FIND THE RECOGNISED “NINE DISHES CORNER” CHINESE CUISINE FAMILY RESTAURANT ON THE NORTHERN NATION @ KEDAH
“Chinese Cuisine Family Restaurant” is all the while among the local chinese’s favourite place of dining or eating house for friends & families which carrying the combination of the local chinese cuisines/recipes being widely practised on our nations with respective home recipes on the ground. Here on the northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended new established Chinese Cuisine Family Restaurant “Nine Dishes Corner” running at Alor Setar, Kedah having great positive response from the market recently.
The Kedah local originated Mr. Yee Chee Hern (born 1994), together with his wife Ms. Gini Chong Yu Qing (Selangor, born 1994) both were the founders and also the recent immediate couple-owners of this best recognised Chinese Cuisine Family Restaurant “Nine Dishes Corner” right in the Alor Setar territory presenting their chef’s (founder’s) very home-cooked signature menus to the locals & visitors all under a roof in an manner environmentally dining condition on the northern ground.
The founder cum owner, also the restaurant’s Main Chef Yee Chee Hern, who been initially touched the f&b field at his only 14th of age began as a helper (started from dish wash, then as service crew later-on as waiter), stepped onto the kitchen floor at his about 15th experienced the chinese dim sum field, also touched the western, thai & chinese cuisines along his journey. Later-on fully stepped into the industry at his 17th of age worked as a kitchen trainee at hometown Alor Setar before reached Kuala Lumpur recruited himself into an academy sharpen his career in the chinese cuisine field. Then reached Singapore in year 2015 and stayed nearly 10 years there to further his exposure in the profession with patience. While Chee Hern’s wife Gini Chong Yu Qing, who also since teenage touched the f&b field began from a part-timer worked as a waitress at hometown been stepped into the industry at her 20th of age started as a service crew on the front floor, then joined and graduated from an academy at Kuala Lumpur as a Pastries Chef/Baker. Later-on reached Singapore in year 2017 experienced few years as pastries chef/baker, then exposed to a barista along her journey in the career.
With experiences & recipes on-hand, added with vision to have their couple’s owned eating house locally and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry especially the Chinese family’s restaurant enabled Chee Hern & Gini Chong decided then successfully established their very first owned Chinese Cuisine Family Restaurant officially named the “Nine Dishes Corner” along the Tandop Industrial Commercial Centre, Alor Setar in the end of year 2023 serving all their signatures to the public. 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 Kedah.
In this Nine Dishes Corner, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their famous “Main Curry Fish” which most wanted by the locals. Local fresh sea white snapper in weight of about 600-700grams commonly selected, in-house steamed then served in hot metal pot with their homemade curry paste broth (made from more than 15 ingredients mixture), cooked with fresh coconut milk (santan) & fresh milk, into lady fingers, tomatoes & eggplant and finally toppings of mint leaves will brings the excellent curry’s smoothness swallowed with salty fair spices and the fish’s freshness taste into mouth that you must have a try when reached Alor Setar, Kedah.
Secondly will be their signature “Deep Fried Pork Belly with Fermented Beancurd”, which also among the restaurant’s daily selection wanted by their customers. Local fresh pork belly cleaned then marinated overnight in their seasonings with fermented beancurd, served after few minutes deep fried and taken in cutted pieces will brings the wonderful crispy bites with juicy belly’s into mouth that you cannot aside here. Complete dipping onto their sided homemade sour sweet spicy green chili paste is always the best matching here.
Another will be their special “House Made Crispy Shrimp Cake”, also always their visitor’s favourite in menus. Hand-wrapped shrimp cake/cracker (with popiah wrapper skin) fillings in combination of chopped sea shrimps with squid paste, onions & seasonings, served crispy hot after 2 minutes deep fried in boiling hot cooking oil, and finally taken sides with their appetising homemade green chili paste will always bring the unbelievable crispy bites with soft texturing fillings kind of their exotic Crispy Shrimp Cake/Craker eatery that you will neither found the same elsewhere in town here.
Moreover, the owners also introduced their Chef’s all time favourite recommended “Braised Prawn with Ginger” which like by most of their customers from the beginning. Local fresh giant tiger prawns on weigh of about 50-60grams each selected, stir-fried with ginger shredded then minutes braised in their home-cooked chicken soup base broth will brings the best prawn’s freshness swallowed with nice prawn’s texturing bites itself kind of their signature Braised Prawn eatery that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Chinese Cuisine Family Restaurant “Nine Dishes Corner” at Alor Setar, Kedah.
NINE DISHES CORNER
Address: No. B-166,
Tingkat Bawah,
Taman Perindustrian Tandop Utama,
Jalan Tandop 6,
Lebuhraya Sultanah Bahiyah,
05400 Alor Setar,
Kedah.
Business Hours: 11:30am to 2:30pm
5:30pm to 9:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Monday & Tuesday)