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Tourist @ Home Series #3 – Foh San Dim Sum

September 26, 2014 | 3,007 views

Prawn Dumplings & Egg Tarts

To complete the Tourist @ Home Series (read chapter #1 on Sin Yoon Loong white coffee HERE, and chapter #2 on Lou Wong Tauge Ayam HERE), the third chapter revolves around what the locals (and to a large extent, the tourists) love to do on a Sunday morning; ‘yum cha’ at an Ipoh’s famous dim sum restaurant.

I have gone through quite an elaborate list of Dim Sum stalwarts and worthy start-ups in this post – All About Dim Sum in Ipoh, so that should be a good starting point should you wish to explore the ones located away from the dim sum hotspot in the city where the locals have been shying away from for quite some time.

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Our initial intention was to aim for Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum; right smack in the heart of dim sum haven along Leong Sin Nam street.

But lo and behold, the place was packed like sardines in a can mixed with tuna from another. Not only the fact that every single table was occupied and the patrons were digging in with gusto, almost every table had ‘vultures’ circling the perimeters, eyeing for a vacant seat!

This happened at a relatively ‘early’ 8 am. And so, we retraced our steps back to the streets and sulked. For a while, at least. Growling stomachs were in dire need to be ‘treated’ first.

Since we did Yoke Fook Moon a month or two back, we thought of pushing our luck across the road at Foh San; the granddaddy of them all. Read the rest of this entry »

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Foh San Dim Sum Restaurant @ Ipoh – Finally ….

July 15, 2009 | 26,111 views
Phew …. After the initial shock that we got on a Sunday morning, with roads all jammed up, all of the dim sum outlets in the vicinity crowded to the max (even coffee shops also jumped in the fray and business was booming!) and us running away with tails between our legs, FINALLY redemption came on a weekday’s morning.
Don’t get overwhelmed. Keyword is : DON’T EVER GIVE UP. Practise your steely glance (or puppy-eyed blinks) and stay adamant at one spot. (Or more, if you’re in a gang of ‘vultures’)
Weekends are definite no-no’s, unless you come REALLY early, or VERY late. They serve dim sum from about 6.30am onwards, until the day’s supplies finish up, or until about 2pm. No dim sum for dinner, sadly. Which is kind of a bummer, really. I wouldn’t mind digging into my Char Siew Pau and Siew Mai for dinner, or better yet, supper!
Remember – Don’t push your luck, and come prancing and whistling on a Tuesday morning. And sharing a table is a norm at Foh San. Especially if you’re in a small group.
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