Hong Kee Satay Bee Hoon @ Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre - Love Those Puffy Tau Pok In My Bowl Of Laksa

Clementi Hong Kee Villa at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre owns two stalls at the food eentre selling chicken rice and noodle dishes. The two stalls are located back to back with the chicken rice stall facing the front while the noodles stall faces the back. Today we are visiting the noodles stall, Hong Kee Satay Bee Hoon which sells a number of noodle dishes.

Laksa 4/5

Besides the satay bee hoon, the stall sells other dishes such as Prawn Noodle, Steamed Chicken Laksa, Laksa and Cuttlefish Kang Kong. I had the Laksa ($3/$4) which comes with fish cakes, cockles, tau

The mildly spiced coconut broth goes very well with the thick bee hoon that has a nice bite to it. I like the tau pok here, it's not those crispy and airy type. It is those puffy type that has a good texture bite to it. It is even more delicious with it soaking up the delicious laksa broth. The laksa broth was also not too rich and oily, which I finished up to the last drop.

Overall I have enjoyed the bowl of laksa at Hong Kee Satay Bee Hoon. It has a nostalgic taste that reminds me of my childhood. This is a bowl of old school laksa that is worth the calories. I should visit the stall again to try their satay bee hoon.


Hong Kee Satay Bee Hoon
(Clementi Hong Kee Villa)
Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre
Blk 448 Clementi Ave 3
#01-35
Singapore 120448
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Nearest MRT: Clementi (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 9am - 9pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Clementi MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk towards the bus stop and turn right to the cluster of HDB blocks behind. Journey time about 3 minutes. {Map]

Long Qing Hotpot @ Hong Kong Street - Hipster Hotpot with Wall Murals

A new hotpot restaurant, Long Qing Hotpot has opened at Hong Kong Street. It offers both set and a la carte menus for their hotepot with four different soup bases. The hotpot restaurant is opened by James Chiew, a local Singaporean together with his Chong Qing wife.

Signature Clear Broth 3.5/5 and Spicy Ma La 4/5

We have the dual pot and tried the Signature Clear Broth and Spicy Ma La soup base. The signature clear broth is made using both pork and chicken bones, together with some herbs. It was rather bland initially but as the raw ingredients were cooked in the soup, it gets richer and more flavourmore.

For those that like spicy stuff, Long Qing has created a Mala soup base that is close to Chong Qing, hometown of the lady boss. However the couple has given it a tweak to make it drinkable, to cater for how Singaporean likes to enjoy their hotpot.

We decided to go for the a la carte menu instead of the set menu, worry that the set menu may be too much for 3 of us. For the meat, we ordered the Pork Collar ($12) and Angus Beef Slice ($18). I didn't like the fact that my meat is frozen but I can understand the need to watch their operating cost.

Besides the meat, we also ordered some other stuff on the menu such as the Handmade Pork Ball ($12), Handmade Fish Paste ($12), Handmade Prawn Paste ($14), Pork Cabbage Dumpling ($10)

Fish Paste with Crisp Pig Skin ($10), Vegetable Platter ($12) and Crispy Beancurd Skin ($6.80).

A good hotpot place comes down to the soup bases. I felt that the soup bsaes still lose out to a lot of places. It is decent but can be better. The ingredients are also quite limited.

Long Qing Hotpot

18 Hong Kong Street

Singapore 059661

Tel: +65 65331618
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Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay (NE Line)

Opening Hours:

Tue-Fri: 1130am - 230pm, 530pm - 11pm

Sat-Sun: 530pm - 11pm

(Closed on Mon)

Direction:

1) Alight at Clarke Quay MRT station. Take Exit E. Cross the Road. Walk down New Bridge Road towards Hong Kong Street. Turn left onto Hong Kong Street. Walk to destination. Journey time about 8 minutes. [Map]