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Tao December PROMO!!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Good news peeps! Here comes Tao Authentic Asian Cuisine's December Promo!

Make a booking in-advance in DECEMBER, and dine-in within December 2015 - January 2016, to enjoy GROUP OFFER !! *Promotion is applicable for all outlets in Malaysia*

10% OFF for 20 pax & above
15% OFF for 30 pax & above
20% OFF for 50 pax & above

Be sure to take note of the terms & conditions :

1. Booking period : 1st - 31st December 2015.
2. 50% deposit is required to confirm your booking.
3. Dining period : 1st December 2015 – 28th January 2016
4. Valid on Daily Dinner and Weekend Lunch, EXCEPT Public Holiday.

And for your info, this is the latest price list for Auto City's outlet:

Lunch for Monday to Friday is 12pm-4pm,

Price is RM64.96 (with sashimi) nett
RM53.36 (without sashimi)

Lunch for Saturday, Sunday and public holiday is 12pm-4pm
Price is RM68.44 nett

Dinner is 5.30pm-10.30pm (Monday to Thursday), Price is RM68.44
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Eve, and Public holiday is from 5.30pm-11pm, Price is RM68.44 nett

Tao lounge in Juru Auto-city

Tao is way too familiar for Penang people. Tao is an upscale restaurant offering eat-all-you-can buffet with full table service focusing on quality rather than on price. The restaurant includes specialties such as Japanese, Chinese, Thailand, and other foreign or ethnic food. Tao has been in Penang since 2006.

It was my pleasure to be invited for their food tasting! I'm not a big fan of buffet because I can't eat much, but I'm a super big fan of japanese food! yum yum! It's my first time to dine in Tao in auto-city, I've been to Tao in e-gate last time though but never in auto-city. My friends kept telling me that Tao in Juru Auto-city has really great ambiance, so I was really looking forward to this! Hehe!

Exterior of Tao, it might be a little hard to find, I myself wasn't sure this was the entrance ;p
There's another entrance beside Nandos too.

just beside iceice baby

or you can spot Starbucks first

If you enter from the entrance beside iceice baby, this is what you'll see

This is what you'll see at the entrance beside Nandos

and the entrance of the restaurant

Reception

entering dining area

Dining area, you can take off your shoes and sit in this area, fully relax and enjoy your meal

Dining area

A private room if you want one

I quite like the interior, really authentic I'll say. It provides customers with different choices of seats and experiences. The whole place is spacious with 300 pax sitting capacity. You can have you special occasion such as birthday, family gathering, anniversaries, banquets, special event, receptions and meetings there. Be sure to make reservation in advance with them ya.

A salad bar, take whatever you want!

various fresh vege and fruits to be chosen

of course, salad dressing is just beside it

coffee machines, serve yourself with your fav drink

Snack bar, you can't miss this out

Wondering what's on the snack bar? Here they are:

Potato salad

have some cooked fish if sashimi is not you cup of tea

Jelly fish

Fried fish skin

Wakame (edible seaweed)

Ready for the feast

After exploring the whole place, it's time to eat!

Kakihiroyaki, baked FRESH oyster with cheese mayo. FRESH!

Prawn Mantis, fried with salt and pepper. The taste of salt and pepper was just nice, you might see red pepper but it's not that spicy.

Spicy Tsubu (escargot), fresh and chewy!

Lamb Teriyaki, I don't eat mutton but according to my friend, it's really chewy and there's no hint of gaminess. At first we thought it was beef coz there's no gamy taste.

Gyoza

Salmon teriyaki, my personal fav, apparently this is a must have dish in Tao.

Sashimi moriawase: we had salmon, shiro maguro, toro, shime saba and tako. I can't eat raw coz of my weak stomach T_T my friend said it was all very fresh and simply delicious, especially the shime saba. His happy face and thumbs up said it all.

sushi roll: from the left Ippon, chef's special maki and u-maki

Let's talk about Ippon first, coz I like it very much, hehe. Egg, cucumber, crab stick, lettuce and cream cheese wrapped in Vietnamese rice paper. It's something like Vietnamese popiah. First bite you'll taste the green taste of vege, then cream cheese will kicks in and melts in you mouth, and with the chewy rice paper, it seriously tasted real good. However, those who don't like the green taste and cheese, you should avoid this.

Ippon, yum yum!

Chef's special maki, as you can see it's wrapped in cake instead of the normal seaweed, filled with crab stick, cucumber, chicken floss and mayo. The cake tasted a little bit sweet but doesn't overcome the taste of the sushi.

Lastly, u-maki. Unagi, mayo, sesame seed and cucumber wrapped in egg, no seaweed wrapping. I'm an egg-lover so this is surely a thumbs up from me. Worth a shot if you want something new instead of normal sushi roll wrapped in seaweed.

2nd round!

Green dragon roll

What's so special about this green dragon roll is that, it's topped with avocado and mango. There's fried prawn, crab stick and cucumber inside, mango and avocado outside and the pinkish liquid you see is strawberry sauce. So imagine the salty food taste on the inside combine with the sweetness on the outside. I found it acceptable and delectable to some extent, but it's a no for my friend. You'll be the judge.

Ginko korokke

Instead of using potato like the normal korokke, ginko korokke is made of deep fried yam with ginko and sweet potato. So it taste sweet, unlike the normal korokke with salty taste. I didn't like the sweetness of it but it was overall ok for me, as for my friend, he's fancy of it.

Crab meat cream cheese

If you don't like cheese, be sure to avoid this! For cheese lover, this is heaven. It's stuffed with crab meat and cream cheese, very creamy and rich in cheese.

Potato salad, mushy potato with strong onion taste, it's either love it or hate it.

Potato salad was the only thing we could try from the snack bar coz we were all too full to try everything. Sad case! But thanks for the hearty meal!

The details are stated on the top of this post, be sure to enjoy it with you family and friends. It's better to share one dish with more people so you can enjoy more variety of food. My advice is don't order too mush teriyaki food at once, you might get sick of the taste. Last but not least, enjoy the food!

TAO Authentic Asian Cuisine & Lounge ( JURU ) Sdn. Bhd.
Auto-City, Penang, Malaysia

1820-f1 & 1822-f1, Jalan Perusahaan Autocity, North South Highway,
Juru Interchange, 13600, Prai, Penang.

RESERVATION
T: +604-5017825 / 6 ( tao )
F: +604-5026606 ( tao )

Customer Service : +6012-7187826

food

Paprika Cuisine

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

To celebrate one of my bestie's birthday another bestie of mine came all the way from KL to Penang. We went to PAPRIKA recommended by Nick, another tam chiak friend of mine. Paprika actually is the name of a spice made from air-dried chilli pepper of capsicum.

Thanks Nick for the photo!

It's not hard to find Paprika, even though I'm totally not familiar with the road in Raja Uda, we had no difficulty in looking for it. Thanks Nick again for the instruction! Corner grey building with catchy bright orange colour signboard, it's hard to miss!

We were there for early dinner on that day so there's not much customer yet. The interior were simple but nice and has a relaxing and comfortable ambiance. I can imagine how nice the place would be with live band performance, too bad the performance is only available on Wednesday and Friday and we were there on Sunday.

performing stage in the restaurant. (photo credit : Nick)

My first impression of the menu when I saw it was...... magazine? which I think it's a very unique idea though. The place is a fusion restaurant, consisting western and asian food.

The menu which looks like a magazine. Paprika! Capsicum!

Mixed Berry RM 7.50

A refreshing drink with mixture of mulberry and cranberry. Taste just nice, not too sour not too sweet, great to have it after a heavy meal.

Honey Lemon RM 5.90

Darjeeling Tea RM 6.30
you can ask for hot water refill for the tea

In-House Mushroom soup RM 7.50

I'm actually very fussy about mushroom soup, many restaurants out there use instant packet or can readily available in the supermarket to cook their mushroom soup. Honestly, I really don't like it., might as well I cook it myself. THIS! is different, totally going into my favourite mushroom soup list. I didn't asked them but I'm very sure they made it by themselves using fresh ingredients. You can taste the grounded mushroom in every bite. The combination of the mushroom's texture and the taste of the thick but smooth soup, slurp~!

Spicy Tomato Bruschetta RM 6.90

A very appetizing appetizer indeed. Sourness from the tomato served with crispy baguette and a little spiciness to kick start your appetite.

Hungarian Chicken RM 18.50

Something that caught my eyes in the menu. The chicken was grilled and served with a special sauce which is made from paprika but you wouldn't realize that even after finishing the whole thing. Instead, it has a slightly sweet taste and some hints of cumin (nope, no bitter taste from capsicum). Délicieux! Definitely recommended!

Pineapple fried rice RM 9.90

Delicious food, reasonable pricing, comfortable ambiance, I'll still go back for more although it's far from my place.

Ratings:

Taste: 8/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Service: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Price: 6/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)
Parking: 8/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)
Ambiance: 8/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Charges: 10% service charge + 6% GST

prices stated exclude GST

Paprika Cuisine

210, Pusat Perniagaan Raja Uda, Jalan Raja Uda, 12300 Butterworth, Penang (opposite Petronas)
Contact: 604-323 5042

Business hour:

Sun-Tues, Thurs : 12pm - 12am

Wed, Fri-Sat : 12pm - 1am

books

大刑伺候

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

fun + games

Laser OPS!

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Laser OPS, the first South East Asia's Laser Tag Arena has arrive in Penang!! Situated in 1st Avenue Mall, it has the largest laser tag arena in Penang with a maze spanning 4,800 sq. ft. fitted with state-of-the-art facilities to take the laser tag experience to the next level. Great for team-building, corporate events and even for party.

Situated in 3rd floor of 1st Avenue, in front of the escalator,just beside Escape Room

Honestly, I'm a fan of shooting games, I played counter strikes during secondary school and a bit of Serious Sam (old games, old stories). I've played paintball before as well. So, of course this is really interesting and exciting to me. For those who had been to Laser OPS in Singapore, I'm sure you are familiar with this. For those hearing Laser OPS for the first time, I'd suggest you to give it a try! Trust me, you'll never regret it. BUT, I must warn you, it's a physical sport activity and it could be intense to some. If you have any injury, please refrain from this. It would be a waste if you can't fully enjoy it and worsen your injury after the game.

I was invited as one of the blogger to the opening of Laser OPS Penang along with others, we had the chance to experience laser tagging first hand.

Front Counter

Pricing

The price during off peak (Mon - Fri) is RM 18 /person for 1 mission, RM 36/ per person for 3 missions. For peak period (Sat - Sun and public holidays) is RM 21 /per person 1 mission, RM 42 per person for 3 missions. Well, obviously 3 games really worth the money, double the price for 1 missions but you'll get to play 3 missions. At the end of the post you'll know why it's better to go for 3 missions. (with a minimum 2 pax to go and up to 24 players)

Take a photo here, upload to your social network to show off!

The enhanced phasors (laser gun in layman's term) with abilities such as Super Rapid Fire, and programmable game modes add new dimensions to the gameplay and missions. From role-playing and objective based mission for free-for all elimination matches, players can choose from a wide ranging selection of games format. Newcomers can try out different kinds of games and veteran laser tagger can test their skills in advanced level games.

Let's have a tour around the place to give a little more idea,

Each mission take about 30 minutes including briefing. Once you've register yourself at the counter, you'll enter the briefing room where everything will be explained (your mission, gameplay and the rules), you can ask you marshal of the day if you don't understand anything. Most importantly, follow the rules!

After the briefing, into vesting room! Put on your vest and get your phasor ready. Now you are good to go!

Red and Green teams vests

Each vest is labeled with a number, make sure you get the right vest that you are assigned to.

A sneak peek of the vest, that's the shoulder sensors.

After vesting, it's time to face your enemy. Enter the battlefield!

The Green Team's base

Red Team's base

Around the arena. There's elevated platforms here and there in the arena

We were given 3 missions. First game was free-for-all elimination matches, second game was team vs team which the team with the highest score wins. For third one was mission-based where we have to attack the enemy's base to score. Abilities were available for the third game, which add more flavors into the game, since it's a mission based teamwork gameplay, a little strategy planning would leads you to victory.Therefore, not only your body needs to work out, your brain needs to too.

Gameplay can be watched from outside of the arena as monitor is available.

Result for the 3rd game, I'm Bacteria, hehehe.

You'll receive an email of the score sheet and with a link to check the stats of your game online.

Score for 1st round, Free-for-all elimination

3rd game, high in score but 16% accuracy =.=

It was my first ever laser tag, so sometimes I don't know if I really hit my target. There's a speaker on your vest would say "Great shot" if you score, but if you're like me keep rapid firing, the 'pew pew' sound would actually 'take over' the 'Great shot' sound.......... so ya, that's why accuracy was so low for me.

This is how the online stats looks like

At the end of the day, I fell in love with laser tagging. It's was really fun, as fun as paintball but without the pain. I would totally recommend 3 missions in one go, it's worth the money and 1 game is never enough, especially for newbies. As you only getting used to the game in the 1st round, I'm sure you'll want a second and third game for the satisfaction.

After the game, maybe you'd like to get a souvenir?

my personal favourite, rocket shape pen with light.

Here's how it looks like

Gentle reminder: Do bring extra clothes so that you can change them after the game, just in case. You can bring nothing inside except yourself, lockers are provided to put you belongings so no worries! And remember, if you have any injury, please don't go for it. I'm not a very sporty person, my thighs were sore after the third game, so~ judge yourself~ And ladies, please don't wear heels and skirt.