Michelin's definition of 3 stars is a meal worthy of a special journey. On that basis Roti Canai Transfer Rd (Transfer Rd near the Caltex, in front of the blue shops, mornings only) serves a three star meal.
We ate the lamb and the beef, both meats cooked until you could almost drink them through a straw. The lamb curry was a thicker, tomato infused curry, the beef a thinner reduction. The roti was crisp, with a great char & flakiness - a delight. All served with some great banter from the roti-men.
The char kway teow from Heng Huat (Lorong Selmat) came highly recommended from various research sources and when the patrons were prepared to weight 1 hr, we thought there must be something special to it. There was not.
There wasn't anything wrong with the char kway teow and it was good, just not 1 hr-wait-good. We ate one chili and one non-chili, the non-chili allowing the delicious wok hei to come through a little more. Not worth a special journey.The Nyonya restaurant Hot Wok (124 Jalan Burma) was a complete disappointment. They had a good otah which was airy and fresh however other than that, this was probably the greatest waste of calories on a trip where any calorie calculation would have caused a meltdown.
Nasi Kandar Line Clear on Penang Rd served some fine nasi kandar. Very friendly service and a location near some night spots meant that trade was pretty good. I could see this being a fantastic mid or post drinking meal.
If you were passing by, you would stop for a quickie.
While not on the level for the roti, the twice cooked pork from Teik Sen (Lebuh Carnavon, evenings) was phenomenal. Amanda doesn't like bacon (I know, I know - but I love her! What can I do?) but she liked this. I loved it. The below photo doesn't look like much however this is pig fit for a king.
While eating, you can gaze over the likely source of pig carcasses hanging in the tropical, open air butcher across the road. Yum!
We ate popiah, yam cake, mapo dofu, satay, krupuk and wanton mee. We drank beer and tea, wine and coffee (pretty good stuff from Straits Collection on Stewart Lane), water and barley juice. 36 hours of food coma inducing excess.
Let's do it again.
