Mui Siong Bak Chor Mee – Delicious, Umami, Livery

Mui Siong’s Tampines franchise is situated in an air conditioned coffeeshop. The premises are pretty clean & well ventilated.. In fact, I was quite cold when I was there ‘cos it was raining heavily outside. But I’d imagine the aircon would be good respite from the usual sweltering heat outdoors, on other days.

Bak Chor Mee

My honest verdict: Sibeh shiok. Especially in this cold weather.

This $5 Minced Meat Noodles gives you a good portion of noodles, tossed in a deliciously balanced ratio of vinegar & chilli. It is oily enough to lubricate the noodles without leaving an icky film all over your mouth.

Plenty of Liver in Umami Soup

The star of this, though, as everyone says, is the ingredients & soup. The liver needs no introduction – thiccccc AF, & lovingly cooked to soft perfection. Best of all, ’tis without a hint of gameyness or the powdery mouthfeel you get from overcooking. The pork slices, balls, & minced meat were all satisfactory as well. & as for the soup? You’ll be lapping up all its umami goodness, leaving no drop behind.

πŸ“ Jin Xi Lai (Mui Siong) Minced Meat Noodle – 478 Tampines Street 44, #01-221, Singapore 520478

Tipsy Penguin – They Ran Out of Promo Oysters

Sian. Made a trip to Tipsy Penguin specially for their oysters, only to find they didn’t have the promo ones anymore that day.

Settled for these Japanese oysters (“premium price” they said, hence not eligible for 10% off $100 spend on OCBC cards back when I visited – not sure if this promo is still available)… Which were delicious, but damn – 6 for $24

Ps: Naked oysters are the best. These toppings here (grapefruit & ikura in the middle; hua tiao ebi at the bottom) don’t do much for how decadent & creamy these oysters are on their own.

πŸ’³ Accepts credit cards
🌬 Air-conditioned seats available
β˜€οΈ Al fresco seats available
πŸ–₯ Accepts reservations on Quandoo (I walked in, though)

Gravitea La-teh – Disappointing Bubble Tea

Gravitea’s Oolong Cheese Tea ($4.50 nett) with Pearls (+$0.50 nett) left much to be desired, though. Tea was disappointingly diluted, albeit I was comforted by the chewy, nicely done pearls.

I finished the pearls, but couldn’t bring myself to do the same for the tea.

Also took a while to be prepared – which I can overlook if this was a good cup, but it unfortunately wasn’t.

Oolong Cheese Tea with Pearls

πŸ’³ Accepts credit cards
🌬 Air-conditioned seats only

Supporting Heartland Bubble Tea – Le Yi Bei (乐一杯)

I’m actually quite impressed with Le Yi Bei (乐一杯) Taro Fresh Milk (M: $3.80 nett/ L: $4.80 nett, pictured). The taro taste is pretty robust. Pearls (+$0.50) are on the small side, but have a good chew & bounce to them.

Would buy this again! In fact, I’d like to try their’s actual teas – couldn’t do so today as it’s late in the evening & I do want to sleep tonight πŸ˜‚

πŸ’΅ Accepts cash only
πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ Membership card available for free (collect stamps!)

Banh Mi Thit Tampines – Quality Banh Mi

Got the Beef Banh Mi ($5.50 nett) from Banh Mi Thit’s takeout outlet at Tampines – whoa, it’s shiok & flavourful. Option to have/omit chilli – I said yes & the chilli padi slices packed a nice oomph to some of the bites.

Beef Banh Mi

The baguette is so crispy & easy to chow down on. I hate it when bread is tough & my teeth feel like they’re about to dislodge from my gums. This was anything but that. Very satisfied.

Admittedly, with my big appetite, this alone wasn’t sufficient to fill me up. But dang, I’m glad I made the trip here because it was delicious. Should’ve bought 2x Banh Mis – maybe a pork one too.

Half-finished (oops) Iced Vietnamese Coffee

Added on an Iced Vietnamese Coffee (U.P. $1.80 nett) for only $1 nett because their set meal (1x Banh Mi + 1x Drink) is only $6.50 nett. Ah, my guilty pleasure. Sweet stuff for a Kosong-drinker, but the Taste of Coffee that packs a punch is smth I needed to start my weekend right. ❀️

Banh Mi Thit’s takeaway outlet at Tampines

πŸ’΅ Cash payment
πŸ“± PayNow also accepted
πŸͺ‘ No seats; takeaways only
🚫 No GST or service charge