My informal tips to dine at Thean Chun, Ipoh.
Many blogs were written about this and I'm not going to repeat with introduction. I would assumed you have a little knowledge about this tourist honeypot. If not, just Google search for "Thean Chun Restaurant", plenty of well written articles and blogs available.
This restaurant is famous for two things : Chicken prawn 'keuh teow' noodles & pork satay.
Tip 1 : Visit for breakfast on a non-school holiday week days. I think they start around 10am.
Pros : Avoid crowd, shorter wait time.
Cons : The soup close to plain, not tasty at all.
Tip 2 : Visit between 3:00pm to 4:00pm on a week day, near to closing time.
Pros : The soup is amazing and with tired hands tend to add more of those special oil.
Cons : Cannot guarantee they still remain open by then. If he allocates less raw material for the day, shop may close earlier.
The Sifu.
If you are unable to follow tip #1 or #2, there is no other choice but to join the merry crowd. The following tips may be helpful for this type of situation.
Tip 3 : Go alone or split up and visitation timing try to follow tip #2
Pros : You get a seat quicker and maybe get to know other enthusiastic travelers like you.
Cons : Waiting time is still quite excruciatingly long and you'll split up with your friends.
Can't wait and unable to follow tip #1, #2 and #3?
Tip 4 : Eat satay instead.
Pros : Wait time short.
Cons : Satay man has higher frequency of absent at work compare to Mr. Tricycle Chicken Prawn noodle 'sifu'. Pork satay is not for everyone.
If all fails to your expectation.
Tip 5 : Go to lesser known places like Loke Wooi Kee or Sin Hoong Fatt (Canning Garden).
Try to visit near to closing time for the best experience.
Ref: https://www.chowhound.com/post/ipoh-malaysia-kai-hor-fun-face-loke-wooi-kee-thean-chun-1013087
Ref: https://chingchailah.blogspot.com/2017/04/kai-si-hor-fun-at-little-katong-canning.html
good luck.
Hey friend! Thanks for the heads up. I have to second your opinions because it's also my policy to always avoid "well-known" places. I simply can't afford taking the risk. I can sense that you feel the same 😂
Yup. Some like crowd some don't but no denying, to me the prawn chicken noodle is the still best. Wait time is painfully long if one is hungry. Most local won't go there, unless there are visiting friends or relatives.
Yeah, I agree, I do take my friends or family members to certain crowded places in Penang when they visit, but mostly because they asked.
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