Gyoza San [Media Invite]

What an interesting concept of a takeaway kiosk for gyoza I thought. Gyoza-San freshly prepared their Gyozas daily and they are so specialized to the point that they have a gyoza-making machine.

Gyoza San

The packaging was neat, presentable and thoughtful for patrons to carry around. 

Gyoza San

Never know that Gyoza can be done with an assortment of flavours. If you prefer the Thai taste, they do have Tom Yam Kung Gyoza and if you prefer the Korean style, the Kimchi Gyoza is available too. I guess to gauge the quality and standard of the Gyozas, I had to order their original. Boy! The Gyozas were juicy, and meaty, and come with black vinegar dip.

Gyoza San Original 秘制原味饺子 - $4.90 (6 Pcs)

Teriyaki Chicken Bento Set was served with rice, kimchi, Teriyaki Chicken and 3 original Gyozas. Each Bento comes with 3 Original Gyozas and if you will like to change the Gyozas Flavours, you can add $1 for it. The chicken is flavourful in its marinade which lends a touch of sweetness and tenderness. 

Teriyaki Chicken x 3 Original Gyozas 日式鸡肉便当· - $7.90

A good thing about Gyoza San is that its Halal and all Gyozas fillings are made up of minced chicken..

Gyoza-San 
Location: Sun Plaza, 30 Sembawang Drive, #B1-10 Singapore 757713

Porridge Master 粥师父

A hidden porridge stall in the Jurong west neighborhood recommended by the folks. We made our way down and realised the length of the queue. Looking at their menu, the variety of porridge seems mainstream with the usual porridge ingredients combination.

Porridge Master

Despite the price we are paying, the amount of food was value for money. Ingredients were generous and each bowl was cooked individually by our orders.

Century Egg Lean Meat Porridge - $3.70

Take a look at the amount of lean meat and century egg? You may want to give it a try!

Every bowl of porridge comes with cut crispy fried fritters topping up our generous bowl. I had the Pig's Organ Porridge topped with egg at an additional $0.50.

Pig's Organ Porridge with Egg - $5.20

The bowl of porridge contained an assortment of "Spare parts" like liver, lean meat, stomach etc. I love the texture of the porridge and perhaps Porridge Master sells one of the best bowl of Porridge in Jurong West. Innards were well clean and cooked to the correct firmness. 

Ingredients of Pig's Organ Porridge

There is only a man over the stove in preparing the porridge thus resulting in the long queue. Other than that, if I were to visit the next round, I will request them to spare their hands on the amount of white pepper given.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Porridge Master
Location: 442 Jurong West Ave 1, Block 442, Singapore 640442

Pisang Goreng Rangup Rengit

Pisang Goreng Rangup is one of our stop pits to load ourselves with energy while enjoying the freshly fried pipping hot Goreng Pisang from their cooking wok.

Pisang Goreng Rangup Rengit

Goreng Pisang business was undoubtedly good with the constant flow of customers in the queue. To make it more exaggerated, the customers took away their Goreng Pisang in full big bags instead of small bags.

Goreng Pisang 

Patrons will patiently wait in the queue for the batches of bananas to be fried.  Having said that, the process flow from cutting the bananas, dipping them into the batter and frying them up was systematically done by the team efficiently. This allows patrons to get these delicious fried banana fritters without much delay.

Frying the Banana Fritters

A moment to capture while the place was bustling with people, this pretty little boy left his dining table from his family and decided to squat down in front of the pole.

Moment

A simple dish that I'm craving for! Tauhu, potatoes, egg, shredded cucumbers and beansprouts drenched generously with the sweet savoury peanut sauce were to die for.

Rojak Tauhu

This is one of the best Goreng Pisang that I have ever tried in Johor. The thin layer of batter was so crispy like tempura and the banana tasted so good.

Goreng Pisang - 5 Pcs for RM 2

While some bites of it gave us the creamy texture of the banana. The combination of creamy and crispiness was simply the best.

Creamy

I guess it will be quite tough for me to visit this place again for we do not usually travel there. Nonetheless, I will still recommend anyone to try their food and Goreng Pisang if you are in that area.

Pisang Goreng Rangup Rengit
Location: Kampung Sungai Kluang, 83100 Rengit, Johor, Malaysia

MUSUBI Japanese Tapas & Seiro Gohan

Spotted MUSUBI quite some time back while I was doing window shopping in the mall. From the first look with so many steaming baskets hung on the wall display, I thought it was just another Dim Sum place in the mall till we walked a little closer and realised what they are selling.

Musubi

The ambience resembles a neat and tidy Japanese Theme Style cafe with elegant lighting and bamboo steaming baskets. The environment makes diners feel comfortable with its classic modern Japanese design.

Japanese Style Environment

Here's what we have for dinner!

It's meal time!

Let's have some Cold Tapas from the menu. The Iburi Gakko Cheese Canape is calling for cheese lovers. It was served with 4 crisp wafers with savoury cream cheese, mixed vegetables topped with some ikura. Simply loves the bursts of ikura that added another texture in enjoying the Tapas.

Iburi Gakko Cheese Canape - $7

Both drinks are refreshing given their own taste but if I were to choose one, I will have the amasake lemon sour.

Ume Koji Sour, Amasake Lemon Sour - $6.50, $7

For the Soup menu, we ordered Yuzu Tonjiru which is Musubi's recommendation. This Japanese Soup is often made with pork and vegetables with miso flavours. Love the number of ingredients in there and the refreshing taste of Yuzu within.

Tonjiru

Another cold Tapas we had from the menu was their Salmon & Hotate in Wasabi Sauce. It was refreshing and came with garnishings like onions and chopped spring onions.

Salmon & Hotate Wasabi Sauce

Musubi serves these thin slices of beef steamed and paired with Harajuku egg and sprinkled with colourful sesame seeds. The steamed rice was fluffy and goes well with the slices of meat.

Beef Seiro Gohan - $13.50

The Steamed Ika Siew Mai was very well executed and does not carry the traditional Chinese Siew Mai Flavours. The meat comprised shredded steamed squid and fish paste. The natural sweetness from the squid and the subtle seafood taste was unique while the texture was fluffy. The Ikura enhanced the dish presentation with its bright orange colours 

Steamed Ika Siu Mai (4 pcs)

The food was rather unique to me being a Japanese Cuisine and the quality is there. Looking at its menu, there is no reason not to be there again.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

MUSUBI Japanese Tapas & Seiro Gohan 蒸す美
Location: JEM, 50 Jurong Gateway Road, #04-12/14, Singapore 608549
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Kra Pow Thai Restaurant

The friend who loves exploring food had recommended me to Kra Pow Thai Restaurant in Far East Plaza for their value-for-money and authentic Thai Food.

Kra Pow Thai Restaurant

We had Lemon Grass Ice and Thai Milk Tea with Grass Jelly.

Lemon Grass Ice & Thai Milk Tea with Grass Jelly - $4.80, $6

Not many Thai restaurant offers braised pork knuckle dish and I'm excited seeing this on the menu. This slow-braised pork knuckle chunks with fresh herb, garlic and chilli is served with steamed jasmine rice as well as gooey molten egg. The gravy over the rice was inviting and the chilli gave an extra omph to the dish.

Khao Kha Moo - $13.90

Phad Thai is one of the staples to order in a Thai cuisine. They have a few variations to choose from, charred tiger prawn, double egg and tofu, crackling pork belly and we had their crunchy shrimp Phad Thai. These rice noodle is fragrantly wok-fried with secret blend of spicy tamarind juice, fresh tofu cube, egg and dried shrimp. The "Wok Hey" taste was praiseworthy.

Phad Thai with Crunchy Shrimp - $13.90

The presentation of the egg took us away. The fluffy and brown Thai Style Omelette looks just too inviting.

Thai Style Omelette (Minced Pork / Crunchy Shrimp) - $14.90 / $16.90

These golden breaded prawn and pork cake served with wasabi mayonnaise sauce and comes 3 in a basket.

Prawn Cake with Wasabi Mayo - $13.80

Meal ended off well with freshly steamed candied Tapioca with Salted Coconut sauce. We had it with ice and if you want to have it in the hot version, they do offer that too.

Steamed Tapioca with Salted Coconut - $8

Overall, the service is efficient. Food prices may be a little steep but in terms of standard and quality, its commendable. Since there are a number of outlets, I do not mind revisiting for Thai Cuisine at any of their restaurant.

Rating: 3.25 / 5 

Kra Pow Thai Restaurant
Location: 14 Scotts Rd, #03-26/27, Singapore 228217

Jiao Wo Wan Tan Mee 叫我雲吞面

Despite going to Johor Bahru frequently, I have never known or been to this container park. If not for the friend's recommendation, we would never have been here. 

Jiao Wo Wan Tan Mee

It was a day time during our visit and not all stalls were opened, nonetheless, what we were looking for was one of the rare few that has opened.

Shops at the Park

They offers a variation of Wan Tan Mee from You Mee, Mee Pok to Handmade Noodles while for the sauce, one can opt for black, white or even Tomato Sauce. They do have a special edition on their menu which is Mala Spicy Wan Tan Mee

 

Menu

Every plate of order was carefully prepared and served up to us. With few pieces of lean delicious char siew, crispy fried pork lard and spring onions topping up the noodles.

Wan Tan Mee - RM 8 (Small)

With the ingredients blending in well with the sauce and the springy noodles, I would say the meal is awesome. 

Wanton Mee

Soup was contained in a nostalgic metal bowl and these little humble wantons were yummy. The meat fillings were adequate and soup taste good.

Wanton

Sauce and seasonings were generous without overpowering. A good ratio of everything makes a bowl Wanton Mee tastes satisfying.

Noodles with Tomato Ketchup

No doubt that the place has already been there for sometimes, it still loook novelty 

Jiao Wo Wan Tan Mee 叫我雲吞面
Location:  Bestari Terrace, Blk 9B-G1, 2, Jalan Bestari 16, Taman Nusa Bestari, 81300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Shi Wei Xian Hong Kong Tim Sum

This cheap and good Tim Sum place is known for its operating hours for they are just opened 2 days a week. They are opened only during Saturdays and Sundays in one corner of the coffeeshop.

Shi Wei Xian Hong Kong Tim Sum

Menu was rather straight forward and items are mostly illustrated on their signboard. With a limitation of 26 items on the Tim Sum Menu, its already good enough for the folks to get busy in the kitchen.

Ordering Chit

Yuan Yang Chee Cheong Fun is a best of both world when one cant decide to choose between Char Siu or Prawns. These smooth & warm sheets of rice roll was thin and had the fillings encased. The sauce that based the dish was tasty.

Yuan Yang Chee Cheong Fun 鸳鸯香港猪肠粉 - $4

I'm quite impressed by the 3 small cakes of carrot cake that were pan fried and came with bite chunks within. The external layer had a tad crisp with charred edges and the bite texture was soft.

Carrot Cake 萝卜糕 (3pcs) - $4.50

Porridge is of small portion of and the texture consistency was perfect. The taste fits me.

Century Egg Pork Porridge 皮蛋瘦肉粥 - $2.20

The Crab Meat Siew Mai did not have any distinguishable taste nor pieces of crab meat within. Nonetheless, its texture was succulent, packed of meat and not very greasy

Beancurd Sheet Roll 豪皇鲜竹卷, Bean Sauce Chicken Feet 豉汁蒸凤爪，Crab Meat Siew Mai 蟹皇蒸烧卖 - $4.20，$4, $4.20

The crispy Ngoh Hiang Chicken Roll was delicious and comes 3 in a plate.

Fried Ngoh Hiang Chicken Roll 五香炸鸡圈 - $4.50 

The Char Siew Bun was fluffy and soft in its skin with sweet tasty chopped meat fillings. 

Char Siew Pau 叉烧包 - $1.20

I overheard some angry commotions in the kitchen between the counterparts. I begin to wonder if this is the reason behind the short operating hours? 

In conclusion, their Dim Sum fares above the average one for the freshness and taste. 

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Shi Wei Xian Hong Kong Tim Sum
Location: 1015 Geylang East Ave 3, #01-109, Singapore 389730