Xing Hua Lou (NEX)

To those who’ve never tried it before, I’d describe cabbage fried rice as tasting somewhat like claypot rice. I grew up with this dish, so I’m happy to find a very similar (and affordable) version available at Xing Hua Lou.

The soup was very nourishing and sweet from the clams. Although it came in a small cauldron, it felt like a bottomless pit as we couldn't stop scooping up an extremely generous amount of ingredients - around 16 lala clams 😱, mushrooms, small scallop, dried shrimps, and chinese cabbage 😂

It's our second time here and this time, I tried the vermicelli! The vermicelli is indeed one-of-kind with its silky, smooth and fine texture. It came with a generous assortment of ingredients such as prawns and clams! I also added the chilli for an enhanced flavour profile ☺️ Contrary to popular beliefs, I actually prefer the vermicelli to their lor mee as I felt that the lor mee is too thick for my liking 🤔

The best part is that it's 2 main dishes for $6 now. The portion is really hearty, and it will guarantee a good sleep after the meal 😂

The ANTicipated scale ⚖
👅Flavour: 8 ants
💰Value: 8 ants
📍Convenience: 9.5 ants

A delightful dish.
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2) Ma Zu Mee Sua ($8.50). Wet version of mee sua with lots of ingredients such as clams, prawns, mushrooms in the flavourful Heng Hua style soup stock. I might be a little biased here, but I feel the lor mee has more flavour and the dried fried bee hoon version probably more satisfying with wok hei. This “in between child” dish seems to pale a little in comparison to her sister dishes. .
Would love to come back for more- no GST and service charge and opening promo free hot/cold drinks served.