Finally made a trip down to Da Shi Jia. Parking tends to be a problem along Killiney road but we managed to park at Singtel Comcen (mandatory security car boot check required) and walked across the road.

Ordered the white Bee Hoon instead of their signature prawn noodle soup as I’m usually more into dry noodles. The default white Bee Hoon comes with the “big big” prawn, which is the second largest option ($16.90), but you can top up to the 大大大 option with an additional $3 (pictured, 2 prawns cut into halves per bowl).

We were all amazed by the size of the prawns, and even better that both my prawns came with roe! While I enjoyed the prawns in my bowl, my dad said the prawns were not very fresh (wasn’t a problem for me though). The white Bee Hoon absorbed the fragrant flavours of the prawn gravy and the noodles were cooked just right, not too soggy nor too undercooked. A good amount of white pepper topped the dish, and the Bee Hoon came with a bowl of prawn soup and chilli. I really enjoyed the green chilli provided, as well as the sambal chilli paste at each table. Each bite was chock full of umami goodness, and made even more shiok with addition of chilli! The prawn soup is really thick and yummy! The best part is that you can ask for more soup refills. Yay! However, I was quite disappointed that I couldn’t really detect the ‘wok-hei’ that other reviewers mentioned. It was still a nice dish overall, but could’ve been better with some smoky ‘wok hei’ to elevate the taste profile of the dish.