This cosy little restaurant was started up by Madam Lee 16 years ago. It has become one of the most reputable restaurants in Ipoh now. My family know this place as Assam House but last year they venture into the franchise business so they changed the name to Kim Bali and they revamped the shoplots.
Even celebrities like award winning actor Chow Yuen Fatt, Michelle Yeoh, Aoran Kwon, Charlie Yeong, etc dropped by for their trademark dishes!!
Green Chilli Fish – Deep fried fish cutlet topped with some sweet sourish assam sauce that gives the fish a marvellous taste.
Assam Fish Fillets – The piquant dish (from the smell of belacan) was served a liberal serving of okra. Needless to say, the fish fillets are soft with the delightfully crunchy batter.
Paku Belacan - Not many restaurants offered Sayur Paku these days. The crunchy shoots were cooked with shrimps for added flavour. Sometimes these paku shoots will give you some “kelat” taste (woody, bitter-ish taste) but no complains on this.
Pokok Sayur Paku ialah sejenis pakis yang hidup biak di tanah lembap di kawasan-kawasan cerah atau sedikit teduh. Pokok ini dipergunakan sebagai perubatan tradisional Melayu, dengan jusnya diminum untuk merawat demam. (http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokok_Sayur_Paku)
Mango Kerabu – The cili padis hidden beneath the shredded mangos set fire to everyone’s tongue! They should toned down the spiciness of the sambal belacan too. It lacks of some sourish taste which makes this a not so perfect kerabu.
Guai Fei Tofu – The tofu is soused in a sweet-savory liquor bubbling with tender greens and a delicate web of egg. The tofu and the eggy sauce is so smooth that I treat this as a soupy dish.
Curry Fish Head - The curry fish head is one of the signature dishes in Assam House. Fresh Garoupa fish head is stuffed with various spices to be cooked with distinctive curry sauce. The aromatic curry sauce was given with the right hint of spiciness. The curry sauce goes very well with the rice. Everyone requests for rice refill right away!
Located: 29, Psn Greentown 4, Greentown Business Centre.
Tel: 605-243 7851
11:30AM-3PM, 6PM-10PM every day.
whoa so spicy… if i eat sure take sometime to scratch my skull hahaha……food look tempting keep on good work ya
arrghh make me feel hungry~!!! 
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The fish head curry looks good and yum, pucuk paku is my fav vegetable.
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I tried this place last September. I thought the food was pretty decent…it certainly satisfied my Australian guests!
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Drools. Just came from Jason’s & hit this. Really got to find a place to crash for a couple of days in Ipoh! Water, I need water. Major dehydration here. Drools.
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I know Assam House is at Greentown but I don’t know they’ve changed the name! Never patronise them before, maybe will try them out soon. Thanx for the review!
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Sour and spicy….yumzz…so appetising. All food looks great, especially the assam fish head.
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Hmmm I must try it one day. Sour food is simply sour-licous =)
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Hmmm I must try it one day. Sour food is simply sour-licous =)
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Hmmm I must try it one day. Sour food is simply sour-licous =)
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Hmmm I must try it one day. Sour food is simply sour-licous =)
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Hmmm I must try it one day. Sour food is simply sour-licous =)
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kuang: yeah i ate maggi tom yam after i posted all these
boo: love to have pucuk paku with curry bee hoon
lyrical lemongrass: it’s one of my favourite place in iph..i love nyonya n thai food
tummythoz: make a trip to ipoh ya!!
jason: haha can i tag along??
precious pea: yeah..im salivating
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wow…..food looks good! it has been such a long time since i had my last nyonya food….
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U r such a good Ipoh Ambassador. Ipoh seems to hav a lot of good eats huh
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Wow, i really enjoy ur YUMMY blog! It’s so well done! Assam House is indeed a cooL place to go and i just went there last night! U can also check out their website:
http://www.assamhouse.com.my/
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Goodness I’m feeling so hungry now, after looking at the picture of those delicious food. Too bad I’m in KL, otherwise I’ll go to this restaurant straight away!
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meiyen: haha come to iph lar
xiu long bao: not a lot..but damn a lot..haha
estee: hie there..welcome here..
tankiasu: nvm, its just an 2 hour distance
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kampungboycitygal: Haha, sure!
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hi…. i love to read ur blog.. i’m girl_girl from ipoh too.. if u dun mind i suggest u go to 1919 restaurant (opposite y2k) to try out their kerabu..
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JUST 2 hours? Kakaka..my lunch time is officially JUST 1 hour!
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