Nam Heong Restaurant 南香茶餐室

Since our loved one has left us, we hardly go back to this place… the place that earned its fortune in tin trade. But we do drop by if we are on the way to the city – KL. No doubt Ipoh food is always nice, and hearty, at least it does to me, especially their bean sprout chicken, Foh San Dim Sum, etc.

I always wanted to take my favourite Kong Heng Popiah and many times I will either lost my way or turn to the wrong junction. Then ended up I gave up for another food. Of course, Nam Heong of Jalan Bandar Timah isn’t that bad choice if you are looking for Ipoh White Coffee.

Let me make the comparison between Ipoh and Penang food … here goes….

Ipoh Chee Cheong Fun is different from Penang’s type. Penang will add shrimp paste and other sauces, but Ipoh will add green chilies and some curry sauces, that’s make it so unique that you wouldn’t decline to have one.

Ipoh Char Koay Teow will have to give way to Penang’s one. Cuz, it will never have the Penang’s aroma, even though they fried like Penang’s way. Some how, something is missing some where. Can you spot anything missing?

Ipoh Curry Mee is also another noodle that is different from Penang too. Penang will add long beans, tau kua and Cantonese called it Tau Foo Pok, and soup base has strong coconut milk. Where as Ipoh Curry Mee has more spices and stronger aroma too. Another tip that will tell you that this doesn’t belong to Penang Curry Mee, that’s the lime that squeeze in the soup.

Ipoh Hor Fun (Flat Noodle 怡保雞絲河粉) is Ipoh’s signature. Penang Koay Teow Th’ng could never beat them. I wonder why? Perhaps Ipoh Hor Fun added some shrimps into their stock that makes the soup base fragrant and tasty. Even so, their flat noodle is smooth and nice. One could think of the water that they use to make noodle. Many were speculating they were using mountain water for making it, but, how true would that again? Right?



Address
2, Jalan Bandar Timah,
Ipoh Perak, 30000
怡保旧街场

Opens from 7.30am to 4pm

Kim Tavern

Franchise business and fast food is every where in town, but to find something good and value for money, that’s something hard to come by.

I know many consumers will give such remarks,… but we have this right here in Butterworth in Sunway Carnival Mall. A place where you could find good food as in economical and delicious, as well as value for money too. Why would I say that? Cuz, many of us here are only an employee, money is getting hard to earn nowadays. Therefore looking for value for money food is not easy to come by as I said earlier.

Thanks to Taufulo & CK, who arranged this review for us, and with this now we know where to get such ‘value for money’ food in town. Yes, Kim Tavern is in Sunway Carnival Mall. And it is just located opposite 600CC at the Lower Ground.

Seriously, food range is a lot for people to choose, price range from RM15-90 the most expensive one to RM6-90 the cheapest. And mind you, RM15-90 is Black Pepper Steak, so where can you find such cheap steak for a meal? Right?

Variety of drinks, from fruit juices down to ice blended smoothies. All types of drinks that make you lost your mind in choosing your favourite. Do not believe me?

You’ll be shocked to see the drinks that we have, Fresh Carrot-Orange (RM3.-50), Honey Lime Ice (RM3-80), Mango Smoothies (RM5-50), Wheatgrass Smoothies (RM5-50), Peppermint Mocha (RM7-80), Blueberry Chocolate (RM7-80), Hazelnut Latte (RM7-80), Almond Latte (RM7-80), and Tiramisu (RM7-80).

Food Food Food Food – let’s start with entrée first. What’s offering in Kim Tavern –
Honey Pepper Roast Chicken Drumlet (RM6-90)Mushroom Soup (RM5-50)Egg Ham Sandwich (RM4-90)Deep Fried Marinate Chicken Wings (RM6-90), and many other more…..

Main Course could choose from

Spaghetti Chicken Bolognese (RM6-90),

Mushroom Chicken Chop with Garlic Butter Rice (RM9-90)

and Cheesy Chicken Lasagna (RM9-90).

Southeast Asia Favourite are –

Nasi Lemak Curry Chicken (RM7-90), the rice is absolutely full of coconut milk fragrant.

Nasi Lemak Rendang Chicken (RM7-90), chicken rendang is appetizing, if you love rendang dishes.

Udang Sambal Rice (RM7-90), something for spicy lovers. Prawns are fresh, sambal is good!

Dry Curry Stir Fried Chicken Rice (RM6-90), Chinese called this Kam Heong.

Japanese – Asian Style Bento

Sweet & Spicy Fish Bento (RM8-50), marinate dory fish and deep fried with marinated batter that makes the fish crispy the outside, juicy the inside.

Japanese Big Bowl Rice

Unagi Fried Egg Rice (RM12-90), though this is not really an appetizing dish, but it’s absolutely tasty and it sold out on its first day of business. Thus, you could imagine how good is this bowl of rice. Yummy Yummy!!

Soup Noodle

Tomyam Seafood Noodle (RM9-90), home made blend ingredients. Indeed tasty, full of aroma, spicy, sour, it’s just too tempting not to have this bowl of tomyam.

Ipoh Chicken Slice Noodle (RM6-90).

Fried Rice / Fried Noodle

Capsicum Prawn Fried Rice (RM7-90), the prawns are fresh, accommodate well with their home made sambal belachan.

Tomyam Seafood Fried Noodle (RM8-50), home made tomyam paste, finger licking good!

Porridge

Seafood Mushroom Porridge (RM7-90), simple, flavorsome, it’s nice to have a bowl of hot porridge to warm your belly.

With these food which am sharing… isn’t it value for money?!


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Address & Contact Number
Kim Tavern
LG 04, Sunway Carnival Mall
Jalan Todak
13700 Seberang Jaya
Penang
Tel: +604-399 9879
+6012-428 8066 (Mr Andy Liew)

Business Hour:
11.30am to 9.30pm (daily)

Note: NO PORK, NO LARD

GPS: 5.398695, 100.397875

Pitt Street Koay Teow Th'ng 椰腳粿條湯

Pitt Street Koay Teow Th’ng – the original Koay Teow Th’ng from Hai Oan coffee shop that located in Burmah Road.

What’s attractive about this Koay Teow Th’ng is their fish ball and the pork patty and not to forget the chili that they make. Though it’s only chili padi, garlic and soya sauce, am sure they added either lemon juice or lime juice, otherwise, how could it be so tantalizing?

I remember CK blogged about them moving to a new place, thank god it was just a few doors away. As such, it would not be too difficult to locate them, after all, this is the place where you could see lots of tourists walking around with their camera, umbrella, drinking bottle and of course with a tour guide.

I’ve never try out this main branch before, and I always like to eat their KTT because of the fish balls is springy and the pork patties. It’ll good if you could add their specially made chili too. It is just absolutely delicious!!

This stall was also awarded for a special award in year 2002. Well, I supposed this couldn’t be wrong, right? (椰腳粿條湯 - 曾榮獲2002年皇牌小吃)


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Address & Contact Number
139 Pitt Street (Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling)
Penang
Tel: +6017-4793 208 (Sherry)

Notes:
Closed on Sunday & Monday for Pitt Street
Closed on Monday for Burmah Road (Hai Oan)

113 台牛后 Lebuh Melayu Koay Teow Th'ng

The advantage of reading food blog is to look for food when you’re running out of idea what to have for breakfast, or where to go for breakfast.

I actually read about Food Paradise blogging about this place and told hubby about it. So, we drove all the way to cross the bridge just to have a bowl of this Koay Teow Th’ng.

Well, isn’t that spontaneous per say, I was dragged to get up early for hiking instead. While I was still on sleeping mode, I was dreaming for a steaming hot bowl of soup.

Anyway, early in the morning it was many customers in the shop, but I could still see a few of its regular customers patronizing the stall… what makes me so sure they are regular? Well, from the way they talk to the boss, the way the boss react on their request that could tell it all.

For a first timer like me, we didn’t have anything extra but something ordinary.

The duck meat, fish ball, fish cake, and even the duck liver were nicely blended with the soup and the noodles.

In fact, they have duck intestine, porridge (鴨粥) and also Koay Chiap (粿汁) of which I have not try out personal, and I bet it would be good.

Oh, I didn’t mention how clean and hygiene is the place, didn’t I? It’s clean and the service was absolutely satisfying. At least the person that came and asked us for our order was friendly.

It isn’t a bad idea to get up early for this bowl of nice Duck Meat Koay Teow Th’ng.


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Address
No. 113 Lebuh Melayu
Georgetown
Penang

Business Hour:
Duck Meat Koay Teow Th’ng (鴨肉粿條湯) 6.30am to 11.00am
Duck Porridge, Duck Rice & Koay Chiap (鴨粥, 鴨飯, 粿汁) 11.30am to 3.00pm