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KLue's Guest Blogger: Ka Hing Special Vietnamese Flat Rice Noodle Restaurant

Thursday, 09/04/09 - 11:57AM Filed in Blog by myra | Views: 774 | Comments: 3
Tags: klue, kl, kuala lumpur, malaysia, food, review

During the current economic situation, most of us will try to look for more economical or affordable food when we are eating out to save the money for the unforeseen future. When it comes to Vietnamese food (those found in the shopping mall), the prices are more from mid to upper market, costing us more than RM20 for a drink and a main dish.

Luckily for me, I found an authentic Vietnamese restaurant near my place in Taman Sri Sinar that's nice and affordable. If fully translated from the Chinese name of the restaurant, it's called 'Ka Hing Special Vietnamese Flat Rice Noodle Restaurant'. So, this Vietnamese restaurant specializes in flat rice noodle. The boss and staff are Vietnamese (only the boss and one of the waitresses there could communicate in Cantonese and basic English, while the others can only speak in Vietnamese). I heard they talked to each other in Vietnamese.

This is my second time here, so I ordered my usual: the Braised Trotter Noodle and Vietnamese Spring Roll. As for a drink, it's the Vietnamese coffee. The coffee arrive first, so I let it drip slowly to fill the glass. It tastes like our local coffee only that it's more aromatic and a bit more bitterish.

Vietnamese Coffee (RM3)

I ordered a small serving of Braised Trotters Noodle (RM6.50) because I had Vietnamse spring roll on the side. The braised trotters is cooked with soya sauce broth and some spices. It's tender yet not too soft. I can still feel the texture of the meat. I don't feel jelak at all. The flat rice noodle is smooth and easy to swallow. It's not the same as our local flat rice noodle as it’s thinner and springier. It also comes with hard-boiled egg that’s cooked in the same soya sauce broth. If flat rice noodle isn't your forte, you can always order the braised trotters and eat it with rice.

Rating: 3.75/5

Braised Trotters Noodle (RM6)

Thinner than our local flat rice noodle

I found that their spring roll is a bit different from what I've had in the other Vietnamese restaurants. Most of the Vietnamese spring rolls I 've eaten is steamed but theirs is fried and the spring roll skin has a texture like fried vermicile. I really like their spring rolll because the skin is fried till crispy but the minced pork inside is still soft and chewy. Dip a bit of their special fish sauce (mixed with lime, chili and garlic) and it will give the spring roll a new kind of taste. If I had more space in  my stomach, I'd eat more of these delicious spring rolls.

Rating: 4/5

Vietnamese Spring Roll (RM 4). It's minced pork inside.

There are also other food here like Vietnamse Pork Ribs Noodle (RM 6 for small), Lemongrass Free Range Chicken (RM5.50 per pax), and Vietnamese Curry (RM4.50 for small). Interestingly, they don't sell the famous Vietnamese Beef Flat Rice Noodle. Oh well, there are still a few dishes that I have yet to try. So I will surely come back again.


Not too many variety but it's good enough for me

The meal - consisting starters, a main dish and drink - costed me RM13.50. Ka Hing is one of the most affordable Vietnamese restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, no?

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* Ka Hing was exclusively reviewed for us by blogger Simon, a member of the Nuffnang community. To read more about Simon's stuff, drop by his blog at simonseow.blogspot.com.

* Catch our second blogger's (KYspeaks.com) post on 23 April!


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This restaurant is sooooo near my house XD 3 minutes walking distance lol.. love their gai si hor fan lol..

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Posted by Evon T. on 03 May

From the look of the dishes in the menu, it look more Chinese then traditional Vietnamese. Vietnam has a large population of Chinese and do have their own version of their food. More Chinese rather then Vietnamese. Pork trotter is normally found in a famous Hue noodle called Bun bo hue which has beef in it as well cook in a shrimp paste from Hue. As for the bun ( n00dle ) it look like thin version of Kueh Teoh. It may be dried noodle from Thailand. The real bun is round soft vermicelli slightly smaller then a Lai Fun, it has a real nice texture to it.

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Posted by Liao on 08 May

Need to repeat so much meh?

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Posted by Wa liao on 08 May

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  The angpaus! I can smell the crisp notes already.
  The home-cooked food back home! Mmm, pork dishes galore.
  The cooking and preparations. Can't leave all the work to ah ma, you know!
  Baking cookies, and then gobbling them down when the bubblies are served.
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