Boon Kee Kway Teow Noodle – Since 1976

Boon Kee Kway Teow Noodle. Huh? That is my first reaction. I never heard of that name before, although I am a regular patron of the handmade fishball noodle shop at Chia Chee Drive. I spotted a post in one of the Food Group and it proudly posted that Boon Kee Kway Teow Noodle (“Boon Kee”) has been operating since 1976.

Hidden in Jalan Senang, the secluded part of Kembangan, the coffee shop catered mainly for the surrounding residents. It is very easy to spot outsiders like LD and I, when we enter the coffee shop.

When I went to the stall to order, Ah Guan, the first generation is busy changing the water for cooking the noodle. I was served by the son, Ah Poh. I ordered Mee Kia, dry and non-spicy ($4). He then asked me if I wanted ketchup or black sauce. I decided on the black sauce.

Mee Kia, Dry, Black Sauce

For $4, the portion is very generous. The toppings of bak chor (minced pork), sliced fish cakes, fishballs and meatball covered the noodles. The black sauce and pork oil are perfectly tossed to cover the al-dente noodles. Luckily, I did not order the $5 version, if not I will be having a hard time finishing it.

Mee Kia with Dark Sauce (Malaysian Style)

LD ordered the Mee Kia, spicy ($4). Usually, she will ask to add ketchup to the noodles, however, in Boon Kee this is the standard style. They called it the classic. The noodle is al-dente and the portion is generous as well. Although the chilli is good, LD says it is missing a bit of OMPH!!.

Mee Pok, Dry with Chilli (Ketchup + Chilli)

I also ordered Fishball Soup ($4). We got around 12 pcs of fishballs. The fishballs are soft and bouncy, plus you can see some pork lard swimming in the soup. I personally like the meatball better than the fishballs.

Fishball Soup

The drink stalls seem to be run by the same team, as they all wear the red colour Boon Kee Kway Teow Noodle shirt.

Overall, it was a fruitful journey to Jalan Senang. Boon Kee version of fishball noodle is indeed the classic version. We will return to try their Laksa and White fishball noodle (pork lard + light soy sauce version) as well. Cheers!!

Food & Drink: 8/10

Value: 9.5/10

Service: N/A (Self Service)

Ambiance: N/A (Coffee Shop)

Budget per Person: $0 – $10

Boon Kee Kway Teow Noodle

(Since 1976)

92 Jalan Senang

Singapore 418464

T: +65 9362 8578

IG: @Boonkeekwayteownoodle

OH:

Mon – Sat: 06.15 – 15.30

Closed on Sundays

Pin Ji Fishball Noodle – Delicious All Round Fishball Noodles

Pin Ji Fishball Minced Meat Noodles - Mee Kia

Pin Ji Fishball Minced Meat Noodles (‘Pin Ji’) is owned and operated by Keith and Michelle. The stall first catches my attention a month after it started its operation through social media post. Two things that attracted me were handmade fishballs and handmade fish dumplings. The best part is that it is located in the same wet market in Serangoon North that I regularly bring my MIL and auntie to shop.

Pin Ji Fishball Minced Meat Noodles - The Shop

When I visited them for the 1^st time back in 2019, I was not impressed. The fishballs are bouncy, packs the fish taste yet slightly under seasoned. The meatballs were solid, peppery while the fish dumplings remind me of Song Kee version but not at Song Kee standards. The main problem was their noodles, the mee pok is overcooked, lumpy and slow. My auntie and MIL also wonder what so good about it and why there is a queue?

A few months after our first visit, I dropped by again and I noticed some improvements. The noodle had a bit of life into it. Slightly springy and with a little more bite. The seasoning on the fishballs has improved, it is bouncy, tasty and savoury. The meatballs have a better overall taste compare to the fishballs. The fish dumplings have a bit of gooeyness, with bouncy skin and flavourful fillings.

Mee Pok - April Visit

Mee Pok - April Visit

Mee Kia with Chilli - April Visit

           

On 1^st April, before the CB, LD and I visited them again. This time around I feel Pin Ji finally get into their grove and all the key ingredients started to fall into its place. The only comment that LD has that time was their chilli was not powerful enough.

Handmade Fishball

Handmade Fish Dumpling

Handmade Fish Dumpling - The Fillings

Our last visit before writing this review as on 6 July 2020. I was impressed with the fishball noodles. I ordered the $5 version.  The texture of the noodle was just right. Springy, bouncy with a solid bite to it. Keith mixed the noodles with the ketchup or chilli, pork fats and black vinegar with care and ensure every strand are evenly coated. His timing on the cooking is spot on and so much faster compared to the initial period.

Mee Kia - July Visit

For the mix soup ($5), the texture of the fishballs is bouncy, crunchy, perfectly seasoned and packs with fish flavours. The same can be said with their meatballs. The fish dumplings tasted so so good now. The fish dumpling skin is QQ and slippery, while the ‘tee po’ (dried sole fish) are bursting from the dumpling. Awesome!!

Mix Soup  

Handmade Meatball

While Keith is doing the cooking, the soft-spoken Michelle is the one taking the order, preparing the tray and topping up the rest of the ingredients and condiments. The photo of the shop is taken in April, with the lady boss consent. No mask required at that time.

Overall, it was a great pleasure to see the journey of this young couple from the beginning till now. The fishballs, meatballs and fish dumplings are a must try. Keep it up!! Cheers!!

Food & Drink: 8.25/10

Value: 8/10

Service: N/A (Self Service)

Ambiance: N/A (Coffee Shop)

Budget per Person: $0 - $10

Pin Ji Fishball Mince Meat Noodles

Blk 153 Serangoon North Ave 1

#01-512. S550153

Blk 574 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10

#01-1825. S560574

T: +65 9878 7995

F: https://www.facebook.com/pinjifishballmincedmeatnoodles/

IG: @Pinjifishballnoodles

OH: Thu – Tue, 08.00 – 15.00

Closed on Wednesday

132 Mee Pok Kway Teow – Good Traditional Mee Pok

Mee Pok $5 Version

Our fishball noodles exploration lead us to an old establishment. 132 Mee Pok Kway Teow, first started its business in 1969, where push carts are still allowed. Currently, the business is run by their second generation and making Marine Terrace its permanent, serving the familiar taste of this traditional fishball noodles.

The Stall

There are 3 type of portions here, $4 / $5 / $6. LD and I decided to go for $5 version, supposed to be medium. Please note that they only served Mee Pok and Kway Teow, just like its name.

True to its traditional heritage, the mee pok served with prawn, fishballs, fish dumplings, minced pork and lean meat. My non-spicy mee pok is generously coated with pork oil and tomato sauce. To be frank, it looks very close to the Jalan Tua Kong fishball noodles.

Mee Pok $5 Version - Non Spicy

The bouncy and springy mee pok bodes well with the tomato sauce and pork oil. Fishballs are bouncy but missing the fish flavour in it. The fish dumplings do not provide any WOW factors, while the deshelled prawn, minced pork and lean meat are cooked nicely.

For the spicy version, the chilli is aromatic with a manageable spiciness level. Although we order the $5 version, the noodle portion is very small. So, if you are a big eater, please ask for extra noodle when you order.

Mee Pok $5 Version - Spicy

The clear soup is surprisingly robust, with a hint of sweetness from the prawns. We ordered extra fishball soup ($5 version), the fishballs and beansprouts content are very generous.

Fishball Soup $5

The coffeeshop where 132 Mee Pok Kway Teow located has limited seating. At the same time, it is competing with a popular nasi lemak stall there. Be patient, as the cooking of the noodle can be very slow.

Overall, it is a good fishball noodle and I think the soup version will be better compared to the dry version. We will visit this place again if we are around the area. However, it is not good enough for us to travel from Serangoon all the way just to have this bowl of noodle. Cheers!

Food: 7.25/10

Value: 6.5/10

Service: 6/10

Ambiance: N/A (Coffeeshop)

Budget per Person: $0 - $10.

132 Mee Pok Kway Teow

Block 59 Marine Terrace

#01-105

Singapore 440059

W: http://www.132meepok.com.sg/

OH:

Tue – Sun: 07.00 – 16.00

Closed on Monday & 3^rd Sunday of each Month

Chai Chee Fishball Noodle – A Good Supper Place

Fishball Noodles

As our friends have their own families and responsibilities, it is difficult to meet up and chat without the additional baggage (kids) tagging along. Therefore, it is good to have a place to meet up over comfort food and chat.

Teochew Keow Teow Fishball Noodle Soup

I spotted this IG post from EatwithRoy, where he “makan” after finished closing up at Black & Ink. Needless to say, we decided to try it.

LD and I normally ordered the medium size, $5. The Mee Pok is al-dente, tossed with a well-measured dollop of tomato sauce (for the non-spicy) and a dash of vinegar. The toppings include tao pok (bean curd with fish fillings), 2 fishballs, a fish dumpling and a few slices of fish cakes.

Mee Pok Dry - $5 version

Mee Pok without Chilli

Meanwhile, for the spicy version, you get aplomb amount of the chilli tossed with the noodle. The chilli definitely looks fierce and will definitely spiced up your taste buds.

Mee Kia with Chilli

On top of the noodles, we normally ordered the fishball soup ($5). The balls are bouncy and crunchy, and you can taste the flavour of the fish when you bite into it. The same can be said about the fish dumplings.

Fishball Soup $5

Fishball Soup - Up close

Fish Dumpling

For those that love the traditional Teochew Fishball Noodles, the Lar Pok (fried pork fats) here also come free. Please help yourself. Oink Oink!!

Pork Lard

Located at 55 Chai Chee Drive, there is a lot of parking spot at the back. The extensive opening hours making this a good place to have your comfort food at any time. For us, it is best to go after 8 PM and for supper.

Overall, we definitely glad to have found this place. The fishball noodle is good, no ridiculous queueing time and plenty of parking spots. Not the best fishball noodle shop, but between 10 PM to 2 AM, it is one of the better ones. There is also a prata option a few stalls away, if you need some variety. Cheers!!

Food & Drink: 7/10

Value: 7.5/10

Service: 6.5/10

Ambiance: 6/10

Budget per Person: $0 - $10

Teochew Keow Teow Fishball Noodle Soup

55 Chai Chee Drive

#01-190

Singapore 460055

T: +65 6406 3539

F: https://www.facebook.com/shenjije/

OH: Daily 07.00 – 02.00

*Closing dates will be announced in Facebook Page

Ah Ho Teochew Noodles – Delicious Traditional Fishball Noodle

Ah Ho Teochew Noodle - Mee Kia

I stumbled upon Ah Ho Teochew Noodle when the Wanton Mee shop (See Da Jie Wanton Mee review here) at the beginning of Sam Loeng Road was not opened on that day. I decided to stop at this coffee shop just to get a quick bite.

Ah Ho Teochew Noodle - The Stall

Since there is a short queue at this stall, I decided to join the queue. While queueing, something caught my eyes. Why would a normal noodle shop allow you to order Fried Tee Po ( Fried Flat Fish) separately, the traditional ingredients for Teochew Noodle soup that is bitter yet give the distinct OMPH taste to the dish.

As most of the customers ordered soup noodles, I decided to order Mee Kia Soup (Large- $4.5 each). Another sign of promising noodle shop is they allowed you add the pork lard yourself, WOW.

Mee Kia Large

First slurp, the soup is robust and the combination of the sweetness from the pork bones and the Oink Oinkness from pork fats. The noodle is cooked to al-dente and each ingredient which include minced pork, sliced pork, fishball, fishcake, fish dumplings mushroom, tee po and pork lard added multiple layers of taste in this dish. Definitely a lot of ingredients for a simple bowl of noodle.

The Noodle

The minced pork and sliced pork are tender and succulent. Fishballs are bouncy and tasty, slightly better than average fishball noodle shops. The fish dumpling is smooth and crunchy. The Tee Po is crispy, crunchy and definitely add to the complex flavour of this dish. Yum Yum.

The Fish Dumpling

The Sliced Pork

Overall, the Teochew Fishball Noodle in Ah Ho is definitely something to savour. I have returned here once more with LD, and she agrees with me, the fishball noodle here is good. So if you are Fishball Noodle lovers, you need to check out this place. Cheers!!

Note: When I was doing my prep work for this review, I notice that Ah Ho has been around since the 1970s. Some said the quality has drop compare to the past. However, I only tried Ah Ho recently and I still find them to be very good. A lot of the elderly order Kway Teow Soup, but I just like my noodle better.

Food & Drink: 8.5/10

Value: 8.5/10

Service: N/A (Self Service)

Ambiance: N/A

Budget per Person: $0- $10

Ah Ho Teochew Noodles (亚河潮州粿条面)

12 Verdun Road

Verdun House, Kim San Lee Coffee Shop

Singapore 207278

T: +65 8127 4249

OH: Thu – Tue: 08.00 – 14.00 

Closed on Wednesday

Macpherson Minced Meat Noodles – Possibly The Best Bak Chor Mee in Singapore

Macpherson Minced Meat Noodle

We got to know this place from a newspaper article earlier this year mentioning this legendary Bak Chor Mee / Minced Meat Noodle will be closing soon as they want to retire and cannot find a successor. In the typical Singapore kiasunism manner LD and I decided to give it a try before this place close down for good.

Like its name, Macpherson Minced Meat Noodle ('MacNoodle') originated from Macpherson before it moves to the current location in Upper Serangoon Road. During the day, this coffee shop only open for MacNoodle and occupying almost the whole coffee shop with the drink stall during the day, the stream of customers will just continuously streaming in all day.

The menu on offer are fishball noodle, minced pork noodle, pig trotter noodle; and “Miniwok” version. Price starting for $3.50 onwards.

The elusive fishballs

Highlights of 2014

Hello 2015! Yes, what a better way to start the new year with a quick recap of the highlight of foodgasm session in 2014.

Sarnies - The Fry Up

For Breakfast to Brunch, we really need to mention Sarnies, Symmetry and Sunday Market. Sarnies Aussie Big Breakfast are so memorable, it really fills you for the whole day and give me the nostalgic feeling of my days in Melbourne. Symmetry provide us with a more classy version of cafe Brunch. More cutting edge plating while maintaining awesome flavours.

Symmetry - Hickory Corned Beef & Hash

Sunday Market is unique with their modern food with Thai flairs in their dishes. Their Bangkok Toast desserts and Thai Ice Milk Tea are just YUMMM!!.

Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim – Fish Ball Noodle or Seafood Noodle

Jalan Tua Kong Lau Lim

Little Devil & I get to know about this place a few years back, when out of the blue my FIL keep coming back to this location to eat Kway Teow Mee. On one fine day, he just keep insisting that we must go and try. As we are staying in Hougang, it took us about 20 mins to get here. It was a Saturday morning and finding a parking spot was really a hassle. Alas, it also took us another 30 mins of wait before we get our order. Hungry and annoyed, my first impression here was less memorable.

[CLOSED] Yan Kee Noodle House – Fish Ball or Ping Pong Ball?

In the search of the best Fish Ball Noodle in Singapore, we come across Yan Kee Noodle House. One of the establishment that can claim open 24 hours!!! Best part of all, it is located in the Central of Singapore, corner of South Bridge Road and Circular Road. So if you are looking for supper places after your pubbing, clubbing or anything, isn't this the place to go.

[CLOSED] Song Kee Fish Ball Noodles – Is this the best Fish Ball Noodle in Singapore?

[Ceased Operation as at 30 July 2016 . . . . . . . Chubby Botak Koala and Little Devil feel SO SADDDDD] 

A few months ago, Little Devil (LD) has cravings for fishball noodle. So we actively searching for the best fish ball noodle in this tiny little island. One of the places that keep popping up is Song Kee Fish Ball Noodles.