Hearty
Beefy Noodles and More…
An
eatery that has withstood the test of time, more than 6-decades to be precise,
in the heart of our metropolitan city where it all started has Soong Kee
Beef Noodle extending their branches to the latest location in Setapak. Started
in 1945 by Mr. Soong Kee himself after World War 2, business may not have
started out great but it has now become a bowl of legend from constant support
of beef noodle lovers from everywhere.
Renowned
for their beef noodles, Soong Kee pride themselves on serving a variety
of noodles with their robust dark rich beef sauce along with a piping hot bowl
of beef broth with beef slices, tripe and beef balls. We paid a recent visit
one weekend for lunch at the Setapak outlet. Despite the area being packed with
many eateries, Soong Kee still manages to stand out as a popular option
for the many locals living in that area.
The
Setapak branch is spacious and designed with a classic minimalist theme of
bright and clean dining comforts. Walls dressed with history of how it all
started along with their brand logo, Soong Kee is an eatery where one
knows that good food is enough to warrant constant visits.
The
menu, besides their signatures, now offers additional street food favorites
that cater to non-beef eaters like wanton noodles, curry mee, dumplings,
steamed chicken and more.
Drinks
to quench the thirst:
Honey
Lemon (RM4.00), Loh
Hon Guo (RM2.00), Ribena Lychee (RM4.00), Kopi-O (RM2.50)
& Barley Lemon (RM2.50)
Diners
get options of Soong Kee’s Beef Balls Noodles (RM8.90) served dry or
soup as well as option of their original Hakka noodles or thin meehoon. We
tried the four combinations and found ourselves enjoying the dry version with
thin meehoon as our top favorite followed by the Hakka dry version.
The sauce is what elevated the noodles to new grounds of flavours. Dark minced beef and pork, slow braised to yield that tender and rich beefy goodness. Coupled with their signature house made bouncy beef balls, this is what draws diners from near and far for a hearty bowl of beefy goodness.