Nowadays you probably has to pay upwards of $4/$5 for a normal bowl of Mee Pok Ta noodles, much less the famed ones from $6/$8/$10. Here nestled in Tiong Bahru Hawker Centre, where there's a plethora of famous eats and Michelin fares, a quiet nondescript Fishball noodles stall surprising hold it's own. Coming here today for late lunch at 2pm, most stalls are already near closing, I just wanted a light bowl of savoury Mee kia with a comforting old old taste, and I stumbled on a rare gem. This stall offers both Fishball noodles and Yong Tau Foo. Looking at the Yong Tau Foo offerings, I can tell most of the surimi stuffed picks are already finished, and their used bowls collection stacks are amazing, they must have been doing something right. Alright let's go for the most basic and ridiculously cheap $3 bowl of Fishball noodles. Mee Kia Dry, extra chilli. I noticed after blanching the thin noodles, they only stirred in simple sauces. Chilli, Lard oil, fish sauce and vinegar. Add the toppings, and coat a dollop of their Yong Tau Foo chilli. Somewhat excited with my dish and I love what I saw. The inviting sauce covered lard bits and the very white, succulent looking fishballs and fish cakes slices. Stirring the noodles, the fragrances of lard, vinegar and a very familiar ketchupy mix tingle the senses. Itadakimasu! The Mee Kia was done just right, chewy with a firm bite and the sauce coat the thin noodles just nice. And the sauce, not just the lard, Hae bee chilli and savoury fish sauce, tangy vinegar, but an old school ketchupy sour and sweet fills you with a very familiar taste. It's like the kind of noodles you ate at those old school HDB coffeeshops or primary school canteen. I am like a school boy tucking in at recess. The fishballs and fishcake slices are lighter in taste, but smooth, very bouncy and I would have preferred them a little more fishy. Still, their offerings are great and bouncy though lighter on the palate. Probably easier for the aged customers living around the area. The soup is more a Yong Tau Foo offering rather than a Fishball soup, still it is a nice bowl of clean tasting accompaniment to the delicious noodles. I am so coming back for the Yong Tau Foo next time Update 24 Apr 2022. Came by late at 2pm on a Sunday. Fishballs sold out, Yong Tau Fu items only cuttlefish left. They substituted Cuttlefish slices for the fishballs and gave me lots of bean sprouts for my Kway Teow Mee, still $3. Delicious. Check out additional pictures