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| - I've been coming here for let's say, 12 years? If not longer, so this review is incredibly overdue. Though that speaks to the quality of this lovely lovely place.
I don't even know where to start because everything is so delicious here. So let's start out with something I like to review at every Chinese place I go to. The mighty Singapore Noodles. And they are mighty here, in portion and in flavour. They don't have peppers and I'm so glad for it. It has the perfect ratio of curry, oil and salt, it's dry, but not dried out. Not overly spicy either, the egg pieces, BBQ pork and shrimp are generous and tasty. Because I can't stand when places are so stingy about the proteins. 10/10 this is my current favourite place for Singapore Noodles.
Next up, Salt and Chili Squid.
Basically like, massive pieces of calamari with crispy outsides. I believe it's rice-based, because if it was gluten I would die a little bit. They are salty, that's for sure. Maybe a bit over salted? But they're still amazing and it's not as if the salt will stop or slow you down. The tiny bits of pepper (cut up bell pepper), they make it a bit sweeter and take away from that saltiness. Honestly, I could eat like six orders of this, but I would likely die. So I try to just keep it to one, that I'm usually forced into sharing.
Green Beans and Beef.
Sounds boring and it looks like a shareable, but I've eaten it on its own and it is quite tasty. The sauce is a great balance of sweet, salty and umami. It's perfect (well it is perfect kitchen after all). Green beans are also cooked to, you guessed it, perfection.
Scrambled Eggs and Shrimp.
This'll be short. I hate scrambled eggs, but these are amazing. Especially with the shrimp. Though, I should add that I only have it with other things. Not on its own.
Szechwan Chicken and Broccoli.
Tons of chicken and broccoli, it's quite spicy as well. It's very much a savoury dish though, no sweetness or anything.
Spare Beef Ribs.
Pretty much what it says. There's a bean sauce I think, it's been a while since I've had it. But it was always pretty great.
Scallops in Phoenix Nest.
Tasty tasty scallops, in a sauce with broccoli inside a fried noodle bowl. It's worth getting at least once and while it's not my favourite, it's still really good.
I have this place as one of my contacts. I order from here about 5 times a month. It's a great place and worth checking out if you love real Chinese food, there's no chicken balls or red sauce, none of that American/Canadianized garbage. Only great food.
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