I was told by my roommate that there is a restaurant name Jiao Sai ( Bird Shit in Hokkien) in George town. Omg! I was so shocked as I have never heard this funny name along the years I have been studying in Penang Island.
I told my pal about it and she was as excited as me. So we went there last week to experience "Jiao Sai". Thanks to foursquare, it showed the exact location and also what must be tried there. The dish that is highly recommended is Tomyam Fried Mee (Mee Goreng Tomyam).
The picture below shows the signboard of the shop. You can see the wording 鸟粪, Jiao Sai, and also there are the bird shits stick on the signboard. I believe that it may be disgusting to some, but to me, it's so funny.
Well, we reached about 9pm, and there were just a couple of customers. I believe crowd starts after 10pm, as we could see more people coming when we were about to finish our dinner at around 10 pm. Usually there are few waiters standing outside. They are so friendly and keep asking us to take the photo. We do ask why is the shop named so, but too bad non of them can answer.
We ordered the famous Tomyam Fried Noodle. Since, it was not crowded, our dish was served within 10minutes.
Well, the noodle is a little different, because they use the Tomyam Instant Noodle from Thailand where the noodle is thinner and more chewy. Yeah. it is delicious for sure, as the noodle itself has a fragrant aroma of Tomyam, the specialty of Thailand instant noodle. The Tomyam Fried Mee is quite spicy. So for people who do not like spicy food can probably ask for less spicy when you place the order. It is served with sliced chicken meat and a half boiled fried egg. The chicken meat was too hard to chew and I felt that it was overcooked.
The shop also serve other different types of fried noodle, and roti canai. So, there are quite variety of food to choose for. Overall I give the noodle 6/10. As I felt that it was just a simple food, and I think it is prepared by the MSG of the Tomyam Instant Noodle too. Just pay a visit for the specialty of the shop name.
Yunus Khan aka Jiao Sai information :-
Operation days : Daily (5pm - 5am)
Location : 159, Jalan Argyll, 10050 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
Price : RM5 per plate
Price : RM5 per plate
