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May 31, 2015

Of random lunch at Uncle Jang Korean Restaurant



The day before me and BenDan went to have lunch at Uncle Jang Korean Restaurant, we were talking about this newly open restaurant with colleagues and I never thought that we will be here that soon after the talk. My first try Dak Galbi is at Chun Cheon and I thought I wouldn't try it again, not to say that it's not nice but the big portion and the sweaty environment make me back off. Then, this BenDan suddenly thought to try new food (yeah, he didn't follow our sister outing that day) and the first choice is Dak Galbi! Since I went to Chun Cheon before, so we decided to go Uncle Jang (evil smile on my face, laugh).
We didn't made any reservation on the day we went, too sudden. The interior doesn't give me the kind of whoa feeling, quite simple and the ventilation is not pretty good. They even bring some giant fans like those available in hawker stall to place in the restaurant, purpose is of course to cool down the environment but the fans do not help much. I sat next to the fan, so it keep blowing on my hair until I just tied my hair up; BenDan didn't sat nearby the fan felt pretty hot throughout the eating session. Apron is provided to prevent the sauce from spurting on your clothes, you can take it off once the staff done the cooking.
Like what commented by the others, they have limited choices in the menu; you got the wrong place if you think to have other main dishes here (they do have 5-6 a la carte dish). Free cold drink is available upon your order. The only banchan (side dishes that normally served when you are in Korean restaurant) that provided by Uncle Jang is kimchi, the taste is superb by the way.
Kimchi Jeon | RM12
The only side dish we ordered as we scared that we can't finish the Dak Galbi. Don't judge a book by its cover, same over here, the kimchi pancake doesn't look great but it actually taste quite good tho. Too bad they didn't provide any sauce to dip with.
Dak Galbi | RM21/pax, minimum order of 2 pax
The Dak Galbi consists of chicken cube, cabbage, sweet potato and rice cake. It looks rather small portion compare to the one in Chun Cheon, but it is more than enough for two of us, we can't find any chicken cube when they first serve it, then we just realized that they are underneath the cabbage. We add-on ramen (RM6), egg (RM1) and cheese (RM8) to enhance the taste of Dak Galbi. I once thought Dak Galbi is just a normal dish that I wouldn't fall for it but this prove me wrong, we both like the taste and I personally feel that this is way better than the one in Chun Cheon, mainly because of the sauce I guess. After the meal, we straight away decide that we are going to visit Uncle Jang again within 2 months. Laugh.


Location
C-01-10, Vantage Desiran Tanjung, Jalan Desiran Tanjung, 10470 Penang.

Business Hours
12pm - 3pm, 6pm - 10pm (Monday to Friday); 12pm-10pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Contact
010-2567210

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Glad that I attended the gathering with my primary schoolmates after 15 years I graduated. 




May 24, 2015

把燕窝当糖水的夜晚



终于又要继续PO我的合艾之旅啦,有点抱歉的是我拖了这样久还是没能把它完成(大概有半年了吧,呵呵)。续在水上市场找吃后,我和笨蛋决定回到旅店休息一下,感觉自己不敌年轻时候的我(其实还是很年轻的说),对我们来说旅行时应该要有适当的休息才能让自己玩得更尽兴,旅行就是要放轻松看世界,而不是累垮了身子啊。看完了一部卡通片(好吧,我们是老小孩)又往Lee Garden那出发去。
因为上一次跟家人的合艾之旅没吃到燕窝,所以这次就带着必吃的心情来到东方燕窝,誓死都要像土豪似的拿燕窝来漱口(开玩笑啦)。其实在那附近也有几间别的燕窝店面,但感觉这里的要大间一点而且又方便,所以就决定在这品尝我人生的第一碗燕窝(如果平时的Brands燕窝不算的话)。这里除了燕窝,当然还是会有鱼翅和煮炒的菜肴,很多人都选择在那吃午晚餐,就只有我们是专门来吃燕窝的。
点完餐后,服务员很好的递上了人参茶,是免费的噢,还不错喝。忘了告诉你们说这里的服务员都会用华语沟通啊,不过真的这么幸运碰到不会华语或福建话的,就点菜单上的照片给他看就行啦;每一个菜色或燕窝都会有照片的!
我们点了一碗价格500泰铢的血燕来共享,因为感觉普通的燕窝真的有点太普通了,当然这里还是会有其他燕窝的选择,要多便宜或多贵的都有啊。他们还一同附上了白果,龙眼和蜜枣,我个人觉得还蛮值得的,而且还不用付服务税呢。我们点的是冷燕窝,但第一口喝下去竟然是热的,本来还纳闷为什么服务员搞错了呢,老板娘看到了我的疑惑就跟我说冰都在碗底,要捞了捞燕窝才会冰啊。呵呵,还好我没有去询问服务员让自己丢面子。建议要先喝几口纯燕窝才来加你们想要的蜜枣等,加了那些料后燕窝喝起来就稍微的甜些,还是不错喝的啦。我感觉燕窝就跟我们的糖水一样,就多了那些燕窝丝的口感;所以就见仁见智吧,如果不想浪费钱在这也行,但我想说反正又蛮便宜的就来试一试也不错嘛。


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就2天的行程都拖了半年,我在想今年年尾一个礼拜的曼谷之旅会拖到几时啊。| 摇头 |




May 17, 2015

Birthday Celebration at Spoon Cafe . G Hotel Kelawai



I'm kinda MIA for almost 2 months now, was really no mood to face the screen after my work so I neglected here which I shouldn't be. Glad that I willing to face the screen now on this day to make my blog alive again. Let's talk about the month I love the most throughout the year, April. Normally people will love their birthday month than others, I love December too as it means the year is going to renew again, we can finally forget anything bad that happen (if any) and start our aim again. Hmmm. 
Chinese red eggs that cooked/made by mum, surely will get it in pairs each year and I share them with BenDan this year. I never throw out a party on my birthday as I know this is the day where my mum suffered a lot to get me out; so what we did were to have dinner together with my parents and I celebrated my birthday together with my dad's as we are just 5 days different in the month. 
As of my love, he brought me to have dinner at Spoon Cafe that located inside G Hotel Kelawai, and this property is just newly open I think early of this year. This was actually a surprise for me but I don't know why I always get the hunch on what he is up to, so no surprise for me this year (but the birthday pressie is really a surprise for me tho) but we are okay with it, we are the kind of couple that don't really enjoy big surprise. Thank you BenDan for the dinner!
We made our reservation 2 weeks before my birthday, and we found out that diners on that night were not much maybe because of this place is still new. The good thing about less diners was the waiter let us choose where we want to be seated, so we got our seats next to the French window and got ourselves the rainy nightview during dinner. 
Forgive me that I didn't mention that Spoon Cafe served buffet dinner (and brunch buffet only on Sunday) and the theme on that day was Latino Night Buffet Dinner which I don't see the theme anymore in their website. They changed the theme somehow, but still I think this is no harm, all you need to do is call for reservation and ask for the theme if you really care. The dishware in Spoon Cafe is in bronze-like, which is quite surprise me and the whole environment is mainly in earth color which I feel so cool to me. Plain ice or warm water is served and you may add on RM45 per person to get free-flow of house beer or wine, other beverages are chargeable as well. 
Almost same like other buffet dinners, they do have several corners for you to stuff your stomach, I remembered that the dessert corner is the place I went the least. They do have chocolate fondue that you will scream out loud if you are chocolate lover. I love the way they 'store' their main dishes with heavy ceramic cover which I found in nowhere. Barbecue corner is available too but too bad the choices for you to pick are limited, I guess it is because of the theme. 
I got myself the mushroom clear soup which I found it quite special, but I only finished the diced mushrooms and chickens as I need extra space for the food instead of the clear soup. Some dishes that I love the most that night are roasted duck slices (this is heavenly good), pan grilled fish with tomato salsa, honey roasted potatoes (I always have a thing with potatoes) and the Gambas Pil Pil (prawns that cooked with chilli and garlic). Overall, it is quite good and the service are great as well; the waiter gave us 20% discount that night due to the newly opening I guess. 


Location
(Second level) 2, Persiaran Maktab, 10250 Penang.

Business Hours
6am - 11pm (Daily)

Contact Number
+604 219 0000

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