KIN KIN'S RIVAL

I didn’t know about this chilli pan mein in Selayang till a colleague of mine took me there during the home alone week when my mother aka cook went to Bangkok.

It was indeed a surprise finding. Now, Selayang has another goodie to boast about.

As much as I like Kin Kin’s chilli pan mein in Chow Kit, this one is equally good. Kin Kin’s pan mein has stickier and more moisture surface and slightly thicker. This one is smoother and more refined.

It comes with generous portion of fried anchovies, minced pork and unlike Kin Kin’s, which serves only soup with leaves, this shop serves soup with pork balls and fishballs. I find the chilli is not as oily as Kin Kin’s. To top it up, it costs only RM4 (for one DAMN big bowl with egg), which is RM1 cheaper compare to Kin Kin’s pan mein. Worth every penny. There is no problem finding parking space. This chilli pan mein is situated in the middle of the second aisle of the Medan Selera Selayang in the Selayang Jaya market, opposite a stall which claimed to be Ulu Yam Loh Mee.

If you go to Kin Kin’s, they usually serve only herbal tea of either Loh Hon Kuo or Pat Chi Chou. This one also serves herbal tea as well as other tong sui such as red beans, honey sea coconut, bubur char char, black sesame, etc.

Customer service is indeed better here despite being busy. We went when it wasn’t that busy, so it was relatively comfortable. We don’t have to wait half an hour to be served and do not have to subject ourselves to the moronic waiters in Kin Kin’s who always mixed up orders.

Other than chilli pan mein, they also sell Loh Pan Mein, Pan Mein soup, Mushroom Pan mein, and any other style of Chinese fast food using purely pan mein.

I would definitely go there again to try other styles of pan mein. You may join me if you want to.

# Open for lunch only.