Overall, Max enjoyed the Hokkien Mee as he found the broth to be well-balanced. However, Ming found the broth to be lacking in umami.
Penang is food paradise and one of the must haves is the Hokkien Mee (also known as Prawn Mee in Kuala Lumpur). If you look for the Best Hokkien Mee in town, you'd definitely come across the legendary 888 Hokkien Mee at Lebuh Presgrave (3rd Street) in Georgetown, Penang. Based on our experience, it's definitely the best we've had.
很过瘾，好多好多的配料任君选。
Overall, burger was nice but on a personal preference level, we would hoped for presence of onions and more shredded vegetables being added. One more thing we could not understand is the absence of egg. Bearing a premium price of RM 6.50 (normal chicken burger) yet egg was absence, this is something we could not understand.
I guess for the past 4 months, anything related to cheese is a crazy big hype. It is the same as when I was at Penang past 2 weeks and decided to make a visit to this new crazy hype or we all known as our classic street burger or ramlee burger in Penang is now evolve to another level. Street Grill, Burger Bakar that is located at Sungai Pinang, Penang is a classic burger bakar version that is infuse with chese! Only operating for about 2 months and the hype is over the roof.
Here's the location.
Overall, this stall may have its loyal fans but we won’t be one of them. Thankfully, we only queued 45 minutes for this. If you fancy rojak on the (very) sweet side – this stall might be worth a visit, but we advise coming at night for a shorter queuing time. As for us, this will be our last visit.
On the other corner, Koay Teow Soup has been running their business since the father's generation. The taste still nothing changes since then the broth's natural sweetness brings up the Koay Teow Soup flavor. For those that miss the real Penang Street food those days, this is the place to list down on the checklist.
Wahap is a classic stall at Jalan Dato Keramat that is selling Murtabak and also Roti Canai. This humble little stall is located just opposite Pos Office Dato Keramat. Serving delicious Murtabak and also special Roti Sarang Burung (Birdnest), the price of the dishes here is very reasonable. This place is a must to visit for those that love murtabak or roti canai.
Looking forward for its braised chicken feet and braised pig stomach which only offers in the weekends.
The Koay Teow Soup was good but not great. Soup is lightly scented but as we consumed it, the taste started to build up. It was scantly topped with slices of duck meats that hardly justify its higher price tags. If you prefer a bolder taste, add some pepper, soy sauce and chili to spice it up. Probably this is one of the most expensive hawker Koay Teow Soup we ever had in Penang.
You can pick to have either thin or thick for the fried noodles too. Comparing to the conventional noodles, the fried noodles are crispier and exhibit a more distinctive texture. Fried noodles are not something that get offered in traditional wantan noodle store so it is good to try it here.
Our favorites are braised pork and onion small prawns. It spiced the plain porridge, allowing you enjoy the original taste of each of the dish.
Personally, we enjoyed the char scent imparted by the chef to the fried rice, and presence of tiny char siew pieces and fried shallots further elevated its aroma. Pour in the nice sambal to introduce a subtle heat component makes the fried rice even more enjoyable.
The satay stall at new lane food corner is one of the few pork stay stalls in Penang that sells pork meat. The satay stall here is the branch of Batu Maung which has been around for some time. The taste of the satay is slight sweet taste with a touch of spiciness. The peanut gravy is packed with peanut flavor and is very rich and creamy.
This is a very small cafe with only a few seating place, most people will order for a take away as this Teddy Wheel Cake is small in size, it can be easily carry for take away.
We always ordered our Mee Goreng "extra pedas" and the same also applies to Shahul Hamid Mee Goreng. It renders the plate of noodles a wet texture with nice aroma infused by charcoal
Over here, a classic piece of Apom Balik with peanut solely cost RM 1 only. While taste is a very objective flavour, we enjoyed the generous quantity of banana slices in our Apom Balik Pisang, though we'd hoped for an additional dash of peanuts.
The truth is that the appearance of the maggie goreng did not look appetizing at all. It looked like a bowl of maggi soup that has been left there for some time and the soup have been absorbed fully by the noodles, giving it a very sticky outlook. Taste wise, we felt it was alright. There were nice curry flavour but the overall mushy texture just not our preference, and somehow ruined the taste in our opinion. Nevertheless, if you happen to enjoy the sticky texture, give a try and see how do you feel.
All in all, it’s a snack to sweeten the taste buds and the rest of the day.
Sin Dong Yang is a Char Kway Teow stall located at Lucky Eatery Food Court near the SPICE Convention Centre in Penang.
Their famous dish here is curry fish head. The curry is so addictive that you will not stop drinking their curry. The fish is fresh from the morning. The location of this stall is in Lucky Eatery Food Court where which is the only Penang branch that has been operating for 5 years.
Try it out when in Penang and come out a winner in both taste and value for money.
Char Koay Kak in Reservoir Garden is serving one of the best in Penang due to the char grill flavor and savory of the delicious char koay kak.
Frying the oyster omelet for more than 20 years, the owner of the stall is always busy frying at night time. The oysters are big and juicy covered with the flavorful omelet, this dish is so unforgettable and it make you want to come back for more.
If you love spicy, do prepare to be numb, drench in sweat and tears keep dripping. Its super spicy and usually I mix it with the one without spicy to get the mild spicy taste.
I believe you can see how much effort been put it to maintain the freshness of the fruit by judging on the amount of ice they have added on. We think fruits are best to go with their original sauce.
As for the freshly cut fruits, the choices are way more than the usual Rojak, the special ones are definitely Jack Fruit, Cherry Tomatoes, Papaya and Water Apple. The freshness of the fruits was successfully preserved thanks to the massive usage of ice cubes to maintain the temperature. Truly refreshing to have a skewer or two under the scorching hot sun.
