Delicious springy and thin strands of noodles ready to be slurped down with the soup.
The entire bowl packed filled with wontons, fishballs and Beef slices.
A really simple menu which basically sells only one thing, their noodles.
Thanks to the cute couple opposite us.
Not too long of a queue compared to the last time I was here pre covid.
At this rate, their awards will soon cover up the entire view into their shop. :D
This uphill Wellington Street which has 2 rival noodle houses opposite each other.
Mak's noodles just opposite was unusually "empty" today too.
It's still a full house inside the small eatery.
Plenty more awards framed up inside. And yes, strangers are just randomly seated next to each other.
I headed out in the morning determined to get breakfast at one of the most famous wonton noodle shops in Hong Kong — Tsim Chai Kee Noodles. This stall is actually the relatively “new” upstart which only opened in 1998 though. They opened directly opposite the famed Hong Kong Noodle institution, Maks Noodles, which has a more than 100 year history dating back to its founding in 1920! 😱 Talk about audacity and confidence. They seem to be really proud of their numerous accolades though, as can be seen by rows of Michelin awards garnered over the years.
Unfortunately, as a tourist who gets easily distracted, by the time I got to my destination, it was almost time for lunch instead. Fortunately, it seemed that I arrived at the perfect timing where the queue wasn’t too long (by usual standards at least).
The insides of the eatery hasn’t changed since I was last here a few years back, and diners are still ushered into whichever empty slot available. I found it really odd that they chose to seat me and my companion directly opposite another Korean couple though. Both pairs of us timidly accepted our seats though. No one dared to anger the really grumpy lady assigning seats to everyone. 😅 It all turned out well though, as that meant we could help each other take couple photos. I guess that’s something about eating in a traditional Hong Kong eatery, you might just make some new friends just because they’ll seat you with strangers.
Well on to the menu, they basically sell only their noodles, with a few variations of their signature ingredients of wontons, fish balls, and beef slices. Just about everyone I noticed got the “Three Topping Noodles” which is (obviously) with all their 3 ingredients packed into their bowl of soup noodles.
The portion of their ingredients were CHONKY to say the least. Every single item was oversized (just as I remembered it). You’d definitely leave this place satisfied with their generous servings here. The noodles were springy and had a nice texture. I would have preferred a “dry version” but it seems like noodles are generally all served with soup here. That’s not a problem though as I happily slurped it all down. It was delicious.
This stall deserves every Michelin award they’ve won and I’ll always make a trip here when I land in the country. I will want to try the famous Maks directly opposite too, but I’ll have to come back another time for that. My appetite isn’t what it once was and I can’t gobble double portions of meals anymore nowadays. :)
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