wAntAn productions: Shihlin Taiwan Street Snack, One Utama

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks is a small shop that's located near the entrance to the TGV Cinema in One Utama's old wing. The whole shop can probably sit only about 10 people so take away is your best bet and the thing is their food is very well suited to 'tapau' after all they are a snack place.

I've always been intruiged by their Oyster Mee Sua and finally got the chance to try it out last Sunday. The Oyster Mee Sua comes in a small bowl so don't expect to it to fill your stomach. The Mee Sua is preboiled with the (yummy) thick soup. When they serve it to you they simply scoop it out of the pot and garnish it with chicken slices, some vegetable and a few oysters. There's also a helping of sambal belacan perhaps to cater for local tastes.

I can't really make it out but I suspect the soup is made with lots of oyster sauce because it certainly looks like it is. The Mee Sua is soft but still retains its texture despite the fact that it must have been in the pot for some time. Perhaps this is a feature of Mee Sua. I wouldn't know since I don't eat it very often. I'm looking forward to having another bowl soon :)

Great stuff but definitely not filling.

Besides the noodles they also serve a very huge looking fried chicken fillet and some tempura vegetables. I must say the chicken looks pretty impressive and I'm tempted to try them out next time. So far every food item they sell goes for RM4.80.

12 wise words from our readers:

a golden opinion from Anonymous: It's a Singaporean company by the way.. supposedly they paid a Taiwanese chef a lot of money to teach them recipes! I think you can google for the story. They also have a website with all their Singapore locations.; 9:31 PM
a golden opinion from wyejon: anonymous: Whatever they paid the Taiwanese chef I think they've made it back already :); 9:58 PM
a golden opinion from boo_licious: Yum! I love the mee sua here too. Not too hot abt the fried chicken though.; 5:09 AM
a golden opinion from Anonymous: the egg tempura is FINGER LICKING GOOD!; 9:27 AM
a golden opinion from X'tine: The fried chicken fillet is nice and crispy, but abit diff 2 eat since they don cut it for you. i requested them 2 cut it 4 me,but they only cut it into 2. The chicken fillet is similar 2 the 1 selling @SS2 pasar malam(uncle bob) but it's thinner & nicer...; 1:30 PM
a golden opinion from Joan Chew: wah!! my fav makan place for snacks b4 movie sessions!!

the mee sua is good!!! must try the chicken floss crepe wrapped with egg next time! It's very yummy!Highly recommended!~

the XXL chicken fillet is worth the try too!! Yum!! =); 3:22 PM
a golden opinion from wyejon: it's unanimous! everyone loves this place! hehehe...; 7:04 PM
a golden opinion from neotrax: lots of good rating there... i should get myself there soon to have a go.

thanx guys!!; 7:08 PM
a golden opinion from MoonCake: Once again, I doubt of KL ppl has good taste. I'd lunch in this restaurant with another friend, we are both from perak.

We totally disagreed with all the compliment about the food there. We had Mee sua, Tempura and the XXL chicken fillets. Other than the Mee sua is still edible, the rest, as recommanded by u guys, hav too heavy of pepper.

For those with good taste, u will ever been there for at most once.; 8:29 PM
a golden opinion from wyejon: mooncake: yeah yeah... ipoh is the best right? *rolls eyes* X(; 8:40 PM
a golden opinion from MoonCake: haha.. no doubt.. Ipoh foods thumb up !; 8:34 PM
a golden opinion from Anonymous: i love this restaurant, a good eating place for young people hehe....they really know how to captivated the young people taste thumb up for them!; 10:49 PM