It was raining cats and dogs that Friday night and we were hunting for dinner. Our planning was Miyako Izakaya which was located at Penang Road but the parking is not convenient at all. I'm sure we'll be drench in that heavy rain. So, changed plan again.
Round and round we went, and we came to Ribs. There's a spot for parking just right outside the restaurant, so we delay no more and decided to dine there.
Once we got our car parked, there's a waiter came out with umbrella to guide us into the restaurant without getting wet. OMG! Good impression.
Once we are seated in the non-smoking area, the waiter produced us with menu. He showed his uttermost good manner when he served us all the way through our dinner. Good impression again!
To avoid being stuffed until too full, we decided to order one appetizer, one main course and one drink to share among 2 of us.
Quesadillas - very hard to pronouce. It's a thin crust pastry stuffed with some cheese, tomato, lettuce and ham. It tasted so appetizing and it's packed with all those ingredients. Yummy dish!
We ordered a combo of BBQ ribs and chicken as our main course. It contain 3 pcs of ribs and 1 pcs of drumstick. The ribs is very tender and the BBQ sauce taste just right. I prefer the ribs and then chicken.
Penang Restaurant | Ribs - Thumbs up except...
10/31/2008 | BBQ Ribs, Quesadillas, Western Food | 8 comments »Penang Hawker Food | Food hunting after Trishaw Egg Tart
10/30/2008 | Char Koay Teow, Curry Mee, Hawker Food, Laksa | 6 comments »After the trishaw egg tart, we continue our food hunting. Ran out of idea d... suddenly thought of this coffee shop opposite Peng Hwa Secondary School which is famous for its laksa. So, off we go for laksa!
Penang Food | Tea Time with Trishaw Egg Tart
10/28/2008 | Egg Tart, Kaya Puff, Siew Pau, Snacks, Yam Puff | 10 comments »We were looking something to fill our stomach on one Sunday evening. We had brunch, so we were not hungry until it's evening.
From Bayan Lepas, we drove to Armenian Street for koay teow teng. The stall was closed. Aiyo... Our stomach is crying for food ler...
Then we changed our mind to Fish Ball Koay Teow Teng at Burmah Road. And that day was really a bad days for us. The shop was closed too.
Nearby the fish ball koay teow teng shop, this Trishaw Egg Tart caught our attention. Other than egg tart, there were other delicacies such as kaya puff, mini egg tarts, siew pau, yam puff, cream puff and mini chicken tart. As we were very hungry, we decided to dine in with a few types of pastry before continue with our food hunting. In the restaurant, there are a few tables and chairs which is not really meant for customer. This is the feeling that I get due to most of the tables and chairs are occupied by the owner's relatives, kids and friends. I think most people choose to take away.
Egg tarts.. my favourite. This trishaw egg tart has a very old history. The owner used to sell egg tarts using a trishaw during the good ol' days.
Kaya Puff. Not bad. The pastry is not too thick and quite crispy too. The pandan kaya filling is adequate.
Penang Food | Roti Canai @ Transfer Road
10/25/2008 | curry chicken, Half boiled egg, Lamb curry, Mamak, Roti bakar, roti canai | 8 comments »I believe this is a very common place for most Penangnites. A very famous place to have roti canai as breakfast. It's located near the old main police station along Transfer road.
The stall and the dining tables are stretch along a few buildings just by the road side. Lots of people eat here, so you have to wait patiently for your roti canai to be served.
While waiting for my roti canai, I've order 2 half boiled egg and roti bakar as my 'appetizer'. This roti bakar stall is just located next to the roti canai stall and the owner will walk around to take order from the roti canai customer.
My favourite - half boiled egg with some pepper and soy sauce.
Roti bakar with some butter and kaya. I still prefer mine with butter and lots of sugar sprinkle on top (the one at Sg. Tiram of course)
The roti bakar is prepared in a way as what you'd do with satay.
You can also opt for your half boiled egg to be served on top of your roti bakar. After waited for quite sometimes, finally my main course arrived. Roti canai served with chicken curry and lamb curry. The roti canai is slightly crispy.
Lamb curry is very spicy while the lamb meat is very tender. The best part is without any 'lamb smell'.
Curry chicken which tasted not as spicy as the lamb curry. I noticed that the curry chicken is mixed with dal curry. To me, this one tasted not as good as the lamb curry but still it's not bad.
This place is not suitable for those who are very hygiene conscious as this was served at road side. And you may notice that they used to stack one place on another when they serve you the roti canai. Hmm... but I just close one eye, not to think too much about being hygienic at this moment. Hehe
Penang Food | 100% rebate @ Swensen
10/23/2008 | BBQ Half Chicken, Chocolate Ice cream, Grilled Fish with Sambal, Ice Cream, Prawn Dipper, Qbay, Swensen | 7 comments »The 100% rebate sound interesting rite? You can get this at Swensen Queensbay. Pretty attractive promotions which lasts till 30th November. This promo only valid from Monday to Thursday.
We ordered one set dinner and one Ala ca rte.
Prawn dipper is one of the choices of appetizer of the set dinner. The size of the prawn dipper is quite small. Don't get cheated by my picture ya. hehehe Although the size is tiny but the taste is good. Bits of prawn can be found inside.
BBQ half chicken was served with baked potato and vegetables. The chicken taste good, but when it come to breast, the meat is slightly dry. The served pumpkin as one of the vegetable, which is something new to me. Or they are running out of carrots? hehe...
Grilled fish with sambal. When I ordered this, I thought the fish would be topped with sambal then being grilled. But when the dish arrived, the sambal is served separately.
Anyway, it's a very delicious dish. The fish is slightly crispy on top and very tender and juicy inside. Even without dipping it into the sambal, it tasted so good.
Penang Food | Ghee Seng Tomyam Seafood @ Weld Quay
10/21/2008 | Belacan Kangkung, Chicken in basil leaves, Thai Food, Tom Yam | 8 comments »This place is a good choice when you are in a hurry. They serve the food fast and it's cheap too. The food was served within 5 mins after we placed our order. Isn't that as fast as lightning?
We ordered tom yam fish fillet. So red in colour.There are small pieces of fish and lots of chillies in the soup.
I don't know what fish they use but it's good. The meat is tender yet not too soft. But the amount is very little. Anyway, it's just 2 of us.
Stirred fried belacan kangkung. One of my favourite dish. Although it's a simple dish, but it taste good.
This is recommended by the onwer, Chicken in basil leaves. The basil leave aroma is very light. Bird eye chili is used in this dish. Taste good too.
See the chillies in the tom yam soup. Makes you sweating man...
This dinner only cost RM 17.00. Isn't that cheap?
Penang Food | Disappointment @ Teo Chew Meng
10/19/2008 | Chinese Food, Crab Cake, curry chicken, Tom Yam | 14 comments »It's has been quite sometimes since my last visit to Teo Chew Meng. As we all know, the signature dish would be the mee suah kor and seafood porridge. So, it's time for revisit and I visited their outlet at Sunway Tunas.