Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Bangkok Lane's Mee Goreng

When you bring up the topic of Mee Goreng, it is a common term to link to our local mamak stalls in Kuala Lumpur.
However, if you are in the Pearl of the Orient, most Penangites will immediately tell you about the Mee Goreng in Pulau Tikus; or more precisely, along Bangkok Lane.

The stall resides in this coffee shop located strategically along the main road (the same road to the police station and facing the market)
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The coffee shop was pretty crowded during the afternoon; with local tourists and locals themselves who flock to the shop to get a taste of the famous mee goreng.
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What amazed me was the fluent way these Indians speak in Hokkien when communicating with us on the drinks order!
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A glimpse of the chef
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We had to wait for a while for our noodles to be served; so we quenched our thirst with the herbal tea, lime juice and coffee that we ordered
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The Mee Goreng finally arrived!
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It looked too red to me! Like it was filled with some major coloring agent:p

Squeeze the lime juice into the noodles to eat it the Malaysian way!
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We took a bite each
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Ermmmm, honestly?
I don't get what's the rave all about as it is just plain average.
I think some Mee goreng tasted better.

I am not sure, but I think it was just like some plain noodles tossed into the wok to fry and fry, and it still lacked that ooomph (or you guys call it the 'Wok hei'?)
Mum says it's probably due to the large amount of noodles that he's cooking in the wok; just like people cooking at a huge function using those BIG woks.
The tastes will not be evenly distributed; or something along that concept.

No offense, I guess it didn't really suit our taste buds despite the fantastic reviews or raves we've heard.
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Not our cup of tea
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17 comments:

  1. i agree .. the mee goreng wasn't that good after all.

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  2. The mee goreng is absolutely too red!!! Hehehe...

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  3. I prefer the one at Esplanade. Spicy and a generous amount of sotong served.. Yum yum..

    http://allie-sunny.blogspot.com/2008/11/mee-goreng-sotong.html

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  4. I visited this place too. Last time was fried by a bold Indian uncle. It is just average, not as good as per what "Taste With Jason" recommended.

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  5. To be fair I think the Bangkok Lane mee goreng was not too bad. I just wish there was something similar in Kuala Lumpur.

    Cheers!
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    for quick facts and interesting information about Kuala Lumpur.

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  6. we did blog about this before. standard turns down when comes to fehmes!

    http://gourmet-garden.blogspot.com/2008/05/mee-goreng-bangkok-lane-penang.html

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  7. hey, do you know at one time, many people were saying this stall were using some kind of colour to make its noodle looks yummy??

    the best mee goreng is the one used to be in Jones Road. and now they had moved to a shop that next to Pulau Tikus market. If am not mistaken the shop belongs to our Bowling Champion - Ang.

    Back to the mee goreng, now that it has lost its shine and it doesn't taste as good as before when it was at Jones Road.

    And I was told the original owner of the stall had flew back to India already. When he's around that was the best, anytime can beat this Bangkok Lane.

    BTW, when it was selling in Jones Road, it was selling at RM1 only and with lots of sotong!! :)

    Ooopsy... I wrote too long already. ;P

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  8. This is my fav mee goreng place. Agreed that it used to be really good when the older and balder indian uncle was frying. He is also very friendly.

    You should go there off peak hours so that the food is not 'mass production'.

    You should try the wan tan mee at that shop also. Not too bad. I usually order a bowl of wan tans and mee goreng. Just had to had some pork la u know... haha...

    hmmm when was this? now I now why you felt sick... :p

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  9. Hehehe...duckie, we have the same tastes huh?:p :)

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  10. Selba, yaya....very red....gulps*
    Too much of coloring:p

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  11. Thanks Allie, I shall tell my family about it next time...hehe, another food trial:)

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  12. Little inbox, I also didn't understand the rave about this place:p

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  13. Hi Malaysian Explorer, hehehe...I am not criticizing it all the way until it's not worth a cent:p
    Probably just not suitable for my taste:)
    Nice to meet you here...:D

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  14. gill gill, when fame comes in, that's when commercialism does too:p

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  15. nkotb, wow, no problem about the length...I am so happy you shared all the info...really interesting:)
    Thanks so much!!
    Guess this is only picking up after the fame...no longer the original one?:p

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  16. shuriken, hahaha...this was some time during Christmas holiday...I rarely go for all these stuffs, but my family was here and they've also heard about it in KL, so we went to give it a try.
    Disappointed, but I only took a bite though...haha:)

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