"Ipoh's Cendul Abang Kacak is all hype!" says Jessica

"How's your trip to Ipoh?" I ask Jessica. "Any delicious food to recommend?"

"We ate nasi kandar at Yong Suan." Jessica wipes her mouth with her fingers (pix above). "It was good but not great. Then we tried the Cendol Abang Kacak. His chendul is standard fare, nothing fantastic, all hype. For better cendul, go to Cendul Padang Ipoh at Jalan Tun Sambanthan."

I sip my Coke. "What else did you eat?"

"Bean sprouts chicken at Restoran Ong Kee. Cleanliness of this restaurant needs to be improved. They got a C grade for cleanliness." She shows a photo on the screen of her smartphone. "See? Actually, we wanted to go to Lou Wong, located opposite, but it was full, so we went to Ong Kee. The food from Ong Kee is okay. My only complaint is that the area is crawling with jaga kereta boys."

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