3/5 Ivan C. 4 months ago on Google
Yup,
I'm
doing
that
tourist
thing...
Haha.
A
few
reasons
why
I
ended
up
here:
(1)
I
was
already
driving
along
the
west
coast
via
route
5,
(2)
mui
choy
bao
is
uncommon
in
Singapore,
let
alone
those
that
are
delicious,
and
(3)
the
wife
likes
mui
choy.
The
guy
who
took
our
order
was
a
young
chap,
and
while
he's
not
particularly
friendly
or
helpful,
he
wasn't
rude
to
us.
Since
we're
tourists
and
we
didn't
know
what's
good
to
have,
we
ended
up
buying
1
each
from
the
top
row
of
the
menu
(shen
rou,
cha
sao,
mei
cai,
vegetable),
as
well
as
the
"new
item"
the
ikan
bilis
bao.
The
place
is
pick-up-and-go,
so
there
isn't
any
seating
available.
Just
as
well
Kwo
Zha
B
is
nearby
-
the
laoban
(boss-owner)
allowed
us
to
eat
the
baos
with
the
drinks
we
ordered.
As
with
some
of
the
comments
from
other
reviewers,
I
also
thought
the
filling
was
quite
stingy.
Price-wise
I
cannot
complain
because
where
I
come
from
things
are
way
more
expensive.
Besides,
I
happen
to
really
like
kosong
baos
(the
taste
and
texture
of
Malaysia's
baos
beat
Singapore's),
so
the
filling
is
just
a
bonus
to
me.
The
best
2
items
are
the
mui
choy
bao
and
the
ikan
bilis
bao.
I
lack
the
vocabulary
to
describe
the
taste
sensation,
so
I'll
just
say
that
they
are
both
delicious,
both
the
filling
as
well
as
the
bun
itself.
I
cannot
give
5-stars
because
the
filling
isn't
generous
-
it's
like
how
McDonald's
patties
have
shrunk
over
the
years:
you
just
taste
the
filling
rather
than
eat
it
heartily.
The
vegetable
bao
is
pretty
good,
but
nothing
worth
driving
so
far
out
of
the
way
to
get.
The
pork
bao
(shen
rou
bao)
is
decent,
but
I
have
had
better
in
Johor
(tastier
and
more
generous).
The
char
siew
bao
is
disappointing.
In
the
unlikely
event
that
I
ever
pass
through
Tanjong
Sepat
again,
I
will
just
get
the
mui
choy
and
ikan
bilis
baos.
And
maybe
buy
some
tidbits
from
the
friendly
aunty
directly
across
the
shop.
Side-note
to
the
bao
connoisseurs,
I
have
no
qualms
eating
the
skin...
They
all
taste
good
and
I
don't
eat
enough
to
get
heartburn
(from
indigestion).
My
wife,
however,
prefers
peeling
the
skin
because
she's
my
better
half.