Steamed baby octopus in soy sauce was the dish that caught my eye at once because you don't usually find octopus dishes in local eateries and definitely not a hawker tzichar stall!

I liked that the octopus was tender and yet chewy with a nice bite. On its own, there was a little fishy taste which some might dislike but it goes away when you have it with the soy sauce. I do wish that they used a lighter version of soy sauce or added some sugar. You don't notice it at first but it's quite salty and heavy on the palate especially towards the end of the meal. Some of the garlic bits were really fragrant and tasty but there were bits which were rock hard or have gone a little soft and stale.

I have tried Ipoh Tuck Kee at their Kelantan Lane and Toa Payoh Lorong 8 branches and my main qualm is that their food can be maddeningly inconsistent. There are highs and lows and seemingly no middle ground.