Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant (Top of UOB Plaza)

The Si Chuan Dou Hua has got to be one of my fav chinese restaurant for family dining. But so far, I have not been to other outlets besides the one at Top of UOB Plaza.

Don't be mistaken that they only serve dou hua (ie. bean curd). They do serve a wide variety of meat, veg, seafood, rice & noodles and desserts. Of course, dou hua is one of their specialities. On weekends, I do see many others going there for their family dinners as well.

This is a tea master who gets into act for the 'gong-fu' tea. The water that travels from the kettle through the long spout spins the water quickly in the tea cup. Spinning the water and tea leaves together quickly helps to bring out the tea fragrance.


A nice cup of chrysanthumum tea with wolfberries.

Each is given an individual serving of appetiser and chilli sauce. I like both the haebeehiam (prawn paste chilli) and bean paste chilli.

I love this pan-fried cod-fish with sauce. The cod fish is so fresh. There is no 'fishiness' or 'cod-oiliness'. To me, this is a must-try dish. The pan-fried outer-layer is so crispy. But there is a minimum order of 2 slices of cod-fish, which costs $10 each. Cod-fish lovers could easily finish both slices at 1 go... ^^

This is pan-fried toufu with spinach and dried scallop gravy. There are about 4 or 5 pieces of toufu covered by the scallop gravy. Overall, the tou-fu was good. The top layer of the tou-fu was made of mashed spinach. It is quite unique and the tou-fu was smooth and soft.

However, the scallop taste was kinda strong and overpowering for the veg.

This is brocolli with crab meat gravy. There is generous serving of crab meat as shown in the pic. Nothing spectacular but it was within expected standard.

My mom likes the XO Seafood Fried Rice. The colour looks light but it is quite tasty. The prawns (lots of it) are really fresh. Can feel the crunchiness as I chew them.

Our final 2 dishes were desserts - dou hua with wolfberries and dou hua with water chestnut. The dou hua is really very very smooth and silky. The one with wolfberries was slightly sweeter. Both are equally great - I cld not decide which is better.

A fortune cookie to end the dinner.... there is a little note of 'advice' in each cookie.

Though the dinner did burn a little hole in my pocket but it was a very satisfying dinner and it has always been the case there. Thank goodness, there is 15% off for UOB card holders.

Verdict : Many happy returns...

Western Food @ Biopolis Food Court

Went Biopolis for lunch a few days back. The ride was just a few minutes away but we hardly go there. We have been talking about taking the Biopolis bus, which supposedly brings Biopolis people to and fro GM market. Anyway, RK drove there that day.

The food court was not extremely crowded. The environment in Biopolis gave me a campus feeling, just like in NTU.

All 3 of us ordered different dishes from the western food stall. I ordered the fish fillet with fried rice ($4). The price is quite reasonable considering that there is a small portion of salad.

The fish fillet covered with breadcrumbs was quite crispy, the batter thickness was fine, though I think some people may find it too thick. It came with chilli sauce instead of tartar sauce.

The rice was a little bland and I think the gravy did not make it any better.

Verdict : Once is enough.

Fei Fei Wanton Mee 飞飞云吞面

This is one of the more popular places for wanton mee. It is a little confusing here as you will be able to find another Fei Fei Wanton Mee just across the street. Well, what I have heard is that the older version located in Sin Wah Coffeeshop is the original stall. But it is always crowded (again, the crowd explains for itself).

Anyhow, we could not find a seat at the original and so we decided to go for the next best alternative located at:

72 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427789

This coffeeshop is at the juction of Joo Chiat Place and famous (or infamous) Everitt Road.

Supposedly, these are handmade noodles. The serving portion isn't big. The noodle looks bland. BUT, once mixed with the sauce and chilli, it tastes quite decent. The wantons and charsiew are hidden beneath the noodles.

If the noodle portion does not fill your tummy, add on with some yong tau foo. The yong tau foo comes in standard selection... so you can't pick what you like. It is served dry with a sauce on top. They were a little crispy so I think they have been deep-fried. A quick deep-fried. They taste good with the sauce.

And if both wanton mee and yong tau fee are still not sufficient, top it up with Dumpling soup. I think each portion comes with 8 pieces? Main filling include prawn and pork. IMHO, the standard of the dumpling is only so-so.

Since the place is open 24-hour, can consider going there for supper if you have sudden food craving in the middle of the night.