Hung Kee Wanton Noodle📍Pudu KL 亨記飯店•馳名雲吞麵炒粉麵食•各式燉品•燒鴨燒臘 ☎ 011-28 391388

Hung Kee at Jalan Loke Yew is over 60 years old now (founded in the 1960s).

It has a loyal following from all walks of life from all these decades.

Hung Kee now spans two shop units. Literally old vintage signboard 老招牌 and mosaic flooring.

Char siew, siew yok the staple proteins of wanton mee.

They also have poached chicken to go with the noodles.

Wantons.

I like the vibes of the old section but the extremely busy Jalan Loke Yew is just at the door steps with its constant traffic growl and snare, churning road grime, and oppressive heat radiating into the space.

Jalan Loke Yew is a road I used a thousand times when I was living in KL but this is my first time at Hung Kee 😂😬 Other things occupied my mind before I retired from work.

Most customers opted for the calm and comfort of the air con section, including me (much as I love gritty old kopitiam vibes).

I had a small serving of egg noodle and indulged in top up of char siew and siew yok. Bill came to RM23 with 6%SST included.

The noodles felt / seemed generic (though I heard they are house made fresh daily), relatively light with a subtle crunch. The soy sauce and lard blend was relatively flat tasting.

The char siew were a mix of lean slices and half fatty cuts. Tender savoury sweet though not as robust in flavour and mashmellow soft as my favourites in KL.

I like the siew yok more. In fact, it's a winner.

The golden brown skin was light yet crisp.

The fat was juicy sweet and the meat was soft tender. Just mildly sweet savoury flavours. My pet peeve with siew yok (roast pork belly) is, it is sometimes overly salty and over seasoned - no such problem at Hung Kee.