Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Singapore Midtown Lunch - Too Many Choices!

At lunch time, we were already 3/4 of the way to LauPaSat at the end of an appointment at the local daycare, but still tried to head to A/C'd M11 @ China Square for another shot at Yong Tau Foo - we spotted vegetable choices hidden from our original view that demanded a retry.  But we got lost and ended up at LauPaSat anyways... 


We didn't wander too far from the entrance, it's the only area I've ventured to so far.  I went back to try the Chinese Burger - some dry parts and not nearly as good as Momofuku's, the only redeeming touch was the spicy satay sauce provided on the side.  Connie got orders of roasted duck over herbal soup with thick flat noodles, as well as an order of 5 juicy/soup buns - both from the center chinese stall that you can't miss as there are only 2-3 center stalls and everything else is along the walls.  The soup was earthy, well-salted, and had a good amount of fatty duck.  We didn't like the thick noodles, though, as they felt a bit undercooked or over-dried.  I missed the juicy buns in my first 4 visits.  At $4.00 for 5, it's by far one of the more expensive items you can get here along with Korean and Japanese food that I still have not tried.  For a better value, you can have 10 pcs for $7.  But I am happy to report the buns are steamed to order, the soup is rich and hot, the pork filling deliciously savory, and the dumpling itself is thin yet can withstand shaky chopstick manipulation... If you don't know what I'm talking about, get some at New Green Bo in Chinatown NY.  At least we can have some common ground for this review!
Chinese Burger (Pork) - $2.50
Duck Herbal Soup - $4.50
5 Xiao Long Bao - $4.00
Whoa went a bit over-budget with $5.50 per person - still, it is much better to do LauPaSat family style... With Connie in tow I might just be able to sample all the stalls by year's end.  We spotted a stall - Qiu Lian Ban Mian (seems like a franchise of homemade noodles shop) - that had a line wrapping around tables and other stalls that we vowed to try next time it's not so crowded.  Plus, on the way back home we passed yet another A/C food court (Kou Fu) that looks good.  Damn!  Not enough meals in a day...

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