Chilli's Gurney Plaza

Finally, we get to try out the much buzzed about new happening place in Penang; Chilli's in Gurney Plaza....
Not like we don't have them in KL; but since this is the first outlet in Penang, it was worth a try...
And since we were planning to watch Transformers on Saturday, we decided to have an early lunch before our movie:)
Hehe...some pics of the restroom....haha, black concept...


Okay, this is so inappropriate....pics of restrooms in a food blog??
No no no....Angelstar....

Okay, back to the restaurant...this is actually a food chain outlets originating from the United States...an Americanized diner.

According to DearDear, it's just a middle range diner in the States but somehow, it's so idolized over here that it's more of a fine dining place...haha:p
In fact, there's at least (read that, AT LEAST) one outlet in every street, and it's the same for TGIF and other fast food outlets.

And here, it's like...hmmm, so rare and so unique:D
Oh well, we are Malaysians right...and we do see Nasi Kandar everywhere and mamak stalls too....bet they don't have that in other countries:D

I patronized this place not so long ago in KL early this year; think was a meeting with Nick....and we ended up in Chilli's 1U where he popped a balloon there..haha...hilarious story:p

Interior design of this place

The country western inspired design:)


The view of the patio


Same tiled table...hehe, their trademark


Unique aluminium rooftop with lighting


Ordered the Fresh Guava juice...RM7.95

Pretty nice and thick....big mug huh? American sized...:p

My Firecracker Fish Fillet...RM28.95

Whoa....spicy sauce but rather nice:)


DearDear's order...the Tequila Lime Fish Fillet (I ordered this before in the 1U outlet:)

RM28.95 too...somehow this one tastes nicer than the one in 1U...

See, I am not biased towards KL; I also say just words:)
However, perhaps the outlet in 1U was pretty packed that time, thus the slip in the chef's skills...haha:)

Very fresh and nicely grilled fish fillet...

I love the generous serving of the fresh vege; all my favourites!!

Cauliflowers, broccoli, and carrots...yumz!!

Being Asian, they serve rice...

But DearDear said they do the same in US....
Oh ya, in US, Chilli's is famous for the Baby back ribs...(Pork) Non-halal....

Anyway, I will definitely come back; it's a rather nice environment and food quality was not bad:)
Price wise; maybe higher lar:)
But worth it due to the portion:)

Bali Hai Morning Dim Sum

After St Anne's visit, we decided to go for a quick breakfast...our usual favourite; dim sum:)
We ended up in Gurney Drive and we drove in to this seafood restaurant, Bali Hai as we noticed that they serve dim sum.
We have been here before; but somehow, we decided to try it out again:)
They serve dim sum in this metal tiffin containers...


Fishballs....

Rather spongy...so-so only...

Har Gao (Shrimp Dumplings)

Not very nice...

Siew Mai (Pork dumplings)

He said it's also average only...

Our plates...


Interesting deco of the restaurant...

Favourite Kueh

It's the 15th of the month again....I mean the Chinese Lunar calendar...
Every 1st and 15th of the months in the Lunar Calendar is a day of worship and abstinence.
As such, you will see lots of stalls selling flowers; kuehs and in Penang where 90% of the island is Chinese, you will see lots of unique kueh and cakes around such as the rice cakes, mee koo(red tortoise buns), ang koo(glutinous rice cake with bean paste filling), etc.
Since I am a Catholic, how would I know about all these and why the sudden interest, right?
I am a PickyEater, right...and I do have only certain foods which I like and so happen, the stuffs that I really like are pretty rare and can only be found in specific locations and also during certain periods.
Hehe....I think I have mentioned this before in this blog....hehe:)

The part about coming to Penang was with the hope that it should be easier to locate my favourite kueh/cakes....hehe, the little adorable and fluffy cup cakes:)
So, here, specially featured; the little cup cakes which have captured my heart and tastebuds...hehe...
Some people say this is plain and this in fact, is not exactly a favourite among people:p
At one point, some even say this is not good for health; the flour and also the dye on it (supposedly banned:( )
Anyway, I still like its soft cushion-like fluff and it's really nice when it's freshly steamed!

Hehe...get ready for some food porn:p

Nice ler...so pink:)



Closer shot...

So nice...and only 50 cents per piece....:D



There are also other cup cakes on sale...
This is the egg cup cakes....surprisingly, it smelt like the CNY's Kueh Bangkit...

Notice the dyed stripes; Mummy used to say that this kueh is for the other world offering. But for deities or happy occasions, Chinese culture always emphasizes on bright colors; particularly red to mark the joy and importance of the occasion.
That's why you see colors on most of the plain-colored cakes; particularly colors like white cup cakes or pale yellow cup cakes (like this).

Also priced at 50 cents for one....


And this, is another of my favourite...
The Orange Cup Cakes...yeah, there's orange flavour in it...smells and taste like orange somemore:D

Those red spots on it are the orange chewy bies....

Too bad can only get them fortnightly...but maybe it's a good thing...else, will get bored of it:p

Jurin Japanese Restaurant, Pulau Tikus

Last Friday, we headed over to Pulau Tikus for dinner; and he decided to go Japanese.
There were so many Japanese restaurants in that area and finally, we decided to go to Jurin; which is located along the Belisa Row :)
I have tried out the Jurin Restaurant in Bayan Baru; located at Krystal Point with my good buddy, Kenneth and this is the branch outlet on the other side of the island.

Parked our car and walked towards the Belisa row


There was this particular pub along that row that was preparing for their opening ceremony and there were those loud booming sounds coming from their speakers:p

Inside the Japanese restaurant...

Nice wall...:)

DearDear's Chilled Green Tea...


Versus my Hot Green tea....that's a more normal way of drinking/enjoying tea mar...:p


Settings on the table


The Sushi station...


Interior design





Getting dark and drizzling out there...


Food finally arrived....
My Grilled Miso Codfish....RM18

Somehow, they marinate it with the miso sauce which maintained the sweetness (or added sweetness) to the fish. The flesh of the fish was so tender...and juicy....yumz yumz...

Not bad; nice...tasted the same as the other Jurin in Krystal point...

Up close and personal with my favourite codfish....

A unique bottle of vinegar...seen this in Japan:p


And this is DearDear's order...

Seafood Teppanyaki...RM30....

A bit pricey though; seems like they load more on the vegetables portion rather than the seafood (right side)

There's 3 big prawns, lots of little calamari rings and 1 piece of salmon fish hidden...actually, quite worth it also lar:p


The yasai....cabbages, bean sprouts, onion rings, carrots, abundance of vege:)


Close shot


Not bad lar; total bill came up to RM55+ (inclusive of Govt and service tax)....phew....that's some meal huh:p
Guess that's Japanese food; but I like the portion...and I think I start to grow fond of the food from the rising sun more since I went there....hehe, something which I didn't take much fancy last time.
Anyway, the Jap food here is definitely not as nice as there...like duuuuhhh, talk about authenticity right?:p