3/5 adrian m. 5 years ago on Google
Summary
at
the
bottom:
TLDR
:
Having
lived
in
Penang
as
a
child
in
the
70’s
I
was
lucky
to
have
experienced
a
wide
range
of
Penangs
great
range
of
foods.
One
of
my
favourites
was
Rojak,
So
it
was
top
of
my
list
of
foods
I
wanted
to
sample
upon
my
return
to
Penang.
With
so
many
great
foods
to
find,
one
of
the
pursuit
of
many
a
Penangites
is
to
find
the
best
of
best.
So
it
was
with
great
anticipation
that
I
looked
forward
to
sampling
the
delights
of
101
Rojak,
having
been
told
by
a
local
from
Bukit
Metajam
that
it
was
one
of
the
best.
As
soon
as
I
entered
the
Espenade
food
centre
I
knew
immediately
which
store
it
was
by
the
size
of
the
queue.
(It
was
the
only
stall
with
a
queue)
While
I
stood
in
line
I
practiced
my
Hokkien
(Local
Dialect)
about
how
to
ask
for
the
largest
plate
of
Rojak.
10
minutes
later
I
was
at
the
front
and
placed
my
order.
It
was
wonderful
to
see
what
I
think
was
a
family
run
operation
with
a
young
boy
of
perhaps
14
yrs
of
age
taking
the
order
and
dish
out
the
fruits
onto
the
serving
plate,
a
young
girl
of
perhaps
12
yrs
of
age
taking
the
money
while
a
lady,
I
presume
was
mum,
mixing
the
precious
sauce
in
a
stainless
steel
bowl.
Finally
I
had
my
precious
Rojak,
the
last
time
I
had
Rojak
was
probably
7
hrs
ago
when
I
last
visited
my
family
here.
I
approached
my
family
members
who
had
already
taken
their
seats
and
ordered
some
great
drinks.
I
savoured
the
Rojak
on
the
plate
and
it
wasn’t
long
before
it
was
devoured
by
the
four
of
us.
Having
eaten
the
Rojak,
it
was
time
for
a
little
reflection.
I
thought
the
Rojak
sauce
was
delicious.
(As
I
mentioned
previously
I
haven’t
eaten
Rojak
for
7yrs)
One
of
my
complaints
would
be
that
there
wasn’t
enough
sauce.
I’ve
included
a
picture
so
judge
for
yourself.
I
remember
that
previously
that
the
fruits
would
be
mixed
in
the
bowl
together
with
the
sauce
and
then
dished
onto
the
plate
and
the
lovely
toppings
would
be
sprinkled
on
top.
This
wasn’t
the
case
here.
The
sauce
was
poured
on
top
of
the
fruits
that
were
already
placed
on
a
plate.
Rojak
is
a
careful
balance
between
fruits
and
sauce
and
get
that
combination
wrong,
when
it
enters
the
mouth
you
either
end
up
with
too
much
fruit
or
too
much
sauce.
It
is
therefore
important
that
the
size
of
fruit
is
carefully
considered
and
cut
appropriately.
The
best
Rojak
is
where
the
fruits,
regardless
of
the
type
are
cut
at
an
angle
and
a
similar
size.
The
fruits
at
Rojak
101
were
cut
haphazardly
add
irregular.
For
example
the
Rose
apple
was
cut
as
if
the
rose
apple
was
quartered
lengthwise
wise.
The
green
mango
some
were
cut
thin
and
some
were
cut
big.
I
previously
mentioned
that
there
wasn’t
enough
sauce,
but
when
I
left
the
food
centre
I
looked
at
other
plates
of
Rojak
being
eaten
by
other
diners
and
figure
they
were
served
by
101Rojak
and
noticed
that
there
plates
had
substantially
more
sauce.
It
did
make
me
wonder
if
it
was
because
I
look
like
a
westerner
that
they
served
me
less?
Despite
having
ordered
it
in
the
local
dialect.
Typically
Rojak
has
a
little
bit
of
heat
to
it,
unfortunately
this
didn’t.
Perhaps
you
have
to
ask
for
chilli
to
be
added
to
the
sauce.
(Later
in
the
evening
I
had
a
Rojak
from
Guerney
Drive
(Penangs
Best
Rojak)
and
they
asked
me
in
Hokkien
if
I
wanted
chilli,
to
which
I
responded
Wa
Ai
(
I
want)
In
my
opinion
the
Rojak
at
Guerney
Drive
was
better,
more
and
better
tasting
sauce
and
the
fruit
was
cut
more
consistent.
In
Summary:
Over
rated.
Doesn’t
justify
the
long
queue.
Stars:
2.5
