People staying in the West will be familiar with 58 Minced Meat Noodle, a famous hawker stall at Taman Jurong Food Centre known for its delicious Bak Chor Mee. Note that there is another “58 Minced Meat Mee” stall at Upper Changi Road that specialises in bak chor mee soup, but the two stalls are NOT related. For this Circuit Breaker period, the stall is providing delivery for NTU and Jurong West areas, more details on their Facebook page.
58 Minced Meat Noodle (裕廊五十八肉脞面)
58 Minced Meat Noodle is located on the third floor of Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, near the escalator.
It is run by second-generation hawker Mr Deon Ang, who took over from his father around 16 years ago.
Mr Ang’s father opened the stall almost 50 years ago in 1973!
If you are curious why there is a “58” in the stall name, it’s because there were exactly 60 stalls at Taman Jurong Food Centre in the past, and the number of the original stall was 58.
After the food centre was rebuilt, Mr Ang’s father decided to name his stall as “58 Minced Meat Noodle”.
There is almost always a long queue at this popular stall. When I went at 11.30am, there were about 10 people ahead of me. However the line moved quickly and I got my noodles within 10 minutes.
Other than the Taman Jurong branch, 58 Minced Meat also has two other branches at NTU and Suntec City Tower 1.
Menu
The stall only sells Bak Chor Mee, priced at $3 (small), $4 (medium), and $5 (large). When you order, you should specify your noodles type and whether you want chilli.
Bak Chor Mee
I ordered takeaway and transferred the noodles to my own bowl
My sumptuous bowl of Bak Chor Mee consisted of pork slices, braised mushrooms, button mushrooms, minced meat, pork liver, and pork lard. I went with mee kia for the noodles.
As you can tell from the picture, the stall is extremely generous with their ingredients!
The toppings were all very fresh and delicious. The highlight for me was the pork liver, which had a wonderful “QQ” texture.
The noodles was cooked slightly too soft for my liking. However, the noodles sauce was tasty and not overly spicy.
The crunchy pieces of pork lard hidden within the noodles were sinful, but as everyone knows, these greasy bits of goodness are essential to making bak chor mee taste good!
If you prefer your noodles to be more spicy or tangy, you can add more chilli or vinegar.
Conclusion
On the whole, this was a very satisfying bowl of bak chor mee. Remember to check out 58 Minced Meat Noodle at Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre if you happen to be in the west area of Singapore.
58 Minced Meat Noodle
Address: 3 Yung Sheng Road, #03-150 Taman Jurong Food Centre, Singapore 618499
Opening Hours: | Thurs to Mon: 6am – 2.30pm | Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays |