Rumah Makan by Faaeq Cafe (KK FoodieVenture #233)

 Both me and my hubby were huge fan of Indonesian Padang food and we kind of miss the one formerly opened at Jesselton Point that we have frequented before. So we googled (yes, still my numero uno go-to search engine for anything in my life) and found this similarly concept Padang food outlet. They'd recently moved out from their former place at Wisma Sabah and is now located on the 3rd floor of Aeropod, Jalan Kepayan (specifically at the back building facing the railway station). And boy were we glad to find the restaurant since it serves some very delicious readily cooked Padang cuisine for you to choose from. We'd tried out their Gulai Ayam, Ikan Sambal Ijo, Tempe and Bergedil and everything were yummy especially the latter since the portion was quite big. The overall price was also very reasonable and we would obviously be back for more next time.

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Grill Bapak Style (KK FoodieVenture #232)

Just like others out there, my hubby is an avid Tiktoker (and sadly I'm not since I'm a little OLD-schooled than he is) so he was the one that wanted to try out this Western-Malay restaurant in the middle of Plaza Kingfisher, Kingfisher (of course) after watching a promo of said place. It was our first foray into the area but we're always open to try out any interesting food, wherever it may be. So we ordered their Grilled Chicken Chop and Nasi Goreng Jawa (plus an extra side helping of Beef Patty for my hubby) and overall the dishes were not bad at all. Both the chop and patty were well cooked and the BBQ sauce was tasty but their portioning was on the smaller side (for the Western dishes but not the fried rice). I also dig the whole P.Ramlee oldies vibe going on but I'm not too sure about visiting the place again as the food was only okay-ish in my opinion. 

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Little Penang Kopitiam (KK FoodieVenture #231)

Yup, here I am again doing what else but reviewing food from my 'second home district' for the year of 2025. First off on my (short) list is this popular eatery located on the ground floor of Imago Shopping Mall, on the row of shops directly facing KK Times Square and with their own outside entry. I've been eyeing the place for a while now but since they seemed to be packed with customers most of the time, it was only during our recent trip to KK that we'd managed to get a table to try them out. Needless to say, I'm impressed with their wide Penang inspired menu and had ordered their Fried Kuey Teow and Nasi Kandar Kuah Banjir with Ayam Berempah. There wasn't that many patrons yet when we were there but it took them quite sometime to serve our dishes, which was odd. But at least both dishes were pretty tasty, especially the very 'banjir' Nasi Kandar. The 'kuah' were nice and non spicy while the chicken was well seasoned. We also had their ABC Buah and it was okay at best. Overall, good portioning of tasty food but service might be a bit slow so not recommended if you're in a rush.

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