Penang Food | Warung Kelapa Sawit – Kg Tok Kangar, Juru
Our senses this round had traveled to another secluded place in the jungle, well almost. This stall was located just next to a palm oil estate by the road on the way leading to Juru old town when coming from AutoCity. There was a seafood restaurant just opposite Warung Kelapa Sawit.
Passersby will be mistaken with this stall structure as it looked just like normal Malay stall serving typical Malay cuisine. But the moment we walked into this stall, the number of patrons at any time can be up to 50 persons or more! Yes, you heard us right, the five-zero! Famous Malay Restaurants normally could have that many people at each time, like the Hammer Bay Ikan Bakar.
The stall itself was a place to prepare the food and dishes while the tables and seats were put outside in the open air, next to the palm oil estate, hence the name Warung Kelapa Sawit. Most of the tables were full when we reached there and we were quite curious to see another group of people queuing at the stall. Hmm what were they queuing up for?
Wow, these people were actually coming here for Warung Kelapa Sawit’s Ikan Goreng (Fried Fish). Of course, there were other dishes available but we could see these people patiently waiting for the fried ikan bawal hitam (dark pomfret). There were four large wok arranged in a single line with two helper frying the fish non-stop.
The hot oil and the large flame used ensure the fish could be fried quickly. The fish were marinated with tumeric using their own recipe before being fried and we could smell the nice aroma of fried fish in tumeric, fresh from the wok.
Based on our conversations with some of the helpers there, Warung Kelapa Sawit had been operating for almost 10 years but started their signature ikan bawal goreng only a couple years back. The owner, recognizing the need to be different compared to other stalls decided to experiment with this idea.
It was a hit and they had not looked back since. They could easily fry up to 500 fishes in a day! That was a record indeed for the amount of fish used in a single day! Even seafood restaurants could not match this.
The Ikan Bawal Goreng was crispy and delicious and it was so good that every table had at least one. Well, we had five! Hehehe.. The price was pretty much reasonable as well as our economy rice cost around RM2.50 to RM4.00 per plate depending on the dishes, excluding the fish. Each of the ikan bawal goreng cost RM5.50 and came with their own “kicap manis” (soy sauce).
Warung Kelapa Sawit is open daily from 9am till 3pm everyday except Sunday. But if you intend to come here for the Ikan Bawal Goreng, make sure you come around lunch time. Phew, another satisfied food adventure.
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hmmm fish looks good !! but hor.. the oil looked like it has been recycled for ages.. hahaha
nice pics.
wow… the dining area is indeed special from the other warung.
so open, so airy, and shaded by palms? hehe …
Malay’s kicap manis very addictive hor?
can match with anything.
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Goodness! That’s a lot of fish! I love the set-up though - got table, got food, let’s eat, don’t care where. So thoroughly Malaysian!
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The fish looks really good. Was it de-boned?
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Ling,
Yea, the oil colour was due to the tumeric (kunyit) used, which is why it looked so yellowish.. initially, we thought it was recycled oil but it did not have the smell of recycled oil… otherwise we would have smelled them fro mthe far… ahhahah so no worry… can continue eating
Motormouth,
yea, the open air dining was interesting… and it was quite cooling when we had our lunch there.. probably it was about to rain too cause the weather was cloudy
The kicap manis definitely addictive… all our dishes also we dipped a bit..hahahah
550ml jar of faith,
yes it is!!! Imagine the number of fish they have to prepare each day… wow…
jason,
nope, the fish were not de-boned but just sliced with few cuts only in the middle…
i have been searching this place high and low, still couldn’t find it. can share with me the map ah???
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New Kid On The Blog,
The map is back again.. for some unknown reason, the map can disappear when we did the editing…
Anyway, if you’re at Auto City, turn left towards the McDonalds or the NEC Computer factory and drive along that road. You should be able to see that stall on your right about 700m. Or the moment you see palm oil estate, slow down.. you’re reaching destination already
wow, a lot of people and a lot of wok wor…..
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Fresh and Tasty Fried Fish with “Kicap Manis” .But the prize was very Expensive !!!!!!!!! for the service and environment.
Yup da food is good.. No doubt in that…
But it price has been raised drastically…
A raise is appropriate but not to such extend..
But guys u should try it out…
Good Food mmmmmmmmm
jay,
perhaps you can recommend the price for a fish like ikan bawal? to me given the size of this, we thought it’s reasonable….
El Muff,
we already did.. which is why we blogged about it..
as for the price drastically, hmmm by how much? was it very cheap last time?
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the good biz in warung kelapa sawit can be seen also in KM - Nasi ayam periuk besar… by selling nasi ayam only, they can open 2 branches in a small Kulim town… during lunch time, this place is always crowded…but the food is so so only…have u been there before, tuapui?
food taste no bad but the price quite expensive …. increase since last year ….
Yummy,
how much has it increased compared to last year?
any comparison that you can provide so that our readers can know more …
Rm 5 / fish , just when there last month ;p