Pinangsia Noodle House

So we've heard, so much fuss about the noodles in Pinang Sia. So much so that when we told friends that we love the noodles in Ayam Goreng 99, they straight away ask us to cross the road and try Pinang Sia first. So cross the road we did, and it sure didn't disappoint.


Bakso Goreng $1.20 each

The restaurant was not too crowded when we arrived at 7:30pm, it's normally very crowded at 6pm. Just like Ayam Goreng 99, it's a simple and functional restaurant, serving home style Indonesian food. The fried meat balls, more famously known as Bakso Goreng is also one of their specialty. It's a huge meat ball, about the size of a children's fist. We have one each, and it was so delicious, dipped in the chili sauce.



The meat balls were deep fried until crips, but the meat inside were moist and soft, with a faint fishy aroma. I would craved for this I'm sure.


Bakmi Komplit $12

All 3 of us ordered noodle dishes. Husband choose a noodle combination, aka Bakmi Komplit, which was thick egg noodle with mushroom, chicken, BBQ pork and Friend Wanton. It also come with a small bowl of clear soup with 2 tiny beef ball. Indeed very "Komplit".


Bakmi Ayam Wanton $7.50

I order a more simple version, chicken noodle, aka Bakmi Ayam. It's thick egg noodles, with mushroom, chicken, and 2 deep fried wanton.

Apart from the topping and size, we basically ordered the same thing. The taste was sensational, I love the chewy, rubbery thick egg noodle, but husband regretted that he didn't not ordered the thin noodle as he prefer thinner noodle. However, it really does taste so much like the "KamPua" back home.


Mie Tek Tek $7.50

T ordered an Indonesian style fried noodle, aka Mei Tek Tek. It's very different from the traditional fried noodle ( mee goreng ). The noodle is thinner, and the sauce is much sweeter. She is willing enough for me to taste a bite, and it's really sensational. Perhaps that would be my next order when I crave for the bakso goreng.




Pinangsia Noodle
319 Anzac Parade
Kingsford NSW

Ayam Goreng 99

Sydney Eastern Suburb Kingsford is bursting with Indonesian food. Remember those times when I was studying in UNSW, we would stroll along Anzac parade and have Indonesian food for lunches and dinners. They're very affordable, and always remind us of our own Malaysian street food. From the beginning to the end of Anzac parade, our option were plentiful. But if we're itching for fried chicken, there was only one place to go-Ayam Goreng 99. In fact, Ayam Goreng means Fried Chicken in Indonesian Language.


A&W Soda $2

We used to visit Ayam Goreng 99 a lot but after graduation, and live in the southern suburb of Sydney, I have not been step food (oops, foot ) in this restaurant for a while.
But the all too familiar scene came rushing back as we re-visited this restaurant one afternoon.
This place is bursting with people, students mostly, and if you come at a peak hour ( 12pm or 6pm), you'll have a queue for a long long time.
The restaurant itself, have not much design, it's a very basic and functional restaurant. All the walls were painted in white, and have bright florescence light. There are long wooden tables, that were arranged like a canteen, and normally, would be packed with students, very noisy and lively. It's not the kind of romantic restaurant that you would like to take your special someone out to a special date, rather, it's the kind that offer fast, fresh home style food, reminiscent of the kind we have at home ( Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia ). It's also pretty much self service. There were pen and paper on each table, and we were to write down our orders from the 2 pages laminated menu, and hand it to to the counter. Regulars even pushed if further by only writing down the initials of the dishes, eg: AGP, for Ayam Goreng Paha ( Fried Chicken Maryland ). We can also help ourselves with a list of canned sodas from the fridge near the counter, which stock some of the hard to find sodas such as A&W. ( Similar to Sarsi, a kind of sodas, more commonly found in Asian Grocery stores)


Ayam Bakmi $7.50 ( Extra dollar if it comes with beef ball in soup )

Apart from their signature dish, their healthier counter part is Ayam Bakar, aka Grilled chicken.
They also offer lot's of other famous Indonesian/Malaysian dishes such as Satay, Otak Otak, Sambal Kangkung, Rendang, various curries etc. My husband is totally addicted to their noodle dishes, known as Bakmi. Bakmi actually means "Meat Noodle". He say it remind him of the Kolo Mee back home.


Beefballs in clear soup $1


Mee Goreng $7.50

We also order their mee goreng, which arrived in an enormous pile of flat egg noodle, stir fries with dark soy sauce, chicken pieces, eggs, shallots and beansprouts. It's very delicious, with a faint burnt after taste.


Ayam Bakar Paha $5

Their signature dish ABP, was never disappointing. Full of flavour, juicy as it can be, but with a strong flame burnt aroma. It's really delicious. One bite into it, we decided that we should revisit this place more often.

Ayam Goreng 99
464 Anzac Parade
Kingsford