Popular wantan mee stalls in Singapore
Chen Jingwen | SoShiok.com | Sun Jan 8 2012
The famous stall from Old Airport Road now makes its own noodles with different vegetable and seaweed flavours.
Singapore, January 8, 2012
Cho Kee Noodles
Food Republic, Level 4 of 112 Katong
Click on the thumbnails below to see more pictures of this Wanton Mee stall and other dishes offered at this foodcourt:
If you're opening an eatery in Katong, your food better be good as it's a popular enclave for fusspots.
So when Food Republic foodcourt opened a new outlet on level 4 of the new 112 Katong mall, it managed to rope in some popular hawker and food stalls to entice diners.
Like Cho Kee Noodles (Wanton Mee), Yong Soon You Tiao, Fu Lin Tofu Yuen (fried Yong Tau Foo), Li Xin Fishball Noodle, Thye Hong Hokkien Mee, Fortune Popiah and Marina South Na Na Curry.
The 17 stalls also include Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice, a stall by Korean restaurant Ju Shin Jung, which originated from South Korea, and Pepper Lunch by Japan's Suntory.
While you can expect inconsistency in foodcourt fare, you can still find gems here.
Cho Kee boss at his stall in Food Republic 112 Katong.
One of my favourites is Cho Kee Noodle, which began as a hawker stall in the 1960s in Old Airport Road before shifting into the nearby food centre.
While many Wanton Mee stalls have gone the sambal belachan route for the chilli sauce, Cho Kee has kept its traditional hot chilli sauce.
Made with chilli paste with the addition of fresh chillies, garlic, salt and a hint of sugar, the sauce tasted very close to the traditional version when lard and a bit of sesame oil were added to the seasoning.
I asked for more chilli sauce and lard oil and was rewarded with one of the best Wanton Mee noodles I've had in Singapore.
The fresh, springy noodles were good too. Cho Kee now has a central kitchen to make the noodles, char siew, Wanton dumplings and chilli sauce to ensure consistency and quality.
Apart from the traditional noodle, you can try several new flavours like spinach, carrot, beetroot and seaweed (above).
While the Wanton dumplings were slightly more meaty than many others, the pork filling could be more juicy rather than dense-dry. The simple seasoning of salt and garlic was still the same as in the past.
The wantons would taste nicer if better quality pork and sesame oil were used. The red-tinged, slightly seared char siew was also ordinary, but the same type used in traditional Wanton Mee.
While the soup was cooked with ikan bilis, pork bones and dried octopus, it was still too light. A stronger stock would make it more slurp-worthy.
If you're ordering the soup version, it's best that you gobble the noodles first while letting the char siew and wantons add more flavours to the soup.
I hope Cho Kee continues to make improvements, especially for the wantons and the soup.
It's certainly a good addition to the Wanton Mee Central of Katong-Joo Chiat. Competition is always good.
Rating: 8/10
Cho Kee Noodles
Food Republic 112 Katong
112 East Coast Road #04-01
Singapore 428802
Open: Mon - Thur, Sun and Public Holiday: 10am - 10pm
Fri, Sat and eve of Public Holiday: 10am - 11pm
Click on the thumbnails below to see more pictures of this Wanton Mee stall and other dishes offered at this foodcourt:
Read also: Top Wanton Mee stalls
- Eng's Wantan Mee wins Hawker Master 2011
- Koka Wanton Mee offers a good traditional version
- Good Hong Kong Wanton Mee and other top Wanton Mee stalls in Singapore
- Penang's famous Sai Lam Wanton Mee
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- Wanton Mee stall's Ipoh Kway Teow with sambal is more popular
Chen Jingwen | SoShiok.com | Sun Jan 8 2012
Singapore, January 8, 2012
Cho Kee Noodles
Food Republic, Level 4 of 112 Katong
Click on the thumbnails below to see more pictures of this Wanton Mee stall and other dishes offered at this foodcourt:
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If you're opening an eatery in Katong, your food better be good as it's a popular enclave for fusspots.
So when Food Republic foodcourt opened a new outlet on level 4 of the new 112 Katong mall, it managed to rope in some popular hawker and food stalls to entice diners.
Like Cho Kee Noodles (Wanton Mee), Yong Soon You Tiao, Fu Lin Tofu Yuen (fried Yong Tau Foo), Li Xin Fishball Noodle, Thye Hong Hokkien Mee, Fortune Popiah and Marina South Na Na Curry.
The 17 stalls also include Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice, a stall by Korean restaurant Ju Shin Jung, which originated from South Korea, and Pepper Lunch by Japan's Suntory.
While you can expect inconsistency in foodcourt fare, you can still find gems here.
Cho Kee boss at his stall in Food Republic 112 Katong.
One of my favourites is Cho Kee Noodle, which began as a hawker stall in the 1960s in Old Airport Road before shifting into the nearby food centre.
While many Wanton Mee stalls have gone the sambal belachan route for the chilli sauce, Cho Kee has kept its traditional hot chilli sauce.
Made with chilli paste with the addition of fresh chillies, garlic, salt and a hint of sugar, the sauce tasted very close to the traditional version when lard and a bit of sesame oil were added to the seasoning.
I asked for more chilli sauce and lard oil and was rewarded with one of the best Wanton Mee noodles I've had in Singapore.
The fresh, springy noodles were good too. Cho Kee now has a central kitchen to make the noodles, char siew, Wanton dumplings and chilli sauce to ensure consistency and quality.
Apart from the traditional noodle, you can try several new flavours like spinach, carrot, beetroot and seaweed (above).
While the Wanton dumplings were slightly more meaty than many others, the pork filling could be more juicy rather than dense-dry. The simple seasoning of salt and garlic was still the same as in the past.
The wantons would taste nicer if better quality pork and sesame oil were used. The red-tinged, slightly seared char siew was also ordinary, but the same type used in traditional Wanton Mee.
While the soup was cooked with ikan bilis, pork bones and dried octopus, it was still too light. A stronger stock would make it more slurp-worthy.
If you're ordering the soup version, it's best that you gobble the noodles first while letting the char siew and wantons add more flavours to the soup.
I hope Cho Kee continues to make improvements, especially for the wantons and the soup.
It's certainly a good addition to the Wanton Mee Central of Katong-Joo Chiat. Competition is always good.
Rating: 8/10
Cho Kee Noodles
Food Republic 112 Katong
112 East Coast Road #04-01
Singapore 428802
Open: Mon - Thur, Sun and Public Holiday: 10am - 10pm
Fri, Sat and eve of Public Holiday: 10am - 11pm
Click on the thumbnails below to see more pictures of this Wanton Mee stall and other dishes offered at this foodcourt:
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Read also: Top Wanton Mee stalls
- Eng's Wantan Mee wins Hawker Master 2011
- Koka Wanton Mee offers a good traditional version
- Good Hong Kong Wanton Mee and other top Wanton Mee stalls in Singapore
- Penang's famous Sai Lam Wanton Mee
You might also be interested in:
- Wanton Mee stall's Ipoh Kway Teow with sambal is more popular