JB Ah Meng: You don't have to cross the causeway for some JB food!
White Pepper Crabs. $20 for 3 small crabs.
Ever heard people say that the food in JB is really great? Yeah, I believe it too. But everytime I think about going into JB, the traffic jam at the causeway and the potential of losing your car and a few bucks is always a big deterrant. So what is the next best thing? Well, the next best thing is to have a JB restaurant right here in Singapore, I guess.
Now, even though there is a Restaurant called Ah Meng in JB, this is not a branch of that restaurant. Neither is the owner from JB. So how can a restaurant in Geylang, run by Singaporeans give themselves a name like JB Ah Meng? Marketing gimmick perhaps?
Well, according to the owners, the chefs are all from JB, but then again many Cze Char cooks are now from across the causeway anyway. The second reason cited is the fact that the dishes are all JB inspired dishes. Mind you, they even admit that they were past favourites of JB, not even the current ones.
JB Sanlou Fried Bee Hoon
Perhaps the most signature dish they have here is the fried Bee Hoon. This outstandingly austere dish is served with the veggies hidden at the bottom so that unsuspecting carnivores would not baulk at the greens. So all you are going to see is this flat bed of crispy black bee hoon. I had to toss it a bit to make it look nicer for the camera. Even then, it still looks pretty boring.
But never judge a dish by the way it looks. Perhaps the unattractiveness of the dish is meant to fool you into lowering your expectations to rock bottom. But when you actually taste it, it is quite different. Very much like the Susan Boyle phenomenon eh?
One reader remarked that fried Bee Hoon is one dish which I have not blogged about yet. So here it is at last. A fried Bee Hoon that I will highly recommend for anyone who likes it. Actually Bee Hoon is an excellent medium for soaking up flavours. So after this I am on the look out for more Bee Hoon dishes to try! 4.25/5
Deep Fried Eggplant
If you like white pepper crabs, it is quite good here. The only problem is that they don't have those huge Sri Lankan Crabs but instead have the small ones, so you will be getting a claw the size of a teaspoon as opposed to one that is as big as a Ping Pong bat. But the sauce is very tasty and the meat is sweet and quite solid. For $20 for 3 crabs, it is quite a good feed. 4.25/5
The last dish which I would recommend is the Fried Eggplant. The Eggplant is first fried in a Tempura like batter and then stir fried in a yummy oyster sauce based gravy. Somehow I just like the contrast of the crispy batter to the smooth and creamy eggplant inside. At first Amagada thought it was some deep fried fish fat! Can't really tell you what went into the sauce, but I was just picking away at the dish till it was all finished. (It doesn't help when the kids don't like eggplant) 4.25/5
Conclusion
If you are looking for a Cze Char with a difference which is opened till the wee hours of the morning and is not too expensive, then this is it! Of course, I still think that the food across the causeway is better, but hey Geylang is much less hassle!
JB Ah Meng
New Good Place Eating House
5pm to 3am daily
2 Geylang Lor 23 (Geylang Road side)
67412418
22 comments:
Erh, ieat, the pu tien fried bee hoon you blog about does not count? I recall reading it on your blog.
WOW! The bee hoon looks good man! My mum will always tabao for me when ever she goes to JB, or have to pass by JB brfore coming back.
Leslie,u know JB bee hoon will be drier but your pics shows it is more moist..me ate sanlou bee hoon almost every wk cos i stay in wlds so going to JB is convenient, fyi, nowadays going to JB is not as jam as before, just choose the right timing to go! LOL...
if you wan cze char place in JB..let me know I can do the recommendation as across the JB causeway is another 10mins drive...that place alot of singaporeans eat there! :) NICE AND CHEAP!
xoxo,
Michie
Wow Chaozhouzi, even I forgot about that bee hoon! I stand corrected.
Hi Michie, yes I am planning to do some JB eats. Do write to my email to let me know your recommendations!
Oooh!!! You missed their three-layer pork or "Wu hua rou". VERY addictive. A must try dish.
Also had their "hum dan" hei (salted egg prawns) & was pleasantly delighted. Battered prawn balls are generously coated with salted egg. Very nice crisp & crunchy texture, though the batter can be a tad too heavy.
This "San Lou" - loosely translated as "3 storeys" & not to be confused with the popular Sum Lo Hor Fun (Sliced fish hor fun) - triumphs the "chao tar" bee hoon over at Boon Hwa @ Dickson Road off Jalan Besar.
Also serves a decent fish head soup.
How am I to know if you nebber mention the 3 layer pork to me?
HD: the bee hoon really that good? I heard from so many people about that Boon Hwa char tar bee hoon.
All you have to do is to go down and try it and let us know!
Hahaha, yes sir!
Pong we go makan the next time your work on a Wed! :)
Yes the wu hwa rou was nice so is the fried lotus roots slices that you just wanna nibble on. Good food.
Hi Leslie,
Sure will let u know but let me find the address for u cos I know how to go but dunno the exact address... :)
Anyway, do u eat dou sha bing, got 1 stall in JB super nice! I ate since I'm young...always buy more than 10 boxes back each time! YUMMY!
xoxo,
Michie
OK Liverpool!
wah... so good to be your employee, liverpool! me want also! When I come back I work parttime for u ok? Hee... :)
No no no, you cannot work! If you work part time, then I how?
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are witnessing Ping Pong diplamacy right before our eyes!
Yes, if anyone has any JB recommendations please let me know. I am planning a few JB posts.
Hahahaha =D
Set up Ping Pong Cafe la~
Surely will win Cafe of the Year Award (Just so you don't get the joke, I'm taking a dig at STTA)
hi n hello ,2 all i am new here. very much like 2 know more on jb hot spot makan.i visit jb every week 4 minyak n makan lah....espically michie.many kam sia huh!
hello dr leslie, a very good job. am very pleased my frd recomend tis blog.
Les: haha... :) I will persuade her into sharing her part-time hours with me! hee.
Pong: Don't be selfish lah... Share share...
Eh HD, I still don't really get it leh... Sorry I'm so slow... But can you explain? Seriously though, I do (really really) wish I could also have a place like Liverpool. I don't think I am good for Science. But I don't think I am good enough to make it work like he can. Sigh...
Ping,
Don't put yourself down! Positivity goes a long way =)
Les, Sorry to digress. Just so Ping may be in the loop of things back in SG:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/427105/1/.html
Read the interesting contrasting views:
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20090507-140018.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_375472.html
I'm pretty peeved at the way STTA snubbed the coach. In particular, lee bee wah. Call herself president. Maybe she should just concentrate on being a good MP.
HD: I am only being realistic... Thank you for your encouragement! Maybe one day I can have something like that too, if God willing! :)
Ah this nomination thingy. Ya, I read about it on CNA's site when it came out but never took much notice of it. Am not a Ping Pong (really mean table tennis) fan.
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