What’s for Lunch? – Elite Avenue Edition (Part 3)

Restaurants are definitely blooming at Elite – even parking has become a problem now as most of the outdoor parking seems to be full! Here are some new restaurants that we’ve sampled and also some pictures of the restaurants that I’ve blogged about in previous blog (link & link) but with different/additional food choices. =)

BBQ Korea’s No. 1 Chicken Restaurant
I accidentally saw the post in Facebook on its opening and noticed that there was additional 10% discount as opening promotion during the 1^st few week. Thus off we went to this restaurant to give it a try. Even though it was newly opened and had additional discount, the restaurant was quite empty when we walked in.

BBQ

The Interior

It's Korea's No. 1 Chicken Restaurant =P

Guess those are their specialty?

The set lunch menu was advertised on banner outside the restaurant but the waitress did not even offer us the menu until we asked her for it. The menu offered varieties of Korean style chicken especially those deep fried with spicy sauce.

Set Lunch Menu

Since we are ladies who watch our weight (*cough*), we ended up ordering their grilled chicken instead. We had the Signature Korean Charbroiled Chicken set and the Jerk-BBQ Chicken. The set came with a drink. The meat was tender and well-marinated. Perhaps we should also throw out our diet plan for a day and go for their fried chicken! =P

Green Tea

Korean Charbroiled Chicken Set

Jerk BBQ Chicken Ala Carte

Blue Reef

Blue Reef finally opened its 1^st branch in Bayan Lepas area! We were so excited and vowed to try it once it’s opened. There was this opening promotion where we could add on RM1 (Yes! Just RM1) from your ala carte order for a soup or salad and a drink! We were so excited until forgot to take a picture of the menu. *facepalm* Anyway you may refer to their menu in this link (link).

We ordered their Traditional Fish & Chips (bread crumbs), Fish Fillet Meuniere & Prawn Spaghetti Aglio Olio and added on the RM1. There was a manager there telling us she would come and got our feedback on the food – I guess they wanted to get more feedbacks from each customer since it was still new.

The soup of the day was some homemade vegetable soup - according to my colleagues were kind of tasteless. I did like the salad as the vinaigrette was a good balance of sweet & sour.

Homemade Vegetable Soup

Salad

The bread crumbs fish & chips was kind of tasteless on its own so we had to either drenched it with malt vinegar or eat it with the tartar sauce. I liked the Fish Fillet Meuniere though – the fish was well marinated and the mashed potato underneath it was scrumptiously made with real potato! I was beyond stuffed but just couldn’t stop licking the mashed potato off my plate. *facepalm* The Prawn Spaghetti Alio Oglio was too spicy for my colleague though – I guess it’s more suitable for spicy lover like me? =P

Fish & Chips (Bread Crumbs)

Fish Fillet Meuniere

Prawn Spaghetti Aglio Olio

The portion of the fish was huge – according to the manager they want every customer to walk out of the restaurant feeling full and got their money worth. FYI, the cheapest Fish & Chips was Tilapia and it cost RM18 before tax whereas the cheapest Fish Fillet Meuniere cost RM21 before tax. Anyway we did give her a suggestion to serve in different portion like Italiannies which provided the choices of Small or Regular (link). In this case, small eater may choose the small option with cheaper price instead – good for budget & diet conscious customer. The manager didn’t seem to grasp the concept through. Oh well, guess we can just order one ala carte and share it next time. =)

We also had other visits and tried more choices such as grilled salmon, seafood galore & the mushroom soup. The grilled salmon was just normal thereas we liked the mushroom soup.

Grilled Salmon

Mushroom Soup

The seafood platter was HUGE - sufficient to serve 3 people. There were some scallops, tons of calamari & prawns and a big piece of Tilapia served with more chips & salad. Frankly speaking, this was an super greasy feast and one might felt nausea with all the grease before finishing it. =P

Seafood Galore

Aussie Outback Roast Chicken and Fusion Cuisine

After our earlier visits to this restaurant, we had since visited it again and tried some different set lunches. My advice? Always call to make reservation else the restaurant will be full during lunchtime. I did a last minute booking (30minutes before lunchtime) and Alex the manager was so nice to let me book the table. =)

There are some pictures of the new set we’ve tried:-

Pork Schnitzel - Highly recommended if you are not on a calorie watch! The pork is coated with crumbs and served with some sauce which compliments the taste so well!

Pork Schnitzel

Roasted Pork – the portion for this is kind of meager since there were only 4 slides of thinly sliced pork so it’s good news for the weight watchers. The pork is topped with apple sauce. Kind of special.

Roasted Pork

Chicken Kiev – It’s deep fried chicken breast where the coating is same as the pork schnitzel. The downside is the meat can be kind of hard.

Chicken Kiev

I noticed they have added additional choices in their set menu (RM14.50 nett) but I kept forgetting to take a picture of it. Maybe next time! There is only one thing i do not like is their coleslaw - it's really drenched in Mayo. Keep it light! =P

Elite Avenue is located behind Pantai Hospital at Bayan Baru, Penang.

More information on Elite Avenue can be read at:-
What's for Lunch? - Elite Avenue Edition (Part 1)
What's for Lunch? - Elite Avenue Edition (Part 2)
What's for Lunch? - Elite Avenue Edition (Part 4)

What's for Lunch? - Gurney Paragon Urban Food Hall

Urban food hall has finally arrived in Gurney paragon whereby we can mix and match our orders from few different brands such as Kirin Ichiban, Johnny Rockets, Quiznos Cafe, The Library & East meet West delights.

Johnny Rockets

Can u imagine washing down Johnny Rockets burger with Kirin frozen beer? Now your dream is coming true!

Johnny Rockets Menu

Burgers!!!

Starters!

Small Burgers & Hotdog

Pasta Anyone?

Quiznos Sandwiches

Quiznos Pizza

The Library

BEER!!!

Johnny Rockets definitely comes with a price. The normal size burgers cost RM25.90 above. What you get is the huge size burger set which includes a salad/coleslaw, huge portion of fries and a beef/chicken burger with 150g of patties. Another famous item would be their milkshakes which cost RM16.90 and above.

Pumpkin Soup - Meh!

So far we've tried the chocolate milkshake and strawberry milkshake - they were very thick and really too sweet for my taste. Do try to share it as the portion is really big and the calories count is humongous! According to their website, the milkshakes alone scores more than 1000kcal! >.<|||

The thousand calories Chocolate Milkshake!

It's more like 1 1/2 glasses!

Strawberry Milkshake

As for the burger set, we've tried the Rocket Single (normal & small). Surprisingly, the small burger (with 110g patty) is actually juicier than the normal size. But frankly speaking the patty was kind of dry if compared to Super Duper Burger in US (link). The burger set also scores more than 1000kcal calories! Oh dear! Do share it if you are trying to on diet!!!

Rocket Single (Small) - Doesn't look small at all!

Cheddar Cheese on top

Rocket Single - Normal Size

Thick but not Juicy enough. =P

The kids set there is a good choice for small eater as it's served with free drinks (eg. Iced lemon tea or other soda) and provides a decent size. We've tried the burger set, hotdog set & the grilled cheese set. The kids burger patty unfortunately is not the minced meat type like the adult burger. Hotdog is just normal but I kind of like the grilled cheese sandwich due to it's overpowering butter taste.. Hahaa.. I love butter! =p

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Kids's Burger

Hotdog Kids Set

Another brand with steep price - even higher than Johnny Rockets is Kirin Ichiban - it mainly serves alcohol but also serves sushi and maki. The price is really expensive for those so we've never ordered the food before. We did try the famous Kirin Frozen Beer as it seems to be so alluring. The verdict? The only thing special about it is iced blended texture beer on top. The beer underneath it is refreshing and all but definitely not worth the RM29 price tag with only 320ml. It tastes just like 1664 Kronenbourg Blanc in bottle (which I love!) so I guess I will go buy 1664 Kronenbourg Blanc instead for less than RM14. Or I might just go Ingolf (link) for their Paulaner draught beer at RM29 for 500ml.

Kirin Frozen Beer

If you are thinking the price in urban food hall is too steep, do not despair! We can always order sandwich or pizza from Quiznos Cafe! A 6 inches sandwich costs RM12.90 above whereby pizza is RM10.90 above. We tried the Classic Italian sandwich and it was scrumptious! Will definitely try their pizza next time.

Classic Italian with Wheat Bread

It's similar to Subway

As for The Library cafe, so far we've only tried the Bananatella waffle - it was nice and great to look it. We didn't try the 'East meet West' though - maybe next time!

Bananatella Waffle

Berries Waffle - Snap this photo from across the table! LOL!!!

The best part about the Urban Food Hall of course is the uplifting dancing every hour! You just feel enthusiastic automatically whenever the loud music comes on.

DANCE DANCE DANCE!!!

The order process is really simple, you'll be given an iPad whereby you just choose and submit your order. Also, be aware that Parkson card is entitled for 15% discount!

IPad for Ordering!

The Urban Food Hall is located in Gurney Paragon, Penang.

What’s for Lunch? – Sunshine Square Food court (Part 2)

Sunshine Square Food Court is definitely a place we frequently visit for its delicious food, low price, air conditioned food court with an indoor car park (else we run the risk of getting soaked if the rain suddenly pouring during lunchtime!). My previous Part 1 post (link) mentioned about the Tomyam/Clear Soup Stall, Rice Set Stall & Sarawak Kolo Mee Stall. Here are some additional photos of the Tomyam Meat Vermicelli and Black Sauce Kolo Mee from our visits after the 1^st post.

The Tomyam Meat Vermicelli contains minced pork and meatball thus the minced pork can absorb tomyam well. However, my LOVE is still the FISH! B+F+F please (Haha.. those who frequent the stall should know this code)!

Tomyam Meat Vermicelli with Minced Pork, Meatball & Fishball

After trying the original Sarawak Kolo Mee and the Chicken Kolo Mee, we gave the black sauce kolo mee a try. It tasted kind of sweet so I think I still prefer the original one. =)

Now let’s move on to other stalls!

Black Sauce Kolo Mee

Wantan Mee Stall

This stall is handled totally alone by an Indonesian (I think is Indonesian), she cooks, takes order, delivers the food all by herself. Don’t be alarmed by the girl’s ethnicity as the wantan mee is delicious! It’s one of the most popular stalls in Food court. Some even orders the deep fried wantan as snacks. For me, I always order the wantan soup as lunch whenever I’m feeling FAT (which is EVERYDAY). *facepalm* It was chewy and I love it when the soup become sour-y when I throw in some green chili. *thumb up*

My BELOVED Wantan Soup with Green Chili

Taiwanese Rice Set Stall

This stall specializes in Taiwan style rice set with RM5 as lowest price. The RM5 rice set includes fried chicken cutlets, braised egg, some minced meat on rice and pickled vegetable to complete the taste. This is certainly comfort food whenever one is starving. They also have even larger set with lemon chicken and spicy crispy chicken. When it was 1^st opened, the rice was really dry as there is not enough gravy from the minced meat but they have since improved tremendously.

This is the Basic Set with Fried Chicken, Braised Egg, Pickled Vegetable and Lu Lou Fan

This is the Set with Lemon Chicken

This is the Set with Spicy Crispy Chicken in following picture! =P

Look at the Sheer Size of this Spicy Crispy Chicken!

Instant Cook Koay Teow Soup/Sell Whatever Stall

This is a newer stall in the middle selling instant cook koay teow soup – you may choose Maggie mee, Loh Shu Fun, yellow noodles or vermicelli. A bowl of these contains minced pork, pork skin, meatball, fishball and vegetables. The portion is quite big so you might want to reconsider if you want to order the “big” one. Other than soup based meal, it also offers dried koay teow as well. You may also add on egg for your koay teow if you are an egg person like me. =)

Dry Koay Teow with Add-on Egg

It also has some herbal pork leg vermicelli and even a set of nasi lemak rice with satay which my colleague sampled. Well, she says those are not bad!

Nasi Lemak Set

Chu Char Stall

The Chu Char Stall near Kolomee is selling all the chu char stuffs such as fried hor fun, fried vermicelli, KL style loh mee and one of our favourites is their “Tai Lok Mee”. The thick black soy sauce coupled with the thick noodles is definitely something to try. My colleague also loves their salted fish fried vermicelli.

Tai Lok Mee

Stir Fried Stall

The Stir Fried stall is one of the oldest in the food court and it’s located beside wantan mee stall. They sell fried rice, fried koay teow, fried noodle, fried loh shu fun etc. We do sometimes order the fried koay teow when we throw our diet plan out of the window! *facepalm*

Fried Koay Teow

Sunshine Square Food Court is located in Sunshine Square (Duh!) in Bayan Baru, Penang.