Jia Shi Restaurant tong sui — Restaurant in George Town

The shop is facing a park near a residential area. The Tai-Chi soup, which is a combination of peanut and black sesame soup is smooth and not bad. We preferred the taste of the peanut soup, which is more fragrant, compared to the black sesame which is abit lacking. The tang yuan is sesame filling. The skin is soft and has a decent texture, but the flavour is so-so. The sweet potato soup with ginger is abit sweeter, but still good. The guilingao does not have enough herbal kick, and tasted abit more like grass jelly. The syrup provided however, is quite nice, and has a floral fragrance. Nothing fancy about the shop, just an average tongsui spot. The restaurant looks abit dodgy from the outside, because of the black walls...

The food was average. Although the menu looked appealing, the order sheet was incomplete and did not have all the items on the menu. The staff there have NO initiative in assisting customer and seem to be somewhat annoyed to have dine in customer as we were the only ones there. We tried the Fried Mantou, Oreo Crepe, Fried Char Siew Bao, and their Braised Pork Belly Bun. We also ordered their Oolong Ice Tea and Ice Lemon Tea, which they didn't check on the order sheet and forgotten to key in. It was quite a let down as the food was good but the service was terrible. I hope that the person in charge can train their staff to be more attentive and also update the...

This is a nice home cook (煮炒） restaurant in Penang. The restaurant has expanded from one shop house to 3 shop houses in this Lembah Permai 32 branch. So, it represents good business. The decor is basic (may be it reflects the home style feel) but it is air-conditioned and clean. The staff are friendly and efficient. You may choose to sit at the covered outdoor area if the temperature is not too hot.

The food is really good. This is one of the home cook restaurants in Penang that...