Restoran Peng Hwa

Known for their Teow Chew porridge and for opening till the wee hours of the morning (5am), I came here at about 9pm for a «light» dinner with the boyfriend. The restaurant itself is a simple get up, where there is sitting in and outside, where there is a good distance from the main road so you don’t feel the dust or dirt. It can be a little warm inside.
Dishes are displayed in their trays, mostly already portioned such as the meat and vegetable items. I would suggest that you ask for the price of the selected item because it is not labelled and nobody likes surprises like that. Like the fried bawal fish with shred ginger did look good but we found out that it is RM20. Plenty of selections such as Yam Pork Belly, Braised Ducks, Pork’s Ear, Braised Peanut, Pickled Veggie (Ham Choy), Sichuan Vegetable, and many more all cooked authentically. We took three portions of different kinds vegetables, a plate of minced pork with salted fish, and a bowl of stewed taufu. Dishes are eaten with plain porridge. You let the uncle know what you want and it would be sent to your table.
I did feel that my vegetables were a little too oily for my liking, and as usual, the food wasn’t served hot. Thankfully the porridge was. Overall taste wise, most dishes were quite tasty and I had a pleasant dinner. We sat outside for the night breeze and service was okay too. In total we spent about RM22−24 for the two of us. I suppose I can’t compare to other places I have been to, for which I paid lesser for a dinner like this. Nonetheless it is a great alternative if you don’t want to go to a mamak.