In the case of going viral as a restaurant, there are 2 situations; deliberately or unintentionally. Akka Nasi Lemak in Seri Kembangan belongs to the latter class. The proprietor began this humble nasi lemak stall and gained huge recognition after a TikTok by her buyer went viral. In truth, there was a cut-off date when prospects queued up for her meals from 12am!
Submit-going viral, her little enterprise noticed its ups and downs however as for now, they’ve nonetheless been going regular. However the query stays— does the meals right here deserve all its hype?
After initially being positioned by the aspect of the highway close to a gasoline station, Akka Nasi Lemak stall has now relocated to a chosen spot the place different hawkers are additionally current. My preliminary considerations concerning the stall being crowded had been unfounded, probably as a result of I visited solely round 11 am.
Regardless of it being after rush hours, the aspect dishes had been nonetheless ample with eggs and hen, being fried freshly on the spot. Upon my first encounter, I used to be struck by the heat and hospitality of the Akka (large sister in Tamil) was. She has a couple of loyal prospects and new ones like me, and the pleasant power she exuded was really healthful.
You get to decide on between regular nasi lemak or nasi lemakpandan. Even the sambal got here with 2 choices; spicy and non-spicy. The aspect dishes diversified from hen to prawn and anchovies.
I bought theNasi Lemak Pandan with Spicy Hen (RM7), Nasi Lemak Pandan with Prawn Sambal (RM7) and Nasi Lemak Biasa with Hen Sambal and Petai Anchovies (RM12). Now let me let you know, how the pricing caught me fully off guard!
After I confirmed it with the akka, she defined that the nasi lemak with 1 aspect dish prices RM7 and for two aspect dishes, you pay RM12. Whatever the aspect dish you select—hen, prawn, or squid—the worth stays the identical.
Now, for the style itself. The nasi lemak was good, traditional with the sambal barely on the spicier aspect. The hen piece was beneficiant and tasted selfmade. Whereas the nasi lemak wasn’t probably the most mind-blowing one I’ve had, it was a stable one, particularly for these grabbing it on the best way to work. The massive portion might undoubtedly tide you over from breakfast to lunch.
The prawn was additionally spicy, beneficiant and most significantly, recent! The spotlight was undoubtedly the petai and anchovy stir-fry. Usually I detest petai for its odour and style however this dish was superb in making the daring flavours of each componentsextra delicate.
Remaining ideas
It’s arduous to find out what precisely made Akka Nasi Lemak go viral however for me, it’s undoubtedly her healthful perspective. It’s arduous to search out such reasonably priced meals anymore, particularly round Seri Kembangan.
Would I discover myself queuing for hours on finish for the meals? No. However, the meals continues to be yummy and makes for the proper for lunch or dinner. In a nutshell, go for the yummy meals, keep on your day by day dose of wholesomeness.
