Was going around the Circular Road area and got to learn about the existence of 85@Parklane that is situated right beside the outlet of Wild Coco there. A new addition to the neighbourhood, it does seem that 85@Parklane is affiliated with Parklane Teochew Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle based on some newspaper clippings that are being featured within the interior decor of the space. For those whom are unaware, Parklane Teochew Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle was a stall that was once located at Paradiz Centre (subsequently known as PoMo; now known as GRiD) before its move to the former Coffee Express 2000 coffeeshop at Bras Basah Complex — they are now located within the BK Eating House coffeeshop at Blk 101 Yishun Ring Road (i.e. Chong Pang City). Noting its roots, 85@Parklane is all about their Teochew-style noodle offerings which includes the Minced Meat Noodles, Fishball Noodles and even Braised Pork Belly / Trotter Noodles as well — there are also a number of ala-carte sides that one can opt for as well.

We went for the Minced Meat Noodles (Dry) and this is almost essentially the full works considering the number of elements it features — the marketing poster at the entrance of the shop describes the Minced Meat Noodles (Dry) coming with elements such as braised shiitake mushrooms, crispy meatball, fishball, fishcake, marinated minced meat, handmade dumpling and fish dumpling. There are quite a few customisable options for the dish as seen from the online POS system where one is to make their orders from by scanning the QR code on the menu — one of the options being the choice of sauce base which we opted for the recommended choice of Chilli Vinegar. We did find that the Chilli Vinegar option does feel a bit vinegar-heavy here; that being said, it does provide quite a good tang to the springy noodles for those whom prefer their minced meat noodles to come that way. Of all the elements that are featured here, we did feel that the fried items are the best executed; the crispy meatball being crisp on the exterior whilst carrying a meaty note without any undesirable porky stench within — also not too greasy, while the crispy pork lard was also well-executed. We also liked the fillings within the dumplings that were surprisingly soft; our favourite being the fish dumplings that was made with fish meat that is absolute soft and slightly springy as well.