Food at Jln Besar

1. Hakka beef balls and yong tau fu at Gar Lok Eating House

Located at 217 Syed Alwi Road, this little coffee shop has only 3 stalls in it. One stall selling hakka beef balls, yong tau fu and drink stall. The yong tau fu stall offers other Hakka snacks like soon kueh and abacus as well. The soon kueh is a little different from the usual.. it's made of traditional glutinous flour like those that makes the abacus which is much stickier than the usual soon kueh. The filling is generous and good and tasted awesome with the chilli. The Hakka yong tau fu was ordinary but the beef ball noodles is so traditionally homemade. Bouncy and crunchy with clear soup base. Overall would rate them at 3.8/5.

You can locate them here:
Gar Lok Eating House

2. Johor Road Boon Kee Pork Porridge and Famous Fried Chicken Wing Rice and Hainanese Chicken Rice at 638 Veerasamy Road

Priced at $3.50 per porridge, Boon Kee Pork Porridge only offers pork choices with other additional ingredients at 50cents top up. The stall is managed by husband and wife duo. Wife cooks the porridge while hubby collects money and takes order. We waited for about 20mins before our porridge was served. Number token will be taken and will be called for collection by looking at the queue no display. Porridge is so generous with all ingredients. Very value for money with the price and taste. Deserves the thumbs up. Rating: 4.2/5

As for the chicken rice, the fried chicken wing was fresh and well fried but still lacking the wow factor. Rating: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:
Johor Road Boon Kee Pork Porridge and Famous Fried Chicken Wing Rice and Hainanese Chicken Rice

3. Ping Ji Popiah at Jln Besar

This pair of elderly couple opens their popiah stall at 12pm daily and takes half hour break at around 2pm before continuing their business till evening time. Priced at $1.60 per roll, the filling is generous and delicious. It's the traditional kind of popiah whereby the skin is a little dry. Overall very old school kind of taste. Rating: 4/5

Besides the popiah, there is also the freshly fried oyster cake. Its fluffy and succulent with minced pork, oyster and prawn. Rating: 4/5

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Ping Ji Popiah at Jln Besar