Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant is one of those brands that really does not need that much of an introduction — while the name is probably more noted for its original location for its dim sum offerings at Jalan Besar, these folks have also opened a number of outlets across Singapore in the past number of years; some being takeaway-only concepts like the one at AMK Hub, while others being dine-in restaurants like their latest outlet at Changi Airport Terminal 2. The Swee Choon Express location in the Food Republic at NEX remains as one of the more peculiar outlets given how they are situated in the food court. That being said, this outlet still stocks quite a number of items on their menu — the menu being split into categories such as Fried Dim Sum, Baked Dim Sum, Steamed Dim Sum, Rice / Congee dishes and Desserts.

The reason why we dropped by this Sweet Choon Express outlet was because of a chance discovery of the offering of an all new Hong Kong Style French Toast line-up that was being depicted in one of the marketing collaterals that is found right at the stall. The series comprises of three (3) items; a HK Style Honey Butter French Toast, a HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast and HK Milk Tea. Considering how much we are into salted egg yolk dishes by way of zichar fare as well as in HK-style bakes and dim sum, it was needless to say that the HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast was the item that piqued our interest when we came across the marketing collaterals. An item that requires a short waiting time to be served, an electronic buzzer will be issued at the counter upon payment being made — considering how orders are taken at the counter by one staff in the food preparation counter before one reaches the cashier for payment, the wait for the HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast did not take particularly long; our electronic buzzer rang as soon as we returned back to our seat located in the deeper ends of the food court. The HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast is noted to come with a small container of condensed milk on the side, though we eventually found it to be rather unnecessary considering the heavy flavours of the salted egg yolk here. The HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast comes hot; whilst returning to our seat with the dish, we did note that it wafts of a fragrance of a typical French Toast that has been dipped into egg wash before being pan-fried.

The bread was actually pretty light and fluffy — quite delightful considering how it balanced out really well with the heavier flavours of the dish whilst also noted to be not particularly greasy at the same time. As one slices the HK Style Salted Egg Yolk Toast apart, the molten salted egg yolk lava flows out of the toast; the flavours of the molten salted egg yolk custard lava itself being a good balance of a slight saltishness amidst a sweet custard-like note — not too extreme on either one and quite similar to what is being filled in their famed Salted Egg Custard Bun. There is also definitely enough of that molten salted egg custard that comes with the toast was also definitely ample to go around the entire dish; one can even use the toast as a vehicle to mop up all of that molten salted egg custard. Not a dish that the doctor would recommend one to have, but it does surely bring some satisfaction especially for those who love their molten lava salted egg custard dim sum dishes; not to mention its cheaper price point at $4.60 as compared to their Salted Egg Custard Bun that comes in a set of three pieces at $5.80 by default. Also tried their Yam Paste with Gingko Nuts; Swee Choon Express’s version coming with pumpkin purée and does suffice as a fairly good rendition that would solve cravings for a decent Orh Nee despite being one that is made beforehand and pre-packed in small plastic containers. Looking forward to visit their newer dine-in Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant outlets soon; while there are some who mentioned about their quality being inconsistent over the years, they still do serve up dim sum that is pretty decent for the masses (certainly way better than most chain-operated, budget dim sum stalls in coffee shops in the heartlands at the very least), while constantly being on their toes to come up with new products such as the Hong Kong Style French Toast line-up to maintain relevancy in the ever-changing local F&B scene.