Hill Street char kway teow is an old name in Singapore CKT and possibly the most famous.
I have been eating Hill Street char kway teow since it was... at Hill Street food centre when old uncle Ng was at the wok. Today, the still popular stall has moved to Bedok South food centre and is run by the founder's son and sister who take turns to work the wok.
There is always a patient queue at Hill Street char kway teow stall.
I waited 30 minutes for my char kway teow. Thankfully, the orderliness and pleasant distractions like Facebook helped make the time passed quite painlessly and quickly on this quiet Sunday morning.
The incessant rhythmic clanging as the iron spatula struck the wok was music to the ears of char kway teow lovers. But, there was no sensuous aroma or oily fumes escaping from the wok of kway teow..... o.k. it must be the good ducting system of upgraded food centres.....
I ordered a medium size SGD4 (2014 price) plate to taste 😄 This plate was fried by uncle Ng's son.
The seeham (cockles) were fresh and tasty. In fact, all the ingredients like bean sprouts, lup cheong (Cantonese waxed sausage), eggs, and chives were good and flavourful.
The mound of soft noodles was moist, gummy, and slick with gleaming lard. The dominant flavour was savoury saltiness balanced with sweetness from the dark sauce with a bit of lardy taste from the lard.
The taugeh (bean sprouts) were crunchy and juicy. The still tender and juicy seeham were well cooked without being overdone. Encounters with the few slices of lup cheong and lard crackles released bursts of fragrance and flavours. There was no fish cake.
Wok hei 镬气 was, however, lacking. None of the noodles showed signs of caramelisation. Lard and garlic aroma were fleeting and faded quickly.
Finished everything. Not much slick left on the plate. Not bad.
Overall, Hill Street Fried Kway Teow is still one of the best CKT available in Singapore today.
The queue grew longer as we were leaving.
The lady (Uncle Ng's sister) was frying.
Restaurant name: Hill Street Fried Kway Teow stall 禧街炒粿条
Address: Blk 16 Bedok South Road #01-187 Bedok South Market and Food Centre
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/XVWLt
GPS: 1.32057,103.93589
Hours: Tues to Sun 10:30am to 5:30pm (Closed on Monday)
Non Halal
Hill Street Fried Kway Teow stall was at Hill Street Food Centre. They moved to Bedok when the hawker centre was demolished in 2000. There is another Hill Street Fried Kway Teow in Chinatown Complex Food Centre with its own loyal following. The two stalls are not related but both came from the same demolished Hill Street Food Centre 👈 click details
(Photo courtesy of National Archives Singapore.)
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