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Soo Kee @ Sea Park – Ipoh Chicken Kuey Teow & Fresh Prawn Wantan

May 6, 2012 | 13,078 views
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Ipoh Chicken Kuey Teow

Ipoh’s signature “Kai See Hor Fun” (Chicken Kuey Teow) @ Soo Kee served both ways; in a savoury broth boiled with various parts of the chicken and a light dash of prawn oil, and the dry version tossed in a greasy mix of sauces; garnished with lots of fried shallots and chopped chives

Since the previous post was on Annie 1; a kopitiam in Damansara Uptown serving pretty delicious Ipoh hawker food like wantan mee, chee cheong fun and even a caramel egg custard that vaguely reminded me of Thean Chun‘s, let’s continue the theme here with Soo Kee; an old classic in its own right here in Seapark.

For decades now, Soo Kee capitalizes on the lack of honourable hawker fares in KL/PJ that bring forth the sense of rendezvous to one who misses Ipoh food; “Kai See Hor Fun” (Ipoh’s style of chicken noodle soup; served with Hor Fun/flat rice noodles ONLY) to be exact.

Soo Kee Ipoh Kuey Teow & Prawn Wantan

Soo Kee : A presumably mother-and-son affair; the whole business is run by this duo with help from an Indonesian lady only.

In case you’re wondering if the Ipoh famous kuey teow is imported (aka the real deal from various manufacturers in Ipoh), the answer is NO. The noodles are indeed, made by a local manufacturer with half a century of experience in churning out the velvety smooth creation; uniformly processed into strips of 1cm-wide strands.

Homemade Kuey Teow

The immediate difference one will notice here is that the noodles do not have the translucent quality of Ipoh’s version; nor the extremely smooth texture even when unaided by the addition of oil into the serving. Soo Kee‘s version of the kuey teow surpasses what most hawker stalls around KL/PJ have been serving (read : horribly, over-processed stuff sometimes pungent with the aroma of a certain chemical compound used to soften and preserve the noodles), yet was still a notch below what one would expect from the best quality Ipoh hor fun.

Famous Prawn Wantan of Soo Kee

Ordering a meal here is simple. You walk over to the counter and state what you favour; dry or soup noodles, and whether to serve the chicken separately (they serve quite a mean steamed chicken with oyster sauce), or shredded and placed on top of the noodles.

Then if you’re hankering for a taste of succulent prawn wanton (dumplings), by all means, go for it. Order a bowl to yourself or sharing one portion with fellow diner(s). The prawn wanton here deserves compliments for the fresh prawn enveloped within a casing of dumpling skin (that might be a tad too thick to one’s liking) was not only fresh, but sweet, plump and juicy too. Another notable point is that the soup used to serve the wanton tasted different from the noodle’s; a far more savoury taste laden with an ‘umami’ kick from the generous addition of prawn oil (boiled from prawn carapace, shells and all). Essentially, this robust oil appearing as an orange layer on the surface of the broth won the brownie points for Thean Chun against the likes of many other contenders in Ipoh.

Prawn Wantan & Dry Kuey Teow

The VERY-lightly blanched bean sprouts was served simply tossed in a light dressing of soy sauce and shallot oil, garnished with chopped spring onion and fried shallots. A far cry from what you can expect from most of Ipoh’s famous ‘nga choy gai’ outlets, as even the lean, wriggly bean sprouts had that unpleasant ‘green/raw’ taste to them.

Blanched Bean Sprouts

A meal for two here can easily come to RM20/USD7 and above; whereas all of the above plus two drinks came to RM23/USD8 for us. Despite appearing as just another hawker stall in the midst of an older residential neighbourhood of Petaling Jaya’s, Soo Kee conveniently marked up prices to justify for the legacy, the effort in bringing Ipoh style kuey teow to your table, and fresh, succulent prawns instead of conventional minced pork and chopped shrimps filling.

The recent years have seen the surge in Ipoh-branded names claiming to dish out authentic Ipoh fares; like the famous chicken rice chain (New Restaurant Ipoh) originating from Jalan Gasing, the Old Town White Coffee outlets, and even Lou Wong pushed their luck by spreading their influence here a few years ago but to no avail.

Guess that the best dining experience HAS to be right at where the action is …..

Seapark Wet Market

Soo Kee is opposite of Seapark Wet Market

SOO KEE
33, Jalan 21/17,
Seapark,
46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Tel No : +603-7876 7736
Business hours : 8.30am – 2.30pm
Closed on certain Wednesdays.
Opposite of Seapark Wet Market. Turn in from Maybank Seapark and you will see the market behind the bank, and Soo Kee directly opposite of the market on your LEFT.

Other reviews  :KYSpeaks, Tummy Thrills, Jules Eating Guide

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22 Responses to “Soo Kee @ Sea Park – Ipoh Chicken Kuey Teow & Fresh Prawn Wantan”

  1. cheef says:
    May 6, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Surely nothing beats Kong Heng aka House of Mirrors in Ipoh.. I had the honor and privilege of having lunch there few days ago..

    But this warrants a try since it’s 20 mins drive, not 2 hours..

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    Tham Reply:
    May 6th, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    Kong Heng is not the house of mirror. It is Thian Chun next to Kong Heng.

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    cheef Reply:
    May 7th, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    My bad, yes Thian Chun.. but Kong Heng’s version is not too bad either..

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    Tham Reply:
    May 7th, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    Try the one in Mei Si Coffee Shop after Kinta City.

    cheef Reply:
    May 9th, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks.. Heading north again next week.. will try to put this into my agenda too..

  2. Yvonne says:
    May 6, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    tried some time back and it’s not too bad…but the price a little too high 🙂

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    May 8th, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Yeah, surprised us that it came to >RM20 for two bowls of noodles and one bowl of wantan. Maybe the prawn wantan deserves the higher tag.

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  3. Denver says:
    May 6, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Tasted there quite some time and the taste is just so plain while the portion is just too small (imagine jz the size of the slightly bigger noodle cup size). For the price…way to high. There are still better food in PJ (etc; O & S Restaurant located in Paramount)

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    May 8th, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    Yes, O&S! Here you go …. http://www.j2kfm.com/paramount-garden-os-restaurant-penang-char-kuey-teow-chee-cheong-fun-yong-tau-foo/
    Read how I pimped the outlet. 🙂

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  4. Pureglutton says:
    May 6, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Have not eaten here since the office moved out of PJ. Quite pricey and very packed during lunch hour!

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  5. Tham says:
    May 6, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    Wow! Didn’t know Soo Kee is still there. A few doors away is the Woh Fung chicken rice.

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  6. Simple Person says:
    May 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    the food is good but the qty is really very liltle and expensive..
    after one bowl of keow teow i will hop to the opposite for a bowl of asam laksa…

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  7. ignatio says:
    May 8, 2012 at 9:32 am

    of course the price is dearer has to support cost of 2 shoplots . One is sookee and the next is Sun Fatt kee n Beemer too. Me seldom go eventhough just walking distance..
    But always do enjoy the C park sisters curry mee there except fattkee kopitiam a lil bit
    rundown….

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    May 8th, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Fatt Kee is the shop opposite of Soo Kee and the market?

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  8. susian says:
    May 9, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    This is a pretty kind review. Had felt thoroughly clobbered by the poor price-to-quality ratio when I last ate there !

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  9. Nyonya Cuisine by Chef Debbie Teoh @ Chatz Brasserie, Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur | Motormouth From Ipoh - Malaysian Food & Travel Blog says:
    May 11, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    […] Maybe it’s the notion that for a special occasion, you should be eating something significantly different. And definitely NO everyday meal of ‘chap fan’ (economy rice .. blasphemy?!) or ‘kai see hor fun‘! […]

  10. Anonymous says:
    May 26, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Luckily u didn’t try their steamed chicken. Sucks! Imagine steamed chicken plainly drenched with (low grade) thick oyster sauce!

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    May 28th, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    And I thought that the chicken warrants a try. At least. Thanks for the erm.. warning?

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  11. Anonymous says:
    May 31, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Do try the Teochew Porridge / Chap Fan at Fatt Kee. They make one of the, if not the best, low-sui dishes in Klang Valley. The intestines, tofu, and salted vege.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    June 4th, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Fatt Kee?!! Wait, where is this Fatt Kee btw?

    [Reply]

  12. Hoe Fong Chicken Rice @ Seapark, PJ - Fried Chicken Rice Specialist | Motormouth From Ipoh - Malaysian Food & Travel says:
    August 31, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    […] moved to this current location in Seapark; facing the wet market and within a few doors away from Soo Kee Ipoh Chicken Noodles Soup; also a stalwart for decades in this old neighbourhood bustling with good […]

  13. A'Han Nyonya Kuih @ Seapark, PJ | Motormouth From Ipoh - Malaysian Food & Travel says:
    September 2, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    […] A’Han Nyonya Kuih 16 Jalan 21/22 46300 Sea Park, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel No : 03 7874 4169, 012 312 2612 Map and directions can be found at the end of this post. […]

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