Good Taste Bak Kut Teh Restaurant
Posted by Uchu Keling on 31st October 2007 in Blog, Food, Miri City
I have the instinct that Good Taste Bak Kut Teh Restaurant new outlet at Centrepoint, Miri would be opening today. And, so I took a drive around the area this morning and.. check it out!
Their new outlet uses grey as their colour scheme - grey painting, grey wall tiles, and silvery ceiling fan. At the time I was there, the remote control for the fans were still with the owner, and so, I had a sweaty bak kut teh.
We ordered a single serving bak kut teh and mee sua (a foochow delicacy).
The bak kut teh is not the best I have ever tried, but this one have a piece of the main ingredient. It cost RM8.50 per serving and the rice is charged at RM1.00 per bowl (although I didn’t asked for it).
The chef could have wipe the side of the clay pot to make it more presentable.
A better way to serve the chilli and in the middle is chilli padi. The place with a good interior deco could have improve their soy sauce plastic bottle. The plastic just don’t match the concept of grey, silver and bak kut teh.. especially when it is yellow in color!
Their mee sua is reasonably OK, and not too oily but doesn’t have the Chinese wine taste. Price - RM4.50 per serving.
Well.. be prepare for the bill, because it doesn’t come cheap. For the same equivalent bak kut teh at Pelita Commercial Centre (just across Loving Pub), you can get one for RM5.00 (hmm.. although the place make be not so conducive).
Recommendation
The owner may need to review their menu sheet because the one they present to me this morning only show noodle based cuisine. Or probably they forgotten to bring the bak kut teh menu from Krokop.
Pro
The new outlet have an air conditioned section which still do not carry the no-smoking sign.
Con
Price too expensive for Mirian. For the same price, you get cakoi and free flow of Chinese tea in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Ratings: 3/5 stars
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LadyBird | 31st October 2007 | Reply
Finally, it hs open its branch in town area…been 2 d old shop 8 Krokop lst Sat n lookin 4ward 2 try my taste bud here in d future..;)
Uchu Keling | 31st October 2007 | Reply
LOL.. coba jangan tidak coba!! On the average, you’ll need RM10 per person to dine at this place. The tables are the same as at the Sabah Hawker Point
Well.. its the trend probably.
alexallied | 31st October 2007 | Reply
I still believe good food should remain cheap. Having a new, shiny building shouldn’t be an excuse to up prices.
Melaban Jugir | 1st November 2007 | Reply
i intend to open one restaurant mainly to serve PANSUH/LULUN. Any suggestion?
Uchu Keling | 1st November 2007 | Reply
Melaban, sure yes! It sells before at Lyn Jimbun (before the move to the one above Standard Chartered). You may need to invest nothing less than RM150k to capture the correct market segment. I term it as ethnic cuisine/dining, which, if you market it well in a conducive atmosphere, you should sell well among the native residents in Sarawak (either Kuching or Miri). You may blend it with other ethnic menu, of course. Tune in to Asian Food Channel to get the current trend in food preparation.
For the time being, imagine putting e-Mart ’station’ inside an air conditioned room with a Japanese dining concept - do you think it is equivalent to our ‘makai di ruai’ settings.
Melaban Jugir | 1st November 2007 | Reply
UK, to come up with 150k is not the matter (sorry to say ). But as you suggest to set up at e-mart, i believe it is not a good idea, as you can see each and every day people keep on visiting bbq area which is more cheaper then if i open an air conditioned room. What do you think? Nyadi k nda bedau temu lahhh..angan-angan aja dulu..heeee..
Uchu Keling | 1st November 2007 | Reply
MJ, I was trying to make you analyze and imagine the trend of native dining, not suggesting you to set it up at e-mart.
You need to come up with a concept like incorporating oxygen smoking outlet/corner (like those in Bangsar). Japanese dining requires diners to open their footwear, which makes it feel like we (the Ibans) are dining in our common room (ruai).
There is one outlet in Kuching (somewhere at Jalan Song) that have this set up.
Well, if RM150k is not a problem.. then, I guess you should be looking into who to look for to manage the place. It can be tiring and mentally stressful
Stock to check, fresh supplies to look for and of course (to me) food presentation is something that we should concentrate on. If you see in Miri, while we pay for the food, do we deserved to serve with a RM4.50 for 10 pcs of fork and spoon? Or a RM0.50 plate? No need for us to mention hygiene.
Hence, at a price, it is important to give good food presentation. I am sure, being a city citizen, people will pay for good atmosphere and clean utensils.
It just need to take a bit longer.
Melaban Jugir | 1st November 2007 | Reply
seems to be a tough job for me…..