PETALING JAYA, April 15 -- If you think of Hokkien mee - the KL variety, not Penang - and where to find it in Petaling Jaya, chances are a particularly famous, long-standing spot in Seksyen 14 comes to mind. 

But what of its less famous, less busy neighbour at the other end of the same row of shops, in Restoran Mei Keng?

Though it may not be as established, Peng Yuan Hokkien Mee has been around for decades, spending most of that time in the shadow of its neighbour.

It is the quintessential "the other place"; any discussion of it is almost always done in relation to its more famous counterpart - this piece included. 

But it's lasted this long. There has to be a reason.

It's hard not to think so after one look at the dark, st...