant is opened for 24 hours which is a good thing; however, getting a parking there during lunch hours is really a hassle. This is because the restaurant is located at Uptown Damansara where finding a parking is like finding a needle in a haystack.

When we arrived, the ambience sort of reminds me like we are in a mamak store. The restaurant has the same concept of old town on how we order our food where we should write down code numbers and quantities of what we want to eat. I ordered the chicken chop and personally, it does not taste as good as it looks.

The chicken fillet was a little overcooked inside, and I find the mushroom sauce a little too salty; however, my teammate did enjoy the nasi lemak as he mentioned the sambal is good, so probably the next time I would visit Hayaki, I would give that dish a try!

When you think of Kelantan food, you think of Nasi Kerabu or Nasi Ulam, two of the signature dishes you can find there. In Hayaki 24 Jam, you can eat these dishes at 24/​7, a notion that sets it apart from its other competitors.
Except that it tastes decent at best, and does not have the best of patience amongst the waiters and waitresses.
I have eaten in Hayaki multiple times, and usually dine in this restaurant for more than three times a week due to it being near to my usual hangout, the Classroom Café. What Hayaki offers are dishes that are unique to the Malaysian culture, from the obligatory Nasi Lemak to the Western dishes like chicken chop in different variety of gravies. At RM7.90, you can have the cheapest dish, the Nasi Lemak Hayaki, and being offered a free drink to the set, a plus for the ones seeking for cheap and affordable food in Uptown, Damansara.
However, the dishes are usually bland, or too seasoned, a notion that perfectly defines most of the Malaysian chef’s mindset; being too complacent. Complacency in the preparation of food, complacency in the seasoning of the main ingredient, and as always, the dilution of the gravies or anything thereof. Hayaki is definitely not the best of places to eat in Uptown, but if you want something affordable and can fill up your stomach even when it is against your taste buds, do go ahead and try this restaurant to the boot.