Heng Heng Tom Yam Mee Restaurant

My colleagues told me that there is a tom yum restaurant in Bukit Mertajam which serves very spicy tom yum noodles and we have been talking about going there for supper for quite some time and last week finally, I got the chance to go there to taste this spicy tom yum noodles that they have been talking about.

Heng Heng Tom Yam Mee Restaurant is located at Lebuh Nangka 1, Bukit Mertajam and it is about thirty minutes drive from where I work. We went there for late dinner after work last Wednesday. There was not many people around by the time we reach there, but more customers are coming to Heng Heng after 10, so I supposed they are coming for supper.

We ordered 2 bowls of to yum noodle, one with egg and one without, and a bowl of tom yum porridge; and I'm surprise that kuey teow soup is served here as well. Like Joo Heng, we are supposed to select our sides such as fishball, crab meat balls or abalone slices just like how we do for fishball noodle in Ipoh. And also like Joo Heng, the tom yum here is also without kaffir lime leaves and celery although I did see some mentha leaves on top of the bowl of porridge - which make me conclude that the tom yum style in Penang area is totally different with Ipoh or even Kuala Lumpur.

Heng Heng tom yum noodles - without egg

Heng Heng tom yum porridge

In my opinion, the tom yum soup served here is not that spicy and "frightening" like what my colleagues mentioned. The soup was not sour, or not sour enough - which I think contributed by lack of kaffir lime leaves or celery. Nevertheless, the tom yum here is good enough although it is not outstanding - at least, I will have another option for dinner or supper next time; should I run out of idea what to eat in Kulim next time.

I cannot recall the price of everything - since my colleague was the one paying, so it's hard for me to tell whether the food worth the price we pay; I guess I can only tell if I go there for my next visit.