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		<title>10% Discount for Cheap Labour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of cheap labour around (e.g. FTZ), remember to bring along one employee badge to entitle for 10% discount on total bill. Overall the food quality is on par with those fine dining restaurants and set meal price are reasonable. You may also make reservation during peak hour to avoid disappointment. 
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<p>&#8220;Master Huang&#8221;, a label telling you which chef prepared this dish so that you can complain to the right chef in case the food suck. This is one of the uniqueness I found in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Xuan Xin</strong></span> &#8211; a new restaurant (opposite of SenQ store) opened in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Queensbay Mall</strong></span>.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290577_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290577_800.jpg" alt="ç«åæ¸¯å¼å°å¨ Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" /></a></p>
<p>The first thing appeared in my mind was the $$ judging on the grand interior. We flipped through the menu and found out that there was set meals available for 2 or 4 persons.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290579_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290579_800.jpg" alt="ç«åæ¸¯å¼å°å¨ Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" /></a></p>
<p>During my first visit, three of us ordered &#8220;4 pax Set Meal&#8221; (RM59.80++) which included soup of the day for each individual, 1 x vegetable, 3 x main course selectable from a page, and maximum of 8 bowls of rice. The restaurant assumed that each customer would consume two bowls of rice. Personally, I ate three bowls.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290562_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290562_800.jpg" alt="ç«åæ¸¯å¼å°å¨ Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" /></a></p>
<p>Note that even though you have only three persons, you are eligible for 4 bowls of soup of the day based on the package you ordered (e.g. 4 pax Set Meal).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290573_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290573_800.jpg" alt="芥兰 Chinese Broccoli" /></a></p>
<p>You can select one vegetable of your choice from the menu. We selected <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>芥兰 Chinese Broccoli</strong></span> during our first visit. Too bad it was kind of old and chewy.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290559_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290559_800.jpg" alt="豉油皇干煎虾 Pan Fried Prawn with Soy Sauce" /></a></p>
<p>Time for some main dishes. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>豉油皇干煎虾 Pan Fried Prawn with Soy Sauce</strong></span> &#8211; The prawns were fresh. The only thing missing is someone to peel them off for you.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290567_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290567_800.jpg" alt="豉椒炒鹿肉 Sauteed Venison with Black Bean Sauce" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>豉椒炒鹿肉 Sauteed Venison with Black Bean Sauce</strong></span> &#8211; Venison is famous with its tender meat. This venison even though still tasted good, was a bit old.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290569_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290569_800.jpg" alt="南乳斋煲 Stewed Mix Vegetable with Preserved Bean Curd in Claypot" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>南乳斋煲 Stewed Mix Vegetable with Preserved Bean Curd in Claypot</strong></span> &#8211; WOW! This one was too salty! This was the only item we could not finish eating that afternoon.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290588_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290588_800.jpg" alt="蟹皇蒸烧卖 Steamed Pork Dumpling &quot;Siew Mai&quot;" /></a></p>
<p>The restaurant also served dim sum. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>蟹皇蒸烧卖 Steamed Pork Dumpling  &#8221;Siew Mai&#8221;</strong></span> (RM5.00++) tasted similar to those in morning dim sum restaurants. Note that this item is ala-carte.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290586_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290586_800.jpg" alt="莲蓉芝麻枣 Crispy Sesame Balls" /></a></p>
<p>The same applied to <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>莲蓉芝麻枣 Crispy Sesame Balls </strong><span style="color: #000000;">(RM4.50++). </span></span></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290557_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290557_800.jpg" alt="炫升蟹皇粥 Xuan Xin Crab Yolk Congee" /></a></p>
<p>With such a price, I rather went for something special, such as this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>炫升蟹皇粥 Xuan Xin Crab Yolk Congee</strong></span> (RM16.80++). This was one luxury porridge which was made of crab yolk and meat, making the porridge became orange colour. Tasted good but a bit sweet to my liking.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="炫升港式小厨 Xuan Xin Restaurant (Queensbay Mall)" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/P1290571_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/xuan-xin-qbm/thumbs/thumbs_P1290571_800.jpg" alt="咸香脆莲藕 Crispy Lotus Ahizome with Salted Egg Yolk" /></a></p>
<p>Perhaps the item we enjoyed most during our first visit was <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>咸香脆莲藕 Crispy Lotus Ahizome with Salted Egg Yolk</strong></span> (RM8.00++).  The price was reasonable as well.</p>
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		<title>Unlimited Sashimi in Weekend Afternoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At RM65++ (lunch) with unlimited salmon sashimi, Kampachi is worth a visit in weekend afternoon. Of course there are few items which are below expectation but overall food quality is still satisfactory. Make sure you bring along CIMB credit card for 10% discount as well as parking receipt for reimbursement. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280228_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280228_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>What? Another &#8220;no camera&#8221; restaurant? The door opened at 11:30am sharp so basically you don&#8217;t have a chance to snap photos before customers arrival. Anyway, we took most items to our table, decorated, snapped, and shared with you here, including this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>salmon sashimi</strong></span> which I enjoyed the most.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280311_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280311_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kampachi Penang</strong></span> is located in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Equatorial Hotel</strong></span> at <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Bukit Jambul</strong></span>. Parking is extremely expensive (RM5 per entry) but you can fully reimburse it when making payment in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kampachi</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280216_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280216_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>A group of friends including me went there one Saturday afternoon for a gathering. We were lucky enough to be given a VIP room for our gathering. There were tatami and normal table seating as well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280219_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280219_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>The buffet is only available during weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Lunch starts from 11:30am til 2:30pm at RM65++, while dinner from 6:30pm til 10:00pm at RM89++.</p>
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<p>The price different is because dinner has more variety, such as <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>oyster</strong></span> which is not available for lunch.</p>
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<p>Above are <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Yaki Udon</strong></span> and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Mussel Teppanyaki</strong></span>. If you asked me how come I got &#8220;food in tray&#8221; photos above, the simple answer is: Those are photos I took before I was told by a waitress of not taking photo in the restaurant  <img src='http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/plugins/smilies-themer/onionhead/onion10.gif' alt=':noword:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280249_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280249_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Other than <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Salmon Sashimi</strong></span>, another item I enjoyed most was <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Idako</strong></span> (Baby Octopus). In Sakae Sushi, the same item was increased to RM8.00 but in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kampachi</strong></span>, it was unlimited (well, sort of. It was a hot item that afternoon and gone before buffet ended).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280240_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280240_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280233_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280233_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Of course there were <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>sushi</strong></span>. They looked yummy but I tried to avoid them as the rice could fill your tummy very fast.</p>
<p><a title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280246_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280246_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Not to forget is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>tempura</strong></span> which was fried on the spot by chef. Best dip with soy sauce provided while hot.</p>
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<p>Above is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Seafood Okonomiyaki</strong></span> (Pizza). Personally I still prefer the one in Azuma even though it was pricey there.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chawan Mushi</strong></span> was rich and tasted good.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280237_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280237_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Another &#8220;main course in a cup&#8221; is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tofu Enoki Mushroom Ankake</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280261_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280261_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t like raw salmon, there is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>grilled salmon fish</strong></span> for you as well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280260_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280260_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>This is on-the-spot grilled <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Australian beef</strong></span>. I didn&#8217;t take beef but according to my friend, it tasted good.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280299_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280299_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Another item prepared by chef on the spot is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sukiyaki Chicken</strong></span>. The mushroom, grass noodle, chicken, vegetables, and etc were well mixed by the chef.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Takoyaki Octopus Ball</strong></span>. Too bad the filling was minimal.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280275_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280275_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>This is Doraemon&#8217;s favorite - <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Dorayaki with Red Bean Paste or Peanut Butter</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280269_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280269_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Time for some desserts. Above is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Oshiruko</strong></span> (a.k.a Red Bean Soup).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280278_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280278_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>The layout in Kampachi was a bit weird such that for some desserts, you need to walk to <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sake Bar</strong></span> next to the main dining area. Without noticing it, you may thought that the buffet did not include desserts.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280295_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280295_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Some desserts were nicely prepared.</p>
<p><a title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280292_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280292_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280288_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280288_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>We enjoyed eating desserts, including cakes, pudding, and fruits.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280308_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280308_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>My favorite dessert was <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>green tea ice cream</strong></span>, even though it was not as rich as the one in Baskin Robin. Good thing is that you can play around with your ice cream.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Kampachi, Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/P1280215_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kampachi/thumbs/thumbs_P1280215_800.jpg" alt="Weekend Japanese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>At RM65++ (lunch) with unlimited salmon sashimi, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kampachi</strong></span> is worth a visit in weekend afternoon. Of course there are few items which are below expectation but overall food quality is still satisfactory. Make sure you bring along CIMB credit card for 10% discount as well as parking receipt for reimbursement.</p>
<p>You may download one of the buffet lunch below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/KK-Buffet-Lunch-Menu.doc">Kampachi Buffet Lunch Menu</a></p>

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<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2009/03/foodex-this-weekend/' rel='bookmark' title='FoodEx This Weekend!'>FoodEx This Weekend!</a></li>
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		<title>All time durian. Lucky you!</title>
		<link>http://www.noweating.com/2012/01/lucky-desser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dessert shop is not new in Penang island. However, most of them are selling environment rather than food quality. Lucky Dessert is another way around. You may easily miss this stall, but the quality of the dessert is no doubt one of the best I ever tried in Penang. Visit it if you miss durian.
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2009/06/ah-joo-durian-sungai-batu/' rel='bookmark' title='Ah Joo Durian @ Sungai Batu'>Ah Joo Durian @ Sungai Batu</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280107_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280107_800.jpg" alt="Durian Wrap" /></a></p>
<p>In <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Malaysia</strong></span>, durian season starts in June and ends in August. For those who missed it, there are still few options: 1) Get all season lower grade durians, 2) Eat durian candy/cake instead, 3) Try <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Durian Wrapz</strong></span> (RM5.00) made of D13 at <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lucky Dessert</strong></span>.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280053_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280053_800.jpg" alt="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" /></a></p>
<p>Located at lower ground floor of <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Gurney Plaza</strong></span> (in front of I Love Yoo! cafe), <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lucky Dessert</strong></span> is a newly opened Hong Kong style dessert stall serving various kind of desserts. Another branch is also available in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Queensbay Mall</strong></span> food court. It has a funny Chinese name called <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Huat Kee</strong></span> (发记)&#8230; looks more like a Chinese Choo-Char or Char-Siew stall&#8217;s name.</p>
<p><a title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280086_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280086_800.jpg" alt="Trinity Durian Delight" /></a></p>
<p>When I first visited this stall, I was thinking, &#8220;Where did they get all those durian when it was no longer durian session?&#8221;. According to the owner, they use frozen real durian supplied from southern region. The meat is from D13 durian, which is sweet with mild bitterness (微苦带甜). Other than durian wrapz, they also serve &#8220;soup&#8221; version, a.k.a <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Trinity Durian Delight</strong></span> (RM10.00) which topped with pamelo and sago. It looks milky but not so once you tasted it.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280098_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280098_800.jpg" alt="Trinity Mango Delight" /></a></p>
<p>Other than durian, another signature fruit is mango. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Trinity Mango Delight</strong></span> (RM9.00) is prepared with real mango cube and puree with added full cream milk and some whipping cream. Since mango is seasonal based, sometimes it may taste a bit sour.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280113_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280113_800.jpg" alt="Mango Wrap" /></a></p>
<p>Of course, it has <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Mango Wrapz</strong></span> (RM5.00 per piece) as well. The yellow skin is soft skin and beneath is a layer of cream.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280133_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280133_800.jpg" alt="Durian Krisp" /></a></p>
<p>If you prefer something hot, you may try their <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Durian</strong></span>/<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Banana Krisp</strong></span> (RM14.00/RM12.00).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280121_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280121_800.jpg" alt="Banana Krisp" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Banana Rolls</strong></span> tasted a bit like &#8220;Roti Pisang&#8221;, except that it is layered with chocolate cake.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/PC101229_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_PC101229_800.jpg" alt="Mango Rolls" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280141_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280141_800.jpg" alt="Durian Rolls" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lucky Dessert</strong></span> also has <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Durian</strong></span>/<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Mango Rolls</strong></span> (RM6.00/RM6.00) with the skin made of glutinous rice flour topped with shredded coconut. Basically the same content, different skin. I would say it is much depended on personal preference. Personally I still prefer <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Wrapz</strong></span> series.</p>
<p><a title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/PC101233_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_PC101233_800.jpg" alt="Nutty Ginger Lucky Ball" /></a></p>
<p>Another signature dish is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Nutty Ginger Lucky Ball 甜不甩</strong></span> (RM7.00). It was again made of glutinous rice flour and best dip with nuts provided. Note that the size can be big for kids.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280150_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280150_800.jpg" alt="Lucky Chestnut" /></a></p>
<p>The stall also has some daily special, such as this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lucky Chestnut 养颜栗子茸</strong></span> (RM5.00). The chestnut is grounded into paste and topped with fresh coconut milk. Note that this HK version tastes plain compared to local version which is usually more salty. Make sure you ask for daily soup choices as this item may not available during your visit.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280184_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280184_800.jpg" alt="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" /></a></p>
<p>For those who like to try little here and there, there is a <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>set lunch</strong></span> (RM8.90 with Wrapz/RM9.90 with Rolls) consists of Wraps/Rolls, Lucky Balls, and daily soup.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280171_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280171_800.jpg" alt="Italian Mixed Herb Jell-O" /></a></p>
<p>This item is only available in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Gurney Plaza</strong></span> (the reason it is not available in Queensbay Mall is because another stall is selling similar item). <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Italian Mixed Herb Jell-O</strong></span> (RM12.00) is made of mixed fruits (papaya, mango, watermelon, strawberry, honeydew), black sago, and herbal jelly spagetti (glass jelly). A refreshing item after meal.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280189_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280189_800.jpg" alt="Lime Snow Ice" /></a></p>
<p>The stall also serves some snow ices, such as this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lime Snow Ice</strong></span> (RM6.90) which tastes like good-old-day lime ice cream. The lime juice is frozen in an ice cube before graining so that you will taste the richness of the lime juice in every single scoop.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/PC101255_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_PC101255_800.jpg" alt="Black Sesame Snow Ice" /></a></p>
<p>We also tried <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Black Sesame Snow Ice</strong></span> (RM6.90). Again, the black sesame was frozen into ice cube before graining. The deeper you dig, the sweeter the taste.  A unique experience indeed.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/P1280058_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/lucky-dessert/thumbs/thumbs_P1280058_800.jpg" alt="Lucky Dessert, Gurney Plaza, Penang, Malaysia" /></a></p>
<p>Dessert shop is not new in Penang island. However, most of them are selling environment rather than food quality. Lucky Dessert is another way around. You may easily miss this stall, but the quality of the dessert is no doubt one of the best I ever tried in Penang. Visit it if you miss durian.</p>

<p>Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2009/06/ah-joo-durian-sungai-batu/' rel='bookmark' title='Ah Joo Durian @ Sungai Batu'>Ah Joo Durian @ Sungai Batu</a></li>
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		<title>Too good to be true</title>
		<link>http://www.noweating.com/2011/12/kfc-double-zinger-burger-promo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a marketing expert and not sure what kind of marketing strategy they use, but I just got myself two set of Double Zinger Burger with a softdrink and french fries... FOC!! The expiry date is one month (til 15-Jan-2012) but I think in less than a week, KFC will close down its shop if  it still remains valid.
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Update (Dec/14)</strong></span>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KFCMalaysia/posts/10150442905364247" target="_blank">Running out of stock?</a></p>
<p>I am not a marketing expert and not sure what kind of marketing strategy they use, but I just got myself two set of <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Double Zinger Burger</strong></span> with a softdrink and french fries&#8230; FOC!! The expiry date is one month (til 15-Jan-2012) but I think in less than a week, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>KFC</strong></span> will close down its shop if  it still remains valid.</p>
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<a href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/390579_10150442510174247_82034284246_9296001_713713181_n.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2897" title="390579_10150442510174247_82034284246_9296001_713713181_n" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/390579_10150442510174247_82034284246_9296001_713713181_n-300x221.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="221" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>KFC Malaysia</strong></span> released a &#8220;too good to be true&#8221; coupon in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Facebook</strong></span> today and was taken down few hours ago. One of the conditions mentioned that &#8220;valid with any purchase&#8221;, which mean that you can even buy a bun at 50 cents and get this combo set for free! I managed to grab a softcopy of it. Anyway, the latest update is that <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>it was &#8220;expired&#8221;</strong></span>. This shows that the marketing team really needs improvement.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kfc/P1280199_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/kfc/thumbs/thumbs_P1280199_800.jpg" alt="P1280199_800" /></a></p>
<p>Oh by the way, if you asked how&#8217;s the burger, the filling was similar to previous <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zinger series</strong></span> with addition of one big juicy pineapple slices (and two Zinger fillet, of course). The sauces were generous but at another hand, they were quite messy as well. You will feel quite full with single burger.</p>
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		<title>Japanese and Chinese Fusion Buffet Dinner @ E&amp;O</title>
		<link>http://www.noweating.com/2011/11/sarkies-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the quality was slightly degraded this time, it is still a good place for buffet dinner if you are looking for oysters, sashimi, peking duck, and chocolate fondue. At RM78++, there are many options around. Luckily you can get 15% off if you have Citibank credit card. You can also reimburse for RM2 on parking ticket (parking fee is RM4 per entry). Make sure you make reservation earlier.
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<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2011/09/g-cafe-g-hotel/' rel='bookmark' title='Buy 1 Free 1 &amp; Free Flow Wine/Beer Buffet @ G-Hotel'>Buy 1 Free 1 &#038; Free Flow Wine/Beer Buffet @ G-Hotel</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2009/07/buffet-cheat-sheet/' rel='bookmark' title='Buffet Cheat Sheet'>Buffet Cheat Sheet</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2010/09/terrace-bay/' rel='bookmark' title='Thai Buffet at Affordable Price'>Thai Buffet at Affordable Price</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/PB020981_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_PB020981_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>I tried <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>E&amp;O</strong></span> buffet couple of times, sometimes company events, sometimes just with friends. My last visit was two weeks ago with some under &#8220;stressed&#8221; colleagues. We selected Wednesday since the theme was &#8220;<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Japanese &amp; Chinese Fusion Buffet Dinner</strong></span>&#8221; (RM78.00++).</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270893_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270893_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Six of us made reservation one week earlier. Sadly, inside was fully booked. We ended up booked a table outside.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270854_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270854_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Sitting outside has its own advantage as well, such as it is not smokey at all compared to inside since there are some grill counters inside (of course, unless you sit next to smokers outside).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/PB020980_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_PB020980_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Anyhow, we arrived slightly early that day and the buffet started at 7pm. We just relaxed at the lobby area, which is just next to <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sarkies Corner</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270818_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270818_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Anyway, I walked in 15 minutes earlier to snap some photos. Luckily the host was friendly enough to let me do so. My last time was not so lucky such that they asked us to stopped taking photos. Above is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>chawanmushi</strong></span>. Rich in ingredients, such as they did put prawn in it as well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270809_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270809_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270811_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270811_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Maki</strong></span> looked tempting as well. Too bad they would not be my first choice as I could easily get full with those sushi rice.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270863_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270863_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>This is what I am talking about &#8211; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Shashimi</strong></span>! This is the reason we were there!</p>
<p><a title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270874_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270874_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Raw oysters</strong></span>! Another reason we were there! For this round, however, they were not as fresh as we expected.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Sarkies Corner, E&amp;O Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/P1270804_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/sarkies-corner/thumbs/thumbs_P1270804_800.jpg" alt="Japanese and Chinese Buffet" /></a></p>
<p>Wasabi, ginger, and lemon are must-have for raw/Japanese food. The right-most item is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>homemade tabasco sauce</strong></span>.</p>
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<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2011/09/g-cafe-g-hotel/' rel='bookmark' title='Buy 1 Free 1 &amp; Free Flow Wine/Beer Buffet @ G-Hotel'>Buy 1 Free 1 &#038; Free Flow Wine/Beer Buffet @ G-Hotel</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2009/07/buffet-cheat-sheet/' rel='bookmark' title='Buffet Cheat Sheet'>Buffet Cheat Sheet</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.noweating.com/2010/09/terrace-bay/' rel='bookmark' title='Thai Buffet at Affordable Price'>Thai Buffet at Affordable Price</a></li>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t they have other name?</title>
		<link>http://www.noweating.com/2011/11/good-master-penang-bkt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting face to face, both Good Master Bak Kut Teh can be confusing sometimes. I ate three bowl of rice that night. Unfortunately they did not have dry version of Bak Kut Teh in this shop. Will try the Mutiara version next time  to compare the food and service.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270919_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270919_800.jpg" alt="é£çï¼æ§åï¼èéª¨è¶ Good Master Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jiak Wong (食王) Bak Kut Teh</strong></span> is very common in northern region. Back to my hometown in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sungai Petani</strong></span>, there were two stalls having the same name. The same applies to <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Bukit Mertajam</strong></span>. I am not sure whether or not they have any relationship. Thinking of comparing those in BM, I visited <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>食王 (槟城) </strong></span><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Good Master (Penang)</strong></span> recently.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270922_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270922_800.jpg" alt="é£çï¼æ§åï¼èéª¨è¶ Good Master Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>According to locals, initially there was only one <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Good Master</strong></span> in BM. Then, one of the assistants went out and open another shop opposite of his master&#8217;s shop (Don&#8217;t ask me why he didn&#8217;t open far a bit). Old shop is called <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Good Master (Penang) BKT</strong></span>, while new one is called <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Good Master (Mutiara) BKT</strong></span>. If you dunno Chinese, you will be confused on who is who as both signboards just indicate &#8220;Good Master BKT&#8221;. I believe that they still maintain good relationship even though are competitors now.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270918_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270918_800.jpg" alt="é£çï¼æ§åï¼èéª¨è¶ Good Master Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>Another way to differentiate them is to look at the air-conditional. The one with big venting pipe exposed is master&#8217;s restaurant.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270910_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270910_800.jpg" alt="肉骨茶 Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>You can, of course, customize the BKT. The soup was similar to the one in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sungai Petani</strong></span> &#8211; dark with moderate herb taste. The portion could be considered medium for two persons (for me, I can finish the whole clay pot). They were OK to refill your BKT soup as well. I need to visit the Mutiara shop in order to differentiate them.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270912_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270912_800.jpg" alt="玻璃生菜 Chinese Lettuce" /></a></p>
<p>The <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chinese Lettuce</strong></span> (<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>玻璃生菜</strong></span>) we ordered was disappointing. It was just too plain.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270914_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270914_800.jpg" alt="é£çï¼æ§åï¼èéª¨è¶ Good Master Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>Good thing was that you can choose between <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>yam</strong></span> and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>white rice</strong></span>. In Penang island, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>yam rice</strong></span> was usually quite limited. I visited this shop at 7:10pm and they still had the &#8220;stock&#8221;.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/PB050986_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_PB050986_800.jpg" alt="é£çï¼æ§åï¼èéª¨è¶ Good Master Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the price list:</p>
<p>Extra Small &#8211; RM7.50<br />
Small &#8211; RM14.00<br />
Medium &#8211; RM23.00<br />
Big &#8211; RM33.00</p>
<p>Vegetable &#8211; RM6.00 (Big), RM4.00 (Small)<br />
White Rice &#8211; RM0.80 (Big), RM0.50 (Small)<br />
Yam Rice &#8211; RM0.90 (Big), RM0.60 (Small)</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="食王（槟城）肉骨茶 Good Master Bak Kut Teh" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/P1270916_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/good-master-penang/thumbs/thumbs_P1270916_800.jpg" alt="肉骨茶 Bak Kut Teh" /></a></p>
<p>Sitting face to face, both <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Good Master Bak Kut Teh</strong></span> can be confusing sometimes. I ate three bowl of rice that night. Unfortunately they did not have dry version of Bak Kut Teh in this shop. Will try the Mutiara version next time  to compare the food and service.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/good_master_penang_bkt.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2882" title="good_master_penang_bkt" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/good_master_penang_bkt-300x171.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="171" /></a></p>

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		<title>Hidden Gem in Kulim</title>
		<link>http://www.noweating.com/2011/11/dereks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised that I could find such a good quality western food in Kulim. Prepared by a retired hotel chef using quality ingredients (including olive oil), this resident-turned-commercial house definitely worth second visit. The host was friendly as well. The place could be hard to find at first so make sure you bring along your GPS with latest Malfreemaps or just ask locals.
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<p>If you were a chef, what you will do after retiring? Some may just sit at home and play with kids. For <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Derek</strong></span>, this is not the case. Hidden in one of the villages in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kulim</strong></span> is a resident house converted to western restaurant, namely <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Derek&#8217;s &#8211; Passion for Food</strong></span>. I was told that the chef was once a hotel chef in Penang island.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1280009_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1280009_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>Seriously, finding this place is kind of challenging without GPS. Assuming you come from BKE (Butterworth-Kulim Expressway), take the Lunas/Kulim exit. Wait at the traffic light and turn right. Go straight (2km) until you see Lean Hup market on your right. Wait at the cross road traffic light and turn right. Go straight (2km) and when you saw the first traffic light, turn left (go straight will lead you to Kulim Landmark Central). Drive about 1km and notice a small alley to your left. Turn into it to Taman Keladi. The house is inside with a banner.  <a href="http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3856414&amp;lon=100.5544496&amp;z=19&amp;l=75&amp;m=b" target="_blank">This</a> is the exact location.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270982_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270982_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>The house is nicely decorated. It was kind of quiet as well without any background music. We were the only customers that night and all we heard was the fan noise from the ceiling and neighbour&#8217;s kids playing sound. You will feel yourself entering a good old housing area (in fact it is).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270973_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270973_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>The menu is simple. Two pages with 16 main courses to choose from.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270976_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270976_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>By adding RM7, you can convert your ala-carte to set meal, which include mushroom soup, desserts (fruits/ice creams), and tea/coffee.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270977_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270977_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>I forgot to ask, but I guess the buns were complementary. The butter was generous and served in a sauce plate. First time I saw this kind of butter preparation.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270979_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270979_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>The <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mushroom soup</strong></span> was home made. There was a pumpkin soup as well. Maybe I will try it next time.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270992_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270992_800.jpg" alt="Braised lamb shank" /></a></p>
<p>The restaurant is pork-free. Thinking of trying something special, I ordered <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Braised Lamb Shank</strong></span> (RM29). It served with <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>ratatouille</strong></span> and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mashed potato</strong></span> as side dishes. I thought I only can find Ratatouille in movie. Mashed potato was special as well as it had minced garlic in it. The &#8220;milky&#8221; taste of lamb was not as strong as expected. The texture was like pork shank. Perhaps the only drawback was that the sauce was not enough.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270989_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270989_800.jpg" alt="Seafood spaghetti cream sauce and herbs" /></a></p>
<p>The <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Seafood spaghetti cream sauce and herbs</strong></span> (RM18) was defintely a plus! It was creamy and well mixed with herbs. It came with mixture of Dory slices, crab sticks, and prawns. The cream sauce/herbs/seafood ratio was just perfect. You usually only can find this kind of quality food in hotels or fine dining restaurants.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270996_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270996_800.jpg" alt="Pan-fried fillet of Dory" /></a></p>
<p>Since I travelled all the way from Penang island to Kulim (took about 1 hour), I might as well fill my tummy to the max. We placed another order &#8211; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Pan-fried fillet of Dory</strong></span> (RM16).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1270998_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1270998_800.jpg" alt="Pan-fried fillet of Dory" /></a></p>
<p>Dory, by nature, tasted plain compared to other fishes. This was not the case for <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Derek&#8217;s</strong></span>. Dory was slowly fried to golden and topped with home made lemon butter sauce (and almond flakes + herbs), making the Dory fish tasted sweet and sour. Another unique dish.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1280001_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1280001_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>This is set meal&#8217;s tea and ice cream. See the sugar on the right? First time I saw a restaurant gave half bowl of sugar for a cup of tea.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1280004_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1280004_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>The vanilla ice creams had some peanut topping as well, unlike some restaurants which just threw you a scope of ice cream without any topping.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Derek's Passion for Food" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/P1280006_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/dereks/thumbs/thumbs_P1280006_800.jpg" alt="Derek's Passion for Food" /></a></p>
<p>I was surprised that I could find such a good quality western food in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kulim</strong></span>. Prepared by a retired hotel chef using quality ingredients (including olive oil), this resident-turned-commercial house definitely worth second visit. The host was friendly as well. The place could be hard to find at first so make sure you bring along your GPS with latest Malfreemaps or just ask locals.</p>

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		<title>Beer Promotion @ Z-Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Waco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a whole, Z Classroom offers more than things found in classrooms, such as beers, liquors, and karaoke. It can be a good place for hangout til midnight. Perhaps the only thing missing is school girls with uniforms. Did I mention that you can actually use Liquid Paper (correction pens) to vandalize on tables without being sacked out of class?
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<p>I am not a beer lover due to fatty liver. Anyway, once a while I will drink &#8220;a bit&#8221;, especially during Chinese festivals/events or just when tired working. Recently, I re-visited <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Times Square Penang </strong></span>and found this &#8220;classroom&#8221; &#8211; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Z Classroom</strong></span>.</p>
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<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260857_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260857_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Z Classroom</strong></span> is a newly opened pub + lounge + karaoke + hanging out place offering a variety of imported beers and liquors. It is located same row with Marryborwn and consists of two floors. It started its operation on mid-August.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/PA160190_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_PA160190_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>Ground floor consisting of a bar counter at the center (the guy above is one of the directors &#8211; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kelvin</strong></span>)&#8230;</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260793_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260793_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; non-smoking lounge at the back (It will convert to smoking zone after 10pm)&#8230;</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260807_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260807_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and tall tables in front (smoking zone). The tables resembled school desks with a drawer, except they were much taller here. Soft music will be played at the background. After 10pm, BGM will change to rock music.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260824_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260824_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>Second floor consists of a VIP room and open area. The VIP room is quite spacious and consists of a karaoke system.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260832_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260832_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>There is also a karaoke system outside. A patron will be around and each table is taking turn for 2 songs before passing to other tables. Second floor is a smoking area as well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260821_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260821_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>If you are looking for food here then you will be greatly disappointed as this is more toward a drinking place. They did, however, offer cakes at RM10.50 per piece. The favorites are random each day. For example, cakes offered when we visited that day were <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>rum</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>tiramisu</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>blueberry cheese</strong></span>. The cakes are home-made according to the owner and you may call them for take-away orders.</p>
<p><a title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260839_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260839_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>I like the <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>rum cake</strong></span> very much.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260820_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260820_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>For those who can&#8217;t take beer, they did have <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>white coffee</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mocha</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>cappuccino</strong></span> (RM5.90 hot, RM6.90 cold). For me, they were just average since these were not their specialty.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260813_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260813_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>As mentioned, their specialty was imported beers, including (from left to right above): <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Erdinger Dunkel</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Franziskaner</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Budweiser</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Beck&#8217;s</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Warsteiner</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Konig Ludwig</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Asahi</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Corona Extra</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lowenbrau Original</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Savvana Dry</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260791_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260791_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>Of course, they did have <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Carlsberg</strong></span> &#8230;</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260801_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260801_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Hoegaarden</span></strong> out of dispenser.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260787_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260787_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>Price was displayed on blackboards.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260845_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260845_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>By the way, they are having Octoberfest promotion with <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Carlsberg</strong></span>. With every purchase of 1 litre <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Carlsberg Draft</strong></span> @ RM45, you will get one big fxxxing beer glass for free.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260834_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260834_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>They are having <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Buy 1 Free 1 promotion</strong></span> daily from 12pm to 4pm on <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Carlsberg</strong></span> products, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Buy 2 Free 1</strong></span> from 4pm to 9pm. Offer valid until further notice.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260794_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260794_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>If the beers are not your type, they did offer liquors a well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260853_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260853_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>If you are like me (e.g. cannot take much beer or liquor), they did provide some games there to kill your time.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260810_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260810_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>You can also kill your time by wearing this and get a free <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Hoegaarden</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260864_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260864_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>Similar to colleges, they did provide a row of lockers for you to keep your belonging and even charge your handphone with power socket provided. I wonder how they ensure that their keys are not being stolen.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="Times Square, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/P1260856_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/z-classroom/thumbs/thumbs_P1260856_800.jpg" alt="Z Classroom" /></a></p>
<p>As a whole, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Z Classroom</strong></span> offers more than things found in classrooms, such as imported beers, liquors, and karaoke. It can be a good place for hangout til midnight. Perhaps the only thing missing is school girls with uniforms. Did I mention that you can actually use Liquid Paper (correction pens) to vandalize on tables without being sacked out of class?</p>
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		<title>Shellfish Galore @ G-Cafe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With only RM36++ per person, Shellfish Galore buffet in G-Cafe is definitely worth trying. Unfortunately it ends on October so you still have two more Monday to go. The only item they did not offer that day was flower crab which we only realized after returning home. Regardless on which buffet theme, make sure you arrive on or before 6:30pm to avoid any disappointment. Early birds catch the oysters.
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<p>After posting <a href="http://www.noweating.com/2011/09/g-cafe-g-hotel/" target="_blank">buffet promotions</a> in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>G-Cafe</strong></span> of <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>G-Hotel</strong></span>, my friends saw the post and decided to give the <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Shellfish Galore</strong></span> theme on <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Monday</strong></span> a try. In our opinion, it was one of the most valuable themes with &#8220;Buy 1 Free 1&#8243; promotion (only for Sep/Oct 2011).</p>
<p><span id="more-2843"></span><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170309_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170309_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>We went there on one Friday to make reservation on next Monday but unfortunately only outdoor tables were available. So, we booked the week after instead.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170311_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170311_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Even though the buffet started at 6:30pm, we reached there at 6:00pm and the host was friendly enough to let us snap photos around while they busy preparing food.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170238_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170238_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170340_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170340_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Since this was a shellfish theme, I quickly look for shellfish items. Yes, they did have <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mussels</strong></span>. Tasted good with lemon, or even better with wasabi!</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170241_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170241_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170339_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170339_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>fresh prawns</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170247_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170247_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Where is oysters? I walked around and found out that instead of putting them in self-service tray, they were served by waiters from a counter.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170342_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170342_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Instead of prepared in raw, the oysters were rinsed and topped with baked cheese.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170351_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170351_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Seriously, they were not baked at that counter. The host just wanna control customers&#8217; orders. I must remind you that this Oyster is the hottest item. In less than an hour, the &#8220;<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Oyster Au Gratin</strong></span>&#8221; words were removed from the board. I even saw some uncles almost crawled into the counter to get more of them.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170345_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170345_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Other than oysters, they did offer other valuable items from that counter, including <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Mantis Prawn in Pai Tee</strong></span> (even though I didn&#8217;t taste of Mantis Prawn in it).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170335_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170335_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Prawn in Pita Pocket</strong></span>. The prawns were marinated with sugar.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170349_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170349_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Sautéed Clams with Pasta</strong></span>. It took 3 minutes to prepare this small dish.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170334_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170334_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>They even offerring out-of-menu items, including this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Lobster Fajitas</strong></span>&#8230;</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170316_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170316_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and chicken which was prepared on the spot.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170294_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170294_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170352_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170352_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>By the way, don&#8217;t forget that there is an outdoor area in which you could find more stalls, including&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170356_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170356_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>curry mee</strong></span> stall (it tasted just average perhaps lack of some non-halal ingredients)&#8230;</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170359_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170359_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mee goreng</strong></span> (also just average perhaps lack of crispy prawn biscuit/cake).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170234_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170234_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Even though the theme is &#8220;Shellfish Galore&#8221;, there were many &#8220;non-shellfish&#8221; items such as western breakfast (as shown above), vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, beef, and etc. I am lazy to go through each of them so I just briefly mention some which were intereting.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170322_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170322_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>First is the <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>roasted duck with plum sauce</strong></span>. Make sure you take their plum sauce.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170361_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170361_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Grilled Fish with Mixberries Salsa</strong></span></p>
<p><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170331_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170331_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Roasted Duck Salad</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170253_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170253_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>They did have some <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>maki</strong></span> as well and they disappear very fast as well.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170307_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170307_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>On the table is a monster size wasabi. Not only it is good for maki, but also good dip with mussel.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170296_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170296_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Desserts are one of the selling point of <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>G-Hotel</strong></span>. Most items were home-made (or hotel-made?). I did not have opportunity to try most of them due to the fact that I focused more on main courses. Some items were very tempting even by just looking on them, including <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Strawberry Mousse</strong></span> above.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170216_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170216_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Summer Pudding</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170211_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170211_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chocolate Fudge Cake</strong></span></p>
<p><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170227_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170227_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>fruit jelly</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170314_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170314_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Not to forget is &#8220;dessert in a cup&#8221; randomly displayed on the counter. They are always nice to eat.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170367_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170367_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Finally, time to pamper myself with three scopes of ice cream. It has four favors to choose from that night, including <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>chocolate</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>strawberry</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mint</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>vanilla</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170303_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170303_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Where did I get that O-ring topping? They are generous enough to provide you a whole rack of DIY topping.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170364_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170364_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>Most people did not aware, but they did offer <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>ABC</strong></span> from the same stall as well. You can ask them add one scope of ice cream on top.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="G-Cafe, G-Hotel, Penang, Malaysia" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/PA170232_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/g-cafe-shellfish-galore/thumbs/thumbs_PA170232_800.jpg" alt="Shellfish Galore Buffet Dinner" /></a></p>
<p>With only RM36++ per person, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Shellfish Galore</strong></span> buffet in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>G-Cafe</strong></span> is definitely worth trying. Unfortunately it ends on October so you still have two more Monday to go. The only item they did not offer that day was flower crab which we only realized after returning home. Regardless on which buffet theme, make sure you arrive on or before 6:30pm to avoid any disappointment. Early birds catch the oysters.</p>

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		<title>Yummy Village Poon Choi</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Located at less popular area, Zi Zai finally had it own specialty which hopefully not only attract locals, but also tourists as well. It is getting harder to find a Poon Choi in Penang without stepping into air-conditioned fine dining restaurants and being "slaughtered". Zi Zai, in this case, is an exception. Come with two sizes, 13 ingredients, and free flow rice, it probably fill your tummy to the max. Note that the restaurant only open during dinner time and one day reservation is required for Poon Choi. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260693_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260693_800.jpg" alt="盆菜 Poon Choi" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>盘菜</strong></span> is a Chinese dish which is usually expensive (at least for me) and can be found in most fine dining Chinese restaurants. Thanks to being a low paying slave, I never had a chance to try it until last weekend when a group of friends gathered together at one of the Choo Char restaurant in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Paya Terubong</strong></span> &#8211; <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zi Zai Restaurant 自在饭店</strong></span>.</p>
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<p><a title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260649_800.jpg" rel=""><img src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260649_800.jpg" alt="èªå¨é¥­åº Zi Zai Restaurant" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zi Zai</strong></span> means easy and freestyle. Yes, you no need to perform heavy make-up and wear low cut dining dress to visit this restaurant. It is just an open air Choo Char restaurant located opposite of famous <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Ah Chui Seafood</strong></span> restaurant. Parking should not be an issue here.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260652_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260652_800.jpg" alt="盆菜 Poon Choi" /></a></p>
<p>One should not be confused <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> with &#8220;<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Buddha Jumps Over the Wall</strong></span>&#8221;  (<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>佛跳墙</strong></span>) as the later usually consists of  rare seafood, even more expensive, and stew in sealed pot for days. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> is originated from poor Chinese villages and is usually served in a metal basin. It consists of common ingredients as well as some luxury seafood items (see leaflet at the end of this post for history of <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span>).</p>
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<p>Taking the <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> we enjoyed last weekend as an example, it consists of 13 items: <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>abalone</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Fu Zhou fish ball</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>peeled </strong></span><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>prawn</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>broccoli</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>duck</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>chicken</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>fish maw</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>pork belly</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>fish fillet</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>yam</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>jicama</strong></span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>sea cucumber</strong></span>, and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>mushroom</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260696_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260696_800.jpg" alt="盆菜 Poon Choi" /></a></p>
<p>To enjoy this dish, one should consume it layer by layer starting from the top (this is not a &#8220;lao sang&#8221; anyway). Soup on top usually tastes plain but the deeper you dig, the greater &#8220;kick&#8221; the soup will be. A portable gas stove will be provided to keep the food warm.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260665_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260665_800.jpg" alt="èªå¨é¥­åº Zi Zai Restaurant" /></a></p>
<p>The restaurant starts offering <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> less than a year ago after motivated by customers. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zi Zai Restaurant</strong></span> comes with two sizes &#8211; RM258 for 4 to 5 persons and RM400 for 10 persons. The RM400 basin comes with one whole duck +  4 full chicken drumsticks. It comes with free flow of rice and herbal tea. By the way, the restaurant is doing promotion till 31-Oct-2011 such that each customer entitles for one free glass of herbal tea even you are ordering ala-carte.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260688_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260688_800.jpg" alt="èªå¨é¥­åº Zi Zai Restaurant" /></a></p>
<p>Unless you got a black hole in your stomach, you should feel full with just one <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span>. That day, however, there were other popular ala-carte dishes as well for us to try out.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260662_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260662_800.jpg" alt="油麦菜 Chinese Lettuce" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chinese Lettuce</strong></span> (<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>油麦菜</strong></span>) &#8211; RM10. OK! Up to the standard.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260674_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260674_800.jpg" alt="马来煎鸡 Balacan Chicken" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Balacan Chicken</strong><strong> 马来煎鸡</strong></span> (RM16) consists of all chicken wings and drumlets. They were nicely fried. Not too hard, not to salty. Just perfect.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260687_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260687_800.jpg" alt="亚参虾 Assam Prawns" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Assam Prawns 亚参虾</strong></span> (RM32) &#8211; It consists of about 16 prawns. A bit dry I would say. Best dip with sambal provided.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260669_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260669_800.jpg" alt="拉拉 La La" /></a></p>
<p>It had been a while since I last enjoyed <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>La La 拉拉</strong></span> (RM15). This is a seasonal dish and sometimes the <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>La La</strong></span> could be small. It was fried with home-made sweet and sour sauce and best consumed with rice.</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260685_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260685_800.jpg" alt="咸鱼芽菜 Bean Sprouts" /></a></p>
<p>One thing to praise on is this <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish</strong><strong> 咸鱼豆芽</strong></span> dish (RM12). They actually did peel off top and bottom of bean sprouts before serving, a preparation which usually can only be found in fine dining restaurant (e.g. when eating sharkfin soup).</p>
<p><a class="thickbox" title="自在饭店 Zi Zai Restaurant" href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/P1260647_800.jpg" rel=""><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-none" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/gallery/zi-zai/thumbs/thumbs_P1260647_800.jpg" alt="èªå¨é¥­åº Zi Zai Restaurant" /></a></p>
<p>Located at less popular area, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zi Zai</strong></span> finally had it own specialty which hopefully not only attract locals, but also tourists as well. It is getting harder to find a <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span> in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Penang</strong></span> without stepping into air-conditioned fine dining restaurants and being &#8220;slaughtered&#8221;. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Zi Zai</strong></span>, in this case, is an exception. Come with two sizes, 13 ingredients, and free flow rice, it probably fill your tummy to the max. Note that the restaurant only open during dinner time and one day reservation is required for <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Poon Choi</strong></span>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zi_zai_restaurant.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2832" title="zi_zai_restaurant" src="http://www.noweating.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zi_zai_restaurant-248x300.jpg" alt="" width="248" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Hereby I would like to thank to the chef cum restaurant manager &#8211; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1538773875" target="_blank">Hock Chai</a> for his generosity. Despite of his heavy duty (and heavy weight), he did actively involve in Facebook. Do add <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1538773875" target="_blank">him</a> or visit Zi Zai <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zi-Zai-Restaurant-%E8%87%AA%E5%9C%A8%E9%A5%AD%E5%BA%97/120393114693331">page</a> if you like.</p>
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