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Here is a casual spot in Siglap to catch up with friends over brunch. Meat lovers will dig the Flava Burger Special ($18) — a mess of mozzarella and cheddar cheese atop a 180g Angus beef patty, blanketed with an omelette. The burger is served open-faced, with two onion rings on the top. Something lighter but no less tasty is the Tebasaki Chicken Burger ($16) — two crispy cutlets coated with a peppery tebasaki sauce and topped with Swiss cheese. Don't leave without ordering the sinful yet addictive Spam Fries ($8), chicken luncheon meat battered and deep-fried, and served with achar and Thai dipping sauce. Sedap!
*Halal-certified
Photo by Burppler Dex Neo

The specialty at this Thai-Chinese noodle bar opened is the ba mee – Thai for thin egg noodles, which is made in Singapore according to a recipe by the Thai owner (she actually apprenticed in Thailand to learn the art of making and cooking these noodles!). The curly noodles are cooked perfectly al dente and dressed in lard and garlic oil so every bite engulfs the tastebuds with flavour and aroma. Add one spoonful each of the sugar, fish sauce, green chilli, chopped peanuts and chilli flakes (1/2 spoonful for the spice-challenged) to give the noodles that wonderfully Thai balance of sweet, salty, sour and spicy notes. There's really nothing I can gripe about a dish so tasty, with well-executed components of tender pork collar cha shu, runny lava egg, crackers, and meaty wonton in a separate bowl of bak kut teh-tastealike soup.

Contents of the massive, signature Caboodle Boil. WAH

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