Penang Food Restaurant, Geylang Lorong 25A

Geylang! First things that comes to mind are good food and good times. (I don't know the bit about good times though). I had a craving for Penang style Char Kuey Teow last weekend, and as usual I looked up in the Internet for a new place to try out. Results for Penang Food Restaurant in Geylang came up several times, so off we went.

It's quite easy to locate, being next to the Aljunied MRT station, but parking is quite limited, so you might have to resort to parking illegally by the road (cul-de-sac). The restaurant is basically a Tze Char place that also serves several popular Penang hawker dishes. They have two outlets within the same row, so it doesn't matter which you visit. Most of their patrons ordered Assam Fish Head and Deep Fried Pork Strips. I understand that the cooks are from JB and have operated here for quite some time.

We ordered Char Kuey Teow, Hokkien Mee, Deep Fried Prawn Balls and Cantonese Style Beehoon. Happily - they also sell Kickapoo, which I've not had in a while.

Our food was served quite quickly (10 mins) despite the dinner rush hour.

Food Rating (Between 1, Cannot Make It to 5, Sibeh Shiok)

1. Char Kuey Teow : They use thin kuey teow that's similar to Pad Thai, and it's served with a small lime for some zing. Not much ingredients, some taugeh, kau choy, thinly sliced Chinese sausage and no egg. I'd give it a 2 for not really resembling Penang Char Kuey Teow (cockles also boh), but a 3 for resembling Pad Thai. Won't miss this much, Jurong Point's Malaysia Boleh! has a better version.

2. Hokkien Mee : Penang's Hokkien Mee is famous for its strong tasting prawn head stock soup and ingredients like sliced pork and prawns. Sadly, it wasn't that great here, with yellow noodles that was swimming in a salty dark soup. This is a 1 - Avoid this.



3. Deep Fried Prawn Balls : These resembled Crab Balls (Hai Jou), which take some effort to make and cook, it can easily get burnt if the oil and fire is not controlled properly. These had a good bite to them; there's traces of diced carrots but not much of a prawn taste - it's a 2 (just for the bite)

4. Cantonese Style Beehoon : This tasted okay, neither good nor bad. Plenty of noodles and pork slices. This is a 2.

Overall, I'd say that you might come for Penang styled food here, only if you're around the area or if you're looking for a quick meal. Can't complain about the prices though, it came out to be about $30 for everything. Dishes start from $5 and they're open till late daily.

   

Address: 76 Lorong 25A Geylang, Singapore 388258

Phone:+65 6841 3002

Hours:

 

Monday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Tuesday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Wednesday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Thursday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Friday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Saturday	11:00 am – 12:00 am
Sunday	11:00 am – 12:00 am

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