Gurney Drive @ Penang Island

This is the second makan location which we all 'hit' during our trip up North, Gurney Drive a.k.a Sun Kwan Chai Kok. The place as you can see is too pack with people as early as 6pm. This place is so commercialize because of their local foods and over rated by the patrons. But nevertheless, we give this place a try too since it's a must visit location for tourists. And well, we're tourist.

When I arrived, I saw this uncle was so busy cooking the Char Kuey Teow without stopping. I think we can't really order anything else but Char Kuey Teow. Well since it's a must order, so this would be my 2nd plate of Char Kuey Teow of the day.

So this is the Char Kuey Teow which so many people were so eager to try. There is not much color in it but plain red from the chilly paste. There is a lot of prawns in this plate (or rather plastic container), around 6 pieces I think. But the taste was totally disappointing. Sigh~! RM3.50/plate

Popiah from one of the stall nearby. The skin was really think and taste was on the plain side. RM2/plate

I was informed that there is only two stalls selling Muachi over here. And we had ordered the one from the 'uncle' rather from the 'auntie' which I heard was the right choice. And truly it's not bad to eat. I am not so into this food but still a good snack to munch once in a while.

We had also ordered the Steam Squids with Kangkung. This is not my favorite dish too as I am not so into it. But I heard that it wasn't that nice too.

The best Rojak stall over here would be called G.P but it wasn't open that day so we opted for another stall which was just alright. Please make sure that the sauce to be separated from the fruits when you order so that the sauce won't be watery before you finish the dish.

Tempted to try this one out as I heard it was something special over here (Penang). No, it's not Chicken Satey but look further down.

Yes, it's Satey Intestine. I think it's pork's intestine in this case. This is my first bite into spare parts. As I am not so into spare parts at all. Well how do I describe this, it's very soft and juicy. Very different from the chicken or beef which I tasted before this. New experience for me, not that bad. But I heard McCalister served a better choice of this dish.

Lorong Selamat @ Penang Island

This is the first location of my makan trip up North, the infamous Lorong Selamat. This place was so commercial that you can see everyone selling Char Kuey Teow in Klang Valley would say that they come from Lorong Selamat. So I was really excited to try this one out.

When we arrive, the place was totally pack with patrons. But we managed to secure a table for 9 of us at the back of the restaurant.

Heard that the ABC is a must order so I walk over and look at what they had to offer. Well it's the standard ABC we have over here with a scoop of ice cream on top.

ABC a.k.a air batu campur with everything and a scoop of ice cream on top. I am not sure if I am really that hungry or it was that good but I managed to finished off the bowl before the Char Keuy Teow arrive.

For appetizer, we had ordered one of the local delicacy, Penang Lobak. It looks so delicious and I am so into Lobak even before I come over to Penang. So this is definitely one of the must order for me during this trip. Freshly fried and not too over fried. Meat still juicy and the sauce was just nice.

For the main dish, I had ordered the Char Kuey Teow from this uncle with the sunglasses. They are the only stall around which offer me Char Kuey Teow in this restaurant. So it's him or asam laksa for me.

So here's the infamous Lorong Selamat Char Kuey Teow that I heard so much about. Big juicy prawns (3 of them) with fried lards and bean sprout. But no banana leave at the bottom? Taste was really over rated for me. I had better in KL. And it's not cheap too. One plate of this cost RM6.

Village Park Restaurant @ Uptown Damansara

Some of my friend did mentioned this place before to me while passing through a few times back. But didn't have the chance to really go in and have a try. The name of the place is called Village Park Restaurant at Damansara Uptown. I heard the place serves a good plate of nasi lemak. That I would like to try.

Walked in and the place is filled with people standing queuing to pay and waiting for tables and waiting for their foods. It was havoc. Typical old style kopitiam. They served a varieties of foods ranging from beef rendang, chicken rendang and also the special fried chicken.

One thing for sure, I could smell the scent of a good fried chicken when I smell one. This I will definitely like to try. Physical and smell had already pass my test. Next is the tasting.

Well since I can't decide between beef rendang and fried chicken, hence I had ordered both. Why choose when you can have both right? It took some time before our food arrive. Let's go to the beef rendang first. Looks like one good beef rendang but lack the rendang taste for me. Let's just say I had better. Fried chicken is above average but I still prefered my Darul Salam fried chicken at SS15 anytime. Nasi lemak definitely pack a lot of lemak hence the nice scent and taste. Sambal is very nice, better than the rendang gravvy. Weird~! RM10

Cleanse it all down with one cold glass of Sirap Ice. Sweet~!

Kitchen is small but the workers are very efficient and multitasking. But if you ask me, you will get your food faster if you walk over to the counter and wait for it rather than sitting on your seat. They do serve mee jawa, half boil eggs and etc like a kopitiam.

Overall, the food is above average, hence the pack crowd and all. I heard that the place is operated by nyonya folks. I know the cashier knows Chinese. So it's possible. Definitely going back for second and more to come. You have to queue up to the counter to pay your bill and yes the place is air condition inside so no worries of the sunny weather outside. Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0

Tian Pin Ge Ge @ Kepong

So this is the new dessert in town that my ex-colleague was telling me about. It's located at Jalan Metro Perdana 3 in Kepong. Parking was a bit hard but I think you can park next to the road and walk over. The place was pack as expected when we arrived. The place us called Dessert Brother in Cantonese (Tim Pan Kor Kor). It's origin from Hong Kong and even the girl who served us was from Wan Chai. And she can really talk and recommended some dessert to us too.

Pomelo and Sago in Mango Sweet Soup with Ice Cream. This is not bad as the ice cream adds a bit of sweetness to the mango. RM9/bowl

This is the Mango Glutinous Rice Balls. Damn this is so nice and tasty. Imagine the sweet cold mango is wrapped with soft glutinous rice with coconut shreds. There is actually 4 pieces but they are too hungry to wait for me to take a picture before tasting it. Highly recommended. RM7/plate.

Double-Skinned Milk Custard. This is said to be a must try when you're in Hong Kong, but it was not the case here. It's not the same as the one my friend had over at Hong Kong. It's a bit plain and not much taste. Sad. RM5/bowl

This is the Mango Roll which we all like. The outer white layer is made of coconut (I think). No guessing what's inside, yes it's mango again. This is also a must try if you're over here. Very special. RM8/roll

The name of the dessert is called Happy Village. It's sago mixed with coconut in mango dessert taste pudding. This is just alright for me. RM9/bowl

Ginger Soup with Sesame and Peanut Rice Balls. This so nice. The scent of ginger is really strong. There is half peanut and half sesame rice balls. When you sink your teeth into one of the peanut rice balls, the soup within the ball will burst into your mouth mixing with the peanut taste. Sweet~! Must order. RM 5.50/bowl.

Heart of Greed, the name was so dramatic but I can't say the same on the food itself. Totally disappointed. It's fresh fruits in pomelo and sago in mango sweet soup. RM10/bowl.

This is the one which I ordered that the girl recommended. It's brand new in the menu. It's Black Pearl Sago with Mango, Banana and Longan. Damn this is so nice. It's cold and sweet as there is a scoup of ice cream underneath it. The taste of coconut milk is a bit strong here. Totally love this. RM12/bowl.

Overall it's a very good experience and also a good place to have a good dessert. I am so bored of K.T.Z by now. I am not so into Mango all this time, but I am so into it from tonight. Maybe a bit over rated but you can always go over and have a try for yourself. I heard that they are coming out with a second branch in KL in two months. Hopefully there will be one in PJ soon. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Hao Jie Seafood Steamboat Restaurant

Got a phone call from my ex-colleague for food tasting tonight. It's a new dessert shop in Kepong area. But before that, we decided to have dinner. So he had suggested Ho Jie Steamboat restaurant. It's said that it's origin from Pulau Ketam. These days, they all said it's from Pulau Ketam. Gimmick?

Fish slices which was really fresh.

Pork balls and fish ball with minced pork. I heard that most of the fish balls and also other variety of food is prepared in house. So it's really fresh.

We had also ordered some fried Yong Tau Foo. Nice~!

Golden Mushrooms are a must for steamboat. It's not those that sticks together that I normally had in other restaurant. So it's not cold storage stuff.

What is steamboat without some fresh green to go with it. There's also bean curd and also prawns, the usual yee mee, mee hoon and eggs.

So add everything on top and we got one pot of hot seafood which is boiling and ready to go into our hungry stomachs. The soup was fresh but still tasty. Overall it's an over the average steamboat restaurant. Service is good and the place is always full house. It's located opposite Carrefour in Kepong same row as Papa Rich Coffee Shop on the other end. The whole meal cost us RM 99nett for 5 person. It's RM13.50/pax but we did ordered some extra pork balls and golden mushrooms and some other stuff. (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)