Humble beginnings…

I’m not too sure whether they started their business here…

…at the Medan Mall, Jalan Wong King Huo or whether it was at the Catholic Centre, ground floor along Jalan Bukit Lima – right next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral or SK St Rita or perhaps, they started these two places at around more or less the same time. The one at the latter had since closed down and they opened an outlet at Pusat Tanahwang, Jalan Oya…directly opposite Sacred Heart School. I guess that was a very wise move as it certainly seems that they are enjoying brisk business there and the place is crowded any time of day.

This one at the mall…

…is still going strong and it does seem to have its own clientele as well for the business looks pretty good there too. This one is rather small though so it cannot really accommodate a lot of people but it is air-conditioned and would be a lot more comfortable than the other place…and you can get more or less the same things in the menu.

I heard that the egg burger was very nice but I kept forgetting and had never ordered every time I dropped by (usually at the other outlet) but I was at the mall the other day to look around so I took the opportunity to stop by and give it a try…

This is the so-called “special” with cheese and everything else including some french fries as well. There was a slice of cucumber and some coleslaw by the side and I decided to just put them on top of the egg in the burger…

…and eat everything together at one go. Ooooo…it was nice! I loved it! And I certainly wouldn’t mind ordering that again next time.

I think the special was RM4.50 as I paid RM7.00 for that and the ang tao peng (red bean ice) – RM2.50…

…that I had with it and like the ones at the other place, this one here is just as good. I certainly would say that they’re my favourite in town.

Incidentally, there is a small stall at the mall…

…where the lady sells all the Foochow delights – kompia, chu-nu-miang, lay peang, pek guek tong chiew pia…and so on and the other day, I bought these lung ngor to try (6 for RM2.00)…

– the pandan ones and also the traditional plain  ones.

They were very moist with a very nice soft texture inside and very fragrant. There is a popular place here where the lung ngor seem to sell like hot cakes (Hmmmm!!! They’re hot cakes…literally!) but I did not think they were all that good and I did not like the smell of essence that I could detect in theirs. This was the first time I tried the pandan ones and I think they are nicer than the old-school lung ngor…with a hint of santan or perhaps that was the pandan and my taste buds were a little bit confused. My only complaint was that there seemed to be very little quality control – some were big, very big and some were small, very small…plus I think they could cut down on the sugar. It was kind of a bit too sweet for my liking.

Well, I did not manage to find anything I would want to buy at the mall that day but at least, I got to try the egg burger and enjoyed the ang tao peng…and bought a few of those lung ngor home.