Dim Sum for Dinner @ Yoke Fook Moon, Ipoh
May 13, 2010 | 8,655 views| 41 Comments » |
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Good thing about having dim sum at night is that; you don’t have to wave until your arm falls out, before the staff carrying the trays walk over to you!
Fancy having Hong Kong dim sum for DINNER in Ipoh? Yup, you can do that at Yoke Fook Moon Restaurant, situated on the undisputed Dim Sum Street of Ipoh (Jalan Leong Sin Nam) that also houses the other two mammoths of the dim sum scene; Foh San and Ming Court.
One of the best Char Siew Bao (Steamed fluffy buns with barbecued pork fillings) in Ipoh, Yoke Fook Moon’s version is packed with tasty Char Siew
Recently the dim sum restaurant has undergone renovations, transforming into a spanking new eatery altogether; rivalling Foh San’s new age exterior (resembling more of a ‘Jau Lau’ or Chinese diner, than the traditional dim sum restaurant). Yoke Fook Moon has been operating for both breakfast and dinner hours since ages ago, but poor ignorant me only discovered about this AFTER they have went for the major facelift. But thankfully, the place does inject some life into the hauntingly hollow street come night time …..
Plates of mixed Yong Tau Foo, before being served with the sweetish, bean sauce
Clockwise from top left : Har Gau (Prawn Dumplings), Siew Mai (Pork Dumplings), Suen Juk Kuin (Sweet & Sour Rolls) and Yu Dan (Fish Balls)
Delicious Lor Bak Gou (Fried Radish Cake), and two versions of fried prawn rolls
A wonderful creation, only at Yoke Fook Moon, is the peppery Pig’s Stomach Soup with Fish Noodles
Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun – Steamed Rice Rolls with fillings of chopped Char Siew and Prawns, garnished with fried shallots and sesame seeds, and a dollop of ‘sambal’ (chili paste) on the side.
The array of dim sum at Yoke Fook Moon is far from mind-boggling, nothing that shouts EXCLUSIVITY nor CREATIVITY, yet the same old selections (Char Siew Bao, Har Gau, Siew Mai) are done ever so marvelously. Yes, I do agree that Foh San usually gets all the credits (and hogs the limelight) for being the epitome of Dim Sum in Ipoh. But if you read my post on Ming Court, you would have agreed with me that I prefer Ming Court’s dim sum to Foh San’s anyday.
Yoke Fook Moon to me, is somewhere in between. The Har Gau (Prawn Dumpling) encases two plump and crunchy prawns within, but the transluscent skin wrapping the fillings was a little thick, and starchy. The Siew Mai (pork+prawn dumplings with roes) were good, as they were served fresh from the steamers at the back of the shop.
The Lor Bak Gou (Fried radish cake) was exceptional, albeit the soggy, disdain appearance. The inclusion of dried shrimps in the cake added a pleasant crunch to the radish cakes, garnished with lots of chopped scallions.
Yong Tau Foo (Stuffed Brinjals & Chillies with Fish Paste), Cutting/Serving the Dim Sum, the Dessert of Sticky Cakes (ala Mua Chee) with Black Sesame fillings and coated with chopped peanuts, and the Porridge.
Must-try? Go for a serving of their Pig’s Stomach Soup with Fish Noodles, the most innovative product imagined by the clever minds at Yoke Fook Moon. Grandma slurped the whole claypot dry, hence you know it’s gotta be good. And the thick, slivers of ‘fish noodles’ are really made from fish paste.
Give their fishballs a miss, for they were full of starch and not so much of fish. But don’t ever miss their Char Siew Bao, nor any of their fluffy buns for that matter.
Notice the staff in orange T-shirts at the take-away counter? And the steaming hot steamers at the back of the restaurant? Everything’s fresh, really.
Aside from dim sum, you can also order a myriad of noodles at Yoke Fook Moon, for a complete meal. Dim Sum items are priced from about RM3.00/USD1.00 upwards. Slightly upscale, as the meal for five came to RM92.90/USD29, including extra orders of Char Siew Bao, and other pastries taken away.
A far cry from the almost too traditional Yoke Fook Moon, huh?
Address & Contact
YOKE FOOK MOON RESTAURANT – HONG KONG DIM SUM
No 67-69, Jalan Leong Sin Nam,
30300 Ipoh, Perak,
Malaysia.
Telephone : 605-241 6589
Business hours : 6am-10am, 6.30pm-11pm.
Click for the GOOGLE MAP to Yoke Fook Moon.
Directions : Same row with Foh San Dim Sum, and opposite of Ming Court Dim Sum.
You should have shown us this in the morning bro.
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Eh, this one opens at NIGHT also lah … so no worries. Come night or day, get your Char Siew Bao fix here.
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Hmm, looks very interesting and tempting to me at 3am =P Sadly I probably would never get to eat there, as my dim sum escapades are funded by my aunt who’s a loyal Foh San customer XD I’ve tried Ming Court once before though, and sad to say it wasn’t a very nice experience. Used to the gargantuan Foh San portions, Ming Court’s was, well, tiny LOL The normal chilli sauce didn’t help too, since me and my aunt are chilli sauce fanatics who gulp them down like water! One of the worst points was that while Foh San ferries its dim sum around in heated carts, Ming Court’s was in trays precariously balanced by the staff. Coupled with the air conditioned, the dim sum turned out cold and unappetising, cementing my aunt’s devotion to Foh San, and thus my free dim sum outings too XD
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Really? I was a fan of Foh San as well. When I thought Ming Court’s dim sum were much smaller in portion than Foh San’s.
But after a while, after Foh San has moved, the quality has dropped drastically, and they did not even push their carts around come weekends/public holidays when the place was swarmed by the dim sum loving crowd.
But really, it all boils down to personal preference.
And Ipoh’s dim sum is still better than what I have tried in KL and Penang.
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Dim sum for dinner? I’d say that’s strange except I used to have dim sum for supper at Jalan Ipoh.
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Dint know they did a facelift… been going to the Bukit Kledang dim sum instead… love their fried char siew pau there.
But the fish noodles and pig stomach, it is something new… must try!
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Bukit Kledang huh? Damn, I still have no idea where this place is, nor what’s the name.
Any hints? Directions?
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I did have a very bad experience when i go to the counter to settled my bill. After i paid for my bill, the old man sitting inside the counter THROW the change included some coins on the table. Damn rude!
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
When we were there, the guy manning the counter was very friendly, a chubby chap in his 30′s I supposed.
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Makes me hungry now.. yummy!
Kao Lee @Ipoh Garden oso not bad..
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Yeah, I wrote about Kao Lee before. Not bad, and very near my place.
http://www.j2kfm.com/kao-lee-dim-sum-ipoh-garden/
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Dim sum at night? Cool!
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What – pig stomach soup as dim sum?! Hehe, that’s new! I really miss ipoh dim sum – must go back soon!
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went there once & no turning back >.<
saw they renovated the place when i went to foh san two weeks ago.
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
No turning back means good or bad?
Can mean either way though …..
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Another choice of dinner other than boring rice & noodle~~
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OK dim sum for dinner! Ah why did you have to do this to me just before dinner time!
Like you, I still prefer Ming Court’s dim sum.. but I guess when it comes to dinner, you don’t have much choices of restaurants to choose for dim sum, and Yoke Fook Moon becomes an attractive option. I love the char siew pau there too.. or any char siew pau for that matter! LOL!
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, me still prefer Ming Court to the others. Maybe until I am proven wrong (from a disappointing outing or something), I will always recommend Ming Court first. Then maybe Foh San for the ambience and novelty, and Yoke Fook Moon for the buns.
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The mua chee, pig’s stomach with fish noodles and wu gok are very tempting to me.
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That pig’s stomach soup looks like an easy winner!! Someone’s gotta replicate this in KL pronto!!
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I simply got drool cos of the pig stomach soup as well as the other dim sum..I mean all are tempting!!!!!!
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This is AWESOME!!!! there was a night i craved for dim sum till i can practically die but ended up with nothing!! now i know wer to get them!! Thank you so much!!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!
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used to go there quite frequently last time…for dinner… at least no need to fight for tables like in the morning
all dimsum hse are pack in the mornign. Dining leisurely without the pressure from the constant glaring eyes (u know the table hunting glare) is just the right way to enjoy dimsum.
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 14th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Yes. And Yoke Fook Moon serves noodle dishes as well, from what I saw the others were having on neighbouring tables.
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lol, i agree with the hand waving bit. i like the look of the chee cheong fun!
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hmm…… another “dim sum” shop at night. ^-^ Marking in my food hunt list. ^-^
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Didn’t know they operate at nite. I only ate there once and haven;t been back. Ming court is still my place to be for dim sum.
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would like to enquire. do they serve the sesame ball thingy with some sticky sticky fillings??sorry but i hav no idea wat it is called. it is round. covered with sesame.
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 18th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Yeah they do. We call them Chi Ma Jou, or Chin Dui. Or probably some other names, but I know which you’re referring to.
In fact I think MOST dim sum outlets serve them.
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[...] Yoke Fook Moon Dim Sum (NEW!!) – Opens for Dinner as well. [...]
Visited this place for dinner with expectations that were way too high! Sadly, most of the dim sum were served at room temperature, when it should have been steaming hot. The char siew bao was a let down: nice filling but not served hot. Only three choices were memorable, the ‘room temp but very tasty’ fried radish cake (lor bak gou), the mayo-laden ‘salad prawn’ and the fried prawn roll (freshly fried & hot). If there’s a next time, I’ll opt for take-away and heat the items at home!
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 13th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Really? Now this is strange. There are many Yoke Fook Moon (YFM) fans who swear by the dim sum there because everything’s freshly steamed and reheated prior to being served! Foh San has earned much ire in the sense that some of their dim sum are sloppily made and somewhat cold (in every sense of the word), while Ming Court serves tastier morsels but so dainty you can swallow all three at the same time!
You should have commented to the young boss seated at the counter, and I’m sure he’ll be glad to ask the staff to reheat the dim sum for you.
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Yoke Fook Moon is the best of all three….i have tried all. used to drive down from Penang just to have breakfast than go back..=P
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J2Kfm Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Haha… yeah Ervin. Everyone has their own favourite. I like Ming Court for the prompt service, tasty dim sum, but smaller portions. Foh San for some of their dim sum, but in general their quality has dropped too much from their old premise.
And Yoke Fook Moon for they open at night and they do GREAT pau.
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I fully agree with Ervin that Yoke Fook Moon is the best in the twn area as they are freshly prepared and ssteamed at the kitchen of the restaurant. Some of these Dim-Sum restaurants do mass production in the factory, stored in the fridges and then steam hot for customers. Thus their ingredients might not be that fresh.
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J2Kfm Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Yeah, you can actually taste the difference, so to speak. With those pre-made, frozen items thrown on the steamers.
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[...] 3. Yoke Fook Moon Dim Sum Restaurant @ Leong Sin Nam Road [...]
DIM SUM NICE… BUT THE STAFF VERY RUDE… INCLUDING THE BOSS…. DISLIKE….
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The Char Siew Pao is one of my favourites. Best is it’s open at night.
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Recently dine here,
Staff is RUDE (extremely), no surprise when the boss himself is really rude, like a gangster.
The comments about the old man (boss) being rude is true, the plump guy at the counter too is no different.
Staff insist customer to eat their recommendations, if declined, will be pushed to take, most probably to clear unsellable stocks, I felt threatened.
Later, waited for more than 30 mins for pack back, was blamed for not being patient, don’t see that that they themselves not responding for their inefficiency.
Food below average, price above average, service and attitude is terrible to the fullest.
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J2Kfm Reply:
February 7th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Sad to hear that Karen, maybe success has gone to their heads? Or they just don’t care. Like the famous competitors along the street.
Maybe it’s time we support the other gems like Chooi Yue @ Ipoh Garden South, Ying Fa @ Old Town, Sun Kok Kee @ Bercham, etc.
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