DuluKita Gaya Street (KK FoodieVenture #236)

Trust me when I say that I have seen countless people reviewing this newly opened Peninsular Malaysia originated franchise from numerous social media outlets and obviously it piqued my interest. Though the overall concept doesn't differ much from the kopitiam trend nowadays, I like the fact that this eatery included childhood esthetics within their outlet (such as that nostalgic, playable Mario Bros game console on top of their counter). Menu was also quite extensive, with us picking out their viraled Nasi Goreng Kampung and Mee Soto which was surprisingly delicious. The fried rice was especially flavourful and is currently my hubby's fave. We also tried out their unique Nyor Goreng (aka fried coconut meat) and it was weird tasting at first but it got better after a few bites. Okay la I guess... 😅 Oh and before I forgot, they're located at Gaya Street, right in front of Suria Sabah Shopping Mall. 

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Chunk & Dunk ITCC (KK FoodieVenture #235)

 Although I admit that it was their Imago Mall kiosk that had gotten my initial attention since people seems to be flocking to the place like nobody's business, I've decided (numerous times mind you) not to blindly join the lineup since I have no idea what their menu is about. That is until I checked out their FB page (yup, such an old geezer right?) and found myself drooling over their well-promoted Chunkie's Chocolate in Paris drink slash dip. Unfortunately said drink can only be found at their other branches so I wasted no time in ordering one from their ITCC Mall outlet (on the ground floor, within the main centre area) and man, it was worth it. I can only describe it as very strong and thick (and I mean VERY THICK) in terms of its chocolate taste and content and I'm all for it. Highly recommended to take it while it is still hot. And yes, since the franchise actual main products are their assorted croffles, we decided to go for their Box of 4 (but with only 2 variations available at said time which were the Lotus Biscoff and Milk Chocolate) and both were commendable and obviously very sweet.

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1901 Centre Point (KK FoodieVenture #234)

 I was somewhat surprised to find this franchised American hotdog inspired kiosk as me and my hubby were walking around the Food Eden court on the 5th floor of Centre Point Shopping Mall (adjoining to the Growball Cineplex). It's been years (and I mean YEARS) since I had one from this franchise so we decided to ordered their Mighty Mubarak Wrap and Coney Chicken Dog on the spot. Honestly speaking, I can't exactly recall the taste of said hotdog from before but the one that I've tried was pretty satisfying (even though the sauce was a bit runny). The wrap that my hubby had was also pretty good, kind of like the wrap version of the latter (well obviously right?). Not great or anything but still very yummy. Wouldn't mind ordering them again in the future now that I've found them.

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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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