Seng Kee Curry Sah Hor Fun 成记咖哩河粉 in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Update 2 Feb 2020. If you like to try Ipoh hor fun topped with curry chicken, you can get it at Seng Kee stall in Kee Kim Huat kopitiam (coffee shop) in Johor Bahru.



Seng Kee is now run by founder Ah Seng's son as he has retired 2 years ago.



The hor fun (rice noodles) were buried under thick, fiery looking chicken curry.





The hor fun were wide rice sheets, its subtle rice sweetness complemented by the chicken curry's savoury spicy sweetness. Today's curry was more robust, more salty than during Ah Seng's time. Personally, I have a sweeter tooth but others may prefer today's more salty version.



The chicken wing was stewed in the curry till the meat was falling from the bones and its soften fibres deeply infused with the curry's savoury spicy flavours.

Information for you 👌 At Seng Kee you can have either hor fun or egg noodles (wanton mee type) to go with the chicken curry. I should try the egg noodle version next time.



Restaurant name: Seng Kee 成记 inside Kee Kim Huat coffee shop 纪金发茶餐室
Address: 80, Jalan Badik, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
GPS: 1.487037,103.768782 🌐 1°29'13.3"N 103°46'07.6"E
Hours: 6:00am to 11:00am (the chicken curry often runs out by 09:30) (closed on Monday)



Date visited: 2 Feb 2020

Seng Kee 成记 is a humble wontan noodles and hor fun stall set inside the popular Kee Kim Huat kopitiam 纪金发茶餐室 in Taman Sri Tebrau. What caught my attention at Seng Kee was their chicken curry sah hor fun 沙河粉, yes, sah hor fun doused in creamy chicken curry - uniquely Johor!

Look at Ah Seng's mop of permed hair that belies his creative nature :)

This unique curry sah hor fun 沙河粉 is the boss, Ah Seng's 亞成  creation. Ah Seng who is originally from Ipoh, started as a sah hor fun hawker 39 years ago. One day, years ago, Ah Seng 亞成 experimented with adding curry to his Ipoh sah hor fun and voila, the uniquely delicious curry and sah hor fun fusion was born.

Ah Seng's sah hor fun 沙河粉 are specially made to his exact specifications for his curry fusion

Seng Kee's sah hor fun is broad and thin, and had that fresh rice fragrance.

The hor fun was soaked in chicken curry that was not too spicy, just a slight pleasant sting and a delicate balance of sweetness and savouriness. The sah hor fun sheets absorbed some and combined with the curry very well. Loads of curry clung to the broad sah hor fun and in the folds.

The chicken curry combined with the smooth sah hor fun in such a way that brought out both the rice fragrance and spicy aroma. Yummy.

The chunk of curry chicken was sweet and nicely spicy too.

Seng Kee's chicken curry sah hor fun is a unique and tasty light breakfast.


Give Ah Seng's 亞成 curry sah hor fun a try. There may be imitations of this invented in JB dish elsewhere, but nothing beats eating the original curry sah hor fun where it was created and personally prepared by its creator, Ah Seng 亞成.

->> A good place to try the unique Malaysian style of combining smooth thin sah hor fun with flavoursome spicy curry chicken.

Restaurant name: Seng Kee 成记 inside Kee Kim Huat coffee shop 纪金发茶餐室
Address: 80, Jalan Badik, Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru
Map: http://g.co/maps/dcp4p
GPS: 1.487037,103.768782 / 1°29'13.3"N 103°46'07.6"E
Hours: 6:00am to 11:00am (the chicken curry often runs out by 09:30) (closed on Monday)

Non Halal

Date visited: 25 July 2012, 5 Sep 2012


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