Pandan cheese milk martabak from Smile Martabak

Finally got to try a sweet martabak from Smile Martabak (#02-34 Funan, 107 North Bridge Road). This was the pandan cheese milk - product photos looked somewhat better. Pancake felt kinda thick compared to the fillings so it ended up feeling floury. Cheese also tasted really cheap. Not impressed. Prefer those at JTown Cafe.

Stinky Roll from 99 Old Trees

So these Stinky Rolls were pretty much the only thing from the menu at 99 Old Trees we haven't tried yet. Until now that is. They're good. Pretty generous layering of some sort of creamy mao shan wang custard in there.

Wagyu beef broth ramen from Keisuke Plus

I did not like this bowl from Keisuke Plus as much as the other wagyu broth from Mashi no Mashi. While it did taste beefy at the start, the flavour suffered from diminishing returns. It got less beefy as we went through the bowl. Noodles were also too soft for their 'hard' option.

Wagyu's thin sliced and pretty tender.  See that lump of minced ginger camouflaged in there? I did not like it. Why would that be necessary if the key component to this bowl was the wagyu. Did not make sense to me.

There's a wonton hidden in it. I'm assuming it's beef as well but the dominant flavour that got through was sesame oil. Tasted very Chinese. Now that I've tried it, I know. Will not be getting this again.

Mee kia from Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle (亞誠潮州肉脞面)

Tried the mee kia bowl from Ah Seng Teo Chew Minced Meat Noodle. Saucing was pretty dry today. Noodles were a little soft. Will likely stick to the mee pok in the future. They've also removed the option for portions so it's just $6 bowls now.

Uncle Peter Hokkien Mee, Lengkok Bahru

Don't know who Uncle Peter (#01-387, 55 Lengkok Bahru) is. The Hokkien mee was okay tasting. Not as dry as Hainan Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee which is the style I prefer.  Nothing about it was outstanding. What got me through the plate were the squeeze of lime, the sambal and those fragrant crispy fried lard. Would have gotten monotonous if not for those. The coffeeshop seems to have seen rotation of the tenants. Sim Lim Square Bak Chor Mee and 6th Avenue Nasi Lemak are no longer around. 

Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (歐南園炒粿條麵), Hong Lim Food Centre

The mark of a master stems from the ability, the will and the exercise of both in their craft. Sounds fancy but I think that appeared to be the way with Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee (#02-17 Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross Street). One of the basic premise of those mastery is oil control which I found is excellent here. Not excessive yet sufficient.

For context, I've known of their existence for a long time and have never entertained the thought of queueing for a plate of their char kuey teow. Today was happenstance. There were two people in the queue so we thought, why not?

It's not bad tasting. This was the $4.50 plate. Like I mentioned, not excessively greasy. Can't discern the wok hei. No lup cheong because they don't do that. I requested for no hum. This plate has chilli. Tastier than it looked with a moderated sweetness from the dark soya sauce.