Chung Seng Tim Sum, Chai Leng Park

Our Selection of Tim Sum for the Breakfast  

Update : Have Close Down 

Chung Seng Tim Sum at Chai Leng Park, Perai is one of the latest addition to the many F&B eateries in the area.  House in part of an old cinema, which was formerly operating as a Chinese Restaurant, under new management its now open for Breakfast at a Tim Sum Air Conditioned Restaurant, as well as offering other Street Food for lunch & dinner,

Some individual photos of the Tim Sum we had.  

The set up here is nice, bright, clean, tidy, and air conditioned, in what use to be the foyer of the Cinema.  It’s Well Set up & organised with the Tim Sum Displayed in Food Steaming Table / Warmer at the side for your selection.

Many Verities of Steam and Fried Tim Sum are available, its impossible for you to try all of it out in one day though we certainly tried.  There are some parking lots right in front, other then that street parking.  

Price wise its comparable with other Air condition Tim Sum place in the Area.  Location Map, Address are in the Photo Below  

Verdict :  Not too bad, 

Salad Bowl Restaurant, Butterworth

Salad Bowl Restaurant, Butterworth 

Is one of the Original Western food restaurant in the area, that use to serve the Australian Air Force Personnel (Beside Butterworth Café and Richard Top Taste) they also have a good selection of Penang Style Food here, that reflect on their old school origins.  Typically old school western food joints in Penang / Malaysia will dish up a variety of local food as well. 

The restaurant set up is very traditional old school western style, dim lightings for a “romantic atmosphere”, which make photography using a smartphone and without flash somewhat difficult, tables are laid with table cloth, western food serve with buns.  

What would surprise you will be the restaurant location, right smack in the middle of an isolated industrial area, along the main road out of Butterworth heading towards Perai, which makes parking an easy task. (4623 Jalan Chain Ferry), Especially dinner time.   Their clientele tends to be folks that know of the restaurant already, with very little pass by drop in traffic. 

What is supposed to be good here?  From what I understand from various blogs, Prawns Cocktail, Lamb Shank, Chun Peah (Penang Style Deep Fried Spring Roll), Fried Hokkian Mee, Shark Fin Soup and don’t forget their Perfectly Heated Crunchy Bun serve with a Pat of Cut Butter (which most western food joints do not do any more).

 

Today we ordered the Chun Peah, nice, tasty and crunchy (which I do recommend highly), but sadly was serve with a non traditional tomato sauce, (I would like the traditional Lea and Perrin, mix with mustard sauce),  BBQ Chicken, & Lamb Chop.  

What Stood out most of the time we have our meals here is that the sauce used are not watered down, the meat is season and char grilled properly, and the accompaniments are the traditional Malaysian green peas, corn and carrot mix, pickle vegetables, slice grilled pineapple and French fries.  Most important properly season.  Tere is no need for the bottle of Ketchup / Chili or even adding in Salt & Pepper, which I unfortunately have to do most of the time.     

 

Price wise, damage is not too bad, What I would consider Mid Range / Affordable / Appropriate for such a Air-condition Restaurant .  At approx. RM25 for Chicken and RM30 plus for Lamb, the portion given is of good size, definitely value for money. 

Service wise,  let not go in to this as people have different expectations, what is perfectly adequate for me at this time and age, is completely unacceptable for another person.  What I have to say is the food items order arrived within my expectation. 

Notes  :  Credit Card Accepted, Close Sunday,  Open Lunch & Dinner   Location Map with GPS Coord below .  

Sinn Tatt Food Center, Raja Uda Butterworth

Sinn Tatt Food Center is a collection of chinese roadside hawker stalls, house under a roof at the side of Jalan Raja Uda (North Bound). The Stalls will start to open from the afternoon till night. 

I call it a food center, not a food court as the way it is organised, into a few groups, with their own opening times, seating area, and seemingly "walled" off from the other groups.   

I do like the Char Koey Teow, (that opens from around 2pm till around 8pm or Sold off) here, which is one of the 3 stalls around (the other open later), Poach Chicken with Rice or Koey Teow is another popular stall from 4pm and a recent find is the Poh Pieh, (Not Fried Penang Spring Rolls) which usually have a que.  This Stall opens after 7pm .   Other Stalls offering a verity of Penang Favorites can be found.  As they take turns for their Off Day, you can be sure there will be stalls open dail here.

Fried Dough / Ham Chim Peng stall.  (Opens from 2pm) 

This Collections of Food Stall fronts a row of Shops, which opens at the same time,  so beside eating one can also do some shopping as well as some sightseeing.

Fried Koey Kak Stall in Action  

Aquarium Shop just beside the Food Center 

Located right at the back is the "Newly" built Goddess of Mercy Temple, Raja Uda, Butterworth. so do drop by and walk around this beautifully lit up tourist site. 

You can WAZE your self here as Sinn Tatt Food Garden is just beside Mr DIY, Raja Uda,  I would recommend that you park along the side roads near the Temple / Behind Mr DIY shop. 

The Food Hawkers of Apollo Market.

The most popular among all the Markets at Butterworth, is the infamous Apollo Market along Jln Raja Uda, despite it being un-organised, cluttered, messy, and semi "Open Air".  This Market certainly have a character of its own.

There is the Sri Uda Market, Huge Bagan Ajam Market, Taman Bagan Market, Sri Bandar Market all around Butterworth town to cater for the population, but its to the Apollo Market if you want to find every thing in one place and to enjoy the shopping with a "festive" atmosphere.

Besides this usual vegetables, fish & meat,  there also a huge collection of Street Food as Street Peddlers of a large variety of useful and not so useful day to day requirements, among the center market area, the resounding shop house, and the terrace & double story house that spread out a few hundred of meters.

Many tasty food can be found here, some hawkers so busy that one have to line up for some time like this we kok seller (link here) (freshly made and deep fried right infront of you).  some you can enjoy it there at the prepared open air tables, kopi tiams or the central food court and some you can packed for your meals later own.

this pre Chinese New Year Season,  extra traders set up shop, selling Chinese New Year Necessities, such as apparels, decorative items.

Parking can be obtain along the many side roads, but do go early, as there are limited places avail.  Opens from 7am onwards and wind down from 10am onwards.  

Who Bryan Restaurant, Teras Jaya, Off Raja Uda Butterworth

 Pork Burger  

Who Bryan was setup a few years back, as a western food, & drinking outlet at Teras Jaya Commercial / Industrial area, off Jalan Raja Uda.  (Around Econsave Raja Uda - see map for the coordinates and exact location) .

From what i understand, they had a few outlets, Penang Road, and in Ayer Itam @ Four Season,  but when i drive around i did not notice them. 

Cheese Scallops

The food at this outlet, tend to lean towards the "New type" of Western food where presentation outweigh the importance of "tasty" food.  Having said that 3 years ago they use to have a very extensive menu but has revised it down, however food here is presented like art pieces, but with less "gadgets".   

Atmosphere in this place has the “watering hole” outlet atmosphere, their "outside the restaurant" terrace table (smoking – non aircon) is dark, in the restaurant proper itself, the table top were lit up, while the surrounding is quite dim.

It’s was a quite night when we drop by for dinner, at 7.30pm practically the only customers when we entered,  We ordered the Chezy Chicken, the Pork Burger and to share we had the Cheese Scallop.  Presentation was as i said look like art
. 

Chezy Chicken

Service was attentive and fast.(we were the only table after all)  We have no comments on their food other then my "usual" complaint that is  Bland, due to my taste buds. Salt. Pepper and Tabasco Sauce was requested for and received, nor was it outstanding in terms of taste. Food pricing is pretty reasonable comparing to other restaurant of similar classs, however portion was also a tad smaller.    RM18/- for the chicken,  Pork Burger was RM16.  I do miss their cake especially the durian cake as sadly no cakes was available on this day (None was displayed) 

Parking is available around,  (Street Parking)    Address Below,   Map with Coord Below

Tim Sum at Nibong Tebal, Penang (Mainland) - Perak Border

Kee Teik Jai Tim Sum is Practically the only choice for Yum Cha Style Tim Sum in Southen Nibong Tebal Area, its located practically right on the Border of Penang and Perak.  While it may be the only place for Tim Sum, the food here is tasty and they are quite innovative as well.  One of their specialty is what i would describe as a Oat coated Sandwich with Pandan Kaya Filling.      

Location is a long a row of shop houses,  (see map for coordinates, in a corner shop lot,  along the federal road heading south from Nibong Tebal.  This will be a good stop for early morning travelers seeking a more subtensial bite.  

Daijiale Kopi Tiam @ Butterworth

Curry Fish from the Ikan Bakar Stall  (Dinner)  

Daijiale Kopi Tiam is a fairly new corner shop lot kopi tiam located near the corner Jalan Raja Uda / Jalan Telaga Emas, which is open from Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.  The Hawkers here work shift,  so you can have differenct stalls serving the same food at different time.

Koey Teow Soup, Satay and Char Koey Teow for dinner time  

Location Map,  Some In House Street Art

Sotong Bakar with lady fingers from the Ikan Bakar Stall Dinner Time  

Chicken Rice  (Lunch)  

Ikan Bakar  (Sting Ray) Dinner  

Char Koey Teow (Lunch) - Decent 

Overall Verdict :  Food is decent,  good verity available,  Street parking available behind the shop  

Kin Tan Food Garden @ Juru Auto City, Seberang Perai Tengah

Juru Auto City is one of the prominent location along the PLUS highway, which houses Food and Beverage Outlets beside its main reason of being an area of selling / servicing / repairing cars.  (unfortunately no upgrading / detaling / accessories for vehicles).  A number of Banks are located here a well. 

This post is about a Food Court,  Kin Tan Garden, hidden in Auto City 3 next to their shop in the nite area.   Kin Tan Garden has Ancient Chinese theme, with is wodden tables, chinese decoration,  food verity however are a normal Food court Verity from the many stalls within the area,

Mushroom soup with Garlic Bread 

Rice with Stew Chicken and Fried Egg 

Spaghetti  

Laksa  (the Penang Version)  

Penang Satay 

Chicken Cheese Burger  

Overall the food here is up to standard,  definitely no complaints,  pricing is definitely higher then usual.