Tucked away in the food haven of Gurney Drive, lies G.P. Soon Rojak, the 39th stall among many in the premise. The stall is among many in the exact same premise (Gurney Drive) that serve Penang Rojak (the others being stalls #52, #67, #77), thus, stiff competition is expected in selling a great plate of rojak, let alone a great dish in the Gurney area. Sure enough, this stall is handling the pressure quite well as it is very commonplace to find a massive queue of customers near the stall. On top of that, all the ingredients that go into making their famous plate of Penang Rojak must be prepared before the stall heads out to the Gurney area. Another thing is that is very common to see their tubs of Rojak sauce are consumed very quickly. All this is suggesting that this place can more than hold its own providing a good plate of Penang Rojak to satisfy the cravings of all their customers.
As far as the ingredients in this plate of Rojak is concerned, you can expect to find cucumbers, pineapples, turnips, Chinese crullers, raw mangoes and raw papayas. The most important ingredient to note about this plate of Penang Rojak is the sauce. However, it is arguable that the most important ingredient in any plate of Penang Rojak is the sauce, and this stall understands this. The sauce on this plate of Penang Rojak stands out from its Kuala Lumpur counterpart due to its much thicker consistency, which is attributed to a greater amount of shrimp paste used. There’s also sugar, chilli and lime added to the sauce to give it better flavour.
So if you’re ever around Gurney Drive for dinner, pick up a plate of Rojak from the 39th stall. This plate will be a great bite to have among the many you’re bound to eat in the area.
