The Battle For Batok – Which Hokkien Mee Stall at Bukit Batok Street 11 is King?
1. 777 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee
Address: 155 Bukit Batok Street 11, Broadway Food Centre, Singapore 650155 Mobile: 9273 9237 Opening Hours: 8am to 930pm daily. Mostly closed on Wednesdays (rest day is subject to change)
777 Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee has two options on their menu — the original Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee ($3.50/ $5.50/ $8) and a Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee + Roasted Pork ($5/ $7/ $10). I decided to go for the small portion of Hokkien Mee with Roasted Pork to have more ingredients on my plate. While ordering, I was chiefly curious as to how this new stall compared to the old Soon Kee Fried Hokkien Mee of my childhood.
Don’t be shy! The stall leaves a container of fried pork lard, right beside their utensils, which you can add onto your plate at your own discretion. Some of the pork lard bits had gone soft, but most was still crispy. Nonetheless, it still added additional flavour and texture to the gooey Hokkien Mee! While the prawns were fresh, the roasted pork was a little disappointing as the skin wasn’t all that crispy and the meat was a tad dry.