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I was at Restoran Chef Low at Lucky Garden in Bangsar for dinner, what I thought would be an ordinary order Chinese dishes restaurant turned out to be something great and really good cooking.

We brought our own river fish from Sarawak for them to steam and added 7 more dishes (yes, I think we got a bit carried away… as usual ).

Some of the more special dishes that I like here are the fried bacon but Chinese style. Bacon are fried crispy then cover with a light marmite sauce with chili padi cuts and lime giving it a little sweet, sour and salty taste. This dish is absolutely must try, fantastic and best taken with beer in my opinion.

The next good one is a combination I would never imagine will work… pumpkin fried with salted egg as the coating! But it turns out to be very nice, the pumpkin is sweet but the skin is salty and fragrant with the salted egg and curry leaves. This is clearly the winner for the night, only unfortunate thing is we have so much to eat and so little stomach space .

There’s one simply dish that I really like which is the traditional sweet and sour pork (gu lou yuk). I told Miharu that its been a very long time since I had very good gu lou yuk the way it should be. This reminds me of how gu lou yuk used to taste when I was a kid (my favourite then when eating out). The pork and fried crispy with a light hint of well balanced sweet sour sauce, 5 stars in my opinion.

Miharu gave high marks to their Tau Foo Kang too which is a starchy soup of tofu mixed with other goodies like pork and mushrooms. Its not as smooth as those I like in Klang but its still fine and tasty in its own way.

The rest of the dishes are alright, very much dishes to go with rice and some tend to be slightly salty but overall we had a satisfied dinner here.

The service is good and lady boss taking our order is also friendly. I see a lot of local folks calling up to order food before coming to pick up. Overall dinner cost us RM220+ for 8 dishes (our own fish) for 9 people, I guess its ok since we ordered so much.

The only pain here is parking, so do come early and try not to park at tight spot, a lot of people tend to block or narrow your path here with inconsiderate parking.

To sum it up, this place is a must try and we already planned to be back again!

Restoran Chef Low @ Lucky Garden Bangsar
GPS:  N3 07.705 E101 40.139

This yong tau foo stall is located in Big Tree Food Garden which is next to the big tree foot yong tau foo. I was here on a Wednesday and since big tree foot is closed, I gave this stall a try.

The queue at this stall is long with a lot of people dining and da bao-ing away even though its already 3pm in the afternoon. The yong tau foo here starts at 50 cents per piece, very reasonable price not like KL where YTF is becoming an expensive food to enjoy.

There are various types of ytf that’s unique to Ipoh again and tonnes of fried ytf to choose from. My favourite is a fish paste with a lot of chinese parsley inside that’s deep fried, its really good.

Basically I took 2 full bowls plus 3 bowls of dried lou shi fun (short rice noodles) for 3 person and it cost RM13!

Best part is I can order a nice big glass of red bean ice (hung dao ping) to enjoy with the yummy yong tau foo. Each of us walked away with additional ytf we da bao to bring back to KL to enjoy.

The yong tau foo is really good too but comparing to big tree foot next door is a little oily for me but perfect for those who love it crispy!

Yong Tau Foo @ Big Tree Food Garden
Kg Baru Pasir Panji, Ipoh
GPS:  N4 34.942 E101 05.154

We were on the way up to Penang for a few days of makan and we made a quick stop at Pasir Panji in Ipoh for breakfast for the famous yong tau foo under at the big tree foot.

There are various types of yong tau foo (yong liew as they called it there) available here and mainly are big in size and different from those you see in KL. My personal favourite is the sar kok liew and the beancurd skin (with the yummy, tasty and generous fish paste in them).

We ordered a whole table full of them with noodles to share and it cost RM30++… pretty good pricing yet delicious. This place closed on a Wednesday as I had experience coming here twice on a Wednesday.

Best is to come slightly earlier before lunch as this place is pack during lunch time and 11am plus is a very nice time. This is definitely one of my favourite stops in Ipoh, yum yum!

Big Tree Foot Yong Tau Foo
@ Kg Baru Pasir Panji, Ipoh
GPS: N4 34.940 E101 05.181