FIND THE RECOGNISED “KEE POH” ASSAM LAKSA RUNNING HALF A CENTURY (2-GENERATIONS) ON THE MIDDLE NORTHERN @ PERAK
“Assam Laksa” also well known as the Northern Laksa (Laksa Utara), is all the while among the local’s favourite laksa soup noodle eatery especially on the northern nations among the local delicacy being practised since decades carried on respective home recipes on the ground. Here on the middle northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended half a century Assam Laksa “Kee Poh” running into 2-generations at Ipoh, Perak having great positive response from the market all the while.
The Ipoh, Perak local originated Ms. Kelly Ha Choy Foong (born 1963), is the only sole immediate recent owner and also the family’s 2nd generation of this best recognised Assam Laksa “Kee Poh” along the Gunung Rapat township at Ipoh, Perak still serving their family’s more than 50 years home recipe on assam laksa eatery and other signature menus to the locals & visitors in an better manner dining condition with her patience on the middle northern ground.
The initial founder Madam Ngan Ah Nooi (Ipoh, born 1938), who at her age of 85 years old currently, began her very simple mobile noodle stall along the Gunung Rapat township in the year 1970s presenting her very home-cooked assam laksa recipe to the locals, also being assisted by daughter Kelly Ha (the recent owner). Later-on moved into a chinese coffee shop in the year 1990s continued running their noodle stall and named the “Laksa Kee Poh” in the millennium year 2000 on the same ground.
While the recent owner Kelly Ha Choy Foong, also the 2nd generation who at her age of 60 years old currently, initially touched the career since her age of 8th helping mother (Madam Ngan) been passed onto her mother’s recipes taken up the responsibility as next generation continue their exposure in the field in year 2011 at her 48th of age. Then wishing to further expose and foreseeing the market opportunity in the career enabled Kelly Ha decided then successfully established their very first owned noodle house still carrying the name “Laksa Kee Poh” in the year 2015 at Kampung Gunung Rapat, Ipoh and finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year 2023 on the middle northern nation at Perak.
In this Laksa Kee Poh Noodle House, the owner’s very first top recommended in selections surely will be their half a century (2-generations) home recipe on “Assam Laksa” which most wanted by all their regulars from the beginning. At least 3 hours home-boiled assam laksa soup base with mixture of local fresh sea saba mackerel fish (or known sardine fish), ginger, torch flower, lemongrass etc, finally served with local-made rice noodle (laifun) or noodles option on customer’s preference, toppings of cucumber & shallot shredded and mint leaves will always bring an wonderful appetising fair sour sweet spicy bowl of their Kee Poh Assam Laksa Noodle eatery that you must have a try when reached Ipoh, Perak. Taken with their sided shrimp paste will also the best matching wanted by all the locals in taking their Assam Laksa here.
Other than Assam Laksa, their “Soup Noodles” which served in noodles option (on customer’s preference) with their few hours home-boiled ikan bilis soup base onto beansprouts & chopped fresh spring onions also among the local’s favourite here. Also their “Dry Konlo Noodles” prepared with their home-mixed soy sauce broth mixed into beansprouts will also another noodles eatery like by their visitors taken sided with their deep fried stuffed beancurds in combination that you will never regret after tasted here.
Nonetheless, the owner also introduced their in-house daily hand-stuffed fish fillings “Yong Tau Foo” or commonly known the Stuffed Beancurd in options such stuffed bittergourd, eggplant, dumpling (wantan), fried beancurd (tau foo), beancurd sheet (tau kee) etc always the best combination in taking sided with either their Assam Laksa, Soup Noodles or Dry Konlo Noodles that you really cannot missed when stepped into this 2-generations Assam Laksa Noodle House “Laksa Kee Poh” at Gunung Rapat, Ipoh on the middle northern nation at Perak.
LAKSA KEE POH
Address: No. 29,
Lorong Gunung Rapat 5,
Kampung Gunung Rapat,
31350 Ipoh,
Perak.
Business Hours: 11:00am to 5:30pm (Daily)
(Closed on Alternate Tuesday & Wednesday)