Dope Alley

Super Dope! Sorry, just had to.
Dope Alley is, surprisingly (given its name), a restaurant that serves thai cuisine. Yes, thai. I had a few serves of their Boat Noodles and was still hungry by the 10^th bowl, so ordered a sinful strawberry and peanut butter pancake which tasted really good! Keep in mind though that their pancake base is actually pretty much roti canai, crispy and flat, not the fluffy type of pancakes. However for its price of 5RM it was worth it!
The place itself is unique, on the outside is looks badass with graffiti and an open air entrance concept. Stepping in, it is cosy and comfortable with long wooden benches and is a spacious floor space.
Wasn’t too fond of their boat noodles but the pancakes were nice so if you’re looking for some great and affordable desserts in the area stop by Dope Alley!

I guess Dope Alley is going for a chic and contemporary style instead of the usual traditional, thai-​ish deco found in other similar restaurants. You wouldn’t really know that it is boat noodles that they are selling without looking at the menu first (It actually looked more like a burger place because of the graffitis). I personally think that this place is more suitable for those who wants a great photo, rather than authenticity of the flavors. I had a great time there with my friends as the vibe is awesome, but I wasn’t really impressed with the food. Plus point: Finding for a parking is a lot easier at this part of SS15.

My boyfriend and I decided we should try somewhere new for dinner when we came across Dope Alley. Dope Alley is located in SS15 just a few doors down from Coffea Coffee. Finding parking around this area is slightly difficult so you might have to park further up and walk there.
Just like it’s name, Dope Alley looks pretty dope and oozes hipster vibes. After looking through the menu and seeing many Thai street foods, we ordered Thai ice tea, Thai coconut, 3 bowls of chicken boat noodles, somtam (papaya salad) and fried rice with battered squid.
The boat noodles there were just average compared to Restaurant Boat Noodles which had more flavor. The somtam was both fiery hot and tasteful. I liked how they served it with salted egg which made it very authentic. The downside to this dish was that its serving was extremely small. In addiction to that, the fried rice with battered squid was such a disappointment. The battered squid had barely any squid and the fried rice was just extremely plain. The Thai iced tea was also very sweet but at least that helped water down the spiciness from the somtam.
For dessert we ordered the pancake with banana and Nutella which took a very long time to arrive and we were already getting frustrated because of how stuffy and hot the place was. When it arrived, I realized that the pancake was actually crispy roti canai with Nutella and banana topping. Surprisingly it was really yummy with generous amounts of Nutella which suited me just fine. For RM4.90, i would say it’s pretty good!
Overall, I would say the food here is quite pricey and not up to expectations as their servings are small but I would definitely come back for their pancake.

For the most part, we went to this place because of their name; Dope Alley — which by the way, sells Thai food! This place is in SS15, so we ended up double parking and left our number on the windscreen — please do this if you double park anywhere. It’s a fairly new shop in SS15, so it wasn’t so crowded. Cool deco and pretty friendly staff.
I have never tried boat noodles before this so I was quite excited. I was however quite disappointed with how it tasted — I can’t compare it with any other boat noodles, but I generally thought it was quite expensive and not that tasty. After having two bowls of boat noodles (they are known to come in small servings), I was still hungry.
So I ordered the papaya salad a lil’ less spicy — and it was so spicy!!! I ended up giving to a friend who really enjoyed it and thought it wasn’t so spicy — so maybe it was just me.

Since the boat noodle craze took over KL, I was dying to try a bowl and I chanced upon a restaurant in SS15 Subang Jaya one night to satiate my curiosity.
Unlike other boat noodle restaurants, this place did not have a Thai name and opted for an edgier name instead — Dope Alley. The interior however looked very much like the other boat noodle places and the staff were Thai so I was reassured that the experience would be close
to an authentic Thai boat noodle dish. Boat noodles are usually served in small servings so I went for 10 beef and chicken bowls each. The bowls arrived piping hot as the rice noodles are laced with flavourful broth that is slightly on the spicy side topped with a meatball and parsley garnish.
As it was my first time trying out boat noodles, I had no idea what to expect or how to judge it as there was no benchmark set. Nevertheless it was good enough for me to pursue the idea of hunting for more boat noodle establishments. Dope Alley also does bbq at their back lane and no pork is served there. I finally figured out the choice behind such an unusual name for a Thai establishment as hip hop music blared from the speakers on the cashier. I guess the owners must be hip hop fans themselves which explains the edgier crowd visiting the restaurant.