legendary Hong Kong @ jurong point

*back dated entry*

i think by now quite a number of people especially those staying in the west should have known about the new layout in Jurong point... so for the JP2 level 3, they turned it into a 1960s Hong kong street.... actually i find those neon signboards quite disturbing cause they are too close to the eye level... but is their design... what can i say... the main highlight of that level i guess would be the legendary hong kong cafe... it really has the hong kong cafe (茶餐厅)look... & previously there was like a super long queue but today there wasnt so i went in to try....

九如烧腊

the cafe actually has 3 units or even more & they have 3 different signboards... at first i thought they are different stores but apparently they are 3-in-1.... & the main entrance is at the 九如烧腊....

interior design of the cafe

i didnt take a picture of the menu but they sell almost everything... from dim sum, to BBQ meat to rice & noodle.... at first i wanted to try the roast pork but my bf cant eat pork so gave up on that idea... in the end i go for wanton noodle because of a very important thing.... they have RED vinegar!!!!

red vinegar!!!

this may be not very common in SG but red vinegar is like a MUST have for all the cafe in hong kong... it really goes well with wanton noodle... so i decided to give it a shot... if a simple dish like wanton noodle, the store also screw it up then i can just forget about coming back to eat.....

HK style wanton noodle

the look of it was ok.... wantons are acceptable... the noodle was better than what i ate in SG, pretty close to HK style... first bite was nice but subsequently it kind of die down.... the difference between HK & SG noodle is that former is more chewy & bouncy... i guess is the type of ingredient used & i absolutely prefer HK style.... & my style of eating wanton noodle is to add ALOT of red vinegar.... so i practically dump the whole bottle into my bowl.... fyi, red vinegar isnt as sour as the black one so you can add more...

diced chicken fried rice

炸两

my bf had the fried rice, very average lo.. the 炸两 was not too bad... at least they didnt use the overnight 油条or else will be super soggy..... i think on the whole the cafe is ok... price wise is like $10-15/pax if you eat simple stuff.... & the cafe goes for very HK style layout so if you want to like sit down comfortably for a nice dinner then probably not the place for you since it is a bit cramp.... probably will go down again & the next time i will try the roast pork =)