Kang Beef House 江祖傳牛肉小鎮

Kang Beef House (22 September 2012)


Kang Beef House 江祖傳牛肉小鎮 (GPS: 5.3918, 100.31353) is an eatery at Perak Road, Penang. It specialises in gu bak koay teow, a Chinese-style beef noodle soup, as well as other beef-based dishes. Hence you can order beef fried rice here, crispy beef balls as well as stir-fried beef in black pepper.

Kang Beef House has its main entrance facing Perak Road while a back entrance faces Jalan Jelutong. Its address is however at 474 Jalan Jelutong. The restaurant is open daily except Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm for the lunch crowd and from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm for dinner.

I find that the restaurant is clean and hygienic, compared to other places serving gu bak koay teow. I also appreciate being in an air-conditioned environment with air circulation.

Contact

Kang Beef House
474 Jalan Jelutong
11600 Jelutong, Penang
Phone: +60 4 281 0892



31 January, 2018

It has been over four years since our first and only visit to Kang Beef House in 2012 (see below). We happened to be visiting someone in the area, and so decided to go there for lunch. We were quite early (11:45am) and was the first customer (the shop opens at 11:30am).

We ordered the RM10 bowl. This is how it looks like:

Beef Koay Teow at Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


How do I like it this time around. Yes, I do like it, perhaps more than on my first visit. My wife commented that the soup is still more watery compared to the beef koay teow at other places, but I am okay with that. At RM10, the amount of stuff isn't really much (and we were already planning where else to go to get something else to eat - we ended up buying the nasi kunyit set from Eaton.)

On the whole, I am quite satisfied with the beef koay teow at Kang Beef House. Unlike many places selling this dish, Kang Beef House is very clean. We might be returning from time to time.

Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


The lady running the shop told me that they are opened at night with cooked-to-order dishes. I photographed the menu to give you an idea what's available here.

Menu at Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


Menu at Kang Beef House (31 January 2018)


22 September, 2012 And how's the gu bak koay teow? The taste is a bit bland and the soup quite clear compared to other places. I have discussed this on Facebook and found the same comment from over gu bak koay teow lovers. In essence, we prefer a stronger taste to gu bak koay teow. So while Kang Beef House may attract its own gu bak koay teow lovers, it will not dethrone established gu bak koay teow stalls such as the one at Kafe Dua Lapan Dua Lapan in Perak Road and Kedai Kopi Lam Ah at Beach Street/Chulia Street junction.

The beef koay teow at Kang Beef House. (22 September 2012)


Another view of the beef koay teow. (22 September 2012)


Newspaper clippings and opening hour notice on the wall. (22 September 2012)

Kang Beef House is on the map of Perak Road

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