Goh Thew Chik Hainan Chicken Rice @ Chulia Street, Penang.

There are many shops selling chicken rice at Penang. This shop that I am going to blog is one of the famous Hainan Chicken Rices in Penang - Goh Thew Chik Cafe.

The food choices they are offering are very straight forward. They will always ask you whether you opt for black, white or both? We chose both as we have couple of people dine in on that day. It is full house on the time we dine in. Luckily, we dont have to wait too long for the food to be served.

Steam Chicken

Roasted Chicken

Chili sauce

Chicken rice

Complimentary cabbage soup

Overall, we enjoyed the chicken rice very much. The rice itself is very fragrant and we prefer the steam chicken over the roasted chicken as it is very smooth and tender. 

If you would like to try their chicken rice, you can pop over to

338-A & B, Chulia Street, Georgetown, Penang. 

Contact Number: 604 - 2618650

LOKE THYE KEE

When you mention LOKE THYE KEE to Penangties, I am sure majority of the people will know about this place. It was very popular restaurant which served traditional Hainamese Chinese and Western Cuisines such as Curry Kapitan, Choon Piah and Chicken Chop in the past.

Before I visited this restaurant, I google about this place and know about some of the background of the restaurant itself. LOKE THYE KEE originated as LOKE HAI KEE in 1919 by brothers LOY LOK BOON AND LOY KOK DAI. The restaurant name LOKE THYE KEE which in Hainamese means “House of Happiniess”, which was very popular venue for birthday celebration, wedding reception and even for match making arrangements. The original owner of the LOKE THYE KEE building was owned by a local businessman and philanthropist Khoo Sian Ewe. He built the iconic ship – inspired building and rent to the Loy family till 1996. The original owner then sold the building and surrounding properties to a land developer. The current owner acquires the building in the mid 2000’s and its restoration completed in 2012. You can learn more about the history and restoration of LOKE THYE KEE @ http://lokethyekee.weebly.com/

 LOKE THYE KEE now is a Malaysian restaurant with a selection of Malaysian cuisines from the different ethnic (Malay, Chinese, Indian), Hainamese Cuisines and more. Lead by the Head chef - Chef Azlin, Chef Lim (Hainanese Cuisines Chef) and Chef Effendy (Pastry Chef). 

  

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We are having our dinner at first floor. Following are the setting of the first floor restaurant: 

Let me share with you the foods that I have tried out in this restaurant. It was Saturday that we visited LOKE THYE KEE. Therefore, we have the honour to try out theirs: 

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SATURDAY MALAYSIAN BUFFET

Time: 6:30pm to 10:30pm

Cost: RM60++ (Adult), RM30++ (Child)

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APPETISER & SALADS SECTION

* Photo of salad credit to noweating.com

MAIN COURSE SECTION

DESSERT CORNER

FRUITS AND JELLY CORNER

ICE-CREAM CORNER

ICE-KACANG CORNER

HOKKIEN PRAWN MEE CORNER

ROJAK CORNER

Following were some of the foods that I tried during the Saturday Malaysian buffet:

FoOd PaRaDiSe verdict for SATURDAY MALAYSIAN BUFFET:

Overall, the buffet have varieties of choice to choose from. For the appertiser section, I like the mango salad, spicy fish salad, shredded chicken salads. As for the main course section, braised lamb were quite delicious but it was a bit too salty for my liking. As for the duck with yam, I like the yam very much.

Hokkien prawn mee was nice.They also have the coffee and tea corner which I did not include in this post. However, I make myself a cup of snowman coffee from the coffee and ice-cream corner.

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Apart from the SATURDAY MALAYSIAN BUFFET, they also offer

 SUNDAY BUFFET BRUNCH

Time: 11am to 3pm

Cost: RM28++ (Adult), RM14++ (Child)

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If you are not interested at their buffet, you can try out their  

ALA CARTE MENU/SET LUNCH/SET DINNER

Time: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00am to 11:00pm (Last call @ 10:30pm)

Closed on MONDAY

Following were some of the ala carte that we tried:

HAINAMESE CHICKEN CHOP 

HAINAMESE CHICKEN RICE

The chicken rice looks dry by the looks of it. But when we tasted it it was nice but some claimed that it was a bit too oily. The chicken was tender though.

MACARONI PIE

Hmm........ if you are a cheese lovers, perhaps you can give this a try! I think my sister would love this very much as she is a cheese lover!

Following were the menu for the ala carte:

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LOKE THYE KEE ROOFTOP TERRACE BAR

Time: 11:00am to 11:00pm daily (Except Monday)

It is located on the roof terrace. It is simply just above the restaurant. It is quite a nice place to relax just before dinner or after dinner. There is a selection of wines, beers, drinks, cakes, snack and etc.

Following were the ROOFTOP TERRACE BAR set up:

 After our dinner, we decided to visit the ROOFTOP TERRACE BAR. 

Red and White wine.

I wrap up my day with a glass of white wine. It was a nice place to sit down, relax and catching up with friends. It will also be a nice place to hold private functions.

Following were the menu for the ROOFTOP TERRACE BAR:

FOR MORE DETAILS, you can contact them:

LOKE THYE KEE

Address: 2 Jalan Burma, Georgetown 10050, Penang, Malaysia.

Telephone number: +6042641919

Email: contactus@lokethyekee.com

Kedai Makan Dan Minum WEN CHANG 文昌海南鸡饭 @ Lebuh Cintra, Penang

During one of the trips to town to settle our things. We decided to stop by Wen Chang for a quick lunch.

Kedai Makan Dan Minum Wen Chang @ Lebuh Cintra

This is not a stranger place for most of the Penang. As it is quite a famous place for chicken rice. 

Roast and Hainan White Chicken
We ordered two different types of chicken. Hubby loves Hainan White chicken very much. He loves that compares to the roast chicken though.  

Soup  of the Day

Hainan White Chicken

Lor Bak and Tau Kua
We ordered extra side dishes to go with our lunch. The lor bak was nice though. Like the firmness of the lor bak. 

Chili Sauce
For me, a good chili sauce is very important when easting a chicken rice. >><

White Rice
Overall, it's a nice place to dine in for a quick lunch. But do come in early before the crowd or else you have to wait for certain time. We were lucky to beat the lunch crowd.

YENG KENG HOTEL @ Chulia Street, Penang (Food Review)

Few weeks ago, I stepped into Yeng Keng Hotel for "Hainamese Food Feast" with a bunch of friends to catch up and also do some food review. And the following dishes are foods that we were having...........

Spring Roll
The spring rolls consist of crab meat, chicken meat, prawn, black mushroom, yam bean, carrot and onion. It was then stir fry with sauces such as oyster sauce, Lea & Perrines, A1, tomato and HP sauces. The ingredients uses are all in good quality and as well as the sauces.
The price for this spring roll is RM12.00 (per portion of 2 pcs) / RM24.00 for 4pcs. We had the 4pcs portion for our dinner.
It tastes crunchy at the outer part and juicy inside the spring roll.

Hainamese Mushroom Soup - RM10.00 (per portion for one person) / RM45.00 for big bowl serving of 10 persons
This is my first time having this hainamese mushroom soup. This soup contains of button mushroom, livers, gizzards, fermented black bean, chicken, glass noodles and spring onions. When I have the first sip pf the soup, I tasted the strong aroma of fermented black bean. If you like fermented black bean aroma, you will love this.
We had the big bowl serving for dinner.

Yeng Keng Chicken Chop - RM15.00 (per portion for one person) / RM30.00 for serving of 10 persons
I have tried numerous hainamese chicken chop before. This chicken chop in Yeng Keng consist of Chicken Chop with topping of tomato, carrot, cucumber, green pea, sweet corn, onion and button mushroom. It came with french fries and salads too. 
I personally think that the outer part of the chicken chop is a bit salty. However, the chicken is very tender.

Grilled fish with butter sauce -  RM18.00 (per portion for one person) / RM36.00 for serving of 10 persons
The grilled fish with butter that we had is dory fish which imported from Vietnam. Carpers was used on top of the fish. It also came with sauteed potatoes. Overall, it tastes nice but still find the outer layer of the grilled fish a bit salty for my tastes. ^-^ Oh..... I like the potatoes side dish.

Braised Lamb Shank - RM35.00 (per portion for one person) / RM70.00 for serving of 10 persons
The braised lamb shank in Yeng Keng Hotel came with spaghetti. They uses No.11 Le Fonte spaghetti. The spaghetti is cooked to perfection to my liking. Not too soft. And the braised lamb is very tender as well. It comes with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and roast potatoes. And it's stands out the braised lamb shank. ^-^

Chicken Pie - RM25.00 (per portion for 3 – 5 persons) / RM35.00 for serving of 10 persons (extra filling)
hmm..... this is the first time that I saw the chicken pie wet version. This chicken pie consists of chicken, button mushroom, egg, carrot, sweet corn, onion and black mushroom. It's in fact many ingredients in there as we are having the 10 persons serving.
***** Please note that you need to 24 hours PRE- ORDER this Chicken Pie *****

Ar Or (Braised Duck with Yam) - RM50.00 (half duck) / RM85.00 (whole duck)
Are you fans of  braised duck with yams? You have to give this a try. The yam and the braised duck are very tender. It's easy to consume. For our dinner, we had half duck.
***** Please note that you need to PRE- ORDER this Braised Duck with Yam *****

Inchi Kabin  - RM30 for whole chicken
I found that this is best to go with some beers...... chicken was tender in the interior. This is one of the popular dishes in Yeng Keng Hotel.

Curry Tumis Promfret (Tau Teh Fish) ~ RM100.00 – RM120.00 (Depending on market price)
Usually when we had curry tumis fish. We will have watery types of curry. For Yeng Keng Hotel, theirs are rather thicker than normal. This is the first time that I  had curry tumis in thicker version. There are some debates that some likes dry and some likes wet. ^-^ However, I found that both have it's own flavours to stand out. The fish that we had was promfret for the night. You can choose the different kind of fish available. We were told that the best was stingray. ^-^
The fish for the night was very fresh and cook to it's perfection. Not too dry. Just perfect. If you asked me whether it's spicy? Well, for me, it's still in acceptable range. But for one of my friends, he was sweating rapidly after he consume it. ^-^
***** Please note that you need to PRE- ORDER this Curry Tumis *****

Bomb Alaska ~  RM20.00 per serving (Serves 4 person)
Wow..... to wrap up our dinner. We had desserts........ yippee..... desserts...... that's what most ladies love. ^-^
Have you ever heard of Bomb Alaska? Well, some of you might have and some youngest generation might not even knew it. For me, this is my first time ever heard of it. For those who knows and searching for the Penang Club Bomb Alaska...... don't wait now...... pop into Yeng Keng Hotel to try this out. As the chef was from Penang Club. ^-^
The bomb Alaska is mainly consist of butter cake with cocktail fruits, 4 scoops of ice cream and covered with egg souffle and flambeed with rum.
I found it interesting however, if the butter cake can be more moist, then it would be wonderful. ^-^
***** Please note that BOMB ALASKA is only available for dinner*****

Hotel Manager - Jacky and Chef - Mr. Tan
And it is our honour to have Chef - Mr. Tan and hotel manager - Jacky to be with us to served us during our dinner review.
For reservation, kindly please contact
Yeng Keng Hotel
362, Chulia Street,
World Heritage City of George Town,
10200 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +604 2622 177
Fax: +604 2623 177
Website: www.yengkenghotel.com
Business Hours: Breakfast from 8.00am – 10.30am,
 Lunch / dinner starts at 11:30am – 10:00pm at night.