Lye Lye Food Center — Restaurant in George Town

We like to meet here for the simple fact that it has ample parking at the back and is near our respective houses. The main bulk of their business comes from beer drinkers who congregate here en masse in the late evenings, and not from any particular flagship stall.

Food stalls here have a high turnover rate. Having patronized them for 4 years we know what are the stalls that survive and which will close in a few months. Contrary to common wisdom, we avoid the mainstayers (nasi lemak, wan tan mee, western food...) and endeavour to try the newcomers instead in a bid to support their bravery. Bravery that is mostly in futility, I should add.

One new stall that I was really looking forward to was Lao Chiek (Old Uncle) Beef Kuey Teow. While usually pricey (RM7 in this case), eating beef kuey teow can be a delightful and heartwarming experience when it is cooked well. Check it out on the left: it looks pretty good doesn't it? Unfortunately...

Let me start with the good points. The beef slices were nicely done and not too chewy (I don't take offal so I can't comment on the innards). The kuey teow itself was of a nice texture. Even the soup stock had sufficient kick to it (but won't say no to a little more).

Unfortunately, all that was washed away by one simple fact: the soup was lukewarm. I'm sure it's not just me who hugely appreciates a STEAMING BOWL OF SOUP when ordering any hot soupy food? I don't need it to be bubbling like lava, but when my glass of warm water is warmer than the soup, something's wrong somewhere. And as a minor gripe, the cook only gave 2 beef balls. I'd prefer a better balance between amount of beef slices vs beef balls.

This stall also sells Mee Bakso (Indonesian beef noodles) and Herbal Soup, but I'm not quite sure I'll give them a second chance...

Mum ordered Chee Cheong Fun from this stall that has been operating for a good deal of time. The stall owner also sells Popiah. Both of which are in the strictly Average category. You won't feel an intense regret ordering it, but you won't have tears of joy streaming down your...

Love the Teh Peng (RM 1.80) there and the Bak Kut Teh . RM 9 per person for BKT can choose up to 4 varieties for your customized BKT. We usually have two persons size, pick intestine, lean pork, pork belly, pork stomach, then add extra a few fried tofu at RM 1 per piece, 1 bowl of fried dough (Ew Char Kuey) RM 1 each, 2-3 bowls of rice RM 1 each too. Satisfying tummy very full dinner below RM 25 easily 😋 Sometimes I asked the fresh liver to cook in a separate smaller bowl of soup because just my husband likes it. It will change the whole taste and smell of the BKT if the liver is cooked in the big clay pot, and I don't like it 😅. The uncle is very helpful and patient with us pick and choose. We cleaned up every bit of the soup everytime we visited. It's always caught our noses everytime we are there, end up tummy more space for other food there to be tested. We just tried out about 5 -6 other stalls there, still BKT took our heart. We just like how it taste and smell. It's different from Klang style, Singapore or JB Clear style. Don't visit if you like these style of BKT because it's...

Lousy service in the morning, especially the wanton noodle stall. With 4 people working, they can't even serve you a plate of wanton noodle. After about 30 minutes of waiting, I went over to the wanton noodle stall to ask them about my order, guess what, they totally forgotten about it. On top of that i noticed they serve other customers who order later than me!! Especially for take aways!! This is not the first time I've to cancel my order because of the long waiting time and their irresponsible attitude. Other than the wanton noodle stall, the rest serves you well especially the hokkien mee stall. Now I just go there to have the hokkien mee or the roti canai. A big NO to the wanton noodle since they doesn't seem to care about their customers and there's nothing special about their wanton noodles. Just a typical normal...