Fishball Story @ NUS UTown

I first get to know Fishball Story when I worked with Douglas for the Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014. Located previously at Golden Mile Food Centre, Fishball Story has now moved into NUS UTown at Stephen Riady Center, Level 2 Foodclique. It is actually quite easy to spot the stall, just go to where the longest queue is.

Fishball Noodle 4.2/5

Many would ask what make the fishball noodle at Fishball Story so special? Douglas, 26 years old this year makes his fish balls and fish cakes from scratch using yellow tail fish only. His usual day starts from 4am to make the fish balls and fish cakes, even the sambal chilli and pork lard. I mean who at this age or his generation is willing to do this nowadays.

Fishball Noodle 4.2/5

The Fishball Noodle is priced at $3 for NUS student and $3.50 for Public. While the firm and bouncy fish balls and fish cakes are outstanding, I was hoping that the sambal chilli would have more kick to it.

Borrowing a paragraph from my previous post on Fishball Story. I continued to admire Douglas's hard work and dedication to provide the best quality in his fishball noodle. It is hard to find or even name such stalls nowadays with factory made fish balls readily availability and even at a lower cost. The fishball noodle at Fishball Story is definitely worthy for a visit and we have to give these young hawkers the due encouragement or we will slowly lose the hawker heritage in Singapore.


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Fishball Story
NUS UTown
Stephen Riady Center
Level 2 Foodclique
2 College Avenue West
Singapore 138607
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Nearest MRT: Clementi (EW Line), Buona Vista (CC Line, EW Line), Kent Ridge (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 830am - 8pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Clementi MRT station. Take Exit B. Walk to bus stop at Clementi MRT station (Stop ID 17179). Take bus number 183. Alight 3 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

2) Alight at Clementi MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to Clementi Bus Interchange (Stop ID 17009). Take bus number 96. Alight 3 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

3) Alight at Buona Vista MRT station. Take Exit D. Walk to bus stop opposite Buona Vista MRT station (Stop ID 11369). Alight 6 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 20 minutes. [Map]

4) Alight at Kent Ridge MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to bus stop at Kent Ridge Station (Stop ID 18331). Take free NUS shuttle bus D2. Alight 5 stops later. Walk to destination. Journey time about 20 minutes. [Map]

Fei Fei Roasted Noodle @ Yuhua Village Food Centre (Jurong East)

For those staying in the West, if you ask them where to get the best wanton mee and they would probably recommend Fei Fei Roasted Noodle at Yuhua Village Food Centre. With age catching up, uncle Tommy has stopped selling his popular sio bak. Now the stall only sells roasted duck and char siew. The heart warming thing is that his son is now helping out in stall as well as roasting.

Wanton Mee 4.5/5

Wanton Mee 4.5/5

What makes me brave the long queue at Fei Fei Roasted Noodle is the Wanton Mee ($3). Uncle Tommy still continues to charcoal grill is char siew and uses only the armpit part of the pork. The char siew has a nice exterior caramelized charred while the meat has a beautiful proportion of fats and lean, bursting with juiciness. The other highlight of the wanton mee is the thin and springy noodle. From the appearance, the noodle looks like angel hair pasta. However I felt that sauce was on the salty side.

There are many wanton mee stalls in Singapore but hardly we can find one that has the full package. What I meant by full package is the char siew, noodle and wanton. At Fei Fei Roasted Noodle, you get all of that. The Wanton wrapped with the soft and smooth wanton skin is stuffed fully with prawn paste, minced meat and even dried sole fish for an extra lift in flavour.

Roasted Duck Noodle 3.8/5

Besides the wanton mee, Fei Fei Roasted Noodle also sells Roasted Duck Noodle. The roasted has a nice thin crispy skin while the meat has an enjoyable tender bite to it. However I still find the char siew is much better than the roasted duck here.

Do note that although Fei Fei Roasted Noodle opens at 9am, the char siew is only available after 1030am. Most of the time, the char siew will be sold out by 12pm. Hence, be there early if you do not want to miss the delicious char siew.


Fei Fei Roasted Noodle
Yuhua Village Food Centre
Stall 28
254 Jurong East Street 24
Singapore 600254
Nearest MRT: Chinese Garden (EW Line), Jurong East (EW Line, NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon, Wed-Sun: 9am - 1pm
(Closed on Tue)

Direction:
1) Alight at Chinese Garden. Take Exit C. Walk to traffic junction of Boon Lay Way and Jurong Town Hall Road. Cross the traffic junction and turn left onto Jurong Town Hall Road. Continue on Jurong Town Hall Road to the next junction of Jurong East Ave 1 and Jurong Town Hall Road. Cross the traffic junction and walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

2) Alight at Jurong East MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to Jurong East bus interchange (Stop ID 28009). Take bus number 160 or 506. Alight 7 stops later. Cross the overhead bridge and walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

3) Alight at Jurong East MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to Jurong East bus interchange (Stop ID 28009). Take bus number 66. Alight 7 stops later. Cross the overhead bridge and walk to destination. Journey time about 15 minutes. [Map]