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Mui Thiang Kee Eating House isn’t a spot that I am unfamiliar with — the coffeeshop that is situated at Cassia Crescent is also home to Specialise Homemade Pau Dian; one of the stalls I would frequent for some satisfying handmade pau in the area. So I was pretty surprised why I hadn’t paid attention to Fatt Choy Mui Seafood Restaurant after coming across several posts of their Crispy To-fu on social media, which is the zichar stall of the said coffeeshop.

Being Fatt Choy Mui Seafood Restaurant’s signature item, the Crispy To-fu is a to order item here — featuring an entire slab of homemade tofu topped with fried garlic and preserved radish whilst sitting atop lettuce with soy sauce beneath, the aesthetic of the dish itself is enough to whet the appetite. Our order was for the small-sized variant at S$12 (most information which we had found online indicated the dish being priced at S$11); the only other size available for this item is Large at S$18. What I absolutely love about this dish here was how the beancurd was crisp on the outside, but absolutely smooth and custardy in the interior — in no way the beancurd was airy, nor stiff or “old”; just a consistent silken texture throughout. Topped with crispy fried garlic and preserved radish, it comes with just a slight savouriness and garlicky fragrance, while the soy sauce provides for a slight savoury sweetness that compliments the entire dish perfectly.

While Fatt Choy Mui Seafood Restaurant’s do mostly tend to veer towards the lighter side in terms of flavour, the Crispy To-Fu is a signature worthy to make a trip down for; a zichar dish that is uniquely theirs, and is well-executed for nailing almost every element right. Still wondering how I have missed this spot having been going around this neighbourhood for quite a number of years now, but now I do think I would crave for some Crispy To-Fu after my visit to Brawn & Brains Guillemard Road given how it’s pretty much in the vicinity!

We ordered three dishes, marmite pork, hot plate beancurd and trio egg with spinach soup. The only dish that is worth order is the marmite pork. It is very flavorful. The hot plate beancurd with quite a disappointment as the hot plate was not heated sufficiently and the dish was just sitting on slightly uncooked egg sitting at the bottom of the plate. The soup is decent but nothing to shout about.

Overall an average causal dinning place. Not something worth specially heading down for, but if you want to get some food to fill your tummy when you are nearby, it is a place that you can consider. (Oh, they serve their dishes really fast!)

Lovely zhi-char...another popular dish is the deep fried toufu. Will be back for more of their other dishes like fish head curry. Lots of signature dish to try.

[Kallang Estate Food Centre] Found this hidden gem located near the Old Airport Road Food Centre. San Tong Steamed Soup & Delicious Seafood serves the lunch and dinner crowd but be prepared to wait for your food as it gets very crowded especially during lunch hours. The lady boss even told us to call her in advanced to place your orders if not you will not have a chance to eat. Manned by a lovely couple, the uncle prepares the food while the auntie takes the orders. Fortunately, I went there during the night for dinner and didn't have to wait too long. The dishes on the table include a steamed fish tail, sweet and sour pork, fried kai lan and salted fish fried rice, all the usual stuff you can get in a zhi char stall. What sets them apart is the uber fresh fish and quality pork slices that are coated thinly with a batter. The usual sweet and sour pork you get outside contains lots of starch and fats, but what you get here is the real deal. Additionally, all these are cooked with passion and flavours that you can associate with home-cooked meals.

family dinner and we just had to drive all the way from jurong to old airport road for this zi char place. ask for their signature deep fried tofu and be blown away how restaurant-pretty this is. very generous serving for 8 here and did i say it taste extremely good as well!

A change in Old Airport Rd Food Ctr. The cold crabby is meaty & the roe is super creamy. Price is good. They oso hv cold prawns, oysters & BBQ crabs.