[CLOSED] Lau Hock Guan Kee Bak Kut Teh

Favourite assam curry fish head at an old school shophouse along Joo Chiat

Located somewhere along the crowded stretch of Joo Chiat shophouses, I discovered Lau Hock Guan Kee sometime during my early university years, and since then, continued to patronize them regularly, especially during weekday supper hours. The auntie that served tables often commented on my (ahem) 'good' looks and never fail to tease me whenever the frequency of my visits start to dwindle ever so slightly. (A-boy ah, why so long never come and see auntie, or equivalent chatter). But what brought me back time and again ultimately was the fish head curry. The stand out item in the dish was the assortment of vegetables (brinjal, okra, onions (?!) etc), soaking up the generous serving of curry and leaving a trail of gentle sweetness and slightly tangy spicy sensation on the tongue. Prepare to sweat, especially on a humid weeknight with nary a breeze. But also, prepare to enjoy. #hawkerpedia

Located somewhere along the crowded stretch of Joo Chiat's shophouses, I discovered Lau Hock Guan Kee sometime during my early university years. Since then, I've continued to patronise them regularly, especially during weekday supper hours. The aunty that serves the tables often comments on my (ahem) 'good' looks, and never fails to tease me whenever the frequency of my visits start to dwindle ever so slightly ("ah boy ah, why so long never come and see aunty?"). What brings me back time and time again is the fish head curry. The stand out items in the dish are the vegetables (brinjal, okra, onions, etc.) soaking up the generous serving of curry, and leaving a trail of sweetness, and a slightly tangy, spicy sensation on the tongue. Prepare to sweat, especially on a humid weeknight with nary a breeze. But also, prepare to enjoy. #hawkerpedia

Dunno wad fish this is but left we no choice we had this snapper like fish....it was fresh and yummy as usual...guess it's not the fish but the cook always cooked to perfection!!

Excellent fresh fish at superbly reasonable price what more can I ask for?!?! Yums!

Pay them a visit while you still can 😔