Teh and steak au poivre from iSteaks

We came back for some food at iSteaks. Had an unexpectedly decent teh with milk served in a beer mug. The hot tea had the right amount of condensed milk and creaminess that I thought was enjoyable. 

They had a a steak au poivre on limited run which came with salad and prawn bisque. Salad's not bad. Tasted better than it looked and I liked that it wasn't drenched with dressing. As for the prawn bisque......we've had better. 

They did do a pretty decent striploin au poivre. Had a properly done peppercorn crust and sweet peppercorn sauce to pair.

The steak came with a dessert which was their pot de creme. I hadn't much idea what it was based on the menu description and probably might never have ordered it. It's actually pretty good. Tau hway soft vanilla flavoured pudding with sea salt and maple syrup.

Fu Ming Cooked Food (福明熟食), Redhill Food Centre

I've heard a bit about this Mickey Mouse flanked (#01-49, Redhill Food Centre, 85 Redhill Lane) Bib Gourmand chai tow kuey stall and decided to give them a try. During one of those days when I saw that there wasn't much of a queue of course. Apparently their radish cakes are made by themselves laboriously the day before instead depending on the factory produced variety. That alone differentiated them from most of the other radish/carrot cake stalls out there.

You know what? I thought it was pretty good. I liked how much char they imbued into the the fried radish cake, especially for the black one. The only thing that I didn't feel so comfortable with was how greasy it was. There was oil pooling at the bottom of the plate. I'm not against giving them another go the next time though.

Du Du Cooked Food, Havelock Road Food Centre

The shop (#01-10 Havelock Road Cooked Food Centre, 22A/B Havelock Road) was opened when I was getting breakfast so I thought I'd get a few of their tutu kueh back to try. In the event that anyone hadn't any idea what this was about, they're small steamed rice cakes with fillings. Usually with sugared crushed peanuts and shredded sweetened coconut.

These were it. Not bad. I thought there was a good ratio of fillings to rice cake. Those fillings weren't bad as well.

There were larger sized ones that go for a dollar each. These larger ones were made with moulds that didn't have the scallop designs on the edges.

Chilli ban mian from Tangs Market

I've been curious about the ban mian stall at Tangs Market for a while mainly because of the chilli bowl that they have. Finally tried it. It's not bad. Tasted much like the one I had at Nam Kee which kinda figures since both Tangs Market and Nam Kee are run by Fei Xiong. There's flavour coming from the dark sauce which paired with the chilli paste which gave it depth. Think Grandma Ban Mee would edge this out but I've nothing against having this again should I be in the vicinity.

Lamb shoulder chops from Ryan's Kitchen

I didn't enjoy this. The meat was chewy and had quite a bit of sinews. In spite of appearances, I also think it didn't stay long enough on the grill to have enough charring for flavour. Now I know what to avoid or not from them.

Popeyes' chicken sandwich

Finally got to try the chicken sandwich from Popeyes. Looked a little squashed after delivery from Grab. I had the impression that they were available on a limited run and I never got the chance to try them before they were sold out previously. Seems to be available again. 

Between the cajun sauce and the fried chicken thigh, I couldn't exactly taste the "butteriness" in the brioche. Would definitely ask for more pickles the next time because those added a different crunch and tanginess which I liked.