Sister’s Char Koay Teow @ Lam Heng Cafe, McAlister Road
May 11, 2008So, I went and tried Sister’s Char Koay Teow in McAlister Road before I left Penang. It it said to be one of the best char koay teow in Penang, with a notorious reputation of being overpriced and arrogant. I even heard that you would be charged for not ordering a drink in the coffee shop. I had to see it for myself to confirm this.
The coffee shop was pretty empty when I went there. Only a few tables were seated and it didn’t seem as busy as I expected, since it’s supposed to be famous and all. To be honest, we were not really impressed by the looks of the koay teow when it arrived on our table. It looked quite bland and normal, portion seems small too. If you noticed, there’s a little crab meat sprinkled on top of the koay teow as garnish.
But, it turned out to be very delicious and had a unique good taste which other char koay teow doesn’t have. The prawns are big, fresh and sweet - giving the dish a boost in taste. It is certainly a par above the rest. The price tag for a plate is quite expensive though, which is RM5.
And here are some of the rules to be obeyed while you are in the coffee shop. No moving or joining of the marble tables is allowed, and no outside drinks is allowed too. The poster on the right warns that anyone who didn’t order any drinks within the coffee shop would be charged 50 cents each. I tested this by only ordering one drink for two of us and yeah, we were charged an extra 50 cents.
Sister’s Char Koay Teow can be found in Lam Heng Cafe, a corner coffee shop at the end of McAlister Road. Besides char koay teow there’s also laksa, mee jawa and their very own otak-otak. So, you are not necessarily forced to eat char koay teow only lol.
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Wah, I don’t know got such rules in Penang. Maybe that explained the lack of customers?
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As i know it is split into morning and afternoon session. They have 2 chefs.. and that is where the name ’sister’ came from.. as my experince the morning chef did the better job.. hehe..
I still find that the other Ah Leng CKT is better than this stall…
Why must pay 50cents! So bodoh. Ahaks.
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I think 50 cents is to charge ppl for using the place to eat Char Kueh Tiow without ordering any drinks. Order chinese tea should be cheaper right?
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:S aiyoyo…the last time i makan was ok oni wor. The ckt that has my 5 star rate has disappeared….haih…and that ah pek oni charge RM3 for a plate with huge prawns and egg…haih….haih…………
the “Famous” has gone, i felt ashame that this is called famous CKT in penang, when i bought my KL friend to that place few years back! very de “Luck Seh” (in hokkien). 10 or 20 over years maybe sister CKT was famous, but not now anymore. you know how they fried the CKT during peak hour? they fried like Economy Keow Teow! Cis, somemore i need to pay for RM5. I will never ever step into that coffee shop again!
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haha…. Grill Grill.. u r right….
so the best option is go during off peak…. taste better…
some more can chat chat with the sisters….
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Sisters CKT is nice but I still prefer the CKT with duck egg at night in BM near St.Anne Church.
Damn delicious.
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why bother to eat that stall, I am a penangite and I don’t find it justify to eat CKT at this price. I go for better stall affordable price and damn, I hate those hawkers that are arrogant. I always skip their stalls no matter how tasty their food are.
Bye.
vk: Good question. The only reason I ate there is because i never tasted Sisters’ Char Koay Teow before. Simple as that. They weren’t arrogant to me, so they’re OK in my book
Just go to Pulau Tikus wet market at night, you can get a nice and delicious duck egg CKT for RM4, or the one at “Gu Kan Tong” or Chulia Street there
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is it the one in lorong selamat?
vk: Nope.. this is at McAllister road.. lorong selamat is another one
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