Don Lechon, Alexandra Central

Don Lechon has an outpost at Alexandra (#01-10 Alexandra Central, 321 Alexandra Road, tel : +65 9778 9737). The first/last time we've eaten from them was some years back at their original branch at Guillemard Road.

I don't remember the lechon with enough clarity to make a comparison but this one was not bad tasting. The meat was thick cut and pretty tender with melty fats and decent crunchy crackling which was altogether delicious with the lechon sauce.

Finally got to try their bopis after so long. The gravy was creamy, savoury sweet and nutty with a bit of heat and underlying tanginess. For anyone that may not be in the know, it's made with chopped beef lungs and pig's heart so it has an offal-y undertone. Great pairing with rice.

Tian Tian Chi Mian (天天吃面), Happy Hawkers @ Kim Tian

Bak chor mee pok from Tian Tian Chi Mian (201 Kim Tian Road). Their rendition doesn't have meatballs. Pretty decent tasting bowl with generous toppings. Sambal has a nice flavour.

Revisiting The Beef House

Been many years since we last ate at The Beef House.

Their beef tendon balls elicited the same nostalgia as the previous time I had them. I've an updated take of that clear broth. I thought little of them in the past. I enjoyed the light clear beefiness this time round.

Got ourselves some smooth slurpy kuey teow today. Nice.

It was only when I was writing this that I remembered that we've had their soon kueh before. Same feelings as the last time about them.

Strawberry mochi xiao long bao from Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐)

These strawberry mochi xiao long bao from Din Tai Fung were pretty good. There's a layer of tender chewy mochi under the wrapper filled with scalding hot strawberry sauce. Should have ordered the larger basket. 😬

Kim's Roast (金品烧味), Syed Alwi Road

Kim's Roast (217 Syed Alwi Road) is located at the same coffee shop as The Beef House. We were drawn to them by what we've seen of their roasts online.

Got a plate of 油饭 with char siew and dang gui roast duck. And a few pieces of remaining off cuts of roast pork which the stall threw in for free. 

They're all pretty good. Love the sweet caramelized char siew and from what we've had of the roast pork, we know we'll be coming back another time for more them.

A closer look at those fatty layers in the char siew. We'll be coming back for those too.

Getting chicken rice from Dian Xiao Er

Dian Xiao Er has chicken rice these days. Only available in a few of their branches it seems. It's an unexpected turn of events since they have been, and are still known for their roasted ducks.

Some passion fruit drink call Vita Charge Passion Fruit. Pretty refreshing. Did enjoy it even though it wasn't as gao as I imagined.

There's a decent homemade tofu with conpoy, crabmeat and luffa on the menu. The sauce in it was savoury and eggy.

Their poached chicken - I thought what they have done was pretty respectable. Got ourselves a half chicken serving. Bird was chilled and pretty tender. That said, it didn't have the "slurp off the bone easily" quality that stalls like Sin Kee can do. Not a deal breaker that.

Competently done rice (油饭) they did with a hint of ginger.