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Read about this halal zichar and decided to give it a try. Arrived at 5.30pm before the dinner crowd and ordered San Lou Bee Hoon from a server. When I asked in Chinese how much and where can I seat, he gave me a blank stare. I repeated in English and he said anywhere.
Waited for 20 mins although there is hardly any customer. When the same server came, lo and behold! He brought a plate of San Lao Hor Fun. I told him he got it wrong because I ordered San Lou Bee Hoon. He gave me a disgusted look and went away.
Another 15 mins later, he came back with a plate of San Lou Bee Hoon. All is forgiven when I smelled the charred wok heat bee hoon. Here’s what I liked:
1) crispy slightly burnt on the outside, moist bee hoon inside.
2) goes well with their sambal belachan chilli.
3) portion is generous for $5.50
And here’s what I missed:
A) as this is a halal zichar, definitely no lard with I feel is de-rigueur for San Lou Bee Hoon.
B) replaced sotong with fish meat. Not sure why but sliced fish does not have the chewiness of sotong.
3) the chicken meat that replaced the pork could have been better marinated. There is a raw chicken taste.
I think all in, I’d better stick to my usual San Lou Bee Hoon places.
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