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Woo Pin Fish Head Noodle at Taman Danau Desa

Files under Eats, Hawkers, KL City, KL Others | Posted by KY

Ever since the last time we went for  fish head noodle at SS20, Kerol has kept saying that I should try the fish head noodle place at Taman Desa instead.  After a few rounds of Kerol cajoling Horng (who doesn’t like fish head noodle), we finally find our way to Taman Desa a couple weekends ago to try out Woo Pin fish head noodle that I’ve heard and read quite a  lot about.

woo pin fish head noodle
no nonsense fish head noodle with meehun

At Woo Pin, they concentrate only on fish head & fish paste noodle/yee mee. You have either normal or deep fried fish head with meehun or yee mee, fish paste with the same two choices of noodle, or fish paste/fish head soup.

3 types of ingredients, 2 types of noodles, or without any noodle. That makes 9 different combinations, that’s it. No different types of fish, fish balls, or even fish fillets.

Woo Pin fish head noodle at Taman Desa
restaurant says A ONE steamboat but now it’s fish head day and night

We ordered a big bowl of fish head noodle for each person, with another big portion of fish paste soup to share (small RM 6.50, big RM 8). Food took a little while to be served even though they have plenty of workers in the kitchen, the place is simply packed the whole time we were there.

While fish head noodle around Klang Valley is usually served with evaporated milk, you can opt out and have it with clear soup. Personally I usually prefer the latter, but for this session I had it the way how most people around here would.

fish head noodle with evaporated milk, fish paste soup
fish head noodle and fish paste noodle, kerol, terence, horng

The big portion was huge, with plenty of deep fried fish head, meehun, tomato, preserved vegetable, green onion, a bit of cilantro, fried shallots, and all the other things you’d normally find in a bowl of good old fashion fish head noodle.

The soup was sweet and definitely worthy of the reputation this place has garnered over the years. As for the fish, well, they’re good but filled with plenty of bones.

I read from Chuck Palaniuk’s RANT that when there’s so much hazard in food that makes you have to eat so ever slow and carefully, it tends to bring out the full flavor as opposed to gobbling everything down without tasting much of anything. I think that certainly make sense in this case.

map to Woo Pin fish head noodle at Taman Danau Desa

This is one of the places I could go again for a bowl of good fish head noodle, perhaps to try the version without evaporated milk next time. It’s even more convenient now that they’re open from 7:30am to 10pm at night. If you haven’t gone there yet due to the fact that you can’t wake up before 2pm on weekends, now there isn’t an excuse.

Address:
Woo Pin Fish Head Noodle
Jalan 1/109F, Taman Danau Desa,
Kuala Lumpur

GPS: 3.09832, 101.686503
Tel: 012-201 3148

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34 Responses to “Woo Pin Fish Head Noodle at Taman Danau Desa”

  1. By foodcrazee on Oct 4, 2009 | Reply

    did u ask what kind of fish they use? . . .its a very important ingredient . . .

  2. By Myhorng on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    i still don’t like fish head noodles. i DONT

  3. By adrian on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Woo Pin Fish Head Noodle is nice.
    There is a branch at Kepong too.

  4. By vialentino on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    wah,…i was about to think to eat fish head noodle this weekend and walah, here comes ur entry bout it….nice

  5. By JD on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Got my fix of fish head noodle at Win Soon in Kuchai Lama. Good stuffs…will give this one a try too since it’s nearby Cheras.

  6. By eiling on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Yeah I’ve tried this and the soup is nice. The downside, have to wait very long la! And I hate bones in my noodles…

  7. By KY on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    foodcrazee,
    There’s no choice, I think it must be the cheapest fish. :/

    Myhorng,
    LOL

    adrian,
    Ooo never knew that. Thanks :D

    vialentino,
    Haha what a coincidence.

    JD,
    yaa give it a try!

    eiling,
    The whole bones part… gahh, oh well, gotta work for your food!

  8. By cumidanciki on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    excelllent choice.. you got us salivating! love the soup sweet, sour, milky and full of coriander;)

  9. By Tey Cindy on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    sooo many fish head noodles… take me to one ULTIMATE one! i know one that sells Salmon Fish Head meehoon. hmm~ :P

  10. By sotong on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Jom, let’s go again there this weekend!!! hahaha :D

  11. By J2Kfm on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    the name does ring a bell. woo pin fish head noodles not from Cheras?

  12. By Leo on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    downing the fish head require skills and time :)
    not a big fan of fish head until my wife converted me.. hahaha!!!
    I’d read about this place but don’t have the opportunity to go due to its location

  13. By lotsofcravings on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    decent version..parking is a pain in the neck though

  14. By bla bla bla on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Dear J2Kfm,

    Woo Pin original shop in Cheras. Taman Danau Desa one is the branch.

  15. By KY on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    cumidanciki,
    Yess, slurpss!

    Tey Cindy,
    I think the salmon one would be at SS20!

    sotong,
    Hahaha please convince horny!

    J2Kfm,
    Well bla bla bla answered you below ;)

    Leo,
    Do it, now they’re open for all 3 meal times a day

    lotsofcravings,
    Yah taman danau desa’s parking situation is PITA.

    bla bla bla,
    Thanks! :D

  16. By connie on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    there is one salmon fish head noodle in puchong.. tried this taman desa too.. not bad

  17. By KY on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    connie,
    oOo interesting, where exactly at puchong? @.@

  18. By Jess on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    yummy! *pats tummy*

  19. By KY on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Jess,
    Best. :D

  20. By sim on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Actually, their so-called maiden stall is located at Cheras.. It appeared in Ho Chiak before.. a year ago, it was even tastier and cheaper

  21. By Huai Bin on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    Hmm…it might be a good idea for eating establishments to start putting thumb tacks and nails into their food then. I heard it works wonders for Rant Casey’s mom. Her pies are always a hit. ;)

  22. By KY on Oct 5, 2009 | Reply

    sim,
    Thanks for the info ;)

    Huai Bin,
    Interesting concept isn’t it?

  23. By God on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    SEDAP !!!!!!!!

  24. By connie on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    oh the salmon fish head noodle is just the same row with the recently popular axian dim sum… its at bandar puteri… jalan puteri 2/3 if not mistaken..

  25. By connie on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    agree with sim tat last time this tmn desa tasted better

  26. By KY on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    Bod,
    Oh yes!

    connie,
    oO thanks! and every eatery that’s survived over the years will usually get the same comment that it was better before. :)

  27. By KC on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    Oh I think there is one near South City Plaza also. Another branch I guess.

  28. By KY on Oct 6, 2009 | Reply

    KC,
    I’m not aware of that one tho

  29. By Lyrical Lemongrass on Oct 7, 2009 | Reply

    I like the fish head noodles here. Yum2! But my favourites are at Kuchai Lama. :-)

  30. By KY on Oct 12, 2009 | Reply

    Lyrical Lemongrass,
    oOo I gotta find that out then! :D

  31. By Zee on Oct 18, 2009 | Reply

    actually if you were to order the normal (non fried) version, you could actually request for fish slice instead. not entirely slice but its less bone and less hassle as compared to the heads. :D love their spinach with fish paste.

  32. By KY on Oct 18, 2009 | Reply

    Zee,
    oOO interesting, thanks for the tips!

  33. By PY on Nov 27, 2009 | Reply

    It is really nice!!! worth making an effort to go there and try :) but i won’t order the fried version again, too much bones!

  34. By KY on Nov 30, 2009 | Reply

    PY,
    I’m glad you like it. :D

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