Reviews were really good for this legendary 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗻 (RM13). But standards have probably dropped — not bad, but a big disappointment from my KL trip.
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The good: Noodles were well cooked, with a tantalising silkiness and bouncy plump bite — they slithered down my throat gracefully and effortlessly. A good amount of wok hei was worked into those little squiggles of rice flour as well.
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The bad: sauce somewhat lacked flavour, and predominantly just carried salty notes. That said, adding their blend of green and red chilli helped to cut through the dull monotony of the dish with a bright spark of piquancy and heat. Honestly pretty decent, just felt lacking in robustness of flavour, which I'd expected from this establishment. (Don't even get me started on their salt mine of an omelette)
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📍 Chinatown area — 52, Jalan Sultan, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
⏱️ (Daily) 12pm-4am
The clay pot loh shi fun from this Petaling Street stalwart is a must-include on your foodie's list! Open till the wee hours of the morning, China Town Seng Kee’s Claypot Pearl Noodles (RM13) is a soul-comforting dish worth digging into after a night out. The silky loh shi fun (rat tail noodles) is coated in dark soy, topped with a mountain of minced pork and finished with a raw egg yolk. Mix thoroughly to create a beautiful viscous sauce that perfectly coats the noodles. It's so good that Burppler Kenneth Lee had two orders of this dish – you might want to do the same.
Photo by Burppler Polly Wei
4.5 munchies: Just thinking about the Majestic BBQ Pork Noodles makes me want to visit KL more often for it. Tossed in a savoury dark sauce, the thin egg noodles were cooked al dente and had a springy texture. What absolutely smashed it for me was the caramelisation of the roast pork – sweet, smoky, and slightly crisp skin. The signature claypot lou shu fun served at this place might have failed me, but this dish was THE saving grace. #Burpproved
4.5 munchies: Just thinking about the Majestic BBQ Pork Noodles makes me want to visit KL more often for it. Tossed in a savoury dark sauce, the thin egg noodles were cooked al dente and had a springy texture. What absolutely smashed it for me was the caramelisation of the roast pork – sweet, smoky, and slightly crisp skin. The signature claypot lou shu fun served at this place might have failed me, but this dish was THE saving grace. #Burpproved
Claypot lou shu fun (RM13) & iced ambra and sour plum juice (RM3.50). If you're looking for the dry version, here's one of the place to find it but frankly, not the best I've tasted. Parking is limited and open carpark can be pricey. Won't be coming back.
2.5 munchies: The dish that I was looking forward to eating the most had turned out to be the worst during my weekend trip to KL. Not only did the rat noodles look pale in colour, they were also begging for more of that starchy, savoury gravy (which needed more flavour, by the way) to be drowned in. Upon stirring the minced pork and raw egg yolk into the noodles, they dried out pretty quickly. Go for the Majestic BBQ Pork Noodle that sealed the deal for me.
Where are some of the absolute go-to places for excellent claypot lou shu fun in KL?
2.5 munchies: The dish that I was looking forward to eating the most had turned out to be the worst during my weekend trip to KL. Not only did the rat noodles look pale in colour, they were also begging for more of that starchy, savoury gravy (which needed more flavour, by the way) to be drowned in. Upon stirring the minced pork and raw egg yolk into the noodles, they dried out pretty quickly. Go for the Majestic BBQ Pork Noodle that sealed the deal for me.
My must-have in kl. No porky taste at all in these delightfully fresh intestines, cooked to the perfect doneness to maintain a bouncy almost crunchy texture, and drowned in fragrant garlic chips.
We got one of their specialities, the Claypot Mee Tai Mak, which was decent but couldn’t rival the one that we frequent back in Singapore. The apparent lack of wok hei and umami flavour was the downsight of this dish.
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Seng Kee Restaurant
Address: 52, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A stone throw's away from actual Petaling Street lies this stalwart for local delights. Tourists often make their way, but it is the stream of regulars who flock in daily that convinces us of its prowess. The old shoplot has cleaned up well — replete with air-conditioning and cosy seats — to serve customers from lunch through to dinner. Of great reputation, the Claypot Pearl Noodles (from RM12) makes a paramount order. Coloured dark by soy sauce, the lou shi fun (rat tail noodles) is heaped with minced pork and a raw egg yolk. The charm of this claypot noodle dish lies in its slightly rough-around-the-edges allure — it's what makes eating it a special and tasty experience. Otherwise, try their Majestic BBQ Pork Noodles (RM12) — deep-fried roasted pork with noodles doused in a luscious dark sauce.
Avg price per person: RM15
Photo by Burpple Tastemaker Kenneth Lee
Fail safe supper place in the city for those late night arrivals. Stuff your face with comforting clay pot 老鼠粉 and roast pork noodles. My Favourite dish is of course the crunchy nuggets of 猪肠, buried in garlic chips and haybee.
Having le famous KL Claypot Pearl Noodles (RM 9/13/18).
The restaurant probably named the dish as such because Claypot Lao Shu Fen (which translates to Rat Powder) can be quite off-putting. If you don't mind the dilapidated setting of the old restaurant, you're in for good meal.
Upon mixing the yolk and heaves of minced pork, you get a beautiful viscous sauce that coats the silver needle noodles. The texture was firm yet silky which made it extremely palatable. It was so good that my party of three and two medium-sized bowls even though we had other dishes like prawn paste chicken (another recommendation!) and stir fried veggies. #Burpproved!
[Kuala Lumpur] Another recommendation I got off the net and was still open at midnight. Here is a great claypot of soft mee tai bak (a much better name in comparison to 老鼠粉 IMO) cooked in black sauce with an egg and various cut of pork meat! Definitely a satisfying supper along with some fried goodness and some decent 水饺汤! The plump, large 水饺 had great slippery and non-clumpy skin that was a pleasure to slurp off the spoon. Ending off a great first day with some holiday indulging supper 😋
We simply could not resist having this claypot Lou Shu Fun (老鼠粉) served with generous amount of minced meat and raw egg.
(I can't helped but murdered the egg after taking pic ) Those lou shu fun were so smooth that they swam down my throat effortlessly. So good that we finished every single bit of it. 🙆🏻🙆🏻🙆🏻
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Watch wok wizardry at work along the pavement and taste the fruit of it seated indoors behind the cooking area. As we were approaching the end of our "makan" trail, we could only squeeze these two dishes into our almost-bursting bellies - the crunchy-wisped, flavour-packed butter prawn dish made with the roe of prawns and the slippery "lou shu fan" (rice noodles shaped like mouse tails, also known as "mee tai mak") The former was a big hit with all of us while the latter was pretty good too. But noodle to noodle, we felt it paled a bit in comparison to the famous Petaling Street Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee.
Short noodles cooked in a clay pot. It directly translates to "mouse noodles". It's tasty but the noodles are firm rather than silky, probably because it was frozen. It's still enjoyable. #lunch #kingsford
