178. Fa Fa Noodles

25 da yuan was what the red-haired lady boss said when she came with the bowl of bak cuo mee that I have ordered. I knew she had meant $2.50. A very chirpy lady boss.

I felt my picture was overexposed. Still trying hard to learn the skills of capturing a good picture with my DSLR.

The bak cuo mee was surprisingly cheap and good. The mee kia was cooked to the right texture. Most of the times, the mee kia was a little hard because the cook didn't cook them long enough.

Blk 492 Coffeeshop
Jurong West Street 41

143. Lam's Noodles House

A picture speaks a thousand words and it works very well for someone like me who isn't considered a literary talented person. Didn't have my camera phone nor camera with me so I didn't manage to capture a shot of the Lam's noodles. Lam's Noodles House is located in a coffeeshop next to the Arena Club. I have been to the coffeeshop a few times. Their noodles seem to be famous and I didn't know they had a stall at the coffeeshop until this morning. It was patronised by quite a number of celebrities. The famous local Lee song composers and food variety show hosts took photos with the boss. Quite a lot of people ate their noodles.

The noodles they are selling are quite different. Shark fins noodles, abalone noodles....priced at $6 and up. Bak cuo mee seems to be the more normal bowl for breakfast. So, I queue for their bak cuo mee.

The quantity of the noodles is not any bigger than a piece of a traditional baked mooncake. No mushrooms, just some minced meat, a meatball and some crispy fried pork lard as toppings. Oh my god! It was so expensive. The guys could just finish the noodles in 3 mouths. It was not fulfilling at all. However, sometime to praise about was the noodles wasn't very oily. Many times, the bowl of bak cuo mee that I have eaten elsewhere was oil-laden. A result of the chili and the sesame oil.

Coffeeshop next to The Arena Club

511 Upper Jurong Road

117. Noodles

Bak Cuo Mee @$4.30

The morning crowd at The Rail Mall was at A-mei Kaya Cafe, subway and the 24 hours noodles stall. The rest of the eateries or restaurants was not crowded at all. The bak cuo mee was nice but slightly tad expensive. The amount of noodles wasn't satisfying.

Laksa @$4.30

The laksa was just so-so. I felt it was a little too bland.

One good thing about this noodles stall is it operates 24 hours a day. The Rail Mall is quite a bustling little corner along Upper Bukit Timah Road and not the least deserted which it was a few years ago.