Authentic Hock Lam Street Popular Beef Kway Teow

16th September, Wednesday

Not sure whether it's the same outlet as Hock Lam Beef Noodles, but I suspect that it's different. This is located near Boat Quay. Ventilation is quite horrible inside, and one of the aunties who was serving customers practically had sweat streaming down her face. I hope none of it dropped into the noodles she was serving.


Beef tendon noodles (dry)

I ordered this instead of the usual mixed beef noodles. Well, the thick gravy on the noodles was good, and the noodles had salted vegetables and minced peanuts. The tendons however, were quite tasteless - I should have stuck to sliced beef or beef balls.

The soup was also excellent. I think I will order soup instead of dry next time. My only concern is that I will be even hotter than I was today. $4.50/$5.50/$6.50

V's verdict: 7/10

Food Junction (Junction 8)

7th July, Tuesday

Beef noodle (soup)

I ordered this as takeaway, so I didn't bother taking a picture. Anyway it's quite lousy. The beef is tough, the soup is bland and doesn't have the taste of beef. Not gonna try this again. $4 + $0.20

V's verdict: 4/10

Banquet (Clifford Centre)

15th May, Friday

Mixed beef special set (Beef Noodles)



I think cabbage is ugly. And wouldn't you agree that the cabbage made the soup look less appetizing? (I do eat cabbage, by the way)

I wasn't expecting much from this, but it turned out okay. The soup was not bad, though it had a bit too much MSG. The beef innards were quite good too. The meatballs weren't satisfying though; they didn't have the natural beef flavour. The rice was horribly hard and I ate less than half of it. A bit on the expensive side. $5.50

V's verdict: 6/10


Yong tau foo



Oops, you can't see any of the ingredients except for bittergourd and green chilli. Well, this tasted decent too.

I seldom order yong tau foo outside, because of 2 reasons: 1) my mother's yong tau foo tastes so good that the yong tau foo outside cannot make it relatively, and 2) the ingredients are sometimes left outside and exposed for too long, making them potentially a sponge for bacteria.

K ordered this, and I tried some of it. The ingredients didn't taste as fresh as the ones my mother bought from the market, but it was still acceptable. The soup was all right.

K claims that it tastes like the Malaysian version, so she gave it a high score.

V's verdict: 6/10
K's verdict: 8.5/10