This obscure stall is located in an old landed housing estate. I doubt if there is a high volume of footfall, you’ve got to be going there specifically for a purpose or you live around there.

I saw a review online and since we were craving for Taiwanese, decide to go see whether this is any good. Due to this stupid rule of 2 pax dine in limit, I am forced to Da Bao home. Worried this will not do justice to the food itself.

I ordered their Popcorn Chicken Braised Pork Bento $8.80, Intestine Mee Sua $5.80 (but they ran out of intestines at 11.20am so replace with oysters huh?) and Pork Belly Bun $3.80. The bento was still warm and the rice was still moist. The braised pork was cut into small cubes so it melts in the mouth. The pop corn chicken was normal but being crispy it added another dimension in texture. One braised egg that did nothing much for the bento but the added pickles and salted vegetables came through. Their sourness and crunchiness were a delight and they balanced against the mainly sweet and salty elements from the braised pork and the pop corn chicken.

I won’t review the Intestine Mee Sua cause it had none. The Pork Belly Bun was quick normal but I must say the extra thought in packing the pork and the bun separately with pickled vegs at the side makes sense as the pork belly is juicy and comes with some gravy. Won’t do if the bun soaks some of that and becomes soggy by the time you reach home.

The place is an old Kopi Tiam filled with boomers flouting COVID prevention rules of 2 in a group. Not sure if you want to join that crowd so Da Bao is not a bad option as I can vouch for the taste after a 20 mins ride home and another 10 more mins before tucking in. Well done!