There's only one reason for me to make my way to the kim san leng coffee shop near Bishan MRT station; a meal of Ming Ji Chicken Rice with their signature steamed chicken that's dipped in ice before serving!
However, my often focused mind strayed this evening when i noticed strings of red stuff hanging from another stall in the same food centre. I stopped in my tracks and turned to step forward for a closer look.
Strings of char siew and they looked darn appealing! It didn't help that the Chinese characters branded across was 碳烤黑叉烧; literally meaning the char siew was charcoal roasted until it had become a caramelised black.
I chose to forgo my plan for chicken rice and ordered a plate of char siew wanton noodle instead! p.s. i still managed to grab some Ming Ji Chicken as i had dinner with my family and there was one whole chicken to be shared.
At S$5.00 a plate, it was pricier than your usual and while the amount of char siew was rather pathetic; at least the wanton appeared bigger (and meatier) than the norm. The first thing i did as to pop a slice of char siew into my mouth; tender and soft with just a thin layer of charr-ness.
Flavourful but tasted a tad salty in my opinion; overall still pretty good although still not up to par compared to kay lee / you kee. I was in fact more impressed with the noodle drenched in a transparent sauce; tasted like the ones from Kok Kee at the former Lavender Square hawker centre!
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Location
Block 511, Bishan Street 13,
Kim San Leng Food Centre,
Singapore 570511
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Charcoal Char Siew Wanton Noodle - S$5.00