Loh Mee - Green House Burma Road

I heard people raving about the loh mee in this place so naturally, I had to go try it myself. 

Loh Mee with extra egg and chicken feet

Pitch black sauce, didn't look very appetizing but I wouldn't mind if it was tasty. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good at all. I really couldn't find anything special. The chicken feet wasn't properly stewed and was still slightly tough.

I much prefer the one in Sunshine cafe in Tanjong Tokong, or the one I have tried in Pulau Tikus just opposite the wet market.

Didn't see the garlic sauce either. Did they already mix it in?

 Overall, the loh mee was just boring for me and not up to Penang's standard. I think people go there because they couldn't find other good ones at night.

After my loh mee, I ordered a bowl of prawn mee

No kangkong, no slices of pork?

It wasn't really to my liking either. I can find better ones easily in Penang. In fact the one in Jln Ipoh, KL is better i think.


Overall, both the loh mee and prawn mee are way over-rated!






Old Green House Restaurant (老青屋)
223 Burma Road
GPS Coordinates: 5.423869,100.321242
Business hours: 8pm to 4am (Closed on Sundays)


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Prawn mee - Soon Lee @ Jln Ipoh

A couple of days ago, my fingers got itchy and I googled: best prawn mee in KL. Soon Lee was what came out as the first hit. Needless to say, I went and checked out the place as soon as I could! The actual spelling should be Sun Lee though according to what's on a T shirt in the second last photo in this post.

You can help yourself with the chili in a container with lid. I added more than one spoonful!


Quite a few thick slices of pork, some halved shrimps, and slices of hard boiled egg. Didn't see much deep fried shallot though. The soup was very nice. Definitely the best I have tried in KL/PJ so far. RM5 for a small bowl. A small here is equivalent to normal size elsewhere the way I see it.

I think I will go there more often whenever I feel like having nice prawn mee!

I also ordered char kway teow. Again, the flat noodle wasn't as narrow and thin as I would have prefered, but the taste was still okay overall.

RM5 for small.






I saw photos of HK celebrities that have visited this hawker stall. Only recognized Kenny Bee, Eric Tsang chi wai though, and a couple more whose faces I know, but not the names :D. You can view bigger version here.


This place is quite easy to find as it's one of the many roadside stalls in the wai sek gai close to the Jalan Ipoh/Jalan Kepong roundabout. You can see this block of flat/apartment across the road from this Soon Lee stall. There is also a Petronas next to the apartment.



GPS Coordinate: 3.202675,101.672928

Opens in the evening only. I was there on a Sunday at around 430pm and it was quite full!

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T&T Prawn Mee Lorong Selamat

My friend Sam brought me to this really nice Prawn Mee shop in Lorong Selamat.

One of T&T Prawn Mee shop's signature dishes: Claypot Yee Meen with pork ribs, shrimps, eggs and prawn mee soup. The soup was really excellent!


Look at the generous portions of ingredients in this. I loved it even though I wasn't a big fan of yee mee (yee meen). I basically am not very into deep fried stuff.



Sam had just the simple prawn mee. I could tell that it was great. It has all the right ingredients, and the soup was excellent as mentioned. You can add as much fresh homemade chilli sauce and nice, crunchy and fragrant fried shallots as you want to your bowl!


You might have noticed the siew yuk/sio bak/roast park in the first picture. Yes, Sam bought that in Lebuh Cecil market:D

Roast pork from Cecil Street market


 



Nice, clean and cosy inside.


Address:

127, Lorong Selamat,
10400 Penang
Tel: 04-226 3407


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(it's just somewhere opposite the famous Lorong Selamat Lau Yee Char Kueh Teow).

Contact Person: Terrence Tiow

Specialized in:
- soup supply
- gathering
- buffet

Business Hour
Monday to Saturday - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 7:45 am to 3:00 pm
Closed on Wednesday.

More nice food nearby:

Lorong Selamat Lau Yee CKT:

More info here.

Oyster Omelet

More info here.

Prawn Mee at Jalan San Peng

I found out about this prawn mee / prawn noodle / har mee / har meen place from a food show on TV and decided to give it a try. 

Prawn Mee, nicely garnished with prawns and fish balls. Okay, fish balls are a little odd as I can't remember seeing any Penang version that has this! The broth was nice and natural, not loaded with MSG like in most stalls I have tried. I didn't feel thirsty after eating here:)



They make their chilli sauce fresh every day!


Pork meat balls, firm but not as firm as those commercially available ones. As soon as I sank my teeth onto the first one, I loved it already :)



We also ordered a plate of poached chicken. It was quite good.


This prawn mee stall is right next to a Hindu Temple so it's quite easy to find.


Jalan San Peng, near Pudu LRT station, right next to an Indian temple. Plenty of parking as there's an open air car park right opposite the stall/Hindu Temple. RM2 per entry. It's also about 5 minutes walk from Pudu LRT station.

Operates from 730am to 330pm, closed on Tuesday.


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SS2 Lim Prawn Noodle

SS2 Lim Mee Yoke Prawn Mee / Har Mee in Kota Damandara. RM4.50 a bowl. The taste was just okay. I still prefer the prawn noodle at Yong Len TTDI and Kam Heong, PJ State. GPS coordinate: 3.152198,101.594243
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Prawn Mee - Yong Len TTDI

Prawn mee at Yong Len cafe in TTDI. Everyone says it's among the best in KL so I figured i should give it a try.

It was just okay for me. More or less the same as the one i had at Kam Heong PJ State. . I prefer my fried shallot slices to be in whole  and not broken up. The fried shallot didn't taste very fresh either.



However, it did have all the right ingredient for a good prawn mee, and most importantly, it tasted very good too. The chili paste was a big let-down though. Too little, and too bland. I put the content of the whole saucer in but it still didn't do much to kick the soup up a notch!


I wish they have their own home made chili paste like this one.


Edit:

From a different visit.





I had Penang Otak Otak too.

RM3.50. Served hot from the steamer. Quite nice but I prefer more daun kadok and more kaffir leaves in it as well








One reasonably sized chunk of fish meat in it, not sure what fish though.


Restoran Yong Len
Jln Tun Mohd Fuad 1
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.142321,101.628892


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Prawn Mee - PJ State

Prawn mee (hokkien mee) brunch at PJ State. This is the same coffee shop that sells great Teochew braised duck / Lo Ack / Lou Ngap in the evening/night.

RM5 per bowl. Not as good as those you get in Penang but not too bad for KL/PJ I guess.






Edit: photos from a different visit:







Address:
8 Jalan Tengah
Off Jalan Yong Shook Lin
Petaling Jaya
GPS: 3.099378, 101.644478


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