I will be here in Malaysia for almost two solid (hopefully) good years. So I am thinking to start writing articles about local foods and restaurants. A friend of mine have given me a good long list for me to explore and I tried three or four places already. So… before I forget, let’s start with this one.

Today I had early dinner in Damansara Uptown Hokkien Mee. As per its name, this local restaurant’s specialty is Hokkien Mee. Hokkien mee is a malaysian style stir fried noodle cooked with pork lard and thick soya sauce, usually added with seafood like shrimp or squid, sometime topped with crunchy fried pork skin. Some halal version use chicken skin as replacement of pork lard.

The one in Damansara Uptown is the non-halal one. This local restaurant sells different kind of Hokkien Mee, Cantonese style Kuay Teow, Fried Chicken Wings, Fried Lala (lala is a type of clam), Loh Mee, and Vegetables. My Malay friend recommended me to try its specialty: the Hokkien Mee and Chicken Wing, so I ordered those.

The Hokkien Mee is delicious. This tick noodle is cooked with pork lard and thick soya sauce, added with shrimps, crispy pork skin, and cabbage. It is very rich in flavor, melty sweet savoury in the mouth with a tiny bit crunchy texture from crispy pork skin, cabbage, and shrimp. It is very yummy, especially when I added their garlicy chilly sauce. YUMMM…

Beside the thick noodle you can also order other type of noodle for the Hokkien Mee: yee mee (Cantonese Noodle) or mee hoon (rice vermicelli) or a mix between yee mee and mee hoon. You can also order kuay teow (flat rice noodle). You can also order for 1 pax, 2 pax, or 3 pax. I saw some families coming and they ordered a big portion of Hokkien Mee with some other side food like thr Fried Lala, Chicken Wings, and Garlic Vegetable, and shared them.

Now about the chicken wings. I love chicken wings in all kinds of cooking style, name it… KFC, korean style, Indonesian BBQ, etc. So I had high expectation when I ordered it.

It is crispy in the outside, which I like from chicken wings, but the meat is rather dry but not too dry. LOL. I find it very hard to describe here. It is delicious and paired very well with Hokkien Mee and the garlicy chilly sauce. Will I order again next time? Maybe… if I have a friend to share with. The minimum order is two chicken wings, and I could only eat one piece.

I will surely come back for trying more menu 😊😊😊, before I officially move to my permanent apartment.

Update on December 22. I went for dinner after taking a stroll to buy bread and cakes from a nearby local bakery. I went here again and try its Cantonese Yee Mee, dry noodle with thick soupy broth, pork meat, shrimps, and veggies. This is not oily and suitable if you want to get something warm for the day.

DAMANSARA UPTOWN HOKKIEN MEE. 117, 119,121, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Open Monday to Friday. Monday – Friday: 4 PM – 2 AM. Saturday – Sunday: 1 PM – 2 AM.

Petaling Jaya, December 19, 2020.