Victor's Kitchen @ Sunshine Plaza - Updates with New Dishes

Two new dishes from Victor's Kitchen that stole my heart.

< Panfried Waterchest Nut Cake. It's not exactly a new dish. It's been available since May but I haven't been updating my blog.

 Love the crispy exterior and the sweet taste of Waterchest nut inside. This is one dish that balance the sweetness well. Quite a refreshing change of taste when you have your fill of dim sim there.

from what I know, this dish is only available during the weekend, starting from Friday.  Might be available on other days like Monday but call to check.


Next dish that I tried today

                           Golden Egg Yolk Lava Bun>

a dish that I been looking for a long time. a bun that is filled with salted egg sauce in a bun. I tried it in a KL dim sum restaurant and their version is a deep fried bun with the savory salted egg yolk in it. Although Victor's Kitchen version comes in a steam bun format, the watery yolk in it was way better than the one I had in KL. Sweet & savory yolk that gush out when you take a bite. Beware, I dripped this salted egg sauce all over my phone when I took my first bite.

these two dishes are currently my favorites and can't wait to bring my frens over to try.

Address: 91 Bencoolen Street #01-21 Sunshine Plaza Singapore Tel: +65 9838 2851

Mos Burger Yum Yum

My two current Mos Burgers

Koufu @ Orchard Cineleisure

There are two stalls in Koufu Orchard Cineplex that got me hooked with their food ... no more wondering what to eat when I watch movies at Orchard Cineplex or pay for the expensive fast food anymore

Mr & Mrs Fish Soup's Dumpling

I had their fried dumpling and wasn't really impressed with it ... then one night, after watching a movie, my friend order this dish (the plain boiled version) and shared it with me .... I was hooked! love the dumpling skin for not being too starchy (that can make one sick of eating it) ... the filling inside is equally perfect for me ... for me .. this is the perfect dumpling that I been looking for ... if the dumpling is a girl, I will marry her immediately ... : )

beside those perfect dumplings ... the pasta pretty good too

Pizza Pazza's Black Pepper SoftShell Crab Pasta

Anything with Soft Shell Crab would bound to catch my attention ... the Black Pepper was a deterring factor for a couple of sec but I decided to try and was hooked to the crispy Soft Shell Crab and the yummy pasta ... who would knew that the crab n pasta would go so well together ??? def good enough to give the pasta restaurant above a run for their money.

Beef Lasagna

After too many repeats of the Crab pasta, I tried their Beef Lasagna and was impressed with it too ... the sweet cheesy layer on top of the pasta ... yum ...

Go try this two stalls when you are there : )

Victor's Kitchen @ Sunshine Plaza

My Fave Dim Sum joint in SG and since it's my Dad's birthday, I brought them to makan here... and here some of the stuff that we had ...

King Prawn Kar Gao

The first time I came into Victor's Kitchen, I was amused by the way they name their Har Gao ... but the prawn inside pretty big so the title of King Prawn didn't felt that inappropriate. One of my must order dish for dim sum and so far I haven't been let down in Victor's

Zar Leong

just added pic on 12 Mar 09

Another dish that is a must when I am having Dim Sum ... ever since my friend introduced me to this dish back in Perth, I would ask for it whenever I'm having Dim Sum ... basically it is Yu Tiao with Cheong Fun wrapped around it ... It's not served at all Dim Sum makan place so I am quite glad they have it here ... tho the standard had gone up n down before

Oyster Sauce Char Siew Bao

Sound like very premium Char Siew Bao isn't it ? haha well the good thing here is that it isn't priced like that... but the downside of this dish is that there's too much bao and too little sauce ..

Carrot Cake

Doesn't look like the carrot cake that you normally have right? Well the boss told me that this is Hong Kong style carrot cake ... and there a special dipping sauce which he is very proud to promote ... the thing is that the premium sauce is too spicy for me ...

Queen Siew Mai

With a dish called King Prawn Har Gao ... you need a Queen to accompany and what's better than the usual companion dish for Har Gao? the Siew Mai ... Nothing much to exclaim about except it's name

Quill Eggs Siew Mai
just added pix on 12 Mar
If I didn't remember it wrongly, the boss told me that he invented this dish to keep his kids happy... Don't recall seeing this elsewhere so give it a try when you are there ...

Custard Buns
Another signature dish from Victor's ... it's so good that even Andrew digs it ...

very yummy custard paste inside ... must try when you are there : )

HK Summer Tea
Not sure how is it different from the normal Sid Mud Milk Tea but I thought it was rather innovate to put the ice outside of the drink... in that way, the tea stays cool but not diluted as the ice melts into the tea

Double Boiled Almond Pudding

One of their signature dish / dessert in Victor's ... very soft, creamy n yummy ... the Almond flavour is pretty sweet so if you prefer something not that sweet, get the Double Boiled Ginger ... Got to wait a while for this cos I suspect they do the boiling only when you order ... not pre make ones ... one of the must try dish in Victor's

Just added: Fried Wanton

Another fave of mine ... the ultra crispy Wanton skin plus the sour sweet sauce ..

Kok Kee Wanton Noodle @ Lavender Food Centre

Just brought one overseas friend to makan the famous Bugis Wanton Noodle and one of the stuff I told her about my history with this noodle stall actually surprised myself (Yeah ... Sometimes I make myself go "What The ???")

It turned out that the earliest memory of eating out would most likely be from this Stall. It also meant that the first dish that I could actually remember eating or became fond of eating would be Wanton Mee (from this stall).

Back when they were still in Bugis Street (I think that street was called Hak Gai - Black Street) and on the road sides with kerosene lamps. They were the first stall from what I had always remembered as the Main Street.

I never thought of what would be the first dish that I remember eating nor which stall would register in my mind first. But after telling my friend how my folks n I used to go eat this stall's Wanton Mee when I was very young, I realized that this stall is the first food stall that I actually remember.

Sadly, it was my Grandpa's death that brought me back to this stall after many many years ... We were attending his funeral arrangement at the Funeral place nearby and afterwhich, my uncle suggested having lunch over at Lavender Food Center.

Nowadays, whenever I am near this Food Centre, I will pop by and eat from this stall. The Noodle is simply fantastic with the watery gravy. The Char Siew n Wanton is so so only in my book.

How to find the stall?

well, they will always be having a long queue in this Food Centre ... it isn't that hard to spot ... just don't have Yong Tau Foo beside this stall ....

Hong Kong Cafe Pte Ltd @ Thomson Road

one of the most frequently recommended Hong Kong Cafe by my relative and frens... after being let down by a couple of other HK cafe I been to in Singapore, I am kind of intrigued by this outlet that I am hearing only good stuff of ... after visiting my grandma at TTSH, my family and I decided to drop by to try (since Andrew likes HK Cafe food too ... thanks to his grace)

I thought the parking would be a headache as there isn't really any visible parking and what I remembered about the car park for this row of shop houses was that it's packed and limited in spaces. But going there at 9pm and even tho it was relatively packed at all the makan places in those shop houses, parking was easy and there are even plenty of spaces around. Let just say parking will no longer be a deterring factor for coming to this place for food.

Consumed >

Sid Mud Tea .. aka "pantyhose milk tea" or "silk stocking milk tea"


HK Cafe Special Baked ie Baked Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce Pork Chop on one side and Creamy Sauce with Seafood on the other


Golden Fantasy ie Mango with Pomelo sacs

Wasn't my first order as Andrew put swipe his finger across my first mango dessert ... so gave him that desert and order another one ...

Goodies > Let's start with the Tea first!!! Drinking it felt like a stocking was being stuff down my throat : ) No it's not a torture ... it's what I feel the stocking milk tea should feel like ... that dry feeling when the milk is running down the throat ... one of the better HK style milk tea that I had tried in Singapore so far

Then comes the Baked Spaghetti ... I started with the cream sauce which tasted a rather bland and even the seafoods in it (consisting of slices of fish and squid) was just there to be chew at. but when it comes to the tomato sauce and the pork chop .... it was siok siok ... the pork chop was nice n yummy and the sauce taste good on its own and laggi better when mixed with the cream sauce ...

Yuckies > Mango Pomelo dessert ... had always been a disappointing feature for me at all HK cafe ... kinda high on price but low on wow factor.. it's not bad but it just not justifiable at that price. For the best Mango Pomelo desert, it's still that dessert shop beside Lucky Chinatown for me.

Cost > $13.80 for Baked Spagetti, Socking Milk Tea $2.50 & Mango Desert $5.50

Returning (?) > Love to, tried the unfinished Abalone Sauce Dried Scallop HK E-Fu Noodles that my mom ordered and it was so good that I made sure nothing was left on the bowl when I was done with it ... so much more to try : )

Weblink > hongkongcafe.com.sg

Maru @ Mohamed Sultan Road

Eversince my friend send me the Maru website, I been very gian to go try out their Korean BBQ, specially the Marinated Short Rib which got three stamps of recommendation. So with Makan Kaki, we went down to try out this very nicely deco Korean Restaruant (where the Old Mdm Wong used to be)

Consumed > Maru Combo Set for 3

Was quite impressed with the service ... tho it's a disturbing trend that I been getting served by Chinese who can't speak or understand English. The BBQ is done at the table with the waitress or waiter that attending. Our waitress service was retired early as one of my group wanted to DIY ... fun but I can't help thinking, people want to serve us, let them serve lor ...


And strangely, we were seating at a table for 4 and order a combo set for 3 plus one or two dish but there were so many dishes that it had to be placed on the table beside us (which lucky is empty at that moment). How is that the people in charge never plan properly? or did we eat too slowly?





The food keep coming, one right after another which is fun for a greedy guy like me who is stuffing my mouth full and beam with joy as another plate is served onto our table .... there are quite a few variety of side dishes and the potatoe noodles, the fish cake and this potatoe with red sauce that's not spicy stood out




Yuckies > It's not smoky or hot but I did feel rather uncomfortable after the meal ... The beef quite all right but not that great and 20 bucks for 6 prawns? a bit pricy ... and while driving back, I can't help but think will they last long? It wasn't that crowded on a Sat dinner time and located in such prime location with such fancy deco ... the food not "wow" fantastic ... I feel wary on how long this restaruant will last ... somehow it made me missed the old no frill traditional Korean food at Sandakan ... Not fancy but darn good

Cost > check the website for cost ... it cost abt $260 + for the four of us

Returning (?) > Either I find another gang that interested ... it wasn't that great that I would return against the pricy range

Weblink > maru.com.sg

Auntie Kim's Korean Restaurant @ Upper Thomson Rd

Been craving from Korean BBQ food eversince the KL Trip I took recently (haven't blog it yet but it's coming soon) and since my Makan Kaki was here, we went to explore what the Local Korean Restaurant is able to offer in terms of Authentic Korean Food (a running joke that kept popping in my mind is that Seoul Garden, the first ambassador of Korean food in Singapore is actually not very Korean)

This time round, we didn't use the ieatishootipost blog for suggestion in Korean food in Singapore ... cos there isn't much about it in that blog. Did a search at Yahoo! SG and Auntie Kim's Korean Restaurant was mention a couple of times and it seems that it was quite good so we head down to my old school area to try if it's a place that we can fall in love with

Consumed >

The Korean Side Dishes


Yangnyum Kalbi (Beef With Special Sauce)


Hae Mool Jeon (Pan Cake with Seafood)

Goodies > The Beef was quite good. Yummmy butter-ly feel to it and strangely, I prefer to eat it on it's own, without the sauce or vegetable wrapping. Tho I was a bit upset that I didn't get to BBQ it on my own, I must admit that I might not have gotten it cook so nicely as the chef had at the Kitchen. The Pan Cake tasted like waffles with a savoury touch.

A little side story of discover ... after watching and digging the Korean movie "Le Grand Chef", I was thrilled to find out that they also served the soup that made a King cried. Didn't ordered it as there was too much food ordered already. ... maybe next time.

Yuckies > There are a couple of disappointing issues that marred my visit to Auntie Kim. First and foremost, I was told that I need to order two portion of BBQ meat before they allow us to do our own BBQ at the table. A major let down compared to what I had at KL.

The side dishes also pale in comparison with the KL one that I been to. There were more variety to stuff my Vegetable / Beef Combo and side dishes to snack on.

Cost > $27 for Yangnyum Kalbi (Beef With Special Sauce) & $16 for Hae Mool Jeon (Pan Cake with Seafood)
Returning (?) > I like to try other Korean Restaurants but if I need to get my Korean food fix urgently, I wouldn't mind coming down to Auntie Kim again.
Weblink > - Nil

Al-Ameen Eating House @ Bukit Timah

After watching Le Grand Chef, my overseas Makan buddy and I was hungry again ... even tho we just had dinner long ago ... did a bit of research on ieatishootipost blog and found an entry for 24hours makan in Singapore ... the pictures were tempting enough to make up our mind to head down to Bukit Timah for some Indian Naans

Consumed >

Tissue Prata

In the Basket: Naans, Garlic Naans & Cheese Onion Naans
The Orange Sauce: Panner Butter Masala Indian Cheese Butter Sauce
The Green Sauce: Palak Panner Spinach wit Indian Cheese and Onion Garlic

Goodies > Well The Naans were fabulous as I remember having back in Australia. I used to avoid Indian food beside the prata as I had the conception that Indian food are mainly spicy. Friend convinced me otherwise and I really enjoyed dipping the Naans into the creamy sauce. Haven't had the chance to try local Naans for the longest time and this was an excellent chance for me to relive the enjoyment of devouring Naans ....

Overall, it's as good as ieatishootipost recommend ... but personally, I prefer the Garlic Naans over the Cheese / Onion. The sauce wise, I felt the same as the Panner Butter Sauce was siok to every last drop .... sour, creamy and rich ... just like I love it ..

Yuckies > as per ieatishootipost, the Palak Panner Sauce was a let down ... Buddy complained that it wasn't as nice as the ones Malaysia offered and I agreed ... while constantly dipping in the sauce that I had order and push the green bowl over ...

I was told that In KL, sauce comes free and I tried to ask the friendly "manager" if it's the same here... but nope, it cost $7 bucks here (yup 1 buck more than when the post was made in ieatishootipost) ... and the greedy me sort of over ordered and the whole supper cost more than what I had expected ... heng got ATM nearby

Cost > $1 to $2.50 for the Naans / Cheese n Garlic ones. $7 Bucks for the Sauce

Returning (?) > Yeah but will not order that many sauces this time round ... sadly, can't explore the other sauces available

Weblink > Nil

PASTA de WARAKU @ The Central

What a way to end the year ... super duper nice dinner at one of my favourite pasta joint in Singapore ... yup ... Pasta de Waraku. If I ever have to order the last meal, the Scallop and Prawn Pizza will be it ... the taste of Scallop melting in my mouth with the thin crisp pizza base ... yum

However, I also made the mistake of ordering too much ... specially the Oyster and Baccon Carbonara Pasta ... think it gave me stomach upset later on and I gotto wait till the food goes down then I can function properly.

Consumed >
Scallop and Prawn Pasta


Salmon with Cheese


Oyster and Baccon Carbonara Pasta

Goodies >

Yuckies > Had to wait for a while ... heng there were a lot of people that queue "in front" giving up. Oyster and Creamy White sauce pasta didnt go well for me ... don't think I will order that again

Cost > Expensive ... 15 bucks ++ for the pasta, 12 bucks ++ for pizza and 8 bucks ++ for the Salmon w Cheese

Returning (?) > for the Scallop/Prawn Pizza ... definately

Weblink > www.waraku.com.sg

Missy Donut @ Plaza Sin

The New Fad in town ... the Donuts are trendy again ...

Consumed >

Goodies > there just something abt this type of Japanese style Donuts that make me wanna eat them again n again ... or maybe it's my gluttony
Yuckies > not exactly a healthy snack for someone who is "trying" to lose weight
Cost > $1 to $1.6 per donut or 6 for $6
Returning (?) > always tempted when I passby one of their outlets at Plaza Sin
Weblink > http://www.missydonut.com/

Mien @ Bukit Timah Food Centre

After reading the review at ieatishootipost, I been wanting to try the Pasta at Bukit Timah FC ... tho I been there a few times and passed by the shop a couple of times too but I never really wanted to try it cos it just didn't feel like it was a place to makan Pasta.

And the review was right ... I was wrong ... it was damn great pasta at very very cheap price that will make one of the local fast food pasta chain paiseh

Consumed >

Carbonara

Goodies > Yummy, Great Price and just nice portion ... what else can you ask for ... the best pasta in Singapore are found in FC

Yuckies > nothing much to complain

Cost > Less Than 4 Bucks

Returning (?) > Yeah .. Still got other pasta to try

Weblink > Article @ ieatishootipost

Fish & Co @ Changi Airport T2

I was having dinner at Fish & Co with my bunch of movie fanatic friends. Initally I wanted to order the traditional Fish & Chips but one of my friend helped me to order the New York Fish & Chips instead and when I tried to correct the order, the waitress highly recommended me to stick with it.

After trying it, I fell in Love with Fish & Co again and long to go back to try the New York Fish & Chips once more.

Consumed >

New York Fish & Chips

Goodies > Oh boy, who would knew that Fish & Chips with generous Parmesan cheese stuffing taste so good. The Fish & Chips taste extra crispy on the outside and super yummy on the inside.

Yuckies > The wait was a bit long. The queue before getting the seat and after ordering our meals, it felt that it took abit longer than usual. Plus Fish & Co price are not for everyday meal.

Cost > $17.50 (Inl. GST and Service Charge)
Returning (?) > Sure! if I got the money
Weblink > www.fish&co.com

Pasta Express @ Hong Lim Market

Was near Hong Lim Market and been itching to try out the food there. There are a couple of food on my hitlist there such as the Outram Kuay Teow and Ipoh Hor Fun but today, I got craving for something western and there's one western outlet that doing well enough to be recommended by sbest.com

Pasta Express!

Went around the level 2 of Hong Lim Market during lunch time and it was packed with hungry office people. Pass by the Outram Kuay Teow and the queue was rather short but I was on about finding the pasta shop.

When I found it, I was surprised that it was flank by two stores that have super long queue. One is the Ipoh Hor Fun and the other one was selling Mushroom Noodles. Sadly, there was no queue for Pasta Express. Must be a damn hard place to have a store! To be stuck inbetween to super popular stores and these three stores were enclosed to one corner by themselves.

Anyway I pressed on and ordered

Consumed >
Fettuccine Carbonara

Goodies > It's really one of the best pasta I had in a market environment and It's even better than some of the pasta shops in shopping malls.

Yuckies > It didn't look like anything that it was advertised. Was a bit disappointed to find no egg on top of my pasta

Cost > $4
Returning (?) > Sure but then there are other stores to check out first
Weblink >
Address > Blk 531A Up Cross St #02-42 Hong Lim Market S051531

Newton Circus Char Kuay Teow @ Serangoon Garden

Was around the Serangoon area at around 4pm and had a sudden craving for Kuay Teow... so head down to the Serangoon Garden Market (beside Chomp Chomp). The Queue was relatively short and to my surprise, they are willing to take my special order which many other reputable Kuay Teow stores would reject me out right. The Char Kuay Teow with the special blend of sea food and egg just melt in my mouth and before I finish my plate, I wanted another.


Char Kuay Teow

Goodies > For a shop that's so popular, I was surprised that the lady agreed to cook my special order of no Beansprouts. And when I realized they were going to cook my order with new Kuay Teow, I pushed my luck and ask for Kuay Teow only (nope I dont like the thick yellow noodles) which they agreed without any fuss! That for me was classy service for a top notch food!

Yuckies > The Wait

Cost > $2, $3 (incl: Prawns and Squids) & $4

Returning (?) > Cant Wait!

Weblink >

Stone Grill

The perks of having overseas friends visiting ! We get to splurge on food ! And since our American Frens suggested, we cant turn them down ... A return trip for them but A first visit to Stone Grill for me ... where the concept is that u cook ur own food : 0

Consumed >

Portobello Mushroom


Wild Stuffed Mushrooms


Prime of the Land


Pear Dessert

Goodies > Rather unique experience for me : )

Yuckies > Smokey ! damn smokey ... it's like walking into an enclosed room with many many mini bbq going at the same time.

Cost > EX ! total cost of meal for 4 pax was abt $150 = (about $40 per pax)

Returning (?) > highly unlikely unless someone treating me

Weblink > Stonegrill

Western Barbeque @ Old Airport Rd

Monday Night and no where to go makan except the same old places so I suggested Old Airport Rd since after going thru local food websites, Old Airport Rd Keep popping up. And since we were at my cousin new place yesterday, I been thinking of the hawker centre beside his place ...

shouldnt have visited on Monday as most of the stalls are closed ... only left with very few good ones

the best part was that I found this Western food stall

Consumed >

Beef Steak

Goodies > Superb Garlic Beef Steak Sauce

Yuckies > Not enough sauce to spread around! Didn't know what dishes are they famous for except for Chicken Chop which I don't really like.

Cost > $6 for 1 plate of Beef Steak

Returning (?) > oh yeah !

Weblink > sbestfood.com's website for Western BBQ