Penang Kuey Chap Hawker stall style by madam Leow — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

Come here for the koay chap

Koay chap or kwai chap has slight variation depending on where it comes from - or at least that was what die-hard or hardcore fans of this dish told me la, especially those from Sarawak and Penang who are proud of their own heritage creation. Personally I didn't know how to differentiate - I just know when I tasted a good bowl.

Anything that comes from Penang, one of my favourite-est states to go for food, I would go and try. As we all know, SS2 is notoriously infamous for the traffic so I'm not going to elaborate more on this. Madam Leow is just like a regukar kopitiam without any air-conditioning and it could get quite hot & stuffy especially in the afternoon.

◾Penang koay chap - true to the name, their signature koay chap tasted good, filled with thin rice sheets and completed with pork meat and offals (spare parts la...), Hard boiled egg, doused with piping hot broth. They did the traditional Teochew Chinese dish justice. ◾Igor's Penang char koay teow (duck egg) - not sure why they called their CKT Igor, maybe it was their chef's name 🤷🏻 . While I appreciate the fact that they use duck egg and the flavour hit the right spot, a bit more wok hei and the whole plate would be just nice. ◾braised angelica roots pig trotter - forgot if I ever tasted the herbal flavour of angelica roots, but the pork trotter's texture was tender and flavourful. Easily go with a bowl of rice. ◾Nasi lemak pork rendang - didn't get to taste this as the hungry son proceed to clean up the plate. He said "good" but he's not a fussy eater.

Reason to come - koay chap! And the pork trotter. Haven't got the chance to...

My friend recommended me to visit this place as they supposedly had nice kuay chap and CKT. While the food is decent, the old woman, Madam Leow who was sitting at the counter is a cranky and extremely rude old lady. My friend and I were chatting for an hour+ after finishing our food and when we went to pay and leave at 8.30pm (well before the closing time of 9pm), she asked us why we were sitting there for so long in a highly rude (scolding) manner. The restaurant was barely 1/4 full throughout this period and there were plenty of seats available for other patrons. There were still a few customers eating their food when we left. She even had the cheek to say ‘normally I would have chased you out already’. A decent meal marred by an extremely unpleasant end.

If the boss displays such attitude surely staff will see this and also behave like that in the future. I will definitely be telling all my friends about her poor attitude and will not be revisiting this shop EVER again. There are many other places that serve decent Penang food minus...

This is a Chinese restaurant in SS 2 area of Petaling Jaya.

It specialises in serving Penang dishes. The setup is simple.

Their Igor's Penang Chay Kueh Tiow with Duck Egg, Penang White Curry Noodles are great. The pork in the Nasi Lemak with Pork Rendang is tender and well prepared.

As for desserts, their "tong shui" selections are good. Their Pulut Hitam is good and very generous with their black glutinous rice.

They serve the usual drink selections.

Their prices are reasonable. Only cash is accepted here.

Cleanliness is good.

Service is fast.

As for parkings, they are road side parkings. May face some difficulties getting a parking slot uring afternoon peak hours. Reasonably easy to get a parking slot during the evening even during evening peak hours.

There are a few small steps before the restaurant. After overcoming these few steps, handicap patrons on wheelchairs can patronize this restaurant...