Fook Kin

Fook Kin collaborates with The Muttons  (Class 95 FM DJs), Fat Boys and Roast Paradise. While this joint is famous for their roast meats.

Their interior is nostalgic and will take you back in time. with the metal grated folding gates, hanging birdcage lightings, old school floor tiles and cement walls.

Fook Kin

It can never go wrong ordering their Char Siew and Roasted Pork at Fook Kin. I must agree that they are Fook Kin awesome! The cuts of both types of meat were uniform and has a good ratio of fats to lean meat. 

The Char Siew was shining and alluring. It has a good caramelised coating together with its slightly charred edges, bringing out the 

Mix Platter (Med 300g) - $30

The Mee Pok is simple but worthy of attention. The pale looking bowl of Mee Pok may appeal to be lacklustre but tossing together in its seasonings and marinated minced meat, it was surprisingly delicious. Not forgetting the pork lard and cucumber that gave the crunchy texture to our bowl.

Mince Meat Mee Pok - $3

The Caramelised Char Siew was sweeter than what we usually had from the roast meat stall. The Charcoal flavour meat was juicy and succulent. It strikes a good balance between the sweet savoury and smoky flavours. 

Sweet Savoury Char Siew

Look at these thick cuts of pork belly. The crispy skin that crackles in our mouths was the bomb! Dipped them into the chilli for additional flavour.

Crackling Pork Belly

Packed with Truffle Fragrance, the bowl of Truffle Wanton Mee comprised of 3 fried wantons, a few stalks of greens and of course the glistering gold-dusted Char Siew. Their springy noodles were tossed with seasonings and truffle oil.

Truffle Wanton Mee - $13.80

Charcoal Roast Duck was decadent with the semi-sweet herbal sauce without being too overwhelming. The roast duck was surprisingly good with the herbal notes and was not gamey. It was juicy!

Charcoal Roast Duck 1/4 Lower - $22

Their Siew Mai is nothing out of the ordinary. Perhaps if you may want to focus more on their core food than these dim sums.

Shrimp & Chicken Siew Mai - $4.80

Their BBQ Pork Bun has the conventional Char Siew instead. It tasted quite ordinary to me and on a sweeter side.

BBQ Pork Bun (2 PCs) - $4.80

While at the payment counter, Yes! We made a payment that's why they said they Fook Kin Love Us.

Payment Counter

They offer patrons for free beverages in exchange Instagram posts and we got ours. The service was great with servers being attentive and jovial. You can really feel the passion.

Overall, if you are into Roasted Meat and have a little more to splurge, Fook Kin can be of consideration.

Free Drinks

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Fook Kin
Location: 111 Killiney Rd, Singapore 239553
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Five Star Dim Sum

While many have been talking about this Dim Sum place situated in the industrial estate for a while, we decided to visit the place after a few months. Five Star Dim Sum place was relatively easy to locate with a helpful security guard indicating the way. 

The flooring and setting of the Dim Sum place is totally nostalgic and kind of brought me back into my childhood days. Everything was like sitting in a time machine back in the 80s.

Entrance of Five Star Dim Sum

One of the staples from Five Star will be their crusty Polo Pau. The exterior was crumby and fragrant.

Po Lo Pau 叉烧菠萝包 - $2.50 

As you pulled open the Polo Pau, the sweet savoury chopped pieces of Char Siu were revealed.

Fillings

The porridge was smooth and coupled with a generous amount of ingredients. It might be a bit bland for some but adding some condiments and seasonings from the station will help. 

Century Egg Pork Congee 皮蛋猪肉粥 - $4

Yummy

Only a few places would have sold this Cheong fun. The thin sheets of rice rolls wrapped up the crispy rolls and drenched in the sauce.  

Crispy Shrimp Cheong Fun 米网一品肠粉 - $5.50

Basically, if you like to have a bit of everything, Ting Zai Congee is the best choice as it is filled with ingredients like peanuts, fish, pork, century egg etc. 

Ting Zai Congee 状元艇仔粥 - $4.50

The salad prawn dumplings were crispy on the outside and we enjoyed the delicious plump prawns. 

Salad Prawn Dumplings 沙律虾角 - $4.50 

The smooth and thin sheet rolls encase the sweet savoury Char Siew with the sweet soy sauce featuring the Hong Kong Style Chee Cheong Fun.

Char Siew Cheong Fun 密汁叉烧肠粉 - $4.50

The deep-fried radish cake was soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Love the taste and texture. 

Deep Fried Radish Cake 炸腊味萝卜糕 - $4

Steamed Prawn Siew Mai's meat was pretty well seasoned and moist. These lovely Siew Mais were topped with a striking red wolfberry.

Steamed Prawn Siew Mai 鲜虾蒸烧卖 - $5

Chicken Feet was sweetly coated in its sauce coupled with black pepper. It could be softer in texture.

Black Pepper Chicken Feet 黑椒凤爪 - $4 

The BBQ Char Siew Pau was fluffy and the texture was soft. The fillings of BBQ Char Siew Pau were sweet and chopped into small chunks.

BBQ Char Siew Pau 蚝皇叉烧包 - $3.50

Braised Pork Buns were standard fare. The meat was tough and not juicy. Its taste was monotone and not fragrant.

Braised Pork Buns 扣肉包 - $4

It's always best to eat these XLBs while they are hot. The soup encased in the buns was sweet and piping hot. The texture of the Bao Skin and meat was fine.

Xiao Long Bao 小笼包 - $4

Fresh prawn beancurd rolls were yummy!

Fresh Prawn Beancurd Rolls 鲜虾腐皮卷- $4.50

Claypot Rice was a non-greasy version and lacked the aroma. Nonetheless, they still taste decent with pork and sausages. 

Claypot Pork Rice 沙煲腊味饭  - $6

The taste was commendable with hints of salted egg among the piping hot custard cream. These buns were light and fluffy. 

HK Salted Egg Custard Buns 港式金牌流沙包 - $3.50

Not many places offer Hong Kong Style Steamed Mushroom Buns. The outlook of the buns looks exactly like mushrooms. It comes in a basket of 3 and filled with mushroom fragrance. The buns were airy and soft, stuffed with aromatic chopped mushrooms. 

Hong Kong Style Steamed Mushroom Buns 港式香菇包 - $4 

For the price and standard, I do not mind returning back again for more. They have more than just 1 outlet in Singapore and it will be best to visit the branch at our convenience. 

The order system can be out of control at times as customers were paged to pick up the food from the kitchen counter one by one using buzzer system. 

This system is somehow not feasible or friendly as we tend to order a lot of items in a go and we were paged to collect the items shortly after we sit down for many rounts which can be quite disturbing to our meals. To make things worse,  sometimes a few customers gathered over the counter for collection and it can be pretty confusing too. Well, on the other hand, there are no service charges rendered, so we can not complain much. 

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Five Star Dim Sum
Location: Shun Li Industrial Complex, 705 Sims Dr, #07-01, Singapore 387384,  

Hong Kee Porridge 鸿记粥

The location of Hong Kee porridge stall is special as it is quite spacious and has side access. If you are looking for traditional Porridge as comfort food, Hong Kee Porridge could be the one that you are looking for.

Unique Location

Besides Pork Porridge, they have Sliced Fish, Century Egg, Fish Head and cuttlefish porridge.

Stall of Hong Kee Porridge

Look at the articles and certificates that were plastered onto the fridge. They have gained attention from the media over the years 

Side Door

Every porridge serving was cooked individually. I opted for the pork porridge and no doubt that the porridge was rather watery, the taste still remain flavourful. 

Pork Porridge - $4

The ingredients were fresh, especially the pig livers were still bloody in the porridge. The texture of the pig livers was perfect too.

Pig's Liver

The lean meat was quite generous in its size, however, I will prefer that the meat can be cut into smaller pieces.

Lean Meat

Besides the lean meat and liver, the pork porridge comprises handmade minced meatballs.

Meatball

Hong Kee Porridge is a good reminiscent of home-cooked porridge that brings back the old taste.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Hong Kee Porridge
Location: Commonwealth Crescent Market and Food Centre, 31 Commonwealth Cres, #02-89, Singapore 149644

OK Zhen Hao Wei

While the sibling has been talking about the popular steamed fish all over these years, we finally managed to get a date here together. The stall is a family run business serving Cantonese home cooked delicacies. 

OK Stall

Just like any other Cze Char Stall in the Hawker, the menu was clearly stated on the display board with specific pricing. However, some of the fish items are priced based on the season.

Menu

The Sambal Sweet Potato Leaves were decent and not too spicy for me. 

Sambal Sweet Potato Leaves 叁芭番薯叶 - $6

The taste of the Steamed Chicken with Mushroom in Fermented Bean Sauce is rather strong here. The gravy coagulated over time as the dish cooled down. Having it paired with some white rice will be the best combination. Chopped chilli and spring onions were seen as garnishing to the dish. 

Steamed Chicken with Mushroom in Fermented Bean Sauce 腐乳花菇鸡 - $8

The best dish of the night was this steamed seabass with bean sauce. It can be served either in the Hong Kong Steamed Style or The Bean Sauce Style. The fish was perfectly steam and its meat was still bouncy without losing the ideal texture. The fish is tasty and even without having it paired with a bowl of steamed rice, it is definitely fine for me.

Bean Sauce Steamed Seabass 鼓汁蒸金目鲈 - $25 (Seasonal Price)

Without a doubt, the price of food is reasonable here and the taste of fish is commendable. Making a return trip here for similar food can be foreseen.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Ok Zhen Hao Wei
Location: Duman Food Centre, 271, Onan Road #02-20, Singapore 424678

Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice

Comparing the chicken rice stalls from the Hawker, Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice has always been one of my favourites Chicken Rice Stall. I last visited one other branch (Margaret Drive Chicken Rice) in Havelock Road Cooked Food Center and was happy to see that this delicious chicken rice is getting closer to me geographically.

Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice (Since 1978)

Sin Kee Chicken Rice is known for providing tender and succulent meat. I still remember the times when I had it in Margaret drive, we were so amazed by the layer of translucent jelly collagen under the skin of the chicken. 

Our Orders - $16

Their chilli sauce was homemade, likewise for the grated ginger that goes very well with the poached chicken too.

Quarter Chicken - $8

Bean sprouts were well blanched and tossed in light sauce together with cut chillis as well as coriander. They compliment each other well and are perfect to pair with the plate of fragrant chicken rice,

Bean Sprouts - $3

For innards lovers, we had a portion of the liver at $3, they tasted good when tossed in the light soy sauce too.

Liver - $3

After visiting the Sin Kee stalls, I'm glad that the standard has been consistent. Be early to avoid queue if you want to enjoy some pocket-friendly chicken rice. 

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Margaret Drive Sin Kee Chicken Rice
Location: Blk 40, Holland Drive, Stall 7, #01-39,  Singapore 270040

Hong Kong Yummy Soup

After so many years, Hong Kong Yummy Soups Stall still never fail to draw a long queue in front of its stall during peak hours. As usual, the Cantonese Stall owner has always been on One-Man Show, handling from taking orders to payment. His managing skills was good enough for him to clear the snaking long queues alone throughout the years. 

Stall of Hong Kong Yummy Soup

While healthy eating has gained its popularity and importance over these years, such steamed dishes with nourishing nutrients will never be out of trend. 

Our Order

Not many places do offer this soup and its benefits is to help to expel heat from the body and aid coughing. Ingredients include the Chinese almonds, spare ribs and Night Blooming Cereus.

Night-blooming Cereus Spare Ribs Soup 霸王花排骨汤 - $4

The soup aids in building strong bones and muscles. It also nourishing too. The bowl of soup was strong flavoured with mushrooms, peanuts and the natural sweetness from the meat gave sweetness to the bowl.

Peanut Chicken Feet 花生鸡脚 - $4

While this soup is quite commonly found in the soup stall, the quality of the soup was delighting to the soul. Generous portions of meat were placed in with thick-cut of Lotus Root.

Spareribs Soup with Lotus Root 莲藕排骨汤 - $4

The amount paid was worth getting for. These bowls of soup are value for money and standard has been maintained throughout the years. For those who want to enjoy more variety of soup choices, it will be best to go earlier before the soup runs out for the day.

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Posted 28 December 2013

Steamy business! Drinking herbal soups as well as having dishes steamed dishes seem to be in the trend lately as we can see more of such stall opening up everywhere, even in Shopping Mall. Hong Kong Yummy Soups has been a while in Ayer Rajah Food Centre and they serve 6 different kinds of soups as well as 2 other dishes. The 6 types of soup includes:

(1) Spareribs soup with lotus root and dry octopus ($3.30)
(2) Spareribs soup with winter melon ($3.30)
(3) Peanut Chicken Feet Soup ($3.30)
(4) Spareribs soup with msurhooms ($3.30)
(5) Cordyceps flowers soup with chicken ($4.00)
(6) Night Blooming Cereus Spareribs Soup ($3.30)

And two dishes
(A) Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Beans ($3.50)
(B) Steamed Chicken Wing in Lotus Leaf ($3.00)

Beside its budgeted value, steaming is a healthy form of cooking which allow the food to be cooked quickly while retaining its nutrients.

Hong Kong Yummy Soups

The benefits of each kind of soup is precisely indicated on the signboard in Chinese Characters. I had ordered a bowl of Spareribs Soup with Lotus root and dry octopus which was supposed to aid the lungs and maintain healthy kidneys. The stock was sweet and lends flavour to the slices of lotus root.
 

Spareribs with Lotus Root and Dry Octopus - $3.30

The ingredients given was generous and the soup does not contain MSG. The meat came with alot of soft bones attached which allow a good chew throughout my meal. Red dates were added to the soup enhancing its sweet taste. The meal was rather simple with a bowl of white rice to pair along.

Add rice - $0.50

If you have the urge to satisfy your soup cravings, do visit Hong Kong Yummy Soups. :)

Rating: 4 / 5

Hong Kong Yummy Soups
Location: Ayer Rajah Food Centre, 503 West Coast Drive, #01-06, Singapore 120503