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!
The Premium Char Siew Wanton Noodle ($7.50) is the bomb. The springy noodles are doused in a lardy sauce, the thick cut char siew has just the right balance of fats and meat, and the wantons are plump and wrapped in thin skin. This is pretty much everything I ask for in a nice plate of wanton mee!
I ordered Spicy Beef Soup with Beef Tendon and Sliced US Beef ($24.80). The spicy beef broth is rich and flavourful, and the spongy tofu soaked up all that goodness. The melt-in-your-mouth tendon is really good. The sliced beef is very soft as well. Another highlight is the accompanying noodles, which is firm and chewy and drizzled in a fragrant chilli oil. So good! This is a tad pricey but the taste is on point and the portion is generous. Glad to try this!
Lee Place Superior Noodles ($11.90) from @ is a Thai-style wanton noodle that comes with wanton, dumplings, roast pork and char siew. I ordered the dry version and the noodle is pretty springy and not overly saucy. The dumpling skin is quite thin and the portion is very generous. Not bad!
Eat 3 Bowls is known for their authentic braised pork rice but I recently discovered another gem on their menu: Taiwanese Fried Tofu with Pickled Cabbage ($7.20). This is literally 臭豆腐 without the 臭.The fried tofu is crisp on the outside, silky on the inside, and drizzled in a fragrant garlicky sauce🤤 The refreshing pickled cabbage punches through the savoury sauce and brings balance to the dish. Will definitely order this again next time!
Seafood Jjampong ($11.80) features chewy noodles in a flavourful spicy soup that is packed with seafood, onion and kimchi. The portion is very big and the taste is on point.
Kimchi Stew ($10.80) comes with pork belly, enoki mushroom, tofu and kimchi in a full-bodied broth that is spicy and tangy. This is so good with rice.
The most surprising item was the BBQ Beef Skewers 西北牛肉串 ($7.80 for 5 pieces). Was expecting this to be a little tough but they were so soft and flavourful!
I love 凉皮 and Xi An Liang Pi 西安秘制凉皮 ($5.80) did not disappoint. The chewy translucent noodle was dossed in a spicy and savoury sauce and this was very appetising.
I can see why Xi An is known for being Carbs Heaven. We ordered the Oil Splashed Noodles 油泼面 Set ($13) with came with Cold King Oyster Mushroom and and a drink of our choice. The bowl is HUGE and the broad noodles (think XXXL ban mian) were cooked just right. Even though this was supposed to be splashed in oil, it was not very oily and it was pretty tasty. I definitely can’t eat this on my own as the noodles were really filling.
Spent an afternoon at King and The Pawn (great selection of boardgames btw) and the food was surprisingly good. I ordered Spicy Bacon Mushroom Aglio Olio ($19) which consists of capellini with bacon, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. This pasta was garlicky, aromatic and very tasty - cleaned my plate in no time!
Note: They have shifted to 17 Purvis Street (#01-01)
The Chicken Breast Croissant ($9) has definitely exceeded my expectations. The chicken breast was moist, tender and well-seasoned, and it went so well with the basil mint pesto and scrambled eggs. Delightful!
