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This is annant . I am a student, work in Gelugor. I like to hang out in Gelugor, George Town. Japanese, Western variety are my favorite cuisines. I also love Café, Restaurant and Seafood, Pizza/Pasta.
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Hanjuku Cheese! Smile Jul 22, 2013   
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Categories : Japanese | Stall / Warung | Bakery / Cake / Kuih

 

 

 
found a box of this Komugis Hanjuku Cheese cake (or stick) in the fridge. i had one and OMG it’s sooooo light, creamy, moist & fluffy! it melts instantly in your mouth! and due to the fact that it's light, you can easily nom three pieces at one go! i'm not too sure about the price, but it's totally worth it i can assure you!

it's made in Japan, a nation who's health-conscious, so i assume the calories is not really high. i think.
 
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Yummy Korean Food with NO MSG! Smile Jul 22, 2013   
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Categories : Korean | Café | Noodles | BBQ

 
Korean Cafe Gil is where we’d go for lunchy whenever we’re craving for Korean food, delectable and authentic without burning a huge hole in our wallets purses. it is situated near to the USM Bukit Gambir’s gate, same row as Khaleel, opposite of Marry Brown.

 
Korean Cafe Gil is a small cozy cafe which gives you homely feel, the only downside is, limited seating. if there is a bunch of you, make sure you arrive earlier, or after peak lunchy hours.

 
i don’t recognize most of these korean pop singers :/cos i don’t really listen to pop music. but they are all pretty to look at. ease the boredom while waiting for food to be served.

 
Ginger, Citron & Date Tea | RM 5; Green Tea | RM 2

i like my Date Tea most, with small bits of date.

 
Boodae Jjigae | RM 10

kimchi soup with sausage and baked bean served with rice.
kimchi served in heart-shaped saucer is complementary with every main dish you ordered.

 
Dolsot Bimbimbap | RM 9

mixed rice in hot-pot with chicken / beef.

 
Gimchi Jjigyeo | RM 9

kimchi soup with chicken / tuna served with rice.

this is my all-time favourite. in fact, this is the only dish i’ll order whenever i patronize here :/.

it’s flavourful enough for me. but somehow my friends find that it’s too bland for their liking. something you should know before dining here is, no MSG is added in your food (no pork & alcohol too!). i guess our taste buds are so used to MSG-laden food hence the food here might not be tasty to you.

 
Ddukbokgi | RM 8

spicy rice cake with fishbar and vegetable.

http://constance-ant.com/2013/06/penang-lunchy-korean-cafe-gil-ivory-plaza/
 
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Categories : Chinese | Restaurant | Noodles

 
you spotted the ‘Sarawak’ word and wondering what so Sarawak about this pan mee? so did i..

turned out that the founder of Face 2 Face Noodle House was said to be the great grandchild of the founder of kolok mee. the great grandfather home made the noodles ala traditional manner, where the chef rides the bamboo log to knead the eggs, flour and other ingredient together. i think it’s all mechanized now.

in 2006, the founder decided to start a restaurant specializing in the local fare by combining this unique concept of making noodles, the traditional Sarawakian way, with Pan Mee.

he believes face to face contact is the most personally sincere and direct manner of communication, hence the name Face to Face Noodles House.

 
you get to choose how you like your pan mee to be, i am thin noodle girl, you? but i’ll prefer pinch if i am having it at home.

 

 
different spicy condiments to complement your noodle.

 
Hot Honey Lemon | RM 3.60

 
House Specialty Pan Mee (soup)

 
Sarawak Laksa!!!

the broth was thick and tasty. it’s pretty authentic if my memory serves me well. but the sambal it served with wasn’t belacan sambal, unlike what i had in Sarawak.

 
House Specialty Pan Mee (dry) | RM 7.30

chili flakes is totally optional. but i likey their chili flakes, fragrant and fiery.
my friends seemed to enjoy their pan mees, both dry and soup version.
 
Recommended Dish(es):  House Specialty Pan Mee (dry)
 
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Dinner @ ChinaHouse Smile Jul 22, 2013   
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Categories : Western variety | Restaurant | Pizza/Pasta | Burgers / Sandwiches | Sweets/Snack

 
the first time i came across ChinaHouse was when my friends brought us there during our cycling-around-George-Town time on the first day of year 2013! we parked our bikes in front of the cafe, and made ourselves at home, toured around ChinaHouse.

ChinaHouse is a traditional compound which makes up of three heritage buildings, linked by an open air courtyard and converted into 14 spaces comprising Food + Drink (Kopi C. Espresso, Beach St. Bakery, BTB & Restaurant, Vine & Single, 14 Chairs, The Canteen & Bar, and Courtyard Cafe), Shopping (Reading Room, The Study, Bon Ton Shop II & III), and Art +Theatre (Art Space I & II, Artist’s Dorm, The Loft, and Upstairs)

it is a looooooong colonial shop lot that has two entrances at Victoria Street and Beach Street respectively. if you enter from Beach Street’s you’ll be instantly mesmerized by the lovely coffee aroma that lingers in the room, which we did. and i’m not even a coffee person. i fell in love with the vibe. hipster, unpretentious and rugged. didn’t stay on for makan because my friends wanted to try GohKaki Cafe which was fairly new in town then. but i made a mental note to self that i WILL be back.

fast forward months later,

i strikethrough ChinaHouse off my list as the birthday girl requested ChinaHouse! and us being the best bffs, granted her wish! ChinaHouse it was!

 
from the entrance (at Beach Street), the first compartment is Kopi C. Espresso which smells heavenly! and walk further in, it’s Beach St. Bakery where you’ll be greeted with

 
a table-ful of cakesss!
this’s what lured me to come back too, apart from the coffee aroma.

we were ushered to be seated at Reading Room which was a smoking area. we didn’t made reservation that’s why. but luckily there’s only 1-2 smokers throughout that night!

beside Reading Room, it’s Vine & Single which is more to fine dining kinda style. i saw there’s wide array of wines available. we were this close to dine there as it’s full house at Reading Room! we were definitely no fine dining materials as pathetic portion couldn’t feed us well and prim and proper ain’t our th’ng! we are bubbly and LOUD! luckily few person left in time {Penang} Dinner @ ChinaHouse, Victoria Street & Beach Street

BTB & Restaurant on the other hand serves Asian & Middle Eastern cuisine while American and Mexican cuisine can be found at The Canteen & Bar.

since it’s our first time here, one of the berry accommodating and friendly male wait staff recommended us few dishes.

 
Crushed Mint & Lime Soda | RM 10; Pineapple, Ginger & Lime | RM 10; Pineapple Mint Tea | RM 10

my suggestion, just go straight with Pineapple, Giner & Lime next time. this pineapple juice was so refreshing with fade hint of sourness (lime) and spiciness (ginger). i didn’t know pineapple and ginger would work so well together!

however, if you’re a mint lover, you might prefer Crushed Mint & Lime Soda, because it’s berry minty (certainly not for me) and if you don’t quite like the idea of having ginger in your drink, Pineapple Mint Tea might be right for you. but it’s just tea with slight hint of pineapple, in our opinions.

 
Grilled Prawn Salad | RM 38

the wait staff told us that the portion was good for sharing, so we ordered a salad and two main dishes to be shared among four of us as we wanted to save our stomach for desserts!

this salad had grilled prawns, cherry tomatoes, mango & avocado cubes, pistachio and drizzled with basil dressing.

one of the best salad i have ever had!

it’s everything what a salad should be, light and appetizing! i love how they have multiple texture on the plate, mushy soft (mango & avocado) interlaced with hard (pistachio) & crunchy (leafy vegetables). and the serving was generous! prawns were fresh as well.

the price was on the high side obviously, but they were pretty generous with the ingredients! just that we can’t really come here frequent. our wallets would wail in blood wtf.

 
Ginger Bud Pesto with Grilled Chicken Breast Spaghetti | RM 30

one of the main dish we had was chicken spaghetti tossed in spicy ginger bud pesto and topped with grilled chicken breast.

this dish was a mistake. biggest mistake of that night. my eyes skipped the word ‘bud’, i thought it’s spaghetti with ginger pesto =.=. to me, ginger bud is as smelly as parsley, basil, coriander, and chives (i know these smell heavenly to you, but it’s atrocious to me) :/ that’s why i rarely eat asam laksa.

all four of us thought that ginger bud was too overpowering, and my gfs are those who love smelly grasses. it’d be better if they tone down the ginger bud as i like the spiciness (my tolerant to spicy is high though) in this pasta.

however if you’re a ginger bud avid lover, you might wanna challenge this dish.

the chicken breast was tender and not dry!

 
Chicken and Mushroom Pie | RM 30

chicken and mushroom pie served with mashed potato and mixed leaves.

glad that this dish made it all up! the pie itself was crisp and airy! and the filling inside was creamily tasty, loads of mushroom and chicken chunks. mashed potato was good too! not berry smooth and creamy, but i like it this way. i couldn’t remember what’s the reddish sauce and how it tasted like though.

another main dish that the wait staff recommended was Chicken Schnitzel (RM34) which we didn’t order. you can try ordering that if you likey fried chicken chop!

and then it’s dessert time! we had such a hard time choosing two cakes out of the many cakes on the table =.=

SeakFen & i chose this as we wanted something light and not cloyingly sweet. our Passion Fruit Coconut Butter Cake came toppled {Penang} Dinner @ ChinaHouse, Victoria Street & Beach Street

it was buttery and had desiccated coconut all over it.. it’s not really soft, a little stiff for a cake. it was all good for the first few mouths and it gets more and more jelak after that as it’s cloyingly sweet =.=. even the sourish passion fruit couldn’t neutralize the sweetness

the other cake that we ordered however..

 
Italian Cream Cake | RM 12

was good! doesn’t looked appealing but it’s a better choice, by HuiKee & LeeChing! the cake frosted with cream cheese was airy and not overly sweet!
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Grilled Prawn Salad,Chicken and Mushroom Pie,Italian Cream Cake,Chicken Schnitzel
 
Spending per head: Approximately RM50(晚餐)

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Categories : Malaysian variety | Restaurant | Seafood

 
Mami brought us to her new found love during one of my trip back to Melaka *points up*. apparently she enjoyed the food berry muchy that she just had to share the happiness with the family.
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Amy Koh, the proprietor of this nyonya restaurant, is a Malaccan Nyonya (duh!) who have inherited the cooking skills from her great grandparents, grandparents and parents. she only started this business upon retirement as a dental nurse.

 
the interior is simple and minimal. this shot was taken right before we left, 2ishpm, time for them to have a break before the business resumes at 6pm, hence the emptiness.

 
paper cutting and framed awards on the wall. she was even invited by United Nations (!!!) as a guest cook for the Malaysian Food Festival few years back.

the expectation was certainly set sky high. the food better be good wei!

 
rice served in this thingamajig basket. guys, rice is free flow, my dad and uncle were delighted!

 
Bendi Kukus
steamed lady’s fingers topped with fried shrimp sambal. berry refreshing.

 
Ikan Asam Rebus
the dish goes so well with rice. all of us drenched our rice with its broth. hmmmm

 
Sambal Jantung Pisang
this appetizer, banana blossom salad with spicy coconut cream dressing, is indeed appetizing!

i went home with a bloated stomach and a satisfied smile on my face.

if there’s only one nyonya rstaurant you would want to visit when you stop by Melaka, make sure you have this one on your priority list! reservation is highly recommended!

http://constance-ant.com/2012/05/lunchy-amy-heritage-nyonya-cuisine-melaka-raya/
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Sambal Jantung Pisang,Amy's Ayam Goreng,Ayam Ponteh
 
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