Friday night went with Terence, Wanjun, Sherry and Adrian to Timbre for drinks and some live band music. And to cap off the night we made our way to Wan Dou Sek (126) at Geylang for dim sum. Apparently everyone is trying to watch their weight. All scared to grow fat! Me included of course. Haha. Wan Dou Sek not like those traditional push cart dim sum we used to find (those are really rare now by the way), or the classy upmarket restaurants like Crystal Jade. It's just a small air conditioned coffee shop that serves pretty darn good dim sum. Sure it's appearance may not look appealing to some but still the shop is packed full with people all waiting to appease their supper cravings. Actually wanted to check out the place a few days earlier but Terence was saying it's kinda bo hua(not value for money? is there a closer translation? can't think of any) if just the 2 of us ate there. Can't sample more food without spending more money, plus we expand our waistlines too due to all the excess eating. Need to share the joy with others!
One of my favourite dishes at dim sum places is century egg porridge. Thought it should be something I should try but sadly was forced to try their duck porridge instead. Well to be fair the duck porridge was pretty good. Should have swiped some of Sherry and Adrian's century egg porridge though.
The duck porridge came served in a mini claypot. It was still bubbling when served, not sure if you can see the bubbles from the picture above. Burnt my tongue while tasting the darn thing! Must remember to let it cool a bit more the next time before eating. Porridge was pretty good. Very tasty with lots of bite sized pieces of duck inside. Got to mix the sauce and porridge well to balance out the flavour. It doesn't have the smooth consistency like the porridge at Crystal Jade, but most places don't make their porridge that way anyway. It's still all good, goes down easily without much biting. =) The portion is kinda small though, not something you'd have for dinner unless you have like 2 bowls or something?
These 3 dishes came together, was lazy to take individual shots cause everyone was hungry anyway. All the hungry people were hovering over the food with chopsticks in hand waiting to strike while I took this photo. A lot of pressure to get it done quickly! Haha. Anyway it's carrot cake, chicken wings and "tennis balls". Interesting name eh "tennis balls"? It's actually deep fried chicken & cheese. Very nice but sinful! Adrian is a chicken wing man, loves the stuff so he had to order it. Another sinful/oily dish. Yet it was really crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! Nice seasoning gave it good flavour. The carrot cake is also fried if I'm not wrong. Or pan fried? Soft and moist and goes well with the chilli sauce given. I think it also had bits of hei bee(small dried shrimp) inside for extra bite and flavour.
Siew mai is one of Terence's must haves along with carrot cake. He always orders it when we go to dim sum places. These siew mais were great. The skin didn't turn hard even though it was left there for quite awhile. I had the honour of devouring the last one! =D Made with juicy pork and prawns I thought it was absolutely yummy!
Last but not least, one of my favourites! Prawns wrapped in beancurd skin. Wah this was a treat for me. Haven't had such stuff in awhile. It was deep fried to perfection! So cui cui(crispy?) on the outside, and the rush of flavours that go into your mouth when you sink your teeth in.... MAN!! Shiok! The prawns were good man, very firm and crunchy. Argh I'm like salivating now....In conclusion, if you ever need to have your dim sum cravings satisfied in the wee hours of the morning or any time of the day for that matter, Wan Dou Sek is a good place to come to. Don't expect it to be cheap just cause it's a coffee shop located in seedy geylang though. Average price per plate is about $4. Even when we went at around 2am the place was still very crowded, so you can see their pretty popular. Seems like its always crowded. They're opened 24 hours a day 7 days a week!(don't they need a break? I have no idea man) Oh ya they serve their drinks in those round plastic recyclable containers so the drinks are pretty large. Though it was kinda cute serving drinks that way.
Wan Dou Sek (126) Eating House
126 Sims Ave
Opening Hours: 24 hrs daily
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