Our final morning class ended early today. The weather was freaking hot
again and we were indecisive over where to eat as usual. Food Loft initially
was suggested. Considering the variety of food there and comfortability
of the place, we wasted no time.
Located on the 4th floor of Gurney Plaza, Food Loft calls itself a
concept restaurant and has a nice sea view over Gurney Drive. So,
what is this concept? Nothing much, you just walk over to the
kitchen area (vietnam, thai, malay, chinese, japanese, italian,
western kitchens) and order whatever you want with your assigned
card. Tell them your table number, and it will be served there.
The Interior
Very comfortable atmosphere. The
glim light from the outside just
adds to the ambience. It's stated
somewhere there's RM300'000 worth
of artwork in the restaurant to
impress. That's only true when I am
around. My face is worth around
that. And the chandelier sucks.
Giant Chicken Sausage
Price : RM13.90++
Large chicken dildo is lightly grilled
served with mild black pepper brown
sauce and mash potato.The yellow
sauce you see is cum, I mean mustard,
which I choked on and totally ruined
my dildo...sausage.I can't take
mustard. Other than that, it's nice.
California Maki
Price : RM4-5++
Alfred ordered this. The maki
looks decently prepared, unlike
some half-assed japanese
buffet. The price isn't that
expensive as well given the
place you are eating. So, it's
worth it.
Seafood Spaghetti
Price : RM17.90++
Jordan had this. I didn't get a
chance to try it but according
to him, it was not bad. Nothing
to wow about, it stays in the
border line of mediocrecy. The
clams however, was a bit over
cooked and was stiff.
Tempura Don
Price : RM14.90++
Alfred and I both had this. 2 prawns,
a couple of assorted vegetables
and some squid, the tempura don
was fried to crisp.The tempura
sauce lack of radish and there was
a strong wine taste to it. The dish
was a bit dry. Nonetheless, it is
better than a lot of places.
Char Grilled Chicken
Price :13.90++
Pretty much the same as my dildo,
I mean sausage. Just replace the
dildo+mustard with chicken + corn.
Food Loft may look fancy from the outside but in truth, the price and food
aren't that fancy at all. If you really take a deep look, the pricing is
almost the same with Nandos, Sushi King and those microwave heated
food at Kim Gary. Next time when you are undecided on what to eat
give Food Loft a thought.
Or when you are feeling to pay RM12++ on express food outlets, give
Food Loft a thought as well by just adding a few bucks to it.
The food is nothing to wow about, but it's not that bad either. The good
point is that the place is very nice to chill.
(++ = 5% service charge and 5% government tax)
Last Wednesday, B-Boey came by to visit me. After some generic cock talk, we
headed over to 'Coffee Shop XXX' to eat some Mee Mamak.
I'm calling it 'Coffee Shop XXX' because I've forgotten what is it called but it
is the one beside Sheraton Hotel. As for B-Boey, he's an actual person. Not
some generic imaginary friends of mine. Not that I have any. Actually I have
....but nevermind.
The actual name of the Mee Mamak stall is Ramzan or Ramdul Bros Mee Masak.
I'm not sure. What I know is for some period, the stall gained popularity back
at its old location in the CRC. Hence after moving here, it's called CRC Mee Masak
/Goreng. No, they didn't move here recently. It has been years.
What is CRC? It stands for Chinese Recreational Club, a place where chinese
extremists gather to plot genocides against other races in Penang. Below the
tennis courts are secret underground labs where bio weapons are made.
The Place
Open-air style 'kopitiam'.
Mostly the people are here
for the mee or the nasi
melayu.
And that's B-Boey on the right.
Me
B-Boey's hand seems to be on
wank-mode. He can't stop
jerking my n70 and totally
ruined my cool pose.
Mee Goreng Istimewa/Special
Price : RM4.00
Mamak style mee goreng. This is my favourite mee goreng. One of its kind,
it's fried with garlic, beef chunks, chicken meat, vege, cuttle fish plus
the usual ingredients. Not too spicy or wet with gravy, the taste is just
right for me. Istimewa/Special costs RM4.00 while the Besar/Big or
Biasa/Normal costs cheaper.
Mee Masak Special/Istimewa
(N70 ran out of battery)
Price : RM4.00
The mee is slightly stir fried like mee goreng. After that, it's
mixed with their special stew beef soup. Not to the extend you
can taste beef in the soup, but the soup is made with beef.
Though not as good as it used to be, but the mee masak
is still unique.
Overall, the CRC Mee Mamak is way better than a lot of average mee goreng
around. From CRC to Coffee Shop XXX, the stall has been serving for
more than a decade or perhaps 2, and is one of the more known stalls
in Penang.
(Side Note : I had diarrhea twice from this place. Might have a weak
stomach...or....)
Traders Hotel's main dining cafe, the Islander apparently has a weekly (Tuesday)
Japanese themed buffet. It costs RM64nett per person and there's an extra 20%
discount for certain credit card users.
Not a fan of buffets but there's no reason for me not to follow. I tagged along
my parents and find myself in the infamous downtown hotel.
The Interior
The ambience was good. Nice
decoration as well. But it's
a hotel anyway so it's
pretty much expected.
Me.
No entry is complete without a
pose from me. Doesn't look
that homo erotic without the
menu though.
( I wasn't given any since
I was here for the buffet)
Sashimi and sushi
The basic sashimi and sushi.
Nothing special. It's just
usual addition to anything
japanese for eyes of the
locals.
And the choices of sushi
available sucks.
Fried Salmon Head
It reeks of those fishy smell.
I didn't bother trying. Opening
the lid alone let enough fish
smell out to chase me
away.
My plate
I helped myself with a bunch of
ebi tempura, salmon, stir-fried
beef and a yakitori. As you can
see, the ebi tempura looks
weird and the yakitori had
uneven slices and looks weird.
However, the yakitori was
very nicely seasoned. It's good.
Prawn fritters or Ebi Tempura?
The Ebi Tempura doesn't look
like Ebi Tempura. Not only
they are fried to look like
those chinese prawn fritters,
there's a bunch of over-burned
pieces. They taste all right.
But they look pathetic.
Fried Fish Cubes?
Yes, I paid RM64 nett to eat
fried fish cubes that taste so
bland, I had to soak them
in tempura sauce.
Viva la Fried Fish Cubes~~
Sashimi
There are only 2 choices of
sashimi. Salmon and tuna.
No butterfish or even those
squid, mackerel and octopus
that usually come with
sashimi. The salmon however
was good. The meat texture
was different, it was creamy
and rich of flavour.
Teppanyaki Beef
They had a chef doing taking
orders at a corner and cooking
them on the spot for you.
After 30 mins, he's replaced
by a trainee called Bernglado
which grills his food like
burgers at roadside stalls.
It tastes moderately average.
Rotten Sushi
This piece of sushi I had was
rotten. Upon snapping it with
my chop sticks, its rice structure
crumbled and bellied out
its guts of avacado and a piece
of crab stick.
The picture is not clear but
you can tell how bad the rice
is.
Desserts
Sadly enough, the dessert
section apparently looks
more presentable and HAS
MORE CHOICES AND VARIETY
compared to the actual
food section.
I picked up an assortment of
sweet and chocolately delights,
hoping to fill my stomach after
an apparent unsatisfying time
with the main food.
What? Why is there no japanese
like dessert considering this
is a japanese themed buffet?
There's some caramel fountain
dipping sauce for this group
of unrelated food on sticks.
There's actually green tea
ice cream that's made on
the spot. But the machine
broke down...
Limited choices, poor quality, unrelated food.....the buffet is downright
horrible to me. Yet, the place was packed and bustling by 8pm. I can hear
people saying "This is good, This is delicious, This is not bad, This is fresh."
I pity those fools for their ignorance. Yet again, it's food for the masses
and it's a subjective matter.
After the orgasmic food orgy at Takehana, we headed over to Swensen's
which was over the street. It was the main reason I came all the way to
Autocity.
After closing down in obscurity at Mar Vista almost 10 years ago, the
infamous ice cream parlour reopens a branch at Autocity.
The Place.
We had to queue up again.
The rain made the outdoor
tables wet, so there were
limited seats.
Me.
I made another homo-erotic
pose with the menu. I'm a
fetish for menus. I get
orgasm-like pleasure whenever
I hold a menu. By the time
this pose was over, I would
have ejaculated in my pants.
That was a joke. Stop wanking.
Sticky Chewy Chocolate
Price : RM13.00++
True to its name, in some
extend, you can 'chew' the
chocolate. And thanks god
the chocolate is rich in
flavour and not sweet. The
chocolate chips were huge.
Very very nice. Love it.
Frosted Chocolate Malt
Price : RM13.00++
No idea. Jia Yit had it.
Has marshmallow toppings.
Must be a bit sweet.
And has chocolate balls.
Yeah, chocolate soaked
genitals.
(To be updated)
Cookie Summit
Price : RM13.00++
Sam had it. Looks like grounded
chocolate cookies with vanilla
ice cream. It's like Mc Flurry
from MCD. But this should
be way better than any
Mc Flurry.
(To be updated)
White Chocolate Blondie
Price : RM20.00++
A huge scoop of white chocolate on top of some weird cake over a sizzling
pan. Maple butter syrup is poured over it accompanied by a shower of
assorted nuts like Fred, Sam and Raggy. I mean pistachios, almonds and
the rest unknown. Nice? Yes, it was very nice when I had the first, last
and only bite. By the time I finished my chewy chocolate, Fred cleaned
the plate....
Banana Crumble
Price : RM20.00++
Huge vanilla ice cream on top of banana cake on a sizzling pan. Add in
some butter scotch cream sauce and some caramelled banana slices, its
aroma is enough to fill the entire room. According to Raggy, if you eat
some of the melting but cold ice cream + the hot and a bit crispy cake +
sizzling butter scotch cream + caramelled sliced banana all at time
per spoon = godlike
Swensen's is a good addition to the other ice cream franchise we can find
locally, like Baskin Robbins and Hagen Dazs. I'm not saying it's better
or the other 2 is better ( I never liked Hagen Dazs), but each has its
own unique style. IMO, Baskin Robbin's chocolate is better in terms of
richer in flavour and more bitterness...but I can get a freakingly
huge scoop of not-so-far-off chocolate served with huge tasty chocolate chips
with hot fudge for just RM13.00++ instead for a miserable scoop
at Baskin for RM8.00++, without topping.
What? Vanilla? Mocha? Banana? Strawberry? What are those? I only eat
chocolate ice cream.
Swensen's must open more branches!!!
Upon arriving on Phase 3 of Autocity, we had little trouble finding a for a
spot at the car park. Then it came down to choosing on where to eat.
Isshin was widely criticized by Fred and Jordan. We wouldn't come
all the way to BM to eat Nando's or Seoul Garden for that matter.
Tao was a possible choice at 1 point, but was quickly discarded
for its price.
We ended up in Takehana. The place was packed. Actually, almost every
food outlet around there was packed..it's a Saturday anyway.
The Outside.
Urgh, it was raining and it
was dark. And my n70 isn't
really that great at night.
It reads 'Japanese Ramen
& Rice Restaurant' if you
can't read.
Fred.
We were bored while waiting
for our table. So, Fred made
a homo erotic pose with the
queue paper issued to us.
Did I say homo erotic?
Sam with girlfriend.
And the queue paper found
its way to Sam and his
girlfriend....
Jia Yit, Raggy & Sam
The paper found its way to Raggy.
Fallen in deep love with the paper,
Sam unwittingly broke up with his
girlfriend to confess his feelings
for the paper. Sam is seen here
trying to snatch the paper off
Raggy. Jia Yit joins in the fun.
Me.
In less than 10 minutes, we
were seated and began
ordering. I forgot to take a
picture of the interior, but
I have to say it's nice. There
were mini tv on the walls
for the smaller tables.
California & Unagi Temaki
Price: RM5++ , RM8++
I had no idea how each of
them taste like. Try to notice
the bottom part of the roll.
I wonder if it drips when
you eat them.
(To be updated)
Fried Anchovies
Price : Free
Each of us is given a small serving
of fried anchovies. I don't see
them listed in the bill, so I guess
it's free in some sense.
It's soaked with sugar or honey.
Kinda nice.
Pan Fried Gyoza
Price : RM9.00++
It says pan fried and looks
grilled but it taste like
boiled gyoza instead. The
filling was moderate but the
skin was soaked with oil.
Yuck.
Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
Price : RM13.00++
Jordan and Raggy ordered this.
Each with different spiciness level.
The big patch of sea weed in the
middle looks awkward to me.
Jordan said Yataimura's was
way better.
Raggy said it was plain in taste.
Nothing special. He made a
comparison with 'Maggi Mee'.
When there's a comparison of
RM13 ramen to an instant
noodle, nothing good can come
out of it, IMO.
Salmon Bento
Price : RM30.00++
Fred's order. Comes with
grilled salmon, raw salmon
slices, grilled dyed mini
octopus and the typical
salad and miso soup.
(To be updated)
Me, Jordan & Jia Yit
Another homo-erotic pose by me.
The little girl beside Jia Yit is
actually the sister of Ju-On.
Notice her bitter face filled
vengeance and grudge.
Careful. She might turn up
tonight and bite your dick off
while you're jerking off.
Tempura Maki
Price : RM12.00++
Fried tempura prawns wrapped
in sushi and cut into pieces.
Nothing special. But it was
good nonetheless.
Spicy Yakitori
Price : RM10.00++
Not as spicy as it looks, it
goes quite well with the
jap mayo sauce.
Egg Ramen?
Price : RM14.00++
Jia Yit ordered this. Looks
like some egg ramen.
According to Jia Yit, it was
nothing special. Not worth
it for its price, he says.
He would prefer to eat at
Sushi King.
Tempura Bento
Price : RM26.00++
Sam and his girlfriend ordered
this. According to Sam, the
bento was delicious. The
tempura part was crispy
while the others were fairly
tasty. The octopus was
hard to swallow though.
Salmon Skin Maki?
Price : RM12.00++
Fred ordered 2 of servings
for all of us. Firstly, I have
no idea what is it. Topped
with bonito flakes and jap
mayo, it has some canoe
stick and some fried salmon
skin(I think). It's pathetic.
Shumai
Price : RM10.00++
From top to down, each
pair belongs to Sam, Raggy
and Fred respectively. I lopped
them off and fried em.
Other than that, it taste
like minced pork balls. It was
nice. I like it.
Tom and Jerry.
The stupid waitress screwed up
my order. So I had to wait while
everyone was eating. And I saw
Tom & Jerry on the flat screen
tv......
Raggy and Me.
....took a homo-erotic pic with
Raggy. I think he's getting
aroused. Must be Fred's foot
fondling with his genitals
under the table.
Sam and his girlfriend.
My order hasn't arrive yet.
I'm getting pissed. Then I
notice Sam is back with his
girlfriend. I guess he
realized that the paper
was actually a ....paper.
Fried Garlic Rice with Beef
Price : RM20.00++
It says GARLIC rice on the menu. The rice taste like the jap fried rice at
Gurney Food Court. Not that it's not nice but it says garlic rice and I
don't taste garlic at all. And the beef taste like those packet food
my mother bought from the japanese grocery store. You know those
boxes with colourful packaging where you can pour out its content
n mix with hot water to eat? That's what I thought. It's quite nice if
you see it as japanese fried NON-GARLIC rice served with grocery store
beef packet. And I waited almost an hour for this. Fuck you, Takehana.
Takehana is one of those many places that has its food quality standardized
to feed on the growing demand and popularity of Japanese food among the
locals. It's like a carbon copy of Yataimura, serving limited assortment
of dishes and specializing on easy-to-make (easy-to-earn as well) ramen.
I am not fond of Yataimura, but I strongly recommend Yataimura over
Takehana. If you're wondering if the long wait for the garlic rice had
anything to do with this flaming, yes it does.
(*++ = there's a 10% service charge and 5% gov tax to each price)
Very comfortable atmosphere. The
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