Johor Kakis Neu Tea and TheSlayer Hst suggested that I try the Sarawak kolo mee at Soon Lee 顺利 Kopitiam in Taman Pelangi for breakfast. I tried it this morning and love it. Thanks for the recommendation guys :D
Monday morning is market day along Jalan Sri Pelangi at Taman Pelangi.
The full house Monday morning crowd inside Soon Lee kopitiam. Sharing table with strangers is the norm.
顺利 Kopitiam is popular for its old school Nanyang kopi. Business is brisk. The boss was waiting with arms stretched, ready to whisk away the kopi even as the kopi was being brewed. The boss himself is a master kopi brewer.
顺利 Soon Lee's kaya toast is also very well liked by their regulars.
Back to the Sarawak kolo mee stall, it too was doing business at a frantic pace. The friendly lady boss who is originally from Sabah was a little reserved and camera shy.
The friendly boss obliged our many questions even though she was extremely busy. She had been in the food business for nearly twenty years and had been running this Sarawak kolo mee stall for 7 years.
The boss flash boils every bowl of kolo mee with full concentration. Each bowl of kolo mee is individually boiled as it takes skill and focus to bring out the best from the noodles.
Waiting time for this bowl of Sarawak kolo mee during peak hours is about 30 minutes.
I love the sauce of this kolo mee. It is a blend of pork bone broth, lard and fried aromatic shallot oil. After tossing in the fragrant and savoury sauce, the noodles were wet and velvety slick.
The slurpingly smooth noodles were slightly springy to the bite.
The char siew and minced pork were average but the noodles and sauce were enough to win me over.
The kolo mee comes with a bowl of soup and three small wantons. As this stall also sells wanton mee, they use the same wantons. Fragrant minced pork wrapped in thin, slippery and soft wanton skin.
I like this Sarawak kolo mee so much that it inspired me to go hunt for more Sarawak kolo mee in JB. Stay tuned :D
Restaurant name: Sarawak Kolo Mee at Soon Lee 顺利 Kopitiam
Address: 148, Jalan Sri Pelangi (same row as Moonlight Cake House), Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/7Hnk2
GPS: 1.479061,103.774778
Tel: +6073326890
Hours: 6:30am to 1:30pm (closed on Friday)
Non Halal
Date visited: 23 Dec 2013
KoLo Mee is something like our KL wantan noodle from what I taste. In Kuching there is other food beside KoLo Mee and they sell it in big portion.
ReplyDeleteWanna ask... Is there any halal kolok mee in Johor??
ReplyDeleteI have not come across any so far. Will share if I find any.
DeleteI think there is the haral mee kolok at Hutan Bandar food stool.
DeleteThanks for the great recommendation and lovely pics!
ReplyDeleteThe boss still maintains the same traditional way of brewing coffee since the shop was opened more than 30 years ago!
Not forgetting its home-made kaya for the well-liked kaya toast, absolutely no preservatives!
Just one correction to make, the person with arms stretched, ready to whisk away the drinks is not the assistant but the boss. The next time you're at the kopitiam, try requesting him to make u coffee instead. I personally like his cam-C!
Thank you. OK I made the amendments. Thanks for pointing out.
DeleteAiya! its a pity we missed this stall while we were in Pelangi! Will visit it next time
ReplyDeleteVisited this morning, ho jiak!
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