We have all kinds of food here. Japanese, Western, Italian, German and recently Taiwan food.

This ’snack’ as they call it,made me hooked just after tasting it once when I was staying in KL some time ago. This snack originally comes from the local night market (aka pasar malam) in Taiwan. Here they have outlets in major shopping complex but it has always been a very mini shop, where it can rarely fit more than 5 customers. Yup, that’s how small it is. The outlet in 1 Utama was the one I first went to and we had to cramp inside the shop and sit ’sticking’ to the wall to get a bowl of homemade mee sua and the XXL Crispy Chicken.

Now finally they open an outlet in Queensbay Mall for the Northern region people to get a taste of their delicacies. Shop size is still almost like the one in 1 Utama but that did not stop people from trying it out.

The shop was already kind of ‘full’ when we reached there…so we opted to take-away our food. 

 

The XXL Crispy Chicken (RM 6) and the Handmade Oyster Mee Sua (RM 6) is their specialty from the menu. Yup, it’s not very cheap for a big piece of chicken meat or a bowl of mee sua….but once in a while wouldn’t hurt right??

 

Why I said it was a favourite was because I’ve tasted other similarly made fried chicken but this one just stands out because it’s very crispy and does not have the oily smell and taste (like when the oil is recycled many times, there tend to be a funny oily taste in the fried food). The red-ish part is where they put some spices on top for flavouring.The crust might look abit funny if you stare at it long enough but…it’s very nice and crispy!!!

Just like how they describe it from their website:

XXL Crispy Chicken


A large, tender and succulent piece of boneless chicken breast, painstakingly marinated to perfection, coated with imported flour and fried to a golden crisp. A special blend of oriental spices is sprinkled on top of the crust, and the chicken is served uncut for maximum goodness. The XXL Crispy Chicken is best
eaten while hot.

Yes, it is nicely marinated and have a really crispy crust. There’s a choice of either spicy or non-spicy spice to be sprinked on top of it just before it is served to you. Also to note is that they emphasis that it is to be served UNCUT to keep the goodness intact. They even put a sign right in front of the shop mentioning this…since usually we would prefer huge piece of meat to be cut for easier consumption!!! (haha yea yea…that’s what I asked)

The Mee Sua is also worth mentioning. The mee sua is cooked only with some spices forming the soup base. The ingredients like shredded chicken and oysters are only added on top when served.

Handmade Oyster Mee Sua


A special stock comprising 5 core ingredients, brewed over a slow flame, forms the soup base for the imported mee sua. Only handmade mee sua is used for its superior flavour and texture. A generous amount of oysters and shredded chicken is added before serving. The Handmade Oyster Mee Sua is best eaten while hot.

Very thick and flavourful with soft mee sua….sounds like food for the sick. But eaten with some chilli and oyster, it doesn’t sound that bad anymore, right?? There’s only three or four oysters given though, but quite big ones I would say. It’s kind of slimy and quite raw for my taste…or maybe I’m just not used to eating oysters??!?!

 

They are coming out with a Happy! Ricebox Set which I suppose includes the XXL Crispy Chicken, rice and vegetables.

 

Anyway, I’m glad that there are more and more food outlets which used be only found in KL, have arrived on Penang shore. At least it gives us more options on what to dine.

Shihlin Taiwan Snack also have an outlet in Gurney Plaza to cater for those further up north on the island. 

THe outlet in Queensbay Mall is located opposite Jusco supermarket, lowerground floor:

Have you tried it?? What do you think?