Last Friday was a semi-working day sandwiched Hari Raya and the weekends, the sort of Friday that isn’t at all black. Since traffic would be relatively light, my ex-colleagues decided to drive down all the way to KL and meet me for lunch.
The initial plan was for Wong Meng Kei Siu Yoke at Pudu, but we decided to go for Ngau Kei Beef Noodle at Tengkat Tong Shin instead after discovering the siu yoke place was off fort he day.
Ngau Kei is in operation for decades
I was still in college the last time I had beef noodle from Ngau Kei, no prize for guessing how long ago that was. While many new restaurants such as Bermuda and Onion has sprung up around the area, the old Ngau Kei is still exactly the same as the first time I dined there, the stall itself and a few tables by the corridor under zinc roof.
For lunch, I ordered a mixed beef with dried noodle while my slightly less adventurous friends asked for beef balls soup with dried noodle. I tried to ask for an extra bowl of beef tendon, but unfortunately there wasn’t any stock available, so tragic!
beef noodle, yum
Since it was a rather busy Friday lunch session, we had to wait for quite a while before food was served. The beef noodle itself though, was very fine and blends perfectly with the ground meat. The soup was light but sweet, the beef balls firm, while the tripe and meat were tender and very tasty. The entire thing tasted just as well as I remember.
Ngau Kei is walking distance from Lowyat and Bukit Bintang
Our four bowls of noodle and three glasses of iced tea came to RM 21.50. Five bucks for a bowl of very tasty beef noodle, I can do this everyday!
Address:
Tengkat Tong Shin,
Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.145360, 101.706630
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By ck lam on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
This is one place that I tend to visit when I am down in KL besides the beef noodle at Lai Foong.
The balls and the noodle is good but the best is still the black mince meat. Can’t seems to find that taste elsewhere.
By eiling on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Yeap it was good but if you offered me the choice between this and the siu yoke at pudu, siu yoke triumphs!
By smashpOp on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
wah this one damn femes.. but nvr go eat before.
hav u tried the one at petaling street?
By chuan on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
haha..i ate here before..ok la here. XD
By mimid3vils on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
I love the beef ball, very bouncy
By chriso on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
beef ball rawks!
By KY on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
ck lam,
Yah, love the mince meat.
eiling,
Hahaha, of course!
smashp0p,
Haven’t yet.
chuan,
midmid3vils,
To eat or to throw around?
chriso,
Stim!
By aeroplane1234 on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
lembu selling lembu! 揸到
By Kevin on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Oh, I prefer the noodles and the “minced beef” in Soong Kee off Jln. Tun Perak (opposite HSBC). Not sure if you’ve tried there before. But the soup at Ngau Kee is better.
By KY on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
aeroplane1234,
Chicken selling chicken at KFC too!
Kevin,
oOO perhaps I should venture there one of these days.
By Jason on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Had the noodles there once and I find it very salty, too much ajinamoto?
By pinkpau on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
omg i loveeee ngau keeeeee
have you tried yang mooi near my house?
and also queen’s at jalan peel?
omg best what the heck am i doing in america where there’s only keebler’s and a lot of hot dogs T____T
By Angie Tan on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Say, this noodle place opens at night too?
I remember eating the noodles here at night right after a “torturous” karaoke session.
Yummy!!!
By Huai Bin on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
KY, I have newfound appreciation of your trademark hand drawn maps. I’m going to stay at Radius and now I know how to find my way to this stall.
By kl_fatguy on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Actually the beef noodle not good as last time,I think last 10 years more nicer to eat.
But still consider ok..
By YilingL on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
I like the beef noodles at Lai Foong Petaling Street. The Uncle Julian’s beef noodles at Seksyen 17 PJ is quite unusual as well, love the beef tenderloin soup. Yumz!
By sotong on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
do they have cow testicle?
By KY on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
Jason,
Surprisingly I didn’t.
pinkpau,
Yes I have! Blogged about it here!
Angie Tan,
Yes yes, at night too.
Huai Bin,
Best!
kl_fatguy,
I’ve heard this before, on practically every place that’s opened for longer than a few years.
YilingL,
I should try them! Bring me!
sotong,
You love those, don’t you?
By Robb on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply
i love their smooth beef balls. hahahah
By michy on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
eh eh i know ngau kei … i was just there not that long ago like a week plus ago hehe .. darn nice slurppp
By vialentino on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
hey ky, seems recently we got the same food sense ler…i just posted my vietnamese spicy beef noodle soup in my blog…visit when u r free.
yeah, i love this stall a lot….used to be my supper spot after my clubbing….many years ago…..this stall open 24 hrs one rite…
By Blackie007 on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
I was just there on Saturday night at 2:15am (or would that be considered Sunday early morning??)…I saw a guy took pictures of the stall and felt he must be a blogger, so when I saw this post, I thought that person was you. But guess not, since you were there on Friday afternoon.
I didn’t know they’re opened for lunch, too. Wow, they’re running a 24-hour stall there!
By xin on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
i passed by there so many times and have always wanted to try out. but too bad i didn’t have a company to enjoy the beef noodles with
By Simon Seow on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Still prefer the one in Petaling Street.
By KY on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Robb,
Who doesn’t!
michy,
Agreed.
vialentino,
Ahh too bad I don’t go to HCMC anymore.
Blackie007,
ooo haha yah must be some other guy.
xin,
Force your friends!
Simon Seow,
Good for you.
By dcyk on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
You should try Lai Foong, near Sin Ma Mall, and also Sing Kong Restaurant opposite Klang Bus Stand.
These 2 beat Ngau Kei anytime
By cumi&ciki on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
yum! an all time fav:D
By wetwetwater on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Wah! Lunch time there is damn panas man. Normally that place is my supper place. LOL!
Have you tried the beef noodles from Seremban Market? If you have a chance, please do so. =)
By Precious Pea on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Quality not consistent though, the soup i mean. At times very nice. At times bland. There was one time i went, the soup was sugary sweet.
By Marcus on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Try the best taiwanese beef noodle in town, that’s at Damansara Uptown. 100m away same shop row from old Fajar Supermarket (closed since 2 years ago). Business time is 11am – 3pm daily except Sunday. The shop name is 兴隆 something something… Their HQ is in Melaka town, I am sure all Melaka folks know this.
And the best HK style roast duck is just another 100m away from 兴隆. Open at 5:30pm daily. Usually sold out around 8pm. This roast duck stall shares an intermediate shop lot with a hokkien mee stall. Sorry forgotten both names.
By Yatz on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
bila mau bawak wey?
By rachel on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
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But i am glad that u will view my blog… Thkz..
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By Penny on Oct 8, 2008 | Reply
Eh I haven’t been there, gotta go someday!
By KY on Oct 8, 2008 | Reply
dcyk,
Thanks for the info!
cumi&ciki,
wetwetwater,
Haha yah very hot! Seremban market, not yet!
Precious Pea,
oOo interesting.
Marcus,
I stay not far from Uptown, thanks for the tips!
Yatz,
Come la!
rachel,
Penny,
Do it!
By Jess on Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
Wah..i really miss this place. cant seem to find such good food in singapore
By KY on Nov 25, 2008 | Reply
Jess,
so tragic!
By Jess on Dec 2, 2008 | Reply
Oh ya..there’s one nice taiwanese beef noodle in ampang point too.. i wonder if it’s still there? i used to go thr alot back in 2006.