I was craving some good ol' Hokkien mee so I went down to Chomp Chomp.

While scouring for seats, I noticed that there were many unfinished red plates of Hokkien mee (from the famous Ah Hock stall). A bit troubled, I decided to go for its lesser known-green plate counterpart, Chia Keng (S$3/4/5).

Totally no regrets! I loved the consistency throughout the sauce and noodles. It was a bit wet but still had that charred flavour. The prawns were fresh even at night. The chili was so damn super Shiok and the lard was crisply delicious (duh!)

My party actually ordered a second $5 plate amongst other things because it was so good. However, the second one didn't taste as amazing as the first plate. Law of marginal diminishing returns? Or just inconsistency?