Tricycle Bistro Studio Lok Lok 三轮碌碌: reinvent the way of eating lok-lok [ENDED]

Mention lok lok to any of us, we will have the image of a road side stall, people standing there and dipping their selected satay stick into a common boiling pot. Though sound rather unhygienic, considering that the soup used to boil is shared and there is always a risk of under-cooking the selected sticks, it did not stop people from eating from this type of stalls. However, this is definitely not a place to lepak or to hang around. The idea is select your picks, cook it, dip it into the sauce (a must!), eat it, and leave the place for other patrons.

Tricycle Bistro Studio 三轮碌碌 will probably reinvent the way to enjoy lok-lok in Ipoh. Situated in Ipoh town, it may not be easy to locate, but with patience, it is not difficult to find the shop. Just locate Sri Maju express station in town, and head away from town centre in Jalan Bendahara. Look for a big crowd behind the row of shops slightly further down the road. If failed, there is always google map or waze.

The concept is rather easy. Just move lok-lok into a shaded shop instead. Move the boiling pot into individual tables, similar to satay celup in Melaka, and that's it. The service is homely, and attentive. The environment still maintain the crowds and the sense of "热闹" of any good lok-lok stall. Though there is option of cooking the sticks in individual table (with different price for the soup, ours was chicken soup, costing RM3), there is always the choice of the conventional; standing there with a common shared boiling pot of soup as not all the tables are equipped with the stoves.

For those who still do not know what is lok-lok (which basically means boiling in Cantonese), it is just a simple selections of different raw food skewered in satay stick which are subsequently cooked individually in boiling pot of soup. Imagine satay celup in Melaka, minus the boiling satay sauce. Selections here are just OK, with the usual fish balls, tauhus, the must-have-cockles, sausage, and other selections as well; which are found in other stalls as well. The price, however, is a stand-out as each stick cost only RM0.40. Of course, one could not expect a big portion for such a price. Expect to eat approximately 20 sticks per person on a good day. The food is fairly fresh, I have not much to complain. The sauce, however, is really awesome. The satay sauce is special with its addition of dry prawns (my guess, again) though I would prefer more peanuts in it. Even the usual chilli sauce is nicely mixed, with a tinge of citrus taste.

Overall, it is a very nice place to sit down and really enjoy lok-lok. There is no hurry to rush our food, and a nice place to enjoy friends company with good food.

ratings: 3 half poink~!
comments: come early for good seats. it could get crowded at times.

三轮碌碌

Lot 25973, Ground Floor, 

No 8, Jalan Bendahara,
Ipoh
014-3013808