$6 kambing soup – ribs 

went to adam road food centre to take char kuay teow but stall was closed.

so took kabing soup instead at bahrakath mutton soup on 5.1.2017. ^^

bahrakath mutton soup 

the dishes & prices now clearly displayed. the mutton leg with tulang most popular. the tripe looked good too. anyhow i opted for the ribs, which i like also.

$6 kambing soup – ribs 

S$6?S$10 for ribs, which i guess also around the prices for chinese mutton soup.

i ordered S$6. there’s about 10 pieces.

i think the ribs really good, very tender, excellent texture.

$6 kambing soup – ribs  

the soup, at its best, is very good too.

but never quite comparable to good chinese herbal mutton soup like at chai chuan tou chinese mutton soup 柴船头羊肉汤 at bukit merah view food centre.

this evening, soup not as intense as what i had before. still good but not near the best.

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Bahrakath Mutton Soup King

Address:

#01-10 ADAM ROAD FOOD CENTRE, 2 ADAM ROAD, 289876

Opening Hours:

Daily: 13:00 – 03:00

yong tau foo – S$3.50

went to sheng shiong to get something on 6.1.2017.

just 1 item to buy so out immediately. i compliantly parked & put 1/2hr parking oupon.

jing house yong tau foo 

weiyi laksa at tanglin halt food centre not opened.

decided to look in on the yong tau foo stall at koufy tanglin halt.

jing house yong tau foo 

they are selling 6 pieces + noodles for S$3.50.

jing house yong tau foo 

i had 7 pieces, no noodles, so still S$3.50.

yong tau foo – $3.50 

there is yellow beans provided on the side you can add yourself to the soup or ytf bowl.

all items, plus chilli & sweet sauce, nice, except kang kong/othe veg small servings.

have been eating more ytf recently-

1. best for me = hillview ytf at meiling food centre.
2. meixi’s kitchen yong tau foo 美茜酿豆腐 at commonwealth drive blk 115B also very good, more fried stuff, somewhat different items.
3. a poor one at SGH kopitiam, &
4. a real bad one, hakka yong tau foo at holland drive food centre.

this one here would be on par wiht meixi’s kitchen just somewhat different items.

going back a bit earlier, the best i had so far (partly because of the nice mined pork noodles) is at u hakka at circuit road food centre.

i am quite happy with jing house overall,

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Jin House @ koufu tanglin halt

Address:

88 Tanglin Halt Rd, Singapore 141088

siew yoke roast pork – S$12

had a nice lunch with my running buddy at tunglok signatures today on 3.1.2017. ^^

food here always nice, but parking is expensive, & now they refused to give free parking. so my friend piked me up & we went in one car. go green anyway!

the siew yoke – roast pork always good here. it’s amazing all these good restaurants, they can render out the fat layer almost completely, so it’s like a crispy skin plus fairly lean meat below! 🙂

lie tong 例汤with arrow roots – 1/2 pot for S$16

i ordered the lie tong 例汤 everytime.

they are always good, and often better than many sharksfin soup la…

1/2 pot = S$16 serves 4 bowls, so good for 2-3pax.

today it’s arrowroots, still good but not the best. the best include 鸡骨草 & green papaya etc…

salted egg prawns & wasabi prawns – S$10

the prawns in 2 ways also my frequent order.

it looked nice, and came with a 2 large prawns – wasabi & salted egg, very well matched with a sweet water melon. today it was done very well. sometimes the deep-fry not light & just right.

salted egg prawns & wasabi prawns 

all these are 1 person portion. but really the meal would be too heavy if you order a few course, so we took 1 portion to share, and for my friend, for him to taste more dishes.

so shared by 2, still a very welcoming portion. 🙂

pepper sauce lamb rack – S$12

tunglok does one of the best chinese (maybe fusion??) lamb rack.

maybe all good chinese restaurants do that these days.

pepper sauce lamb rack – S$12

lamb was nicely medium rare, tender & no strong gamey taste, just like any western preparation.

& the pepper sauce was just nice, not overly stickly sweet, overpoweringly pepperish like they used to do in older time chinese restaurants.

fried kailan – S$18

this kailan must be among their worst dishes!

quite edible, but neither presentation, look nor taste belongs to the dish quality in this restaurant.

it’s more like from a quite mediocre zi char. most zi char will do better than this. & i would do too myself la…lol!^^

lobster noodles – S$28

the lobster noodles here always good.

i order 1 portion each. the lobster steak was done very well, as always, very good grilled flavours & excellent bite texture.

the  yellow sauce was ok. today the dish came early while we were working on the kailan & we took it a bit later, so the yellow sauce not as great when cold. noodles remained al dente & good. 🙂

this the dish i emulated & rehashed 2+yrs back = king prawn noodles (黄焖大虾面)

noodles & sauce-wise, mine wasn’t too bad too. of course cannot compare with the lobster steak.

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Tunglok Signatures @ Orchard Parad

Address :
Orchard Parade Hotel #02-18
1 Tanglin Road
Singapore 247905

Contact :
Tel : +65 6834 0660
Fax : +65 6834 0550

Opening Hours :

Lunch :11.30am – 3.00pm (Daily)
Dinner :6.00pm -10.30pm (Daily)

S$3 fried kuay teow

6 of us including our helper went for a family out, a walk up bukit timah hill, on 2.1.2017. ^^

we parked at jalan bingka along rifle range road, and walked along the rail corridor, passed (under) the PIE then the anak bukit flyovers, about 10mins to hindhede road.

we were fast “walkers”. we started at 8.22am up the south view path to the summit, then down along the road at arrived back at the visitors’ centre at 9.16am, about 54mins all in.

we decided to walk over to the courts side.

it was early, so joo seng teochew muay & many stalls were not opened yet, so we decided to walk over to bukit timah food centre.

xin heng fried kuay teow

i wanted to try the char kuay teow. no queue, no so popular?

S$3 fried kuay teow

anyhow the S$3 fried kuay teow was pretty ok.

quite tasty, good wok hae, not many cockles, overall experience quite nice.

nothing special but quite competent. i am ok with it.

138 kueh chap

there was a long queue for the kueh chap.

kueh chap

the best thing here for me was the braised belly pork.

did not look that great, but it was tasty, and the texture was great, good bite, so dry.

kueh chap

the small intestines, pig skin, taupok were all ok.

i did not think it was quite average, nothing particularly good other than the belly pork.

very bad kueh

the kueh was very poor. thick, not good texture, and the braise sauce also not great.

i would say 康乐stall at HL43 Food House was much better. the kueh there was very good.

hong wen mutton soup

the mutton soup opens at 10am.

i decided to try when it starts serving.

S$5 mutton innard soup

ordered a S$5 羊杂汤, mutton innards soup.

S$5 mutton innard soup

i didn’t like the soup. it was too herbal & unnaturally sweet for me.

i think very poor c/w chai chuan tou chinese mutton soup 柴船头羊肉汤 at bukit merah view food centre.

no comparison la…

he zhong fried carrot cake

there was this very long queue at he zhong fried carrot cake stall. you can see it from the road.

the children managed to order a plate, the wait was 1/2hr & they bring to the table, then pay.

he zhong fried carrot cake

it was good, great wok hae, tasty carrot cake.

i can see why people queue though i would not queue myself.

after makan, we walked back along the road back to jln bingka.

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freshly shucked oysters=6xS$5

wife wanted to relax & have a good dinner. it’s public holiday so some amex lovedining places like tunglok do not offer discounts.

i called up portico prime @ dempsey & they had the usual discount so we went on 2.1.2017.

portico prime

portico prime is the previous prime society.

we liked the wagyu steaks & oysters here & came here when it was prime society, on 28.4.2015.

warm bread so so butter

bread was warm & soft, not flavourful so very average & better was frozen hard like those at cafeteria.

freshly shucked oysters=6xS$5

oysters were ok, the “gee?” was creamier than the “ocean”.

oysters

i don’t know much about oysters, but looking back at the photos on 28.4.2015, the oysters then looked a lot creamier.

oysters

memory then was that oysters were good, while these were average.

caviar truffle capellini with sakura ebi S$30

the caviar truffle capellini with sakura ebi dish was very flavourful.

with 50% discounts it was S$15.

at first it still looked expensive c/w say saveur or concetto.

portion was actually small for main but larger than the S$6, S$7 appetizer at saveur or concetto.

caviar truffle capellini with sakura ebi

the taste though was awesome!

this a popular dish here, & i would order it again.

the truffle flavour was endearing with the al dente pasta, and the sakura ebi very tasty, crunchy and added some saltiness to the dish, combined perfectly. i think taste wise better than saveur & concetto which were also good.

200g usda choice grain-fed ribeye S$46

they did not have 2 dishes we wanted to order this evening – the kagoshima A5 wagyu, and mussels.

200g usda choice grain-fed ribeye S$46

we ordered the usda choice ribeye first.

it was really good, and the brown sauce was great too. done medium rare quite perfectly, very sweet, tender, flavourful steak. pencil asparagus was the cheaper variety, but it was good.

labrezza’s 300g angus ribeye with salsa & rockets was cheaper though & equally good.

200g australian grass-fed sirloin S$42

we were not particularly hungry but we decided to try another steak, though it was grass-fed & sirloin, altogether poorer cut & price not much different.

200g australian grass-fed sirloin S$42

steak was not as tender, still sweet but not as.

200g australian grass-fed sirloin

& medium rare doneness a bit over, not ideal overall. i won’t order this next time.

& i will call up first to ask if the jap A5 wagyu available.

portico prime inherited the largely same arresting ambience of prime society. the restaurant seems to be priced a bit lower end than prime society, and a bit more variety. portico group is helmed by nixon low who was with petite menu, and before that andre & saint pierre.

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S$3 fish ball noodles

went with wife to meiling street food centre this morning on 1.1.2017.

we wanted to take the hill view yong tau foo 山景酿豆腐 , but the stall was closed.

since we were already there & parked we decided to take the xinlu 新路 S$3 teochew fish ball noodles.

S$3 fish ball noodles

we both had the meepok tar, less noodles.

6 fish balls

usually it comes with 5 fish balls.

but as we asked for less meepok, they gave 1 extra fishball, so 6 fishballs.

S$3 fish ball noodles

fishballs were bouncy & sweet. noodles qq, done well, and the chilli today was quite good. sometimes they gave too little chilli.

this used to be our favourite fish ball noodles >20yrs ago when it was at margaret drive when children were small. cheap & good then, still now.

the standard has not changed. it was as good as before. i guess there’s a lot good quality hawker food now & tastebuds have changed.

i still don’t mind this noodles. not the best now for me, & i would prefer jln tua kong meepok tar at 6th avenue. it’s different style…i just prefer that over this.

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ter kar ton – trotter jelly bagus!

my OPS primary school friend bought 9pax dinner at fragrant garden this evening on 30.12.2016. ^^

fragrant garden upper serangoon

this place is quite popular, filled up in the course of the evening.

ter kar ton – trotter jelly bagus!

the ter kar ton – trotter jelly was good!

the lor jelly is “pang” – fragrant. texture was great.

ter kar ton – trotter jelly bagus!

i prefer a bit more skin less lean meat or use the more fatty pig head meat instead of trotters which have quite chunky lean meat, but the taste was good!

hae chor

hae chor

hae chor was good too, crispy, and nice fillings.

pai guat wong 排骨王

pai guat wong 排骨王 not my favourite & not a dish i usually order.

this one looked impressive with the fire around the foil, and a friend took a video. they called it fragrant’s flaming pork.

pai guat wong 排骨王

it was quite inventive & good for zi char stalls to improvise.

don’t think it added anything to the taste though..but keeping it warm & moist, rather than cold & dry, i guess improves the taste.

pai guat wong 排骨王

a very competent dish, just not my dish.

teochew steamed halibut – the best!

the sour plum teochew steamed halibut my favourite. first time i taking this teochew style in a teochew restaurant.

富记大排档 Tai Wai steamed turbot with 陈皮

i had a nice hk steamed whole turbot 港蒸多宝鱼 at富记大排档 in tai wai, hong kong 5.6.2015.

teochew steamed halibut – the best!

that was HK$98. this one S$70.

but i think worth every cent. this a much larger fish & very thick, tasty, tender fillet.

teochew steamed halibut – the best!

for me, a quite wonderful dish.

oyster omelette

the oyster omelette was quite good. just nothing out of the ordinary.

beng thin’s oyster egg sheets = S$28 for medium

though not the same preparation, i think beng thin’s thin sheet oyster egg is better in overall taste experience.

oyster omelette

but you know that was S$28 for medium, this probably S$18 for large, 1/2 the price. so i would have more of this, and sparingly of that.

teochew fried kuay teow

teochew fried kuay teow

the teochew fried kuay teow with chye poh was quite excellent, very flavourful.

one of the better ones i had.

teochew fried kuay teow

though recently we had a better teochew fried kuay teow at crab at bay in macpherson.

& the dish there even better than this. the kuay teow was more burnt PLUS there were sliced fish like in sanlo horfun. 🙂

kongbak pao

kongbak

the kongbak pao was mediocre for me.

kongbak pao

the belly pork was actually tender & great texture, the taste of the braise though not the best i had.

orh nee

the orh nee was quite impressive.

the right side was the look when it as served. the server demo-ed the whisking & the left was the result.

it was good, the yam paste was very smooth, it was not too sweet & the taste was great!

the dinner for 9pax cost S$240, quite a good price & very enjoyable evening together, good food & fun.

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kueh chap

my RI friend came by my place this morning. we decided to go to HL43 Food House at holland drive to have some kueh chap on 30.12.2016. ^^

S$4 kueh chap

i had some nice kueh chap here the other day, so didn’t mind having it again.

S$3.50 big intestines head 大肠头－very ex

i added the big intestines head 大肠头S$3.50 very ex leh..

the stall holder explained that there is a lot of big intestines, but very few big intestines head 大肠头, so it is relatively quite expensive. next time i will just order big intesties.

S$4.50 pig trotters

S$4.50 pig trotters

the pig trotters was just ok i think.

my friend thought it was not good, some parts not so tender, and the lean meat a bit chunky..

for me, most of the gelatinous parts were quite ok, just not the best i had.

kueh

the kueh here one of the best i had. texture was perfect & the soup also, among the better ones.

S$3.50 pig innards soup

the pig innards soup i agree with my friend not so great.

soup sweetness a bit artificial, not as good as the recent one we had at aik kee, geyland east central food centre.

the lunch was quite ok for me, just the big intestine head was ex.

anyway great time together with this friend…

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康乐kueh chap

beef horfun & pig innards soup

hand itchy bought 2 groupons for a-one claypot the other day, S$26 for S$50 voucher, expiring soon.

starvista quite convenient for me, so when a friend suggested 3pax lunch, we decided to go a-one claypot at starvista on 29.12.2016. ^^

groupon S$26 for S$50 voucher

saw some online reviews, quite ok.

beef horfun

there was a carb eater young man among us, so i ordered a beef horfun.

it was quite well done actually. good wok hae for hor fun. beef was tender not too artificial & dish was tasty. 🙂

pig innards soup

they sell bakuteh here, so the pig innard soup base is the quite light, tasty, fragrant bkt soup, not the ter huan kiam chai soup. this was good too.

pig innards soup

i quite like this dish. 🙂

cuttlefish & sliced fish congee 艇仔粥

& we had the cuttlefish & pig innards soup 艇仔粥, another carb dish that i don’t mind.

cuttlefish & sliced fish congee 艇仔粥

it’s not the usual hong kong congee preparation, which is totally smooth.

a mix of teochew which is grainy but not much taste, and the hk style. so this was grainy but very sweet & tasty. not bad though i prefer the hk smooth style.

ikan bilis heng chai

the 3 dishes made up only S$44, so we ordered a heng chai. this came with ikan bilis, a good tasty dish.

lunch 4 dishes for 3pax was like S$58nett, so i topped up S$8, plus S$26 for voucher, that’s S$34nett, not bad la….

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A-0ne Claypot @ Starvista

crab beehoon S$38 for 2 crab promotion & no charge for beehoon

we are hot on birthday lunches these days.

RI friends organised a birthday lunch for 2 dec babies at crab at bay on macpherson on 28.12.2016.

i was initially uncertain if i would join as i was cooking for 9pax everyone birtdhay dinner that same evening. i don’t like cramping things, better to be relax & enjoy doing 1 thing then to rush to do 3 la…

crab at bay @ macpherson road

anyhow my dishes preparation went as planned, and i felt quite relax & eager to join lunch, so i went.

crab at bay @ macpherson road

i was early actually, about 12.05pm. lunch was 12.30pm. traffic is unpredictable, but i had the good fortune that it was school holidays, and my PIE journey to macpherson was rather smooth & quick.

crab at bay @ macpherson road

the place was basically full soon after.

garlic steamed tua tao & manila clams

the steamed tua tao & manila clams were good.

tua tao usully sambal chilli fried, but i like this better.

my own steamed razor clams with garlic (beautiful photo taken by friend at 6.10.2012 homecooked dinner)

this method is same as steaming razor clams (bamboo clams). see photo above.

garlic steamed baby squid

they did it similarly for the baby squid. this was excellent!

garlic steamed baby squid

we ordered a second time.

i will do this myself at home. it is an easy dish to prepare.

deep-fried crispy fish skin & thai kailan

crispy fish skin with thai kailan.

deep-fried crispy fish skin & thai kailan

nothing special about this dish, just it was done very well.

very nice crispy skin , not salty, and excellent poached thai kailan, sweet, fresh, luscious green.

drunken prawns

drunken prawns another ordinary dish, just the soup was very nicely herbal, very tasty.

i seldom order this dish, as you imagine, if it is just poached prawns & average soup.

i will order this dish here.

drunken prawns

prawns very fresh, sweet, & welcoming.

claypot heng chai

the heng chai preparation was different from usual zi char too.

claypot heng chai

not usual sambal. very tasty. i much prefer this.

smoked duck with char siu

a bit less excited about smoked duck breast these days since can get easily from NTUC, sheng shiong & better ones at phoon huat delicatessen.

smoked duck with char siu

these ones were good, so still a good dish to order.

smoked duck with char siu

char siu was good too, not the best, but good!

crispy teochew char kuay teow with sliced fish

the “chao tar” fried teochew kuay teow very good.

crispy teochew char kuay teow with sliced fish

their invention was i guess to add sliced fish like sanlo horfun, and to slightly burnt the kuay teow.

PLUS it’s not oily, so a very excellent dish.

crab beehoon S$38 for 2 crab promotion & no charge for beehoon

there was this crab beehoon promotion – S$38 for 2 crabs & no charge for beehoon.

usual price is S$68 & promotion ending 14.1.2017.

crab beehoon S$38 for 2 crab promotion & no charge for beehoon

crabs were fairly good size, at least 500g or bigger, & totally “toink” meat very full to the shell, and sweet, very good crabs!

the failure was that the beehoon was overcooked & soggy, though it was well infused. hope that was one time not their usual standard.

i learned later that one friend already revisited the restaurant. i will do that too before 14.1.2017 if i can! 🙂

flor patissierie cake

flor patissierie cake

the finale was the flor patissierie cake.

very nice cake, light fluffy not too sweet very fresh cream, wonderful taste experience..japanese inspired french pastry…the japs do everything equal or better than originals…

the friend who lives near the siglap outlet have been buying like 1/2 dozen or more cakes from there lately we think they should really give him a VIP card. haha! 🙂

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