The First Original In Real Original Taste

And it is called Restaurant Kin Kin. So happens that it's the name of the pan mee shop that Esteban introduced to us last week. Took lad and us around to look for the place, and we ended up exploring a fair bit of the roads in KL as he tried to figure out where the store was. Esteban highly recommended the store, after not only hearing the same recommendations but also having been brought there by others.

So we finally found ourselves in this small shop full of people, and mercifully there was an empty table for the three of us. Sat ourselves down and Esteban ordered five bowls. He would have made it six, but since it was lads and our first time, we both decided that maybe two bowls per person might be a bit too much.

The thing about this store was that they only had one dish - the pan mee. No different serving sizes, no other types of noodles, no soup/dry versions. Just dry pan mee with pork mince and anchovies and a poached egg, and chilli flakes (what was it, lat zhiu zheong?) to mix the goodness all in. Oh and spinach soup (we think) in another bowl.

Orders took a while to reach us, it was that crowded. We took the time to entertain ourselves with their graffiti advertisement:

It's so special, so fresh and smooth, so delicious.
It has a truly unique distinguish robust taste, just marvellous you can only find it at KIN KIN.
The first original chilli pan mee in dry form in Malaysia created by KIN KIN in all these years to give you a real satisfaction.

Whoa. We found it bombastic, and rather reminiscent of Lemon's food MMSes.

When the food finally came five bowls looked rather manageable.

And it was love at first bite. Honestly. Maybe it's because we love anchovies, and combine that with pork mince, pan mee and an empty stomach and it was absolutely delish. That second bowl that we were sharing with lad started looking as if it was not enough now.

We KIV'ed the place because the Chief likes pan mee too, but when the best pan mee the Chief ever had was made by the mum, you definitely can't beat homemade food. Still, we didn't mind another round of that pan mee and so we headed back there yesterday.

And we took the same route as Esteban did, getting lost and all. -_-

Near 2pm on a Saturday afternoon and it was as crowded as ever, and we shared a table with two other couples. When space opened up on another table the two of us quickly jumped over, only to shift once again when there was yet another empty table. Why the second jump? Because it was next to yet another graffiti advertisement we missed out the first time round, and we wanted a closer photograph of it.

Every string of mee is so tasty.
Every bite is so fabulous.
Every mouthful is so yummy.
The presentation is so beautifully well done.
It's love at first bite.
The chilli are the greatest wonders.
It's the real essence of the meal.
To boost your appetite keep the cold away and brighten up your day.
The mee are carefully cooked to perfection with great care to give you the best quality that are valued for money,
The word Chilli Pan Mee as named and started by Restaurant KIN KIN in more than 25 years ago.
To recommend your friend please remember our restaurant name KIN KIN to avoid confusion as some unscrupulous copycats has copy our colour signboard design that look exactly from us to deceive customer and falsely claim to be our branch and relative.
Have a wonderful meal at KIN KIN.
Thank you.

We must say that we find this form of advertising rather endearing. There's something about it that just states thick-skinnedness, pride, and honest truth, haha.

Well the food was definitely tasty, but the service can be terrible. The aunty that took our order forgot about us (no it wasn't because we kept jumping tables) and we had to get our own drinks (both times that we went there). Still, the long wait for the food only makes it taste better.

Oh and it can't beat the Chief's homemade pan mee, partly also because when it comes to homemade, you can sendiri kah liew.