Tasty Corner, Verdun Road

Noticed Tasty Corner (24 Verdun Road, tel : +65 8054 1998) some months ago when we were in the vicinity.

We were curious about their supposed banana leaf wrapped kili prata from the picture in their IG. Deliberate misrepresentation of products should be made an offence methinks. 😐

The actual product was wrapped in aluminium foil. When we asked about the banana leaf, the proprietress disappeared into the kitchen awkwardly and returned shortly, mumbling some excuse about not being able to serve them in banana leaf.

That aside, it's pretty tasty. Even though it's really just a two kosong banjir with curry chicken and egg.

The other special they had was their coin cheese prawn prata. From the picture, I was scratching my head over how the cheese or the prawns would come about.

Actual product. Looked like canapé. Appetiser portions. Prawns were pretty meaty, cheese toasty and those coin pratas were unexpectedly sweetened. Not bad tasting.

Pesarattu dosai. Made with mung bean flour. I like the one at Kalam Restaurant better. My guard has been lowered in recent times and I've started forgetting to remind about omitting coriander. This was filled with surprise coriander. Lots of it! 😢

Masala tea's pretty balanced, including a sweetness that was pleasant and not excessive in my opinion. Didn't have a strong hit of the spices but it was a nicely done cup of chai.

This year's creamy mushroom triple cheeseburger from McD

Unlike the one from last year which had a peppery sauce, this year's rendition had a spicy sauce. Still puny. Still think half of what they're charging would be fair. But I enjoyed it. 😬

Takagi Ramen, Redhill

Takagi Ramen has been around for about a decade. 24 hour ramen shop with a Japanese-y name but they're local. They first sprung up after a site which shares the same initials was taken down 10 years ago...for reasons. 😏 Over the years, I've heard mentions of them which have been a mixed bag of opinions. Was never curious until recently. Anyways, this one was the branch at Redhill (#01-11 ARTRA, 12 Alexandra View).

That's the tantanmen. 担担面 inspired obviously. It's not bad. It's edible. 🌶️ The sweet spicy nuttiness was unmistakeable. But it's also not great. Broth would benefit with better flavouring. They're obviously not seeped deep enough in ramen culture to even provide a noodle doneness option. Would have been nice if the noodles were firmer. Eating here reminded me what I'm paying for going to shops like Keisuke, Brothers Ramen and...maybe not Ippudo. Ippudo is just expensive.

The lower cost here is commensurated by the quality. They are available all hours for a quick fix though.

Kaedama is free apparently. It's something I normally don't do but I guess I was hungry enough to today. The cake of noodles held its form in entirety as I stabbed my chopsticks into it to move them into the broth. 😲

The marking on the box and the yellow sign was sending mixed signals. Ramen soup in a box?! Noodles aside, room for improvement could definitely include more conscientiousness with the cleanliness of the shop. Seriously. 

L’Senna Bakery Cafe, Jalan Bukit Merah

Came across L’Senna Bakery Cafe (#01-1526, 133 Jalan Bukit Merah, tel : +65 8897 2639) by chance in this sleepy part of the island. What caught our eye was their setup with a sit in space and coffee on the menu. And they're a local-ish old school-ish kind of bakery. With a few bakes that the local old school bakeries don't have.

Like this nut cheese bread studded with pumpkin seeds, walnut bits, cranberries and raisins.

Fruits & nuts only on the outside. Cream inside. Bread's dry-ish and soft. Couldn't make out what's that cream because it didn't taste like whipped cream or cream cheese.

Translation's funny but it's a piece of fried chicken with cheese in between the bread. And more toasted cheese outside. What the name didn't mention was meat floss which was also inside. Don't know if the floss was chicken or pork.

Sky Sky Fried Chicken, Great World

Hmmmm.....pretty good fried chicken from Sky Sky Fried Chicken (#B1-K124 Great World, 1 Kim Seng Promenade). The batter was adequately salted with loads of crunch on the outside and the meat was moist and tender. Not to mention that these were pretty sizeable as well. There's also deep fried chicken livers which were freshly fried on order. Getting the 3 piece here was also cheaper than....all the other fast food fried chicken.

Shenton Way Golden Bridge Roasted Chicken Rice (珊頓道金橋燒臘雞飯), Jalan Bukit Merah

I've been recommended to try Shenton Way Golden Bridge Roasted Chicken Rice (Fu Zhu 132 Coffee Shop, 132 Jalan Bukit Merah) from back in the era when they were popular at Phillip Street. Never got around to trying their roast meats until now.

I don't remember the last time I ordered 鸡腿 and was served the entire leg with the thigh (鸡尾). This and char siew and an egg for $5.50 at that. The meaty bird was reasonably tender, tasty and I believe is roasted and not fried. Char siew was nicely flavoured with red fermented bean curd paste, not the red tasteless dye of the old school variety. Rice was adequately flavoured and works pretty well with their chilli.

Not the top of my list for great chicken rice but not being at the top doesn't diminish the quality already there. No qualms coming back for more.

The stall also serves a variety of zhi char styled gravy-ed noodles. Wanted to get ee mian but the proprietor convinced me that their hor fun was worth giving a go. This was it with a duck leg (鸭腿 - the whole leg like the chicken) at a reasonable $6. Light smokiness in the rice noodles in light savoury sauce and was good with their pickled green chilli. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.