Less and less…

I went back to this place in town in an effort to find something that is really worth going back for after my futile attempts here and also here. There were still a lot of people but no, it was not as crowded as on my previous visits. A friend commented that many had gone to try and they did not bother to go back again as they were disappointed with what they had and that was why the people there seemed to be getting less and less.

Well, this time around, I tried the Sarawak laksa (RM4.00)…

…but it was very mild, kind of watered-down even though I could still detect the laksa taste and it was good, something like the real thing and with the sambal belacan and a squeeze of the calamansi lime…

…I would say it was pretty ok.

To be fair, it was only RM4.00 compared to RM5.00 or RM6.00 or more elsewhere. These days, even a plate of Foochow fried noodles will set you back by RM4.00 and more often than not, one could hardly find any trace of ingredients buried in the noodles. At least, in this case, you would get a few prawns…

…and also a bit of the thinly-fried and sliced egg and shredded chicken and bean sprouts.

My missus had the lor mee (RM4.00)…

…but she did not like it. I must say that it did look good – the broth had the right thickness and consistency but when it came down to the taste, it failed big time! It was salty and tasted of nothing much else other than soy sauce whereas lor mee, from the word phak lor, should have a hint of the five spice powder as in lor bak, the stewed meat dish or the meat roll or ngor hiang as it is called here. I did try it once here when they were at the former place and I thought it was all right and I told my missus that but she insisted on having it…and should we drop by again, you can be sure that is one thing she will never order again.

I also bought this steamed kueh (RM1.00)…

…wrapped in banana leaf from another stall to try. The lady did tell me what it was but I could not really catch what she said. From the colour, I guess the sticky exterior was probably made from sweet potato, something like the skin of the angkoo kueh, and inside, they had black/red bean paste…

It was quite nice but I prefer angkoo as I like the mung bean filling a whole lot more than this.

The fried or koi/steamed yam cake (50 sen a slice)…

…was good with a lot of yam in it unlike the wobbly all-flour ones that are sold at some places but I could not detect any hay bee (dried prawns) in it. I guess with the price of the much coveted stuff these days, it is no longer feasible to add any at all. Sigh!!!

The steamed chai koi (70 sen each)…

…tasted great though the skin could have been much smoother, thinner, more chewy and more translucent and I would not mind a bit more filling for say, RM1.00 each. Generally, we can’t get very nice ones around here, anyway, so beggars can’t be choosers. Take it or leave it.

This is our third visit to this place – still a number of stalls that we have not tried…but it sure does not look like we’ll find anything that will get us running back for more. As it stands at this point in time, it is just some place that we may stop by for something because of the convenient location and the free and quite easily available parking, that’s all.