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 ...

Tuesday Night Market - Tanjung Bungah

 Tuesday night market !!!

Foodie was here looking for the all famous pork burger but unfortunately, the stall was not open.

No reason to be disappointed cause the outing was still good.

Lots to see, lots to eat, lots to try ...

If you are a tourist in Penang, you should come by and have a look :-)

 Huge range of street goodies to see.

Cheap prices.

Good place to buy souvenirs for friends.

 Lots of food to try at very reasonable prices.

 Muar Chee and freshly fried prawn crackers all taste good.

 Foodie's Choice 

Pork Satay - Original Flavour @ only 50 cents/ stick

Char Koay Kak from aunty in the market

yet to check out the pork burger stall ...

 Nice one

very clean aunty selling 

I hope the photos will tempt you to drop by.

Surely a good detour and break from a busy week ahead ... 

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 !

New World Park - What's Still Good There ?

 New World Park Food Court

This is a food court so it is rather difficult to do the regular rating.

In the past if you mention Swatow Lane, the first thing that comes in mind will be the Ice Kacang, Curry Mee and Pasembur.

So, is everything still the same ?

The food quality still as good and delicious ?

I suppose not.

Well, let us mention the good stuff first.

A very nice and clean place to enjoy hawker food, also a huge variety, some may not be so authentic though.  

For tourists who want to try a good variety of street food with limited time, here is the place to go.

If you have a fussy palate, hmmm... maybe not that great a place then

This is the man in charge of the food court stalls, the main person who collects the rental . 

Rumour has it that 16 million was spent to set up the whole area inclusive of the shop lots ...

As a kid, I remember this uncle preparing my ice kacang, now he is the man-in-charge of the food court.  It is nice to know that there are some with humble beginnings who do not forget their roots and remain as humble as ever.  Mr Ice Kacang, still takes orders from customers and on special requests, he will make it for you :-)

 If you are a diabetic, you can opt for fresh milk only, not the best but at least you don't lose out on this yummy treat.

Foodie's Choice
Ice Kacang add Mango, no ice cream prepared by  'The Man'  himselfRemember to order only after you finish your main course otherwise it will all melt away by the time you get to it

Good idea

Next we move on to the Hokkien Mee
Foodie's Choice - Add Pai Kut  RM 4.50
Good value for money
Piping hot soup

Ice Kacang stall also sells fruits on the side, just like the good old days, but a cleaner version 

Then you have a variety of other stuff, including the ridiculously priced Mee Goreng for RM 5.00! Nothing special about it.  Forget about the pasembur, really waste of your time...

Tang Hoon Fish Ball, So-So, taste a little like it is prepared by an Indonesian Maid 

This one is overpriced with super diluted Ang Tau Thing and Yam Cake with no yam. Used to be really good but I guess sometimes profit overtakes all cause...

Two curry mee stalls here...  In the good old days while still at Swatow Lane, we used to have one of the best curry mee here ... not any more :-(

So your best bet when you come here is Hokkien Mee and Ice Kacang (must be made by the boss) otherwise, quality is not there ...