Kafe Heng Huat’s Char Kuey Teow at Lorong Selamat
CoffeeTaste — By Christopher on January 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Looking for something special? If you so happen to be in Penang, make your way to Kafe Heng Huat along Lorong Selamat! Just make sure you are not a health freak or too particular about hygiene. Health freaks can order a plate of spring onions. Ha ha 
Do note that the roads in Penang are fantastic. Fantastic in the sense that you might be so close to your destination but you are helpless because you have no idea where the one-way roads would lead you to! It will be great help if you had a local with you or travel by foot.
You might find other interesting food to try along Lorong Selamat too. You will find rojak, noodles and ABC. As I see it, the structures along Lorong Selamat are residential ones. They have been converted to house business. Don’t tell me it is a common sight. I’m telling you that they are residential houses converted into shoplots! Ha ha!
I am not sure whether the two ladies are the owners of Kafe Heng Huat or just “borrowing” the space to earn a living. But it doesn’t matter anyhow. We still get to eat good Char Kuey Teow. I wonder why one of the ladies kept looking at the camera. Excuse me, I’m trying to get your extra publicity! I am not here to bust your ass for health violations (if any)!
To cook, they use charcoal. It is rumored to give a better aroma and taste. It has to be the same reason why you barbecue your chicken wings with charcoal, right?
What you should know is that a plate of Char Kuey Teow at Kafe Heng Huat is Rm 6.50 – and that’s with a good reason. You get tasty and succulent prawns! The Char Kuey Teow above costs RM 8.50 because we “KA HA” (added prawns). Don’t argue with me whether it should be GA HA or KA HA. Thanks From the picture, you can see just how big the prawns are! But wait! Maybe it is an optical illusion! Perhaps they served a smaller portion of kuey teow? I would like to believe they gave super duper big prawns You can believe what you want! he he.
Here is a closer look at the char kuey teow. Delicious! Oh yes, they seem to have gotten the texture and taste just right too! Years of cooking the same dish over and over again has paid off! Ha ha! I give it a 3/5. If only it wasn’t so expensive, I might have it everyday .
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I heard that you could opt for oysters or Chinese Sausages to go with the noodles. Sadly we got the Chinese Sausages by default during our last visit..
lol. 6.50 for a plate of char kuey teow… chris, did that stall require you to line up under the hot sun and bring your own plate to your table?
if yes, then it’s the stall most local Penangites nickname “only KLites will eat”. coz there’s a stall down Lorong Selamat which serve pretty good char koay teow as well (3 big prawns to boot)- and it’s supposed to be much cheaper (sorry i don’t pay much attention to price, i just eat XD)
well if it’s not the one that you need to line up at, it means Penang is going through one hell of an inflation lol.
Eugene Lee, heh… I think the Chinese Sausage went well with the Char Kuey Teow!!
Liz, we didn’t have to line up and bring our own plate to the table. Perhaps we didn’t get to see that “famous” shop. =D Everything sure is increasing in price!
SO FAR?! Probably they kept looking at you cause you look like some reporter with the BIG DSLR
The last time I went Penang and ate their Char Kuey Teow also got big prawns (not the same shop, of course) Penang culture? 
Eh, no DSLR. Normal compact camera.. IXUS 60 only
For your info, the coffee shop Hen Huat belongs to the CKT woman with goggles. Also, she owns several houses & is well to do. I know where her wealth came from but I cannot reveal it here, OK?
okay..?