PETALING JAYA, April 26 -- Half an hour. That's how long you should expect to wait - minimum - if you're looking for a taste of these pork noodles.

That's the wait I sat through anyway, at mid-morning on a weekday. But I've also waited up to 45 minutes on a weekend.

The wait is largely an expected one, and it isn't uncommon to walk into Kedai Kopi Wah Cheong in Section 17 and see loads of people seated at tables with nothing but a pair of chopsticks and a dipping plate with cili padi and soy sauce - a badge of honour of sorts that indicates they've ordered.

So why brave the wait?

I asked myself the same thing as we approached the last five minutes of the wait. Yes, I timed it, and no, I'm not usually impatient like this; I just though...