Long before “Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa” gained fame and the inevitable long queues, I use to frequent it as I‘d been drawn to the fact that Uncle Soo uses “real fruit juice” in his Mee Siam broth. Yes, in spite of the stall’s name, and having eaten his Laksa and Mee Rebus (he sells those too), I have always remained most fond of his Mee Siam.
When I dropped by today to have it again after more than a year, it’s still the broth that wows. It has a wonderful spark of distinct freshness and gentle sourness that makes it completely different from others. I ordered the $5 bowl which is suppose to come with prawns, fish cake and chicken but I requested for the chicken to be left out. Call me a selective purist but I didn’t think that white meat had any business being in there. Come to think of it, neither does fish cake but oh well. Anyway, I still enjoyed the dish but truth be told, it’s really the part I can slurp that keeps me enchanted.