We finally ventured to the top floor of Beauty World for the much anticipated brunch at You Peng Noodle Dumpling House.

This place has a thousand reviews and just about as many fans. Needless saying I'm now part of their fan club too, as I have left the table extremely satisfied with my juicy meaty doughy treat.

The Xiao Long Bao filling and soup taste nice - the light pork broth and meat can compete with much pricier establishments. The only thing I could fault is the skin, sightly too thick for me. I did jokingly tell my lunch date that I could probably throw the bao at the wall, and it still wouldn't burst. ( which I guess it's safer than the paper-thin skinned baos that end up spilling in the steaming basket at the lightest of touches.)

The pot stickers were very nice as well, slightly soupy inside and well crisped on the outside. One additional highlight of the meal (not shown in the photo) was the shou zhua bing pancake: savory, crispy, fresh and piping hot, without being too greasy.

You Peng is great value for money, a definite recommendation for dumpling aficionados.