I stumbled upon this little joint, amongst the many at the infamous food level at Far East plaza. You either avoid that level for the greasy smoke that infuses your hair and clothes and every each of your body, or...for the wonderfully cheaper and glorious selection of semi-hawker comfort food that's been there for as long as I can remember.

Hong Hu boasts a menu of no less than 10 different types of soup/dry la mian and chinese dumplings. From the traditional fish slice mee hoon to seafood soup noodle or "kan lou la mian" (dry noodle) to those topped with tempura or chicken chop. You get a choice of having them dry or with clear or tom yum soup.

I usually go there for a nice comforting bowl of fish slice soup. The brew is maybe a tad salty but its the shiok type that's full of flavour.

The "shui jiao" (dumpling) is nicely made with enough meaty filling that doesn't leave too much air pockets within. They come pan-fried (guo tie) too.

There's always a constant stream of customers (self service) with enough seat-in space and pretty quick turnover. Brisk and friendly service from the team at the counter too.