Koay Teow Th'ng, Food Court Air Itam, Penang

I was back to Air Itam for exactly a week and have been keeping my mum and sister accompanied during this period. My duty was to ferry my mum to the market every morning and Air Itam Market is her favourite.

For the last few days I have been having my breakfast at the stalls in the market and today I stumbled into this particular Koay Teow Th'ng stall at the food court directly opposite the market. It is one busy food stall and without any hesitation I placed an order.

As expected the waiting time was slightly longer but it was definitely worth the wait. A clear soup noodle with delicious minced pork meat, fish balls and slices of fish cakes. It was not the best Koay Teow Th'ng I have tasted but it was still yummy and would not mind coming back again.

I understand that this stall have been in business for ages and now it is operated by its second generation, the hanging yellow "Koay Teow Soup" sign may looks old but not the amended pricing on it.

 The ingredients at the stall tell you that the food here is selling well, the distinct heap of minced meat caught my attention that led me to indulge in this noodle. So go and try it out at this corner in Air Itam. But remember to park your car in a proper parking lot, the other day my bowl of noodle cost me RM20.00 because of a parking summon of RM15.25....

Qeow Yee Hokkien Mee @ Semarak Api, Farlim, Air Itam

We came visited this place just before the Chinese New Year break and we were back again on the second day of the New Year as my boys and Jo really love their Hokkien Mee (prawn noodle). Farlim has been a place popular for Hokkien Mee.

This place is apparently a branch of the wooden house at Paya Terubong as blogged in my previous post here.

This is our all time favourite noodle whenever we are back to Penang and we found that this place do serve delicious and quality Hokkien Mee. We will sure come back again.

Pork Knuckle Noodle (Tu Kar Mee), it is claimed by the lady that this is the only place you can find such noodle in Penang. It is kind of Penang Loh Mee but spicy.

 Chicken Noodle another special noodle created which is also a version of a spicy Loh Mee. 

The menu found in front of the semi detached house, by the way do try their dessert it is delicious too.

Hokkien Mee

Jalan Semarak Api

Farlim, Air Itam

Penang

GPS : 5.385607, 100.282479

Dragon Phoenix Seafood @ Genting Cafe, Farlim, Penang.

It was time to go back to Penang with my family on a Chinese New Year break together with my mum & sister we visited Dragon Phoenix Seafood at Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Genting, Farlim. This was my second visit to this eatery and I quite like the food here. 

Curry grouper fish was very appetising, the fish was fresh and I enjoyed it very much and finished my plain rice in a pretty fast manner mostly on this dish itself.

Fried Kangkong (water spinach) Belacan was tasty with a good crunchiness from it.

Normally we would order our favourite belacan fried chicken but this time around we opted for another version of fried chicken marinated with fermented bean curd and it tasted as equally awesome.

Clay pot fried Tofu coated with minced meat gravy making it delicious and a favourite among my boys.

Kind of sweet and sour pork ribs a dish where the grandma has her way to pamper her grandsons. They simply love this meat.

Special fried wantan dumpling to usher the coming Chinese New Year celebration, it was yummy, juicy in the inside and a super crispy skin. Indeed a good choice.

Well everything here is good and the pricing is also very reasonable. Thumb up to Dragon Phoenix Seafood.

Dragon Pheonix Seafood

Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Genting

26-A, Lintang Angsana, 

Bandar Baru Air Itam, 

Farlim, Penang.

GPS : 5.388265, 100.282762

Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee) at Farlim Air Itam

I am back to Farlim for a good Penang Hokkien Mee in Kuala Lumpur it's called Prawn Mee this time around  it was 12 of us on a northern food trail.

My previous posting of this Hokkien Mee can be seen here.

There are interesting extra add-ons that you can pick for your noodle such pig intestines, braised pork ribs, cuttlefish, fishballs and roast pork.

A standard bowl with braised spare rib added on.

Loh Cham Hokkien Mee - a combined flavour of prawn mee and Penang Loh Mee, even the sauce is a combination chilli and garlic.

We actually wanted to just sample the taste by sharing but ended up taking a bowl each...it was definitely worth the challenge after savouring so much food ... hehehe.

Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee) Farlim, Air Itam

Jalan Semarak Api

Farlim Air Itam

Penang

GPS : 5.387599,100.284327

Restoran Ee Tong 怡東中泰海鮮餐館 Zoo Road, Air Itam Penang

The Ee Tong I know wasn't the same today, the quality of food has dropped and has much to be desired.

We always love this Siamese dish whenever we are here but this time around the soup has lost its oomph .... not as power as before. 

Stuffed tofu was on a average scale maybe on that day I wasn't in the mood for fried stuff like this.

Fried chicken with stuffed salted egg yoke another wrong choice of order hehehe ..... I was actually tuned for something Thai it's just too bad this food adventure didn't turn out good for me maybe the next time.

Fortunately there was this that I like, asparagus fried with belacan & prawns it went well with my plain rice.

Restoran Ee Tong  怡東中泰海鮮餐館

52A Lorong Zoo 6

Air Itam

Penang

Tel: 04-828-6832

GPS : 5.402806, 100.284543

2 Nice Prawn Mee (Hokkien Mee) in the area of Farlim, Penang

During my recent trip back home to Penang, I had the opportunity to eat two wonderful prawn mee also known as Hokkien Mee in Penang. One at Farlim,  & the other at Jalan Paya Terubong both in the vicinity of Air Itam.

My First Prawn Mee

This one looks relatively a new stall located at Jalan Semarak Api and near Shell petrol station, GPS : 5.387599,100.284327. I reckon it only opens during the evenings.

I requested for extra braised pork ribs.

The taste was gorgeous especially with the superb blend of its chilli sauce, olala.

Housed in front of a walk up apartment with a nicely turfed side lane where eating tables are found.

My Second Prawn Mee

The second helping was at a wooden house sited slightly off road of Jalan Paya Terubong (opposite Sapphire Apartments) not too far from Kuta Bali Food Court. It opens very early in the morning and I had it before going for my cycling event at Fettes Parks. If you need the coordinates of this stall i.e. GPS :5.391943,100.275516 

I have been to this stall a couple of time and always enjoy it every time particularly for a good breakfast.

This serving has extra ingredient of braised small intestine and as usual I like to add pork ribs onto my noodle. Heavenly good leh.....

This was how good this bowl of Hokkien Mee. Ho Jiak!!!

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Unique Curry Mee Vendor @ Air Itam, Penang

Before I leave Penang I must look for the sisters' curry mee which I was informed a night before during a dinner and about 7plus in the morning I was there in the super busy market of Air Itam.

I was thrilled when I found them and could not wait to eat their curry noodle. I parked my bike next to them and ordered a typical bowl of noodle for RM3.00. They spoke a mix of Teochew & Hokkien dialects which I got no problem at all.

Just like those days where hawkers will "kandar" their food for sale. The sisters look alike and cladded with the olden Chinese dressing. A scene that will soon disappear but found in Air Itam.

There were others helping in the business and all sitting in their "bangku".

Nothing spectacular about this curry mee that comes with sotong, tau pok, blood cubes and chili paste. I quite like this simple Penang curry mee. 

 After a good and satisfying breakfast I decided to go up Air Itam Dam, it wasa  tough hike but I managed to reach there even though I pushed the bike uphill probably 30% of it...

It's time to move back through this busy road leading to Paya Terubong and prepare myself back to KL. What a wonderful Sunday in Air Itam.

Sisters' Curry Mee

Off Jalan Paya Terubong,

Air Itam, Penang

GPS : N5 24.020 E100 16.695

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Ah Thong Paya Terubong Seafood @ Air Itam, Penang

I almost forgot about this place and it was the first day of Chinese New Year there isn't many food outlets opened on the first day of CNY. Actually we wanted to have some hawkers food for dinner especially after having too much CNY meals. But we could not find any hawker food nearby and a friend recommended us this place Ah Thong @ Paya Terubong.

The restaurant is located at a block of flat with shops on the ground floor ans is known as Wisma Indah. We picked our fresh seafood here for the night.

Fresh sole fishes which were recommended to us and it was either steam or deep fried them, my Mum opted for a deep fry.

Fresh grouper fish to be cooked in clay pot and to be done the Ah Thong's way.

Tenggiri fish and additional chunk of grouper meat were also ours.

Sai Toh fish balls soup.

I love soup and the home made fish balls were fresh and delicious.

Stir fried fried lettuce with garlic. Simple yet awesome.

The fish was fresh and yummy, the gravy was so tasty and it went super well with our plain rice and the children love it so much.

Grilled sting ray in banana leaf & marinated with curry powder was good and the  aroma was so inviting.

Deep fried Tengirri.

Sole fish was never a common food at our dining table and it was a good experience to savour this dish. My drinking friends (kaki) would love this.

Restaurant Seafood Ah Thong Paya Terubong

Wisma Indah Grd Floor

12-A Block 1236

11060 Jalan Paya Terubong

Tel: 019-277-3459

012-574-7318

GPS : 5.38844,100.274819

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