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讨喜豆沙包 Steamed Red Bean Paste Bun (S$6.80++/ 3 pcs)
夢卜丝酥饼 Radish Pastry (S$8.30++/ 3 pcs)
瑶柱芵蓉赛螃蟹 Scrambled Egg White with Fish and Conpoy (S$15.80++)
口水鸡拌面 La Mian with Poached Chicken In Szechuan Style (Dry) (S$13.80++)
清炖土鸡汤拉面 La Mian Served with Double Boiled Kampong Chicken Soup (S$14.80++)

Paradise Dynasty
Address 🛖 : 435 Orchard Rd, # 01-18 Wisma Atria, Singapore 🇸🇬 238877
MRT 🚇 : Orchard

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I’d been dreaming about these 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘰 all week — and they did not disappoint. That golden brown crispy bottom, the burst of sweet broth and the meaty filling… pure magic in every bite! ✨💛

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CJ HK Kitchen is the leader in mid-level Chinese dining in Singapore. It also works hard at regularly adding items to the menu, sometimes branching out of Cantonese cuisine. We have been going to CK (especially the HK Kitchen brand) almost every month since 1993.

A good accompaniment to the light chicken soup that Moon Moon serves. The braised pork rice is savoury, with a small amount of lean meat with fatty bits. Pretty decent.

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Udon like noodles that were silky smooth and chewy at the same time. Pretty nice texture I must say, but sauce is on the watery side. For a simple dish, it is pretty pricey.

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Known for its homely and comforting health soups, Moon Moon Food serves up authentic Taiwanese and has been consistently on the Michelin Bib gourmand since 2018. This bowl of chicken soup has a slight tangy spicy note from the chilli pepper, but was overall light on the palate. There was a generous amount of cabbage, and a piece of chicken that was unfortunately not as tender as I’d liked it to be.

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From the braised selection, there is an option to mix and match any three braised items for $10.80, excluding specific premium options. We opted for the Bai Ye Tofu, the tender Pork Large Intestine and the Taiwanese Tempura. No overwhelming saltiness but better paired with rice as well!

Looking at the rice dishes, the Glutinous Rice with Mushroom and Pork ($8.80) and Braised Pork Rice ($6.80) also came recommended. Faring a little better in my opinion, the latter was a saucy and crowd-pleasing item. Love that there were slightly fattier bits making it super melty and satisfying. The braising liquid was a tad salty but worked nicely with the steaming pearly white grains.

Looking at the rice dishes, the Glutinous Rice with Mushroom and Pork ($8.80) and Braised Pork Rice ($6.80) also came recommended. The former was flavourful, not cloying at all and had a great texture (not too dry) but I wish there were more ingredients in the bowl.

Went a little crazy on the carbs at the Michelin-approved Taiwanese health soup brand, Moon Moon recently.

Starting with one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, I got the Chicken Soup with Clam ($23.80). Hearty, refreshingly light, comforting, subtly sweet and clean-tasting with a pleasant, lingering ginger flavour. It was also packed with a fair amount of chicken chunks, briny clams and crunchy cabbage. However, don’t expect something life-changing as it was just a homey, belly-warming soup which was kinda pricey.

For the choice of noodles, it was a hard decision between the savoury Shallot Oil Noodle ($12.80) and the Spicy Sesame Noodle but we eventually had the former which was not too heavy or rich. Think chewy, springy, slurpy (relatively thick) noodles well-coated in simple yet aromatic seasoning. The sauce wasn’t too oniony, or greasy and was all-in-all nicely balanced with an umami after-taste. (Might be back for the sesame noodle!)

Long list of high-quality ingredients, good condiments, and most importantly superb friendly and pro-active service make Haidilao a winning formula. Given the manpower shortage in the F&B sector, how do they attract, train and retain great staff?