Chop Joo Hiong Eating House (裕香)

Memories of childhood here, with their rich tomato ketchup laced gravy, bold with vegetal sweet savoury flavour.
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The mee pok / wide flat egg noodles have a more chewy texture than elsewhere, and crisp lettuce lends a bright vegetal sweet freshness.
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The bouncy fish balls and springy fish cakes are decent, with sweet savoury flavour. I like the addition of a bit of minced pork, tender with meaty sweet savoury flavour.
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Fish Ball Noodles
Chop Joo Hiong Noodles
@ Chop Joo Hiong Eating House, 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/02/best-of-singapore-hawkers-fishball-noodles.html

While more well known for their chye tow kueh, they also serve a pretty decent rendition of char kway teow.
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The chunks of chewy lup cheong / dried cured pork sausage with meaty savoury salty flavour, and the tender fish cake with sweet savoury flavour, stand out here.
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They use more egg, resulting in a wet wispy sweet savoury goodness that is rather pleasing, complementing the light smoky wok hei / breath of the wok aroma of the noodles.
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The drizzle of lime juice, with its tangy zesty sour notes, lends a nice contrast to round out the dish.
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Char Kway Teow
Chop Joo Hiong Carrot Cake Fried Kway Teow
@ Chop Joo Hiong Eating House, 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2022/06/best-of-singapore-hawkers-char-kway-teow.html

Fried Carrot Cake / Chye Tow Kueh is my favourite dish of all time. I love it so much that, on average, I eat it at least once per week. And in weeks I'm out of town, I eat more of it on my return, just to make up for the missed experience.
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This stall does a style I like, where the carrot cake is chopped into really small cubes, and slathered with egg. It's moist and soft with crispy bits that make it satisfying.
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The black version is decent enough, with mild sweet savoury eggy spice flavour. I prefer the white version, which has a lovely savoury sweet eggy spice flavour with smoky aroma.
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Carrot Cake / Chye Tow Kueh
Chop Joo Hiong Carrot Cake Fried Kway Teow
@ Chop Joo Hiong Eating House, 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2022/05/best-of-singapore-hawkers-carrot-cake-chye-tow-kueh.html

This stall actually does a good child-friendly version of bak chor mee, using a rich tomato sauce that results in an appetizing vegetal sweet savoury gravy, very nostalgic.
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The regular version with black vinegar and sambal chili is decent enough, with the mee pok / wide flat egg noodles here having a more chewy texture than elsewhere.
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Of note are the pork meatballs with a small hollow centre, carrying a burst of meaty savoury salty flavour from the meat gravy within.
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Bak Chor Mee
Chop Joo Hiong Noodles
@ Chop Joo Hiong Eating House, 237 Serangoon Avenue 3 #01-130
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2021/12/best-of-singapore-hawkers-bak-chor-mee.html

Roast Duck Rice ($6.60)

This is a stall that my family patronises very often, I must say that the roasted duck is done pretty well - fragrant roasted skin with a thin layer of juicy fats, together with tender but firm meat, this is such a treat!
The magic lies in the drizzling of that addictive gravy & a spoonful of roast duck oil that they collected from the roasting process - the ultimate essence! Makes both the meats & rice so irresistible!

📸 & ✍🏻 by Tastemaker Serene Goh

Hokkien mee @ $5

I like how moist this plate of Hokkien mee is and also the addition of chilli padi on top of the normal hokkien mee chilli cuz it gives a good punch of spiciness and a different dimension to the entire dish. But thought they could do a bit more with the ingredients, only managed to get a few bites of the meat and lard, with two pieces of prawns and some sotongs.

Overall taste is not bad but there's definitely better hokkien mee elsewhere.