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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Old Duck Soup in Casuarina Road
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Birthday Dinner in Huat Kee
Mum's Birthday was held in Huat Kee Teochew Restaurant in Amoy Street on 18 Nov 2007. We had 5 combination platter, soon hock fish done two-way (fish head in yam soup and steamed fish-tail), duck stuffed with chestnuts, cabbage chicken, oysters omelet, veg with mushrooms, longevity noodles, yam paste with pumpkin and ginkgo nuts. 
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Fried Dumpling in Keong Siak Street
One of the few restaurants that serve excellent fried dumpling (woh tie). Also good are the Mao spicy pork and Mapo tofu. Beijing China is along Keong Siak Street
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Claypot Rice and Soup in Geylang
Tong Chiang Claypot Rice now has a branch in Lor 3 Geylang (behind Shatin Restaurant). What I like about Tong Chiang is their double boiled soup. The old cucumber and chicken feet with peanuts soups are worth trying. The yong tau foo with minced meat is also quite good. The claypot rice is not too bad, except that it is not 100% cooked by charcoal.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Vegetarian Food in Ang Mo Kio
Vegetarian food is making its way into HDB estates. In Ang Mo Kio, you can find pretend food should as Bak Kut Teh, frog legs and steamed fish. Just ignore the creative name given to the food if you are a non-meat eater. Mai Zhi Su is located in Blk 128 Ang Mo Kio Street 12 #01-1855.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Hokkien/Teochew Food in Telok Ayer Street
Bee Heong Restaurant along Telok Ayer Street serves excellent Hokkien/Teochew food at very reasonable prices. A meal for ten cost not more then $200. Order the braised cabbage and emperor chicken one day in advance. You won't regret it. Instead of the usual Hokkien Mee try the pork trotters beehoon. It is delicious. The claypot tofu is quite good. For dessert, the Orh Nee is a must. Other good dishes are the duck salad, kongbak pau and har chor. Bee Heong has a new branch along Boon Tat street, just a few metres from the Telok Ayer restaurant.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Vegetarian Restaurant in Chinatown
An upmarket vegetarian restaurant can now be found in China town. It is located beside the new multi-million $ temple. The price is quite reasonable and the food is just above average. The spinach soup is really tasty. No MSG. The curry mutton is not spicy. The bean curd skin wrapped with 'don't know what' is quite good. The fried bitter gourd in black bean sauce is so so. Total cost $33.00. The restaurant is on the 2nd level, no lift, must walk up the stairs. When I went back the 2nd time, I tried the Eight Treasures Hor Fun, it is really good. Must try. Eight Treasures Vegetarian restaurant is at the junction of Sago Lane and New Bridge Bridge. 
Monday, June 25, 2007
FishHead Steamboat and Cza Char in Rangoon Road
A new aircon restaurant has sprouted up in Rangoon Road. The main attraction here is the fish head charcoal steamboat. It is simply delicious. You can select promfret or red grouper. I think grouper is better for steamboat. A large serving cost $40. This restaurant also serves good cza char dishes. My recommendations are the pork ribs ($12), street tofu ($8), kangkong with white bean paste ($6), salted egg yolk prawns ($18) and deep fried chicken with pork floss ($12). Food Street (Keng) Fish Head Steamboat Eating House is at 118 Rangoon Road.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Indian Ice Cream in Little India
This is actually a shop selling items imported from India. However, the owner decides to add some "spices" to his shop by adding a counter selling home-made Indian ice cream and vegetarian snacks such as curry puffs and samosas. The ice-cream is frozen in a cone-shaped metal container. It is then taken out, cut into small pieces and served in a vase-shaped glass with your choice of fruit. Surprising, the ice-cream was not as sweet as I expected. A nice ambience to spend the time after a meal. This shop is located along Upper Dickson road.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Sweet and Sour Fish in Smith Street
Located in the heart of Chinatown is a restaurant operated by two retired university lecturers, Dr Hee and his wife Dr Chang. They like meeting people. The cooks are from China. Their signature dish is the deep fried sweet and sour fish. Dr Hee said they used the boneless Patin fish from Malaysia. The dish is so good we 
even saw a lady eating only this dish all by herself. According to Dr Hee, she is a regular customer. The Tibetan lamb was recommended by Dr Hee. Pieces of lamb meat, held by a toothpick, were roasted and then fried with dried chilli. It was quite good. Bei Fang Feng Wei is at 18 Smith Street. The restaurant is quite small and can be crowded during weekends. Call Dr Hee/Dr Chang for reservation at 63242933Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Vine Pavilion Teahouse in Casuarina Road
The old duck soup, crispy yellow fish skin and braised dongpo meat is a must try at Vine Pavilion Teahouse. This one-year old reataurant is located in Casuarina Road, off Upper Thomson Road. If you have a big group, try the claypot bitter gourd with pork ribs and crab coated with salted egg york. 
Monday, May 14, 2007
Traditional Beijing Food in Keong Siak Street
Try the Mao's Spicy Pork, Mapo Tofu, Hot and Sour Soup, Fried Dumpling and Fried Udon. All cooked in traditional Beijing style. This tiny restaurant is located in Keong Siak Street.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Malaysian style Cza Cha in Hougang
I went to this restaurant twice within a week to try the Malaysian style cza char. I liked the minced claypot tofu. This is the first time I have ever tasted tofu done this way. Pour some vinegar over it and you will want to give shark fins soup a miss. The claypot ginger duck and garlic chicken are rarely found in cza char stall nowadays and it is really something you must
try. Another must try is the homemade honey lemon juice or shake. Restaurant 121 located in Blk 9 Hougang Ave 8, near the wet market and food center. 
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Mother's Porridge in Kuala Lumpur
Somewhere near KL is an excellent restaurant selling claypot porridge. Restoran Mother Porridge serves porridge that is so smooth and tasty, it is best eaten plain. We ordered a salted egg porridge and found it a bit too salty. So we ordered a plain porridge to help dilute the saltiness. Instead, we found the plain porridge to be so tasty we ate it on its own. The claypot sliced fish with ginger was equally good. The ginger taste was overpowering. We found Restoran Mother Porridge by chance. After we exit Sungei Besi toll for KL city, we took the highway to Kuantan/Ipoh. After about 3km along this highway we turned left into a few rolls of shophouses, about 0.5 km before the TESCO supermarket. The restaurant is in the first roll.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Kuala Lipis, 15 April 2007
Kuala Lipis is a small town in the state of Pahang. There are two main Chinese restaurants in this town, Restoran Low Kwan and Restoran Sin Hoi Kee. Restoran Low Kwan was closed when we were there. The folks there told us that they have left for KL on a holiday and will be back on 16 April 07. Restoran Sin Hoi Kee was quite busy when we went there for dinner. But the service was fast and friendly, typical of any small towns in Malaysia. Ms Choy was there to recommend us their signature dishes. She suggested the Sultan fish caught in the Jelai river, which flows thru the town. But we decided on the "fei chou" fish which was bred in the same river. The fish was very fresh and tasted excellent when steamed with a light sauce. The wild boar meat fried with spring onions and ginger was equally good. The homemade tofu was good but not as smooth as the commercial version. 
Restoran Sin Hoi Kee is at 5K Bangunan Paradise, Jalan Peleliling, Kuala Lipis. Tel 09-3125072. Open everyday from 11am to 3pm and from 6pm to midnight 
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Nanxiang Steamed Bun in Bugis Junction
Wanna try something different from chinese restaurant? Go to Bugis Junction, Level 2. At Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant you drink your soup with a straw out of a steamed bun. Cool. Each King.S Soup bun cost $6.80. Shanghai Vegetable Rice ($7.50) is rice steamed with lots of veges. Very healthy. The buns with glutinous rice ($4.20) is also quite interesting and you have to eat it steaming hot, otherwise it won't taste good. While there, try the mini puff pastry ($4.20). It is light and juicy.
Monday, March 19, 2007
China Style Cza Char in Casuarina Road
Another restaurant owned by Chinese nationals started business in Casuarina Road a few months ago. Instead of serving the usual fried dumplings and minced paste noodles, this restaurant serves some decent cza char type of food. The claypot duck was excellent ($22). The gravy double up as soup. The deep fried beancurd skin ($17) is also good. The braised pork ($15) is so good we ordered another plate. It is best eaten with steamed mantou. The claypot pork ribs with bittergourd ($17) is a bit spicy but good. The salted egg crabs ($22) is average. Vines Pavillion Tea Restaurant house is at 126 Casuarina Road. Price is quite reasonable, about $15 per person.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Local Food in Redline Cafe
I was surprised to find a trendy cafe in Upper Thomson Road serving local food. The owner told us his Teochew braised duck is a family recipe passed down from his grandma, who is a Teochew. The duck is indeed different from those you find in hawker centres. I like the mee goreng which is moist and not too oily. The curry chicken is also good. Redline cafe only offers 5 items on their menu. The other two items are Hor Fun and Fried Rice. The owner said that these items are their family favorite dishes and they do it differently from others. Redline Cafe is at Imperial Court, opposite Longhouse Food Court
Thursday, March 01, 2007
New Dishes at Chen Li Yuan Restaurant
Chen Li Yuan, my favourite chinese restaurant, has introduced two new dishes to its menu. Mutton stew and egg roll with meat paste. The mutton stew is a hot favourite with the Chinese nationals living in Spore. The mutton is stewed for two hours in a special sauce till tender. When there is an order for this dish, it is heated up on a large steel plate with tofu added in. The taste is so delicious. But the smell of mutton may be too 
strong for some. The egg roll with meat paste is quite unique. The egg roll is coated with sesame seeds. For more other dishes from Chen Li Yuan, refer to my posting dated 24 Aug 2006Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cha Cuisine in Purvis Street
Cha Cuisine is a very interesting restaurant. The food here is cooked with various types of tea, including rice. Hence, most of the dishes are light and healthy. Tea powder, tea leaves or tea stock are used to provide the flavor instead of MSG or salt. The steamed minced pork and tofu were cooked with tea stock and sprinkled with tea powder. The diced chicken with dried chilli is worth trying. Don't forget to try the wide selection of tea drinks. It is served in a nice porcelain cup together with a tea leaf filter. Cha Cuisine is at 36, Purvis Street
