Food Review - Hasan’s Rojak & Cendol (Paramount Garden)

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Name
Hasan’s Rojak & Cendol
Food
Hmmm, I wonder…
Location
Paramount Garden PJ

Getting there
Coming from the direction of Section 19 towards Paramount, you will see the Shell Station on your right just before the KFC outlet at the traffic lights junction. Make a right turn immediately after Shell Station. The stall (van) is right at the end of the street junction.

Parking
In the vicinity of the Shell Station and the shop-lots there, there’s ample parking.

Service
Quick and fuss free – the way we like it. There is always a queue at this stall. We walked past it when we headed for lunch nearby and when we returned for desert, there were still people waiting to take-away their orders.

Ambience
It’s a van under the sun, with a few plastic chairs at the corner of a street next to an open drain. However, I have to say the place is surprisingly clean and free from any odor eventho’ from my description, the place may seem a little unsavory.

Taste
The Rojak tastes short of heaven. It’s pretty good but there are others that are better. The sauce is thick and the color & aroma from it makes the dish almost impossible to resist. Slightly sweet and not too spicy – Yummy. I had mine with sotong (cuttlefish) and requested for the tentacles. The sotong did not really add much to the experience and is not a must unless you are a sotong fan.

The Cendol here is served with, oddly enough, corn. Hence, this Cendol incarnation slightly resembles more ABC than other incarnations. However, as incongruent as it may seem, it didn’t take away our enjoyment of the desert. The shaved ice was not as distracting as the one in Mayang (http://jmerb.blogspot.com/2009/03/food-review-rojak-cendol-penang-in.html), eventho’ it’s also fairly coarse here.

Presentation
The Rojak looks divine (check out the pix). The thing that took me by surprise was the “branding” that appeared after you finish the dish (see pic). It’s reminiscent of the time when we were kids and when we finish our food, Ultra-man or Mickey Mouse would appear at the bottom of our bowl/plate.

The Cendol however, were served in Styrofoam bowls (I would have preferred if they were served in the more common stainless steel bowls).

Variety
Typical of stalls of this nature, they serve Indian Rojak & Cendol. While some stalls also serve ABC, it was not on the menu here.

Value for Money
Pretty standard for both the Rojak and Cendol.

Overall
Much, much better than the one at Mayang. I would definitely return for more. I would recommend a try.

Food Review - Rojak & Cendol Penang (in Taman Mayang)

Name
Taman Mayang Cendol
Food
Cendol, Rojak, ABC
Location
Taman Mayang

Getting there
Travel along the LDP from Puchong/Sunway towards 1-Utama, the mobile stall is located at the left junction turning into Taman Mayang right across from the SS 25 Road Sign along the LDP.

Parking
There are lots of places to park vehicles as it is located at the residential area.

Service
Quick and fuss-free. There are quite a number of people queuing for their food when I was there. Not sure if this is the usual crowd size.
Ambience
The mobile stall is located below a big shady tree. They have also set up a few foldable tables & plastic chairs for customers’ comfort. Hence, it can be quite breezy. Nice.

Taste
Quite disappointed with it as the cendol was pretty ordinary. Based on the crowd, I expected these to be repeat and loyal customers. The cendol greenies were OK and the red bean was good (but wished they didn’t skimp on them as there was too little given per bowl).

However, I found the shaved ice to be too coarse, like ice pebbles. They took away the enjoyment of a smooth cendol tasting experience.
Presentation
The standard stainless steel bowl.

Variety
They have the normal ones and ones with glutinous rice. They also serve Ice Kacang (ABC), Rojak and Mee Rojak.

Value for Money
RM1.60 a pop for the standard bowl. RM2.20 for the one with glutinous rice. Not expensive but not the cheapest around either.

Overall
Disappointed. Not as good as the crowds led me to think. Shaved ice was to coarse and more red beans would have been welcomed. Give it a miss.