Yummy Yummy @ Cheang Kee, Nibong Tebal

This is a restaurant which happens to be quite famous in Nibong Tebal area. I accidentally saw this in wikipedia :

Nibong Tebal is famous for Cheang Kee, a Chinese restaurant specializing in old school Hakka cuisine.
(Extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibong_Tebal)

There are some signature dish such as boiled baby octopus and fried pandan chicken. However, we went there for supper instead of dinner that time. Being recommended by my friend that its crab porridge is nice, we decided to try it out.

The Restaurant.


The inner view of the restaurant.


The crab porridge for one serving.


Food Name :
Crab Porridge

Food Type :
Rice Congee - Chinese Cuisine

About the Food :
It's just a nice porridge with one whole crab, with some chopped coriander leaves (chinese parsley) and some chopped scallions (spring onions).

Price :
It's RM 10.00 per serving.

Location :
It's a typical restaurant with a typical size in that area. I was told that the parking space availability is ok in which you can park along the street where the restaurant is located.

Address :
璋记饭店
Cheang Kee Restaurant
113, Jalan Atas, Nibong Tebal.
04-593-1728

Specialty :
The crab was very fresh, making the soup tasted sweet also. It's not so common to have crab porridge with a whole crab rather than the shredded crab meat (I think), but Cheang Kee does serve porridge in that way.

Environment :
During the time we went there, there was no crowd, so we opted to sit outside where it was cooler. I supposed that sitting inside would be a little stuffy as it would be nearer to the kitchen. However, there are plenty of fans inside the restaurant to cool you down.

The shop is usually crowded during dinner time around 6:30pm till 8:30 pm. However, it's opened until around 2 to 3 am.

Personal Comments :
The soup tasted sweet, the crab tasted very fresh and nice. In addition, it did not tasted like highly anijomoto-flavoured. The crab is not too big, but I believe it's enough for a single serving and for an average-eater like me. However, I found it uneasy to have to shred the meat myself. Anyway, this might be a way to preserve the freshness of the crab meat.

My Personal Rating (of its kind) :
8 / 10

(P/S: Special thanks to a friend of mine who offered me some information about this restaurant.)