Perak Malaysian Cafe

Malaysian flare done right.<br/ <br/ The roti canai was steaming hot crispy. Cooked well just the right amount of chewiness. The curry for dipping was spicy salty. Dipped with the roti, it was sweet salty. <br/ <br/ The Penang fried kueh teow had that wok fire flavour. Not too greasy which was a bonus. <br/ <br/ My recommendation- the roti canai!

Perak Malaysian Cafe is on South Granville St by the Safeway location on 70th Ave.  This is our first time visiting here. We got here just a few minutes after 11am on Sunday, but it was not yet opened.  We did see people inside setting up though so we went for a stroll around the block before coming back.

This place is decent for the common Malaysia dishes. We ordered curry laksa, roti canai, mee goreng, and hong kong style kueh teow. The curry laksa was quite good, especially the soup. The roti canai was a little oily and soggy. The mee goreng was reasonable, though not spicy at all. The kueh teow was a little better. Should have tried the bah kut teh. Oh yes, the noodles came with choice of a beverage, so we tried teh and ovaltine.

Back in mid-August, we came across a newish Malaysian restaurant in Marpole called Perak Malaysian Cafe. I’m not sure if this place is related to Ipoh Bean Sprout Chicken in Crystal Mall but it seems vaguely familiar. Although this restaurant is relatively new, the inside seemed a bit dated. Still, it was fairly busy which should be a good sign. We ordered a cold Milo $4) and cold Lemon Tea $1 with the meal) to start our lunch.

Ben and I went to check out the Ipoh Bean Sprout Chicken on Granville St., Vancouver which we spotted a little while ago when we drove along that street. We love the char koey teow from Ipoh Bean Sprout Chicken in Crystal Mall foodcourt. Apparently, the official name of this restaurant is Perak Malaysian Cafe.