Lim Mee Yoke @ SS2 PJ

I started patronising this shop many years ago when they were still operating as a stall in a coffee shop (the old Chow Yang coffee shop) before moving to a place of their own at Lim Mee Yoke @ SS2 PJ.  Back then, it was the father cooking the noodles but now his two sons (and their wives) have taken over but (unconfirmed) rumours have it that they've split up (with one couple going their separate ways to open their own outlet).

If you've not guessed it from the name itself, this place is known for one thing and one thing only....and that is their Penang-Style Prawn Mee (har meen or mee yoke) @ RM9 which is what we came here for.

This standard bowl of prawn mee was filled with tiny prawns, thinly sliced pork, half a hard-boiled egg, kangkung and taugeh with a spoonful of fried shallots and sambal on the side.  The prawns (tiny as they were and painstakingly halved as well) may not be acceptable for some but I think it's alright considering the reasonable price.  The texture of the prawns was a little denser than others and had a bright orange hue (as if they were quick-boiled or stir-fried in some prawn oil).

These tiny prawns reminded me of the one I had at Yong Len in TTDI (of course, I would have loved bigger prawns...who wouldn't).  So, if you're not in favour of small prawns, then this may not be the prawn mee for you.

If the prawns aren't sufficient for you, you can always add on more (tiny) prawns or pork slices (for RM4) or pork spare ribs (additional RM4.50) but I had mine with added pork intestines (RM4.50) making my bowl RM13.50 all-in (RM4.50 for that amount of intestines is quite worth it if you ask me).  The pork intestines were really good...multi-layered, firm and fresh. ^o^  I've also tried their pork ribs (when they were still operating as a stall) and they were decent too.

The sliced pork was commendable too, not as thinly sliced as some but still tender, and I was thrilled to see half a hard-boiled egg included as it should be though some don't include this (I learned recently that eggs aren't a standard ingredient in Penang prawn mee in Penang itself, so I guess I'm more used to eating KL-style then).  The only letdown were the fried shallots which were store-bought ones and a poor quality one at that.

The soup base was full of prawn aroma, mimicking a broth that has been boiled with a stock of prawn shells, that's more savoury than sweet.  The broth was thick with crustacean richness but had a slight powdery aftertaste that could have resulted from prawn shells being blitzed till very fine but not properly strained (I'm making a guess here), so the stock isn't as smooth and it's also murkier than some clearer ones out there.  I do recommend that you add at least half of the sambal for a better tasting soup.

The Fried Wantans @ RM8 (for 8 pcs) was just a side dish of something crispy to accompany our noodles......and crispy they were, that's all I can say.  Other side dishes include fish cake and lor bak (both @ RM8).  I heard that the Penang lor bak is good but, for some reason, I didn't order it that day. @_@

I got a take-away order of Chee Cheong Fun @ RM5 (for 2 pcs) for my light lunch later.  Again, as this is a Penang-style chee cheong fun (steamed rice rolls), it's eaten with shrimp paste (har ko or har cheong) and chilli sauce instead.

Usually, the har ko would be served drizzled all over the chee cheong fun but since it was packed separately for a take-away, I was able to use as little as I liked.  Shrimp paste isn't for everyone as it's an acquired taste. I didn't like it initially as it's very pungent in smell and robust in taste but has since grown to like it a bit more.  Too much of it, I would find overpowering, so I'd need only a little har ko in my chee cheong fun and I need to mix it in with the chilli sauce (this one was quite spicy) to take the pungency off slightly.  I actually liked that this har ko was not as thick though some might beg to differ.

Although this chee cheong fun isn't as thin, slippery-smooth or as good as the ones from O & S Restaurant, I was pleasantly surprised by its decent taste (with a less thick har ko paste) that I certainly wouldn't mind having again.

The Iced White Coffee @ RM4 here was of a decent standard, pretty likeable with a chocolaty undertone.  Yup, I'd have no problem ordering this again.

My Personal Opinion

Although I've not eaten their prawn mee for a long time (and can't remember if it still tastes the same now as when they were a stall), it's still a very respectable prawn mee.  Even though the prawns are smallish (you can certainly add on more), I like that it's one of the few that offers pork intestines (mmm, my favourite) and pork ribs as add-ons (even fish balls and meat balls can be added too).

Besides prawn mee, they also offer a selection of other Penang-style noodles like curry mee, loh mee, cham loh, kuey tiao soup and wantan mee.  I've not tried the rest (and probably have no motivation to) knowing that they started the stall selling just one type of noodles and that is none other than their speciality Penang Hokkien mee.  The rest were probably introduced to offer more options to diners when they started their own place and you can't very well have a restaurant selling only one thing, right?  Plus I'm not a fan of loh mee or cham loh anyway and the photos of a rather watery-like Penang curry mee didn't excite me either.  As for kuey teow th'ng, unless you're a specialist in that, most of the ones in KL end up looking/tasting like fish ball noodles...lol.

You can give the other noodles a try if you like....but I'd certainly recommend you to get their prawn mee which is good, better if you add-on pork intestines or ribs! ^.^

Lim Mee Yoke

14 Jalan SS2/10

47300 Petaling Jaya

Selangor

Tel: 016-608 9060