Deliciously old-school bak chor mee & loaded portions at new Ang Mo Kio stall
So, what's the fuss? Well, despite only opening recently, this humble spot has already drawn a fair bit of buzz across local foodie Facebook groups — earning praise for its nostalgic flavours and even prompting return visits from several reviewers.
Intrigued, I headed down to the Kopi Wu coffeeshop at Block 722 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 to check out this formidable new kid on the block.
Seeing was believing; I espied a good majority of diners happily tucking into bowls of bak chor mee. I'd been craving a good bowl of those porky noodles for weeks, so if anything could get me more excited than I already was, that was it. Mission accomplished.
Heng Ji Traditional Teochew Noodles's menu is pretty straightforward, with 4 main noodle options: Pork Ball Minced Pork Noodle (S$4.50/S$5.50), Fishball Minced Pork Noodle (S$4.50/S$5.50), Fishball Noodle (S$4.50/S$5.50) and Laksa (S$4). There's also Fishball Soup (S$4.50) and Pork Ball Soup (S$4.50) for those after something lighter.
Of course, I went for the S$5.50 portion of the signature Pork Ball Minced Pork Noodle, with the ever-reliable mee pok as my carb of choice. The mouthwatering bowl came loaded with a colourful medley of minced pork, pork slices, liver, meatballs, braised mushrooms and a sprinkling of crispy fried pork lard.
This feels like a good juncture to mention that each bowl is cooked to order — so be prepared to wait, and for perfectly good reason.
Spoiler alert: my cravings were more than satisfied. The noodles were faultless — cooked to a perfect al dente and thoroughly coated in a piquant, punchy sauce.
The ingredients were impressive, too, each one complementing the springy noodles beautifully. The minced meat and tender pork slices were my favourites of the lot: well-seasoned, flavourful and far from gamey. And while I'm not usually a fan of liver, these weren't powdery in the least and I found myself savouring every piece.
I'm not sure my definition of 'old-school' fully matches that of the Facebook folk, but Heng Ji Traditional Teochew Noodles's rendition of bak chor mee certainly felt like the epitome of fuss-free goodness. There's no doubt I'll be back the next time a craving hits, and I'm already counting down the days.
Take this as your sign to drop by when yours call, too.
We tried Singapore's best-rated bak chor mee
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