Sun Yoon Kee Seafood Restaurant, Penang by Gneb

A friend of mine told me how he enjoyed the “chu char” (Chinese cooked dishes with rice) at Sun Yoon Kee Seafood Restaurant, which is located in Lebuh Cintra, Penang. I happened to pass by Campbell Street (aka Penang’s Chinatown) the other day and since Lebuh Cintra is just around the corner, I decided to check out this typical old-fashioned Chinese restaurant.

Lebuh Cintra is located between Chulia Street and Campbell Street. Lebuh Cintra is fairly short but it’s also house to several famous eateries in Penang. The most famous of all is the “Bak Chang” (Chinese meat dumplings). There’re also Curry Noodles, Hong Tau Sar (Red Bean Soup) and the Hainanese Chicken Rice at the corner. I also noticed that there’s this newly opened Bee Hoon T’ng (Vermicelli Soup) place which apparently, is packed with people.

Sun Yoon Kee Seafood Restaurant is an old-fashioned Chinese restaurant. The shop-houses here are typical of the pre-war architectures seen around the City of Georgetown.

I was so tempted by the Roasted Pork at the shop front, so I decided to order some. The Roasted Pork is so delicious and the skin is so crispy.

The Prawn Curry tastes a bit like “asam laksa” soup. Very nice but a little salty though. The consolation though, there are so many prawns in the curry!


“Nam Yu” Fried Chicken – although a bit oily, this is so juicy and satisfying. Love the prawn crackers as you seldom see them being served with fried chicken these days.

Steamed To Fu in Gravy – the gravy tastes like “Sar Hor Fun” (fried flat noodles in gravy) a bit. Mind you, they serve very good “Sar Hor Fun”, so this dish is not bad at all.

If you’re looking for an economic meal for your weekend dinner, this is not a bad choice after all. The entire meal costs only RM34 (plus 2 iced Chinese Tea)

My scores:
Taste: 4

Environment: 1 (don't expect too much, the restaurant is old)

Service: 2 (not rude but don't expect 5 star service either)

Price: 4 (cheap and worth it)

Parking: 4 (in front of the resturant and along Lebuh Cintra)

Address: Lebuh Cintra (opposite the Bak Chang place)