Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh 永记肉骨茶

Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh
Address:
Blk 341, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
#01-04, Teck Ghee Court market & Food Centre


The Childhood memories..
The familiarity of the smell, the taste and the environment that brings me back to the time I 1st met Mr. Pig Trotters.
He is medium built, all muscled up and not fatty. His body nicely tanned and well proportioned.

He than introduced me to his sister, Ms. Bak Kut Teh. On 1st encounter, she puts on a peppery attitude, but when u get to know her better, she brings out the sweetness and fragrance of a well simmered broth.

I count it my blessing to know them. Since than, I have not met another other siblings as well liked.

I have my share of Bak Kut Teh's and pig's trotters. Yes, including the few Bak Kut teh stalls along the stretch of Balestier (including founders), Sin Ming, etc.. but I still turn back to this stall.
Although BKT and Pig's trotters is a dish which is branded as a Local delight and widely available throughout coffee shops, food courts, and restaurants, but I find it hard to find any which meets my satisfaction level.

Eng Kee's BKT+pig's trotter's is like a comfort zone for me. I know that it is able to satisfy my cravings, not put on too much calories on my body, and not cause much impact to my wallet.
I would not dispute that there are possibly better ones out there. But this is by far, the better one that I have tried and scores well for Both of the dishes.
If you happen to live in the North, do consider checking this place out.
PS: waiting time for Queuing and food to be served is around 20mins. They are closed at night, so, visit them in the late morning or during lunchtime to avoid leaving the hawker centre with an empty stomach

Salmon Sushi Don

my Bud & I often craves for Salmon Sashimi.
Im quite intense on the Craving Meter.
Tonite im craving for the Salmon Sashimi Don
$5.20 from Ichiban Sushi take-away counter- AMK Hub
Goes well with 2 pack of Shoyu drizzled over it

Take-home sushi from Fairprice Xtra- AMK Hub

main part of my dinner diet is Take-home Sushi.
I was feeling quite down and out after a long day at work and am craving for some Salmon Sashimi and Cheer-up food.
I brought the below food at the Japanese sushi section in Ang Mo Kio Hub Fairprice Xtra.

Salmon Sashimi- $5.80

Sushi Don- $6.00

sure is a reasonable cheer-up food for me! The satisfaction of a healthy, tasty meal pleased my tummy and soul.

Just Dim Sum

The Dim-sum is good. Most of the dishes are very tasty. We all had immediate craving for more and was so tempted to come back here again the next day.
It is really affordable as well with average cost of $2-$3 per basket.

If you are looking for a Dim-sum place whichs is affordable and you do nto mind it being located in an non-air conditioned coffee shop, this is definitely the place to go.

I am quite a fan of Dim-sum but over the years i had not found one that really satisfied my expectation, until i found Just Dim Sum.

This beats The Dim-sums i had at China Square Central, Fortunate Restaurant, Yum-Cha Restaurant, Changi (next to Changi Hotel), Bao Jin Tian a.k.a Bao-today (Marina Square) and many others where the names i no longer recall.

It is also a novelty concept Dim-sum where they have Wasabi Har Kaow etc.





The Mango roll is the only dish which i felt slightly dissapointed about, It is not fried well, the coating is too soft.







The below dish is a MUST-TRY!
try and you will than understand what i mean.

im not a fan of Wasabi so i gave this dish a miss, but i heard from my family that the taste of wasabi is not prominent in this, but overall still tastes Ok for Har Kaow.

I love the below Cabbage roll. Natural sweetness from cabbage and fresh prawns. Healthy and delectable =] the colours make a pretty presentation





Give the Chee-Cheong fan a miss. Not worth the tummy space. It is just a passing mark from me.

The Carrot cake below is one of their novelty creations. Should try this dish as u may not get it elsewhere. Tastes like chinese Nian Gao




Not ALL the dishes are Damn good.
but NONE is bad.
Overall enjoable experience.
Some dishes will be hhmm, not bad/ok. While some will invoke a WOW factor.
Worthy Try!
I will be back! ;)

REAL AMERICAN FOOD Tucked away in a Coffeeshop

Botak Jones (Ang Mo Kio)

Food and Beverage - 5.3 Ambience / Setting - 5.8 Value - 5.8 Service - 7.5
Will you return to this place? Probably
I spend about S$4 per person Review Date: 20 Feb 2008

hidden in a bustling small town of Ang Mo Kio,in a clean and renovated coffeeshop,it is interesting to find some kind of REAL American food over the stalls of so called western food stalls located all over the land.

Concept = Interesting, sets ur mind rather entertained to check what what's in store at this "AMERICAN food stall" desked in neon signage and their icon of the bald-headed man.

their menu, printed in black ink over a yellow background, is packed counting 6-8pages full. (i would say casual dining restaurant style menu content, but budget printed)place ur order at the counter, their staff dressed in the attention-grabbing Botak Jones uniform will attend to your table with the mustard,chilli, ketchup sauces in 1 hand, and ur cutlery in the other. unexpected service from a coffeeshop eattery.

Ordered:

Cajun Chicken- comes with coleslaw and chilli powdered friesReg size costs $7.50, Large priced at $13.00*note of caution: do not underestimate the HUGE portions they serve.shared a Reg size portion with my sis, we even has some leftovers.* Guys, even if u are confident of ur appetite, with a singaporean sized appetite, u will not be able to chomp down any more than the Reg portion for urself.

I also recommend this place for
Type of meal
:
Lunch, Dinner
Occasion
:
Large Groups/Gathering, After Work