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Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Buddy Claire tagged me on Facebook about Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok 玉梅潮州面薄 - another Lao Tee style noodle stall. Johor Bahru oldies would know what excitement such news bring to JB foodies. (Thanks Claire for the tip off!)


Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Founded in 1942, Lao Tee's style of Teochew mee pok is legend in Johor Bahru. After Lao Tee passed on, his legacy is carried on in three places:

🍜 Sang Heng which was ran by Ah Seng, Lao Tee's brother (Ah Seng had passed on in 2017)
🍜 A stall in 13 Yaw coffee shop by Ah Ngiap, Lao Tee's worker 
🍜 A shop by Lao Tee's grandson (which still uses the brand Lao Tee)

🍜 This latest stall Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok 玉梅潮州面薄 is by Ah Seng's worker.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Yook Mooi had been Uncle Ah Seng's helper for many years. You can see her in a yellow T-shirt and white jockey cap in one of the photos in my 2016 blog post on Uncle Ah Seng's stall 👈 click.



She opened her own Teochew mee pok stall a month ago.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Everything is there in Yook Mooi's rendition of the classic Lao Tee Teochew mee - blanched minced lean pork, fish cake slices, shelled shrimp, lard, lard crackling, chili sauce, blended savoury sauce, fried shallot, spring onion etc. (I opted for mee kia instead of mee pok which was my default for decades, but my taste have changed... .)

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Yook Mooi's noodles were cooked to the doneness I like - tender with a light springy bite. Nice layered blend of layered savouriness from the sauce and lard. The chili sauce provided a bit of gentle heat. Yook Mooi doesn't provide a lot of sauce, so you will have to toss the noodles vigorously to spread it evenly.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

The light bodied savoury soup was tasty with quite pronounced prawny crustacean type savouriness.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

I like the handmade fish balls as they had fresh fish taste and a nice spring to the bite. The pork ball didn't have much flavour other than mild savoury saltiness. It was also not as dense as I like.

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Information for you 👉 Truth be told, Yook Mooi's rendition is a shade less tasty than Ah Ngiap or Lao Tee's grandson's versions. But, Yook Mooi's noodles definitely have Lao Tee's DNA and is a good option when you need a light breakfast near the CIQ (on the Jalan Lumba Kuda side).



Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄
Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok stall is in New Suan Hin coffee shop. It's an old dinghy little place (directly opposite CIQ Hotel).

Yook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok (also known as Yue Mei) @ Jalan Lumba Kuda, JB 玉梅潮州面薄

Restaurant nameYook Mooi Teochew Mee Pok 玉梅潮州面薄
Address124, Jalan Lumba Kuda, Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru
GPS1°27'45.8"N 103°46'05.8"E  🌐 1.462734, 103.768267
Hours: 8:00am - 12:00 noon

Non Halal



Date visited: 6 May 2019


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  2. She is no longer operating there, any idea if she's shifted?

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