Saving grace for the unhealthy souls was that the meat was tender! For me, I guess I would still prefer the pork satay from my usual stall at Chong Pang; Xu Zhong Xing. p.s. peanut gravy was pretty spicy!
Their traditional black carrot cake was very good, with just the right amount of wok hei, char, sweet sauce and egg distribution, making for a very evenly tasty, sweet and well-gelled plate. There was a liberal amount of chai poh, providing another layer of sweetness and an additional crunchy texture.
No doubt that plant-based ice cream is of benefit to the body, suitable for vegetarians and people with lactose intolerance, I still find that the taste and texture of the ice cream were not to our liking.
Recommended by Miss Tam Chiak, although for their Peking Duck. The soft noodles have been cut up and didn’t have much of a texture. It came in a sweetish soy sauce, and with a sweet and lightly caramelised but slightly tough char siew, and quite normal and again slightly tough roast duck with non crispy skin. Quite average I thought.
Peking Duck in Coffeeshop? Opened by ex-Imperial Treasure chef, Tham’s Roasted Delights serves good roasted meat, including peking duck!
The wok hei was there, but there was a bit of the iron or cockle taste that I didn’t like so much. They were also very sparing in the use of sweet sauce. Not bad, but I won’t travel out there and queue for this.
The noodles and fishballs were both quite generic though competent, although the supposedly handmade fishballs were really quite big, bouncy, and had a good fish flavour.
Authentic Thai Cuisine from the HDB Blocks Downstairs in Ang Mo Kio.
Granted, the broth wasn't anything special, but I'd eat it again.
The kway teow and noodles were still quite firm, distinct, totally unmushy and a bit too sweet. Since I liked char kway teow which is fried to a mush, soft and all mixed together, this was really not my type of char kway teow, although it was quite popular.
Tian Tian Lai Cooked Food is surely a diamond in the rough that deserves more recognition! Not to mention, I didn’t feel like I was committing caloric sin when digging into their plate of Fried Kway Teow, so that’s a plus point for sure!
The chee cheong fun was quite smooth but slightly clumpy, and the whole dish didn’t leave much of an impression. This seemed more like a neighbourhood place rather than destination dining.
I just had lunch at Cheng San hawker centre and was exploring the neighborhood when I strolled past the roasted delight stall at Happy Hawke...
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Recommended by Wong Ah Yoke as one of the 10 cheap and good eats in Ang Mo Kio. The noodles were wiry and springy, pork balls and sliced and minced pork fresh, pork lard large and crispy, and mushrooms braised nicely and bouncy. The sauce with chilli, dried shrimp, garlic, shallots and ginger was very strongly vinegary and spicy though, overwhelming all other flavours.
I can see why Yong Xin 永薪 has developed quite a fanbase and considering how quickly the line moves here, I wouldn’t mind coming down again to join the snaking queue!
Popular Soya Milk Stall in Beo Crescent Market.
Overall, I find that food tastes decent but I'm the one who prefers soup to be more of herb taste and sauce to be more on the savoury side. I love that the food handling especially the intestines is well managed.
I can definitely see the reason behind the long lines at Cai Ji Fried Fish Soup. Quality red grouper at affordable prices, fragrant soup, and delicious fried fish? You’ll see me joining one of their queues again someday soon!
The her kiao was springy and slightly gummy, liver tender and slightly powdery, factory-made meatballs and fishballs standard and springy. The noodles were soft and ketchup sweet, tangy, vinegary, spicy and lardy in a robust sauce, but slightly sticky and alkaliney. The soup was light and clear. Long queue, with a solid sauce.
The black carrot cake was all fried up, soft, sticky garlicky, and sweet from the black soy sauce, and accompanied with caramelised egg and crunchy chai por. Worth travelling for actually, and almost there with the Redhill carrot cake.
Look no further than Kazutake Ramen, a hidden gem nestled in Ang Mo Kio. With its cozy ambiance, ample indoor, and al fresco seating options, this ramen haven is a must-visit.
409 AMK Market & Food Centre, 409 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, #01-16, Singapore 560409, open Mon to Sun 6:30am to 10pm