Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea

Was scrolling through social media on the phone and managed to find an establishment that is named Kiasu 怕输 Pancakes and Bubble Tea that is located at the foot of Blk 64 Circuit Road. These folks are situated not too far away from MacPherson MRT Station, though the HDB estate that it is situated within is what some would call quaint and peaceful being quite a self-sufficient neighbourhood on its own. Turns out, Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea does seem to be quite a neighbourhood-ly establishment; a strictly takeaway-only store, Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea does remind us a little bit of those mom-and-pop bubble tea shops that are a common sight in such estates decades ago — one that is being decked out in a much more functional set-up with a a number of shelves located throughout the establishment meant to retail packaged snacks and confectionery like how some neighbourhood bakeries do. Apart from the packaged confectionery items, one notable offering at Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea would be their range of Min Jiang Kueh which are freshly made in-store that compliments their bubble tea offerings.

We made our visit to Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea for their Min Jiang Kueh offerings and note that they do actually carry quite a variety of flavours for their pancake offerings — the different flavours of fillings that are offered at Kiasu Pancakes and Bubble Tea for their range of Min Jiang Kueh will include Crunchy Peanut, Red Bean, Cheese, Chocolate, Black Sesame and Biscoff. Being lovers of all things Black Sesame, we found ourselves going for the Black Sesame Pancake. On first look, the Black Sesame Pancake doesn’t look especially impressive given how the shade of the pancakes do look a little odd on the surface; perhaps an uneven greasing of the pan or something to the likes of it that caused the looks. That being said, we were glad to say that the odd colours of the pancake did not impact the taste of the pancake. Patrons do get the option to have their pancakes warmed up though we opted for ours to be served as-is; the pancake itself actually carried a good bite that was moist and sufficiently dense — came with a bouncy chew that was easy to pull apart as well without the feel of it being limp and stiff. The black sesame filling was also especially on point; whilst it does initially look not too generous on first sight, we did notice how runny it was — one that was still moist without being too gritty whilst carrying a roasty and nutty note that one would associate with black sesame which was actually pretty delicious. Wouldn’t really recommend an out-of-the-way visit just to give their pancakes a go, though would say that they do make for a great snack if one happens to end up in the area.