Public Cafe and Gurney for Lunch or Brunch ?

Are you in the mood for hawker food ?

Here is somewhere you can go ...

Do you feel like eating a little bit of everything,

and don't feel like lining up for the most famous ones in Penang,

Try Public Cafe at Gurney Drive

Aunty Mary's biscuits

This aunty has been here forever !  Respect !
You can see her walking or cycling around the area, support local home made biscuits

Great variety

This Char Koay Teow is not bad too, worth a try :-)
Looks pretty good !

Pretty good place for a one stop centre

Air Itam - The Ultimate Street Food Haven !

I have not visited Air Itam for a long, long time and to my utter surprise this is the utmost gem of Penang for street food.
Made me wonder why I have neglected this precious part of Penang ...
Well, I am back.
First of all, Air Itam houses The Best Curry Mee !
Kindly take note that the stall is at the market and it only starts from 1pm till it finished at around 5pm.
So, please make sure you get the time right otherwise you will be utterly disappointed.

To prove a point, I am not a curry mee fan and I ended up having 2 bowls.
If there is going to be 1 phrase to describe this, it will be
Heaven On Earth :-)
Yup it is indeed that yummy !

2nd bowl - add peppermint leaves

Regular bowl RM3.50, Large RM 4.00
Service is super efficient
Very reasonably priced

So we come to the all famous Asam Laksa of Air Itam
What I would like to suggest to you is to try the 'Deaf and Dumb Laksa' stall opposite the all famous one.
In my opinion, this one is better than the all famous one.
However, if you are there late evening, only the all famous one is opened.

The old feel of Penang is still very strong here.
Especially in the morning you still see loads of uncles and aunties bargaining over their goodies.
The ambience is so 'Penang' and you have the beauty of Kek Lok Si as a background.
And there is still plenty of greens as backdrop.
Wonderful ... highly recommend to tourist far and near :-)

Durian season is here too ....

You may also try the pan mee which is rather yummy.
Also the Koay Teow Thing aunty team
Two friendly old ladies ...
Food at Air Itam is still pretty reasonably priced.

There are loads more of yummy street food here.
One visit to this ultimate venue is not enough even if you have 3 meals here a day.
If you have not been here for some time, I highly recommend you to.
I was pleasantly surprised and since the last visit, I have gone back 3 times already.

Tea Time @ Batu Lanchang Market

 This is one of my favourite markets for tea time.

Unfortunately I noticed that prices have gone up heaps and the portions are getting smaller and smaller.

If you are a tourist especially if you are non-Malaysian, this place will be something different.

Loads and loads of hawker food, spoilt for choice.

This is a venue that the locals visit, so you will never go wrong.

The reason why this place is always crowded is because there is a day market, so people will come here either before or after their shopping.

 May have trouble looking for a place to sit.

And the drinks stalls get territorial, so you better make sure you order a drink from them otherwise they will tell you off.

So, if you intend to have ice kacang and nothing else, please sit in front of the ice kacang stall.

 This gave me a little shock, ordered the one with egg, portion is small and hardly any egg.

The Tanjung Bungah one definitely tastes better.

All said, the stall was surrounded by customers :-)

 Pasembur by the Chinese stall is nice.

For RM5 there is jelly fish and the prawn crackers, very fresh.

A little on the sweet side.

Overall it was a good outing.

Lots to choose from, great variety.

I noticed that the prices have gone up by quite a bit, with the portions shrinking.

Maybe this is global inflation.

Good mix but nothing really stands out.

Good place to bring tourists friends who wants to have a go at everything ...

Yet Another Hits the NO GO LIST - Sorry Mr Laksa Man

Deliberately no photos cause this is not intended to offend anyone...

Just want to warn Street Food Lovers where NOT to go

so we do not accumulate unnecessary calories :-)

In the midst of the hot weather, Foodie has decided to have a quick lunch and opted for the Laksa Man stall on the motorcycle at the corner of Burmah House and Goh Dental, right in front of CIMB bank.

No stall, just the motorcycle selling Laksa, Spring Roll and Nyonya Kuih.

Super friendly Indian man selling it, by the way he speaks perfect Hokkien.

Unfortunately, Laksa was not sour enough, no fish taste and no fish !

So sorry Mr Laksa Man ...

On a good note, the kuih talam was very tasty.

Please don't waste your time eating the Laksa.

If you wanna help, please buy the Nyonya Kuih ...

One man's meat is another man's poison ...
Links that favour this stall
http://penangpoint.blogspot.com/2013/01/penang-laksa-another-alternative-type.html

If you are into Indian Laksa, this is the place where Foodie goes ...
http://penangtuapui.blogspot.com/2008/07/penang-food-one-world-caf-indian-laksa.html


A little bit on Penang Asam Laksa
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/113905814/Penang-Assam-Laksa

Happy Laksa-ing ...

Eat here if you wanna be a Sucker

Another post to fill up the NO GO ! list ...

During this festive season, you must NOT go to places that treat customers like suckers.

This is one of them.

The hawker place by the roadside between Jalan Mount Erskine and Lengkok Halia.

This is a brunch cum lunch venue.

This place used to be good, unfortunately due to the swarms of KL TAR college students this place has become popular.

Some tips on how you could be 'conned' here ...

1. The Drinks Stall - tells you there is no lime juice - offers to serve you lemon juice, and conveniently adds a sour plum in it then charges you RM2.50!  Ice kacang here if you don't mention anything - comes with the ice cream, again charge charge charge ...
2. Old ladies selling Laksa - 1st impression poor old ladies, so old still selling laksa, order 2 small bowl, comes 2 large bowls, sorry already prepared err... did you say you wanted small, yes auntie I mentioned 3 times, already made, expensive, so-so taste ... no please don't make the same mistake as me, pitiful old ladies, maybe not :-) Big bowl - eat it at 1pm, by 3.30 I am hungry ...
3. Economy Rice - not so economical, don't believe, try it ... one of the most expensive ones I have ever eaten
4. Sweet tooth - go for the desserts there, careful this lady is not so friendly
5. Look into the drain nearby - totally lose your appetite

Lots of variety here, used to frequent this place regularly, sorry changed my mind.

Absolutely over priced with rude people, feels like a war zone eating here...

Some good write ups of this place if you want to visit ...

Po Pia and Pasembur here quite nice

Only thing good about this place is the Fresh Fruit Stall - reasonable

http://kyspeaks.com/2012/04/25/ky-eats-laksa-and-curry-mee-at-mount-erskine-hawker-center-penang/

http://penangstreetfood.com/2010/05/mt-erskine-hawker-center/

By the way, if you are a person who loves sarcastic remarks and criticism, this is a blog you could visit, I bumped into it and thought this person is rather interesting ...

http://borhochiak.blogspot.com/

Happy Reading :-)

don't be a hawker sucker !

Corridor Asam Laksa - No More

 Updated on 22 October 2013
It's nice to see people becoming better and better at what they do :-)
Thus, I  have changed the title "Corridor Asam Laksa" and added No More behind it.
Now it is Phaik Laksa
Cause Aunty Phaik has moved into the shop next to where she was selling ie by the corridor.
And as you have noticed she even has her own newspaper article write up.
Since the write up, business has increased tremendously.

So, now you can seat in comfort instead of by the scorching sun.

 There are a few changes in prices though.
Understandably cause rental is needed.
So everything has increased by 50 cents.

A little something to note ... Aunty Phaik is also Environment Friendly
If you want to buy the jelly ice back, bring your own container, she will charge you 30 cents less.
ok usual price of RM 3.00 but if you use her plastic container it's RM 3.30
:-)
You also have option to add fish.
And if you want more soup, you will need to pay.

 Now, the stall has got a front - it's called Phaik Laksa

Food Quality           :    4 stars

Value for Money     :    3.5 stars

Kopi O Rating         :    No Kopi O here

Ambience                :    Something different

Closed on Mondays

Lunch & Tea Only     12 noon to 5 pm

 I bet you have never heard of this one.
Located at the junction of Jalan Krian and Jalan Seang Tek it is literally set up at the corridor.
Landmarks around it will be the Anson Road market or the 8th Row shops right at the end.
Solo stall here makes it unique.
However, on a hot sunny day, if you can't bear the weather, forget about having a bowl of hot asam laksa, you will be soaked in your own sweat.

Laksa here is nice, you can opt for small RM 3.00 or large RM 3.50.
This one is unique cause you have an option of side dish - yam rice and also opt to add a prawn cracker.
First time trying laksa with yam rice, surprisingly, taste quite good.

You can tell that the soup is good, all gone!

No Kopi O here
But they serve a really nice a refreshing dessert here, very relevant for a stall by the road with such hot weather.

For RM 2.50 you have nata, longan, lychee, jelly and  a quarter of a lemon .
The lemon really pulls the whole thing together.
Very nice, you must try this one ...

This is literally corridor laksa.
I don't mind sitting anywhere for good food though ...