The Stir-Fried Pork with Chilli ($21.90) is savoury and spicy. The pork is quite lean (could do with a little more fat imo) but this dish is still tasty nonetheless.
The Hand Shredded Cabbage ($12.90) is packed with wok hey and absolutely delicious.
The Black Tiger Shrimp Balls with Vermicelli Pot ($22.90) is really good. The prawns are big and succulent and the vermicelli is thoroughly infused with the fragrance of garlic - wiped this clean!
The Spicy Pork Noodles ($6.90) comes with a generous serving of Koka noodles (可口面), pork slices, pork balls, liver, minced meat egg in a rich and fiery pork broth. I didn’t expect the spicy soup to be THAT spicy - it definitely got me sweating🥵. Thankfully, the level of spiciness is customisable and the soup was sweet, flavourful and comfortably spicy when I asked for ‘less spicy’ on another occasion. Satisfying!
This is my first time trying Keen’s Bagelry at Asia Square and I am super satisfied with Saitama ($17), which features a hearty bagel with Norwegian smoked salmon, avocado, sunny-side up, tomatoes, sliced cheddar, house-made Garlic aioli and arugula. The ingredients are fresh and generous, and the flavours worked well together. This is so big that I was struggling to finish it for lunch, but not complaining!
The Steamed Bak Kut Teh Xiao Long Bao ($11) did not work for me - it did not remind me of BKT and I was a little thrown off by the peppery taste.
We also ordered Carrot Squid Paste Cake ($12) which tasted like a decent fried carrot cake.
The most surprising dish was the Sichuan Chopped Pepper Grouper Fish Crystal Dumpling ($12) that were shaped like goldfishes - I did not expect to find a whole piece of grouper inside the dumpling. Felt like I was bitting into an actual fish😂 This is quite mild in terms of spiciness but still enjoyable.
Snow White's Macadamia Yam Bun ($11) made a dramatic entrance and the taste was on point. The soft steamed buns were a great match with the smooth yam filling that wasn’t too sweet. Recommend this to all orh nee lovers!
The Crispy Soft Shell Crab Rice Rolls with Cereals ($14) was very good. The crispy soft shell crab was wrapped in silky chee cheong fun, drizzled in a savoury sauce and topped with bonito flakes. This was so good!
My favourite item was the Black Pepper Tenderloin Beef Ham Shui Kok ($13), which looked like hedgehogs that were too cute to be eaten. The crust was light and airy and the black pepper beef filling was tasty.
The Long Jiang Pork Hock Noodle ($15.90) was surprisingly good. The braised pork trotter was fall apart tender and tasty, and the preserved vegetables complemented the braised pork. Enjoyed this!
