Charcoal Char Siew Wanton Noodle (Bishan)

The noodle sauce reminds me of a wanton mee that I ate at a coffeeshop near IKEA Alexandra which is closed now. Glad to relief the memory from this stall.

Excited to try this newly discovered store around the hood and later realised that there’s been pretty good reviews floating around! At first look, it’s easily understandable why it costs $5 for this decadent wanton noodles - thick char siew in glistening charsiew glace with charred corners (definitely not the limpy, pathetically thin charsiew in standard wanton noodles), as well as nicely wrapped wantons that are plump in size (again, not pathetically tinyand I’d return anytime!

叉烧饭+蛋+鸡爪
Char siew rice $6.
Highly recommended!
碳烤黑叉烧
Caramelised charcoal black roast pork meat.
Really tender texture with slight smoked on its surface.
Chicken feet savoury too.

From 碳烤黑叉烧 at Kim San Leng coffeeshop at Blk 511 Bishan Street 13; decided to pop by randomly for dinner after walking by and the stall caught my eye.

Went for the Wanton Noodles and felt that the wantons were more of the catch compared to the Char Siew. Whilst the Char Siew were glazed in a thick and sweet sauce, carrying a hint of char from the charcoal grilling, the meat was more on the leaner side — would have been perfect if fattier portions were to be served for a melt-in-the-mouth texture. The wantons were generously packed; instead of coming with just a slather of meat like what other places may have served up, the wantons do carry a bite and the natural sweetness from the shrimp within; very fresh and rather delicious. The noodles come pretty springy, tossed in soy sauce — a little alkaline, but the chili by the side does help to take it away when tossed together with the noodles. A pretty decent eat to have whilst in the area.