Breakfast @ Hole No. 9

Today, my friend R** and I drove to Pulau Melayu, so that we could eat at the Hole No. 9 eatery. Hole No. 9 is named so because it's located next to the hole no. 9 of the Miri Golf Club. It has made quite a name for itself for the Mee Jawa and Deep-fried Chicken Wings.

This small eatery is a bit more than a shack. There was a shabby wooden kitchen behind a patch of cement, fitted with zinc roof. There were about 11 tables, and only one miserable fan. Since it was a really hot sunny morning, we could feel the warm heat from the sun all around us, as we sat dining there. It was unbearably hot!

There were only 4 workers at the eatery, and that was why the service was rather slow. We got a vacant table, but waited 10 minutes before one of the workers came to clear the table. It was another few minutes before our orders were taken. Unfortunately, much to our disappointment, there was no more Mee Jawa.

"Ramai orang pagi ni!!" said the Auntie who took our orders. There were a lot of customers in the morning.

And so, we had to settle for some other items in the menu. Both my friend and I ordered the Nasi Goreng Kampung and deep-fried chicken wings.

Each chicken wing sold for RM1.70. Actually, I did not really think that there was anything special about the chicken wings, except that they were really crispy. I supposed there were quite sufficiently marinated, as I did not need to dip the meat in chilli sauce.

Deep-fried chicken wings

The Nasi Goreng Kampung was quite alright as well. It wasn't too oily, and the rice was light and fluffy. There were lots of anchovies and even dices of beef. The Nasi Goreng Kampung was flavoured with belacan and spices, and sprinkled with chopped parsley and deep-fried shallots.

Nasi Goreng Kampung

With our food eaten, we quickly got to our car for the air-con!! My friend and I vowed to go earlier next weekend, so that it will not be so hot, and we can be assured that there's plenty of Mee Jawa to go around!