Showing posts with label 9 Dunman Road Food Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 9 Dunman Road Food Centre. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Lau Hong Ser Rojak: The Undisputed Rojak Champion?

With iwatch_ueat and holydrummer


PASSION.....

One word that separates the good from the great. Passion is what makes this man fry and grind his own peanuts whiles other get theirs from a factory. It makes him insist on using only the best Heh Gor from Penang and making his own chilli. It causes him to continue toasting his You Char Kway over a small charcoal fire even though there is a queue an hour long waiting to eat his fare. It causes him to continue to treat each plate of Rojak as if it were his last. Oh yes, I love passion people.

Now people with passion can sometimes be perceived to be eccentric. The difference between someone who is eccentric and someone who is a downright obnoxious fusspot is that we admire what the eccentric one does. So when this stallowner insists on opening his stall from 4.38pm to 1.38am, we forgive him because he is a genius. It takes a real "Hou Lian Teochew Ah Hia" (Proud Teochew Man - and I mean it in a good sense) to be able to pull off a stunt like this and still have people calling up an hour ahead to place their orders.



So much for philosophising. Let's get down to the rojak.

Lau Hong Ser likes to serve his rojak freshly toasted with the thick, fragrant, chockful of peanuts sauce by the side. The sauce was as good as a Rojak Sauce can be. The You Tiao and Tau Pock were well toasted and crispy. What else can one ask for in a plate of rojak except for a shorter waiting time? 4.75.5

Conclusion

Who am I to argue with an hour long wait?

Lau Hong Ser Rojak
Dunman Road Food Centre
Stall #02-14
63466519
4.38pm to 1.38am
Closed every Sunday
Call 1 hour in advance to place your order

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Saturday, May 5, 2007

No Name Hokkien Mee: Dunman Food Centre

With Holydrummer and iwatch_ueat


Another day another Hokkien Mee. It seems that there are so many HKMs around which are pretty good nowadays. Certainly much more good HKMs than Wanton Mees where so few really come to mind. This blog alone already has 8 other worthy mentionable HKMs and most of them found in the east. I really don't need to travel very far to fulfill my HKM crave. Now if only one of them can just up the standard a bit and make a lobster HKM with Sio Bak simmering in a claypot......ooohhh.



This HKM is pretty shiok. The gravy is the dark brown type and it is pretty wet. A spoonful of savoury, soggy noodles with crispy pork lard on top (for those who do not have to battle with cholesterol problems) is a tantalizing taste that is hard to beat. 4.25/5

Conclusion

Another great place for a late night plate of HKM.

No Name Hokkien Mee
Dunman Food Centre
Stall 28
12pm to 1am daily

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