Kek Seng Chicken Rice at Penang Road

Eating at the famous Kek Seng coffee shop, Penang Road was a trip down memory lane. This place used to be where my friends and I ate our lunch whenever we went shopping at KOMTAR many years ago. I guess with many new eating outlets mushrooming in Penang, I have almost forgotten about this old place.

The man is preparing drinks ordered

Last weekend, we had our lunch again at Kek Seng coffee shop. It still looked the same but the surprising news was it was rated in TripAdvisor. 

Lor Bak and Hainanese Chicken Rice stalls set up side by side at the entrance of the
coffee shop

I always remember its chicken rice. The Hainanese chicken rice is a must-try. Now, after trying so many chicken rice stalls, Kek Seng chicken rice was still the best. The rice was very fragrant with chicken oil and not too soft or sticky. The roasted chicken skin was very crispy and the chicken meat was tender. The chicken rice chilli was spicy and went very well with the chicken and rice. It also came with a bowl of chicken soup. It was a simple but memorable meal. A plate of chicken rice cost RM 4. It was a few cents pricier than other places but it was worth it. (I am mentioning this because I do not think it is expensive like what some say.) 

The Hainanese chicken rice

I would never miss its signature ice kacang with durian ice-cream (a dessert with shaved ice topped with ingredients). The durian ice-cream had a very strong aroma of the durian fruit and it tasted very smooth. Plus, it was homemade. It was unlike the commercial durian ice-cream whereby it tasted artificial and very sweet. The ice kacang had two scoops of durian ice-cream, a piece of jelly, kidney beans (also locally known as red beans) and sweetened sweet corns with milk and red syrup. A plate cost RM 4.

Ice kacang with durian ice-cream

After our lunch, we vowed that we would come back to this place more often. Some other food in the shop that we did eat that day were the Penang laksa (noodle in thick spicy and sour fish soup) and lor bak (a fried roll of stuff meat). We still remembered that we always ordered them whenever we were here in the past. Yes, then we would be very full.

Direction to this place:

It is just opposite KOMTAR and along Penang Road. It is just a few doors away from Fortuna Hotel. If you drive, you can park your vehicle at Fortuna Hotel's carpark. The carpark is behind the hotel.