THE RECOGNISED “LAO CHENG JIE” (FOOK LIN) CHICKEN RICE COFFEE SHOP RUNNING ON THE NORTHERN NATION @ PULAU PINANG
“Chicken Rice Coffee Shop” is all the while a kind of the local’s chinese kopitiam or eating coffee shop that not only carrying the local traditional hand-brewed coffee/tea or other beverages, but also in combination of chicken rice eatery which among the local’s favourite selection on respective home recipes. Here on the northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended new established Chicken Rice Coffee Shop “Lao Cheng Jie” carrying with nearly 2 decades authentic “Fook Lin Chicken Rice” at Butterworth, Pulau Pinang having great positive response from the market recently.
The Pulau Pinang local originated Mr. Ng Jun Hui, who was the initial founder of this “Lao Cheng Jie” Coffee Shop subsequently passed onto his younger brother Mr. Ng Jian Yang (born 2002) is the recent owner. Joined by the local originated Mr. Wan Yew Fook (Pulau Pinang, born 1981) together with his wife Ms. Kiuk Sian Tjhang (Indonesian migrant, born 1983) both were the founders and also the recent immediate couple-owners of this nearly 20 years “Fook Lin Chicken Rice” running in a team presenting all their signature in menus to the locals & visitors under the same roof on the northern ground at Pulau Pinang.
The coffee shop recent owner Ng Jian Yang, who only at his age of 22 years old currently, been few years all the while running his mobile food-truck economy rice along the Butterworth territory being took over the responsibility to run his brother’s (family’s) coffee shop “Lao Chen Jie” along the Jalan Raja Uda serving all their very home-brewed/boiled beverages to the locals.
While Wan Yew Fook, who at his age of 43 years old currently, been initially stepped into the career at his 18th of age reached Kuala Lumpur began as a kitchen trainee touched the chicken rice field since year 1999. Then running his very own first chicken rice stall at Kuala Lumpur in the year of 2003 where Yew Fook practically experienced the career thoroughly before returned to hometown Butterworth started his (with wife) “Fook Lin Chicken Rice” food stall at Taman Chai Leng in the year of 2007. Later-on exposed into their outlet in this Lao Cheng Jie in the early of second quarter year 2024 and another also along the Raja Uda in the mid of year 2024 (in their owned coffee shop Wan Family Kopitiam) to further their exposure in the industry. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year of 2024 on the northern nation at Pulau Pinang.
In this Lao Cheng Jie Coffee Shop, surely their very authentic hand-brewed local Coffee or Tea (to be served in hot or icing cold on customer’s preference), and their daily fresh home-boiled refreshing cooling Lemon Lime sour sweet beverage/drink that you must have a try when reached Butterworth, Pulau Pinang. Also their home-cooked chinese herbal tea such like Luo Han Guo too kept cooling will always their visitors selection here.
At the Fook Lin Chicken Rice corner, their daily fresh Home-Poached/Boiled local fresh Meat Chicken on weight of about 2kg commonly selected, soaked in ice-water, then finally served in fine cutted pieces sides of cucumber slices, dressing with their home-mixed nice salted sweet soy sauce broth into fried shallot oil. Taken dipping onto their homemade appetising ginger/chili paste and complete with a plate of their hot-boiled pandan/oil rice will always the best combination in having the Fook Lin Chicken Rice eatery here.
Moreover, in order to perfect your chicken rice meal here, their Boiled Beansprouts (beansprouts from Ipoh, Perak itself selected) served with in-house soy sauce broth and Braised Chicken Egg will also among the local’s favourite sided selection from the beginning. Nonetheless, in the soup corner, their at least few hours home-boiled Chicken Soup with daily fresh local-made Wolf Herring Fish Ball always their customer’s most wanted that you will never regret after tasted.
Other than Chicken Rice, the owners also introduced their all time favourite recommended Kueh Teow Soup (Hor Fun) or Dry Konlo Kueh Teow (Konlo Hor Fun) which also among the noodles option to be served taken sides with their smooth juicy bites poached/boiled chicken eatery that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Chicken Rice Coffee Shop “Lao Cheng Jie” (Fook Lin Chicken Rice) at Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.
LAO CHENG JIE ENTERPRISE
(FOOK LIN CHICKEN RICE)
Address: No. 6646,
Jalan Raja Uda,
Taman Merbau,
12300 Butterworth,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 4:00pm to 11:30pm (Daily)
(Closed on Alternate Monday)