Geylang Lor 9 Frog Porridge

What comes first into your mind when people mention to you about Geylang? I know what are you thinking but anyway Geylang do have some mouth-watering food as well. One of it is Geylang Lor 9 Frog Porridge.

I didn't knew that Malacca do have a branch of Geylang Lor 9 Frog Porridge restaurant till one of my friend told me 2 weeks ago. I was surprised to know that the location of the restaurant was actually situated at the road along Wazen Japanese Restaurant which I used to pass by quite often apparently.

What actually so special about this restaurant? As its name clearly stated Frog Porridge, so definitely we need to try the frog. :)

For your info, Geylang Lor 9 Frog Porridge Restaurant was origin from Singapore. They do have other branches across other countries such as Taiwan, Indonesia & China besides Malaysia. However, the one in Melaka Raya was the first in Malacca. There are rumors saying that a new outlet might open soon in Melaka Baru since the one in Melaka Raya is earning quite well.

Even though I hate eating porridge (my last porridge was like 6 months ago), however as for this circumstance, my colleague insists that I should take porridge instead of rice as the frog is best to be eaten with porridge. I assented & relented to go for porridge somehow. 

The frog can be served in 2 types which are Kong Poh or Steam Ginger. The price of the frog was sold based on per piece. One piece will cost you RM 10. However, it will be RM 28 if you order 3 pieces which would be just enough for 4 eaters. So, we decided to go for Kong Poh Style for 3 pieces. The frog was very spicy. This was mainly due to some "small Chili (Cili Padi)” was added inside to make the gravy even more tasty & spicy. Just a warning to those who dislike spicy food as you may find it a bit hot. So get ready with some ice water perhaps. Besides that, they do have other side dishes which I found it ordinary only. We did order fried Egg, Thai Style Chicken &  Yu Mek (Vegetables). The fried egg was a too salty while the Thai style chicken was not spicy after all. No comment for the vegetable. Total Damage for this dinner was around RM 61.20 for 4 people

Kong Poh Style Frog

 Porridge for 4 Person

 Thai Style Chicken RM 8 Per Plate

Basically, I would rate it 7.5/10. However, it is worth trying for those who has never taste frog before. Glad that I did not defy my colleague when she ask me to go for porridge as the taste was overwhelming after all. Yes, I do really mean it. As for the price wise, I felt it is quite reasonable. Maybe next time I might not order for the side dishes as I felt that Porridge & the frog would just serve you enough for the night.

Bert's JR Burger

There’s a new Burger Stall in town known as Bert JR which opened its door recently at Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall. To be precise, it is located along walkway of Dataran Pahlawan. So my advice is that don’t go there during noon just like how I did it as the heat from the sun is unbearable.

It is a halal fast food stall. I managed to glimpse through the menu for a few minutes & I noticed that it menu included fish, beef & chicken burger. As for chicken burger, it consist 3 types which are Tepriyaki, Black Pepper & Normal Chicken Burger. I think it should be the same as well for Fish & Beef burger if I am not mistaken.

There was no customer during that time & it took them approximately 15-20 minutes to prepare 4 pieces of burgers. I felt it is a bit slow compare to other burger outlet out there. As for the price, I think it is a bit expensi too.

For the ala carte burger regardless of fish, beef or chicken, it cost you RM 7.9 for a piece while for the combo set burger which comprise of a drink (Passion Fruit, Peach, and Ice Lemon etc.) & French fries; it would cost you extra RM 4. I was unable to view the other part of the menu as the agonizing heat prevent me from continue standing at the counter & all I need during that time was just a cold ice drink to keep me cool apart from the heat.

So, here goes my lunch. I decided to go for Tepriyaki Chicken Burger Combo Set – RM 11.90

Please do not underestimate the size of the burger. It was quite filling after I ate it.  It was not like those ordinary burgers where the meat is in a form of round. As for its taste, I must admit that it was below my expectation based on the price, brand & the quality of the food. Considering the fact that Bert JR is from a local business, I was actually hoping that the price may be a bit lower perhaps. For the French fries, it failed to satisfy me as I somehow prefer those from MCD instead.

Overall, I would rate it 6/10 as other elements such as its surrounding & service were taken into consideration as well. There’s of course room for improvement which I feel they need to install at least some fan there to keep the customer cool apart from the heat. Perhaps they just recently open its door so most of it hasn’t fully setup yet. So, let’s give them some time.

Anyway, would I visit again in the very near future? Perhaps yes but not in the noon again

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