Perhaps one last China Street Fritter-ing......

This visit to China Street Fritters was prompted in part by a publication which has recently written about their permanent closure - about their intention to quietly close their stall without drawing attention. Said publication had previously also talked about their decision to close shop after their ill fated attempt at selling their business for a million dollars and how that decision was reversed. 

From what we read into the situation, I don't think there was ever a want to quietly close shop since every time they had talked about retirement, buzz was generated and crowds formed at their stall. If they had truly wanted to "quietly close their stall", they wouldn't have agreed to the interviews with the mentioned publication in the first place with the full understanding that this would go anyway but quietly. 

It smelled like a last ditch effort to see if there might be still potential buyers to their business when they have finally decided to "close the stall for good". If I were YouTubing, I would at this point kinda conclude with "...but what do you think? Tell me in the comments below and if you like what I do, remember to subscribe by hitting the bell..." 😂

But since I'm not......it's mostly the fragrant and crisp egg slices we got this time which is our favourite item from their offerings with the liver rolls next in line. There's a century egg and a tau kwa on that plate too but they aren't special. I'll miss those former two if they eventually close.

$5.50 nasi padang at Oxley Bizhub Part 2

Following up from my previous mention about the nasi padang from FoodHub @ Oxley Bizhub, here's another. Similarly packed and a better look at what was actually in the box.

Scooped the chunks of paru goreng aside so there's better perspective on how much I had gotten. The portions of the paru with bronchioles tends to be chewier.

Sayur lodeh also plentiful. Though I don't know why I get tau kwa sometimes. Gotta be a random/mood thing.

California Burrito from Muchachos

Back at Muchachos. The menu said steak, fries, gravy, cheese and sour cream for this California Burrito. Not getting the latter two but I suppose they accounted for the creaminess. I liked it. Moreish brown sauce drenched over cubed beef and fries in a tube. This one was hefty and satisfying.

Duotou clams are back at Putien

We came by Putien (一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 十一) for a quick dinner grabbed a plate of those sweet clams steamed with minced garlic together with their Xing Hua noodles (兴化米粉). Noticed that there're new dishes on their menu. Will come back another time for some of those.

Avocado bacon burger and matcha cookies & cream shake from Shake Shack

Haven't had burgers from Shake Shack in a while. Here's their limited run avocado bacon burger which for some reasons is a thing. Just by adding sliced avocado. I'm not saying it's no good but I missed the point since there wasn't much added flavour or texture to the sandwich. Their marketing and operations have obviously green lit it so...as long as one realistically accepts that there isn't much to expect, it's a decent Shake Shack burger which I think is delicious. 

What we didn't expect was how much we dug the matcha cookies & cream shake; surprised by how it wasn't excessively sweet and that there was sufficient matcha flavouring to pass muster. Blows the pandan shake out of the water.

Hoe Lee Prawn Mee & Bak Ku Mee (和利虾麵肉骨麵), Hong Lim Food Centre

Here's a bowl of prawn kuey teow soup from Hoe Lee (#02-26 Hong Lim Food Centre, 531A Upper Cross Street). Old school, uncompetitively inoffensive in a light coffee hued broth infused in part with nostalgia, some halved prawns and white slices of lean pork loin which no food writer would wax lyrical about. Nice. Will come back again.