MENG KEE GRILLED FISH

We stumbled upon Meng Kee, one of the many restaurants in Jalan Alor, after our plan to have dinner in Restoran Wong Ah Wah didn't come true since it was closed on every Monday.  Ample of tables available as it was only 630 pm but by the time we finished our meal 45 minutes later, it was packed and crowded. 



Grilled Ikan Pari/Stringray (RM15)
All time favourite. Dried on the surface and the meat was soft and moist. Goes very well with the sourish + spicy fresh chilies sambal.



Stir Fried Escargot with Chilies (RM15)
Not only shells are big but juicy meat loaded with fragrant sauce filled with fine cut ginger, red chilies and garlic. 



Seafood Porridge (RM7)
Small serving with load of fresh seafood...prawn, lala, cut brown cuttlefish, fish paste and fish ball. 



RESTORAN MENG KEE GRILLED FISH
(OPPOSITE WISMA CITY TOWER)
012 213 3082 (Ah Meng/ Ah Leng)

SG PINANG FOOD COURT & STRAITS QUAY

All of us were in Penang for a night stay to explore and indulge hawkers food and also sight seeing in the beautiful Straits Quay.

East Coast BBQ captured my immediate attention when we reached Sungai Pinang food court.

assorted fresh seafood

After you picked your choice of seafood, this is the section where the chef will cook your food by barbecuing only!

Our pick....BBQ fresh scallop top with aromatic chopped garlic + chilies sauce.
sweet and huge in size..awesome

BBQ Spicy Tiger Prawns... meaty and tasty
Both BBQ Scallop + Prawns cost RM34

Penang Hokkien/Prawn Mee (RM4)
Soup lack of flavor but the fish balls and prawns was fresh

Fried Oyster/Oh Chien (RM6)
Plump and juicy oysters...however the omelette not soft enough for my liking


After dinner, we headed to Straits Quay in Seri Tanjung Pinang for a short sight seeing.

a beautiful view at nite!

PENANG AIR ITAM ASSAM LAKSA & DURIAN

I was craving for durian in Balik Pulau but because of time constraint as we need to get 3pm bus back to KL, we had our lunch nearby Kek Lok Si Temple .

3 cups of sugar cane, assam laksa and of course durian for the three of us

The laksa was ordered from an uncle who had operated his business for more than 20 years. But, I prefer my bowl of laksa with pieces of fish meat instead of flaky version.

RM2.50 per bowl

Susu Durian and Kunyit Durian at RM7 per box. Both types are creamy, bitter sweet and smooth yellow flesh!

This is the final part of cari makan in The Pearl of Orient.

If you are like me who love to explore food, do visit http://www.facebook.com/sam.okb (Eat Out) and http://crizfood.com (Criz Lai)

CARNAVON ST - Pg Lor Bak & Lor Mee

On our last day, my friend took us for a breakfast in this coffee shop. By the time we reached there , it was almost full with people.

We had Penang Lor Bak mixed with fried stringray, prawns cracker, fried beancurd and chinese sausages. I particullary like the fried stringray that goes well with the 'lor' and chili sauce.

RM16...quite pricey

sauce for dipping lor bak
varieties of selection

While eating, I observed that most of the tables ordered Penang Lor Mee and I did the same by ordering a bowl.

Well, I don't really like it cos'the soup is too starchy and lack of flavor. Still prefer the coffee shop in St Presgrave Ghaut that sells better and yummy lor mee.

RM2.50 per bowl

CARI MAKAN IN THE PEARL OF ORIENT WITH EATOUT & CRIZ LAI ....Penang Nyonya Nasi Lemak

##CANTONMENT ROAD, PULAU TIKUS (OPPOSITE AXIS COMPLEX/BANDAR BARU SUPERMARKET) Penang Nyonya Nasi Lemak##

On the first day when Sam drove us to this shop, it was closed without any notice display at the door. Not giving up, he went there again early in the morning on Monday to buy 2 packets of nasi lemak for us.

According to Sam, the owner of this stall have been selling nasi lemak for more than 20 years. Once the stall open for business at 8.30 am (closed on Sunday), you'll see long queue of people waiting to take away and within an hour, all the nasi lemak are gone. It is advisable to call and place your order in advance.

I used to eat this type of nasi lemak when I was small either cooked by my mom or bought it from a hawker stall. It is so simple and delicious.

I do agree with Sam, this stall sell the best nasi lemak which I simplify it as
"Fragrant coconut rice + fried fish + prawns + spicy chilies sambal + cucumber= delicious nasi lemak."

RM3.80 per packet

CARI MAKAN IN THE PEARL OF ORIENT WITH EATOUT & CRIZ LAI....Cut Fruits & Juices

%%ESPLANADE FOOD COURT - CUT FRUITS AND JUICES%%

At night, Criz brought us to detox our intestines after walloping too much fats during the day. Guess what....its fruit juices and cut fruits topped with rojak sauce.

Slices of Pineapple & Turnip with Rojak Sauce (RM1.50-2 per piece)

This reminds me when I was studying and after school while waiting for my school bus, I used to buy a piece of turnip/pineapple topped with lots of belacan powder, ground nuts and rojak sauce at RM0.50 cents only.

Fruit Punch (RM3 per cup)

I feel rejuvenate after drinking the fruit punch

CARI MAKAN IN THE PEARL OF ORIENT WITH EATOUT & CRIZ LAI....Oh Keou

&&WELD QUAY - OH KEOU&&

On our way back to the hotel, Sam took us for a cooling and refreshing dessert i.e Oh Keou or known as 'Ai Yi Ice' in Taiwan. This transparent jelly helps to quench your thirst during hot and sunny day.

Each bowl consists of jelly, lychee and a slice of lemon. I feel so relaxing after slurping a bowl of this yummy dessert.


(pic courtesy of Eat Out)

(pic courtesy of Eat Out)


(pic courtesy of Eat Out) ....transparent jelly

RM1.40 per bowl

CARI MAKAN IN THE PEARL OF ORIENT WITH EATOUT & CRIZ LAI....Mee Udang & Mee Ketam

^^JAMU SELERA, JURU - MEE UDANG & MEE KETAM^^

We left St Anne's Church to continue our food journey. It was almost 12 noon, when we stepped into this restaurant which operates from a house. There were ample of seat & tables available and only two customers were seen busy eating.

Our order was 3 bowls of Mee Udang (RM5 each + 3 prawns) and 1 bowl of Mee Ketam (RM6 each + 1 1/2 flower crabs).

The soup was flavorful and blended well with all the spices and chilies. I ended eating 5 big prawns and 1 crabs...(my friend sacrificed 2 prawns and 1 crabs for me knowing that I'm crazy over seafood!).

Our complaint was the mee was not well cooked. Criz decided to unveil the truth by stepping into the kitchen and discovered that all the food have been pre-cooked i.e. mee, prawns, crabs and soup for the night crowd.

It is very common that when business is brisk, the food quality will run down and this is what we get... I'm referring to the 50% cooked mee:-)

(pic courtesy of Criz Lai)

(pic courtesy of Criz Lai)

kicap lemak & sos cili for dipping seafood

a pot of water to rinse your hand after eating seafood

Criz happily 'ta pau' 6 packets of noodles for his family but were disappointed with the prawns which turned out to be not fresh by the time they wanted to eat.

I would reckon you eat in the restaurant to get a hot piping bowl of Mee Udang/Ketam.

CARI MAKAN IN THE PEARL OF ORIENT WITH EATOUT & CRIZ LAI....Penang Lor Mee & Hokkien Mee

**St Presgrave Ghaut - Penang Hokkien Mee & Lor Mee**

When we reached the coffee shop at almost 630am, there were already few tables filled up with people busy satiating their appetite with this infamous noodles. Couldn't believe it, right?

This stall operates from 5am till 1140am. Our order was 1 bowl of normal Hokkien Mee (RM2.80), 1 bowl of Lor Mee (RM2.80) and 1 bowl of Hokkien Mee with toppings of lor bak, fish balls, fried wantan and chicken leg (RM3.80)

My fave was the Lor Mee. The soup texture was ticked enough and tasty. I added chopped vinegared garlic and fried onion which absolutely gives more ummph to this simple bowl of noodles.

The Hokkien Mee soup made from the prawns shells was aromatic and spicy. However, we were quite disappointed with the added toppings as it cover up the original soup base.

(pic courtesy of Criz Lai) .. Lor Mee

(pic courtesy of Criz Lai) ... Hokkien Mee with added toppings


(pic courtesy of Criz Lai) ..normal bowl of Hokkien Mee