After our failed attempt to get to try the ayam penyet here and the so-so one that we had here, I decided to try the one here that my missus was praising to the skies.
I love the culturally-inclined photos on the wall, this one of our local ethnic lady weaving a mat like the ones they are sitting on or a basket…
…and in the background, you can see the loom that they use to weave the pua kumbu…
– the traditional ethnic blanket.
I really must say that their kopi-o-peng…
…is among my favourites here. They do it really well unlike many that I have had at a lot of places around town.
As for the ayam penyet (RM8.50)…
I thought it looked better that time when my missus had it but when I checked, yes, they did have the kunyit (turmeric)…
…and what not that they would have used to marinate the meat.
Yes, it tasted good but no, I would not say that it swept me off my feet. I would prefer the cabbage and the long beans…
…lightly boiled – the cucumber is perfectly ok for me, raw and they certainly were very generous with the sambal…
…but the one that came with my girl’s order…
…which is something like what they would give at any chicken rice stall or shop was just as nice or perhaps even nicer.
She had their smoked chicken (drumstick) rice (RM5.00)…
…that I had the first time I dropped by here and yes, I did enjoy it a lot then though I thought I could do with a little bit more of the chicken. Personally, I like the chicken in this one more than what I was served in my ayam penyet platter and instead of the plain white rice in that one, they had chicken rice for this one…and on top of it all, this one is a lot cheaper so between the two, I would prefer it more.
At this point in time, it looks like when it comes to ayam penyet, my favourite is still the one at Bandong (which was very much cheaper then, dunno now) and the one we had here was very good too but we have not gone for either of them for a long long time now. Perhaps one of these days, we’ll go back and check them out again and I can see for myself if they are still as good…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 