FIND THE RECOGNISED “MAU KEE” TRADITIONAL CHINESE CUISINE EATING HOUSE RUNNING AT KARAK INTO 2ND GENERATION
“Traditional Chinese Cuisine Restaurant” or also known the Chinese Cuisine Eating House is all the while among the local Chinese’s favourite place of eateries which being practised everywhere on our nations since decades by carriers on respective recipes on the ground. Here in the east coast nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended local Traditional Chinese Cuisine Restaurant “Mau Kee” running by nearly 45 years experiences Chef Alex, into their family’s second generation on the same ground at Karak, Pahang.
The Karak, Pahang local originated Mr. Alex Chan Cheng Fatt (born 1963), was the initial founder, together with his wife Madam Serene Chong Yok Lian (Ipoh, born 1970) both are the immediate owners of this best recommended “Restoran Mau Kee” Chinese Cuisine eating place serving all their home recipe signature menus to the locals & visitors for more than 20 years right along the Karak township. Also today being fully assisted by son Kelvin Chan (born 1999) as their 2nd generation. Having great positive response from the market recently.
The founder cum first owner Alex Chan Cheng Fatt or known Chef Alex, who at his age of 57 years old currently been initially touched the f&b industry since his age of 13th began as part-time helper then kitchen trainee during his education period at hometown Karak, Pahang. Later-on fully stepped into the field positioned as a chef at 18th of age in year 1981. In order to further his exposure in the career, Alex Chan also been reached Singapore in year 1983 stayed about 10 years there as Executive Chef then continued expose to Shanghai, China for another few years having his patients in the industry all the while experienced in the Chinese Cuisine thoroughly before returned to Karak at his 34th in year 1997.
With experiences & recipes on-hand, added with vision to have his own eating house locally and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry especially on the chinese cuisine eateries enabled Alex Chan decided then successfully established his very first owned Chinese Cuisine Eating House officially named the “Restoran Mau Kee” along Jalan Besar, Karak in year 1998 joined by wife Serene Chong introducing their signatures to the public. While son Kelvin Chan who all the while having interest in their family’s career touched the field at his 16th of age, and today being taken up the responsibility to continue the career. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2020 in the east coast nation.
In this Restoran Mau Kee, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their famous “Steamed River CatFish” which most wanted by the locals all the while. Local fresh water (river) CatFish with weight of about 1kg or above commonly selected, fresh steamed for about 6-7 minutes in-house with gingers & spring onions, then served with their home-mixed soy sauce mixtures poured onto and finally toppings of celery leaves & fried garlic oil will brings wonderful fish’s freshness taste and the fish meat’s bites texture into mouth that you must have a try when reached Karak, Pahang.
Secondly will be their signature “Pork Ribs with Yam Basket”, which among the local Chinese’s traditional delicacy eatery favourite by the locals from the beginning. Local fresh pork ribs prepared in cutted pieces then deep fried after floured-up, followed by wok-stired in seconds with their homemade sweet & sour paste, finally served in their homemade crispy deep fried yam basket, bottomed of crispy rice noodles will brings excellent juicy bites of pork ribs & the tasty yam eatery into mouth that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their special “Homemade Beancurd with Oyster Sauce”, which among the restaurant’s daily top seller in the beancurd (taufu) menus. Home-steamed beancurd from mixtures of fresh soya milk with chicken egg, then prepared in deep fried on rectangular-stick pieces, served with their home recipe oyster sauce into chopped garlic poured onto will brings unbelievable beancurd’s smoothness swallowed itself and the overall salty sweet freshness taste into mouth that you neither found the same elsewhere in town.
Nonetheless, the owners also introduced their all time favourite recommended “Four Kings Dish” which among the best in vegetables corner. Mixtures of local fresh petai, long beans, lady fingers & eggplants (brinjal) in minutes wok-fried with ikan bilis, chilli padi, onions &garlic and finally served hot on table will brings exotic wok-taste with fair spice in veges freshness eatery into mouth that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “Restoran Mau Kee” Traditional Chinese Cuisine Eating House at Karak, Pahang.
RESTORAN MAU KEE
Address: No. 20,
Jalan Besar,
28600 Karak,
Pahang.
Business Hours: 3:00pm to 11:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Tuesday)