Zhu Jiao Shu Shi (竹脚熟食), Tekka Food Centre

Came across this stall (#01-284 Tekka Market & Food Centre, 665 Buffalo Road) and was reeled in by their economic bee hoon amongst other things. But I've to start somewhere so it's bee hoon with cheap hotdogs, fried egg and fish cake. A little greasy but old school kind of tasty. This also marks the second time I've had food from a Chinese stall in Tekka Food Centre.

Mashi No Mashi, Guoco Midtown

Mashi No Mashi (#01-04 Guoco Midtown, 124 Beach Road) from Hong Kong has been springboarded into Singapore. They're a self professed ramen shop run by the Wagyu Mafia group from Tokyo.

Every mention of their name and the colour theme of their restaurant reminded me of magic and muscles. You know it if you know it.

There's ramen, rice and small plates which features wagyu - and a laid claim of being the first 100% wagyu ramen in the world featuring a broth of Kobe and Ozaki beef bone stock. 

There's Sapporo Black on tap.

Their ultra wagyu ramen was nice. Broth was beefy and the noodles were Hakata styled thin with a good bite. Those thin slices of wagyu were smooth and readily dissolved in the mouth. This I could come back for.

Not impressed by the wagyu bak kut teh. It came with the peppery herbal broth which most people would recognize as bak kut teh infused with a pleasant beefiness. Meat was tender but I couldn't tell it apart from another decent quality beef. It's sadly underwhelming.

Would not have known this was their 100% Ozaki beef gyoza if not for the menu. Tasted like guo tie (锅贴). Albeit a well done one with nice toasty skin. Won't be getting these again.

Couldn't really tell the wagyu siew mai was beef either. Also a little sweet. Remember my thoughts about sweet siew mai? That said, it was otherwise a nicely done siew mai with very moist and tender meat stuffings. However that's not gonna fly for me at $5 a pop. Also won't be getting these again.

There's wagyu jerky that's made in house. Nice and beefy with a sprinkle of pepper. Not gonna be getting these again also.

Tried their banana brulée.

Banana's not cooked through like say....goreng pisang. To be fair it was torched with sugar and not fried. Its warm though. What didn't work for me were sweet and bitter from caramelized crust which overwhelmed most of what could be tasted from the banana.

Welcome to the Black (Tap) Parade

It's been a while since we ate at Black Tap (一, 二, 三, 四, 五). About a year and a half by estimates. I've been looking forward to this.

In all the times we've been here, we've never imagined getting one of their Crazy Shakes. Reason is kinda obvious. But because there were more of us today, we got a Cinnamon Bun Shake. I'm not ashamed to admit that I liked it. Great cinnamon-y vanilla shake with crunchy stuff, cream cheese and cream. Old fashioned flavours. Hell the cinnamon bun put a smile in me. 

I got their Old Fashioned burger today. It has shiitake mushrooms which I'm usually not a fan of but this burger was delicious. The hefty patty was beefy and the Swiss cheese subtle. Very happy with it.

Black Tap's coffee shake wasn't great. Wouldn't say it's good even. Wouldn't get it again. Coffee was weak-ish and not satisfying as a flavour. Shake Shack makes a better coffee shake than this.

A banana lassi from Mohd Hanifa Drinks

We were seated near Mohd Hanifa Drinks (#01-255 Tekka Market & Food Centre, 665 Buffalo Road) and decided to get a banana lassi from them. I was initially a little concerned seeing that there were no bananas in the stall......

The proprietor Houdini-ed for a short while after taking my order, returned with a couple of bananas and proceeded to blend them with a few spoons of curd and crushed ice. This was nicely done. Great banana flavour infused into the lassi which wasn't made dilute by excessive ice. There was just enough to chill the drink. Will come back for it.

Prata Saga Sambal Berlada, Tekka Food Centre

If anyone's wondering, that's two double egg pratas that's banjir-ed and has extra sambal on the side from Prata Saga Sambal Berlada (#01-258 Tekka Market & Food Centre, 665 Buffalo Road). There's even a piece of surprise lamb tendon on top of those prata if you could tell. I'm not a fan of that dalcha because it had a sweetness which I did not expect. What impressed me was how everything rounded up beautifully when paired with the spicy sambal. Will definitely be back.

Mushroom triple cheeseburger and taro pie from McD

Flavour for the season at McD is their creamy mushroom cheeseburger. This one's the triple cheeseburger version. Why creamy? Because there's some creamy pepper mayo thing inside. For a triple cheeseburger, it felt kinda puny.

Not bad tasting though. Not much of the pepper mayo getting through but definitely feeling/tasting those mushrooms. I like this - it's just a little too damned small for what they were charging. Half of its price tag would sound fair.

That's the custard taro pie. Also enjoyed this. The taro fillings and the custard taste separated - which I thought might not have been the case since both were wet and hot and ready to slide into each other. Not complaining.