Restoran Huang Ji (黄記飯店)

Lunched here based on a recommendation from a lady whose taste I trust and we were more than satisfied. The dishes weren’t too oily and the flavours were on point.
One of my must-orders when I’m at any “zi char” places in Johor is Curry Fish Head (RM33), and theirs had a fragrant, spicy gravy that wasn’t too thick, so I found it easy to slurp without guilt creeping in.
We also got a Bittergourd Omelette (RM8) and Stirfried “Qing Long Chye” (RM10) and they turned out to be cooked perfectly too.
Their Prawn Mee (RM18) was almost identical to Singapore’s Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee except it was of a wetter style. I liked that the gravy wasn’t too starchy or thick, and it was wonderfully saturated with the sweetness of pork and prawn stock. When the accompanying savoury sambal was stirred in, the rich-tasting noodles got a little kick of spicy oomph that made me gobble it down all the quicker.
Our total bill for the above including three plates of plain rice and a pot of “Pu Erh” tea came to just shy of RM80 (roughly SGD26). That’s dirt cheap if you compare it to what we usually pay in Singapore.

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