August 05, 2008

Malaysian Food 8 - Beef Ball Noodles


A very famous (and old) restaurant in KL. It's a "speciality restaurant"- that is, they specialize in beef ball mee (as the signboard would indicate). You can choose to have your noodles dry or with soup. I personally prefer it with soup.


IMO, the noodles are pretty normal. But their beef balls.. heavenly. The texture is like that of a fishball- soft, and slightly springy. When you bite into them, the savory flavour is released in your mouth, making the very experience of eating it delightful. But the soup can get to be a little salty because of a special black sauce added.

BTW- I mentioned that you can order it dry. It's not literally dry, but something like this.


As a side, you can also order more beef balls, minced beef, or even tripe.

Currently, a small bowl of noodles costs RM4.50, while a large bowl costs RM5.

The restaurant is two stories high, and is air-conditioned. Unlike a lot of Chinese restaurants, it is pretty clean. During lunch hours on weekdays, the place can be quite crowded (and noisy), so if you don't wanna wait, I suggest going there some other time. They're open from 11AM to midnight everyday, except on Sundays and public holidays, during which they're closed.

As for it's location..
Restoran Soong Kee is located as a corner lot at No. 3, Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin (previously known as Jln Silang) in Kuala Lumpur. There is a RHB Bank across the road. Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin is around the vicinity of Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing and Bank of Tokyo as well as Lebuh Ampang. (Source)
BTW- This restaurant has been around for decades. More than 60 years already. ^^;