Raja Uda 油炸鬼

 

Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth honestly is a very long road at least to my standard or my definition, it’s about 2.3km long.  Despite its colourful history of this place, I believe this road has many good food that anyone of us could actually hunt for it.

Most famous one is the Zi Wei Steamboat, which is located at the end of the road and Ah Keat Seafood Restaurant also another famous place for food, it’s also located at the end of the road. Another famous food which you wouldn’t want to miss in Jalan Raja Uda is their Yiu Char Kuih and Hua Chee.

Honestly you can’t find this in Penang island, their crispiness of this kuih is really making anyone fell in love with it, especially if you’re tasting it the first time!  You don’t have to crack your head hard what to get for simple supper, in fact, a pair of Hua Chee or Yiu Char Kuih is good enough to fill up your stomach.

The original stall is located at the Apollo Market (where the residents named that), which is at the mid point of this road, they also have branched out to both side of the road, that is the beginning of the road and the end of the road. To make it simple, 1^st stall is located before the Shell Petrol Station. And the last stall is located opposite the Zi Wei Steamboat Restaurant.

Few years ago, each of this Yiu Char Kuih or even Hua Chee is only sell at RM0.70 each. Beside from this 2 type of kuih, they also sell Ham Chim Peng.  Their customers can patiently wait for their orders eventhough you gotta wait for few minutes, so you can imagine how good is this. I even heard many outstation folks also aware of this stall and drove all the way here whenever they are back to home town or a visit to Penang.

You must be wondering such food can only eat any time of the year but not during the 9^th Emperor weeks. Well, you would be surprised, in fact, they are even cater for that too. So you don’t have to worry if you can’t taste it during the vegetarian period.

        

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Ah Choong Restaurant 亞仲海鮮飯店

A 3 weeks silence that couldn’t split myself into 2 nor 3 pieces to draft a simple post of this corner. What has been actually dragging me so tight that I couldn’t have a minute to spare to breath or even a minute to break away from the busy schedule?? Sometimes, am wondering does this worth it? Well, many had advise me that’s definitely worth it, cuz, eventually whatever I’ve spent on it, be it the time or the money, it’s something that I mould it and something that I designed from my own preference.

Many of my friends, whether is buddies, close friends, good friends, or even colleagues, have been asking me when is the day then?? Honestly, I ain’t have the answer for it, and honestly I am taking it slow … ya right… I gotta admit to myself, financial is always the hurdle for such thing!

Ain’t it not???

From preparing it, till, designing and sourcing the materials, and even to the negotiating part, it does make a lot of efforts from each one of us. And to certain extend you could see both couple is actually standing on one side on what they want. But how many would actually think thru that is the best for it?!

Don’t you agree with me?? Think of our age, we are aging, and there are many things you gotta think long term, whether is this design old folks friendly, and is this gonna be heavy maintenance or whatsoever? Hey, am not kidding, this is part of the entire project probably for your entire life?? Don’t you agree… now that with such economy or such inflation, this thing is escalating and many of us are actually hoping this bubble would burst! But the fact is, we are actually dreaming, do you think this will happen??

I was one of those that hoping it will burst, but I know the fact is, it wouldn’t be. So, hold it tight, this would be one in our life time.

Places of visiting apart from food, tiles shops like Apex, Old Tiles, Shanghai Sin Bee, E-Ceramic, … these are the places in our list of sourcing. Teka, Kitchen Tech, Verra Kitchen, Bofi, Signature Kitchen ain’t anything that missing from the list either. Visited many exhibitions, ie. Perfect Living, Penfurnex and even HomeDec in KL too, all these are part of the required places to source for cheaper materials.

Visiting these places are even more frequent compared to those eatery outlets lately, to be truth. Sigh… when will this be an end then??

Ah Chong Chu Char in Chai Leng Park is one the frequent place for us. Whenever there’s a strike at home or Monday blue is around the corner, having a quick bite at your comfortable place is always the best choice. This was chosen after a long day camped in the exhibition hall that recently held. Whole day down there without any proper food for the stomach, guess the stomach would definitely strike on it!

The food here is always gives you the home cook feel, and it’s definitely value for money too. At times, the bill is only less than RM100.

Swee & Sour Pork

Hóng Shāo Pork Ribs

Marmite Chicken

Stir Fry Kai Lan

Scallop Beancurd

Address
亞仲海鮮飯店
Ah Choong Restaurant
No. 40, Lorong Kurau Satu
Chai Leng Park
13700 Perai

Bee See Heong 美時香餐室

It’s been awhile I didn’t visit this place, last weekend two couples were sat down at this place and have tasted their signature dishes. What make us very pleasant is our friend is happy with the food there.

Now that we got to go out together and shopping together, not because of anything but we shared the same objective right now. At times, am thinking isn’t this is like a beauty affair? At times we both pairs were like in such a dilemma that should we do this or that. Will that make it nice and comfort… and also is this practical if we fix this and that… and these questions are always pop into our conversation. Both women’s husband would also agree to have a day off for some sourcing work, comparing quotation and also sourcing some materials for that ‘objective’.

Probably some people find it fun, and some find it enjoyable… but all these while I don’t quite like it. That’s why many of my friends find me really abnormal, cuz, that’s something in life that it’s hard to achieve now especially with the current inflation circumstances. Secondly, when comes to this such huge project in life, somehow, the other party that helps you to erect or demolish, they just count every single penny from you. Whether you like it or not, this is the fact of life.

Especially at the time you’re rushing them, they will give all sorts of excuses… I wonder to myself, how could some owner could have so many ‘objectives’ in life? I truly wonder, I find that truly amazing! Don’t you think so?

Many will curse like hell when come to an extend that every dollar and cents is flowing out from your pocket like pouring water. And yet, you don’t seem to see much of the thing from whatever you’d spent.

The worst… you will be under tremendous of stress that you can’t even sleep well, or eat well, or eat a lot till stomach bloated up. Well, for my case, I can’t even coop with this and whatever stress that I currently have at work. Can you imagine that stress till that you could get up at 3am and start wondering what in the world that I missed out for my project? Gee… that’s damn frustrating.

The signature Indonesian Prawns.

Simple stir fried Bitter Gourd.

Protein input, Fry Egg. Cantonese called this “Foo Yong”.

Some evil sin… like Belachan Chicken.

Seaweed soup, with some fish balls.

New Secret Restaurant 阿南砂煲活田鸡粥

The last weekend weather was cold and gloomy, best is to hide in the blanket and do nothing but to sleep. But that will make one more lazy and not doing anything. Well, true enough I was extremely lazy when comes to such weather… not even in the mood for window shopping, having a cup of coffee in Coffee Bean, or meeting up with friends and so on.

And what would help to warmth the stomach? Either a pot of Bak Kut Teh or a bowl of soup of Koay Teow Th’ng. Unfortunately my ‘boss’ didn’t wanna have either the mentioned.

He was yearning paddy frog, and instead of going to Sin Geylang in Penang, we went back to New Secret Restaurant in Raja Uda. This is actually my second visit, the 1st visit didn’t manage to take any photo.

Basically they do not have many choices for us to choose, it’s either paddy frog or eel.

And now added chicken dice for either spicy hot or ginger onion.

Hubby wants some spicy piping hot paddy frog (RM18-00) 宮保田雞. So, a pot of that was ordered. For those that not able to take spicy food, you can tell them less spicy, otherwise, it will be standard, ie. Dried chili and Red Hot Chili Padi.

And I want something plain, so a pot of ginger onion chicken dice was ordered. (RM7-00) 姜蔥雞丁
A plate of greens. (RM4-00) I always wanted to have a plate of vegetables without having ‘Bak Hu’ sprinkle on it. Cuz, to me that will spoilt the taste of the vege. At first they gave us the plate with ‘Bak Hu’, perhaps it’s their mistake, then they came and apologize and changed a new plate for us without charges.
That’s what we call ‘Customer Satisfaction’.

Another piping hot pot – plain white porridge (砂煲白粥); with some spring onion sprinkle on it. (RM2-00) that would be nice to eat with either spring onion chicken dice or spicy hot paddy frog.
2 glasses of chrysanthemum & herbal tea (RM1-20 each), that helped to cool of the spiciness in the pot of paddy frog.

We thought the plate of ground nuts is complimentary, didn’t know is chargeable… it’s RM1-50 per plate.

Total damage for the dinner is about RM34-90 without taxes.


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Address & Contact Number
Bukit Mertajam Main
No. 3215 Jalan Kampong Baru
Taman Tampoi Indah
14000 Bukit Mertajam
Tel: +6012-478 6368 / +6012-492 6368


Butterworth Branch
No. 6172 Ground Floor
Jalan Ong Yi How
Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Teras Jaya
13400 Butterworth
Tel: +6012-491 9099 / +6012-401 8117


Sungai Petani Branch
No. 145 Jalan Lagenda 5
Lagenda Heights
08000 Sungai Petani
Kedah Darul Aman
Tel: +6012-4430 606 / +6012-345 8567

Fat Mum Seafood House 肥媽海鮮煮炒

Good food is every where in town, you just need to have the patient and time to check it out.

I came across this place when I had my breakfast next door, I was wondering would it be something nice down there and reasonable too?

Well, true enough my family had great time down there, yes down here in Fat Mum Seafood House (肥媽海鮮煮炒). It was our first time, and we didn’t know what best down there, the Tau Keh Soh / Si Tau Poh / 老闆娘 was very friendly, cheerful and helpful, she took our order and kept telling us what’s their signature dishes down there and also gave us some special discount if the drinks is not nice.

When we were wondering what to have, she was telling us they have Sambal Petai Udang, and that got my mom’s attention, straight way Fat Mum said, let’s have a small plate to try out their way of cooking petai. It wasn’t that bad smell, and the prawns are fresh and springy.

Then mom wants something like Marmite Chicken, I believe they deep fried the marinated chicken and glazed with Marmite and Honey. It was crispy outside and juicy inside.

Next was the Asam Steamed Fish which Fat Mum insists we should try. True enough it was the best dish for the night. It wasn’t sour and it was just nice for everyone of us.

A plate of vegetable which no one would want to miss it. Kai Lan with other ingredients like carrots, mushrooms and meat.

When my brother wants a plate of Foo Yong Egg (Egg Omelet), Fat Mum didn’t want to take that order, she was saying why don’t we give a try on their Mongolia Tofu, if ever we don’t like that, that plate of dish will be on the house. Thank God, at least it satisfied my brother. [LOL]

Oh yes, Fat Mum also recommended their 3 in 1 to us. That honestly puzzled each of everyone of us, before we could answer her we didn’t want to have 3 in 1 coffee, she said that’s something that we should try. Again,… here’s a trademark, if it’s not nice, this glass of 3 in 1 will be on the house. 3 in 1 is actually Cucumber, Green Apple and Sour Plum (酸梅), she said it’s cooling especially we are being attacked by this heat wave.

And 2 bottles of Carlsberg for the men.

Good food, good drinks, and a friendly Tau Keh Soh, isn’t that making our dinner a great one?

List of food on the wall....


Address & Contact Number
No. 11A, Tingkat Bawah
Lorong Ceri 5
Jalan Raja Uda
12300 Butterworth
Penang
Tel: +6012-4466 023 / +6016-4569 298
Contact Person: Madelin Khoo

Note: Off on every 1st & 15th day of Lunar Calendar.

Long Xiang (Seafood) Restaurant 龍鄉海鮮

不滿意請告訴我們, 好吃請告訴朋友!!

This is the statement that caught my attention when I first stepped into this shop. It’s easy to locate, it’s just next to Ah Keat Seafood in Jalan Raja Uda which I had not long ago.

Total 9 adults having 3 types of noodles, steamed fish, ginger chicken, garlic & chili fry clams (lala), and a plate of vegetables that costs only RM110, plus 2 bottles of Carlsberg for 4 glasses. So, you find this reasonably cheap?

Here are the noodles that we had… Salted Fish fry Beehoon (鹹魚炒米粉) was the 1st plate that served. Some of us find this ok, but some of us find it was too bland, some of us find that it was not enough of salted fish for the beehoon.

2nd noodle was Moonlight Flat Noodle (月光河). We find that absolutely fragrant.

Then we realize with the 2 plates of noodle may not be able to fill up the starving stomach that we have, thus, we have another plate of Hokkien Char.

Followed by the plate of Garlic & Chili Fry Clams was stunningly hot and spicy.

Steamed fish.

Ginger Chicken was absolutely nice to taste.

And last, a plate of green.

I won’t recommend this place if you’re really really looking for good food, however, if you’re ain’t any fussy person that requires good food for any meal; probably this is another place for you to consider. To certain extend, what to expect with 2 bottles of Carlsberg, and with so many dishes on the table to fill up the hungry stomach. Right?