It's been a momentous month for Guoyi & Jacy; the Malaysian couple not only became man & wife, they've also launched their first noodle-specialist restaurant, leaning on their Hock Chew familial heritage to offer the pride of Sitiawan - kampua mee - & more. Their thoughtful enthusiasm & careful effort could win over many fans: Noodles are sourced straight from Sitiawan (the northern hometown of Guoyi's father), with fresh deliveries every three days, while char siu, steamed chicken, wontons & accompaniments like pickled garlic, marinated nuts & chillies are painstakingly prepared in the kitchen to Mian's own recipes.
Customers have a choice of black or white kampua, served with char siu or village chicken, plus a bowl of wonton soup (RM7.90 for the 'small' pictured here, RM8.50 for a larger portion). The former, tossed in soy sauce in the favoured fashion of Sitiawan, is a bit tastier, with crisp lard & zesty garlic for a little uplift; the latter, a nod to the original preparation of Chinese Fujian, works better if you prefer lighter nuances, rounded out with minced pork & nuts. The noodles yield a pleasant, slightly sticky chew, while the char siu & chicken meet the mark for a meaty bite, their clean, natural flavours conveying a sense of time-honoured tradition, well-balanced with hot coffee made with Ipoh beans (RM2). The restaurant currently offers only about 70 servings of noodles daily, lasting through lunchtime, to uphold quality & consistency. There'll be even more reasons to return in a month or two, once Mian introduces signatures from Guoyi's mother's birth state, Penang - specifically, prawn mee & chee cheong fun. We're crossing our fingers that char kuey teow will be in the pipeline too, since that was what Guoyi cooked for food markets while he was studying in Hawaii - one of many anecdotes that helped define Mian's attention to detail.
Mian
9-1, Jalan PJU 1/3C, Sunwaymas Commercial Centre, Petaling Jaya. Open Tues-Sun, 8am-230pm.
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