Por Kee Eating House
Many apologies for the long hiatus, The Hungry Bunny was busy becoming a missus. This was one of our last meals as an unmarried couple. The Hubs (yes, the Fiance has been "upgraded" to the Hubs) was clearing leave so he picked me up to go out of the CBD for an extended lunch break. We'd originally planned on some lor mee at the Tiong Bahru Market, but the entire hawker centre was closed for its monthly cleaning, so we headed to Por Kee for some good 'ol cze char.
Por Kee on a weekday afternoon is really quite different from Por Kee in the night. There are very few diners during lunchtime so you're almost guaranteed a seat in the teeny tiny air-conditioned restaurant, a welcome respite from the stifling heat of the afternoon sun.
We started off with a Seafood and Salted Vegetable Soup ($10), which was surprisingly good. I usually don't take much stock in soups from cze char places they're usually loaded with MSG, but this was pleasantly light. It still had a fair amount of MSG, but it was also chock full of fresh seafood, plentiful sweet plump prawns, generous slices of fish, soft squid and beancurd. Juicy tomatoes and salted veggies lent flavour to the clear broth.
The Foo Yong Omelette ($10), with plentiful sliced woodsy Chinese black mushrooms, julienned carrots, black fungus and chillis, was flavoursome and fluffy in texture.
The Chicken with Dried Chilli and Cashews ($12) was rich, potent and tasty, with sweetish dark oyster sauce and dried chillis that provided a smoky heat.
Por Kee Eating House
69 Seng Poh Lane #01-02
Tel: 6221 0582
Open daily from 11.30am to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 12.30am
Por Kee on a weekday afternoon is really quite different from Por Kee in the night. There are very few diners during lunchtime so you're almost guaranteed a seat in the teeny tiny air-conditioned restaurant, a welcome respite from the stifling heat of the afternoon sun.
We started off with a Seafood and Salted Vegetable Soup ($10), which was surprisingly good. I usually don't take much stock in soups from cze char places they're usually loaded with MSG, but this was pleasantly light. It still had a fair amount of MSG, but it was also chock full of fresh seafood, plentiful sweet plump prawns, generous slices of fish, soft squid and beancurd. Juicy tomatoes and salted veggies lent flavour to the clear broth.
The Foo Yong Omelette ($10), with plentiful sliced woodsy Chinese black mushrooms, julienned carrots, black fungus and chillis, was flavoursome and fluffy in texture.
The Chicken with Dried Chilli and Cashews ($12) was rich, potent and tasty, with sweetish dark oyster sauce and dried chillis that provided a smoky heat.
Por Kee Eating House
69 Seng Poh Lane #01-02
Tel: 6221 0582
Open daily from 11.30am to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 12.30am
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