Motormouth From Ipoh – Asian Food & Travel Blog

Follow me on Instagram (@ipohmotormouth) for continuous updates
  • rss
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Ipoh Food
  • Perak Food
  • KL/Selangor Food
  • Penang Food
  • Travelogue
  • Featured
  • Links
    • Malaysian Food Blogs
    • Inspirational Food Blogs
    • Random Blogs
  • Contact Me

Estuary Grouper Fish Ball Noodles @ Mei Keng Coffee Shop, Off Jalan 222

January 6, 2014 | 3,910 views
Tweet

Estuary Grouper Fish Ball Noodles

Dry Yee Mee with Fish Balls & Fish Cakes (RM5.50/USD1.80) @ Min Yee Fish Ball Noodles Stall, Mei Keng Coffee Shop, off Jalan 222, Petaling Jaya

Happy Monday dear folks! And a Happy New Year to all. Not easy to get back into the groove of things; the steady (laborious, mundane) rhythm of work after a long break. This being the start of a full 5 days working week (shock! horror!), I guess most of us are still in dreamland, Christmas mood or probably wishing for another bowl of Tang Yuen (Winter Solstice was on 22 Dec, btw).

Anyway, the year started on the opposite side of a high note for Motormouth however. Down with slight fever and sore throat on the first day itself, followed by some rather disturbing news from home … Grandma got admitted two nights ago.

It’s not uncommon for me to share life stories way back in 2008 or 2009, but ever since then, rarely do readers observe Motormouth rambling about life’s finer details and mishaps. Like in the words of a fellow reader; has Motormouth gone commercialised?

Maybe. Maybe not. But rest assured that the delicious food shots and reviews will still come in rapid-fire style. Happy 2014. And let’s hop over to a breakfast spot in Petaling Jaya that I have taken a strong liking to.

Collage

Dry Yee Mee mixed with fried shallots and pork lard fritters, topped with chopped scallions and tossed with soy sauce and dark soy sauce, the tasty Fish Cake (RM5); a palm-sized delightful accompaniment and the bountiful of bouncy fish balls and fish cakes with Romaine lettuce and sea weed soup.

At the other end of Ahwa Hokkien Mee off Jalan 222 (next to Shell station), is this coffee shop named Mei Keng. We used to have our lunch here back in those days (about 3 years ago) when I first started working in Klang Valley after quitting the job in Perak that started all this frenzy over eating, shooting and writing.

Mei Keng houses an excellent economy rice stall during lunch hour and has since taken up the next lot. The seating capacity just had to be expanded to cater to the peak hour crowd. Aside from that, the Char Kuey Teow here ain’t too shabby either, though today’s focus is on the Teochew fish ball noodles.

Not any mere fish ball noodles stall, mind you. But one that prides on their premium bowl of Estuary grouper fish (loong dan) noodles (RM20 per bowl, so don’t walk in without a resuscitator).

Min Yee Fish Ball Noodles @ Mei Keng

 

But then again, banking on premium fish noodles alone won’t cut it. Especially when 2014 is projected to be a relatively tougher year; the uncertainties over GST and rising cost of goods notwithstanding.

The fish ball noodles come in either dry or soup version; and they don’t skimp on the ingredients, seriously. 4 larger than average sized fish balls, a good few slices of fish cakes, and Romaine lettuce and seaweed in the clear, slightly peppered soup accompanying my favourite choice of noodles here; dry yee mee.

The noodles is tossed in a mix of soy sauce and dark soy sauce, with addition of crunchy lard fritters and fried shallots for that extra ‘umami’ flavour. The portion is above average as well, hence you will definitely get your money’s worth here.

MIN YEE FISH BALL NOODLES STALL @ MEI KENG COFFEE SHOP
No. 42, Jalan 14/48 (Next to Jalan 222), 
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opens for breakfast until lunch only
GPS : 3.097579,101.629323

Blog Widget by LinkWithin
Share
Categories
Kuala Lumpur/Selangor Food, Petaling Jaya Food
Tags
Estuary Grouper, Fish Ball Noodles, Jalan 222, Kuala Lumpur/Selangor Food, Street Food
Comments rss
Comments rss
Trackback
Trackback

« Best of 2013 – Motormouth’s Top 13 Dining Discoveries An Old But Never Forgotten Curry Laksa @ Lum Kee, Medan Selera Section 14, PJ »

4 Responses to “Estuary Grouper Fish Ball Noodles @ Mei Keng Coffee Shop, Off Jalan 222”

  1. Christy says:
    January 7, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Wow, MYR20 for a bowl of Long Dan noodles???!! You’re right that we do need that resuscitator, or at least somehow who knows how to resuscitate beside us, LOL! It’s hard to imagine that prices have gone up so much in PJ, though as you say, they are using premium fish, but then again, how many would really pay that much for a bowl of noodles with premium fish? If you are going for noodles, you’re most probably savvy about your budget, and for higher price, you would have gone to a cafe or restaurant – so mixed opinion on how this would really go. That’s just my rambling again…lol, but thanks for sharing this, I am a fan of fish and fishballs and fishcakes, I would want to drop by to try this when I am back in town!:-)
    By the way, am sorry to hear about your grandma too, hope she’s fine now, and also hope you have recovered from your cold.

    Happy New Year to you and your family!

    [Reply]

  2. Homestay di Melaka says:
    January 11, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    RM20 for a bowl of noodle??!! That is very expensive for me

    [Reply]

  3. hockman says:
    March 15, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Making Long Tan into fish balls??? That’s sacrilege! Long Tan is such a fine fish for eating as is, and there are a few good places that make noodles with the fillet or head. Seems to me that making it into fish balls is to cater to rich patrons who want to pay a premium for fish noodles but don’t really like the taste of fresh fish.

    [Reply]

  4. xt_blog says:
    May 10, 2014 at 9:42 am

    xt_blog

    Estuary Grouper Fish Ball Noodles @ Min Yee Fish Balls, Mei Keng Coffee Shop | Motormouth From Ipoh – Malaysian Food & Travel

Leave a Reply

Click here to cancel reply.

Click to cancel reply
Load More...
Follow me on Instagram

Why not start from here?

Motormouth's Ultimate List of Ipoh Food Motormouth EATS in the Klang Valley!!! Travel Stories from All Over the World Motormouth's eating up Perak!

Recent Stories

  • Hungry? Head your way to Merindy Restaurant in Kampung Simee
  • Not a Houdini’s Act, but almost … in this blanket of haze
  • Keep calm and take a break: Three cafes to do just that in Ipoh
  • Guangdong cuisine at its best from this unassuming Hong Kong eatery
  • Have An “Oddies” Saturday!
  • The Coffee Academics @ Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  • Grab a quiet breakfast of curry mee and yong tau foo at Foo Kwai, Bercham
  • Motormouth’s Life in Hong Kong
  • Heart still beating, but the energy fizzled out …
  • Beach Road Scissor-Cut Curry Rice – More than a Mess

Archives

Discover All About Ipoh on Facebook

All About Ipoh on Facebook

Most Viewed Posts

  • Ultimate Ipoh Food List by J2Kfm - 1,495,948 views
  • KL/Selangor Food - 246,190 views
  • Best of 2012 – Motormouth’s Top 12 Ipoh Food Finds - 168,621 views
  • Perak Food - 118,314 views
  • Ipoh Famous Yong Tau Foo @ Pasir Pinji Big Tree Foot (Dai Shu Geok) - 112,057 views
  • Bentong @ Pahang – Small Town, Big Heart, Even Bigger Appetite! - 110,260 views
  • Penang Food - 107,697 views
  • A Closing Chapter in Life @ Felda Residence Hot Springs, Sungai Klah - 107,066 views
  • Medan Muara Ikan Bakar @ Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang - 98,851 views
  • Sitiawan Food For Dummies – Half A Day’s Worth of Food Hunt - 89,990 views
  • Ready for A Culinary Safari in Taiping? - 88,957 views
  • Teluk Intan in A Whirlwind – Of Street Food, Leaning Tower & BIG Cinemas - 85,677 views
  • Motormouth’s Travel Ideas – Eating Up Sitiawan! - 83,231 views
  • Village Park @ Damansara Uptown – Is This The BEST Nasi Lemak in Klang Valley? - 72,817 views
  • It’s Perfectly Alright for Girls to “Burp” & Guys to “Giggle” … - 71,712 views
  • Bukit Tinggi – Eat. Shoot. Breathe. Bliss. - 68,331 views
  • Perak Food Guide by J2Kfm - 66,216 views
  • All About Ipoh’s Dim Sum Restaurants – 10 of the Best - 64,660 views
  • All About Ipoh’s Curry Noodles – 15 of the Best - 63,566 views
  • Sin Eng Heong’s Famous Kaya Puff, Ipoh - 63,085 views

Categories

Stats

Admin

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org
rss Comments rss