Seong Garden Cafe

Still on the town of Air Itam in Penang, Seong Garden Cafe at Jalan Air Itam comes to life at night with the street converted into a night market and open air food court!

The street in front of a row of shops is transformed into a night market in the evening.

Penang iconic dish - Char Koay Teow!

Penang Hokkien Mee - Prawn Noodle Soup

En En Coffee Shop

Further up along the same side of Air Itam Road is En En Coffee Shop. This time there is no private car park nor your personal valet service. We have no choice but parked across the road and have to risk my life crossing the four lanes busy traffic.

The busy Air Itam Road

Belacan Chicken

Hokkien Char

Sar Hor Fan

Western Cottage

Along the busy Air Itam Road is this house being converted into a restaurant selling what I would call Asian style Western Food.

Limited parking spaces are available within the front yard of the 'house' with your private valet minus the smart uniform and tips. Yes, parking is free if you manage to get one there is.

Oriental Sauce Chicken Chop    -    RM11.80

Chicken Bolognese                   -    RM15.80

Mushroom Sauce Chicken Chop -    RM11.80

Chicken Maryland                     -    RM16.80

Garlic Bread                             -    RM4.80

Mushroom Soup                       -    RM5.80

Chef Salad Bowl                       -    RM5.80

Orange Juice                            -    RM5.90

The Grand Tofu @ Glen Waverley

Imagine if you were to be kidnapped in SS2 and blindfolded to be transported elsewhere. When the cloth is unwrapped from your face, you open up your eyes (trying to adjust to the intensity of light after being blindfolded for more than 10 hours); you observe very vaguely your surrounding and you thought you were still in Malaysia. That's how close the ambience is if you happen to be around Glen Waverley in Melbourne. 

The street along Kingsway is lined with Asian restaurants and pubs quite similar to what we used to back home. You see people mostly with black hairs on the street, if you are not careful you might forget that you are actually in Australia.

You will be spoilt for choices when you get there as there are just so many delicious food to choose from. One of them is The Grand Tofu. This restaurant has similar concept to Ampang Yong Tau F where you get to choose the assorted tofu from the front counter.

We tried the Fish Head Bee Hoon (which we strongly recommend). As for the Yong Tau Fu, we chose the braised soup base which is not as good as it is quite tasteless. Maybe will try the Tom Yam soup based next time.

Fish Head Bee Hoon Soup

 

2012 Recap

Today is the 6th of January 2013, we have lived passed 21st of December 2012. Perhaps the Mayans were simply ran out of paper on the 22nd December when trying to draft their calendar. Whatever the reason was, the most important thing that is truly relevant to us is the fact that we have survived the end of the world!

Let's recap some of the places in Penang that we have visited in 2012. Click on any items below for reviews:

Chu Char (煮炒)

• Chuan Bee Kopitiam
• Air Itam Curry Fish Head
• Chia Yean Cafe
• Bee Wei Seafood
• Sunshine Bay Seafood
• Sun Set View @ Butterworth
• Beach Corner Cafe
• Loke Sok 

Steamboat

• Sawara

Hokkien Mee

• Swee Kong Kopitiam

Koay Teow Th'ng

• Church Street
• Hutton Lane

Bee Hoon Th'ng

• Hor Chiu Hai (鬍髭海)
• Xiang Xia (鄉下)
• Ho Ping Kopitiam 

Tok Tok Mee

• Gurney Plaza
• Burmah Road

Nasi Lemak

• Sri Weld Food Court

Western Food (Penang Style)

• Esplanade
• Harvest Inn  

Duck Drumstick Noodle Soup (鸭腿面线)

•  Green Lane

Chicken Rice

• Green Lane

Thai Food

• Annathai Kitchen

Coconut Drink

• Abu Siti Lane 
• Esplanade

As we are still living, let's have at least one new year resolution that is dedicated to continue our quest for best food around us!

Air Itam Curry Fish Head

Asia is renowned for hot and spicy food that you can never find in any western country. And Penang being the street food capital of Malaysia has it all! Curry fish head (咖喱鱼头) is one of Malaysian's favorite delicacies that is enjoyed by people of all races. You can find curry cooked in Indian, Malay or Chinese style; all with their own unique flavour. 

Close to one of the most famous tourist attraction of Penang; the Kek Lok Si Temple is a little stall located in the food court section of Air Itam market. It is a mixture of Chinese and Indian curry that makes it unique around this area. 

Besides fish head, you will also have lady fingers and tomatoes. Once the dish is cooked, it is garnished with sliced onions and mint leaves as the final touch. The fish head is usually steamed before being cooked in the aroma packed curry soup.

The soup is rich in flavour with all the spices that have been tossed in. And the best thing is they are not stingy with their soup. You got more curry soup than you actually need and you can take away the left over and cook your own curry fish head the next day! This is indeed value for money!