Schlotzsky’s, Ipoh Parade

Alrighty – this is not gonna be a nice, long review. In fact, it’s gonna be short and rather bitter cos I really did not expect what I had coming when I plonked down in this Schlotzsky’s outlet which I had held in high regard – in the US, that is. Here? Sorry lah. Here’s what happened …

I was like, thirsty and slightly nibblish after window-shopping around Ipoh Parade with friends lah, right … So we decided to sit down at this “Funny Name, Serious Sandwich” shop smack midways up/down the ground floor of the mall lah, right … Order lah: 3 drinks, 2 plates of nibbles (something hot dog one, I forgot lah). Service cantik. Waiting time wasn’t so cantik … makan ok … until I saw the bill.

KFC inconsistencies

I’ve always had a nagging feeling that quality control – especially for an international food franchise – in Malaysian KFC outlets is, well … non-existent. But I was never able to prove it in material – until now.

Recently I decided to try their new item: Cheesy BBQ Meltz. I was in Parit Buntar (Perak) one day, so here’s what I ordered up at this town’s only KFC outlet:

Stadium foodcourt

There is a name for these row of stalls wrapped around the exterior (well, it’s on the east side) of Perak Stadium … but I honestly never noticed. I just call it the stadium foodcourt. Maybe I’ll notice it the next time I get around there; and update the title of this topic.

I like this place. Besides ample parking in front of the stalls on the service road, this place has quite a bit of variety for the breakfast and lunch going crowd. Most of the stalls are non-halal, but there’s a strip closer to the swimming pools that caters specificly to Muslim patrons with Malay-owned stalls. Don’t assume that all the other stalls in the foodcourt are non-halal though …

Kedai Makanan & Minuman Taman Timur, Ipoh Garden East

Wow: I just realized this neighborhood kopitiam which I’ve been patronizing for yonks is named after a non-existent residential park …

Anyways, Kedai Minuman & Makanan Taman Timur is the de facto kopitiam for me – if you wanna meet up with me, be there every morning, 8am to 9am I present to you here, the stuff that I think are passable for daily consumption (meaning you won’t puke after having it for 3 days in a row) …

Do you do roadside burgers?

Just curious: Do you eat burgers cooked at roadside stalls? If you do, where are you located in Malaysia?