Jalapeno Bombers from Texas Fried Chicken

Texas Fried Chicken has a unique item, its their Jalapeno Bombers

Basically deep fried pickle green chill stuffed with Cheese.

Texas Fried Chicken first outlet in Penang is located at 1^st Avenue.  When it first open, it was so jam packed that one has to line up and wait, so “FAST” food became Very “Slow” Food.  Not my cup of tea. 

After they start having more outlets the hype died own, and now one can have really Fast Food.  I drop by at their Raja Uda Branch, which is next to the Chinese Primary School.  Parking could be a problem but I was
there early enough.

My Order was for the Bombers and the Chicken Supreme Burger.   

This trend of adding cheese or paring cheese with all types of food stuffs continues. By adding some cheese, be they slice, liquid, powder cheese to any items they believe they are creating a new trendy unique food and a best seller.  There are many misses, and very few hits.  Roti Canai with Mozzarella Cheese is a hit, as its very similar to pizza.  In this case of Deep Fried Breaded Pickle Chilies, I do wish this Chilies have a bit more "Punch" to its taste.  For Me its flat and tooo one dimension.  . 

Home Made Wan Tan Mee @ Beng Soon Kopi Tiam

Unique Homemade Wantan Mee

To have some unusual wantan mee, drop by at Beng Soon Kopi Tiam, not too far away from KFC Raja Uda, Butterworth.  Also know as Drawer Wantan Mee by off timers,  the wantan mee is unusual as its thicker therefor more chewie and springy, more like eating the thick flat wantan noodles or the thick noodles use for KL style Hokkien Mee. 

My usual order cost RM5/- (2019) and comes with extra Wantan and no charsiew comes loaded with Deep Fried Garlic and Pork fats,  The soup is clear and smooth.     

Location:  Off Jalan Raja Uda, Landmark Happy Mart / KFC Raja Uda,  Road from Raja Uda to Aroma Hotel,  GPS location in Map  

Sai Toh Lim Koey Teow Thng

Sai Toh Lim

Sai Toh Lim is basically a one dish place,  they dish out very good Koey Teow Soup, serve with Mince Meat, and Fish balls,  Located at a Corner Shop off Jalan Raja Uda, (Landmark Petronas Raja Uda), they also offer a number of Add ons like Roast Pork, Loh Bak (pork rolls) etc,  all which is listed 100% in Mandarin on the Walls of their 2 shoplots. 

One can say they are just like 7 Village    (blog post here )  https://butterworthexplorer.blogspot.com/2018/08/7-village-koey-teow-thng.html

offering very similar menu items.     

What they differ is their Menu of Add on items, their more down to earth approach, and they still operate one outlet with local staffing.  I do find their (Sai Toh Lim) Koey Teow is “Smoother” and their KTT soup is more flavourful.  

We also tried out their Dry Koey Teow, and the following addons, Braised Chicken Feet, Poached Chicken, Loh Bak and Siew Bak (over a few visits) 

What good here is  their Koey Teow Soup, I like their Siew Bak (Roast Pork), and while my wife like their loh bak.   

Order Taking is prompt, Service is fast and you are to pay (billed) when all the food has been served.  Cutlery, & Condiments are all on your table for your convenience. 

Location : Corner Shop, Lorong Ceri 5 Lorong Ceri 7, off Jalan Raja Uda (South) Landmark, Petronas with Subway Outlet  GPS coordinates are at the Map  

7 Village Koey Teow Thng

The Original Koey Teow Thng 

7 Village (Koey Teow thng) 

7 Village is a chain of Noodle soup house which originated in Butterworth in 1956, from tricycle push cart hawker roots.  In 1970 they begin to operate from a Kopi Tiam as a stall, and in 1998 they set up their first restaurant, call Lin Restaurant in a place that has 7 Village.  

Lai Men Dry  

Looks Messy,  taste heavenly.  

Now they are spreading all over Malaysia, and may be there is one in you town.  While they are famous for their Koey Teow Thng.  Other Noodles and food are also serve, such as Cold Pork Knuckle (German Influence?), Poached Chicken, Steam Egg (Japanese Influence), Deep Fried Water Tauhu topped with Mince Meat,  Loh Bak, and Kwan Jiang ( a cake of yam, white carrot, radish, peanut )

Deep Fried Taufu 

What I like best is either their Dry Laimen, dry style, serve with a giant mince meat ball, and slices of Grilled Honey Pork and half boil egg, or their Pork Belly Laimen, serve with herbal soup, braised pork belly, and slightly undercook (Japanese Style) hard boil egg and their loh bak. 

Cold Pork Knuckle

Cold Cut Type

Reminds me of the German Jelly Pork Knuckle

Photos are taken over 2 visits.  Location Map is Attached to their Head Quarters at Butterworth, off Jalan Raja Uda near the Petronas. Opens from 7.30am  

 Photos From subsequent Visit

Poached Chicken 

Kwan Jiang

Very Filling, Pork Belly Lai men in Herbal Soup

Steam Egg - Very similar to the Japanese Style

Ocean Restaurant @ Raja Uda Butterworth

Egg Plant 

Ocean Restaurant @ Raja Uda Butterworth 

I have notice Ocean Restaurant for some time, due to its prominent location, however did not patronise as 1) it gave the impression of a high-end up market there for pricey establishment, 2) that its always seems to be full 3) No Social Media Buzz on the place.     

                           Steam Fish Teow Chew                    Beansprouts 

So one find day, as our nearby first choice restaurant was close, and this restaurant still have a empty table, we decided (at last) to give this place a try. (at this stage, there were some photos on FB and what a family has ordered, with a comment of decent & affordable food)  

  

                            Steam Egg                                        Lemon Chicken
 
Ocean Restaurant is located at the south end (newer end) of Raja Uda,  (see map for Exact location) and occupy a corner single shop lot,  its decoration / theme certainly make it pop out, especially with the out door (big) photos of the dishes they serve.   Parking is certainly very convenient as there is a big open space right beside the restaurant, beside a number of Official car park lots. 

                            Beancurd                                          Pork

We order a number of dish as per the acquaintance from facebook recommended.  Stir Fried Egg Plant, Steam Seabass Teochew style, Taugeh with Tau Meu, Steam Egg, Lemon Chicken, Beancurd, Pork  I think ……

  

Dish that stood out for me was the Stir Fried Egg Plant, Steam Egg and the Beancurd.  All this plus a stout came up to RM280 for about 12 of us,  6 adults, 6 children.

Pa Wong Fan

My Selection .....  

There was this restaurant (Jln Raja Uda)  that open last year, looks very nice , shiny, air condition, that made a hit and impact in the “Economy Rice” market with their 2 shoplots being full and a long line of diners out of the door waiting till 9pm plus, and was like that for months

I hear that their speciality is Pork Trotters, and they dish up like 50 plus or more dish every meal.   After they open up another 3 outlets, BM, George Town, and Chai Leng Park, did the crazy que diminish, and I finally got a chance to try it out.

 Fact

1.        Pork Trotters is their Special Dish

2.       Yes  Many Many Dish are available for your choice

3.       Free Chinese Tea Is Provided 

4.       Fully Air Conditioned

Verdict ?  :  Well, nice interesting concept of the Economy Rice,  actually reminds me of Sungai Wang Plaza (KL) Economy Rice lay out, except it has much better ambiance, air-condition, well laid out and so on.  There are many those who will like it, and they will be perfectly right to do so.  Personally speaking though I may drop by very occasionally.     

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