Hwa Kee Barbeque Pork Noodle

At east coast park you can find quite a number of good food stalls at the lagoon hawker centre. One such stall is Hwa Kee Barbeque Pork Noodle. They're pretty popular and have been around for a long time. They've won numerous awards too and have been interviewed by newspapers and tv programmes like Makansutra, Coffee Talk & Hawker Woks etc. They normally open for business around 1200-1230. If you were to go around that time it shouldn't be so crowded. But normally you will find a queue waiting to buy their wantan noodles at most times of the day.

Though most people will eat the normal wantan mee, I always order the shui jiao char shao mee. More shiok to eat the shui jiao than wantan la, its bigger and has prawns in it! Haha. The thing about Hwa Kee's noodles is that they add a sweet sauce on their noodles. Something like e char siew sauce you have with your char siew rice. You can ask for less sauce or no sauce if you don't like a sweetish tinge to your noodles.

Overall their noodles are quite nice. It's not overcooked or soft, and their chilli is good. Not that spicy so I normally ask for more chilli. Other than the noodles, the two other important elements which is the char siew and wantan are also good. The char siew is juicy and sometimes when you can get ends with the slightly burnt bits its a treat. Very tasty! The wantan skin is not thick or doughy like some others I've eaten before, and there is a decent amount of tasty pork inside. But I still prefer shui jiao to wantans.

It's $3 for a regular plate of wantan mee and $4 for the shui jiao char shao mee. They have other things on their menu too but I always have the usual. Definitely a must try if your at East Coast Park!

Hwa Kee Barbeque Pork Noodle
Lagoon Food Village Stall no. 45
East Coast Park
Opening hours: 1200-2200(I think)
Closed on Wednesdays