A Simple Stall by the Road

My son just returned from Oz recently and had the urge to have good old nasi lemak (in banana leaf packet) and so one morning, my sons and I went to this stall. It is situated very near my younger sons apartment in Kerinchi, Bangsar South.. I have been to this stall a few times before and I liked it.
Parking here is easily available in the mornings as most folks would have left for work. We seated ourselves at this mamak stall and the friendly boss came over to take our order. The packet nasi lemak is very good as well as the roti canai. The guy making the roti will sometimes do some acrobatic tossing of the roti to entertain the customers.

Nasi Lemak packed in banana leaf.

An opened packet or bungkus

Another look at the opened packet.

Food here is cheap and tasty. The teh tarik, nasi lemak and roti canai all cost RM 1/- each and the stall is always packed with customers. You won't miss it as it is situated at the T-junction as you come down the hill from Pantai Hill Park.  It is worth giving this stall a try if you are in the vicinity.

Another Visit to Restoran Soo Kee

The weekend came by and being Merdeka day, my wife and I, together with my nephew and friend took a short drive to Ampang via the DUKE highway taking only about 15 minutes. We wanted to have lunch at Restoran Soo Kee as we noticed some customers the other day having noodles which looked very tempting.
The restaurant was packed when we arrived but were lucky that we didn't have to wait long for a vacant table.
We ordered Ngow Yoke Hor (Beef with flat noodles), Fried Rice, and another two plates of Sang Meen, one with fresh water prawns and the other with mixed ingredients. Of course, we couldn't do without the roasted pork which looked so tempting.

The Ngow Yoke Hor (Flat Noodles
cooked with beef.  The beef was very
tender and went well with the flat noodles.

The Fried Rice which was fluffy
and well fried. Loved it.

The Sang Har Meen (Crispy noodles
with fresh water prawns). I think this was
the star of the show.

Crispy Roasted Pork.
Lovely.









It was a wonderful lunch having these noodles. After lunch, we decided to do some walking and headed over to the grocers just behind the row of shops to do a bit of shopping.

Restoran Sri Ahthyswary Curry House

Its been quite a while since I last had Banana Leaf Rice and one Sunday, we met up with my Brother in-law at this place in PJ Old Town area.  There used to be an open field field where people go and let their birds sing from a pole at that field. Its a nice hobby actually. Anyway, this field has not been used for this purpose since.
This shop that we went to is just opposite the field and parking is very easy. You can even park right in front of the shop. They have quite a variety of dishes to go with the banana leaf rice and as we were hungry, we ordered quite a lot of add-ons.

The basic set of vege served with rice

Don't forget the papadam

A variety of dishes to add on

More variety to choose from

The front of the restaurant








Prices are reasonable and if you are a vegetarian, you can also leave out the meat dishes. The vege dishes are wonderful. Give this place a try if you are in the area. It is just off Jalan Gasing in Jln. 5/51.

Gerai Makanan dan Minuman Rahamath

I wonder if any of you know this place behind the State Mosque in Ipoh. Its called Gerai Makanan dan Minuman Rahamath. When I was still working in Ipoh, I would frequent this place with my friends and colleagues for lunch. Everything is fresh and lunch is served from 11.30am onwards. The crowd starts to pour in from noon. This is a 'no-frills' restaurant and you might have a bit of a problem getting a place to sit. Most people will pack or tar pau their lunch and head back to office but if you can, try to get a place as its nicer eating there.  I was there a bit late and some of the vege was sold out so I had to make do with the basic stuff.
They don't have many curries like the other restaurants but their best selling and daily menu are dry mutton curry, deep fried chicken, fried chicken in chilly(ayam masak merah), fried fish and cabbage with kunyit. The main dishes are laid out on the table and customers will choose the chicken or fish of their choice or mutton and the guy serving you will dish out the cabbage and cucumber salad on your plate of rice and pour the curry gravy on it. You can have it there if there's a vacant seat or choose to pack it home.

This is the place located behind the State
Mosque and opposite the old Labrooy Building

Plates of rice ready with the guy dishing
out your order.

The Ayam Masak Merah laid out on the table
where customers pick their choice.

The Ayam Masak Merah freshly cooked

My plate of rice with chicken and potatoe. I
was there late so no cabbage left.









When you arrive at this place, you will normally find a queue right up to the road beside the gerai. Have patience and wait your turn to be served. The lunch goes well with a cold Iced Syrup or any drink of your choice.

Maxwell Road's Famous Mee Goreng

If you ask anyone from Ipoh which is their favourite Mee Goreng, they will tell you the various places in and around Ipoh where they usually have it. Majority, however, will point you to this place in Maxwell Road where you will find a few stalls selling food from noon till evening.
I have a friend there selling his wonderful pisang goreng and fried cempedak but my main aim to go there is for the mee goreng. There are no tables here so if you order your food, you can sit on the plastic stools along the pavement beside the shop. Most people pack or 'tar pau' the mee goreng. I love having it there as I can have my favourite cendol or mun tau long (a seaweed jelly drink) with my food.

This is the mee goreng stall in
Maxwell Rd.

The goodies used in the mee goreng

The mee goreng ready to be eaten.
It is served on waxed paper.

Cendol to go with the mee goreng

The Wan Tau Long. Very refreshing and
goes well with the mee goreng









If you happen to be in Ipoh and fancy some mee goreng, just head on over to Maxwell Road.  The crowd picks up momentum from 1-2pm and goes on till evening.

Good ol' Cendol

Today, being a hot day and since I was in the area, I decided to stop over at the wet market in Section 17, PJ to have cendol. This stall is actually a mobile van parked just opposite the market under the shade of some trees. You can always see a big crowd there especially around lunch.

Cendol is made from rice flour and green food colouring which is usually pandan, a fragrant leaf and cooked in a pot of coconut milk (santan). It is served with shaved ice and gula melaka.

Beautiful green cendol in santan and gula mel

Cendol was originally served with the green rice flour jelly but now they tend to add other ingredients such as red beans, shredded black jelly (leong fun) or even jagung (sweet corn). I prefer the original thing and I will tell the guy to leave out the rest of the stuff.

If you are in the Section 17 area, head over to this stall for some good cendol. I'm sure you'll like it.