Heng Hwa Cuisine off Jalan Besar

Saturday, 9th August 2008

After watching air show and fireworks at the Padang, we proceeded to an old Heng Hwa Restaurant off Jalan Besar Road (should be Maude Road) for Dinner.

I think this is my 3rd or 4th time here. The food always taste different on my individual visits. Their cooking is not very consistent except for their main specialty --- the Heng Hwa Noodle.

The authentic Heng Hwa Noodle

Sumptuous soup with veggies, prawns and pork. Although I do think the flavor of the soup could have been more intense with so many ingredients in it. Felt that it tasted nicer with their vinegar instead...

Stir-fried Lala

Tried this during my 1st visit here and did not order it any more on my future visits as the taste was not nice. Later on, my YCKSS buddy Raymond told me that during his last visit with his friends, the boss recommended them to try the Lala with 'two heads'. I was amazed because I have never heard of 'two heads' Lala before. To be more precised, when did Lala even have a head??? Haha....

Anyway, I decided to give the Lala one last chance. I asked the Aunty who took our order whether they have 'two-heads' Lala, she laughed and said she had never heard of 'two-heads' Lala. All of us were puzzled and the Aunty finally asked whether it's garlic lala as the pronouciation of 'GARLIC' and 'TWO HEAD' sound similiar in Chinese. Maybe that's the mistake, hee...

The Lala does taste better with the garlic, in fact, it was delicious!!!

Fried Beehoon

I fell in love with this the first time I tried it, the beehoon was very thin, fine and had a melt in your mouth texture but subsequent visits were disappointing, including this time. Although the overall taste was good, the beehoon itself was too dry. The solution? We used the delicious sauce from the Lala and the sauce from the vegetables to mix with the bee hoon (sort of moistening it)... And the rest is history... yum yum....

Vegetables with Fried Beancurd Skin Simple Veggie Dish with nothing much to brag or complain about ...

Pretty Ladies ;p

The Macho Servers, Hee!!!

Verdict: One thing I like about this place is that it retained the charm of old kopitiam and gave a very homely feel. Really hope that they will buck up on their cooking and bring back the ultimate food sensation that the forefathers imparted.