Well, I would not say it was not nice but in my opinion, I feel that there are others that I prefer.
I took my ex-student, Raphael, here for this…
…in January this year and I actually encouraged him to order from this stall…
…as it was featured in a Youtube video. As it turned out, to be frank, I thought he looked like he was not enjoying it so much. There was no WOWWW!!! moment, not at all and when I asked him, he said that he had not had any other than that one so he was in no position to make a comparison.
I was feeling like having some Foochow fried noodles that day so I drove over to the hawker centre with this particular stall in mind since I had never tried it first hand before. I ordered the Foochow fried noodles special (RM6.00)…
…and it sure took quite a while before it was served. For one thing, everyone around that part of the hawker centre was having noodles from that same stall and they had to cook each order one by one so it took them a bit of time.
When it was served, one look at its colour…
…told me that it wasn’t quite what I would expect and as it turned out, I was right.
I had this one there and it was good and on another occasion, I had this one from another stall and it was good too. Besides, I was given bottled chili sauce to go with it – that was so wrong! I would expect freshly-cut chili in dark soy sauce for Foochow fried noodles, wet (with sauce/gravy). PERIOD! I guess I could have asked for it but no, I did not bother.
There are a few places where the Foochow fried noodles is really good like this one near my house and this one though I have not been there for a long time now…or this one…and this one and I did get to enjoy one that my missus bought from a stall on the 1st Floor of the Sibu Central Market but when I asked her, she could not tell me exactly where exactly it was.
For one thing, this hawker centre was VERY crowded. I did drive there a few times but there was no parking space all around it and the mere sight of all the people there made me change my mind instantly about going there. That morning, I went at around 11, past the 10 o’ clock tea break and not yet time for lunch. There were a lot of people but there were some vacant tables and a car was just leaving so I did manage to get a parking space.
They had the QR code (they were using the official one belonging to the town’s municipal council) everywhere, even on the tables but I do not have a smartphone and there was no way I could sign in and check my temperature. I must say I was quite uncomfortable with that and I don’t think I would be all that keen to go back there again…especially when there have been TWO cases reported in Sibu and the town has been declared yellow all over again.
THE SUNGAI ANTU MARKET & HAWKER CENTRE/FOOD COURT (2.320030, 111.830741) is located along Jalan Sg Antu 2, on your right off Jalan Industri as you drive in from Jalan Kpg Nangka.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 
The noodles you had looks good from the pix though the colour of the sauce doesn’t look quite right. Is that hoon tng (small intestine) in it? What is that red thingy? Dried chilli? Wish it has more greens added.
Yes, it was not dark, kind of yellowish – maybe it was because of the soy sauce or whatever used and that was why it tasted kind of different, or to me, at least.
Yes, those were small intestines, no liver…so perhaps that was why it was only RM6. Elsewhere, it would be RM8.00, the special…with liver…and yes, that’s dried chili – dunno what it was doing there. Not something usual for Foochow fried noodles…and yes, I wish they could be more generous with the vegetables. Dunno why so stingy when it is not that expensive.
I’m afraid those noodles look so sad. LOL! Yes, it is best to stay home and not go out unnecessarily now that the Covid-19 infection figures have escalated.
Definitely not worth the risk of going to a crowded place for it. I cannot understand why it is so popular. A lot elsewhere are a whole lot nicer.
Sometimes you can just predict the taste by the colour of the dish, right?
Never judge by appearance alone. Some dishes don’t look good but they taste great…and vice versa!