WONDERFUL TRADITIONAL HOME-COOKED CHINESE CUISINE IN CAFETERIA “HOME HEART” @ ‘AH GAO MEE’
“Cafeteria” or local commonly known “Cafe” is those famous eating house frequently carried with signature coffee selections and asian or western cuisines combination favourite by the locals in this 21st century on respective recipes. Here in the south, we found and also successfully recognised a very amazing cafe “Home Heart” which introducing their authentic traditional home-cooked chinese cuisine eateries in Johor on totally different path from the other cafes running in town.
The local originated Mr. Nicky Chew Diff (born 1984), the founder, together with his wife Ms. Zoe Soh Yin Zi (born 1986) and sisters Michelle Soh Yin Yin (born 1980) & Vivian Soh Yin Ting (born 1984) all are the current immediate owners of this best recommended eating place “Home Heart Cafe” at Segamat, Johor serving most of their home recipe signature menus to the locals and visitors under a roof in manner. Also being assisted by parents Mr. Soh Kim Siang (born 1957) and Madam Liew Mui Yong (born 1959).
Nicky Chew, also the cafe’s main chef, who at his age of only 34 years old initially touched the f&b industry since his teenage in year 2001 running their noodles foodstall in hometown Segamat, Johor with brother for about few years. Then fully stepped into the career been reached Australia & Singapore under-employed sharpen his chefing skills all the while in chinese cuisine field later positioned as chef, spent more than 10 years experienced in the field.
With the vision to have his own eating house, added with his great interest in eatery & chefing and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry. Also supports from wife and her family with conceptual idea of a chinese cuisine cafeteria allowed Nicky in year 2017 bodied-up with family successfully established their very first and owned restaurant “Home Heart Cafe” meaning to bring home-cooked menus onto cafe’s table began their exposure at Sri Utama, Segamat. Being recognised among the best in town year 2018.
In this Home Heart Cafe, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus surely will be their famous “Ah Gao Mee” (Soup Noodles) brought into the cafe’s menu in uncertain circumstances from 1 of their regular customer Ah Gao. In-house soup base boiled at least 3 hours (with bilis, soy beans & no MSG), cooked insided with noodles options mixed with fried chicken egg shredded, pork slices and finally served topped onto home-fried onions oil brings a bowl of very authentic traditional Hokkien recipe soup noodles here well-known as “Ah Gao Mee” you must try.
Secondly will be their “Chao Zhou Kueh Teow”, which also among the restaurant’s recommended menus in noodle selections prepared in Teoh Chew recipe favourite by their visitors. Rice-made flat noodles (kueh teow) wok-fried with egg & black soy sauce, then served with poured onto their in-house recipe gravy broth mixed into pork slices, prawns, veges & fish cakes brings exotic wok taste and smooth gravy into mouth you cannot aside here.
Another will be their “Fried Zhu Chang Fun”, which recently the cafe’s amazing top seller new eatery by Home Heart neither found the same elsewhere in town most wanted by their regular customers. Rice-made rolled noodles (chee cheong fun) fried with chicken egg, chopped dried radish, garlic, beansprout, spring onions shredded, minced pork & fishball, served mixed into their homemade sambal paste brings excellent wok-taste and fair spicy appertising eatery you will never regret after tasted here.
Finally, the owners also introduced their very family’s authentic menu “Grandma Oh Bak Rice” among the cafe’s daily top menu. Local fresh pork lean meat prepared in fine cutted slices, stir-fried with soy sauce & garlic in home recipes or options into chilli padi on customer’s request, then served sided with a bowl of hot boiled rice brings unbelievable ‘home memories’ tasty feelings you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “Home Heart Cafe” at Segamat, Johor.
HOME HEART CAFE
Address: No.15,
Jalan Utama 3/4,
Pusat Komersial Sri Utama,
85000 Segamat,
Johor.
Business Hours: 11:30am to 8:30pm (Daily)