Go for their toast if it's your tea time. This won't go wrong.
Verdict: Not many options for beverage and food but it’s a pleasant space (not as crowded as other famous coffee place and it’s air-conditioned ) to seek shelter for an hour or two.
As mentioned, their specialty is the selection of roasties. Our chicken and duck were very tasty, but among all the dishes, this was the only saving grace. A shame, seeing that Tuck Kee has been a stalwart among the old-time restaurants in Ipoh. As a kid growing up, I’ve dined here many times but the quality has suffered tremendously over the last few years.
Here's the location.
During my last visit to Ipoh I was introduced to a popular local bakery called JJ Roll that specializes in Swiss Rolls and custom order cakes. Looking at the premise they are occupying currently, you wouldn’t have guessed that JJ Roll had a humble beginning as a small kiosk.
My breakfast: Hand pulled noodle (pan mee). The noodle has nice chewy texture yet not too to chew.
We ordered 4 bowls of pan mee (handmade noodles). We requested for 1 sui kao (dumpling) to be added to each bowl.
Hubby ordered mee jawa. Taste wise okay.
Our first visit to Restoran Lee Kitchen, Jalan Tokong, Taman Hoover, (opposite Restoran Jen Jen, Ipoh). There are many stalls selling many varieties.
The chosen venue for the dinner gathering was Restoran Eipoh. I will only briefing describe the dishes.
We heard from a friend that the Hakka Mee business at Jalan Pasir Puteh has relocated to No. 110, Jalan Chung Ah Ming, Pasir Puteh, Ipoh. Business is just as good here at this new place.
QQ Mix @ RM 7.80 A very appetizing dessert served with jelly and tasted sweet and sourish
This visit, I wanted to try this White Curry Noodle. The soup is white. There is prawns, tofu puff, half hard boiled egg, long bean, beansprout, and a spoonful curry paste.
Their Prawn Mee reminded me of the Prawn Mee that we get in Taman Kok Lian, Kuala Lumpur. It was really good and the broth was on par with the best Prawn Mee's that I have tasted. Very generous with the add on's and it was one that we totally enjoyed. My rating for this shall be 10/10
The Jicama Liew (mix of jicama, starch and spices) is Ipoh specialty and much sought after.
The curry here has less oil, absolutely without the creamy taste from santan or milk.
Ah Hou roasts an entire pig everyday.
The entire shop was waiting for them to steam the CCF plate by plate.
You can check out this place if you are looking for good curry noodles.
Overall, the food at Tuck Kee did not disappoint and it was also very affordable. There was no 5-star service but the staff was attentive as much as they could, but once it reached peak hours, they were quite short-staffed.
The Yu Kong Hor (RM 10) really very delicious, smooth and tasty.
Though long queue, the turnover was fast and I have no complaints about their service for they are friendly and food was quick to be served.
The are reasons this place is famous: fast, affordable, simple, tasty, accessible (location and hours wise).
The price is on a steeper side considering it costs almost a dollar SGD but its still worth a try if you are in the area.
滑嫩嫩的豆腐花配上甜度刚刚好的糖浆, 一口一口在我嘴里玩着溜溜板的游戏, 一不小心就直接滑进我的喉咙里~ 整碗豆腐花下肚, 感觉似乎有点不过瘾~
Overall, if you intend to visit the hawker, you can try all items of the yong tau foo as they are so delicious and they are also very affordable. The dry noodles is the best in my opinion but the rest of the variety is equally good
Even though the taste to me was quite ordinary, it was a good experience to have sank into the local culture, experiencing the environment and food there.
Last but not least, you can’t just tell people that you went to Big Tree Foot (大树脚) without having their signature beverage – Red Bean Ice Smoothies (红豆冰) which costs only RM2.50 per cup. Tastes mild sweet, flaky and irresistible strong red bean flavor, this long-forgotten cold beverage is definitely the best duo with Yong Tau Fu (quench thirst and wash any greasy feel), not to mention it just feels awesome drinking cold stuff under any hot sunny days! 😉
The chicken had some bite like kampong chicken and was fairly fragrant. The taugeh was plump. The fishballs were qq and tasty, and the hor fun smooth and in a savoury clear broth. Not bad.
I personally will give this place a miss as chicken rice back home is one of our unofficial national dish and most stalls can beat this place hands down.
Beansprouts and Chicken. That is probably the major dish that people come to Ipoh to eat. If you come, you have to have it.
Verdict: I really imparted high expectation on this due to all the raving and positive reviews in the internet but it did not impress us as much as we thought it would.
说真的,吃了之后并不觉得它有多好吃,就是不明白为何有那么多人依然冲着它而来。
Just a humble staple of rice, curries, chutney and a piece of fried chicken but Yong Suan Nasi Kandar packs in the crowds daily and is famous well beyond little Ipoh town.
We came around 7.30am, so there was no crowd and park just in front. The dry curry noodle with chicken is the specialty, nice thick curry. The soup curry is nice too, but the thick curry sauce got..
For noodle, instead of ordering the usual chicken curry and bbp pork, I ordered koay teow which is flat rice noodle with bbq pork and roast pork with thick curry gravy. This is my type of delicious "messy" curry noodle.
This time, instead of my usual curry noodle (dry version), I ordered this curry noodle (soup version) for a change. This is just as good as the dry version.