Food Hunt: 木頭車 ca Cart Cafe

You don't need a silver spoon to eat good food. Here, you could enjoy some great food that's full of childhood memories. Ca Cart Cafe was opened in 2019 at Beach street but I didn't have chance to pay a visit as the place is a little far from my house and is not so convenient to park car. This year, they have moved to a new place located at Burma road, which is just opposite to my church. The cafe is a small shop with a few seats inside. The design gives me a homey feeling with wooden classic house setting.

There are some wooden benches or wooden chairs outside the shop so that the customers could have a seat while waiting to be seated inside. I was quite disappointed as I had been waiting for around 20 minutes outside and the person that served us was not very friendly.

The menu is written in an old fashioned exercise book. Creative!

  

I had the chance to try their signature pork lard rice, curry fish balls and  fried dumplings. But, I waited for 45 minutes for the food. I was super hungry that time. Haha!

Their pork lard rice (RM5) was not bad! The combination of deep fried pork lard and soy sauce made the rice flavourful. The addition of half-cooked egg yolk was amazing! Yum!

Curry fish balls (RM6) and fried dumplings (RM10) were not bad too! The curry fish balls taste like the Hong Kong style one and was placed in a cute boat-shape bowl. The fried dumplings were crispy and stuffed with a lot of ingredients inside. 

We also ordered red bean soup (RM4) and honeydew sago (RM5) as dessert. That was a home-style red bean soup with moderate sweetness. Honeydew sago was a great thirst quencher in a hot day, with well cooked sago and suitable sweetness. 

Taste:         7/10 
Price:         8/10 
Service:     6/10
Parking:     7/10 
Ambiance: 7/10 

That's all for my food hunt this time. Stay tuned for my next food hunt! 

Food Hunt: The "Tycoon" Platter @ D' Fat Mona Lisa Cafe

There are so many wonderful delicacies around us in Penang but you won't expect Mona Lisa painting element in a cafe. D' Fat Mona Lisa cafe used to be one of my favourite breakfast spots. 

The environment is quite cozy and relaxing. They exude the warmth of home. During our visit, there were a group of ladies crocheting while having their afternoon tea. 

The previous menu was simple and minimalist, but the new one is designed with newspaper concept and there were many new and creative dishes being rolled out since my last visit, including the "Tycoon" Platter. I thought it was tempting and I decided to have a try. 

I ordered a cup of hot cafe latte. A good coffee is the best way to kick start my day! 

So, the "Tycoon" Platter looks like this. A great portion for two persons. The platter has a big portion of lettuce salad, served with roasted sesame sauce and thousand island sauce. A vege lover will love it. 

I like the wholemeal croissant the most. It is stuffed with scrambled egg made with special sauce. There's a slice of sour dough with a sunny side up egg on top. The egg yolk is perfectly matched with the sour dough. The ham and cheese omelette roll-ups were the best! Mixed with ham and sausage, the fragrance of the omelette has been brought out. The cheese also melted perfectly between the ham and sausage. 

Did you notice all three items were made with eggs? These may be friendly to the egg lovers. The platter is also topped with herbs and basil, which could enhance the overall taste. But to be honest, this platter wasn't bad but it didn't wow me. The platter is too simple, which can be prepared with not much effort. It could be better if they could serve some bacon strips and mushrooms. The absence of nuts in the salad has certainly deducted some marks. But hey, on the bright side, the coffee wasn't so bad! 

Taste:         7/10 
Price:         6/10 
Service:     7/10
Parking:     8/10 
Ambiance: 7/10 

That's all for my food hunt this time. Stay tuned for my next food hunt! 

Special Dinner: Nasi 7 Benua

Have you tried colourful rice before? 

Yes, I had a good try on 07.01.2016! 

Let me tell you a secret...

Both 'air sirap' and 'teh o ais' in the restaurant is free of charge! Grab your opportunity! Hehe

The seven flavours of rice are Nasi Putih, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Tomato, Nasi Lamuni, Nasi Minyak, Nasi Kacang and Nasi Hujan Panas. 

I love Nasi Minyak as it is made of Kunyit. 

We were watching the scooping process done by the workers. They used a small tea cup to scoop it. 

After taking your rice, you can choose your dishes such as fried chickens, anchovies and others. 

Just like an economy rice style! 

I chose a piece of 'ayam kicap', some anchoives and a dried tofu. 

Anyway, the taste is not bad! You can have a try on it when you are searching for Penang special food.