Of course there was a long wait and we were already starving, so I ordered the mee rebus from the malay food stall that shared the coffee shop premises with the Bak Chor Mee.
After my disappointment with the mee rebus at Selera Kita, I was pleasantly surprised by this mee rebus. It had flavour and was tasty. There wasn't the cloying sweetness and the noodles weren't soggy. The bean sprouts were crunchy and delicate in the rich mee rebus gravy. I would rate it a 7.5/10.
I am not sure if it is a testament to how popular Lai Heng's Bak Chor Mee is, but when BH and I arrived at the coffee shop at 10am and placed our order, they were already out of mee kia and mee pok. I had to wonder, how many people had they already served?
I ordered the Bee Hoon and BH had the yellow noodles. Some how, Bak Chor Mee is not the same without mee pok or mee pok. You aren't able to judge the "kung fu" of the noodle blanching with beehoon or yellow noodles, and these noodles just don't have the right texture. The noodles also don't absorb as well the tart vinegary chilli and soy sauce mixture. So whilst we had did get to eat Bak Chor Mee, it left the both of us feeling like we hadn't really HAD Bak Chor Mee. There were generous servings of sliced lean pork and liver, and the minced pork and various pork cuts were very fresh. However, I didn't think much of the chilli. I would rate it a 6/10.
I don't think I will be back for this Bak Chor Mee anytime soon.
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