Kampungkayell

Food, life, and fun in my "kampung,"(village), KL (Kuala Lumpur). Did I mention "food?"


Restoran Soong Kee Beef Balls

By Allan Yap & Nigel A. Skelchy

After visiting Mum in hospital tonight, Allan and I decided to go to Restoran Soong Kee Beef Ball Mee. It's as good an experience as it always has been. It's also called Carbon Monoxide Beef Balls because in the early days it was a little stall and the tables ran out on the sidewalk where the buses parked.

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Spot Allan sitting there waiting for me to finish my photography.
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The beef balls which made Soong Kee's name. The beef balls were tender, slightly springy, and flavourful. I think they're combined with pork. ;-)
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The tripe, the slices of barely cooked beef. The soup is a bit heavy on msg but flavourful.
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Lovely mince, with greens, choi sum. Allan ordered me a large and I basically gave him about half of it. But yummy. Noodles were slightly al dente. Not too mushy.
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The essential condiment. Their chilli garlic sauce which in this case is served in it's beer jug to be spooned out into small dishes. Dip your beef balls, beef slices or tripe into the chilli sauce and you're good to go.

Restoran Soong Kee
Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin

Uncle Cheng's Beef Noodles

By Allan Yap & Nigel A. Skelchy

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Went to this place on the recommendation of wmw. I was actually looking forward to trying his Bone Marrow soup actually. But that's only available on special order.

Uncle Cheng was very efficient and pleasant. And in about 10 mins he had our beef noodles on the table. The portion was sufficient without being overly generous and it was served with a small bowl of beef broth. Having said that, the meat was tender, the sauce, beefy, and the tripe was very nice.

At RM6 a bowl, it's not the cheapest in town but I attribute that to the price of beef. There are no shortage of customers though.

I must admit I wasn't overwhelmed but it was a nice change and in a corner of town I do not visit often. I was very pleasantly suprised to see the number of packed coffee shops down that road. Do go give it a go. I'm waiting for him to call me to tell me when the Bone Marrow soup is available.

Uncle Cheng's at Khasiat Coffee Shop
Jalan 17/12, PJ(take the 2nd left after the Shell Station, which should be on your left, and the 1st left thereafter)
+60-12-3030626