bak chor mee @ crawford lane


i seem to be re-visiting places. tai wah minced pork noodles is at blk 46 crawford lane. i used to drive ivy and, some years later, ida to this block for their chinese tuition. across the canal from this place is the ica building.

to get to crawford lane, if you are driving, you have to approach from either lavendar street, geylang road or beach road, depending on which direction you are coming from. if you take the train, there is a bridge across the canal.

this bak chor mee stall was featured in the programme ' makan places - lost and found'. in the same coffee shop is another well-rated stall - the happy chef western food. i have not tried the western food but have eaten the dried noodles from tai wah twice.

i am convinced that the bak chor mee must be really nice because well-known local chefs, foreign visitors, including actors and singers, and confectioners have testified to the goodness of the food. each time i visit the place, there is a queue. last sunday, there were twelve people ahead of me and i had to wait about forty minutes for my turn to be served.

everything about the food is nice - the ingredients, the soup and the noodles. however, i feel that the first time i ate there, the food was nicer because it was prepared by the owner himself. on the second visit, it was prepared by one of his assistants and it did not come up to his standard.

the place is open from 9.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. it is closed on every 1st and 3rd mondays of the month.