Kok Kee Wanton Noodle 国记云吞面 (Lavendar)

Kok Kee Wanton Noodle 国记云吞面 (Lavendar) has been a stall I have been wanting try for years.I was thrilled to be sent on course with the course location a 5 minutes walk away from Kok Kee. 

Jumbo seems to have completed the $2.1 million acquisition for a 75% stake in the stall and brand as the owners are not spotted at the stall. 

In addition, the staff are now wearing uniforms. 

Price wise, I understand that it has not changed since the acquisition. Each plate of Wanton Noodle starts at $5. 

I wanted to try both the dumplings and wanton. Hence, I ordered the $5 wanton noodles and added on two dumplings for $2. Which means each dumpling cost $1 and the total cost of the meal was $7. If you ask me, price is on the higher end. Unless Jumbo expands the number of outlets aggressively, I wonder when they are going to breakeven and generate returns for their shareholders. 

I have never tried Kok Kee before and cannot compare the taste prior to the acquisition. What stood out for me was the wanton noodle. It tasted so difference from elsewhere. Each strand of noodle was so smooth, soft yet springy. With their home made special sauce I found myself slurping the noodles endlessly. It was that good. The two pieces of wanton and char siew were average. At least the dumpling was decent, big in size and had a crunchy bite. The star of the dish was really the noodles with the special sauce. Not too sure that it is worth the $5 price tag. 

Kok Kee Wanton Noodle 国记云吞面
30 Foch Rd, #01-02
Singapore 209276
Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 10pm

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Ah Fatt Mian Fen Guo 阿發面粉粿 (675 Yishun)

 Stall moved to Blk 675 Yishun

Ah Fatt Mian Fen Guo 阿發面粉粿 (732 Yishun) has in selling handmade noodles in Yishun for more than 20 years.

The stall is not located near MRT station or shopping mall, but it still has its own loyal customer base from the heartlands. 

It is sad to hear that the stall is closing down at the end of the month (i.e. Apr 2021) due to rising rental cost. Each bowl starts at $2.50. The prawn version cost $3. Despite, their own customers asking them to increase the price, they did not. 

The owners had not raised the cost of their handmade noodles for years, something that is rare in Singapore. Look at how much food and drink prices that you have buying had been increasing over the recent years.  

One plus point is that the owners made their handmade noodles from scratch. It is not factory made. 

This is  You Mian with Prawns $3. Comes with lots of vegetable, minced meat and egg. 

This is the $2.50 Mian Fen Guo. It is hard to get such a good bowl of handmade noodles at this price else where.  

Folks stayng in Yishun, hurry down to savour this for the last time before they close down. Expect to queue! 

Ah Fatt Mian Fen Guo 阿發面粉粿

Blk 675 Yishun Avenue 4 

Singapore 760675

Opening Hours: Daily 7.45am to 9pm

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Jia Xiang 佳香 (Red Hill Food Centre)

 

Follow the queue and you will never go wrong. When I visited Red Hill Hawker Centre, I noticed there was a long queue in front of this stall calls Jia Xiang. The stalls sells Nasi Lemak, Long Tong and Mee Siam. Surprisingly, nearly everyone except 1 person in from of me ordered the Mee Siam. The one person ordered Long Tong. No one ordered Nasi Lemak.

Following the crowd, I ordered the $3 Mee Siam. 

It was really good! The star ingredient was the Mee Siam gravy. The mix in flavours of tangy, sweet and spice was perfectly balance. None of them overwhelmed the other.

The little bits of fried croutons was the icing on the cake as it provided a crunchy and crisp texture to the dish. 

This is one of the best Mee Siam I had. Worth another visit! 

Since I was at Red Hill hawker centre, I just had to also ordered the Yon Yan 永焱 fried chicken wings. While many have said that their standard has dropped, I still like it!


Jia Xiang 佳香 (Red Hill Food Centre)
#01-35 Redhill Market

Block 85 Redhill Lane
Singapore 310019
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