Ramen is love

Top 10 ramen bar in HGW webbie. And off we go to try it!

Location.... In Mandarin gallery, shop is recognised by long queues and the atas looking shop front.

approximately 4-5 different kind of soup base and 3 different combi for each soup.
1. with tamago
2. with simmered pork belly
3. with simmered pork cubes

What is best is....... EXTRA SERVING OF NOODLES! for just $2!

Some special dishes that i didnt try becos noodles is the best thing there

Special miso paste and fragrant garlic soup, with pork cubes. Plus extra tamago on the side.

See the miso paste? Looks like chilli but its not. The dark sauce is mysteriously tasty and i got no idea what is it. The spring onions from Japan is also different from those we get in Singapore, its not as strong but still the onions goes well and blended with the garlic to be a perfect match!

Boy had spicy miso soup with tamago, i prefered mine better. He's lacked the garlic fragrance but had an extra tinge of spice and more onions to lift the taste.

Generous portions of pork belly and pork cubes. Very well marinated and soft, pork belly has balanced ratio of fats and meat, making it melt in your mouth with the oil infused into the meat.

Pork cubes is tender and moist, the size is just nice to absorb all the juicy marinate.

Noodles for the two kinds of noodles is different. Mine is thicker and softer while boy's is thinner more chewy and a bit curly.... For all noodles, you can choose the "doneness" of your noodles. Hard, medium and soft. I chose medium. It was good.

Tamago can be slightly better. Even thou it was well marinated the yolk can be more runny.

This is not comparable to Marutama ramen even though it is as authentic. The origin and tradition of this ramen is different from Marutama's. So it is dependent on your taste buds to make a choice.

Auntie note: Please be prepared to queue up for about half an hour at least. Ramen is slightly expensive but they do offer ice water. Desert was expensive. Saw the table beside us ordering mini sized desert. For the price, there are better choices out there.

Ippudo

333A Orchard RoadSingapore 238897

Mandarin Gallery

6235 2797
Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 11am-10pm

24 hours Bah Kut Teh

Sin Heng Claypot Bah Kut Teh 24 hours but closed on mondays.

Conclusions?

Best for supper and value for money.

Huge variety and refillable soup.

bad and limited parking system.



Prawn omelette

for a $8 value it can be much bigger.

Eggs was smooth and quite thick for the texture but left overs on the plate was shiny and gives you a shock.

More prawns could have been better.



Ma you and ginger chicken.

Sauce is thick and goes super well with rice.

chicken wings is chopped up into smaller pieces to soak up the sauce.


Bah Kut Teh soup is the peppery kind more than the herbal soup kind. It is always served boiling. Pork ribs are served generously and we always share a large bowl even when we have 8 of us. Refillable right?

Baby Kailan used to be better in the past. Now it is harder and less flavourful. Plus we once found a vege worm in the plate. But was given an exchange.

Oats prawn was also better last time. Now its not as crispy, the head is too hard to be eaten. Less Oats. But overall prices are reasonable and if going with a group of friends it is value for money.

Aunty note: Food is value for money, no Gst and service charge. but charged for towels. Parking is free, but be prepared to move your vehicle half way whenever there is a free slot.

Sin Heng Bak Koot Teh439 Joo Chiat RoadTel: +65 6345 8754
Open 24 hours
Closed Mondays

TCC!

The new love, whats more? It opens till late. Friday night chill out location.


The all time favourite. Baked rice with lobster bisque. The rice is not wet and mushy but moist soaked with the lobster bisque. The cheese manage to blend well with the special sauce and give a fine chewy texture. The seafood taste was overwhelming and is suitable for those who like seafood. Plus the 2 huge clams was succulent but would make you ask for more.
The garnishing however was bitter. Anyone knows the name for the vege?




The menu manage to carefully describe the dish so perfectly. But I felt the dish fell short of my expectations. Pasta did not soak up the sauce which was too runny had little texture. It was tomato sauce with water. Not much taste. Jus some garlic to lift the taste. The soft shell crab was normal but turned soggy very quickly.

Some parts of the crab was slightly burnt. :(

Pan fried dory with penne. This was better. Dory was fried crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Additional bread crumbs on the outside for the extra crunchy feel. I didnt like penne because it was not the traditional noodles shape and size but each time i tried penne it was a surprise.

Hawaiian like seafood baked pasta was well done as well. Slightly on the wet juicy side, the fail proof combo or ham, pineapple and cheese placed on pasta couldn't be better. Plus the bonus prawns and mushrooms, texture was further enhanced.

Last but not least, the legendary mudpie is yums. For a non coffee lover like me, the slight coffee taste was an enhancer for the chocolately mudpie, the base was rather hard but chewy enough to let another layer of mudpie get stirred up in the mouth. Plus the generous oreo shavings, was more than sinful. A very wise advise, please do not attempt to swallow this alone. You wont want to end up with a sore throat the next day.

Aunty note: Free membership, please do apply

I received a call from TCC Tamp 1 outlet informing that i am the top 10 spenders for the month and is lucky to receive 2 cathay movie tickets. I'm LOVING it.

Wendy's

It was rainy day when i first tried Wendy's. Newly opened fast food chain in Singapore is invading into the forever crowded Jurong Point. There isn't shelter linking to the restaurant, but staff was helpful to lend an umbrella.


Its kind of overated. Wendy's came in a surge but their food are not comparative to the other fast food. Had baked potato, the sauce was good, piping hot. BUT! look at the cheese? not baked at all.....


Burgers for meal. Fries was normal, nothing to comment.

The variety was just right, some seafood burgers available.

Small meat patty. No lettuce at all....

The burger i had was dry, batter was rough and the peppery patty wasn't satisfying at all.

Disappointment.

Wendy's

Jurong point

dimsum at simpang bedok

Many people would rather flock to Chinese restaurants to devour their favourite Dim Sum, or to travel down the crowded jam packed Geyland to have the 24 hours DimSum. But who knows? Simpang Bedok has one of the best DimSum. Forget about all the delicate looking DimSum, because only HongKong has it.

It was a great discovery, as chunks of prawns could be found within the hargaow. The skin was slightly thicker but yet it was chewy enough to go well with the filings.



Siew Mai was good too, solid, little fats and had the fish roe on top to decorate a little. It shows that chef actually puts in effort in this tiny Siewmai. And what's best? This is halal. Chicken siewmai.


Xiao long bao is my constant fear and ex love. Luckily friends' feedback about xlb here is not fantastic if not I would have felt the pain. Skin was too think, some were served with torn skin (meaning no "soup" / "juice" or "wadever that is") so dry XLB.



my all time favourite.Fried Prawn dumplings is love! Crispy skin, Fillings going to explode out of the skin. The fillings are fragrant and seafoody taste yet its not too salty like those frozen ones we buy from the shelves. Dipped with mayo, and it reminds me of wad i superbly love.

Fried Kwey teow on the other hand is SO SO. Perhaps we were full by then, but i felt it was rather oily and would prefer the malay style. No pork no lard? its hard to suit the tastebuds of the unhealthy chinese.

Auntie note: Ordered the rojak too but din have a picture of it. The servings were super huge 3 person had a hard time finishing it. Value for money!

Tang Tea House Hong Kong Cafe

357 Bedok Road 469545