Fat Mum -where blue barley is all the rage

There's one member of my family who is will drink any blue liquid on the menu .

So weird , I thought , but hey , now that person is no more alone because , well , we've stumbled onto the Blue Barley club .

Hmmmm....still not my thing but since everyone seems to be having a glass in this restaurant , ok , I'll try it once .

Butterworth Curry Noodles House - Jalan Raja Uda

The shop is always crowded and after ignoring it for so long, we intend to find out why. 

Yes , why is it always so crowded ?  

( NH) Eng's Noodles - Jalan Raja Uda

We're pretty early. Explains the lack of crowd. Don't worry, the place will soon fill up.

For less than Rm $30, 'kacang' fans, who are not afraid to stare high cholesterol in the face and wolf it down, will know they've found their grease heaven.

7.30 pm at Sin Tatt Garden - big eaters paradise, on the cheap !

 Did you know that there are 3 Yu Char Kwai sellers, in this area alone ? Must mean, it's either one heck of a popular snack or it's really good. Standard price here is 80sen for a huge, gigantic, filling stick.

Each stall has a slightly different recipe, but the one you see below.... 

.....is like a mini factory on a table top, with many workers in the background .
 So popular, you actually have to wait for the next batch, after 8.30 pm as they sell out extremely fast.
( Personally, I prefer the ones sold at a quieter stall near a soya bean seller )

5pm at Sin Tatt Garden hawker centre - part 1

Well, well, what do you know, I come all the way from the island and surprise, surprise...
  Transfer Road's, Malia bakery's roti man is plying his trade here.
Nice to see a few races lining up for it.

Never seen so much Roti Benggali put in an open mobile van like this before until today.

Char Koay Teow - Sin Tatt Garden ( NH )

The hawker centre has recently gotten a makeover.

Everything looks much brighter now with a slightly higher roof, lighting and ceiling fans in a row.

While they've got some quirky stalls here that are worlds apart from what's sold on Penang island, I really got to salute this foreigner.

Her Char Koay Teow is THE BEST ! 
Class 1 !

7 Village Lin Restaurant HQ ( NH )

This restaurant has grown and evolved by leaps and bounds today

With 3 branches scattered around the major growth areas on the mainland, I'm wondering when they'll ever open up a shop on Penang island.

They've very successfully elevated the humble koay teow thng shop, into a modern cafe with the option to dine in airconditioned comfort

..or not, in case you prefer the old sweat shop treatment

Part of their success has to do with the generous portion.

Large bowl costs $4.50

Sai Toh Lim Restaurant ( NH )

Their advent in this area when it was up and coming sparked off another competitor just behind their shoplot. That operator has since gone on to open another three outlets with a much spruced up look today.

Differing views from various customers who are already have dead set preferences, makes it best for you to come and try it for yourself and see which of the two you actually prefer.

Although they do serve dry hokkien mee, most customers go for the koay teow thn'g.

It is different from the Penang island version because over here they put some fishcake slices as well as minced pork in your soup