Superbly long queue. The ingredients were plentiful, and the soup was flavourful and sweet enough, although the experience was marred by the alkaline taste from the noodles leaking into the broth.
Recommended by Johor Kaki. The Pork Leg Bi Tai Mak was really smooth, slippery and qq in a vinegary and spicy sauce, the meat topping was strong and savoury, and the trotters were tender and lightly braised. Satisfying in terms of the strong flavours.
The sheng mian was more doughy, chewy and qq, and didn’t have the alkaline flavour of the mee kia at all. The noodles lent a sheen of oil, viscosity and an even more pronounced egginess to the broth, making it more umami. Still good, but not sure whether this was better.
Recommended by Miss Tam Chiak. Qq springy thin noodles. Nostalgic oyster ketchup chilli sauce, with ordinary paper thin char siew. The wantons were quite meaty with silky skin. Slightly above average due to the noodles and the wantons, with a five person queue.
Old but always gold, Hock Kee Wanton Mee has been serving wanton mee since 1965. Love their springy egg noodles!
I went with the best-selling Mushroom Minced Pork Noodles. It includes fish balls, fishcake, minced pork, and braised mushrooms.
Shu Heng Bi Tai Mak definitely has my stamp of approval! I suppose I can now be a little more patient when it comes to waiting for the time I can go back to JB again, since I can get a good bowl of Johor bi tai mak here!
We were there slightly after 11 am and there was just another customer in front, but the queue was slowly forming after we joined it. This s...
The queue is building up at the stall as word is getting around fast about their delicious mee tai mak.
For noodle lovers, this simple humble dish is a must try. $3 per bowl.