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Starting this Wednesday (June 15), Everyday.com.my will be featuring another great savings deal with Bar B Q Plaza. Bar B Q Plaza is a franchise originated from Bangkok, which features a self-cooking Mongolian and Japanese style barbecue. So what's the deal about?

A whopping 50% OFF for either Supreme Pork or Supreme Beef Set! Each Supreme set worth RM 37* is now for grabs at a bargain RM 18.50*!

Highlights:

• Each Supreme includes two bowls of white rice.
• With every coupon purchased, you can get 50% OFF for selected 4 side-dishes such as Grilled Marinated Pork Belly, Som Tam with Soft Shell Crab, Pineapple Fish Fillet and Shioyaki Squid.

Terms:

• No reservation is required and only walk-in to any Bar B Q Plaza branches (5 in KL/Selangor and 1 in Penang).
• Valids only from Mon - Fri (from June 22 - Sep 22, 2011).

Deal Link: http://everyday.com.my/coupons/kl/Bar_B_Q_Plaza.htm
* Price inclusive of Service Tax and Government Tax


Supreme Beef Set is now an incredible 50% OFF! Originally selling for RM 37^*, now it's only RM 18.50! This set is suitable for Two person includes sirloin, choice beef, chicken, squid, shrimp, udon, sliced cabbage, baby corn, carrot, lettuce and tomato.


Or alternatively, you can choose the Supreme Pork Set which includes pork, bacon, chicken, squid, shrimp, udon, sliced cabbage, baby corn, carrot, lettuce and tomato.

With the same deal, you will get to save 50% OFF from specially selected 4 side dishes such as Shioyaki Squid, Som Tam with Soft Shell Crab, Grilled Marinated Pork Belly and Pineapple Fish Fillet.


Shioyaki Squid (RM 8.90), lightly battered deep-fried squid covered with salt and pepper mix.


Som Tam with Soft Shell Crab (RM 8.90), a truly Thai dish with shredded green papaya marinated in lime juice with peanuts, tomatoes and delicious deep-fried soft shell crab.


Grilled Marinated Pork Belly (RM 6.90), at half price, this will be a feeding frenzy!


Pineapple Fish Fillet (RM 7.90), fish fillet deep fried together with stimulating pineapple cubes.


Fried Bacon Roll (RM 7.50), wrapped in asparagus and enoki mushroom; this is undeniably the most popular side-dish in BarBQ Plaza! Unfortunately, no 50% off for this deliciously-to-die-for bacon roll, else it will be a buffet!


Cheezy Rolls (RM 6.90), a new side-dish with crispy thin crust similar to dumpling skin. Deep fried and wrapped with evenly thin layer of cheese inside. Compared to the rest, this was my least favorite.


To bring forth the finest flavor of the meat and seafood, it is a must to dip in this special vegetarian-based sauce imported weekly from Bangkok. Add a slight twist by mixing the chili, garlic and squeezed lime into the sauce, it made a world of difference to the taste!

BarBQ Plaza emphasizes on their specialty barbecue sauce and employs a strict daily quality control to ensure a stable pH level.


Next, greased the hot plate with the pork lard to create a non-stick surface for grilling.


When it was sizzling hot enough, placed some beef slices on top. It only took few seconds to cook on each side as overcooking it will affect its tenderness.


For the soup to be sweet, chucked all the vegetables into the narrow steamboat opening filled with light boiling chicken stock. It was a little challenging trying to get the soup out from the narrow opening.


As part of the deal, each Supreme set comes with two bowls of white rice. You might also want to try out their specialty Garlic Fried Rice (RM 2.50).


In addition to the deal, Bar B Q Plaza is having an in-house promotion for their Korean Family Set (RM 59.90), which includes a plate of marinated beef, marinated chicken, udon, sliced cabbage, broccoli, bean curd, baby corn and tomato.


From the same set, another plate comes with fish fillet, squid, shrimp, jelly fish, bacon, udon, sliced cabbage, baby corn, lettuce and tomato.


And of course, along with Korean side-dishes such as kimchi, gimjaban (dried seaweed), stir fried dried anchovies, raw garlic and a bowl of lettuce for wrapping. We felt like we just had a piece of Korean, Japanese, Mongolian and Thai cuisines all under one roof!


For beverages, you have choices of free drinking waters, refillable green tea (RM 2.50), or special beverages like the Korean Lemon Citron (RM 5.50) and Korean Honey Jujube (RM 5.50).

Verdict: This deal is definitely a bargain! The strategy for us is to go frenzy on the 50% off side-dishes!


Branches:
Berjaya Times Square
Lot 03-83,
No. 1, Jalan Imbi,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2145 8148

Sunway Pyramid
LG2.35-36,
No 3 Jalan PJS 11/15,
Bandar Sunway 46150,
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7492 3121

1 Utama (New Wing)
Lot 338a, 1st Floor, Rainforest,
1, Lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar Utama, 47800,
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7727 8148

AEON Bukit Tinggi
F16, First Floor,
1, Persiaran Batu Nilam 1/KS 6,
Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2,
41200 Klang
Tel: 03-3326 2691

IOI Mall Puchong
G19 Ground Floor,
Batu 9, Jalan Puchong,
Bandar Puchong Jaya,
47100 Puchong
Tel: 03-8075 0818

Gurney Plaza
170-B1-05A, Persiaran Gurney,
10250 Penang
Tel: 04-2281 487

Redemption Hours: Mon - Fri from 10am - 10pm
Pork Free: No

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Whenever we talk about Penang asam laksa, it has to be the legendary asam laksa at Jalan Pasar in Air Itam, just beside the Air Itam market and at the foot of Kek Lok Si temple.


The strong aroma of the herbs, the sourness of the soup and the quality of the prawn paste definitely attracts all walks of people to Air Itam. The only thing I hate about this place, it's forever jammed and packed!


Creating a perfect bowl of asam laksa is like art - messy at first sight but you'll like the end product anyway. This stall has been in operation for more than 30 years and needless to say, the business has been passed on from one generation to another.


It was hot, jam packed with people fighting for tables and chairs and do you know that almost all the best food in Penang is always served nearby a drain.


The legendary mouth-watering Air Itam asam laksa (RM 3), the soup isn't only thick with mashed mackerel fish but it was brimming with flavor! Perfectly sweetened with the drizzling prawn paste and the aromatic lemon grass kicking in together with the spiciness of the chili. It really puzzled your taste bud with the combination taste of sweet, sour and spicy. Generally over the years, it was really good still and I love the mashed thick fish soup even though there are numerous rumors circulating about how the soup gotten so thick. Hopefully it's not true because I've eaten like more than 10 bowls throughout my life. However, I remembered the soup used to be thicker before and the price was RM 2.40 back then. Nevertheless, it's still reasonable for a nice bowl of asam laksa.

Verdict: It's nice and it's reasonable. But whenever I think about it, I'll need to consider the traffic jam driving to Air Itam, lack of proper parking spots, packed with people waiting for tables, the unpleasant smell of a typical market and plus the hot Penang weather...you must be really craving for asam laksa I'd say!


Address:
Pasar Air Itam,
Jalan Pasar,
11500 Air Itam,
Pulau Pinang
Business Hours: Opens daily from 11am - 8pm
Pork Free: Yes
Taste:
Value:
GPS: 5.401193, 100.277999
Map:

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Right across New Lane (Lorong Baru) hawker stalls, lies a new brightly-lit spacious restaurant selling bak kut teh with a twist. Well since I was there, I gave it a try. Interestingly, I didn't know that Yi Xiang Bak Kut Teh is also available at SS18 in Subang and Puchong.


The concept here is similar to the authentic Klang bak kut teh, pick your cut of meat and they'll serve it in a small bowl with precious little thick soup. No such thing as the claypot gimmick with mushroom, beancurd and vegetables - just pure tender meat goodness.


You'll have different cut of meats to choose from and they're priced between RM 8 - RM 12/bowl. Comparing to Penang's street food standard, Yi Xiang can be quite expensive but in KL, it is actually same price with the popular ones like Mo Sang Kor and Ah Her.


Bak kut teh is at its best taken together with dipping sauce comprises of cili padi and minced garlic in a full-bodied condiment of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.


Instead of serving it over a normal bowl, Yi Xiang uses a mini pot-bowl combination with a burning flame underneath to keep the soup hot. More like drying up my precious little soup faster than keeping it hot.


Go hui (RM 9), wasn't too quite sure which part of the pork it was but I wanted something lean. It was indeed lean and it wasn't tender enough to warrant for its price tag.


The soup do looked thick, black and promising but it was lacking in the rich herbal taste. However, the good thing is they do refill the soup without any hesitant.


Pai kut (RM 10), with about 3 pieces of decent size pork ribs. Again, it wasn't tender enough. Probably lacking of the long hours of slow cooking.

Verdict: For the same price tag, I'd rather go for other popular Klang bak kut teh like Mo Sang Kor. Anyhow, Yi Xiang in Penang is still packed with people despite the lack of herbal richness in their soup and meat tenderness. Maybe there isn't many good bak kut teh in Penang?


Address:
88, Jalan Macalister,
Georgetown,
10040 Pulau Pinang
Tel: 04-2298 131
Business Hours: Opens daily from 10am - 3pm and 6pm - 11pm. Closed every fortnight Tuesday.
Pork Free: No
Taste:
Value:
GPS: 5.415078, 100.326823
Map:

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Penang has developed hawker food to an art and has exported it to other states in Malaysia, some even found its way further abroad. But to taste authentic Penang hawker food, one has to come to Penang itself.


I stayed at Sunway Hotel which is located along New Lane (Lorong Baru), off Macalister Road - the famous street packed with hawker stalls and punters. From 5pm onwards, this street transforms into a busy food heaven which was quite convenient for me.


Assam laksa (RM ?), the #2 must-eat hawker food in Penang. However, it wasn't that great. The soup wasn't thick enough and it was no where near the assam laksa in Air Itam.


Popiah (RM ?), Teochew-style spring roll filled with grated turnip, lettuce, beancurd, egg bits, grated carrot, a dash of chilli paste and sweet sauce. I didn't really like it, it was expensive for the small size and the skin was a little soggy.


Prawn paste chee cheong fun (RM ?), steamed rolled rice noodle sheet served with prawn paste, chili sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. It was just okay. Could've gone for the Teluk Intan's chee cheong fun instead.


Fried oyster omelette (RM ?), it was actually quite starchy and small for that price.

Verdict: Always thought that you'll never go wrong with Penang street foods, but I was wrong. It would be unfair to say the food in New Lane is bad based on the few dishes that I've tried. Furthermore, there are few repeated stalls offering the same dish, I'm sure there are some good ones. Will probably try the other popular stalls like the pork intestine porridge, curry mee and Teluk Intan's chee cheong fun in my next visit.


Address:
Lorong Baru (New Lane),
Off Macalister Road, Georgetown
10040 Pulau Pinang
Business Hours: Opens daily from 5pm - 11pm.
Pork Free: No
Taste:
Value:
GPS: 5.414704, 100.326504
Map:

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