Soo Kee, Medan Imbi, KL

My wife's had a company product launch event at the swanky Pavillion on Friday evening (09-01-09). The mall was already in full Chinese New Year deco bloom with cherry blossoms used dominantly to welcome the year of the Ox.


After the event, we were on the lookout for a place to have our dinner. We decided to try out Soo Kee (a.k.a Tai Shee Tou) which is located within the Bukit Bintang area. We've heard so much about this place so we thought it will be a good opportunity to try it out.

We arrived slightly after 8pm and the place is still not very busy. We decided to go for Soo Kee's famous beef noodles. In addition, the staff there also recommended their braised pork ribs noodles.

The beef noodle came first, RM9 for single serving. The dish consisted of smooth flat rice noodles (kway teow) in Cantonese styled gravy. The portion of beef that came with it was generous. I must say the beef was well marinated, very tender and smooth, living up to its reputation. As for the egg-based gravy, it was alright but in terms of flavours, I've tried better versions elsewhere. Nevertheless, this is the dish that draws the crowd and I would say it worth my trip just to savour this.

Yee mee is used for the pork-rib noodle dish (RM10). The pork ribs had been braised earlier in a black beans based marinate. The noodle was then cooked with the meat, accompanied with mustard greens and slices of tomatoes. The meat was tender but we found it slightly salty. We enjoyed the beef noodles more and found this noodle dish on the average side.

We noticed that just across the road, there is another restaurant using the same Soo Kee's name but is operated by the son instead. Maybe we'll give this one a shot and see how it fares with the original Soo Kee's the next time we're in Medan Imbi.

Overall, the bill came up to RM23 (including Chinese tea).

Restaurant's Info:

Soo Kee Mee, No. 14, Medan Imbi, 55100 KL.

Tel: 03-2148 1324 & 2145 9528

Close on Monday