无招牌烧腊



Chiak Ba Boh?

My mother once told me - for the best 烧腊 (roast meat) you must always look out for the big round metal roasters in the kitchen. You can never go far off if you can spot one. While checking out my neighbourhood coffeeshops, bored of the usual stuff, i ventured on a non-descript coffeeshop that i have never bothered to visit even after staying 2 years in the estate. Situated at the newly built cluster of flats at Senja located just off Bukit Panjang Ring Road, in a coffeshop that I don't even know its name (a stone's throw away from a small NTUC supermarket), my "tum chiak" (贪吃） nature took me into the coffeshop in search of anything interesting. And then I saw it - I turned to my wife and said， “Ah Li, 有炉的!"

This roast meat stall doesn't have a signboard, so i will just call it "No Signboard Roast Meat (无招牌烧腊)". Hooked up behind the clear glass counter is the usual fare associated wuth this type of stall, 烧鸭, 叉烧 and 烧肉. I tell you, you will salivate at the sight of those 叉烧, nicely roasted to perfection with bits of charred ends! The 叉烧 is covered virtually in a nice red sauce, shimmering and dripping with oil. If looks can kill, this one definately slaughtered the competition! You could also see the 诚意 in the roast duck and roast meat. The uncle at the stall cuts the meat whereras the auntie mans the noodle section.

To the ultimate taste test - the well marinated 叉烧 is tender to the brink of melting away in your mouth, unlike many that looked dry and tasted even drier. The roast duck is reasonably well done and the 烧肉 tasted even better. What's surprising is that the 云吞面 did not disappoint. The whole egg noodles are smooth yet crunchy with every bite. Coupled with the excellent "melt in your mouth" pieces of 叉烧 - one word to describe...赞! The soup version tasted just as good - good thing to have in a wet cold day. Prices start from $3 -$5.50. Open most days.



FatPapa rating:4 stars out of 5
Pull radius: 30km

Remarks: You know, the uncle really has got a great way with meat and the auntie superb with flour but i must say they really "Kua Buay Kwee" (看不开). You see, One day I wanted to try their roast duck, so i ordered a plate but uncle suddenly took out the 烧肉 from the roaster and the devil in me wanted some to try. So i casually told the auntie, "Auntie, 加烧肉!" But Auntie replied "加烧肉要两块". "我只要一点点...一块可以吗?" “不可以..." Ouch...

btw, Tan Wei Lian won against all odds! “...不在乎他在台上不能做的，而是它能够呈现给你的..."