Chong Choon Cafe: 'THE' Famous Laksa Sarawak

My fiance has a very odd tummy. Whenever in Semenanjung, she can eat anything, from meat to soup, nothing goes amiss. When we were in Kuching, her tummy can't tolerate any type of food. She gets diarrhoea whenever she eats any local delicacies, while I am fine. Weird, ehh?

Despite the diarrhoea, we brace ourselves to the famous shop, the Chong Choon Cafe, which is on the right side on Abell Road. Sometimes it is hard to locate this shop as it has the nondescript and so-small-till-its-hard-to-read signboard. Just look for the car that double park on the street, you will find it.

Layout of the cafe is pretty simple. There are 4 food stalls, but 99.9% of the customers orders the laksa. Laksa is a rice vermicelli in soury prawn curry broth serve with fresh bean sprout, Chicken slices, prawns and coriander. Honestly, I find it taste the best here compares to most other stalls that do the same dish. The prawns are of XL size. The noodle is tad bit soft, but the broth is tangy and fragrant. Can't describe more, you have to taste it!

However, the popiah and yam cake that we ordered is a straight no-no. The composition of the materials is substandard and the wrapping easily falls apart. The yam cake flaws in the lack of yam. Definitely not our taste. Not to order if you are not on prolonged starving.

Popiah and yam cake - yucks

 

 

 

Laksa Sarawak - The best of it's kind

After food, she had diarrhoea again. (Not due to this stall as the matter of fact, probably she has stomach upset earlier)

Pu Tien: Chic but Not Cheap

After all the hype and a nagging fiancé that wants to eat at this eatery, we went there straight after touching down from Kuching. This is the first store locate in Malaysia, and found in 1 Utama (ground floor Promenade, or the old wing). The entrance to the store is rather obscure, but they have friendly staff to guide you. It's Saturday and it is packed to the brim. Menu is nice and clear and price are all written down. Service is fast. But the downside is, as with all Chinese restaurant, it is noisy and we can hardly have a decent conversation without having to resort to shouting.

Food: Presentation is good. Taste is excellent, however tends to be on the oily side. Portion is small too. If you are a big eater, better upgrade to big size or more dishes.

Prices: Steep. A simple vegetable can go up to 20 ringgit and a cup of Chinese tea costs a whopping 7.90

Service: Good staff. Very swift service. Food served within 10 minutes

Summary: does every penny well spent? I would beg to differ. However, the indulgence once in a while should bring no harm. It's a great place to start if you want to taste Heng Hua cookings.

A very hearty soup

Fried oyster with eggs

Slice bitter gourd with honey sauce- a must-try appetizer

Chinese tea serves in a cup

Chicken meat cooked in red sauce, very good!