{"id":26259,"date":"2026-01-06T17:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26259"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:16:39","slug":"seng-kee-bak-chor-mee-closes-ang-mo-kio-branch-due-to-owners-health-concerns-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26259","title":{"rendered":"Seng Kee Bak Chor Mee closes Ang Mo Kio branch due to owner&#8217;s health concerns, Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Heritage <em>bak chor mee <\/em>(minced meat noodle) hawker Seng Kee will be shuttering its Ang Mo Kio stall due to the owner&#8217;s &#8220;ongoing health concerns&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Its Serangoon Gardens stall, however, will continue operating as usual, they said on Monday (Jan 5).<\/p>\n<p>Seng Kee Bak Chor Mee was founded in 1981 by Lee Yong Sheng, who is known for making lots of clanking noises while preparing the noodle dish.<\/p>\n<p>The 67-year-old previously ran the business in an Eunos\u00a0coffee shop before moving to a shophouse along Upper Changi Road. About 10 years ago, Seng Kee moved to Serangoon Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>His daughter Kai Lin and son-in-law Justin took over the business a few years ago, also starting a second outlet in Ang Mo Kio in 2021, which Uncle Lee ran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His well-being has always been our top priority, and this choice (closure of the Ang Mo Kio branch) reflects that,&#8221; they explained in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are deeply grateful for your understanding, loyalty, and the many years of support you have shown us. Thank you for continuing to stand by us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A week earlier, Seng Kee said that the Ang Mo Kio outlet was closed until further notice as Uncle Lee was undergoing medical checks in the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background-color:#FFF;border-radius:3px;border-width:0;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClD1Cl1Sv4r\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>Kai Lin and Justin also thanked customers for their heart-warming messages regarding the closure and Uncle Lee&#8217;s health in an Instagram Story posted on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is deeply grateful for all your love and support throughout the years,&#8221; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>While it serves up minced meat noodles ($5.50 for dry, $6.50 for soup), Seng Kee is most well-known for their fish maw noodles ($13 for dry, $16 for soup) and broth, which sets them apart from other stalls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background-color:#FFF;border-radius:3px;border-width:0;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrdIZ23SR3F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p><em>Address: 49A Serangoon Garden Way, #01-37, Singapore 555945<\/em><br \/><em>Opening hours: 7.30am to 1.30pm from Tuesday to Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[[nid:726906]]<\/p>\n<p>bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/lifestyle\/seng-kee-bak-chor-mee-closes-ang-mo-kio-branch-due-owners-health-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage bak chor mee (minced meat noodle) hawker Seng Kee will be shuttering its Ang Mo Kio stall due to the owner&#8217;s &#8220;ongoing health concerns&#8221;&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}