Hawker's Wok, Patrons Talk: the world of char siew noodles

over the span of two days, i had the delight of experiencing two absolutely different worlds of char siew mee.

first let me start with the disappointing pieces of un-charsiewish well.. char siew.
Parklane Yun Tun noodle house along Joo Chiat Rd( diagonally opp. Katong Mall) . i chanced upon their specialty by pure accident. i walked in, w/o looking at the shop banner and just ordered a simple plate of Yun Tun Mian.(something like char siew noodles) . The seemingly promising dish turned out to be an utter throat disturbing experience.

3 pieces of fried wan ton.. with miniscule portions of meat. And... Char Siew that tastes familiarly like Ba Kwa. Well.. if this whole particular combination was supposed to taste good, then i guess they've only just scraped through. The only redeeming point is that the staff are pretty friendly. Although i've not been able to try their other dishes, if this is their specialty, i dread to try the rest.

Well.. i would'nt let this particular shop's dish tarnish the reputation of others. There is a great homemade noodle yun tun mian place still around Katong, Joo Chiat area. But today, i had the opportunity to try a plate of wan ton noodles further up along Joo Chiat Rd.

the outlet's outside

i'd have to agree on the specialist part

A yet again simple dish for S$3.00

the 'char siew' are all lined with thin visible fats. the 'in a good way' kinda fats. Unless u're on a diet. The pieces of succulent meat leaves u yearning for more. Although too much of it, does'nt really encourage ur taste buds. AND... the wan tons actually have meat!