Hawker Running Famous Bukit Merah Supper Spot Soon Li Yong Tau Foo Passes Away Suddenly
He had only recently reopened his popular stall after a prolonged closure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Photo: Facebook/ Nettie Ng This results in a lot of yong tau foo fans hanging around the stall waiting, until the lights at the stall are switched on and customers surge forward to pick their choice morsels. As much as people love the stall for its comforting food, the experience of buying the yong tau foo also makes the midnight supper run much more fun.During the Covid-19 pandemic, Soon Li Yong Tau Foo was closed for a prolonged hiatus, and only recently reopened with earlier operating hours starting from around 9pm.
Photo: Facebook/ Kevin Chan
The hawker uncle has passed away
But sadly, the uncle manning the stall has unexpectedly passed away. In a post on Facebook foodie group Hawkers United, fellow hawker Melvin Chew announced the Soon Li proprietor’s passing, which apparently happened this morning (Feb 22). His cause of death is unconfirmed.
Photo: Facebook/ Eddy Ng
Netizens left condolatory comments on the post, including one stall customer, Edwin David Goh, who said: “I just saw him on Monday morning, he was in front of his stall cutting tau kee. I heard he had a heart attack this morning.” It is also unknown whether the stall will continue operating.
Soon Li Yong Tau Foo is at #01-78, 115 Bukit Merah View, S151115.
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