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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Por Kee Eating House in Tiong Bahru
Por Kee restaurant in Tiong Bahru has been around since 1996. It 
is very crowded even on weekday night. Avoid going there on weekends. The main attraction is the good and moderately priced food. Por Kee’s signature dish is the yam basket and champagne pork ribs. At $18, the yam basket is value for money. The mashed yam is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The centre of the yam ring is filled with chicken cubes, prawns, pepper veg and cashew nuts. Order the cold dish if you have a large group. At $60 for a large order, you get 5 kinds of food, champagne pork ribs, spring rolls, fried eggs with crab meat, deep fried fish roll and jelly fish. The name “cold dish” is a misnomer as the food are hot except for the jelly fish. The fried noodles with scambled eggs and prawns look like Whampoa noodles, but is actually fried mee sau. At $18 a plate, it is not cheap. Por Kee is in Seng Poh Lane (car park)
is very crowded even on weekday night. Avoid going there on weekends. The main attraction is the good and moderately priced food. Por Kee’s signature dish is the yam basket and champagne pork ribs. At $18, the yam basket is value for money. The mashed yam is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The centre of the yam ring is filled with chicken cubes, prawns, pepper veg and cashew nuts. Order the cold dish if you have a large group. At $60 for a large order, you get 5 kinds of food, champagne pork ribs, spring rolls, fried eggs with crab meat, deep fried fish roll and jelly fish. The name “cold dish” is a misnomer as the food are hot except for the jelly fish. The fried noodles with scambled eggs and prawns look like Whampoa noodles, but is actually fried mee sau. At $18 a plate, it is not cheap. Por Kee is in Seng Poh Lane (car park)
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Wonton Mee in Jalan Kayu
Jalan Kayu is famous for its roti prata. But new eateries are starting to crop one. He Ji Noodle is one of them. This shop sells wonton noodles. The noodles here are special. The art of making He Ji noodles has been past down from two generations. The noodles are good. It is a mid-point between mee kia and mee pok. The char siew, too, is very tasty. However, the chilli sauce they are tossed in is only so so. Try the fried wontons, they are quite good. He ji is open from 11am till about 11pm.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Bak Kut Teh in Sultan Gate, off Beach Road
There are two Klang style Bak Kut Teh restaurants along Sultan Gate, off Beach Road. Leong Kee and Soon Yee. I have eaten at Leong Kee. They have a branch in Lor 13 Geylang. Soon Yee is about the same standard but offers more varieties such as dry BKT, tau kee, chicken feet, tao pok etc. The dry BKT is quite interesting. It is served in a claypot with the pork ribs soaked in dark sauce and dried chilli. The soup BKT is full of ingredients, mainly pig's organs. If you prefer just the pork ribs, 
order the original BKT.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Nasi Briyani behind Golden Mile FC
You would probably not notice this stall even if you step into the coffee shop. There are no food on display, no signboard to tell you what they are selling. But nearing lunch time a queue will start to form. Most customers don't eat in. They usually "tapau" 3 to 5 packets of nasi briyani. By about 2pm, the big steel pot of briyani is sold out. They don't sell anything else except chicken and mutton briyani. The briyani rice here is very fluffy and flavourful. Instead of using too much saffron, they use a variety of spices and condiments to cook the rice. The chicken briyani is the best. The chicken is tender and the dry curry is very tasty. They will give you a plate of dhall curry to go with the rice, but you don't really need it, although the dhall curry is also very tasty. Mohammad Muslim Food is located in a coffee shop in Blk 17 Beach Road, just behind the Golden Mile Food Centre.
Monday, October 16, 2006
CKT, KongBak and Mee Rebus in Havelock Road
This is an interesting coffeeshop. Three of the four stalls here are highly rated by food guides. My favorite is the Char Kway Teow stall. The CKT ($2/$3) is slightly on the wet side. Very tasty. Next is the Mee Rebus, rated 5 chopsticks by Makansutra. The Mee Rebus ($2.00) comes with thick gravy and is quite delicious. The Cza Char stall is not rated but I like the KongBak pau ($2.50 for two buns). The KongBak is very well marinated and the bun is served steaming hot. The duck rice and porridge stall is very popular with the lunch time crowd. I only tried the porridge ($3) and found it to be average. Wei Xuan Eating House is at Blk 22 Havelock Road. Available for lunch only except for the Cza Char stall (L/D)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
HK Tim Sum in Sunshine Plaza
The ambiance here is not great. You sit along a corridor, the tables are small and the chairs uncomfortable. But the food is great. The quality of tim sum here is very high, better than some top grade restaurants. The har kow (Victor's King Prawn Dumpling, $3.50) is stuffed with good quality prawns. The siew mai (Tasty Queen Size Siew Mai, $2.50) is so firmed and tasty. The lotus leaf rice (Chicken and Sausage in Glutinous Rice, $4.00) is one of the best I have ever eaten. The rice rolls (cheong fun) are all freshly made. The carrot cake (Scallop, Sausage Carrot Cake, $3.00) is steamed not pan fried. The pao (Oyster Sauce char siew bun, $2.50) is filled with chunky pieces of juicy char siew. Avoid going at lunch time and not more than two persons as tables are limited. Victor's Kitchen is in Sunshine Plaza, Middle Road.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Nasi Padang in Keong Siak Street
I overheard a couple telling the owner of this nasi padang shop that they have been eating here for the past seven days trying out various dishes. They singled out the beef rendang and red curry chicken as their favorite. I must agree with them. The red curry chicken is cooked in a rich coconut gravy and is the shop best seller. If you like it less spicy, go for the green curry chicken. The beef rendang is cooked in dry curry till tender. The otak is fresh and full of fish meat. The grilled sotong when eaten with the special sambal sauce is sedap. Also try the lontong gravy, sambal kangkong and brinjal. Skip the mutton soup and potato cutlet. Yanti Authentic Nasi Padang is at 45 Keong Siak Street. Open for lunch and dinner.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Swiss croque in Frankel Avenue
This Swiss Bakery at 97 Frankel Avenue is a nice and cozy place for a relaxing brunch. The toasted ham and cheese Swiss croque monsieur was simple but good. The savoury crepe with scrambled egg was average, but the sausage that comes with it was quite good. Each meal, including a cup of tea, costs $10.90.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Cheese Brownies in Sin Ming
Situated in a quite corner of Sin Ming Estate is a tiny bakery that serves excellent cheese brownies. The brownie is soft even though it is just taken out from the chiller. The cheese flavour is not too overpowering. The durian cake and peach pie are also very nicely done. The Baker's Story is in Sin Ming Centre, along Jalan Isnin
Monday, October 02, 2006
Minced Pork Noodles in Eunos
The stallholder of the popular bak chor mee in Eunos (near the Eunos MRT) now runs an entire shop in Changi Road. Apart from bak chor mee, this shop now sells fish maw soup at $10 a bowl, curry chicken, homemade beancurd, curry puff and a few other vegetable dishes. The dry bak chor mee is good but the chilli sauce is not as good as the one in Lengkong Tiga. The fish maw soup is very tasty with lots of minced pork in the soup and good quality fish maw. Seng Kee Mushroom Minced Pork Noodles is at 316 Changi Road.
