I counted five, all very fresh, very succulent and firm and sweet…but all of them were very small and they could have garnished the dish with a sprinkling of chopped spring onion and/or daun sup (Chinese celery) and a few bits of sliced fresh, red chili for a bit of colour.
I asked for the mee jawa special…and yes, it was very good. A local foodie friend insists it is the best in town but no, I would not go that far. I would definitely say it is among the best ones in town – there are others elsewhere just as nice or perhaps even nicer and I thought it did not look as red (from the use of sweet potatoes in the making of the gravy) that morning, making it look more like the mee rebus that I used to enjoy so much in Singapore, 1973.
When it was served, one look at its colour…told me that it wasn’t quite what I would expect and as it turned out, I was right.
I bought two packs of their mee jawa (RM3.00)…I had it there sometime ago…and yes, it was very nice
Nasi lemak. I asked for the sambal sotong (squid sambal)…to be added and the nice lady boss gave me a bit of her rendang kerang (cockles rendang)…on the house to try. That sure was good.
Once again, it failed to win me over, not when it was just plain rice drowned with some gulai (curry) gravy that was a little sweet, I thought and the fried chicken was just fried chicken, no more no less…all breast! At best, I would say it was all right but given a choice, I would rather go for something else.
As I was placing my order, I saw the tray of fried eggs and they looked so good that I simply must have one…Yes, it was perfectly done with its runny yolk and the lovely golden fringe all around the edges. However, I was a little stunned when I paid for everything – the total was RM6.50 altogether. The egg was RM1.50 each! Golly gee
Roti bom With the sprinkling of sugar and some margarine wrapped inside and fried till crusty and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, it was really very nice, something like those sugared puff pastry biscuits. As a matter of fact, it was so nice that I wanted to buy two home. Unfortunately, he said that he had run out of dough for the day which, of course, was a good sign – an indication that his business wasn’t too bad.
This was what I had that morning, their mee pok special (RM6.00)…and it came with one ayam madu (honey chicken) thigh. Yes, the noodles were great and the chicken was very good too except that it was cold – perhaps they could heat it up lightly in a non-stick pan or in an oven toaster or over a mini-charcoal grill before serving
In the end, I just had the nasi lemak, biasa/regular (RM3.00)… think I do recall Louis saying that someone told him it was nice but no, the rice was not lemak (rich in santan/coconut milk) but it was all right with the very nice and spicy sambal.