The Chicken Noodle War (Part 2)

It's part two of our chicken noodle war coverage. Before I begin, I should hit you guys with some background on the whole thing.

See over in Chinatown along upper cross street, you will find two stalls, with the similar names, selling the same stuff, within 50 meters of each other. Story is, the owners of Chew Kee (This one) and Chiew Kee (see part 1) are actually siblings who decided to part ways, with the elder sister keeping the original storefront (this one). They're both pretty popular amongst the people in the area too and everyone has their own opinions about their favorites. All in all, we want to try both sometimes but not everyone works around the area so going to Chinatown isn't an everyday affair. Of course, they'd like to hear more opinions about the stuff right? Right! Here goes. I'll be making all comparisons with the ones over at Chiew Kee (the other one) so to avoid getting lost, I highly recommend reading it here before going forward.

First thing on the plate! Noodles! These guys are cooked very similarly to the ones at chiew kee. The egg noodles are very springy to the bite and a joy to chew into when you stuff your mouth with it. Unfortunately, the sauce fails to back this base up and you're left feeling like this noodle is less salty than the ones at chiew kee.

I'm afraid chiew kee wins this one.

Next up would be the chicken. Oh my gawd the chicken IS AWESOME! First of all, lets look at the meat themselves. I am normally not a fan of non-white chicken because of the fact that they tend to be drier (at least that's my opinion la). This one was an exception for me. The meat was tender, very nice to the bite. In fact, when I bit into the drumstick and gave it a light pull, all the meat slid off effortlessly! Strangely, the sauce here tasted better than the one with the noodle... Hmmm...

Notable bit about the chicken here is the fact that their skin was really nicely glazed, one solid sheet of shiny stuff that's equally pleasing to eat as they are to look at. Click on the picture and maybe you'll see the layer of oil still on the skin!

Results, big sister at chew kee wins this hands down!

We also got ourselves a bowl of dumpling soup. Dumplings were pretty standard, nice firm shrimp and other stuff filling wrapped in wanton skin. It's balanced pretty well so you could eat it whole if you wanna. I played it modest and finished in two bites. I found the soup here to be more flavorful than the ones at chiew kee.

Therefore, Chew Kee wins this one too.

IN CONCLUSION

I would have to say that the older ginger is stronger. What I mean to say is that Chew Kee is the better choice for me. That said, this is purely based on personal opinion. Whether or not you agree with me or not, it's purely up to you. I like durians and some don't. It's as simple as that.