Mention Whitley Road to the older generation and many of them could probably remember the bustling hawker center that used to occupy the space right beneath the PIE flyover!
I had the fortune of visiting it once with my uncle when i was around 6-7 years old and although i could not recall much detail, i did remember eating a lot of barbecued chicken wings!
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Whitley Road Fish Ball Noodles is supposedly one stall that used to operate from under the flyover. A notice from a television variety show "Our Makan Places - Lost and Found" was pasted at the side of the signboard; further confirming its origins.
Strategy played an important role for me to forsake my usual albert street prawn noodles for a bowl of fish ball noodles instead! Alex was ordering the prawn noodles and knowing him, i have my ways to steal a few bites and maybe even a prawn or two from him!
Honestly, as far as fish balls were concerned, they were nothing to scream about and should not be the main reason for a queue during mealtimes. Furthermore, the soup was way too bland and oily (that layer of oil was so obvious).
The mee pok (flat noodles) made for a better story, thankfully. Once they were mixed thoroughly, the taste was actually one of the better one i had; well cooked noodles covered with a concoction of usual ingredients including chilli, tomato, shallots, spring onions and bits of pork lard.
Most importantly, i had a satisfying time slurping them down my throat!
*p.s. that would mean a substantial amount of oil*
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Location
380 Jalan Besar, #01-12,
Lavender Food Square
Price
S$3.30 a bowl
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