Lao Jie Fang Kopitiam — Restaurant in Sarawak

One of my favorite Tapao shop’s kolomee and luicha have long been reliable staples, but today’s venture into new menu items revealed stark contrasts in quality. The Roti Kahwin (RM1.80) simple yet satisfying. The Kolomee with Wantan (RM6) was Superbs. The noodles retained their springy texture, paired with plump wantons. The Disappointment: Sarawak Laksa (RM9) Broth Fail-The soup was "thin like no taste," a far cry from the "creamy, rich, spicy, and fragrant" broth that defines authentic Sarawak Laksa. This lackluster broth suggests either diluted paste or insufficient simmering. Skimpy Toppings: With only few thinly sliced prawns, scant egg strips, and minimal shredded chicken. At RM9, this felt like a poor value compared to the hearty portions of...

Curious since the place seems often packed with people. Came before reading the reviews so maybe we ordered the wrong things. I ordered noodle with chicken chop from China Food stall. The chicken chop was ok, but the noodle was springy and saved the dish. Partner ordered the Mongolian chicken and dinsum from Crispy chicken stall. Mongolian chicken was typical but the dimsum is the frozen type that was not really to our liking. The pork ball (siobee?) was hard. You need to really chew. Same as the century egg dimsum. The pork rib taro was ok, but also from frozen stock so its not that great. Overall ok and might come again...

Came here for the 'snow bun'. Good product positioning and differentiation. Chunky butter and petite bun, shove one down the throat in one go and good for another 4 more?

+1 for how they plated boiled eggs. A debris plate and a warm...make it hot... serving bowl!

There is an air-conditioned section to insulate one from errant smokers. A common issue nowadays. Coffee shop owners are caught between a rock and a hard place.

But Mr. Owner, you may want to remind your 'China Food' operator that food handler/s should not smoke in the prep/cooking area. A no no. (My...