[CLOSED] Gin Sen (Old Airport Road Food Centre)

Tossed egg noodles (you can also choose from 3 others like kway teow) in minced pork, fried dumpling skin, peanuts, sugar and chili flakes. I wasn’t quite a fan of the mixture of flavours here which were mostly sweet and sour, except for the bits of salty shrimps which I really liked. It’d be good to dig into this right away too as the noodles can turn a little clumpy quite fast. That aside, I loved that bowl of super flavorful and peppery soup! Will probably try their soup noodles in future!

@ginsen can conjure comfort for long, rainy days with their Thai Beef Soup Noodle ($5.50/$7). It's a bowl of warm broth and plenty of bobbing beef with lean cubes, fatty chunks, and tendon best paired with kway teow.
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Peppery and light broth washes down your throat with lingering umami. I personally prefer a heavier infusion of beef, however, the meat is such a highlight that the soup base makes a balanced contrast. They are simmered with pandan leaves till the tendons are soft like jellies that you hardly have to chew. They are usually my favourite part of the brisket but the fatty chunks of beef outdid them; the layers of meat and fats melt away easily with a savoury fragrance. There were only a couple of lean beef cubes which was just enough to add some meaty chewiness to my lunch.

Thai Bak Mee Dry ($4/$5) is a bcm and phad Thai fusion with sugar, chilli flakes, ground peanuts, and small dried shrimps, giving it colourful garnishing.
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Pull up a textured tangle and take in your first mouthful. It's not greasy and a scent of fish sauce gives it savoury depth without fishy pungence. The noodles, flecked with chilli and coarse peanuts, are slightly spicy with an occasional crunch. Salty dried shrimps balance the sugar and the egg noodles mellow them out.
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Order this with soup or dry like typical bcm or consider their Tom Yum Bak Mee ($4/$5) too.

While I was disappointed to see Foon’s go, I was equally heartened to see @veronicaphua and @the_xw ‘s posts on a new Thai food stall that has since taken over its premises.

Gin Sen is run by two friendly Thai ladies dishing up authentic tasting Thai street food such as bak mee, beef noodles, Thai fishcakes and braised beef stir-fried with basil.

The bak mee comes topped with wanton skins, minced pork, pork slices, a chicken ball, half a boiled egg and dried shrimp, but these are secondary. Give the springy egg noodles a thorough toss to allow the seasoning of sugar, crunchy crushed peanuts, chilli flakes and a whiff of fish sauce to really come together. Sweet, sour and spicy all at once, I slurped it all down eagerly and realised belatedly that I had finished all the noodles and left the majority of ingredients sitting at the bottom of a nearly empty bowl.

Taste: 3.5/5

New authentic Thai store at old airport hawker last row. They sell thai style bak mee which looks dry but is tasty! The noodles are springy and the spices are great. Mango salad not bad too!
(Update: just tried it again. Doesn't seemed as good anymore)

Thai Claypot Beef & Beef Tendon Soup - The broth was savoury, and the flat rice noodles were al dente, and had a nice bite.

Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/gin-sen/