Eggslut
마지막으로 코로나 걸렸어요. 고맙게도 내 증상은 별로 심각하지 않아요. 열도 없고 몸도 아프지 않고 가벼운 기침과 목이 아프지 않는데 잠깐 동안 목소리가 쉰다.
운이 좋은 편이 예요. 다음주에 부스터 주사를 맞기로 하거든요. 그리고 이제 난 필요하지 않아요. 나는 코로나 때문에 더 이상 예방 접종의 심각한 부작용이 없겠어요.
하지만 불행히도 나는 미각이 없어서 한동안 아무 것도 리뷰할 수 없겠어요.
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I finally made it to Eggslut!! It opened to much fanfare when it opened at the end of the third quarter last year, with queues purportedly snaking for hours on end (aside: how anyone can wait in line, in the ridiculous heat and humidity of SG, just to be the first to eat/try/possess anything is beyond me). But as with any fad in our little red dot, I waited a few months for the hype to die down, the crowds to dissipate, and voilà, we managed a walk-in, sans queuing, on a Friday evening.
The first thing that struck me was how cheery and enthused service was. I wouldn't have expected that of a self-serviced, fast food joint, and it was a delightful perk.
Ambience at Egg Slut is very much like that of Starbucks/Coffee Bean/(insert any major chain coffee spot), with many customers lingering to utilise the space for remote work. And indeed, the counter seats facing the pedestrian walkway was most conducive for people watching. Where The Husband and I parked our butts for the better part of the evening, checking out passersby, stuffing our pie-holes, runny egg and meat juices dribbling down our chins and all. "Tak glam" for sure, but when you get to my age, living life becomes more important than the appearance of a life.
Just about every sandwich can be customised (sub the style of egg, add a side salad to the sando, skip the onions, skip the sauce, add another protein...u get the gist). There's also an option to go bread-less, swop the brioche with salad, but you'd be missing out; the brioche is exceptional. Soft, fluffy, buttery, and with a faint sweetness, it was absolutely delicious.
The signature Fairfax ($12) with scrambled eggs, chives, caramelised onions, cheddar, sriracha mayo, sandwiched in a pillowy soft brioche is my favourite, bc scrambled is my preferred style of eggs, and that sriracha mayo was bombdiggity. I added Bacon ($3) to it, because u know, it's bacon.
The Bacon, Egg, & Cheese ($12) is similar to the Fairfax, save for its chipotle ketchup sauce, lack of onions, and perfectly runny yolk of the egg done over medium.
The Sausage, Egg, & Cheese ($12) with a house-made chicken sausage patty, cheddar cheese, honey mustard aioli, and a sub of the over-medium egg with a scramble ($1.50), in a brioche bun, is Eggslut's jacked-up contender to Macca's sausage mcmuffin. Except that this is available for dinner (brinner ftw!!) and infinitely better.
The Gaucho ($27) was likely designed for beef-lovers. Fat juicy slabs of wagyu tri-tip steak, simply seared, was layered with arugula, red onions, and an egg over medium. I requested to leave out the chimichurri sauce, bc I hate hate hate cilantro urghh.
The Truffle Hashbrowns ($4.50) was cooked in duck fat (the best kind of fat there is imo) and dusted with a truffle and rosemary salt, which, thankfully, didn't have that synthetic truffle taste. Sinful but hey, 'Treat Yo' Self'.
Another signature, the Slut ($11) comprised a coddled egg set atop a base of pureed potato, and sided by toasted baguette soldiers drizzled with olive oil. At first blush, it looked like baby food, but wowza, we were in love at first bite. A hack is to swirl the concoction a little, blend it all up, scoop a dollop onto the truffle hashbrowns, and eat it up in one mouthful.
Eggslut
6 Scotts Road
#01-12 Scotts Square
Open daily from 8am to 9pm
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