Wen Dou Sek (126) - Solve your Dim Sum supper craving anytime!

• Operating Hours: Daily (5 PM to 2 AM)
• Address: 1086 Serangoon Road S328187 another branch at 126 Sims Ave S387449
• How to get there: Boon Keng MRT station walk towards Kallang River direction, walking distance est 5 to 10 mins.
• Food I had: Waterchestnut Drink, Har Gao (虾饺), Siew Mai (烧卖), Fried Shrimp Dumpling (明虾角), Fried Carrot Cake (炸萝卜糕).
• Total Cost: $18.90SGD

Many Singaporeans are spoilt for supper choices when we are feeling hungry in the middle of the night. Or even sometimes, you just feel like eating something small and satisfying, and the best scenario is to not queue up for too long before you get a seat. At 126 温到食, you can easily meet all the criteria you've set- satisfying and comforting food, and of course without the need to queue! (Well, at least for me :))

The name of the 126 温到食 dim sum restaurant is actually a direct translation from Cantonese. The word "温到食” in Cantonese is actually pronounced as "wen dou sek", which means "food comforting". I guess the number 126 derives from the address of its main branch, 126 Sims Ave, and to me, "126" sounds very similar to the pronunciation of "wen dou sek" (if you pronounce fast enough). It is very interesting to know the fact of this restaurant and somehow, the name of the restaurant has too much coincidence to its location as well.

The branch we visited is actually the second branch, located at Serangoon road. The menu provided is more or less the same as the main branch.

There are so many choices for you to choose on the menu! We've been there several times and most of the food we ordered is up to standard. Food is prepared only when you have ordered, be sure not to swallow them at once when the food is served!

Other than dim sum, they provide zi char menu as well! However, the zi char menu is only available from 5pm-8pm. Be sure to arrive during that timing if you want something heavier.

As we were not very hungry, we didn't order a lot this time round. 

Most of their drinks are served in the container, the type you always see when you pack your food from hawker center. They will provide the lid of the container if you choose to tabao (takeaway).

We ordered this carrot cake based on the recommendation online. We love how they dipped the carrot cake with egg before they put inside the hot oil to fry. Nice!

The deep fried carrot cake is crispy on the outside and very soft inside. It is very flavourful, with abundant of fried onion, lup cheong, and shrimp in it. It is nice and the taste is to our liking, however, it will be better if the carrot cake can be made slightly harder to enhance the springy feel in every bite. 

Fried prawn dumpling is not uncommon in a dim sum restaurant, including here as well. The amount of prawn they wrapped into a dumpling is so much that you can taste the prawn in every bite you take. It compliments really well with the mayonnaise, and I love the way how each dumpling can retain it's moist within when the skin of the dumpling is so crispy. It was piping hot when served, definitely a plus point!

Har gow (steam prawn dumpling) and Siew Mai (steam pork dumpling) are also commonly seen in almost every dim sum restaurant. At 126, they have many types of har gow and Siew Mai, and of course priced differently. Be sure to flip through the menu first before you order :)

The Siew Mai we had was good! Fresh minced pork meat was used, with the meat infused with sesame oil and soya sauce. Though simple ingredients used, the taste is definitely not compromised, and it is a must order dish whenever we are at this restaurant. Some restaurants of similar price use frozen minced pork and it has spoiled the overall taste. Glad that 126 still uses fresh minced pork for their Siew Mai.

The steam prawn dumpling (har gow) was an utter disappointment despite the great taste we had from other dishes. Though the whole piece of shrimp is used, the crystal skin which was used to wrap the prawns stuck onto the parchment paper underneath. It was almost impossible to pick up the whole har gow without tearing the skin. It sticks to the tooth as well when you bite it. Though the ingredients they used is fresh, we dislike the texture of the skin and didn't really like it.

126 温到食 has many food choices to satisfy your dim sum cravings, and most of their food are still nice in general. It is a restaurant which I will keep going back despite the disappointment from their har gow. Their chee Chong fun and fan choy is also another "must order dish", but we were too full to order this time round. They have many uniqueness in their other dishes, so feel free to let us know what are the other nice dishes at 126 温到食.

Guangzhou Mian Shi Wanton mee (廣州麵食) - Best Wanton mee in Singapore I've had for supper!

• Operating Hours: Tuesday to Friday (5 PM to 3 AM), Saturday (5 PM to 2 AM)
• Address: Tanglin Halt Market, 48A Tanglin Halt Road #01-04, S148813 
• How to get there: Commonwealth MRT station walk towards Tanglin Halt Market, walking distance est 5 to 10 mins.
• Food I had: Wanton Mee.

If you ask me to recommend a good wanton noodle dish in Singapore for supper, my reply to you would Guang Zhou Mian Shi Wanton Noodle. Located on the old estate of Tanglin Halt, this outstanding stall operates from early evening all the way till late midnight, making it as one of the popular supper places for anyone.

This $3.50 portion has a generous amount of char siew, together with green chilli and sambal chilli, and not forgetting a (small) bowl of wanton soup. I have chosen the dry wanton noodle, and I feel that it is not too dry as it contained some gravy at the base to make it moist. Unlike other wanton noodles, the noodle contained a balanced moisture that is not too flavourful from the sauce, yet it is not too dry! I can totally feel each springy noodle strand, making me nod my head with every bite I take. It is also worth mentioning that the noodle is tasty as a whole, as it has completely absorbed the flavour from the sambal chilli and the gravy! 

The Char Siew meat is a little dry and not as sweet in taste. The stall owner uses lean meat for the char siew, which tasted like the old school type of Char Siew. As compared to other wanton mee stalls I have come across, I was quite disappointed by the taste and I certainly feel that the Char Siew meat can be further improved as it was a bit bland, and it was such a waste for a nice dish like this.

Each plate of the wanton mee came with a bowl of wanton soup, which I feel it has made up for the disappointment of the Char Siew meat. There were 5 pieces of wanton dumplings given in a small bowl of soup! The wanton dumplings were simply outstanding as you can taste the freshness of the pork and crunchiness of the chestnut inside, building on a good sweetness taste from the soup. We can taste ginger in the soup, a taste similar to drinking fish soup. The skin used to make wanton is not thick at all as well. 

It is definitely one of my favourite wanton noodle stalls in Singapore, and I totally have to comment on its outstanding noodle texture & the wanton dumplings! t is definitely worth the price to even go for the larger portion for the generous amount of ingredients that stall owner gives. It would be better if the stall owner can work on the texture and taste of the charsiew meat, which I think it will definitely be a plus point for this stall.

Restoran Meng Kee Grill Fish (明记烧鱼) - Fish taste just like Chicken?!

• Operating Hours: 6.00PM to 4.00AM
• Address: 39, Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Operating Days: Daily except for Tuesdays
• Food I had: Belacan Fried Rice, Salted Egg Chicken, Chicken Fish(鸡肉鱼). 

As we were walking along the street, there were so many restaurants along the street selling all different kind of local food. The restaurant that caught my attention was Meng Kee Grill Fish because they have two restaurants along the street but separated by a few shops. So to make sure you are sitting at Meng Kee Grill Fish's table, make sure you are looking at menu indicating their shop name.

Another thing that caught our attention is one of the dishes called Chicken Fish. I did not know if these fish look like a chicken? It's a chicken with the fish combination?

We sat down and almost immediately a waitress came over to take the order, which is surprising as it was very crowded with customers but they were still very attentive. The waitress told us that chicken fish only have minimum 50RM size since we were there, let's try it!

The first dish is belacan fried rice, the fried golden rice covered with lots and lots of belacan chili, to our surprise the fried rice was not very spicy (to those who don't usually take spicy food). It was packed with simple condiments such shrimps and eggs, it's the belacan that lifted this fried rice out of ordinary.

Within few minutes after we ate almost 3/4 of the fried rice, salted egg chicken arrived on our table, the chicken at first glance looked like breast meat, which was not as tender, and the first bite of it proves me right. It was not fabulously a must order dish, the meat was dry even though it's drenched in salted egg sauce. The sauce was covered with condensed milk, although I could taste the salted egg, it was a very mild taste.

Lastly, the main reason why we are featuring this restaurant - Grilled chicken fish. As what you see in the photo, it does not look like chicken but strangely it taste not only just like chicken, the texture of it did resemble it too! Be sure to give this a try but beware this fish does contain lots of bones.

Don’t be limited to the food suggestions. Go ahead and explore this food street and taste anything that catches your fancy. Who knows? You just might have your own favorites at Jalan Alor.