Tai Wah Pork Noodle
It all began with one Tang Joon Teo, an early Chinese settler who, like many other destitute, wide-eyed but determined compatriots during his time bobbed across illimitable, oft-treacherous seas seeking better fortunes elsewhere - landed in Singapore he did, initially roving around hawking bak chor mee, before settling down into a coffeeshop at Hill Street circa 1939.
Long story short, second son Chay Seng inherited the business that is today's Michelin-starred Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, while youngest son Chai Chye separately opened Tai Wah Pork Noodle (reviewed herein); four decades on the latter has burgeoned to several stalls islandwide under the expansionist stewardship of third-generation successors Gerald and Jason Tang, with a bushel of Bib Gourmand honors (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) to show for it.
Sampling and thoughts:
Dry Minced Pork Noodles ($5/$7)
The dry minced pork noodles tentatively assayed turned out some below average farrago which left us interminably aghast: blandtard mee pok, leatherier than thou pig's liver, porcupinish pork balls, parsimoniously stuffed dumplings, and then there's 'em saliferous as hell ti poh aka fried sole momentarily concussing our papillae. Nope, nothing worked.....even the supposed "proprietary" chilli sauce miserably mizzled over was vanilla, or maybe french vanilla at best.
Screw you Monsieur Bibendum for your fallacious endorsement, seriously.
PS: We patronized its FoodHub (Bedok Central) outlet.
Note: Prices subject to change without prior notice. Kindly clarify with stall before visiting or ordering.
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Score: 4.3/10
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Editor's Note: Tai Wah Pork Noodle shuttered its outlets at S-11 AMK 530 Food House, Koufu @ Tampines Mart, Chang Cheng Mee Wah @ Yishun Street 22, Chang Cheng Mee Wah @ Clementi West Street 2, Happy Hawkers @ Bedok Reservoir Road, S-11 Siang Garden Food House and Kimly Coffee Shop @ Telok Blangah Drive in 2023-2024.
Locations
| Hong Lim Food Centre | FoodHub (Bedok Central) | Epic Haus |
| 531A Upper Cross Street, | 209 New Upper Changi Road, | 177 Toa Payoh Central, |
| #02-16 | #01-633 | #01-170 |
| Singapore 051531 | Singapore 460209 | Singapore 310177 |
| Chang Cheng Mee Wah | Chang Cheng Mee Wah | |
| 40 Holland Drive, | 27 Bendemeer Road, | |
| #01-39 | #01-659 | |
| Singapore 270040 | Singapore 330027 |
| Chang Cheng Coffee United | ||
| 325 Woodlands Street 32, | ||
| Singapore 730325 |
| Get Together Coffee Shop | Happy Hawkers | |
| 2 Jalan Bukit Merah, | 289c Compassvale Crescent, | |
| #01-5134 | #01-01 | |
| Singapore 150002 | Singapore 543289 |
| Chang Cheng Mee Wah | ||
| 848 Yishun Street 81, | ||
| #01-136 | ||
| Singapore 760848 |
| Get Together Coffee Shop | Hawkers' Street - Tampines 1 | |
| 429 Jurong West Avenue 1, | 10 Tampines Central 1, | |
| #01-312 | #05-05/06/07 | |
| Singapore 640429 | Singapore 529536 |