Kedai Kopi Yuyi @ Pudu

Some of the food blogs I follow mentioned a good pork noodles in this shop, so we decided to swing by one weekend morning for breakfast.  The place I'm referring to is Kedai Kopi Yuyi @ Pudu.

On entering, I bumped into a familiar face (more on that later) and noted that there are basically five hawker stalls in this coffee shop selling pork noodles, pork ball or "sam kan chong" noodles, char kway teow, one (which I think) is fish paste noodles and a roasted meat rice stall.

I approached the sam kan chong noodles stall first mistaking it for the pork noodles stall.  In the end, my husband decided to have the Sam Kan Chong Noodles @ RM6.50.  He chose to forego the square pork balls and have just the "siew cheong" (roasted pork sausage).  Other than the generous portion (and thick slices) of siew cheong for the price, there wasn't much else I could commend otherwise.  The siew cheong didn't have that deep roasted and smoky flavour I seek plus it was also missing the taste of the aromatic rice wine.  The pork mince also didn't have that dark, deep flavour I was looking for.

The Char Siew/Siew Yoke Rice @ RM8.50 was a dime a dozen, similar in taste to many just passable roasted meat rice stalls I've come across and eaten (the char siew sauce, especially, was a total miss).  Nothing that'll make you want to make a trip here for.

For me, I came here clearly for the pork noodles.  The pork noodles stall is the one next to the sam kan chong noodles.  The boss is the only one who cooks the noodles and he cooks them one by one (no multitasking of a few pots at a time), so you'll have to wait...patiently! :(  When I made my order, I counted about 10 bowls stacked in front of my order.

I didn't know I had to wait so long with just 10 bowls in the queue.  I don't know how long I waited but it was long enough for my family to finish their food before mine even arrived.  Finally my bowl of Pork Noodles @ RM6 arrived about 20 minutes later (I hear sometimes the wait can be as long as half or up to one hour...yikes!).

It was a big bowl (for the price) laden with minced pork, lean pork slices, pork liver and intestines, even pork blood cubes (which is not usual in a bowl of pork noodles).  It also came with "pak choy" (Chinese cabbage), a veggie that's also uncommon in a bowl of pork noodles.  The pak choy takes a longer time to cook and soften (maybe that's why the noodles take so long to prepare) but does add more sweetness to the broth.

I must say they're pretty generous with the porky ingredients, the intestines were substantial in length (each piece is like two pieces elsewhere), the minced pork patties were bigger (not a fan of this as the mince was a bit fatty) and the pieces of liver were thick.  Even though the boss cooks one bowl at a time and the slices of pork liver was thick, he still managed to overcook them as they weren't slightly bloody (as how I like it). Finally, it was the flavour of the soup base that didn't seal the deal for me.   Other than the price/generous ingredients, it didn't have much anything else going for it.

Coming back to the familiar face I saw at that coffee shop, it was the char kway teow seller.  He's the same one from Mei Sin in Jalan Imbi.  Chatting with him, he told me that he has moved over here and left his son to do the frying in Jalan Imbi.  I told him that I suspected his son is manning the Imbi stall as he is a spitting image of him.

I ordered a take-away Char Kway Teow @ RM6.  He serves up a decent plate of char kway teow, so for those of you who like the Imbi Char Kway Teow and still want the original 'Imbi' guy to fry up your plate of char kway teow, you know where to find him.

My Personal Opinion

I came here looking for pork noodles but bumped into a familiar char kway teow stall instead.  Though some may say it's one of the best pork noodles in KL and many sing its praises, I'm sorry but I don't share the same sentiment (it's still decent but I prefer others).  I guess I just have a different taste bud, that's all.

Unless I'm looking for a value-for-money bowl of pork noodles, I don't see myself rushing here anytime soon, more so when I have to wait an insanely long time for it.

Kedai Kopi Yuyi

Lorong Brunei 2

Pudu

55100 Kuala Lumpur