Fried Mee in Kayu Bukit Jambul is Really Suck!

I just highly not recommend you order either fried noodle or fried "maggie" in Kayu Bukit Jambul. It is totally NOT acceptable. I remembered not that nice but I have forgotten it is really very suck! So I ordered it but ended up with dissapointment.

Food (Fried Noodle) - 3/10

My previous post was giving it 6/10 for other meal but I think I change my mind. Yes, should be just 3/10. Please do not order this fried mee, fried noodle or fried maggie from Kayu!

I think we should just order Nasi Kandar at Kayu - order the right thing at the right place! lol!

Location Information
See here: Kayu Bukit Jambul - Nasi Kandar Penang

Best Wantan Mee in Penang - New Cathay Cafe

I think that is the best "Wantan Mee" - Wonton Noodle that I had in Penang. The shop name is called "New Cathay Cafe" which is located near the Hotel Vistana in Penang and specifically located in one of the apartment, Taman Bukit Jambul Block A.

 However, sometimes the "Wantan Mee" can lose it's quality (I think is because the owner doesn't change the cold water too often). In case you do not know, to cook a very good "Wantan Mee" you need the cold water. You cook half way the noodle and you put it in the cold water all the sudden, then you cook it again and it gets repeats for few times. The timing determines how nice is the noodle. If you go to those not so nice wonton noodle hawker, you can tell the quality difference!



Food (Wantan Mee) - 8/10

Yes, this is the stall - just order it and you won't regret it. You can order dry one or soup. For first timer, I recommend you to try the dry one first and if you have a second chance, you can try the soup one. The soup, I would probably give 7 out of 10. :)

There are other food as well such as curry noodle, "hokkien" noodle, and fried "kuey teow" but all are mostly normal. Probably just 6 out of 10, I will give. :)


Drink - 7/10

Drink is not that bad, I always order "Teh Si" - a tea that mixed with evaporated milk. You can order "Coffee Si" too - coffee that mixed with evaporated milk. Overall, I think is okay but if you compared to Hong Kong for this kind of drink, I think the of course the Hong Kong's one is better.

Environment/Service - 7/10

It is quite a clean place and I have no complaints. Of course no air conditional. :)


Price - 8/10

I give 8 is because the price for most food and drink are considered quite cheap in Penang. Cheap and nice food, who doesn't want?

Overall - 7.5/10

I've been going here for breakfast very often and yet not bored. Yes, almost forget about it, please don't go too early or too late. It is opened only in the morning! :)


Location Information

Address
Taman Bukit Jambul Block A,
11900 Bayan Lepas,
Penang.

Note: Along Jalan Bukit Gambir and near to Vistana Hotel Penang.


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Business Hours
7 am - 10:30 am (Don't go there too late, the wantan mee will usually closed after 10 am)

GPS Location
North 05 degree 20' 106"
East 100 degree 17' 389"

Kayu Bukit Jambul - Nasi Kandar Penang

I learned about Nasi Kandar while I was studying in Johor Bahru and it turned out the origin is from Penang, I guess so. :) Nasi kandar is served with rice or nasi briyani and you can choose the dishes that you want. They could be cow (lembu or daging in Malay), lamb (lambing in Malay), prawn, crab, vegetables and so on.

 

I love to eat Nasi Kandar but not many good restaurants out there are tasty. Kayu is my first choice. Sometimes I just lazy to queue because too many people. I often went to the other Nasi Kandar restaurants nearby and it always ended up with disappointment because other Nasi Kandar restaurants are not nice at all! You can clearly tell the difference!

Here you go my food review on Kayu Bukit Jambul:


Food (Nasi Kandar) - 8/10

The best food selling in this shop is Nasi Kandar. It basically a must eat food. If you come here and do not eat this, basically you're wasting your time. Try that! At the end of choosing the dishes that you want, they will ask you whether you want any special curry. I usually just tell them "campur" which means mixed curry. You can just tell them "mixed", they should able to understand you.

Other food such as fried noodle ("mee"), fried rice and "roti" are usual. Is it nice? Okay, probably  I will just give them between 6 and 7 out of 10.

[Update: 13 June 2012]

I change my mind on the fried noodle rating, it is really suck. It should be just 3/10 and not 6/10. Check it out here: Fried Mee in Kayu Bukit Jambul is Really Suck!


Drink - 6/10

Drink is normal and nothing special. It is always too sweet when you go to any mamak restaurant. "Mamak" is the local name refers to Indian Muslim in case you do not now the meaning. Another special drink in any Indian restaurant is the Lassi. I often order Mango Lassi but the drink is just too sweet for me. Honestly, drink is really not a big deal here.


Service - 7/10

Service is not that bad. It is probably they hire a lot of workers and you can just call them to order your stuff. They're pretty helpful. You can also pay your bill without going to the counter - just pay to the waitress there. The only not so good is sometimes the queue could be very long!


Environment - 6/10

Environment is normal - inside the shop, there is air conditional and outside is usually for those who want to smoke but if you sit outside, try to sit as far as from the car workshop which is beside the restaurant. It is not recommended to sit near to that car workshop especially during working hour. The smell of the workshop is extremely suck!


Price - 6/10

Price is a little bit expensive as compared to other mamak restaurants but if you enjoy eating Nasi Kandar, I guess that's the price that you need to pay.


Overall - 7/10

Must try food if you have ever tried "Nasi Kandar". :)


P/S: If you like to go there, you can find out the following information. Enjoy!

  
Location Information

Address 

Original Kayu Nasi Kandar – Penang
No. 15, Lebuh Nipah, Bukit Jambul,
11900 Bayan Lepas,
Pulau Pinang.
Tel: (04) 6464767
Fax: (04) 6462767


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Business Hours
24 hours

GPS Location
North 05 degree 20' 207"
East 100 degree 17' 581"

Official Website
www.originalkayu.com.my