Jin Wei Wonton Noodle
174 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon

As we were shopping along Fa Yuen Street, my mom spotted a long queue outside this eatery specializing in all kinds of noodles. Since the long queue provides an assurance that the food can't be that bad, we decided to grab a quick dinner here before returning to retail therapy.

Both my parents have the Fish Ball Hor Fun (HKD$18/SGD$3.20) which has a heap of fish cakes, fish balls and vegetables in it. The fish balls are irregularly shaped instead of round and I could tell that not a lot of flour was used.

Since I don't want to eat noodles, I only have the Fish Siew Mai (HKD$10/SGD$1.80) and the Fish Balls (HKD$5/SGD$0.90). They are decent enough but nothing outstanding.

The must try is the Fried Fish Skin (HKD$10/SGD$1.80) which is very crispy and not oily at all. There’s no fishy smell and taste rather like potato chips.

The locals usually dip the fish skin into a bowl of soup before eating it. I tried it and there doesn’t seem to be any different as it’s still crispy after soaking in the liquid.

The place was bustling with business while we were there.

I think there are about 20 different types of noodles to choose from.

There seems to be a perpetual queue outside the shop for its takeaway fish ball skewers.

This is a cheap place to stop for a fuel break after all the shopping along the night market. Given the chance, I’ll come back here for its tasty fried fish skin.

Labels: Hong Kong

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