456 Mian Fen Guo

Arrived at 11.45am and I was first in line at this stall whilst there was a snaking queue at the chicken rice stall which they share. Ordered $4 bowl of mee hoon kway soup. The portion is about enough for light lunch. So suggest to get the $5 or$6 portions if you have a good appetite. Observing the process, the dough was hand torn into the pot and not pre-cut with some cookie cutter. Took less than 5 mins to get my bowl of kway.

First, the soup. It was clear and has a good umami taste. The pieces of mince meat and cabbage added to the sweetness of the broth. The kway was well cooked, a testimony to how fast the chef pulled the dough into the pot. If he is tardy, then you will have overcooked answer undercooked dough. The ikan bilis was crispy but alas, the shallots were factory made. An egg was added into the pot towards the end and it still had runny yolk that gave the soup another layer of tastiness.

Here’s the interesting bit. The chilli sauce provided (they also have cut red chilli) is the type you get with Chicken rice. Hmmm….most convenient when you have a chicken rice stall partner sharing the stall with you. But before you go ballistic and accuse them of taking the convenient way out, the pairing of chicken rice chilli sauce with ban mian actually works. The piquancy of the sauce gave the umami kway and marinated mince pork a boost in flavours. Wow!

All in, not a bad bowl of mee hoon kway but certainly not the best in Singapore.

noodles texture was pretty decent, and the bowl of noodles were served a variety of ingredients like minced meat, braised mushrooms, vegetables and crispy ikan bilis. i would prefer it more if the sauce has a spicy punch. overall, a decent bowl but would not travel to the east especially for this (as a west sider).

Love their texture as it's rather soft but still has a slight bite. The Broth was good too, with the distinct sweetness of the generous amount of cabbage. Simple but very satisfying, esp when u see them tearing the kuay immediately after you order. Worth the trip down despite the location

They have soup or dried version, but I still ordered a piping hot mee hoon kuey soup despite the sunny humid weather. Their soup is clear with almost no oil found. I love the the texture of the mee hoon kuey, springy and chewy, and is flavorful itself. It is topped up with crispy home-fried ikan bilis (different from those bought in bulk at the market) and fried shallots.

(S$3.50)

Helming the stall is the young Dickson Ng who took over the stall from this grandmother. The draw is in the handmade noodles, prepared using Australian imported flour which would provide a springier texture.

You would notice that the helpers only start churning out the noodles fresh upon ordering.

Business is always brisk, and most are there for the Mian Fen Guo ($3.50, $4) available in both dry and soup versions.

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Dry ban mian, which is tossed in a sweet and savoury dark sauce. We had the dry option with u mian, and the noodles were also springy and chewy, just like the mee hoon kueh.

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