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

Sim Corner Lok Lok

The famous street in Chai Leng Park is Wai Sik Kai… from all kinds of hawkers food to eatery outlets… there are many for us to choose.

From a stall at the beginning of the street to a shop, it’s something encouraging. That shows that the food there is fresh and price is reasonable. That’s how it attracts more and more customers to patronize them.

And this is it… Sim Corner Lok Lok. This shop is managed by the wife, and the one at the beginning of the road is managed by the husband.

Food here is absolutely fresh and variety to choose. You could choose from deep fried items like fried wanton, to assorted vegetables, mushrooms, fish/meat balls.

Apart from the food, I think this is the only place where you could find so many sauces for you to dip. And all sauces are home made by the boss.

Places like this is best for a few friends gather around… nice food to eat, a great company to have.



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Address & Contact Number
Sim Corner Lok Lok
No. 55 Lebuh Kurau 5
Chai Leng Park
13700 Prai
Penang
Tel: +6016-4638 698

Business Hour:
5pm to 11pm

The Best Koay Teow Th'ng in Chai Leng Park - Heng Kee 興記

Where’s the busiest street in Butterworth apart from Jalan Raja Uda, where people call that Apolo. I can’t think of anywhere but Wai Sik Kai in Chai Leng Park. This is the busiest street so far that I know.

In fact, how many knows about this street’s history?? I guess not many. In the 70’s this Wai Sik Kai wasn’t exist, and their original place is actually in front of the 1st row of shop houses in Chai Leng Park, where Penang Tua Pui blogged about the Yong Heng Char Hor Fun.

Some how those stalls were asked to move to this place after 8 to 9 years of operation. And that’s how Wai Sik Kai in Chai Leng Park was named.

So, what’s the best down on the street there?? In fact, there are many… but I always find this is the best stall among all. Know this uncle & aunty for a long time, and they have been selling Koay Teow Th’ng for almost 30 over years, so you can imagine are they the best in this street.

My mom particularly like this stall of Koay Teow Th’ng, she doesn’t know why, but if you take her to Wai Sik Kai, she only likes to go back to this stall.

Apart from just koay teow, yellow noodle and rice vermicelli, they have other extra add on like deep fried giant wanton and bean curd skin. Why I call it giant wanton, … indeed a giant size. [LOL]

You can also add on chicken and bean sprouts too as a side dish.

A bowl of this Koay Teow Th’ng, you can see the stall owner is not stingy about the food and charging it expensively, in fact, it’s worth the value. If am not mistaken a bowl of this koay teow th’ng without the giant wanton, but only bean curd skin is about RM4.00.

The stall is opening slightly late, they only starts to operate from 7.30pm or 8pm till midnight. The first few stall from the street entrance, and it’s easy to recognize too, a white hair uncle and wife managing the stall – Heng Kee.

Chai Leng Park 煮炒

I’ve been lazy to blog, perhaps I’ve got this ‘lazy bug’ in me.

Anyway, I’ve been even lazy scout around for food and review too. I wonder what’s wrong with me. Anyway, this is one of those post that lying around in my draft box for ages, guess it’s time to publish now.

Well, Chai Leng Park is a place where you can see lots of people, people are busy buying food from the market in the morning, or at night busy looking for food to fill up their stomach.

Whenever am home, if mom decided not to cook. We’ll just hop into any of the coffee shop that have one of those ‘Chu Char’ (煮炒). Nothing fantastic, but honestly it’s kind of convenient for those people that staying surrounding this area.
That night, we have one curry fish head. Nothing to shout about, it wasn’t spicy nor aromatic scented.
A plate of stir fry vegetables. Simple, yet full of ‘wok hei’ (鑊氣).
A plate of paddy frogs stirs fry with spring onion and gingers (薑蔥田雞). This is honestly thumbed up for this dish. It’s tasty, it’s good!!
And, a Guinness Stout Pork Ribs (黑啤排骨). Not many can make this dish as tasty as this. I’ve been trying many places that offer Guinness Stout ribs or chicken. But none of those places that could cook such a good one like this.
In fact, apart from the curry fish head, majority of the food that we’ve ordered for the night, isn’t that bad at all. As for the damage, honestly can’t recall… cuz, this was way some time ago.

Golden Claypot Restaurant 金砂煲

金砂煲

老少美味食品
婦人補身極品
滿月回禮佳品

Few months ago, when we had our dinner in Teow Chew Meng in Chai Leng Park, we saw its next door was doing some renovation work.

Hubby and I were wondering what are they intend to do with this shop? Cuz, formerly this shop was a night club, and it’s been operating for many years already.

Today we decided to check it out after these few months, and now it has turn out to be another eatery outlet in Chai Leng Park. The decorations is so pleasant, the only thing is if you have lots of people dining in perhaps you need to sit at the long table. Cuz, they do not have any big round table cater for 10 or 6. Oh yes, this is the place where the restaurant name tells it all, all dishes are serve in a claypot. That’s why you could see many claypots down here.

What’s good about this place is, dishes were serving pretty fast. So, it’s literally good news for those are hungry. [grin]

While we were scrutinizing the menu, I saw almost every table will order a fish head claypot (紅燒魚頭). I supposed this is one of the recommended dish.

Ever since some time last year, I had the 薑蔥田雞 in Cheang Kee, Nibong Tebal. I’ve not been having Paddy Field Frog; so a pot of 薑蔥田雞 is a must.

Hubby loves pork ribs… so, a pot of Chinese fermented black beans Pork Ribs (豆豉排骨) just for him.

Finally a plate of mixed vegetables that ends the order.

It took only less than 30mins, the dishes are served. The fish head is among the best that we ordered, the ribs isn’t that good, guess something is missing. The Paddy Field Frog isn’t that bad either, it’s good to try.

A simple dinner that satisfied all the gluttons here.

Address
18 & 20, Jalan Kurau
Chai Leng Park
13700 Perai

Note: Free WiFi

Teow Chew Meng 潮洲铭小食馆, Chai Leng Park

When it comes to some time you have no idea what to eat anymore, will you go for something that you've not try before? Well, I would!

I've tried Teow Chew Meng before but not this main outlet in Chai Leng Park. And since, Dad and Mom have not try this before, tonight was the first time I brought them here.

I was told this is the main outlet before those branches were opened in Penang Island. I was told they even established a branch in Petaling Jaya also. According to the owner, that branch was manned by his sister.
What's famous in Teow Chew Meng??? Of course is their Mee Sua Tao (Wheat Vermicelli 面线糊).

And their Seafood Porridge (海鲜粥), the porridge could go up to RM50 per bowl. Reason is because they add abalone, sea cucumber, and other good stuff.

I was skeptical that Dad & Mom didn’t like the Mee Sua Tao, glad that they both like it.
Apart from the two signature dishes, we also ordered a plate of TCM Fried Rice (潮州铭炒饭).
Apple Salad Bean Curd.

Three Tastes Oyster.

And, steam vegetables.

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Address & Contact Number
Chai Leng Park Main
Jalan Gan Chai Leng
13700 Perai
Tel: 012-438 5288

Bayan Baru branch 40,
Persiaran Mahsuri 2
11900 Sunway Tunas
(Open daily) 10:00am to 10:00pm
Tel: 012-4728186

Georgetown branch
22B,Krian Road (8 Row)
10400 Georgetown
(Close on Monday) 11:00am to 11:00pm
Tel: 012-4282208

113 Lorong Selamat,
Georgetown, Penang
Mobile: 012-4728387

Petaling Jaya Branch
33 Jalan SS2/30
Petaling Jaya
(The row of shop houses behind New Formosa Restaurant)
Tel: 03 - 78779298

Wanton Mee, Chai Leng Park

If you're happen to be in mainland, any part of the area... do drop by this place Chai Leng Park for food. Cuz, you can find many good food down here. And this Wanton Mee is one of them, especially their home made chicken leg.

I know not many people like chicken leg, some would think of the hygiene factor, but, to them they were not known that they actually remove the skin of those legs and boil it first before they cook for others dishes. A very good example would be the man at home... been telling him don't know how many thousand times, the process of cooking chicken leg, and his expression to me is always the same.
Anyway, this stall used to man by a married couple, now that they are getting old, their son will help them to continue the business. Some how or rather their characters are inherit from the parents. Why I commented that?

Whenever they have many orders, they seem to lost track of all the orders and they can completely forgotten about it and didn’t even serve at all. That’s what I said so. There was once, they forgotten my order, and noted that they have given a new customer after me. When I went back to them, they realize they have forgotten about it.
Honestly, I don’t deny the fact that their noodle is really crunchy, and even if they over cook, it doesn’t look soggy.

This place is easy to find, it’s actually next to a clinic, and it’s in the corner shop. Also, same row as Teo Chew Beng as well. If you know the way to Pearl View Hotel in Chai Leng Park, you will know how to get in here, … it’s simple and easy.

Hope you enjoy exploring.

Lean Gaik Hokkien Mee 福建麵

In one of my post on hawker delight, I did mention there are some good stalls were being published in this magazine called Flavour. For this Penang Hokkien Mee that am going to talk about, it's also in the same issue with the other that I've posted before.

For those that wonder, let me give you a brief idea..... In Penang, we called it Hokkien Mee, whereas in Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur, they named it Prawn Mee. Why? Because the soup base is made from prawns.

I have not try to make one of this on my own, and I understand the process of doing it is kinda tedious.

Anyway, Lean Gaik Hokkien Mee is one of the best hokkien mee in mainland, or rather in Chai Leng Park. If it's not, they wouldn't have being interviewed and published in this magazine called Flavour, right?

We have been patronizing this stall for awhile, until lately we noted our cholesterol level has shot up, so decided to call it a quit. Now that, we are back here again, of course, we'll order whatever we want.... [wink]

Their main dish is Penang Hokkien Mee, other than that they have Loh Mee (rice and egg noodles in broth thickened with corn starch and beaten eggs, served with eggs, meat slices and bean sprouts), and Dried Hokkien Mee.

Beside that, they do have side dishes like mantis prawns, eggs, siow bak (roast pork), pork knuckles, pork ribs, etc....

It used to be RM2-20 for small bowl and RM2.80 for big bowl, I believe with the inflation, it has gone up to RM2-50 for small bow and RM3-00 for big bowl. Well, regardless the price is, we are still going back to them, as their Hokkien Mee is really nice.