Aunty Noodle Shop - Signature Fried Meatball Noodle @ 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4

Instead of Aunty Huang (黄阿姨) herself, it was a young lad running the show when I turn up at 黄阿姨面店, a noodle stall located inside Mei De Coffee Shop at 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4.

I admit that it was the eye-catching signboard with its brilliant colors that caught my attention.

The stall serves noodle dishes such as "aunty special noodle", "Malaysia-style noodle", signature fried meatball noodle, laksa, fishball noodle, minced meat noodle, and dual egg & minced meat soup.

Ru Yi Yuan Vegetarian @ 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4

I have long heard about the notoriety of the lady boss from Ru Yi Yuan Vegetarian at Bukit Batok East Point. 

Since I am checking out Mei De Coffee Shop in this area, I finally had the chance to try this stall at 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4.

Well, do correct me if I am wrong but this Ru Yi Yuan is unrelated with the one at Margaret Drive Hawker Centre (previously from Tanglin Halt) and the one at Redhill.

Liang Hao Yong Tau Foo @ 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4

After having the wah kueh from Lee Mama Yam Cake at 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4, I realize there is still some space left to fill in my stomach. 

Venturing inside the coffee shop, I found this Liang Hao Yong Tau Foo stall next to the infamous Ruyi Yuan Vegetarian stall.

I like yong tau foo but there is none near me so whenever I see one, I will order a bowl to satiate my crave.

When it comes to this dish, I will always opt for the yellow noodle with soup but this time round, I decided to try out the dry version with a mix of rice vermicelli and yellow noodle.

Lee Mama Yam Cake - Wah Kueh @ 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4

It was during the Covid-19 period when I first heard about this Lee Mama Yam Cake stall at 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4.

Dining-in at food establishments were prohibited then and people were sharing on social media their favorite places to tapau (takeaway) from. 

The reason that this stall had my attention was because they serve wah kueh (碗粿), a fast-disappearing Hokkien snack of yesteryear.

I have bookmarked the stall to visit once dining-in restrictions are lifted but guess what? 

Six long years have since gone by, and I have yet to pay a visit to said location.

It was not until earlier this month when a customer posted that the ladies running the stall has decided to call it quits due to aging, poor business and rising costs. 

I have no time to procrastinate any longer hence, I took a bus down to the coffee shop three days before their closure.

By the time this post is up, they have already hung up their aprons.