This is different from the usual crab beehoon that you get from other stalls which is usually in a white/milky base soup. The gravy/soup is filled with umami flavours and every mouth of the thin beehoon is embodied with it. The crabs are also very fresh. Crab cravings satisfied!! 😃
Not v impressive. The stock is fine but can't rlly taste what's in it, the seafood taste isn't strong at all. There isn't much crab taste, not much wok hei, nor was the crab v sweet(average quality)
Pretty pricey for this quality. Maybe they used to be much better but not much reason to visit now, I've had a few crab beehoons and while they were all highly raved, it doesn't change the fact that this was the least impressive I've had so far
Stir Fried Dragon chives ($17) was disappointing. tasted bland and could use a little more seasoning.
Coffee pork ribs ($23) was tender and I especially love the bits of crispy edges. Coffee flavour wasn’t too overpowering as well with a good balance of sweet and bitterness making the dish very palatable.
The most unique dish of the night was the Fried Salted Golden Corn ($16). It is corn fried in salted egg sauce and a smaller portion is recommended to share as the corn can get pretty jerlat after awhile.
Ambience: 4/10 (We were seated near the toilet, had to borrow chairs from other tables and help clean up the table ourselves, the restaurant was busy and noisy the entire evening and servers was not friendly at all.. THAT SAID, dining at Long Ji was still worth it because the food was really good!)
Taste: 9/10 (I am not a crab fanatic like most of my family members are but wow this crab beehoon tasted really amazing. The wokhey from the beehoon that was stir fried with a copious amount of garlic, and the thick, flavourful broth are perfect when combined. SO GOOD. Other dishes worth ordering include the drunken prawns in claypot, stir fried meesua, coffee pork ribs and green dragon vegetable stir fried with garlic!!! 😍)
Fresh crabs with beehoon steeped in Long Ji's flavourful stock, packed with the taste of pork lard. And thanks to @jennytanwrites and #wolfblasswines, we tried several wines that could go well with our local dishes. Turns out, Wolf Blass' chardonnay was perfect for this dish. The acidity cuts through the richness of the broth, while the creaminess of the wine matches the creaminess of the crab perfectly. In fact, their Shiraz works well too even though it's a red wine. That's cos Long Ji's broth is also deep in porky flavour.
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This crab costs $88. Best crab beehoon I’ve had. The soup is flavourful and full of wok hei, crab is very meaty! Must try at this zi char place! Do call in to make your booking!
My fav traditional fried chicken! Fried with prawn and belacan seasoning.. yums! One of the better ones around.
Really huge crab. 1.3kg. The broth is savory that enhance the taste of the bee hoon. Add chili padi and it’s shiok to the max!
This brings the salted egg yolk experience to a whole new level 🤤 And they definitely nailed their horfun with the right wokhei too!
Needless to say much about this pot. The gravy itself will be enough to make you swallowed down a full bowl of rice. If not cutting down on carbo, I won't mind another bowl 😆
Love the beancurd strips soaked in the gravy and all the veg. Fish head dosen't have the fishy smell too. For $26 (or $28) I think it's worth it!
This dish made me teared! Hahahaha cos it's super duper good! The wok hei is commendable. Bee hoon within was so so flavorful that even I was already pretty full with other dishes, I still dug my fork in for another forkful of bee hoon!!
Price of this approximately 1.5-1.6kg of crab comes to a bill of about $116 for this dish.
Other dishes tried was the curry fish head, fried salted egg pumpkin and fried qing loong veg; plus a brewed soup. Awesome food!
Just so amazed at how the dish of crab bee hoon can vary between different cultures e.g. Thai and Chinese. Love this Chinese version of Crab Bee Hoon as it was overflowing with so much umami. The crab was also very meaty and fresh as each skilful twist of the limb released the meat all so neatly. With one hand holding the spoon to slurp the umami soup and bee hoon and another working on the pincer, it seems that one is ready to take down the world with such a satisfied stomach 😛
Crab Bee Hoon ($92)
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The crab bee hoon here at Long Ji Zi Char has been raved by countless and it’s not hard to understand why. The thing that first hits me is that wok-hei, the well fried bee hoon that’s full of that smokey and slightly char-ry taste, consistent in every spoonful of bee hoon. The gravy was also not spared. That brownish gravy that’s full of umami goodness from the crab slurps up so well together with the bee hoon the plate was almost bone dry after the ordeal. The star of the show has to be that succulent crab which did not die in vain as I peeled off every bit of delicious flesh without much effort. With that gravy coating the flesh, I only wished there was more crab to go around. This has to be the star dish of the evening but while the rest of the dishes for the evening were good, a revisit would probably occur at a much later date.
We came here for one one and one thing only - the famed Crab Bee Hoon needless to say - it delivered. The broth was rich in crab flavour and the pepperiness made it very satisfying. Pairing it with the chilli rounded out the flavours to make it homely yet extremely tasty. It was so more-ish that even though we chose to add extra noodles ($5) the 3 of us felt like we could still have eaten more. The crab meat itself was soft and sweet, however we did feel like it was not the 1kg of crab that we ordered.
What came as a surprise was the quality of the other dishes that we ordered. We also got the Salted Egg Yolk Pumpkin which was a revelation in terms of taste. The salted egg yolk sauce was blended into the batter that the pumpkin was deep fried with, creating an umami shell around the sweet bite sized chunks of pumpkin. Every bite was an explosion of flavour. And the extra bits of pure salted egg yolk batter that remained after frying? Pure heaven.
The Har Cheong Kai (Prawn Paste Chicken) was also good, though not awe-inspiring like the previous 2 dishes. Crispy on the outside while tender and well-seasoned on the inside, chicken wing lovers have got to order this.
Overall, a very satisfying meal of many different flavours executed well.
8/10
Have heard of this place from an ex colleague and decided to come down today, quite last minute though, to try it especially after seeing post from @kimgeck.
Arrived at 5.30pm (although I also made a phone reservation as I was #kiasu) and place was empty - guess it’s a weekday so not as packed as it’d be over weekends. The broth was indeed very umami but wished we had added more beehoon as there wasn’t enough to go around... so we added white rice to “lam zap” 😬✌️ They even have a QR code you can use to pre order your meal for dine in, takeout or delivery. Nice to see these older F&B try out new tech.
Food is good and won’t mind coming back again to try more dishes as well as some of the eateries beside this...
Finally back at Long Ji to properly try their famous crab bee hoon! With every table here sporting a plate of this, you know it's gonna be goooood.
And hot damn, this was one of the freshest crabs I've ever had. A quick tug on the claw and the entire chuck of sweet flesh came clean out of it's shell! 🤤The bee hoon and broth was packed with peppery goodness and wok hei, so good that I'm salivating just thinking about it. 👅💦
I don't know how to make a plateful of bee hoon, crab and sauce look sexy, but it looks plenty enticing to me! Very reluctant to share this with everyone, but #dismyshit! I absolutely adore the crab bee hoon from Long Ji Zi Char. The crab is always fragrant and fresh, cooked lovingly in a sweet porky broth that brims with flavour. It is absolutely, lip-smackingly, decadent - rich from crab, pork, herbs and long long hours of stewing away in some pot. The noodles have an intensity only achieved through wok hei - a heady fragrance that is tasted with every mouthful. It's like all the meaty joys of the world have been pulled into the springy, glassy noodles that delight with its texture, aroma and after taste. Not to be gross, but even your after burps taste damn good. Also, order the salted egg pumpkin. 😌 heaven.
First dish to arrive to a table of ravenous diners. What can I say... we DEVOURED this! 🤤
Really tasty and the size of these wings would give the average chicken body image issues. Wouldn't say the shrimp paste taste really shone through, but if you're just looking for tasty, satisfying chicken wings, here they are! 🙌
