Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine: Ipoh Fried Koay Teow, Sydney (14 Jan 2010)

LG Food Court, Pittsway Arcade

303 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Good char factor

If there's one thing I've learnt about Malaysian food is that you need to have a good char factor to bring out the flavour of certain dishes like the Char Kway Teow. I had a disappointing egg style one at Jimmy's Recipe yesterday and should have come to Sayong instead just down the road for their Ipoh Fried Koay Teow (or should that be Ipoh Fried Kway Teow?). It's a generous size and takes longer than a few minutes like Jimmy's to make as it should because it needs to be cooked properly to get the right amount of charring on the noodles and fish balls — it's also cheaper at Sayong. The Singapore Mee Hon is also quite good and not too heavy on the curry and uses super thin rice noodles. It's also a generous size.

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Cheap, Authentic-like, Generous size

CONS: Busy

MUST TRY: Ipoh Fried Koay Teow with green chilli

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Other visits to Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine:

• 14 Jan 2010 - Singapore Mee Hon, Ipoh Fried Koay Teow

• 19 Oct 2009 - Char Kway Teow

• 22 July 2009 - Chicken Rice

Singapore Mee Hon $7.90

Ipoh fried koay teow $7.90

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)


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Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine: Char Kway Teow, Sydney (19 Oct 2009)

LG Food Court, Pittsway Arcade

303 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

In search of good char

I've already tried the Chicken Rice at Sayong which I think is one of the better ones in the city and today I try the Char Kway Teow. I think it's also one of the better ones I've come across which has a good char factor, is quite generous in size and has a good balance of ingredients. Whilst the meat is predominately chicken I'd probably prefer some chinese sausage and prawns added to make it even better.

Other visits to Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine:

• 14 Jan 2010 - Singapore Mee Hon, Ipoh Fried Koay Teow

• 19 Oct 2009 - Char Kway Teow

• 22 July 2009 - Chicken Rice

Other places tried for Char Kway Teow:

• 25 Jan 2012 - More More Cha (includes clams)

• 2 June 2010 - Wong Kee Fast Food

• 20 Jan 2010 - Yummy Cuisine

• 19 Oct 2009 - Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine

• 2 Sept 2009 - Chili Hub

• 16 Aug 2009 - Albee's Kitchen

• 13 Aug 2009 - Jaya Malaysian

• 29 April 2009 - Malay-Chinese Takeaway

• 17 Nov 2008 - Little Singapore Restaurant

• 19 Oct 2008 - KL Kopitiam Malaysian Cuisine

Penang Char Kway Teow $7.90

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

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Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine: Chicken Rice, Sydney (22 July 2009)

LG Food Court, Pittsway Arcade

303 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Very Popular Chicken Rice

Thanks to Shez from One Bite More I think she's restored my faith in finding a decent Chicken Rice in the city which can sometimes be too dry and tasteless. Like Shez, I've also been to many others like Jimmy’s Recipe Malaysia (The Galeries Victoria) Malay-Chinese Takeaway (Hunter St) and BaBa Laksa House (Grace Hotel) but the very popular Sayong seems to deliver well on taste, size and tenderness — although where's those beloved slices of cucumber shown in their menu board?

Sayong is located downstairs in the Asian food court underneath Woolworths. I've had the Ipoh Fried Koay Teow from Sayong before which is pretty good too. While waiting for my chicken rice I noticed the majority of orders being served were actually chicken rice which is a good sign. I order the leg because I've often found the breast at other places a bit dry but I think I'll try the breast next time here so I can avoid the bones you usually get with a leg.

Other visits to Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine:

• 14 Jan 2010 - Singapore Mee Hon, Ipoh Fried Koay Teow

• 19 Oct 2009 - Char Kway Teow

• 22 July 2009 - Chicken Rice

Other places tried for Chicken Rice:

• Singapore Shiok!* - 29 Sept 2010

• Yummy Chinese - 20 Jan 2010

• Laksa House - 24 Sept 2009

• Laksa King - 16 Sept 2009

• Malaysian Food House - 18 Aug 2009

• Malay-Chinese Takeaway - 6 Aug 2009

• Mc Lucksa - 5 Aug 2009

• Jaya Malaysian - 29 July 2009

• Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine - 22 July 2009

• KL Kopitiam Malaysian Cuisine - 19 Oct 2009

Do you have a favourite place for chicken rice?

Chicken rice ($7.50)

Rice

Chilli and ginger sauce

Bones from the leg — might try breast next time.

Ipoh Fried Koay Teow ($7.80)

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Visited - 30 March 2012

Ipoh Fried Koay Teow ($8.50) — decent wok hei and flavour throughout the dish. Make sure you request the green chillies with it

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Chicken rice ($8) — fairly moist meat with flavoursome rice and condiments

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Very popular choice for lunch time crowd

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Counter service

Sayong in the background with people waiting for their orders

Food court seating is always busy

Walk down the stairs to Asian food court

Street entrance to arcade

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