178 Sharks Meat Lor Mee: Tiong Bahru Market Part 3 of 6
Yet another stall with a 3 digit name! Beside this one, I know of 115 Dessert, 132 Mee Poh and 91 Fried Kway Teow. I mean, we are living in an age where nobody remembers the 8 digit phone number anymore and yet we are made to remember all these 3 number stalls. What's the story? Well, at least it is easy to SMS.
This stall is one of those new rising stars, having been around for only 2 years, it has already got long queues and been in the Bryan Wong show. So I was fortunate to arrive after the peak period where I did not have to line up for my Lor Mee.
The special draw of the stall is of course its famous Shark's Meat fritters which are added to the Lor Mee. Ah, at least now we are making use of the whole shark and not just the fins! If you ask me, I really don't think shark's meat is that unique in taste. It tastes much like any other white fish. But the Lor (sauce) is very tasty and they give lots of crispy crunchy stuff that is awesome with the Lor. I also really like their crispy meat fritters, very pang (savoury). This is how Lor Mee should be like: Crispy fried stuff drowned in a gooey tasty Lor! There are some things I miss though, like the braised pork, ngor hiang and braised egg.
Conclusion
Though its been a long time since I ate Lor Mee, this one really got my vote for one of the outstanding Lor Mees in Singapore. 4.25/5
178 Lor Mee
Tiong Bahru Market Stall 02-58
Open 6am - 9.30pm
Closed on Wednesdays
8 comments:
tried this yesterday, cant say im impressed, i think its more of a 3 out of 5. you should try the lor mee next to that chicken rice place that you reviewed (which is not bad i might say), the lor mee there i find is much better even if it doesnt have the shark nuggets which dont really do much...
Have you tried the $2 Lor Mee at Telok Ayer Food Center? It's next to the Nasi Lemak stall on the second floor and always has long queues during lunch time.
the lor mee at bt purmei blk109 coffeeshop can get 5/5. u shld go try tt =)
I like the lor mee at Kim Seng Eating House at Toa Payoh Lor 1. The stall is known as "Toa Payoh Lor Mee". Their meat ball is crispy and the gravy is just fine. Do try it!
Yes, the only one I swear by is the Toa Payoh Lor Mee @ Toa Payoh Lor 1 Blk 168...have been a faithful supporter for 30+ years..still so shiokadoo!!!
I tend to agree with piracer and simcooks, there is nothing to shout about, for this 178 stall these days as their standard has dropped, judging by the length of the queue.
the lor mee at coffeeshp next to the North Bridge Rd hawker centre is also fantastic, the gravy, the different types of fried fish and the chili in combination taste like heaven. Open from 2am - 10am in daily. Try it and u will love it.
2am to 10am?!
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