Was actually thinking really hard about where we would want to dine at in the North-East after going for a run when we chanced upon a social media post mentioning about this rather new minced meat noodles stall at Kang Kar Mall. Turns out, it does seem that the Kopitiam food court had went through some form of a revamp, and the food court most certainly looks cleaner and refreshed than before the renovations have occured. The name of the stall is pretty much a wordplay on the Chinese idiom 绰绰有余; the Chinese idiom bearing the meaning “bountiful” or “more than enough”. The stall, which is named 脞脞有鱼 Cuo Cuo You Yu suggests that the stall serves up minced meat amidst fish — the name staying true to the roots of the stall being a noodle stall that specialises in minced meat noodles and fishball noodles. Located relatively near to the stall serving up mainland Chinese cuisine, Cuo Cuo You Yu should be a relatively easy find in the food court. The menu at Cuo Cuo You Yu features several styles of Minced Meat Noodles and Fishball Noodles — notable dishes include the Solefish Meatball Noodle, Handmade Fishball Noodle and the Supreme Bak Chor Mee which we had.

Despite there being a Signature Bak Chor Mee that is being listed on the menu, it is the Supreme Bak Chor Mee that really caught our attention — also the main reason why we eventually found ourselves deciding to drop Cuo Cuo You Yu for dinner. While the folks at Cuo Cuo You Yu did not list down the elements that are included in their Supreme Bak Chor Mee, the obvious difference between the Signature Bak Chor Mee and the Supreme Bak Chor Mee based on the illustration on the menu was how the Supreme Bak Chor Mee comes with slice of meatloaf that comes alongside the noodles; the Signature Bak Chor Mee would come with the all-familiar lettuce leaf instead.

Ordering the dry rendition of the Supreme Bak Chor Mee, we were also informed by the counter staff that they had ran out of all noodle options except with the Mee Kia when we made our visit on a weekday dinner service — we went with just that, whilst opting for vinegar and chili to come with our bowl of noodles. Cuo Cuo You Yu serves the cabbage, shallots, minced pork, pork liver, pork slices and pork balls in separate bowl with soup. Giving the Mee Kia a toss, we did feel that the noodles here aren’t particularly jelak — it was a comfortable balance of vinegary tang and slight hint of spiciness to tickle the tastebuds — should do fine for those whom are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness. We did notice how the bowl of noodles did come with a single piece of pork lard and some Ikan Bilis; personally we did not feel that the pork lard made much of an impact considering it wasn’t the crisp sort that we liked — itself being a little soggy even, though the Ikan Bilis did add a savoury note with a crunch. The bowl of soup carried decent flavour; savoury without being particularly strong in its notes — the more memorable elements being the pork slices which was incredibly tender and the minced meat that had mostly disintegrated into the soup itself. The pork meatballs carried a good bite, while the pork liver weren’t too gamey nor grainy in its texture. The meatloaf that came with the noodles was the most interesting however; itself being a little dry but savoury with a springy texture — almost an in-between or luncheon meat and ham. Whilst not the cheapest bowl of minced meat noodles to have at $7.50, it does seem to have its own character Thant makes it a novelty to give it a go.