Yaki Teppan
Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き) is a style of Japanese cooking where food is grilled (焼き) over a hot iron plate (鉄板). Typically, the grilling is done in view of the diners, probably for showmanship purpose.There is...
View ArticleSuper Hokkien Mee
One way to tell whether a food stall is popular, is by observing how fast it sells out for the day. While this crude approach can sometimes be misleading (e.g. poor planning or sheer laziness), it...
View ArticleBo Eight Tea
Bo Eight Tea is a small restaurant on Jalan Gottlieb, facing the Penang Chinese Girls' Primary School. From the front, it looks like a typical Taiwanese milk tea kiosk.However, Bo Eight Tea has a...
View ArticleNew York Burger Time
Located at the former Tea Garden's location at Lebuh Union, New York Burger Time is the third outlet of this locally-operated burger joint. The store is also known as New York Pizza, since this...
View ArticleNona Bali
Nona Bali is a Balinese restaurant at Promenade 28, facing the scenic Penang Strait and Seberang Prai mainland. Its location avoids customers from dealing with traffic congestion and limited parking...
View ArticleA&W
Although a commonplace in Klang Valley, A&W is still relatively new in Penang. This outlet in Gurney Plaza is located at the new wing, away from the main shoppers traffic.The first item is the...
View ArticleVictoria Station
There are no train tracks in Penang. But if you want to pretend to ride (and dine) in a train, head over to the Victoria Station at Bayan Baru.The location of this outlet is peculiar. It is just...
View ArticleStation 1 Cafe
Station 1 Cafe is one of those places where young, unknown musicians are allowed to perform, in hopes that a music producer is among the audience and offers him/her a contract. For the rest of us, it...
View ArticleNando's
The taste of Nando's never failed to impress me. Although I am not a regular customer, I do enjoy the food every time.The outlet in Queensbay Mall was our destination today. I had a friend to accompany...
View ArticleZe Yuan
On the way to Genting Highlands, there is a large round-about at the small township of Gohtong Jaya. Besides the popular strawberry farm, there are also some eateries nearby.We visited Ze Yuan Seafood...
View ArticleGood Friends
Frequent visitors to Genting Highlands have probably patronized the Good Friends (好友记) restaurant at one time or another. We are not regulars, so this was our first visit to this Chinese...
View ArticleCoffee Terrace
Coffee Terrace (咖啡苑) is one of the more popular restaurants in Genting Highlands, mostly due to one reason: It serves buffet.A word of advice is to arrive as early as possible for a given session, or...
View ArticleNew Orleans Barbecue
After a long day of sightseeing in Genting Highlands and card-counting in the casino (believe me, it's not worth the time unless you are a high roller), we retreated to the New Orleans Barbecue...
View ArticleRed Chopstick
Red Chopstick is a fusion-cuisine restaurant at i-Avenue. It has been around for as long as i-Avenue existed. This means that it must have established a regular customer base.The storefront looks quite...
View ArticleMaxim Dim Sum
Having woken up early today, we decided to reward ourselves by visiting a nearby dim sum restaurant: Maxim Dim Sum (美食之家). It is located in Taman Pekaka, and consists of 2 units of non-air conditioned...
View Article600cc
600cc is a Taiwanese chain restaurant based in Penang. The nearest outlet, which is the subject of this review, is located at the Ground Floor Tesco E-Gate, just opposite of Pizza Hut.Many restaurants...
View ArticleBoston
Formerly known as Hongkie Kopitiam, Boston is a chain restaurant featuring Hong Kong-style cuisine. The store facade looks new and appealing, and the interior has the Hong Kong nostalgic touch.However,...
View ArticleInaka
Located along Jalan Burmah towards the Pulau Tikus district, Inaka is a well-known Japanese restaurants in town. The food served here is quite authentic and the ambiance is pretty good. The price is...
View ArticleChopper Board
In a shopping mall like Queensbay Mall, if you exclude the food courts and fast food places, there aren't many restaurants that an Average Joe can afford to patronize on a daily basis. Chopper Board is...
View ArticleSubway
Subway is the go-to place if you are looking for a quick bite. However, this does not mean that the food is prepared hastily. In fact, one of the reasons that I like it is because the sandwiches are...
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