This venerable old-style cze char restaurant is smacked right in the middle of Penang's Chinatown on Cintra Street. There is no printed menu. The owner or one of his helpers will tell you what's available for the day but, on any given day, you can expect to sample several of its signature dishes such as braised Golden Coin tofu, deep-fried fish maw with sea cucumber, deep-fried home-made tofu, chop suey with seafood, and stewed black bean spare-ribs with bitter gourd. A choice of about 4 to 5 types of double-boiled soups are also available each day. The choices change daily so regular customers can look forward to something different each day.
Sun Yoon Kee offers home-style cooking, so don't expect any modern interpretation or fanciful presentation.
The Golden Coin tofu is pepared quite differently from the way it is normally done in Singapore. The tofu pieces float in a pool of smooth 'raw egg' gravy with a sprinkling of scallion, carrot and mushroom. To my relief, the gravy is not thick and starchy which was a plus point for me. I totally dislike gravy that is overly starchy. The tofu pieces were soaked long enough to absorb the flavour of the gravy. I award full marks for this dish.
Although most of us would have thought chop suey to be concocted out of the remains of vegetables, the chef here uses only the good parts of brocoli and cauliflower. These vegetables are stir-fried with various types of seafood and slices of lean pork. This was another satisfying dish.
The dishes seem to get better and better. The deep-fried fish maw braised with sea cucumber was darling wife's favourite dish. The shitake mushrooms, sweetcorn, carrot and bits of kailan not only add colour to the dish, but also helps to enhance the overall taste.
Personally for me, the black bean spare-ribs stewed with bitter gourd was, hands down, the best dish. Okay I may be bias here - bitter gourd is, after all, my favourite. Still, no one can possibly quarrel with this dish. Everything about it is just nice. The spare-rib is tender, the bitter gourd is soft and the gravy is tasty yet not too robust to camouflage the unique taste of the gourd. This is a 'die die must try' dish.
Restoran Sun Yoon Kee Seafood
35 Lebuh Cintra
Chinatown, Penang
Food: 8.5
Service: 8.5
Ambience: 9 (if you enjoy nostalgia)
Price: $
Recommended Dishes: Golden Coin Tofu; Deep-fried Fish Maw with Braised Sea Cucumber; Stewed Spare-ribs with Bitter Gourd
Sun Yoon Kee offers home-style cooking, so don't expect any modern interpretation or fanciful presentation.
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| Golden Coin Tofu |
The Golden Coin tofu is pepared quite differently from the way it is normally done in Singapore. The tofu pieces float in a pool of smooth 'raw egg' gravy with a sprinkling of scallion, carrot and mushroom. To my relief, the gravy is not thick and starchy which was a plus point for me. I totally dislike gravy that is overly starchy. The tofu pieces were soaked long enough to absorb the flavour of the gravy. I award full marks for this dish.
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| Chop Suey |
Although most of us would have thought chop suey to be concocted out of the remains of vegetables, the chef here uses only the good parts of brocoli and cauliflower. These vegetables are stir-fried with various types of seafood and slices of lean pork. This was another satisfying dish.
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| Fish Maw Braised with Sea Cucumber |
The dishes seem to get better and better. The deep-fried fish maw braised with sea cucumber was darling wife's favourite dish. The shitake mushrooms, sweetcorn, carrot and bits of kailan not only add colour to the dish, but also helps to enhance the overall taste.
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| Black bean spare-ribs |
Personally for me, the black bean spare-ribs stewed with bitter gourd was, hands down, the best dish. Okay I may be bias here - bitter gourd is, after all, my favourite. Still, no one can possibly quarrel with this dish. Everything about it is just nice. The spare-rib is tender, the bitter gourd is soft and the gravy is tasty yet not too robust to camouflage the unique taste of the gourd. This is a 'die die must try' dish.
Restoran Sun Yoon Kee Seafood
35 Lebuh Cintra
Chinatown, Penang
Food: 8.5
Service: 8.5
Ambience: 9 (if you enjoy nostalgia)
Price: $
Recommended Dishes: Golden Coin Tofu; Deep-fried Fish Maw with Braised Sea Cucumber; Stewed Spare-ribs with Bitter Gourd
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