These restaurants inherited the traditional pan mee recipe that passed down by their granny. The pan mee served here are home made and insisted to be hand cut rather machine. The taste of the PanMee are flavorful and delicious
Overall the food here, i would say is just average, nothing special to shout about but i like dining here because their food is acceptable, environment is comfortable and service is good.
Every bowl of Pan Mee here is enjoyable thanks to fresh ingredients. You can taste it on your own, the al-dente noodles with unique texture, and coupled with all sorts of ingredients make the Pan Mee a comfort food to have during lunch or dinner.
Here's the location.
If you are into getting a quick bite during lunch or dinner, then here would be a good place.
During our visit, we had a bowl of Jumbo Curry Mee (RM 13.90). It did not disappoint, as the Jumbo Curry Mee still carry their aromatic curry soup traits, and the addition of various ingredients such as roasted pork, cockles, beancurd skin were complementing the noodles well. Add on some of their signature chili paste for a more spicy sensation.
Their assam laksa, with lai fen (laksa noodles) in a piquant fish broth boiled with mackerel, tamarind and local spices comes with a heirloom of vegetables and a spoonful of thick prawn paste ‘hae ko’ (蝦羔). Drizzled with the prawn paste, the sour, tangy and spicy flavors of the assam laksa really hit the spot.
All in all its value or money and given the ambience, a good place to while away some time and relax to food and fellowship.
Penang has never run out of hidden gems, especially when food is concerned. Relau 88 Laksa is one good secret, the Assam Laksa stall housed within a garden supply shop at a corner house along Jalan Paya Terubong at Relau has been serving pleasurable Assam Laksa for months. Since it shares the same place as the garden supply store, the place is surrounded with charming flowers but it does get stuffy under the sultry hot weather. Positive reputation spread through words of mouth, the place is now thronged with patrons in the know. It is particularly busy on weekends, especially for those who yearn for a light, refreshing lunch/ snack. But Relau 88 is not a one trick pony, the locals' favorite icy sweet treats- Cendol and Ice Kacang are also available to cool your summer day.
Both dry and soup versions were almost identical, save for the former one was dressed with dark soy sauce. Inderawasih's pork broth carried bold meaty flavor, in which some may find it overly heavy. Each bowl of Koay Teow Th'ng will be served with Fish Balls, Egg, minced Pork and a couple of Shrimps. We disliked the fact that the Egg was overly boiled, we would prefer the whole, runny Egg. Overall, we thought the porky notes were too bold to our liking.
The Koay Teow Soup is served in 3 sizes, namely small (RM 7.50), medium (RM 9), large (RM 10.50) that has egg and prawns added for medium and large size. If you do not mind splurging, consider adding minced pork as it is real delicious.
Every order of the Pan Mee comes with a soft-boiled Egg, dried Anchovies, scoops of minced Pork and some Lard. The noodles were expertly cooked, slightly al-dente and meticulously seasoned. The minced Pork added a nice touch to the noodle dish, giving it an in-depth flavor. Good to go on its own but even better to add a dash of their home-made Chilies for the extra smokiness and chili kick. Something that I would not mind to eat on a regular basis, pretty good I must say.
As for the dried pan mee, I felt the taste is slightly blend but after added with some soup in it, the taste makes it more flavourful.
Simple options of menu, both thin and flat noodle have the option of dry and soup. Portion came with the option of small and big, big appetite people can request for extra large though. If you are a fans of their fish ball, can add on with fish ball soup too.
For a hearty, inexpensive bowl of Vietnamese Pho, make your way to Arena Curve, the new business-commercial center right next to Olive Tree Hotel. GK Pho might not be new to some, it was previously housed in a hawker center nearby but has since moved to this new shop at Arena Curve. GK Pho is on its own now, the entire place is dedicated to serving this delicate Vietnamese noodles with a couple of sides (Salad and Spring Rolls). Price-points are modest and it is seen as one of the pulling factors for the factory workers nearby but foods are not as authentic as we would have hoped. Seating is limited so make sure to be there early to avoid disappointments. GK Pho is few doors away from Yisu Vegetarian, facing the Sunway Tunas properties.
