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Laksa Shack
Jul 3rd
[tag]Laksa Shack[/tag] ‘The [tag]Laksa[/tag] Specialist’ is one of the newer F&B business to establish its outlet in [tag]Penang[/tag]. Within 6 months, there are already 2 branches in the northern Malaysia region. One of it in [tag]Queensbay[/tag] while another in [tag]Sunway Carnival Mall[/tag].
Although laksa should be their specialty, we decided to give the rice set meal a try because they seemed more tempting, at least on the photo lol. Anyway, Laksa Shack labels the them as Rice & Set Berdulang. Shown here is the Set Brayni, which is available for 2 pax only.
Ais Batu Campur served in a large cup for RM5.90. It has lots of ingredients from grass jelly, red bean, corn.. Yeah you know the usual stuff they put in ice kacang. It looked better than it tasted 
The [tag]Nasi Bryani[/tag] is good, topped with fair amount of raisins.
I would usually call these keropok and kuih but they are actually known as papadam and begedel. Papadam is the crunchy crackers that you get whenever you have nasi kandar or nasi tomato. And begedel is mashed potatoes deep fried with egg white and onions. I know these thanks to Mr.Google lol. Honestly, I didn’t really like the begedel’s taste.
This is Dalca Telur Bersayur.. Not sure what dalca means but its quite common in Malay and Indian food.
And lastly ayam masak merah, which is the nicest among all. And of course it should be lol. Actually there’s another dish called jelatah which is pickled vegetables and onions. You can spot it in the first photo. The rice set costs RM19.90, quite expensive in my opinion considering the small portions of the dishes. We will definitely return to try their real specialty – laksa next time 
Ais Kacang @ Kek Seng Coffee Shop
Jul 17th
Got to know Kek Seng from my parents, the food in this coffee shop was OK. What is worth highlighting is its Ais Kacang , look at picture. It has 2 scoops of ice cream and a piece of 2-layer jelly, which tasted a little salty.
After this visit, I have tasted 3 of the many famous [tag]Ais Kacang[/tag] in [tag]Penang[/tag]. I’d rate them as (personal preference)
- Swatow Lane
- Lorong Selamat
- Kek Seng
This coffee shop is located along [tag]Penang Road[/tag], only 5-10 minutes walk from Komtar but the tricky part is finding a parking. Before reaching Penang Road, you will see a junction which leads to Lebuh Tek Soon, take the path and you fill find a lot of parking options.
Food @ Swatow Lane
Jul 6th
I was brought to Swatow Lane last year by my parents and it gave me a very deep impression immediately. This place is like any coffee shop you will find in Penang, with an exception: they serve really nice ais kacang.
Thirst quenching Ais Kacang, best served in a hot afternoon, a normal bowl costs RM2.00. If you compare this with the one sold in Lorong Selamat (can be found in my earlier post here) you will definitely notice the difference in the quantity of ingredients being served as I said before
To find this place, IMO the easiest way is to locate McAllister Road, then look for either Abu Siti Lane or Lorong Selamat, across these two lanes is Lorong Swatow already.
Curry mee, tastes good. The stall owner changed already since I last went.
Loh Bak.. nothing special, BM ones taste better lol. Ordered for a friend because she never tasted them before 
Fried Oysters is great, quite cheap too at a reasonable RM4.00 per plate. The frying style of this particular stall is quite different, he fries the oysters and eggs separately then only he places the oysters on top of the egg (as seen on pic) I think this is the only stall selling at such low price (for lesser quantity too of course) Other stalls in Penang seem to be selling starting from at least RM6.00 for the smallest plate.
Food @ Lorong Selamat
Jun 6th
As the name implies, Lorong Selamat is a street in Penang Island that has a lot of good food to offer (although I am not very sure whether it is really that selamat or not ) I am neither familiar with Penang roads nor good at giving directions. To reach this place, just follow the road to Komtar and you will come across Macallister Road. Lorong Selamat is only 2-3 streets away from it.
The coffee shop is small but always packed with people. It has a traditional feel to it due to the tables being used. This lady clad in pink and wearing a cap shown in the photo below is very friendly with the customers
One of the must try in Lorong Selamat is their Ais Kacang. It is different from any other ABC because of its Sarsi flavored syrup and atapchi. It is very rare to see atapchi in ABC already nowadays. Anyway if you have the time, do walk accross the street to Lorong Swatow, which also features kick-ass ABC. The main difference is the amount of ingredients being served, Lorong Selamat’s ABC tends to be more stingy in this
The curry mee sold here is also good, RM2.50 a bowl. This was our lunch last Sunday before Siang Leng and I went to watch X-men 3 in Gurney Plaza.
