Everything With Fries - Shoestring or Straight Cut?

Hidden at a quiet corner of Joo Chiat Road, Everything With Fries (EWF) has attracted much crowd since their opening about a month ago. We are frequent visitors of East Coast Road area but we only came to know of EWF's existence last saturday. Clean and slick white decoration stood out among other restaurants. Chirpy young service staffs certainly added vibrancy and cheerfulness to atmosphere.

As expected from its name, every main comes with fries. You can either choose shoestring (Mcdonalds) or straight cut (MOS Burger) fries. There are 5 different flavours available- namely the original, curry, salt & vinegar, sour cream & onion and garlic & herbs. Fries for you?!

D'Bun - Super Mini Char Siew Bun

Hand made buns for you?

We were heading for lunch when we passed by this cute little shop. We just couldn't resist the temptation of the cute mini buns calling out to us on the display!

Teck Teochew Porridge - Simplicity is beauty

Simplicity is beauty...

Lao Hong Ser Rojak

Before we went Tai Shek Hei for dinner, we actually went to check out the famous rojak stall at Dunman Food Centre. When we saw that there was no queue at all, we were baffled and at the same time...happy of course! But don't be deceived by it! When we placed our order, we were told to collect an hr later! Then we realised that most people called in to place their order in advance.


Finally when we finished our dinner at Tai Shek Hei, we went back to Lao Hong Ser. Queue is already forming up there! You could see many eating the famous rojak in the food centre. Glad we actually ordered 1 hour in advance. The owner is a very punctual person. When he told us to collect at 8.15pm, we really got our packet of rojak at 8.15pm even though we went back at 8pm.

The you tiao was well barbequed till crispy! The rojak sauce was thick and fragrant, accompanied by the crushed peanut. Spicy, sweet and a tinge of sourness from the pineapples. It was awesome! One thing that was special was that they actually add in water chestnuts ("ma ti") in the rojak! Additional crunch and juicyness~

Lao Hong Ser Rojak is definitely worth the 1 hr waiting time. Next time just call in to place your order in advance!

J's & A's rating: 4.75/5

Lau Hong Ser Rojak
271 Onan Road
Stall #02-14 Dunman Road Food Centre
Tel: 63466519
5pm to 38am
Closed every Sunday
Call 1 hour in advance to place your order

Tai Shek Hei House of Bamboo Noodle- Springy noodles~

The legendary bamboo noodle, though it was ordinary looking but this is definitely a gem among other restaurants in Joo Chiat road.

Many people have a misconception that "machine made" noodles may not taste as good as handmade noodles. Well, you will definitely change your opinion after trying out Tai Shek Hei's bamboo noodle! The bamboo noodle is made using a bamboo machine created by the owner, John. The dough was repeatedly pressed upon to increase the elasticity of the dough.

The results? Springy noodles which dances on your tongue! Simply amazing~

We must comment that we like the service provided by the waitress there. She gave good recommendations and told us how to order to save costs!

We ordered 2 dry version of the bamboo noodle ($2 each) and a Tobiko dumpling soup ($8) to share. The bamboo noodle was way better than wanton mee. Really very 'Q'~

J's & A's rating: 4.75/5

Packed with fresh prawns, meat and tobiko (fish roe), the tobiko dumpling was good. You could literally taste the sweetness of the ingredients. Our only grouse was that the dumpling skin was too thick and a little sticky for our liking.

(A: I feel the dumpling skin tasted like bian mian. Even John agreed to that! Saying the dumpling skin could be use for ban mian.)

J's & A's rating: 4.25/5

John commented that his dumpling skin was the most elastic of all. So we did a experiment with him to test the elasticity.

The normal size of dumpling skin...

Versus stretched dumpling skin... After stretching, it covers all of Janelle's palm! Amazing!

We also like the Spinach Soup ($4). Crunchy prawn bits and scallops add on to the sweetness. It was not too gooey as compared to shark fin soup. The broth is really thick and rich in flavor

A's rating: 4.25/5, J's rating: 4.5/5

Last but not least, the Deep Fried Enoki mushroom ($8). Though highly recommended by many people, we didn't quite like this dish as we can't really taste or even bite the enoki. We could only taste the fried flour.

J & A's rating: 3/5

Overall, the dining experience in Tai Shiek hei was pretty good. Cozy restaurant with friendly & knowledgeable waitresses, we would go back again to try out other dishes!

Tai Shek Hai House of Bamboo Noodles
283/285 Joo Chiat Road
Jn of Koon Seng and Joo Chiat Road
Singapore 427539
63455095
10.30am to 11pm daily

Kway Guan Huat Popiah- ended up with disappointment

J: After reading all the news n hype abt Singapore's one of e best popiah from Kway Guan Huat, we travelled under e scorching sun in search of the popiah to replace our no 1 Qi Ji popiah. One major complaint is the location of this kopitiam. The numbering in Joo Chiat is really qt weird n we went e wrong way, walked for abt 15min n asked ard b4 we finally spotted Kway Guan Huat.

We ordered both the popiah n kueh pie tee. Seriously for e popiah, other than being generous with e fillings n e crispy bits tasted different from other popiahs, ive no other positive reviews for it. 1stly, the popiah skin is too thick n chewy for my liking. 2ndly, the turnips r pretty tasteless to me n they're not warm. 3rdly, the sweet sauce is not sweet enough. All in all, i went in with high hopes n ended up in disappointment. I even think the kueh pie tee is better bcos e pie is v crispy but same fillings r used. I dont think i will ever head back there for popiah, will just stick to our no 1 qi ji popiah with super thin skin n i simply adore their sweet sauce n fillings! Beauty lies in e beholder. Dont come after me, fans of kway guan huat popiah!

A: Seriously, at the first look of the popiah, it was not appetizing at all. Thinking that it could be the "best popiah in sg", I still took the bite anyway. It took me quite a while to chew off the skin! And the filling falls out easily as well. There's nothing special about the sauce. It somehow did not combined well with the fillings inside the popiah. It's just like eating 3 separate things together (skin+fillings+sauce) = popiah?? I don't think so..

J's ratings: 3/5 for popiah, 3.25/5 for kueh pie tee

A's ratings: 2.75/5 for popiah, 3.25/5 for kueh pie tee

Kway Guan Huat Joo Chiat
Original Poh Piah Skin & Kueh Pie Tee
95 Joo Chiat Road
63442875
Zita 96773441
Open 10am to 8pm daily
Closed on Mondays