My all-time favourite bak chor mee (BCM) is the one served by Ah Li Mee Pok. A disclaimer: This isn’t your regular BCM. It’s an elevated, fusion type of BCM that still retains some local elements of traditional BCM.
I’ve been patronizing them for years; on weekdays, the lines get snakingly long by the time 12PM rolls around. I’m always here early to beat the crowd.
Anti-clockwise from top left:
- Bombdiggity soup for 4 pax
- Shoyu Mee Pok ($6.40 nett)
- Mushroom Minced Meat Noodles ($4.40 nett)
- Special Mee Pok ($4.40 nett)
I love their Mushroom Minced Meat Noodles/BCM because:
- It’s affordable!
- It’s flavourful & delicious. Texture of the noodle is good; vinegar, chilli & sauce live in umami harmony.
- They are super generous with ingredients – sliced pork, pork balls, minced pork, abalone, & pork lard. I find that I finish my noodles way before I’m done with the ingredients. So rare!
- Their soup is THE BOMB, actually has a delicious umami taste. There is a pleasant kind of sweetness that maybe is from clams or prawns or some kind of seafood?
During this #circuitbreaker period, they accept online orders for self-collection & delivery. By default, you pay for a packaging fee of $0.20 per bowl. To my surprise, I received a refund of my packaging fee ($0.80 total) with a kind note explaining why – it’s because I brought my own clean containers. Very appreciated!
Ordering online is simple; & you can indicate your preferences before adding to cart:
- Noodles – Mee Pok/Mee Kia/Kuay Teow
- Style – Dry/Soup
- Chilli Level – Yes/Less/No (their chilli isn’t very spicy)
- Vinegar Level – Yes/Less/No
If you’re opting for the dry variant, do indicate that you’d like to takeaway the soup as well. You really can’t miss out the soup, trust me on that.
For variety’s sake, my family ordered a Special Mee Pok just to try it out. Unfortunately, it was comparatively disappointing & fell quite flat. The sauce wasn’t as tasty & there wasn’t a lot of it so the dish was pretty dry. The only plus point was the prawn as an ingredient… Which I can do without.
Will stick to my usual favourite next time. To me, the star dish really is their Mushroom Minced Meat Noodles.
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