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Weng Kee Gopeng Mee @ New Weng Fatt Cafe, Ipoh Garden South

November 8, 2014 | 3,480 views

Gopeng Mee @ Sun Weng Fatt

Weng Kee Gopeng Mee has a branch now outside of Ipoh old town and that is opened until dinner hours

After a lengthy period of hiatus between visits to Thum’s Western Food stall, the sweet memories of munching on their freshly deep-fried, crispy onion rings and chewing on chunky cuts of pork cutlets marinated with a dash of pepper, worchestershire sauce and probably a pinch of ‘passion’ came washing over me.

If you ask me where to go for classic, no-frills, locally-interpreted and somehow modified Western fares, then Ipoh Garden South should be your playground.

I previously wrote about Thum’s, Alan’s and Scotch Pub’s; all three stalls in the same league of cheap Western cuisine situated within walking distance from one another.

And hence on a rainy Saturday evening, when the entire family was not in the mood for adventurous food excursions (read: lazy to venture far), we settled for Sun Weng Fatt; the corner shop housing Thum’s in Ipoh Garden South.

But then again, you need to remember that Thum’s does NOT start operating until well after 7pm. 6.45pm if you’re lucky or they feel like it. And we arrived early about 6pm.

But this kopitiam is more than mere one trick pony. We shall see what Motormouth had despite the initial disappointment of not able to satisfy his insatiable appetite for sweet onion rings.
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Fancy Having Gopeng Mee in Ipoh?

November 3, 2008 | 3,868 views
Here’s a little something from Ipoh’s Old Town, AGAIN …. Yeah yeah … I’m getting predictable, I know. Sue me? =P
METRO Cafe … The exterior’s VERY misleading (sorry, no picture). The shop’s name is not even put up on the outside!
But look for this stall, easily observed from the front … The crowd comes for the Gopeng Mee anyway ….

Gopeng mee – Homemade (handmade?) egg noodles served with soy sauce, choy sum, bean sprouts, and garnished with scallions and fried shallots. Resembling Wanton Mee, right?

This is only our 2nd visit to this shop, ever since working here. Reason to come later. One quick glance and you would be forgiven for thinking this shop’s bordering on closing down, looking at the dilapidated building (common findings among Old Town’s classical structures though), without a proper signboard, and rather tucked away among the seas of banks. As well as dwarfed by the popularity of the other white coffee ‘specialists’ and immensely popular hawker fare. But come lunch hour, and you’ll be amazed by the sheer fame of this place.

Served with chicken and mushroom – Their speciality …

The noodle is their main drawing point, springy/QQ bites of alkaline-(lye water)free egg noodles, served “dry” with soy sauce for taste. The options are simple, either have yours with wanton (dumplings) or with chicken+mushroom gravy combination, or both. And you can upsize your serving to one half, or double portion.
Prices from RM3.00 for single serving of noodles with wantons, to RM5.60 for double servings of noodles with wantons and chicken+mushroom gravy. Certainly not dirt-cheap, but still bearable. The wantons are made from chicken or prawns, I believe. Dunno got pork or not, didn’t bother to ask much.

The itsy-bitsy wanton … A far cry from Hong Kong’s ones, eh? =)

I cannot pass judgment this time, as I’ve only tasted the noodles ONCE, and that was more than half a year ago. Before this blog was born. Imagine that.
So what did I have for lunch instead?

Tell me you’re not salivating …..

THIS. An Indian curry stall, operated by a friendly Indian lady. The dishes finish rather fast, as we were there at 1pm, and most plates were already emptied. Given the highly adaptable nature of me and FCOE, we soldiered on and ordered a half dry/half wet (I’m bad with my curries, I know) curry chicken with strong tomato hints. Mimicking ayam masak merah, but not quite. A bit sourish, and saltish for my liking. Bet the devil curry chicken is good, as the whole pot was polished off before we could sound our protests. Sigh …..
But still delicious, nevertheless. At only RM4.00 for THAT plate above, even cheaper than the noodles from the adjacent stall!
Location : METRO Cafe (chic-sounding name huh?) @ Jalan Tun Sambanthan, 30000 Ipoh, Perak. Next to CIMB bank in Old Town, Ipoh. A short walk from Maybank, the towering building in Old Town, facing Padang Ipoh. Need help? I’ll be glad to assist. 🙂
UPDATED August 2010 – * This Indian curry rice stall closes over the weekend. On Mondays and Wednesdays, she will serve mutton curry as well (NOT TO BE MISSED!)*

“Please … please bring me home?”

Bumped into this cute little black puppy by the roadside. Kinda sad, isn’t it? The lack of birth control amongst the wild ones. The dogs, I meant. =)
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