Kam's Roast Express, Food Opera @ ION Orchard

Might have eaten at Kam's Roast Express here (B4-03/04 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn) once or maybe twice previously. And one time last year at The Food Place. While they have never been considered bad tasting, we have never recalled them with fondness given their reputation. Portions were generally small and they're kinda pricey. Something seemed to have changed recently.

Duck rice had chunkier cuts of breast meat and was surprisingly tender. Love that sesame flavoured sauce they're using for the rice. Note to self: ask for more sauce.

The roast pork's pretty decent too. A good bite in the meat without relative tenderness and adequate crunch in the crackling. Not as impressive as what I remember from their Michelin starred flagship in Hong Kong, but I find myself not adversed to coming back another time.

Jumbo aji katsu is back at Tonkatsu by Ma Maison

Jumbo aji katsu from Tonkatsu by Ma Maison. Crisp, crunchy and hot fish. Has been consistently nice!

Streets of Cairo, BK Eating House @ Jurong Gateway Road

This was from the same BK Eating House as Zhen Xiang Hainanese Chicken Rice. Something called stackers - which was basically a sandwich. Got the one with beef. It didn't look like what was depicted on their sign which was what prompted me to order it. Didn't taste good. Too much mayo. 👎🏼

Hong Xing Handmade Fishball • Meatball Noodle (鸿興手工鱼圆•肉圆麵), Hong Lim Food Centre

I've been wanting to try the fishball noodles from this branch of Hong Xing (#02-30 Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross Street). 

Pretty decent. Fishballs were delicious, especially the speckled ones. But I found myself remembering the mee pok from the Hong Xing at Bukit Merah View more fondly. This one just didn't taste as good based on saucing and texture of the noodles.

This sign to me seems half assed. What it conveyed to me, was that there was something to be said and they didn't have the fishballs to say it. That meant that the Hong Xing Fishball shop at Bukit Merah View isn't related to them, innit?

Revisiting Tiong Bahru Hainanese Chicken Rice @ Takashimaya

That's their coconut fizz float which was basically a scoop of coconut ice cream in tonic water. Kinda liked this.

We were here to try something different from them. Something they called oven baked French poulet with Japanese rice which was prepared on order and had a 25 minutes waiting time. So we munched on some stuff...like their sweet and sour pork while waiting. Not bad this one. Crisp on the outside.

I don't know if this was French chicken because we also heard them mention kampong chicken. Meat was tender. The crisp skin had a flavour which reminded me of honey soya sauce glaze.

Under the chook was chicken rice with garlic. They used Niigata Koshihikari rice for that. Nice. 

Hong Yong Chao Zhou Yu Yuan Guo Tiao Mian (鴻榮潮洲鱼圓粿條麵), Jalan Bukit Merah Food Centre

Found out about Hong Yong Chao Zhou Yu Yuan Guo Tiao Mian (#01-09, 112 Jalan Bukit Merah Market & Food Centre, 112 Jalan Bukit Merah) recently. Apparently, they've been around since 1969.

The recommended noodle(s) of choice is kuey teow mee.

A $4 bowl gets one a bowl of noodles and a bowl of fishballs in a clear broth. Great flavour in the fishballs. While they were obviously smaller, the flavour of these fishballs were at least on par with Li Xin if not better. What's mentioned was that they're made with yellowtail as well. 

That inconspicuous clear broth was also packed with flavour.

The sliced chilli they provide are the regular ones with less heat as opposed to the smaller and feistier types which packs more kick. Chilli sauce was umami-laden. Gotta come back another time. Note to self: Open only weekends from 4.30am to 9.30am.