Thursday lunch at A Noodle Story ($12)!
A Noodle Story signature wanton mee — Hokkien-style noodles with charred chashu chicken, braised black egg, potato-wrapped tempura prawn, dumplings and chilli threads. $12.
Lunch upgrade — went to A Noodle Story for their signature upgraded wanton mee at $12. The Singapore-style Hokkien noodle that’s been reimagined like a ramen bowl. 😋
What was in the black bowl ($12):
- A nest of thin springy yellow noodles dressed in the signature dark wanton mee sauce, with subtle nuances.
- A slice of chashu-style chicken — torched on top, glazed darker, garnished with chopped nori (seaweed) bits like ramen.
- A whole braised black egg with the dark shell shown — half-set yolk soaked through in five-spice braising liquid.
- A few boiled dumplings with pleated tops at the side.
- The showpiece: a tempura prawn wrapped in a deep-fried potato spiral — golden-yellow tornado-style crispy coating. Sits up on a wooden spoon for the dramatic plating.
- Chilli threads (the dramatic red garnish) and chopped scallion greens as the top dressing.
- A side bowl of clear pork bone soup for the alternating sips.
A Noodle Story is the famous Amoy Street stall that took the humble wanton mee and treated it like a chef’s restaurant dish. Every component has been upgraded: the chicken is chashu-style, the egg is ramen-ajitama style, the prawn is competition-plate-worthy.
The potato-spiral prawn is the most photographed item — also genuinely good (crispy coating, plump prawn, plays well with the noodle sauce).
Total: $12. Premium hawker pricing.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. Every component delivered, the prawn was the showstopper, noodles + sauce held it all together. Worth the queue. Will be back. 😍👍🏼
