10A, Lorong Ara Kiri2,
Lucky Garden
59100 Bangsar
Tel# 03-2094 6818
If there's one thing I'm particular about, it'll be restaurants serving food that is from an entirely different location. Klang and Ipoh to be specific since that's one of the few rare places that I can proudly proclaim that I know well about.
As such, I entered Ipoh Kitchen feeling a bit skeptical. What I did like is how they turned up the old school charm by using antique (style) low lights to illuminate the place. The wooden chair and marble top tables transport you back in time. Yup, this is how Ipoh was like before hipsterism took over in the past decade.
Charming is their decor, what about their food? The menu is typical of any Chinese joint, there are few Ipoh specialties but come to think of it, don't we all get
chee cheong fun,
dim sum outside of Ipoh already? I think what truly makes it Ipoh is how cheap the food is. Well, again, back in those days.
Claypot tofu with seafood because I wasn't up for anything too single serving but still hungry enough to eat something of everything. Perhaps because this is not an Ipoh dish per say so it wasn't that great. Portion wise, it was enough for one person to finish (without rice). Felt kinda healthy but probably not, thanks to the gravy.
Dry wantan mee with
char siew. While this didn't originate in Ipoh, you do see it quite often there. For some odd reason, growing up in Ipoh meant eating noodles outside and only noodles. Rare that you would get rice dishes unless it's fried rice or plain rice to go with your other main dishes. Economy rice stalls were almost non-existent. So, this one was a passable effort. At least the pork was slightly juicy from the fat.
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