Cong Yin Noodles, Ipoh Gardens

When I first about this noodles, I was kinda quizzed why is it called Chong Yin Fun. It literally translate as Scholar Noodles in Cantonese. But once I had it, I was amazed at how tasty it was. The minced pork with fish is particularly nice. The rest is of course the noodles, sliced pork, liver and some intestines. The soup is really tasty and its not too salty or stale. Its really flavoured well and has a nice sweetness to it. When it comes to pork noodles, the most important is the taste of the soup and this shop aces it!

The next is the freshly fried "sui kow". Usually the most important for a sui kow is the meat paste in it and with some prawns, pork and some black fungus and carrots. It is really good. The crispy skin compliments it awesomely.

The only draw back is that they cook one bowl at a time, so waiting can be quite a while. Usually I have to wait around 15-20 minutes. But we can order the sui kow first and enjoy that as it is usually ready to serve.

Make sure you get your order right before you go place your order as the lady will scold you.

But all in all its really good. A must try!

Overall Verdict:

Food : 9/10

Service : 5/10 (its ok only)

Price : 6/10 (slightly pricey for Ipoh standard)

Ambiance : 7/10 (comfortable with aircond coffee shop)

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PRAWN MEE @ KAM HEONG RESTAURANT, PJ STATE

I've been eating at this place for god know how long ago. And this place is famous for their prawn mee! This is non other that Kam Heong Coffee show prawn mee. Just ask anyone from PJ south area and ask them about PJ state prawn mee and they will say yea they know.

I got a friend, Joe, he said when he was young, their family will go to this place almost every weekend! why? coz the Prawn Mee is just too gooooood. Till that day I went there and there he was! eating with his wife! Its that good!

So how to order? just order la! HAR MIEN - BIHUN MEE OR BIHUN is ok! Everyone knows that the most important ingredient in Prawn mee or as in the northern states call it Hokkien Mee is their soup. This soup is really really good. I always finish the soup and lick the bowl clean!

In this bowl you get sliced pork, one whole hard boiled eggs sliced, "kangkung" and bean sprouts. Along with the soup and noodle... its one bowl you will never forget! This is where you go "OH LALA MAMA MIA, PERFECTO!!"

The portion is quite generous too! For RM 4.50 per bowl its worth every penny. Unlike some other place where its only like half the portion of this!

Besides the prawn mee, one more fantastic dish is the Ngau Lam Mee (Beef soup noodle) at the Wan Tan Mee stall. This one is also another dish that is not to be missed. The beef is tender and the aroma is fantastic. Can taste that the beef is boiled for a long time along with ginger and clove and other spices. To take it alone is fantastic but to take it with wan tan noodle is also great! Price is RM 5.50 with noodles and RM 5 without noodles.

Too much cholesterol for the taking? then wash it down with this Ambarella, or Ambula or buah Kedondong juice or in cantonese "Sar Lei Shin Mui". Refreshingly nice sweet sour and salty juice. yum!

Besides all this there are lots more other food such as pork noodle, porridge, pan mee, chicken rice and at night the famous famous kam hiong duck rice which is also a must try. (sorry no pics here ... yet)

The ambiance is not bad, very packed during weekend mornings and afternoon and during the weekdays dinner is quite pack but the noodles is only during the day and it closes around 230pm.
Its done in a way that its not warm or stuffy. So its quite comfortable.

Service: 9/10 (fast attentive service, but slightly slow if too pack)

Food Quality: 9/10 (almost all the stalls there serves good food)
Environment/ambience: 8/10 (comfortable and cooling as its quite airy with fans and shades)
Price: 8/10 (reasonable for KL standard)

My verdict: Its a definite must try! one of the best in Klang Valley

Its next to UOB bank. opposite the pencil shaped MPPJ Building.
KAM HEONG COFFEE SHOP

Jalan Tengah Pj New Town Petaling Jaya, Selangor

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PETER'S PORK NOODLE @ MAY FLOWER FOOD COURT, BRICKFIELDS

So far I have not tasted any other Pork Noodle as tasty as this one. Its located at Brickfields at this food court called May Flower Food Court.

Its kinda tricky to get there tho. Its actually opposite Pos Malaysia along Jalan Tun Sambanthan. This shop was formerly at the New Lay Sin Restaurant Opposite Sri Kota Supermarket but now they have shifted to May Flower. I have to say its more comfortable now compared to the hot and packed New Lay Sin.

The highlight of any pork noodle is their soup and of course the juicy tender pork and I have to say this one tops it all. The soup is fantastic, the pork are nice and juicy. What I usually order is the large Bihun Mee without the spareparts (liver, intestine and stomach). You can have the option to add an egg into it as I always do. What they do is to crack an egg right after they cook! so you can slowly slurp your un broken half boiled egg with abit of the soup as a whole. Yum yum yum!

Usually when it is served I would ask them to give some "chu yau cha" which is deep fried lard. Crispy and a very very guilty add on!

They also serve the dry version (kon low). They still serve a good portion of minced pork and juicy pork in a separate bowl of soup and yes... you can still add the eggs! yum yum!

sorry pic is unclear, using my mobile phone's camera hehe.

The price of the noodle? RM 5 for the large and RM 4.50 for the normal (both is with eggs). Not bad! If you are in KL Bangsar or Brickfields area, then its a definite must try!

If you are interested, in the same food court they serve nice and cheap Banana Leaf rice too. Yumm yumm! Price for a normal set of vegetarian meal (rice, vege, parpadom, rassam and curry) cost only RM4. It used to be RM3.50 when they were at New Lay Sin but its still cheap. If you add chicken or fish it would only cost around RM7. So its an alternative if you dont want to indulge on the tasty pork noodles!

As I said earlier finding the place will be abit tricky. There is an open carpark (AsiaPark) next to the Food Court but the entrance is slightly in an awkward area. If you are coming from Bangsar area, be sure to keep right once you turn to Jln Tun Sambanthan. The entrance of the parking is directly opposite Pos Malaysia and its hidden right at the end of the first row of shoplots. So do be careful!

They open from morning till 2.30pm. So better be there before it runs out!!

Service: 7/10 (its fast, food comes within 5-10 minutes after ordering, but its a food court so cut it some slack la)
Food Quality: 9/10
Environment/ambience: 7/10 (clean and tidy... but typical food court style)
Price: 9/10

My verdict: craving for some good Pork Noodles? this is the place!


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Paramount Garden Restaurant, PJ

Been at this place for more than 4 years already and I still love their one famous dish... heard of Loh Mee? the one with the dark brown starchy soup. I bet u did. Heard of Pan Mee? the one with flat flour noodle with anchovies (ikan bilis for you locals), black fungus, minced meat and vege? I bet u did too. But imagine u mix them both! GENIUS!!!...

loh mee

Ever since I came to this place and ate their signature dish.. which is the Loh Pan Mee fell in love with it. The portion is quite big too. What I love to do, which my friends always complains is I will pour the whole saucer of belacan and one soup spoon of vinegar into my noodle and mesh is all up! the mix of their nice peppery starchy soup with the aroma and spicyness of the belacan along with the sourness of the vinegar really gets your appetite going.

I never fail to finish up the whole bowl of noodle and of course the soup as well and the soup of my gf or mom or sis or aunt as well! wuahahaha.

took the plunge to tried loh yee mee (nice...)

Well this place they are dont only serve this dish, of course they have other dishes too. Their hot plate noodle or rice is nice too. My friend tried the chicken mushroom rice. Taste quite good also. I tried their Portuguese grill fish, sotong and sting ray too. That one the portion abit small and not so nice. But the sauce is appetising enough to warrant the OK sign.

If you want to go for the more calmer or as the chinese people say more "cheng" or clearer type you can try their pan mee or their fish paste noodle. The fish paste noodle is interesting as the soup is somehow deliciously done. Not as appetising as the loh mee soup but its very nice going with the fish cake, foo chok and fish balls. The pan mee, taste like pan mee... ahahahah. really.

pan mee

Well if you want to have a simple meal when you are bored of O&S or Chow Yang of Sea Park or Paramount Garden PJ. Try this then! the environment is comfortable but parking is a little hard to get! and bring lots of tissue or handkerchief if you are the sweaty type coz once you hentam the noodle and their soup! guarantee sweat even though there is a huge fan blowing you!

Price wise its about the standard KL price which is BIG = RM 5, Med = RM4.50 and Small = RM4.

It non halal so my fellow muslim friends... sorry.


Where is this place? its same parallel with KFC just further down towards Sec 14. The row opposite Mediviron Clinic. You will have to be careful as its cuts in a road on the left along the main road right before the traffic lights and right after 7eleven. For parking if you are lucky you can get one in front of the shop or you can park at the back at the housing area.

55 Jalan 21/12, 46300 Petaling Jaya

map here

Service: 8/10 - very friendly fellas and quick too. Food comes quite fast so its a good thing

Food Quality: 8/10 - good food but presentation wise okla. Coffee shop ma. What you expect!

Environment: 6/10 - although its windy comfortable but when during a hot day + hot soup! very hot!

Price: 7/10 - Quite pricey for PJ standard. But its still within the affordable range!