THE RECOGNISED “SUN KIM AIK” CHINESE DIM SUM RUNNING NEARLY HALF A CENTURY ON THE MIDDLE NORTHERN @ PERAK
“Chinese Dim Sum” is all the while among the chinese’s traditional authentic bite-sized eateries commonly served in steamed, deep fried or stir fried which being practised since centuries, also the local’s favourite kind of selection to be easily found everywhere on our nations carried on respective home recipes on the ground. Here on middle northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended nearly half a century history Chinese Dim Sum Eating House “Sun Kim Aik” running into 2-generations by the Lo family at Ipoh, Perak having great positive response from the market thoroughly.
The Ipoh, Perak local originated Mr. Lo Tuck Choy (born 1953), together with his wife Madam Lin Lai Chun (born 1955) were the initial couple-founders, recently fully assisted by their son Mr. Lo Weng Kit (born 1976) with wife Ms. Goh Munn Chwin (born 1977) all are the recent families owners of this best recognised Chinese Dim Sum Eating House “Sun Kim Aik” right along the Ipoh township all the while presenting their very handmade chinese bite-sized dim sum eatery selections to the locals & visitors for more than 40 years on the same ground into 2-generations with their patience along the journey.
The founder cum owner Lo Tuck Choy, who at his age of 71 years old currently, been initially stepped into the f&b industry at his only 16th of age touched the chinese noodle field, then practically experienced the chinese dim sum field at his about 18th of age in the year of 1971 began as a kitchen trainee at hometown Ipoh inspired him the interest in the career stayed years exposed in the field. Later-on decided then successfully established his/their (with wife Madam Lin) very first owned Chinese Dim Sum Eating House officially named the “Sun Kim Aik Restaurant” at Falim, Ipoh in the year of 1979 serving all their signatures to the public.
While their son Lo Weng Kit (2nd generation) been touched the career at his teenage helping parents in the restaurant, then being passed onto family’s home recipes at his late twenties of age being positioned as the restaurant’s dim sum chef today still carrying their authentic recipes under the same roof. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year of 2024 on the middle northern nation at Perak.
In this Sun Kim Aik Dim Sum Restaurant, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their “Char Siew Bao” (Roasted Pork Bun) which most wanted by their regulars in the chinese steamed bun selections. Daily fresh handmade chinese bun/bao fillings with their home-roasted pork (char siew), served after about 7 minutes steamed will brings the wonderful soft bites with nice salted sweet tasty swallowed kind of Char Siew Bao eatery into mouth that you must have a try when reached Ipoh, Perak. Also their handmade soft bites with tasty sweet “Tausa Bao” (Red Bean Bun) and “Lian Yong Bao” (Lotus Bun) too among their customer’s daily selection here.
While in the bite-sized steamed dim sum menus, their very traditional authentic “Siew Mai” will always the restaurant’s daily selection favourite by the locals from the beginning. Local fresh minced pork in mixture with fresh sea prawn, prepared daily fresh in hand-wrapped followed by 10 minutes home-steamed will brings the excellent texturing bites kind of dim sum into mouth with the pork’s & prawn’s freshness itself swallowed that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their famous “Signature Prawn Dumpling” or locally known the Special Har Kao, which also their visitor’s selection recently. Local fresh sea prawns commonly selected, hand-wrapped with their home recipe rice-made wrapper skin fillings mixture of celery, seaweed, crab stick & salted egg yolk (one each serve), then finally served hot after minutes steamed will brings the best prawn’s texturing freshness bites with soft swallowed kind of their shrimp dim sum eatery that you will neither found the same elsewhere in town here.
Moreover, their authentic “Loh Mai Kai” (Steamed Glutinous Rice) which served after 15 minutes home-steamed made fillings in combination with chinese sausage, mushroom, chicken meat & dried shrimp also among their customer’s wanted selection all the while. And their crispy deep fried “Shrimp Spring Roll” prepared fillings of local fresh sea prawns with pork & fish hand-wrapped in dried beancurd sheet, taken dipping onto their savoury home-mixed salad mayonnaise sauce will always the perfect matching here that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Chinese Dim Sum Eating House “Sun Kim Aik Restaurant” at Ipoh, Perak.
SUN KIM AIK RESTAURANT
(CHINESE DIM SUM)
Address: No. 297,
Jalan Lahat,
Falim,
30200 Ipoh,
Perak.
Business Hours: 6:00am to 12:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Wednesday)