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Penang Pekaka Square | Maxim Dim Sum and Noodle Restaurant
Written by Shirley T   
Saturday, 27 November 2010 00:00



Talking about dim sum on the south-east coast of Penang island, there are not many choices. One of the most popular spots that my family and friends frequented is Maxim at Pekaka Square in Sg Dua. A stone throw from USM campus, Maxim serves reasonably good selection of Malaysian dim sum, almost exactly like everything we could have in George Town.
Right at the corner of Pekaka Square
Unlike most dim sum restaurants in George Town which the dim sum array is displayed on the push-cart, Maxim is a self-service restaurant. Competitively priced and good quality of dim sum, Maxim draws huge crowd especially on weekends and public holidays. Due to high demand, they has taken over another shop lot aside from their original 2 units on the right corner of Bangunan Lip Sin.
Ma Lai Koh or literally means 'Malay Kuih' - soft
Open for breakfast as early as 7am through lunch until 2pm, Maxim serves over 50 choices of dim sum, ranging from little dumplings such as hao gao, siu mai to deep-fried turnip cake or yam cake and some pastries including egg tarts. Aside from these, Maxim also serves steamed bun (bao) with a variety of fillings, porridge, rice rolls (chee cheong fun), glutinous rice chicken (loh mai kai) as well as taking order for fried noodles from their kitchen.
Crispy and delectable yam balls with barbecued pork filling
Ha Gao - little dumplings with shrimp & vegetables
Glutinous rice balls with lotus paste
My all-time favorite is their porridge and egg tart. The porridge is well-cooked and perfectly flavored while the egg tart's filling is soft, not too sweet and they are usually gone way before noon.

A lot of variety is the fun of dim sum
If you thought of trying the dim sum at Maxim on weekends or public holidays, go early to avoid long wait for a vacant table. Otherwise, grab something to go for convenience sake. Definitely worth the effort!

Getting there?
Maxim Dim Sum Restaurant - Behind Happy Coffee Shop opp. Tesco Extra
11-12 Bangunan Lip Sin, Lebuh Pekaka Satu,
11700 Sg Dua, Penang
Malaysia

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written by kae vin , November 27, 2010

Ate there a couple of times and I love the egg tart. The multilayer crust! yum!
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