Lao San Prawn Noodles @ 279 Bukit Batok East Ave 3

I am back in the neighborhood of Bukit Batok East Point today, and the plan was to try the mee hoon kway from Gui Hua Ban Mian at Mei De Coffee Shop. 

Although there is only one customer in front of me, the lady cooking was taking such a long time that I grew impatient and decided to look elsewhere for alternatives.

Lao San Prawn Noodles from two stalls away happened to catch my attention with its photos of prawn noodles on the signboard. 

I promptly switched queue.

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.

Hello Western Food & Fried Chicken - Mee Siam, Lontong and Chicken Curry Puff @ 279 Bukit Batok East Ave 3

There are two Mei De Coffee Shops located in the neighborhood of Bukit Batok East Point. 

In the previous post, I went to the one at 273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4 while in this post, I visited the other one at 279 Bukit Batok East Ave 3.

Despite the addresses suggesting that they are some distances apart, both coffee shops are literally a stone's throw away from each other. 

I walked up to this western food stall named Hello Western Food & Fried Chicken to order their mee siam for breakfast.

Yes, you heard me right. 

I ordered a mee siam from the western food stall.

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.