58 Minced Meat Noodle – Famous Bak Chor Mee at Taman Jurong Food Centre

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. This article was last updated on 05 August 2020.

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 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.

Therefore, 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 a branch at NTU.

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, whether you want chilli, and if you want the dry or soup version.

Bak Chor Mee

My sumptuous bowl of Bak Chor Mee ($5) 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!

All the toppings were fresh and delicious. The highlight for me was the pork liver, which had a wonderful “QQ” texture.

The noodles were 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 decent bowl of bak chor mee. Check out 58 Minced Meat Noodle at Taman Jurong Food Centre if you happen to be in the west area of Singapore.

58 Minced Meat Noodle (Taman Jurong)
Address: 3 Yung Sheng Road, #03-150 Taman Jurong Food Centre, Singapore 618499
Opening Hours: 9am to 2pm, Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

NTU outlet: Stall No. 2, North Hill Food Court 64 Nanyang Crescent Singapore 636959, Opening Hours: Mon to Fri: 9.30am – 6.30pm, Sun: 8.30am – 2pm