Quite an interesting find by happenstance at Hong Heng Beef Noodle & Katong Laksa (Blk 233 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #01-1194 Bing Garden Eating House) down at the coffee shop where Uncle Leong Seafood is located down in Ang Mo Kio. Granted that I was drawn to this stall mostly because it was a beef noodle store and was initially thinking of some soup kuey teow rather than the usual dry rendition which comes with that boring starchy gravy. The laksa option caught my eye and I certainly wasted no time giving it a try.
I'm not too sure about the Katong Laksa name up there, but the gravy which wasn't of the viscous variety didn't quite feel like any of the namesake laksas which I've had before. Still, it was a decent gravy, albeit a tad watery and served just lukewarm instead of hot. That's pretty much the only gripe I have. The toppings of the beef and related spare parts featuring tripe, tendons, beef ball and some parts that looked like belly to me was certainly quite good, served mostly half cooked. Notably, the tendons looked rather raw which gave me pause initially, but was all good when I realised that they were one of those that broke apart easily in the mouth with little chewing involved. And on the side, some nice cincalok chilli to get the taste buds on the workout.
Another noteable mention were the beef balls which despite their regular looking appearances, reminded me in taste (not texture) of those that you get in Subway's meatball sandwiches. These meaty tasting beef balls certainly didn't feel like the regular mass produced variety that one commonly finds in the food court flavor of Hainanese beef noodles and I must say that I rather liked them.
I'm not too sure about the Katong Laksa name up there, but the gravy which wasn't of the viscous variety didn't quite feel like any of the namesake laksas which I've had before. Still, it was a decent gravy, albeit a tad watery and served just lukewarm instead of hot. That's pretty much the only gripe I have. The toppings of the beef and related spare parts featuring tripe, tendons, beef ball and some parts that looked like belly to me was certainly quite good, served mostly half cooked. Notably, the tendons looked rather raw which gave me pause initially, but was all good when I realised that they were one of those that broke apart easily in the mouth with little chewing involved. And on the side, some nice cincalok chilli to get the taste buds on the workout.
Another noteable mention were the beef balls which despite their regular looking appearances, reminded me in taste (not texture) of those that you get in Subway's meatball sandwiches. These meaty tasting beef balls certainly didn't feel like the regular mass produced variety that one commonly finds in the food court flavor of Hainanese beef noodles and I must say that I rather liked them.
4 comments:
ooh...looks good...esp the beef. do they have the option of laksa chilli to make them more spicy?
Actually there is, and I only realised that after I had started eating. I guess it would have been better with the chilli, so that only means that I will have to make another trip down some time.
Actually standards have dropped slightly at this stall.
Used to patronize this stall often.
But they would still be considered to be not bad right? I haven't tried their regular beef noodles yet. I kinda like this laksa rendtion of it and will probably find an opportunity to eat it again. Might be a while before I'll make myself try their regular beef noodles.
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