You know that selfish feeling of wanting to keep a place secret so that not many people would be aware of its existence; thereby reducing the risk of having to queue for a frustratingly long period of time the next time you visit?
I was stuck with that dilemma a week ago when i finally found the opportunity to try the wanton noodles in Clementi that colleagues have been gushing about every single time we touched on the topic of wanton mee!
Before i moved on, do note that this is NOT the dark-style Boon Kee wanton noodles in Clementi Central hawker centre that i mentioned a few years ago. Yap Kee used to operate from the food centre in Holland Drive but was forced to move to this current location when the centre closed for a major renovation
Without further ado, let me present to you Yap Kee Wanton Noodles!
Okay, i can sense the questions running in that brain of yours: What's so amazing about this wanton mee? It looked pretty normal to me unlike the Red Ring you blogged before. Are you sure this is good? And etc etc etc.
I agree! Appearance wise, it didn't look much and i can honestly tell you that the wantons (dumplings) were not exceptional and the soup was not robust enough. Other than the aforementioned, everything else was great!
The pieces of char siew, though not as epic as the legendary Kay Lee, were still one of the better ones with sufficient flavour and a nice bite. The big surprise actually came from the thin strands of egg noodle!
They were, to put it in very simple terms, perfectly cooked with the right level of springiness that would put many other noodle stalls to shame and tasted so distinctly delicious (the egg definitely played a part); i came back within a week and ordered the S$4 serving!
Need i say more?
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Location
[Updated Address] Moved to Block 44,
Holland Drive #02-04, Singapore 270044
Holland Drive #02-04, Singapore 270044
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday (am) - 6.30am to 2pm
Monday to Friday (pm) - 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Saturday to Sunday - 6.30am to 3pm
Price
Minimum S$3 a bowl
Hi Cavin,
ReplyDeleteI chanced upon your post and it put a smile on my face..
I am the daughter of the stall owners of Yap Kee Wanton Noodles. We have been back at Holland Drive since January 2014, so if you haven't had our noodles already, drop by soon!
P/S: We have improved wantons now and we also started roasting our own charsiew.. :)
https://www.facebook.com/YapKeeNoodles
With Gratitude!
Koo Hui Ying
done! sorry for the late reply!
DeleteHad tried the wanton noodles 2 weeks ago....noodles are good (8.5/10)...but sadly the wantons are still not up to standard. (4/10)
ReplyDeletesurprisingly, i am seldom into wanton when i have wanton noodles; it's always the noodles that appealed more to me. I would also choose dumplings over wanton anytime. :)
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