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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cendol at the lookout/the eagle, sicc thomson

after the scrumptuous great-value lunch at silk, we adjourned to the lookout/the eagle for some drinks.

my OPS friends still fixated with cendol.

the server at silk told us the best is actually bobo chacha, but it is not available most times. she got them to inform her whenever they have bobo chacha, so she can order it.

anyway, today no bobo chacha as well.

my friends ordered cendol. the coconut milk was thick. the gula malaka though was the usual thin hawker centre type, totally mediocre, and no kidney beans…

way way below the standard of four seasons cendol (the best!) la!

& also not comparable to old town white coffee cendol.

ice kachang at the lookout/the eagle, sicc thomson

i was the only who took ice kachang.

it was much better than most hawker centre ice kachang, including the one at adam road food centre. & they have double the amount of ingredients, and generous serving of syrups & evaporated milk.

too big a serving actually, with this no need lunch actually.

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the lookout/the eagle

peking duck = S$26 for 2 eats

had great 5pax lunch with my OPS friends at silk on 27.12.2016.

was just here for dinner last friday with my brother & sil.

i ordered the 1/2 peking duck again.

the peking duck was competent, & the second eat crispy noodles was quite excellent, so at S$26 for 2 eats (2 dishes), it is like a must order for me. 🙂

garoupa fillet with cloud fungus, lily bulbs, sweet peas = S$24 for medium

i ordered the medium garoupa fillet.

there was like 10 fish cuts so 2 serving each. it was an impressive dish my friends like.

garoupa fillet with cloud fungus, lily bulbs, sweet peas = S$24 for medium

a great reparation.

& the sides were good quality – cloud fungus, lily bulbs & sweet peas. 🙂

black bean auce bittergourd with pork ribs = small for S$16

for the black bean auce bittergourd with pork ribs, i ordered small for S$16.

first time i ordered this dish here. it was very well done, very tasty & tender pork ribs & bittergourd was great too. this the favourite dish for all.

claypot froglegs = medium for S$24

i ordered medium claypot froglegs. another very tasty dish.

claypot froglegs = medium for S$24

all the dihses very good standard, well presented & tasty.

only thing the service here very average.

shredded duck meat crispy noodles – second eat for peking duck foc

& the foc second eat, shredded duck meat crispy noodles. my friends really liked this. & me too.

there was no service charge & sicc members got 15% discounts. so net for me including tea & appertizer (S$2each) was S$94, a very good price for 5 really good dishes.

though i have been here a few times already last few months, i still like this place as much. will be back soon!

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jo karubi S$16.90 – prime ribs

went with wife to our usual haunt aburiya yakiniku for jap style korean bbq on 26.12.2016. ^^

enjoy it everytime!

jo karubi S$16.90 – prime ribs

we had the S$16.90 jo karubi – prime ribs.

jo karubi – prime ribs

it was very good as usual.

falbourful, nice lemon on seasalt dip & another beef sauce dip. 🙂

kurobuta platter _ S$25.90

we order the kurobuta platter which we like.

i like all the 4 meat cuts, from belly to jowl to collar & ribeye.

kurobuta

pork cooked a bit more.

kurobuta

nicely charred & very flavourful.

kurobuta

shiokalicious la!

bibimen S$11.90

we took the bibimen which wife likes and i too. lots of pork & other ingredients.

bibimen S$11.90

mixed well with gochujang.

kimchi chigae

we also like the kimcji chigae.

not too salty, very tasty, & good serving of kimchi, tofu, mushrooms & some belly pork.

enjoyed the dinner a lot.

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cafe at bigbox

after lunch at joo seng teochew muay, my OPS friend drove us to bigbox for a cuppa.

nice ambience, i think it was the in & out cafe at level 2.

S$2.90 americano & S$3.30 regular

coffee actually so so.

the S$2.90 americano was an expresso shot with added water.

the server explained that the S$3.30 regular coffee (left most on photo above) had the same amount of coffee but prepared differently & tasted stronger??

anyway mediocre so-so coffee, considering you can get a cappuccino at mcCafe for S$2.90.

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In & Out Cafe

lunch at joo seng teochew muay

my OPS friend parked his car at the public parking next to court, so it was quite convenient walking over from bukit timah hill, hindhede drive after our walk.

after 1.5hrs 3.75km walk up & down bukit timah hill, we were looking forward to having frogleg porridge at g7 sinma.

unfortunately g7 sinma forgleg porridge not open till 12pm.

it was 11am, so we walked over to joo seng for some teochew muay instead on 26.12.2016. ^^

braised duck S$13 – very good

the duck, a portion for 4pax, for S$13, was very good.

duck was soft, tender & the braise was very tasty, “pang” (fragrant).

just for the duck, this one at joo seng was better than the salty & not “pang” duck at ye shanghai we had 0n 7.4.2016.

chilli shark meat

the chilli shark meat was ok.

shark meat is a bit flat & tasteless, not as good as stingray. i guess the preparation & dish was ok, quite ordinary.

this minced pork failed

the minced pork was very poor.

shi le yan’s spicy black bean minced pork

no comparison at all with shi le yuan.

teochew fish cake ok

teochew fish cake was ok, i had better.

sichuan veg ok

sichuan veg ok, nothing to talk about.

heng chye with ikan bilis

heng chye with ikan bilis was good, tasty & sweet.

chap chye

chap chye was so so, sugar sweetness, had much better.

my OPS friend bought lunch. price was S$34 for 5pax. quite ok overall. minus the duck, S$21 for the other 6 dishes i would say on the expensive side.

certainly ye shanghai a lot cheaper & mostly better sans the duck.

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Joo Seng Teochew Muay

S$3 wanton noodles + S$1 pork ribs 

after our relaxing, fun morning walk at macritchie, daughter just got back from church when we got home on 25.12.2016. ^^

we decided to go commonwealth food centre for wanton mee.

first discovered jan kang noodles 3 months back on 4.9.2016.

very much among the best wanton noodles i had. cheap & very good!

S$3 wanton noodles + S$1 pork ribs 

i always order S$3 wanton mee dry + S$1 pork ribs.

the noodles were super, stringy, al dente, and the chilli sauce very tasty. duaghter went to get more chilli sauce.

S$3 wanton noodles + S$1 pork ribs

the pork ribs were super as always, totally tender, well braised & very tasty.

and 3 pieces for S$1!

wanton 云吞  

the wanton 云吞  was very smooth, tasty.

this time the soup seemed not as good as the last.

dumplings 水饺 – S$3

wife ordered a dumplings 水饺汤. there were 5 large, plump, tasty dumplings for $3.

S$3 wanton noodles + S$1 pork ribs 

so in total we paid S$15=3 bowls of wanton mee S$3 + S$1 pork ribs; and S$3 for the dumplings 水饺汤. i think totally super value.

& it was very good too, among the very best. i think i only like kok kee better than this, but seems that the new kok kee at jln besar has again closed.

so i guess jian kang is my best wanton mee for now….

c.h.e.f andy

1/2 peking duck S$26 free second eat

had a really enjoyable dinner with my brother & sil at silk restaurant on 23.12.2016. ^^

fetched my brother at 7pm & then on the way sky opened up, very wet evening. fortunately school holidays no jam basically.

silk restaurant @ sicc thomson

restaurant ambience is nice outside & inside.

i don’t come here much. had a great dinner with sis & bil here on 26.6.2016.

service so-so. counter staff was on the phone & there were many servers inside but for a while no one to come to check our reservation & direct us to the seats.

1/2 peking duck S$26 free second eat

the peking duck was competent. pretty ok, nothing terrific. what was great was the S$26 price which included the second eat.

garoupa fillet with lily bulbs, cloud fungus & sweet peas – S$16

the garoupa fillet was excellent. all of us liked it. the small S$16 was quite enough for 4pax but can also order medium S$24 if required.

garoupa fillet with lily bulbs, cloud fungus & sweet peas – S$16

& of course it came with quite a good serving of veg – lily bulbs, cloud fungus &amp; sweet peas, onions & carrots. great stuff!

claypot frogleg with sprong onions & ginger 姜葱田鸡 – S$16

the claypot frogleg with sprong onions & ginger 姜葱田鸡 was very good.

better than the wine preparation we had last time.

claypot frogleg with sprong onions & ginger 姜葱田鸡 – S$16

this would be my preferred preparation here.

gravy very tasty, frog very fresh, overall taste experience excellent!

garlic poached hk kailan – S$16

we added the garlic poached kailan at the end.

it was very good, so didn’t mind the S$16, well worth it….

very good wok hae, crunchy & sweet with excellent garlic flavours.

shredded duck crispy noodles 鸭丝生面 (foc)

we had shredded duck crispy noodles 鸭丝生面 for the foc second eat. competent good dish to round up the meal.

dinner was S$74 for 4pax 5 dishes after 15% member discount, also no service charge, very good for the quality of food & cooking.

after dinner brother & sil dropped by & we had some cheese, wine & coffee, and family chitchat.

c.h.e.f andy

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chinese wine braised chicken 黄焖鸡 + celery with salted fish

a good friend came for lunch today on 22.12.2016. ^^

everything was quite ad hoc.

he whatsapped at 10am whether he can join any lunch appointment today, so i said – just drop by, do you want fish, chicken or bkt?

i was doing a 6pax dinner this evening for wife’s friends. this friend quite busy, many a times we had RI friends lunches he couldn’t make it so since he could today, just do lor…

i took out 1/2 chicken from freezer at 10.10am. not enuf time to defrost fully then debone plus marinade & set aside, so i debone the partially defrosted 1/2 chicken & left the drumstick & wingstick not deboned.

costa rican coffee

friend brought me packet of costa rican coffee. this living with a suitcase guy just came back from there.

chinese wine braised chicken 黄焖鸡

i did thechinese wine braised chicken 黄焖鸡  same way as i did for teban gardens on 9.12.2016.

that was 2 chicken. this was 1/2. same principles apply-

• corn flour to make it smooth
• not overcooked to make chicken tender, &
• very tasty marinade to make chicken tasty.

result = very tasty chicken & great wine flavours

celery with salted fish

the celery with salted fish was pretty good, though not as good as what my sis made & what i made other times. still great!

2pax lunch was simple not much effort.

we had a great chat afterwards, sharing about parents, family & friends. should do more of this.

c.h.e.f andy

S$3.60 yong tau foo = 6 items 

passed by commonwealth drive blk 115B on 21.12.2016. ^

often passed by here going to commonwealth crescent food centre. thought i will stop by & look at the stalls.

the char kuay teow/hokkien noodles/oyster omelette stall seemed ok.

meixi’s kitchen yong tau foo 美茜酿豆腐 

anyhow i decided on ytf.

meixi’s kitchen yong tau foo 美茜酿豆腐 

5items + noodle = S$3.60 looked ok.

meixi’s kitchen yong tau foo 美茜酿豆腐 

& the items looked fresh, with good size fillings, not like say SGH kopitam which quite tiny, pathetic (so i toook fish balls etc instead of 酿items.

S$3.60 yong tau foo = 6 items 

& the chilli was excellent! very tasty, good kick…

the fried items here all tasted great…especially one with like 5 short ocras wrapped in tofu skin. best!

S$3.60 yong tau foo = 6 items 

overall i think i still like hillview ytf at mei chin road food centre better.

taking ytf a bit more these days. these 2 places i will go back.

c.h.e.f andy

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Meixi’s Kitchen Yong Tau Foo 美茜酿豆腐

Address:

Blk115B Commonwealth Dr food centre

4pax lunch @ gayatri

my OPS friend bought 4pax lunch at gayatri today on 19.12.2016. ^^

gayatri @ race course road

gayatri @ race course road

restaurant is located at race course road.

today monday, school holidays, traffic was smooth along dunearn road. i saw an empty lot next to banana leaf, parked & walked further down & was at gayatri at 1pm.

pepper prawns

madras chicken

we took a look at the food display & ordered our food.

lime juice S$3

lime juice S$3 a bit expensive, quite good, so ok.

we ordered 4 dishes (include fish head curry)

pepper prawns S$18

for me, pepper prawns was the best dish for lunch.

large prawns, very fresh, plump & bouncy, good serving size & excellent sauce. all for S$18.

madras chicken – S$11

the madras chicken was not bad.

again sauce tasty & aromatic with the herbs.

madras chicken – S$11

cannot tell if masala chicken or butter chicken maybe better. anyway this was amply ok.

dhal S$7

we ordered 2 garlic naans (S$7.50). we only finished one.

i had wanted chicken with sauce instead of chicken tikka the server suggested so could go with the naan. anyway still felt not enough sauce & asked server for some butter chicken gravy or dhal.

he came with the big plate of dhal. not the best for naan but i thought it would be complimentary. he charged us S$7. might as well order a large dish of butter chicken or squid at S$11???

fish head curry promo S$17 on mon & wed

we ordered the S$17 fish head curry promo.

it was whole head, not 1/2, but a small head.

fish head curry promo S$17 on mon & wed

this was actually a very good indian fish head curry.

miles better than banana leaf apollo we had on 4.11.2016, but that was a bad example as it was really poor – the curry was very sour, and not sweet & tasty enough!

fish head was very fresh & fish meat tender. the curry i had to go back to getting use to, but after a while, i quite liked it. thought it was very good too…

overall though, i think i am out of indian fish head curry these days. seldom take it but now not so attracted as before c/w say-

1. hup choon’s good nonya fish head curry
2. forture’s the best thai style fish head curry,
3. or for that matter, my own excellent nonya fish head curry.

mutton dum briyani S$11

the mutton dum briyani at S$11 was a good value dish.

rice were separate, single grain, very nicely done.

mutton dum briyani S$11

there was a huge serving of mutton, like maybe 8 large pieces.

mutton was tasty & tender, but still a bit robust & some gamey taste, no comparison with my friend’s wife’s homecooked super tender, super tasty rogan josh.

mutton dum briyani S$11

i had better briyani at other places, notably chat masala. still it was a great dish & all of us liked it.

lunch bill

had a really good lunch & fun time together with my old pals from primary school thanks to my friend!

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an indian friend i showed to thought the bill was expensive, but then the individual prices were not ex really, except for S$3 lime juice, $7.50 naan (which were also not outrageous) & the S$7 dhal (which for me was outrageous)..

my friend who paid for lunch had a S$50 groupon, so i guess lunch was about S$80nett, which was pretty ok for the food.

kopi-c gosong @ old town white coffee S$2.30

after lunch we walked over to old town white coffee at city square mall.

my recollection based on a coffee i took like 10 yrs ago at the big splash was that it was undrinkable!

but there was no original cendol today as they said the ice machine broke down, so i took the kopi-c gosong.

it was very good actually!

strong & much more flavourful (& foamy) than the toastbox kind.

soya milk cendol S$2.90

soya milk cendol S$2.90

a friend had the soya milk cendol for his fix.

he thought it was ok.

bill – old town white coffee

a bit more ex than toastbox i guess, but i would prefer this.

i enjoyed the coffee time together!

the new world

we got up the escalator to the serangoon road junction, still some distance walk back to race course road.

c.h.e.f andy

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Gayatri Restaurant

spanish omelette

wife had a 8pax hen’s party this evening on 16.12.2016.^^

pan roasted “sous vide” brined chicken breast + thigh

pan roasted “sous vide” brined chicken breast + thigh

oven grilled teriyaki salmon belly/trimmings

tiramisu

tiramisu

made a few dishes for her –

1. spanish omelette
2. pan roasted “sous vide” brined chicken breast + thigh
3. teriyaki salmon belly/trimmings
4. tiramisu

S$4 kueh chap

was going to skip dinner myself, but last minute decided to go out & forage at 9pm.

not many places open at 9pm on friday night. didn’t want to go adam road food centre. holland drive food centre was closed, already past 9pm. anyway already parked my car. most stalls at the coffeeshop where red ring wanton mee is located at blk 46 holland drive were closed.

went over to HL43 food house coffeeshop at 43 holland drive.

康乐kueh chap @ HL43 Food House coffeeshop

saw this stall, have not tried before.

was deciding whether to take the S$3.50 pig innards soup. the look of the kong bak, pig intestines, pork trotters 卤味 attracted me, so ordered the S$4 kueh chap.

S$4 kueh chap

not disappointed!

there was kong bak, pig skin, small intestines, large intestines, 1/2 egg, taupok, tau kua. all for S$4.

and the kueh was very good, or at least very competent like any good kueh chap stall.

S$4 kueh chap

imo, this was better than cheng heng at holland drive food centre which has very long queue.

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but i still think the happy duck bukit merah view FC is best!

S$4 kueh chap

so maybe this kueh chap is just competent. but for S$4, this was very good standard.

i think i will come back for the pig innards soup & also the ter kar.

c.h.e.f andy

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康乐kueh chap