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Seafood Noodles @ Fai Kee Restaurant, Ipoh

November 22, 2009 | 13,237 views
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Tom Yam Seafood Noodles

Tom Yam Seafood Noodles (RM5.50 / USD1.60), Saito Fishballs (RM0.40/USD0.10 each), and a small serving of Pork Beads (RM4/USD1.20)

Fai Kee Restaurant is a household name of sorts in Ipoh, an eatery associated with excellent seafood and fish head noodles in Ipoh. And since someone has commented about me being extra long-winded lately, I’ll just elaborate ever so slightly (promise!) on each item we ordered this afternoon, okay?

Fai Kee Noodles Staff

They were cooking in such a joyful sense of camaraderie, it almost akin to a scene in a family drama!

Fai Kee Restaurant has been opened for 8 years now, but their brand of seafood noodles, fish head noodles and pork noodles has been making waves for many years now, currently being run by the third generation.

Evaporated Milk Fish Head Beehoon

Fish Head Beehoon (Rice Vermicelli Noodles) with Evaporated Milk (RM5.50/USD1.60)

Fish Fillet Noodles

Fish Fillet Noodles in clear broth without the evaporated milk (RM6.00/USD1.70)

Usually, you would have anticipated a much, much longer wait for your bowl of noodles to be cooked. Case in point, the common pork noodles stalls, which take forever (more than half an hour mostly) to cook up your bowl of pork noodles in soup. But at Fai Kee, amidst a very large crowd this afternoon, our servings of noodles were presented in mere minutes after placing our orders! Needless to say, we heaved a HUGE sigh of relief, for we were famished by then.

Fishballs, Pork Beads, Pork Cutlets

The sides of Fishballs (RM0.40/USD0.10), Pork Beads (RM4/USD1.20 per serving) and Pork Cake (RM0.60/USD0.20 per piece)

The seafood noodle remains my preference whenever I have my meals at Fai Kee, for the fresh medium-sized prawns, scallops, clams and cuttlefish render the broth a sweet aftertaste. And if you’re craving for some heat, feel free to opt for the Tom Yam soup instead of the clear broth. A pity they do not serve those thicker rice vermicelli noodles (‘chou mai’), else it’ll be perfect.

The fish head noodles, or fish fillet/fish belly noodles for those not in favour of boney fish parts, are some of their signatures. The option of evaporated milk to be added into the tangy (from the salted, preserved vegetables), briny and sweet soup is a nice touch, for those from the southern states might prefer their fish head noodles with a creamier base.

Fai Kee Price List

The menu all pasted around the shop, so you don’t have to walk up to the stall and stand there for eternity

The optional sides of fishballs, pork beads (deep-fried pork cutlets) and pork cakes (almost resembling the pork beads, but in a bigger cut, and chewy texture) were all fantastic accompaniments to the noodles. The crispy ‘foo pei’ (beancurd sheets) was priced at merely 40 cents per piece, and you will not regret an extra order of these.

Fai Kee Exterior

Notice the crowd at Fai Kee? They even set up tables on the roadside, complete with canopies!

Restoran Fai Kee
28, Jalan Seenivasagam,
30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Tel No : 012-454 6111 (Lee Wah Woh)
Business Hours : 6.30am until 4.00pm daily
Closes for three days every month, but not fixed.

** Take note that they have another branch in a food centre in First Garden. **

Here’s a GOOGLE MAP TO FAI KEE RESTAURANT @ IPOH

Here are but some other posts on Fai Kee :

Organic Samm who claimed it to tbe the best seafood noodles in town, Kampungboycitygal’s post when everything was slightly cheaper (=P), and eatinout who loved the pork beads to bits.

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40 Responses to “Seafood Noodles @ Fai Kee Restaurant, Ipoh”

  1. IMCurtain.com says:
    November 22, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    Seafood Noodles @ Fai Kee Restaurant, Ipoh | Motormouth From Ipoh – A Malaysian Food Blog…

    A famous restaurant serving seafood noodles, fish head noodles, pork noodles, and drunken prawn noodles in Greentown of Ipoh. All items cost below RM6.00/USD2 per serving. The pork beads, pork cakes and fishballs are great side dishes to go along with …

  2. kenwooi says:
    November 22, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    the food really looks good!
    must go try one day! =D
    .-= kenwooi´s last blog ..Malaysia, A Potong Country =-.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    Yeahloh, since you’re in Ipoh anyway. 🙂

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  3. A Lil Fat Monkey says:
    November 23, 2009 at 12:14 am

    Kesian, who dares call u Cheong Hei?

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  4. belz says:
    November 23, 2009 at 1:10 am

    ahh i remember this place. always had lunch here during my intern days. good food! yumm..

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  5. J says:
    November 23, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Wah. So much cheaper than KL. 🙁
    *remembers paying almost 10 bucks for a so-so tasting bowl of fish head noodles*

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  6. SimpleGirl says:
    November 23, 2009 at 9:33 am

    long time didn’t patron this place, difficult to find parking during lunch time

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    Stanley Reply:
    November 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Yea my thoughts exactly. Just thinking about Fai Kee, Soon Fatt and other restaurants along this extremely busy road is enough to drive me away. If I can’t make it before 12pm, I give it a miss.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    True. Go on weekends loh, not that bad the jam.

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  7. allie says:
    November 23, 2009 at 10:09 am

    The food looks good leh and price is so affordable! 😀 Last time I had one bowl of seafood noodle at KL cost me RM 10++,
    .-= allie´s last blog ..Christmas Lunch Buffet at The Brasserie, Traders =-.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Yup, esp if that Yu Ai in Segambut and its branches everywhere. But that one customizable ingredients. Kinda cool …

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  8. tekkaus says:
    November 23, 2009 at 10:18 am

    War…the delicious food is really cheap. :p Gonna try it soon.

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  9. NKOTB says:
    November 23, 2009 at 10:19 am

    hehehehee… I went to the next door instead… but will definitely mark this down in my next visit. 🙂

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  10. iamthewitch says:
    November 23, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Eh eh, you’re listing the prices in USD now huh? Getting a bigger audience now, aren’t we? 😉 Anyway, I’m hoping to try the Tom Yam soup! As I’m a fan of anything hot and spicy! 🙂
    .-= iamthewitch´s last blog ..Oyster King at The Gardens, Midvalley =-.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    LOL. no lah, I felt that it’s easier to gauge the price for readers from other countries, don’t you think so?
    imagine people wondering how much exactly is RM1 ….

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  11. kelvin says:
    November 23, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    Evaporated milk fish? wat does tat mean?

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    addition of evaporated milk ( or ‘sang nai’ aka fresh milk) into the soup. so it’s a creamier, cloudy broth.

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  12. xin says:
    November 23, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Only RM5.50 for that bowl of seafood noodles?? thats cheap! O_o
    .-= xin´s last blog ..An Encouter with Martin Yan =-.

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  13. kampungboycitygal says:
    November 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    my family’s favourite bfast place!
    .-= kampungboycitygal´s last blog ..Miao Kou Night Markat ???? @ Keelung, Taiwan =-.

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  14. Elin says:
    November 23, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    James, this is my favourite breakfast shop and there used to be a char koey teow stall . love the lard they used in frying the koey teow….haha despite all the healthy food regime, could not help makaning at this shop :p
    .-= Elin´s last blog ..Crispy Chicken Wingettes =-.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    You mean inside the shop itself, Elin?
    Oh, probably I missed that the last visit.
    nowadays, it’s kinda hard to find CKT with lards anymore.

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  15. Little Inbox says:
    November 23, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    The seafood noodles looks really tempting with reasonable price.

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  16. Bangsar-bAbE says:
    November 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    RM5.50 per bowl is very reasonable. I have to pay RM15 for a bowl of seafood noodles in Yu Ai, SS2! Gah…time to go Ipoh again.

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  17. zhengyang says:
    November 23, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Ipoh boy here, i like the fish head mee hoon here. The workers there very friendly, when you just pass by, they will ask you to come in very loud…^^ anyway do you try the chemor fish head mee hoon before ? At the chemor town, go there for a try, different type of fish head mee hoon perhaps.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Yup, that one named Hoong Wan right?
    http://www.j2kfm.com/hoong-wan-fish-noodles-soup-chemor/

    But heard from a friend saying that the quality has dropped, from its previous high.

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    zhengyang Reply:
    November 25th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    hmm, i just ate there recently. But i think the quality there is still ok, but the environment there is dirty..

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  18. jencooks says:
    November 23, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Every bowl looks enticingly good. If that is your thumb, the whitish nail indicate a very healthy body.
    .-= jencooks´s last blog ..OM BURGER =-.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    LOL. Really?!! Or you’re just saying this to appease me, and hope for MORE food posts? 🙂

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  19. ladyviral says:
    November 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    looks good yum~ reasonable priced too… if only there is such cheap good food in KL.
    .-= ladyviral´s last blog ..Backdated : Dinner at Turf Club =-.

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    e-Poh Reply:
    August 3rd, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    Too pricy for Ipoh Kopitiam food.

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  20. suituapui says:
    November 24, 2009 at 7:52 am

    Hello, J2Kfm…thanks for dropping by my blog! I’ve been here before – a real torture cos your photos look so real and when I reach out to eat, I can only get to touch the monitor screen! Hahahahahaha!!!! Next time I drop by Ipoh, I must get to meet you…and eat…eat…eat! Ivan did suggest going to Big Tree Feet – I saw your post on that! But it rained….HEAVILY and we had to end our visit much sooner than expected. Btw, I’ve linked you in my blogroll.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Hi suituapui. No fret, for the Big Tree Foot is there all the time, and even opened on Sundays now.
    Pity it rained very heavy on both Sat and Sun last weekend.
    thanks for the link.

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  21. backStreetGluttons says:
    November 24, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Those look neat & healthy ! If people say long winded means you are enjoying every morsel of the grains, meats and soup plus heavy nutrients n the air
    :p

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    November 24th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Hehe, you think so? People thought I had been rambling on and on about unnecessary issues. 🙂
    But that;s how I write, so gotta grin and bear with me.

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  22. Che-Cheh says:
    November 24, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    Looks good! I actually cook mee suah with milk before. Out of this world. hehe.

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  23. Ultimate Ipoh Food List by J2Kfm | Motormouth From Ipoh - A Malaysian Food Blog says:
    August 6, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    […] Fai Kee Seafood Noodles @ Greentown […]

  24. Kim Kee Seafood Noodle @ Kafe Kim Keei, Ipoh | Motormouth From Ipoh - A Malaysian Food Blog says:
    November 25, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    […] the commercialization and branching out. I mean, aside from their closest competitor by the name of Fai Kee in Greenhill (walking distance from Excelsior Hotel), there probably isn’t another worthy […]

  25. Jann says:
    June 29, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    once you tried the pork beads , you will know one bowl is not enough …

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  26. Good habits says:
    April 11, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    No doubt the food is good, but I had an unfortunate experience there, seeing that they allow pets to sit on their chairs accompanying their master. When we spoke to the owners of the restaurant, they just brushed us off, saying that we could sit far away from that table and that they will wash the chair used by the pets with antiseptics! This is in spite of the official announcement by the government disallowing pets into eateries.

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  27. Delicious Fish Head Noodle at Fai Kee, Ipoh | The Brown Brain says:
    December 9, 2013 at 1:03 am

    […] I got this address from my favourite food blog, j2kfm. You may read more on his post here:  http://www.j2kfm.com/seafood-noodle-fai-kee-ipoh/ […]

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