May King 美景淋面 — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

"May King is proof that changing the face of service doesn't necessarily mean a change in flavour of the food."

This restaurant has been a stalwart of the food 'facade' for the Pudu market area for many, many years. In fact, its chequered history has seen it through generations of food lovers. It's supposedly sister restaurant, Living Foods (for those who remember) in Damansara Uptown has shuttered its doors. (Till today, i dont know the association, but if anyone who is reading this knows, please message me)

May King's signature Lum Mee should not be missed. The taste of the gravy-sauce, the 'ooolala' accompanying chillies, the fish balls, and foo chuk all taste the same.

The gravy-sauce had the right consistency and not clumpy. The fat noodles were springy, and the accompanying beansprouts, prawns, and slivers of meat all played a perfect concerto of taste.

Their menu is not extensive, but what they do, they do well despite changing of guards. At one time, we sort of refused to continue to patronise the restaurant largely because of the arrogant boss-man who held court in the front of the restaurant.

Today, we noticed a "changing of the guards," and though very busy on a Sunday market morning, they stoically and methodically went about serving the customers. But like most businesses (and as you may spot from the uploaded pics), the staff comprises principally of foreign workers... but I must add, no complaints here as i still had a great brunch in an air-conditioned environment.

This is an ol' skool taste experience that you mustn't miss .....the quality, flavour, and busy market street area, not to mention the parking nightmare 😀.

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Caught in traffic jam brought me to this KL institution for Lum Mee. Seeing the queue in front gave me the wrong impression that the 2nd generation had kept up the gold standard for this noodle. So like a sheep led to slaughter for RM20+ lunch, I came to try this slurpy starchy broth. The RM9.00 bowl of big yellow noodles came with shrimp and chicken in brown salty slime. The clue to its decline is in the front kitchen, where the busy Indonesian maids prepared the dishes, and the accompanying fractionated sambal of broken chilli padi in lime juice ala Indon style. The lady boss was quick to recommend side orders to squeeze the most out of my first (and last) sitting as I looked like an oblivious virgin customer dining here. I regretted trying my childhood favourite Sui Kow (shrimp dumpling) and deep fried (oily soggy) stuffed beancurd (Fu Chuk), both of which had the same salty fish/shrimp paste with water chestnut fillings, minus other essential ingredients of peas, bamboo shoots, black fungus and cilantro. Worse experience came with the QQ meat balls, made from shrimp, fish, pork and squid, basically kitchen leftovers with bicarbonate. Mine had a complimentary fish bone, ready to stab me in the throat. When I found the bone, the young male owner noticed but quietly turned his back and walked away, worried I may ask for a refund, perhaps. I was only too glad to leave alive but poorer, with yet another...

For the past 20 years, the signature Lam Mee at this restaurant has been my absolute favorite.

Whenever I visit, I never even glance at the menu—I simply order a plate of Lam Mee without hesitation.

However, lately, I've noticed that the taste of the Lam Mee has somewhat declined compared to its former deliciousness.

Additionally, my spouse ordered the curry noodles, which were recommended on the wall, but they turned out to be extremely spicy, making it difficult to enjoy more than a few bites.

The dining atmosphere, while not spacious, used to be acceptable. However, recently, the constant shouting among the workers to take and deliver orders has made the environment less pleasant, and it's uncomfortable for my ears.

Furthermore, parking has become another issue. Despite my love for their Lam Mee, I used to be willing to park in a paid parking lot and cross the road just to dine here.

However, considering the recent experiences, I may have to reconsider visiting in the near future.

I sincerely hope that the restaurant will take steps to improve its food quality standards and maintain the legacy of this establishment, which has been around for...