Charcoal Hokkien Mee & Fried Chicken — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

Charcoal Hokkien Mee & Fried Chicken was once a small stall by the roadside, now operates Yin He Kopitiam during the evening hours. It's a typical coffee shop environment that lacks adequate ventilation, however the heat generated by the charcoal fire definitely adds to the stuffy environment. There's one chef churning out dishes one by one, and the coffee shop filled up with patrons pretty quickly, so don't come here if you're expecting a quick meal. You'll receive a tray of utensils, small bowls and condiments, which you retrieve what you need before the lady recollects it and gives it to other customers. Highly recommend getting their Sambal Belacan, which was tangy and spicy. We received two out of three mains after approximately 30 minutes of waiting, where the lady had forgot the rest of our orders and had to ask us what we ordered again. We then waited another 10 minutes for our last dish, followed by another 5 minutes for the fried chicken.

The Loh Mee (RM11) arrived in a large bowl with a massive serving spoon despite ordering only one persons portion. It tasted bland and required copious amounts of black vinegar to make it palatable — note that the black vinegar is provided together with the tray of utensils, so squeeze as much as you need before it lands on someone elses table. The noodles had a good texture with a decent portion of pork slices, pork lard, and shrimps. We also ordered the Cantonese Kuey Tiao (RM11) which came with pork slices, shrimp and fishcakes. The noodles had a good wok hei and the gravy tasted up to standard. Although both dishes came with big portion sizes, thus making it greasy and heavy after indulging a moderate amount.

The unpictured Fried Rice (RM11) was the biggest letdown of the night, every grain of rice was darkened with the domineering flavor of dark soy sauce and tasted dry. Highly recommend ordering Uncle Soon's fried rice for your fried rice craving instead, which is also open and operating in the same coffeeshop during the evening. Finally our L Shaped Fried Chicken (RM11) came, served piping hot with a delightful blend of fragrant spices, juicy meat and crispy skin. During our previous visit nearly a month ago, we ordered their signature Hokkien Mee (RM11) which was definitely a standout, with a good wok hei, noodle texture and delicious pork lard.

Listen to the shop name and order only two things — the Hokkien Mee & Fried chicken, and skip everything else, although the Cantonese Kuey Tiao was passable. Also, note that portions are humongous, so sharing is...

A typical roadside stall selling CHARCOAL stir fried Chinese food. got to know this tiny business since my uni days 10 years ago. back then it was just the uncle and a helper or occasionally aunty helping out, Now with more helpers and more customers getting to know this stall.

Very limited tables and parking so taking out will be a better option as tables are placed alleyway of the shops. You gotta be patient too as only the uncle will be cooking, so bare in mind he may cook in big batches at times. If hygiene matters to you, this is not the place for you.

Their hokkien mee is the common dish but I think their dried fried meehoon is really really good, you get the “wok hei”. Don’t forget their Fried...

4 stars for the tasty food alone. The place is beside the road in front of KK and Nippon. The savoury hokkien Mee is to die for. The fried chicken is not too shabby either. There is no toilet and the place if filthy. Manned by foreigners.

2022 update - food was bland and chicken was tasteless! The new lady boss don’t look at you while talking to you 🤷🏻‍♂️ Foreigners did it better. Will not be coming back for a long time. It exactly cheap too....