宏桔飲食中心Kedai Makanan & Minuman Hong Keat — Restaurant in Penang

Hans Solo meal - because I didn't want to miss it! Value for money yam rice

The next morning I purposely woke up early just because I wanted to be able to eat this famous yam rice. The fact that I had a Muslim partner traveling together didn't make it easy for me - so the solution was to eat first before he woke up.

I vividly remember the first time I had the yam rice plus the pork soup together with the other half many years ago. It was awesome and since then both of us seldom come back to hits part of Penang.

◾Pork soup with pickles - clear soup type with the sourish from the vegetable pickles. I chose to have spare parts in it to try even though I was not a big fan. All were cleant thoroughly without that foul smell.. just opt for pork meatballs and slices if you don't like innards. ◾Taro (yam) rice - hands down by far the best yam rice that I'd tried so far - bear in mind that I haven't explored much on other parts of Penang yet - with its awesome flavour and the addition of dried shrimp (this is very important for me). Tempted for second bowl of rice but resisted... ◾Braised pork trotters with vinegar - a Hakka favourite and the weakest link due to its not-so-oomph flavour. I prefer this dish to be thicker and more sour (but its just me)

Located along the main road of Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth, the area was bustling with activities. Their drink was just so so or at least the kopi o...

This kopitiam is famous yam rice with pork soup & economy rice. People here mostly is from local.

Usually i will ordered their yam rice as their rice with cooked with dry shrimp and yam which makes the rice aroma and 1 bowl is not enough for me as this is so yumsss😍

Besides, there are manys choices of dish from economy rice and i will order their signature curry fish head 😋 their curry is smell good and taste it is so good too. Price charges is based on the size of the fish head. Other than fish head, inside the curry do includes ladyfingers and eggplant. When white rice is mix with curry (curry banjir), u can self imagine how...

Food: The asam fish and asam sotong were both quite tasty. The yam rice was okay but it's not my favourite so I can't be the judge but the sambal it came with was very tasty. The soup with fish balls and preserved veg was very flavourful and tasty. The pork with intestines in dark sauce were also cooked well.

Price: The asam fish and asam sotong both cost RM35. Not sure if considered expensive or not but the fish was one small piece only.

Service: Average. Yam rice was a bit of a wait.

Atmosphere: Crowded and noisy during lunch but we could still find a table to fit 4 pax upon arrival. Open air so don't...