Ong Kee Restaurant

Not recommended. Tried the corner shop and it is disappointing. The bean sprout was excellent, crispy and fresh. The hor fun is also nice. The chicken was hard and difficult to chew, overcooked.

The pepper is served undistributed, bit taking off the taste of the dishes. The taukae(bean sprouts) is nice, crunchy, but the chickens bit tough to chew. Also small portion of "real chicken meat", rest are bones and fat skins. But quick service is advantagous traits, if you are time hurrying in your schedules. One safety precautions, the floors bit slippery. Maybe because of the oil.

As usual, famous dishes: Ipoh chicken bean sprouts + Hor Fun (flat noodles). The Hor Fun in Ipoh is different with what u can eat in KL, it’s more smooth, thin, perfectly pair with the chicken & bean sprouts.

Great juicy chicken Wonderful Ipoh Beansprout super crispy short and fat body fresh juicy The Ipoh beansprout is by far the best in the world The Ipoh chicken is good but not as great as the media has advertised You can find a juicy tasty chicken elsewhere Reasonable price but it’s not great value for money Service is prompt

A recent visit to Ipoh of course meant 2 must haves for lunch and dinner respectively. Let me start with lunch at Onn Kee “Ngar Choi Kai Farn” (Beansprout Chicken Rice) (Some signboard will say “Ong Kee” - same place) 1) I prefer Onn Kee which is diagonally across “Lou Wong” that is slightly more famous amongst the virtual duopoly that they enjoy for the “tourist” (not from Ipoh) crowd. Many locals I know have moved on to other neighbourhood stalls which can be even tastier. Both shops offer a very similar taste in their offerings. Minor variations will mean some like one slightly more than the other but both are satisfying eating experiences. My slight preference for Onn Kee is more down to familiarity and they seem more accommodating. Note that there is another Onn Kee shop adjoining “Lou Wong” that I’ve never been into. I stick to the corner shop diagonally across. 2) Chicken - by a “back of the envelope” estimate, I think they sell somewhere between 300-400 chickens a day. No I’m not joking! So you know that they are offering a tasty product. Having said that, my thoughts are that the chicken itself is no big deal, it’s the soy and sesame based sauce that they bathe the dish in that’s magic! 3) Bean Sprouts/“Ngar Choi”/“Taugeh” - the ones in Ipoh are shorter and thicker. Juicy and naturally sweet. Just a quality product that Ipoh is blessed with. 4) Chicken Rice - again good but not outstanding. 5) “Hor Fun” - Rice Noodles in soup. My preferred carb to go with the chicken. It’s is a slightly thicker and chewier version as compared to that used by other Ipoh stalls for the near ubiquitous “Ipoh Kai See Hor Fun” [Rice noodles topped with thin strips of chicken (normally breast meat) in a soup base]. I like the chewiness. It could be a tad thinner. Overall a satisfying simple meal. Not mind blowing but you can be sure I’ll be back on my next visit to Ipoh. ? @whiskydev

Finally, I can try steam chicken and rice which is well-known in Ipoh (old) town and yes the beansprouts!! All are tasty in the unique Chinese traditional style with the food and the (shouting) service. You also can wait for the order and food but just relax, calm down and yiu will taste the best food in Ipoh #supportthelocals ?

As always, this place is jammed packed. Ordered 1/2 chicken with the new Chicken Price after 1st June 2022. However missing was the Chicken Wings and Drumstick … I wonder which table has it went to …

One of the famous bean sprout and poached chicken in Ipoh. The Kampung chicken has better texture and flavour. But then the normal chick is smooth and easier on the jaw. Great with 'hor fun', super smooth with a bit of stringy chew to it. The extras like fish ball ans pork balls are not too bad too. All in a good meal. Street parking is chaotic so early eaters better chance of getting a parking space. Price is reasonable. Service is fast.