Famous Kuching Vinegar Noodles

There are not many eateries in Kuching that you need to wait for a table; but at Next Coffee Shop on Carpenter Street, there is an average waiting time of 10 minutes. Being one of the longest running noodle coffee shop in Kuching, Next Coffee Shop is located along Kuching's colonial shophouses and is famous for their vinegar mee with "spare parts" (pig internal organs) soup.
Vinegar mee is not to be confused with Kuching's signature kolomee because it has its distinct sour taste compared to the salty/sweet taste of kolomee, even though the noodles have a similar texture. The "spare parts" soup is a mixture of pig internal organs, fishball and pork meat. The noodles can come with meat but customers usually order plain noodles to go with the meat in the soup. The fragrant sour taste of the noodles is what makes people coming in droves to this establishment. Taking 1 hour to find a car park, wait for a table, and having your noodles served is a common occurrence during the weekends.
If having good customer service is key to a great business, this coffee shop definitely breaks all the rules because not only is the food famous, so is the notoriously rude order-taker. Impatient customers are usually given a good scolding from him but that doesn't stop customers from coming. Customers just need to abide by an unwritten protocol:

"only speak when you are spoken to"

Here is a step by step guide to having a pleasant experience at Next Coffee Shop:

• Order your drink when you are asked
• sit and wait for the order-taker to come
• place your order, but do not second guess whether or not he got your order right (BECAUSE HE HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME),
• wait some more for the chopsticks and spoon to arrive, an indication that your order is being processed, but do not ask if they have forgotten your order (BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FORGET)
• your noodles will arrive shortly.

Important note: Don't try to be over-friendly or a Smart Alec with the order-taker! (see picture below), or you will be verbally dealt with accordingly

Next Coffee Shop open in the morning and closes after lunch. Do not expect to have a quick meal whenever you come because of the waiting time involved. For location map, click here