Restoran Tuck Kee 德记炒粉店 @ Ipoh
Apparently there 3 Tuck Kee restaurants at Ipoh which specialize in fried noodles. Maybe there are more, any Ipohan can enlighten me?
The first Tuck Kee I tried was this shop located diagonally across from Restoran Nasi Ayam Pak Kong, Jalan Theatre on last year. Recommended by the owner of the famous Tau Foo Fah stall when we had light refreshment there. I didn’t know this is not the ORIGINAL one until I saw someone posted a photo of facade of the original Tuck Kee.
The ORIGINAL Restoran Tuck Kee situated at Jalan Yau Tet Shin. Buzzing with activities and this place is often thronged with people. Waiting is inevitable and getting a table could be difficult no matter peak or non-peak hours as this was the scene when we reached circa 9pm+ after our hot springs session. The crowd kept pouring in the entire time we were there too, so be prepared to stand beside the table to “chope” (reserve/secure) the seats. >_<
Actually there is another shop with a rather misleading name of Sun Tuck Kee on the same street, to be precise it’s just 2 doors away. But their business was not as brisk as the former.
This long-standing restaurant has been operating for more than 50 years and is known for its dependably good fried noodles dishes. There are very limited seats in the shop but ample of tables are spilling out onto both sides the street.
Their menu is quite limited which features different types fried noodles and appetizers such as Hokkien Fried Noodles, Wat Dan Hor, Braised Yee Mee, Bean Sprout, Braised Chicken Feet, Meat Balls Soup, Baby Octopus in Soy Sauce and etc.
Yut Kong Hor 月光河
Among all the noodles dishes, this Yut Kong Hor is one of the most popular order. Also known as the moonlight fried noodles, the appearance is similar to the Wat Dan Hor but crowned with an addition raw egg. Stir the raw egg with the noodle and you can start slurping the slippery smooth hor fun. Well braised in dark aromatic soy sauce and laden with the essential PORK LARD and pork lard oil, the simple satisfaction!
Baby Octopus in Soy Sauce 八爪鱼
Poached baby octopus served with soy sauce, fried garlic oil and completed with fragrant fried garlic bits and chopped spring onions. The baby octopus was perfectly cooked. The texture was spot on, slightly crunch when you sink your teeth into the baby octopus followed by firm, chewy flesh. Even Sam whose never a fan of octopus/squid enjoyed this immensely and always request for it during our dine out at KL. >_< The chili dipping with crushed peanuts went well with the baby octopus too. This is awesome, order or regret!
Restoran Tuck Kee 德记炒粉店
61, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Tel: +605-2537 513
Operating Hours: 5.00pm to 2.00am (Off day are not fix, please call to avoid disappointment)
I do like their dishes
I will definitely go back for more for sure!
i can see the lard in the Yut Kong Hor … i wonder if can request three eggs instead of just one 😀
Sean, those lards are magic! 3 eggs are too much, 2 are perfect I think, hehe ^__^
I saw an episode of Axian showing this place. It seems the shop next door is opened by a relative.
The wat tan hor is also very popular and I’d love to try the baby octopus if I have the chance 🙂
Actually the next shop was in good business too but I guess many were “diverted” from Tuck Kee because no table or long waiting, haha 😛 My cousin just told me he ate at Sun Tuck Kee due to this reason.
Yes, I think you will have chance when u visit your in law family here 🙂
I am drooling at the baby octopus. I love it served that way but I’ve not eating it this way for a very long time 🙁
Yawor, I only had this at Penang & Ipoh, seem like can’t see any in Klang Valley hor….
You can have baby octopus this style at Teow Chew Meng in PJ SS2
我嘴叼的老公对他们的月光河可是念念不忘啊！！老字号能保持好水准不容易，等也值得！！
Sam就很挂念他们的八爪鱼，上次我们叫菜吃饭说到要order sotong，她立马想到的就是这个但这里哪里找八爪鱼给她 >_< 失望到她。。。。。 可怜
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I went to the wrong one with my friend. We both ate and suffered with diarrhoea. 🙁
Hello, Choi Yen!
For your information, Tuck Kee family businesss has to date opened branches in surrounding areas of Ipoh like Bercham, Gunung Rapat and Medan Ipoh. They all serve the same style of noodles. Possibly there are other branches too which I’m not aware. But still the best to recommend is the original Tuck Kee restaurant (old style shop, not the other new one) along Jalan Yau Tet Shin.
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You can refer to my food reviews in Google Map if interested.