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As a 粉麵 lover, I always look for good noodle places and stick with them. This is no exception, even if it means lining up for 15 minutes for a bowl of noodles! Why the wait? Their sauce. Something about their sauce keeps me coming back! As a spicy lover, their 辣汁 ALONE is enough to make an impatient girl like me, wait in line (IN THE HEAT). Now it's not their level of spiciness that keeps me waiting because there are tonnes of noodle shops serving even spicier soups. What keeps me waiting is th
As a 粉麵 lover, I always look for good noodle places and stick with them. This is no exception, even if it means lining up for 15 minutes for a bowl of noodles! Why the wait? Their sauce. Something about their sauce keeps me coming back! As a spicy lover, their 辣汁 ALONE is enough to make an impatient girl like me, wait in line (IN THE HEAT). Now it's not their level of spiciness that keeps me waiting because there are tonnes of noodle shops serving even spicier soups. What keeps me waiting is the FLAVOUR of the sauce. I can't properly describe it: yes, it is quite spicy but that can be controlled by the amount of sauce you request for. What's more important is the thickness and taste of it - it's sort of like satay, but not really. It's sort of like chilli, but not really. You really have to try to know what it actually tastes like! If you don't like spicy? Well, you should! But if not, I guess you can ask for a TINY bit in your soup, just to try it out .
So, what other than their sauce? 車仔麵 is a brilliant idea, whoever invented it. Get a bowl of noodles (of your choice!), pick however many toppings you want according to your own preference. What you like, put in. What you don't, omit! What more can we ask for? I'm sure not everyone in that line were spicy lovers. There are many who probably come for a bowl of noodles, even without their 辣汁. So why do they keep coming back? I guess they're happy with the bowl of noodles itself with its toppings.
For my bowl of noodles, I asked for 米粉，豬腸, 羅白, 雞翼尖, 菜 and 辣汁. Everything was great, although I would've preferred 生菜 rather than 通菜 - but that's only a personal preference. What I have to comment on especially, is their 豬腸 ! There is not a single time when I come here and NOT order 豬腸. It is so chewy and tasty (probably marinated in soy sauce) - and it seems decently clean compared to other places which serve the same thing. 羅白 is good too, sweet and soft. Great paired with the spicy soup. Bowl of noodle is hot enough, it's made right in front of you. Noodles are not cooked until they're too soft - just right. The portion isn't too big, you can pay for double portion of noodles but why would you? I'd rather choose a few more toppings instead!The place itself. Definitely not its selling point. It works just like other 車仔麵 stores, but with a longer wait in line . So you line up (depending on your time of day) until its your turn. The boy will ask you what type of noodles you want, then you wait. The noodle is passed to one of the two people who arrange your toppings. You choose your toppings QUICKLY because they rush you, but you've had plenty of time to think about it when you were in line! Grab a drink from the fridge if you want, pay, and bring the bowl of noodles YOURSELF to next door where there are wooden chairs and tables provided with some air-conditioning (or was it only fans?) So, no service apart from arranging your noodles and cleaning it up! Nonetheless, they are quite friendly and funny.
Great place, would recommend to anyone, but ESPECIALLY 粉麵 and/or 辣 lovers like me!!!
Likes: 豬腸,辣汁
Dislikes: -
Come Again? Ohhh yes.
p.s. Their business is so good, that they don't even need to do dinner service ... now that's impressive for a stall like this! Room for improvement? They are HUGELY un-environmentally friendly. ALL their utensils are disposable - polystyrene bowl, wooden chopsticks and plastic spoon. Convenient and fast, yes. No need for cleaner and water fee, yes. But so damaging to the environment .
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