Cariso Delicacies Corner

During the first week of August, I was treated at these two restaurants which I found out to be under my expectation.

Firstly, it is Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant @ E-Gate.

The set dinner menu is full of meat (chicken, pork and beef) dishes. I couldn’t find something more towards tempura-sashimi combination type that attracted me. The mix and match choices are not versatile enough, compared to other Japanese restaurants. 我接受唔到囉! All of us had a pretty hard time in deciding which item to order.

Nabe Kaisen Kimuchi Tofu Set (Claypot Kimuchi Tofu with Seafood) RM28

80% tofu with limited seafood items. If not mistaken, er……..only clams?!

Kushi Katsu & Kare Raisu Set (RM26) [...]

Bangkok Tomyam @ Bayan Lepas

Last Wednesday I went to Yus’s farewell lunch at Bangkok Tomyam. *Wah, so fast got any candidate already!*

(We no longer favour the Kepala Ikan @ Restoran Pen M* Batu Maung as a lot of them have said that it’s been getting more and more expensive).

There is 13 pax of us. We were served three sets, each set is to cater for about 4 persons.
Two styles of fish were served. Either the sour spicy fried type or ……

the steamed sour spicy style.

Goreng sotong (Fried squid). [...]

Chok Dee Thai @ Burmah Road

Before I finalized to go to this Thai restaurant, I always walked around the office and imitated Thai accent, “Maa Roy Thai…Aroi Thai…Chok Dee Thai…” and they would show the face of “????” or “what the heck?”! at me (this ‘siao cha bor’ ) as they had no idea at all what I was talking about. (The three names above are actually the names of Thai restaurants at town. I was indecisive which one to bring our US guest to).

On Thursday, we were caught in a downpour on the journey to Chok Dee Thai . Most of us were 80% drenched by the time we reached the entrance but our disgust were soon swept away by the charm and warmth of the taukeh soe and also the DELICATE dishes offered by Chok Dee Thai.

The ‘taukeh soe’ is a MUST to mention. I couldn’t take my eyes away from her for the first 10 minutes after I entered the restaurant as I really thought her apperance is 80% resembles the 泰国著名法医普缇（Porntip Rojanasunan)). Don’t you think so?! The hairstyle in particular!

The tables in the restaurant were soon 90% filled up within half an hour despite of the heavy rain.

Mr. A, B & C with beers and two ladies with lassi drink and longan drink.

Judging from the serving size at Chok Dee Thai, which is relatively smaller if compared to other Thai restaurants, you may interprete this as MORE expensive too. I got no objection on this.

My responsibility is to zha fit ordering all the recommended good dishes to make everyone eat happily. Therefore, trust me dear, I couldn’t care less about the price at all! Wahahaaa!!!!

Green Curry Chicken. The green curry is not spicy (according to my level of acceptance) but it’s impressive enough. Serving in a small clay bowl, one could easily taste the sense of delicacy in preparing this dish. The curry is cooked finely with tender chicken meat served in small pieces.

I was a bit reluctant when I was introduced Deep Fried Kailan as it always ended up to be TOO OILY from my past experiences at other places. I bet you I would have surely regretted if I didn’t order this at that night. At Chok Dee Thai, this dish is far too good! The leaves are very crunchy with minimal oiliness.

Lemon Steamed Fish (clear soup). The soup is superb enhanced by lemon’s sourness! We couldn’t stop scooping for more and more! The fish is fresh and properly cleaned internally.

Since we have already ordered one fish dish with white/clear soup-based, therefore we were recommended to take Red Tomyam.

Seafood Tomyam (Red). Well! The flavour is better in terms of smoothness and milky fragance if compared to other tomyams. It uses fresh milk(!)

I chose MEDIUM for spicy level to suit all in general but the two males sighed! Upon seeing such situation, the taukeh soe offered this chilli for them to add into their tomyam soup to increase spiciness.

I personally felt that MEDIUM is actually too mild. If a person like me also can tolerate the MEDIUM level, then it’s better for you to choose HIGH and above.

At this juncture, someone even commented so,”After eating here, I started realizing that the lunch we had at Golden T*iangle last week was really beh khi leh !”

Prawns with Curry Paste. Prawns are fresh with creamy curry paste.

Long Beans fried with Roasted Pork, Sambal. I actually tasted sweetness in this dish. Sambal?! mild though.

Otak-Otak (Seafood). I was a bit disappointed to find more cabbages than seafood in this dish. I wished that the texture of the whole otak-otak could be a little bit firmer.

Fried Kailan with Salted Fish. Pretty standard.

Stuffed Chicken Meat. Normally for this dish, I ate thick flour skin but at Chok Dee Thai, it’s the opposite.

Thin flour with juicy chicken meat which is just right, not too dry.

Dessert.

Total bill is RM230+ including drinks and rice, for 5x persons.

I WILL BE BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!

ChokDeeThai Restaurant
Add : 231-D, Jalan Burma, 10350 Penang.
Tel : 04-2291492
Business Hr : 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Closed on Monday.

(Direction : ChokDeeThai is located opposite the Chin Woo Association. Same row with Kochabi Taiwan Food, next to Klinik Tropika)

Chilli Corner @ Nagore Road

I had a satisfactory meal at Chilli Corner last Sunday.

Ulam (RM2.50) . Thought it’s FOC mana tau bukan. We didn’t order leh, in fact I am not pro in eating this at all!

Steamed Fish (Siam Style) (RM25) . It tasted more sour than spicy. Suit me.

Deep Fried Kangkung (RM7) .

Alamak! I didn’t expect this dish to be that big for a table of two! It’s deep fried kangkung, not the kangkung vege alone woh. Adui! How could it be so big serving one har?!

The deep fried kangkung is served with this sauce. The kangkung is crunchy and not ‘that’ oily thus it passed my “oiliness” test buyoff.

Tang Hoon Prawns (RM20)

This one is for you to compare the size of the fork with the prawn! A hem! MADE IN UK one leh !

Thai Station Cafe & Restaurant @ Prangin Mall (Parkson wing)

This post is to remind myself not to be lazy next time. Don’t simply pick one due to time constraint or hungry.

I am not sure how their set lunch and value meal go compared to the ala carte. For the ala carte on what I had the other day, it definitely not worth my second visit. I regretted for why not I walked over to the other wing and tasted those cafes hidden behind the corridor-shops one leh?! Ai……….at least won’t felt “si peh boh tatt” with the money spent mah!

Claypot Tang Hoon with Prawns (RM13.90) – Very wet and oily. Prawns also tasted not that fresh either.

Thai Stir-Fried Hor Fun with Kailan (Dry) (RM7.50) – Don’t know what other better words to describe other than “super oily”. Look lah yourself.

Thai Traditional Pork Koay Teow Soup (RM6.50) – Fair. The koay teow came in one lump sinking inside the bowl one. I expected the koay teow to be silky smooth one, mana tau….not leh, rather rough in texture. Somemore see lah…..the ‘oily’ soup. Wahlau ei………

Fried Spring Roll (RM5.30) – Fair. Dry. Mou keng hei.

Total bill (including 5% tax) = RM44.10. @#^%&@#$%^!!!!!

I could have a better, healthier and more worthy value meals at somewhere else, for instance, the OPERA set lunch!

Can you ppl understand how ‘yuk chaek’ I am ah for this meal?