Ah Koong Eating House @ Pudu, Kuala Lumpur
December 11, 2010 | 12,260 views
A splendid spread of a fish ball noodles and various stuffed items for breakfast at Ah Koong Eating House in Pudu of Kuala Lumpur. Good enough to give some of Ipoh’s better ones a run for their money, really.
And so, let’s backtrack slightly and see what I ate when I was in the process of relocating to KL. We were staying in a fairly new business lodge named Leisure Inn on Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah somewhere behind of Times Square (more information in a later post), hence naturally the foodie instincts kicked in as soon as we ventured across the same road; laden with eateries bearing the most authentic of Chinese names and cuisines. I actually did a review on Dong Bei; a restaurant that specializes in Beijing-style of cuisine.
Pick your noodles, your seafood (look at those fresh large prawns and even oysters!), fish cakes, stuffed fish paste (yong tau foo) and much more …..
Ah Koong Eating House is only a hop and a skip away from Leisure Inn (though I wouldn’t recommend for you to be hopping around like mad). We had our breakfast there one morning, since the whole Pudu area seemed to be slightly desolated …. maybe you can find good street eats around the corner on Jalan Pudu/Jalan Sayor (or whatever) but we settled for this since the eatery was already half-crowded that early on a Sunday morning.
A springy flat noodles with a greenish tinge, probably spinach noodles but did not bother to find out. Not bad, texture’s almost like Hakka noodles but tossed in a wetter, soy sauce-based broth.
Seems that Ah Koong is a household name down south in Johor Bahru, with three outlets there alone. Proudly proclaiming themselves to be producing ‘Pure Fish Balls’, you can’t help but get enticed by the colourful array of selections to accompany your noodles.
By the way, a portion of fish ball noodle here cost RM5.50/USD1.80 but actually was more than enough since you get one bowl of noodles (either in soup or dry) and accompanied by a bowl of various fish paste, fish balls, seaweed, and lettuce.
Yeah … aside from the noticeable lack of lard (for an extremely pungent and sinful lardy affair, try Yee Jie in Pasir Pinji Night Market), the dry tossed ‘lou shu fun’ (silver thread noodles/rat’s tail noodles) was a delicious affair, topped with chopped scallions.
An aesthetically pleasant combination of chopped red chillies and cili padi (bird’s eye chillies) to go along with the noodles. Wish they had sambal though, or maybe I missed that?
You have to order from the counter at the front of the shop, in case you’re growing mold from the incessant waiting and waving. Go over, pick your noodles from the tray of finely-chopped noodles (you’ll see why when you’re there), then grab your favourite pieces of yong tau foo.
Go for the fried items instead; especially their famous fish and prawn cakes, the fantastic “Lor Bak” like spring rolls etc.
Verdict? Good. Some hits, some misses of course. But generally the combination of noodles, fish balls with seaweed in soup, and the fried items were all passable; if not delectable. Was happily munching on the fried spring rolls stuffed with minced pork and coriander, only to realize that we could not finish the food on the table. Too much, since most fried items came in hefty portions (and maybe price?). Hence order at your discreet and don’t go all out.
You wouldn’t want to end up bloated and skipping meals for the rest of your day. Wait, that’s a good diet plan then? 🙂
“HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE !!!”
Ah Koong Eating House – The other branch in USJ Taipan
Ah Koong Eating House
Ground Floor No.172,
Jln Changkat Tambi Dollah, Off Jalan Pudu,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2143 3477 (9.00am – 9.00pm)
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Google Map to Ah Koong Eating House
looks like u r getting right in the groove for some serious KL eating!
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Oysters! I love them..had the famos taiwanese oyster mee suah at Mid Valley…yummyumm KL seems to have lots of oysters…how come Ipoh don’t have but I discovered Parkson Grand has a branch – the famos taiwanese oyster mee suah :)))))
Have fun working in KL. Hope to meet up with you one day when you are back in Ipoh for a long holiday 🙂
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This one quite expensive oh~
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Oh? Serious?
As good as Ipoh? Time to swing by, maybe when I’m meeting Cherrie! 😉
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The food looks good there. This shop open not long ago isn’t it? I have been to Pudu many times especially that area but I never know there are such shop around.. Haha.. So blur of me..
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 12th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Erm, directly opposite of Purple Cane tea House at Shaw Parade.
Not sure how old this is, but you have to turn into Changkat Thambi Dollah before you can see this before the road leading to Bulatan Kg Pandan …
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Tham Reply:
December 14th, 2010 at 6:13 am
Its been there for a long time (15 years or more?) and I think it hails from Johor.
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 14th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Yup, they are from JB, as according to their website.
there’s a Pan Mee hawker stall nearby, just opposite Shaw Parade. situated under a tree. it’s been there since I was a primary school kid. I’m now a fresh graduate XP never been to there for few years now. i don’t know if the quality’s changed. but no harm in trying rite? at the same spot is a stall selling herbal soups. i remember drinking some pigeon? soup back then. idk if it’s still operating though.
been reading your blog for the past one year but this is the first time i’m commenting, i think. i’m really thankful for all your Ipoh food guides. i went to some places you recommended last year and end of this year, i’m going to Ipoh again 🙂
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 14th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Hi R, so now I shall be the one needing your guidance here in KL? 🙂
Haha …. thanks. Did not see any pan mee stall though, maybe coz we were out from day til night, hence missing the important hours.
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Oh, they have lou shu fun here too! Love them! I’ve only ever had nice ones in Kampar though.. Will have to try and see how this fares 🙂
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 14th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Witch … don’t compare. Haha … this stall run by foreigners, how good can they be?
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You are just a stone’s throw away from the best SIEW YOKE in the world. 😉
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 14th, 2010 at 9:21 am
You mean Pudu Siew Yoke ah?! Yeah hor …. I kind of forget that Pudu’s good for siew yoke and roast goose.
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