First and foremost...

Thank you so much for visiting this humble blog of mine. I'll try to give you guys some good reviews on the local food & sceneries especially from my hometown (yay Tawau, Sabah) so please bear with me ok 😊

Oh and just so you guys know before proceeding...

a) I never travel abroad - so you won't be seeing any posts outside of our beloved country (yet!)

b) I take all of my pictures with my smartphone - so no professionally taken photos here as well (sad but true)

c) I dined using my own moolah - so my comments are somewhat unbias (for now)

d) I have this ongoing problem with my internet at home so I can only go online at work (the 'perks' of living at the bottom of a hill)- so I'm sorry beforehand for any comments that cannot be reply timely (my bad)

e) I don't mind if you guys wanted to use any of my pictures - just as long as you credit this blog as well ok 👍

Also due to my own carelessness, I've accidentally deleted most of the photos that I've uploaded to Google Album Archive a few years back. Thankfully I found a way to recover most of them (but not all I'm afraid) albeit in a much lower resolution & quality. So if you're viewing my past posts and there seems to be missing photos from them, I do apologized beforehand for that. I'll try to update them with newer photos should I drop by said places again in the future. So sorry folks... 😢😢😢

So here goes nothing...

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Teppan Mee Tauhu Utara

Believe it or not, I've actually taken photos of this establishment twice and both times I lost the pics (due to different reasons). Same goes for their Megah Jaya branch but recently I have managed to salvage some of them via cloud (which I totally forgot about - typical non tech savvy me) and this is from their Utara Business Hub, Jalan Utara Baru branch. They were initially known for their grilled tofu (yup, grilled tofu) hence their namesake but has also other local dishes on their menu like the Nasi Goreng Kampung, Mee Goreng and Fish and Chips that we have tried out. My parents were their loyal customers of theirs (mainly because of their short distance from our home) so I guess their food were alright (as food quality consistency might not be their strongest suits). 

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Dec 2024) 

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Tawaurian Cafe

Me and hubby dearest went to this restaurant at Fajar Complex area (right in front of Shervinton Hotel) only once a couple of months ago so I totally forgot all about them until I recheck the pictures from my phone recently. What I remembered about the place was that they were known for their sizeable breakfast and lunch buffet but we were there almost during the evening so we decided to order from their menu instead. I've had their Nasi Goreng Ayam Berempah and it was just okay I guess. My hubby had their Nasi Ayam Penyet Madu (I think, as I can't exactly remember what it is) with a side helping of Roti Canai Telur and it was really just average he said. Service was pretty slow when we were there and they even got my initial order wrong so I guess that it why I totally forgot about them. But I'm also a bit curious about their buffet menu so I might be dropping by in the future just for that. 

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Dec 2024) 

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Restoran 1 EwaEwa YumYum

These past few years has seen the exponential growth of the 'yumyum' food fanbase (man, I sounded like I'm in a meeting), especially since the economy fried food is a somewhat comfort food where you can pick your choices of (usually) frozen side dishes such as sausages, chicken parts, stuffed chillies and eggplants and requested for them to be fried before enjoying them with some stir fried mee hoon. 

One of the more popular night yumyum spots in town has got to be this eatery, located within the Fajar Complex area (just beside the MB Hotel building and right behind the ASNB Tawau branch office). My hubby seems to prefer this place over other yumyum places that we've been to and although I disagree with his choice, I do think that their homemade chilli sauce made a difference as it tasted different and bitterly spicy. Their fried mee hoon and other fried sides were just so-so in my personal opinion but customers seems to be flocking to their place nonetheless. 

Current status - Still in operation (as of Dec 2024) 

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Han's Kopitiam

I'm actually quite impressed that a successful local bakery has managed to spawned an equally successful 'kopitiam' as well, as seen at their outlet at the Bintang Kubota commercial area (the row of building facing Tawau Health Clinic, Jalan Chong Thien Vun). Me and my family had actually been to the eatery quite a few times and what I can personally verify from our visits was that they do provide a wide range of food, at very affordable prices. So far we've tried their Salted Egg Chicken Rice, Chocolate Peanut Toast, Mee Siam, Marmite Chicken Rice (and a few others that I've forgotten to take pictures of) and almost all of the dishes were commendable. Granted that it might not the best out there but still worth their prices. Oh and also not forgetting their signature in house (and award winning) pastries, mainly their Portuguese Egg Tart, BBQ Chicken Pie and Curry Chicken Pie which were definitely delicious. 

Current status - Still in operation (as of Dec 2024)

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Shuyi Grass Jelly Imago (KK FoodieVenture #230)

Let me be honest here and say that the only reason why I stopped by to try out this relatively new opening on the lower ground floor of Imago Shopping Mall (formerly the place of Hailam Kopitiam) is because of the crowd. I've noticed that people seems to be flocking towards the tea-based beverages shop whenever we were passing by so I figured why not see what the hype is about myself. So we were there during a special buy-one-free-one promotional period and we chose their Oriental Grass Jelly Herbal Tea (since I'm all about pure tea as of late) plus their Orange Crush Tea and both were pretty good and not too sweet. The drinks reminded me a lot of Chagee and I'm all for it. 

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Ikan Bakar Sabah (KK FoodieVenture #229)

My sister-in-law is not one to recommend something that often so when she mentioned this restaurant out of the blue, I was definitely intrigued. And both me and my husband were literally kicking ourselves for not discovering this place sooner. I mean, we ignorantly see them whenever we were passing through the road heading towards Aeropod (they're located on an empty lot next to said commercial area). 

Unless you're a big fan of grilled fish (it is after all their namesake dish), it is recommended that you visit them during lunch hour instead of at night, since they provide one of the biggest selection of pre-cooked dishes for their Nasi Campur in KK. And taste wise, the food were yummy too so it is totally worth it to check them out. I also like the fact that they have 'take-away-ready' drinks (which is so convenient) as well as desserts, coffees and other food stalls selling bakso and fried chicken within the same premise. 

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Richiamo Coffee JQ Central (KK FoodieVenture #228)

Since my husband loves the Richiamo Aeropod branch so much (it's our must stop eatery whenever we were in KK), we thought that their Jesselton Quay (JQ) Central branch might have the same magic as the aforementioned. But we discovered that it was not to be. Although this branch takes the cake when it comes to their decor & dining area distribution, their food & drinks unfortunately were not up to par. Other than most of their food items not being available, the Nasi Kari Ayam and Nasi Rendang Maman Ayam that we had lacked that tastes and spices that made their dishes delicious in the first place. Plus, the general 'we-dont-want-to-be-here' vibes that we were getting from the staff that day didn't help either. 

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Uncle Joe Burger Sinsuran (KK FoodieVenture #227)

And here's another quick review of yet another stop at a fast food joint in Kota Kinabalu, specifically in the middle of Sinsuran Complex (that commercial area next to Centre Point shopping mall), since my hubby is so fond of "burger bakar'. Initially I was interested in their rice section (particularly their Nasi Corned Beef Telur) but since they're open sometime during the evenings (and we had a late lunch), I opted for their Ayam Krispy Burger instead. My hubby ate their Uncle Joe Classic Burger and both were commendable, especially the perfect combination of their sauces. 

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