Guangdong Wanton Mee- Where's the queue??

When we reached maxwell, we thought that we went to the wrong stall. There was no queue at all unlike e other famous maxwell stalls. However, we decided to give it a try anw n gosh, im certainly glad we did! This beef kuay teow is definitely different from Bugis (Longhouse) Lim Kee Beef Noodle at Golden Mile Food Centre & they r not comparable. They're both delicious in their own ways. Lim Kee's beef kuay teow uses lean beef slices n e gravy is thicker. This beef brisket kuay teow has pieces of beef that r soo tender that they almost melt in ur mouth! The beef r braised to perfection n taste absolutely heavenly~ The kuay teow is sooo slippery smooth. Their gravy is more liquid, creamier n saltier as compared to Lim Kee's. However, we followed ieatishoot's style of eating by combining the sui gao with beef brisket gravy. It's v shiok!! Peppery, creamy, less salty, wah~!! I'm loving it~ =D

Beef Brisket Kuay Teow ($3)

The sui gao (pork dumplings) r really fresh! The skin is v thin n generously filled with pork n shrimps! Very juicy n crunchy! The soup is good too but I will love it more if they can reduce the pepper haha. For just $3, u get 7 big fresh sui gao. Definitely worth every penny!

Pork Dumplings Soup ($3)

J & A's ratings: 4.75/5 beef brisket kuay teow, 4.5/5 sui gao soup

Guan Dong Wanton Mee

Maxwell Food Centre Stall 99
6.30am to 3pm daily
96378403

Bugis (Long House) Lim Kee Beef Noodle- Legendary Beef Kuay Teow sooo good that you can't stop!

After watching a super nice movie "Ice Age 3" (MUST WATCH!!), we head off to Golden Mile Food Centre for a budget dinner! Haha..we probably spent too much on food the past few days.

We were searching high and low for Lim Kee Beef noodle and finally found it hiding in the basement! It was situated near the muslim stalls and if you do not know, you'll probably can't find it! The owner told us that they had been there since years ago before the Muslims stalls began to move in . Afraid that their regulars cannot find their stall, the owner decided to stay at where it was. If you had been to Golden Mile food centre, you would have noticed that most chinese stalls were on the first level and the muslim stalls mostly on the basement.

We ordered the dry version of Beef Kuay Teow $4. It was super shiok! The owner even included chopped peanuts inside! It was said to give extra crunch and fragrance to the beef kuay teow. And this was true! Janelle even took an extra scoop of peanuts from the owner! The sauce was super shiok~~~ kuay teow was sooo smooth & slippery tt they literally slipped down our throats! The beef is exceptionally tender! It was fantastic! Never know that we could enjoy such a fantastic beef kuay teow!

Here comes the beef balls!

OMG! It was sooo "Q"! The beef balls were made using the calve muscles of the beef. No wonder it was so springy! Next time if we come by Golden Mile food centre, this is the dish that we will definitely order. Following which would be our belgium waffles at level 1!

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

Bugis (Long House) Lim Kee Beef Noodle

505 Beach Road #B1-27

Golden Mile Food Centre

Mobile 9069 4916

11am -9pm daily

Cafe Oliv- Found my desserts heaven in sg~!

Janelle and I had a long day of interview today. We decided to head off to Cafe Oliv for a big treat! The restaurant was empty when we entered. It was already like 7.30pm and there was no one there?? Don't be deceived by it! People only start streaming in after 8pm. Why does people at east coast road have their dinner so late? haha

We ordered Chargrilled Bratwurst Snail & Spicy Italian Sausages with Rosti Potato $14.90

A's rating: 4.25/5, J's rating: 4.3/5

A: I like the rosti in Cafe Oliv! It was different from what I've tasted in Lauterbrunnen (Switz). Rosti is actually a national dish of Switzerland, usually served with sour cream. Rosti in Cafe Oliv was made using shredded potato and they pan-fried it, topping it with bacon, adding additional crisp to the rosti! It was not overly seasoned and it tasted great with the bacon and sour cream. Both of us find the spicy italian sausage must tastier than the bratwurst snail sausage. This would have been a perfect dish if not of the snail sausage. Oh, they also add final touch to the dish by adding fried shredded sweet potato! We had to ask the owner to find out what it was! Janelle even thought that it was "cuttlefish" initially. haha

J: This rosti is one of the best ive tasted so far. Sometimes e rosti can be too oily, nua n salty. I love the crispiness of the top layer of rosti with bacons and e lighter, softer texture of the bottom layers of rosti with the sour cream. The taste of the spicy italian sausage was so overpowering tt it rendered the snail sausage almost tasteless. But the snail sausage was bland on its own too.

We also ordered Oliv Tradtional Beef Stew with Fennel, Potato and Pilaf Rice $12.90. We ordered the dinner set menu which includes a soup+main+drink+dessert ($16.90).

The mushroom soup was very creamy and we both feel that it would be better if there were chunks of mushrooms in the soup. Definitely not ur usual campbellis mushroom soup!

Here's come our beef stew!

The Pilaf Rice

This hot steaming stew is delicious! It was a perfect combination with the pilaf rice. Actually we do not know what is pilaf rice. You could feel each individual rice grain in your mouth! The so called "Li Li Fan Xiang!" It tasted great wih the beef stew, especially when you bite each mouthful of rice with large chunks of beef. Yumm..

A's rating: 4.5/5

J: I thought the beef could be more tender. There were a couple of beef which were overdone n e tendons made it hard for me to bite off the beef. I actually feel that the pilaf rice was very good bcos each n every grain is very separated n i love the bite of e grains. I would gladly finish the rice on its own with the gravy from the beef stew lol.

J's rating: 4/5 beef, 4.5/5 pilaf rice

And finally our desserts! Mudpie!

The presentations of the desserts were awesome! We find this mudpie amazingly delicious! It was a combination of coffee ice-cream + chocolate bits + chocolate ice-cream drizzled with coffee sauce. We initially thought that it was chocolate sauce! The coffee taste was not overpowering and not too sweet to make u feel sick after eating a while, which we both like about. Eating the bits of chocolates with the ice-cream was simply delicious! Best mudpie I've tasted so far, even better than Island Creamery.

J's & A's rating: 4.5/5

We decided to get additional dessert as desserts were having a half-price promotion ($3, UP $5.90) on tue and thursday.We ordered the brownie with cookies & cream ice-cream. Brownie with ice-cream was the highlight of today! The brownie was heavenly! The 1st bite into the ice cream brownie blown us to heaven~ oOOompHHH aHHhhHHH this issss A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! Chunks of walnuts can be seen and the brownie was so soft that it dissolve almost immediately in your mouth! It was not too sweet and definitely v shiok when served warm with the ice-cream. Janelle and I were like snatching the brownie among ourselves n scraping the plate, not wasting every bit of brownie left! haha. It was THAT GOOD!! We couldnt't help smiling when we started eating the brownie! It's been a long time since we've experienced such a heavenly dessert, other than the bread pudding in London.

Brownie with Cookie & Cream Ice-cream

Feeling insatiable after finishing the brownie within a min, we succumbed to the growlings of our stomachs which were hankering for more brownies! We're such a glutton pigs! haha! This time we ordered Brownie with mocha chip ice-cream. We're in heaven! It's the best dessert we've eaten in Singapore. The only dessert that would make both of us come back for it again! The brownie tasted much better with the mocha chip ice-cream. Next time we will just order this combination! The mocha ice-cream was very aromatic n shiokfully delicious in combination to our warm brownie choked full of nutty chunky walnuts drizzled with choc fudge! This really gave the extra punch tonight! (J: Personally I feel that the mudpie was gd but bcos its all cold coffee & choc ice cream mudpie, it was less shiok as compared to warm brownie with cold ice cream. This brownie with mocha ice cream can definitely satisfy both ur cravings for choc & coffee!) We feel that the cookies and cream ice-cream was pretty normal, nothing fantastic.

Brownie with Mocha Chip Ice-cream

J's & A's rating: 4.8/5 for brownie with mocha chip ice cream. This brownie would have scored 5 if they can replace their ice creams with better ones like from seventh heaven or island creamery :P Btw their ice creams r not made by themselves so they're actually ordinary ice creams.

Having such a good dinner and 3 yummy desserts, we were almost too full to move! (J: I'm suffering from sore throat now bcos I had such a fabulous meal lol) I bet the owner, Kelvin was shocked that girls of our size could finish so much food! Bill for tonight totalled up to $41.60 for 1 soup, 1 drink, 2 entrees + 3 desserts! And no GST!! We will definitely come back on thursday again! Because desserts are half-priced on tue and thur! We will try out new yummylicious food again and DEFINITELY our BROWNIE not to be missed!!

Visit http://www.cafeoliv.com/ for more info.

Cafe Oliv
220, East Coast Road
(Near Church of the Holy Family, Katong)
6-344-3114
Open daily from 11:30am - 11pm

Geylang Briyani Stall aka Hamid's Briyani

J: I've never thought i would be brave enough to try mutton (my most disliked meat) twice a row within a week... following my fav ieatishoot recommendation, we sniffed our way to geylang serai temp mkt for nasi briyani~

just look at the rice! surprising each grain is v firm n separated, the rice is v 'pang' n not oily at all... im even more surprised tt it is not spicy for a non chilli eater like me. im totally in love with their fragrant rice. absolutely satisfying just by eating the rice with the gravy. i asked the owner whether chicken or mutton is nicer n he said chicken bcos its v tender... however in my opinion, e chicken is rather dry n i prefer e mutton which is more tender. it would have been better if not for the tendons! e curry isnt fantastic, it was on the salty side...

there was this stall which caught sis's attn (behind nasi briyani stall) bcos it had won many awards n gained much press. hence, being typical singaporeans, we decided to try their beef rendang. i thought the beef rendang was a little dry n hard but sis said its not bad for beef rendang alr. i cant really compare bcos this is my 1st beef rendang too!

J & A's ratings: 4.6/5 for rice, 4.5/5 for mutton, 4/5 for chicken n beef rendang

Geylang Briyani Stall aka Hamid's Briyani
Geylang Serai Temp Market #01-327
9am - 5pm
Closed: Monday

Wah Yen Eating House- i found my no 1 kopi in sg!!

J: Our quest to find the ultimate kaya toast brought us all the way from Kallang to Sin Ming Road. Yes, we r tt crazy i know lol. But the trip wasn't a futile one! Upon reaching e kopitiam, we see a lot of ppl drinking kopi and eating the normal kaya toast which was toasted using the traditional white bread... However, we ordered the french toast with kaya which is toasted using the french loaf! This is certainly something new and refreshing to us. Woah upon sinking ur teeth into the toast, u can hear the shiok crispy sound~ Unlike the french toast served in HK cafes, their french loaves were delightfully toasted till the crust is crispy and slapped with their homemade kaya which isnt too sweet for me. Even after taking our own sweet time to enjoy our breakfast and sitting right in front of a big fan, the crust maintained its crispiness even as it cooled! The bread is still soft inside too.
Their half boiled eggs were cooked just right, not too watery nor hard and 1 egg is sufficient for me to soak all my kaya toast in it with leftovers.

But the best must be their kopi-o. I always liked old nanyang kopi from upper boon keng food centre becos their kopi is really aromatic n they roast quality coffee beans. This kopi-o is also very 'gao' n it gives e acidic after taste which i really like! I will really recommend kopi lovers to try it out!

A: I've tried french toast at elsewhere and I must say that their french toast is really different from others. Crispy even till the last bite! Although the french toast is nice, you must be very patience when ordering! It took us a while before the owner understood what we want. The owner of this store seem flustered when we're ordering. Perhaps it was busy in the morning. Make sure you order your toast and kopi correctly! If not, youll end up getting something different!

*Note: Is FRENCH TOAST! Not kaya toast!

J's ratings: 4.25/5 for french toast, 4.75/5 for kopi-o siu dai

A's ratings: 4.3/5 for french toast

Wah Yen Eating House
Blk 23 Sin Ming Road #01-01

S(570023)
Open 7.30am to 12.30am

Sofra Turkish Cafe and Restaurant

J: I've never appreciated Turkish cuisine until I went Berlin. When I was in Berlin, we tried the Doner Kebap and Durum Doner. Basically, both contain kebap sliced from the giant skewer along with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, yoghurt sauce and pepper. The difference is that the former is a sliced flatbread while the latter is an extra-thin pita.

When we entered Sofra, we were immediately greeted by a waitress and service was really great. She gave us many recommendations and told us which are the ones that are popular with ladies. Sofra has also earned HPB's healthier choice label and gained much press.

Moving on to the food, we had sesame bread with

hummus for starters. The sesame bread is really crispy and the toasted sesame makes the bread really fragrant. The bread didnt lose its crispyness despite us taking a long time to finish eating it!

Hummus is something new to me. I've always loved chickpeas and this is the perfect appetizer for me. It's creamy and bursting with beany flavor of the chickpeas. I find that the best way to eat it with the bread is to spread it inside the sesame bread and when u bite it, hummus spread out onto ur tongue and complemented well with the sesame.

We had the Beyti Kebap ($16.50) which is spiced meat patties

rolled in the sesame bread. U have a choice of mixed beef & lamb, lamb or chicken. We ordered mixed beef & lamb. All along I'm not fond of mutton because I dislike strong mutton smell. I was really surprised as the meat patty covered the mutton smell really well, prob due to the inclusion of beef patty. The tomato sauce added a tangy flavor to this beef and lamb combination and prevented them from being too dry. One complaint is that once I slice the kebap, the meat patties and sesame bread fall apart which makes eating very cumbersome.

A: Next time I would like to try out the Chef's Plate. Combination of kebap, meat and bread. Hopefully it will be better than Beyti Kebap. :)

J & A's ratings: 4.5/5 for sesame bread, 4.25/5 for hummus, 4.25/5 for Beyti Kebap

Sofra Turkish Cafe and Restaurant

100 Beach Road #02-42/43/44
Shaw Tower
Shaw Leisure Gallery
Singapore 189702

http://www.sofra.com.sg

p/s: They're closed from 230 - 630pm.