The location of Amoy Street Food Centre within Singapore's central business district means it's incredibly crowded during lunchtime on weekdays and the queue can get insanely long for popular stalls.
It's a totally different situation on weekends when many stalls are closed. This begets the question why the heck i was there last Saturday! Answer: on my mom's request as she would like to pray at Sian Chor Kang Temple and didn't know how to get there from the MRT station!
Since the temple is literally next to the food centre, i decided to wait for my mom there. The moment i stepped in, the waft of char kway teow from this no-brand stall hit me and immediately triggered a craving as it was already past noon and i haven't had breakfast!
My plate of fried kway teow with an additional egg; i had asked for more black sauce but from the look of it, i guess the not-so-friendly auntie didn't hear me. Nonetheless, it has a good balance of yellow noodles and kway teow (flat rice noodles) with a sprinkling of beansprouts and pieces of cockles.
I can't wait to dig in after getting even more excited with the intense aroma of freshly fried noodles! Took a bite that was filled with expectations; only to be disappointed by the bland taste and the seemingly lack of wok hei.
While the Chinese favours three factors when it comes to good food (i.e. the appearance, the aroma and the taste), i am the weirdo who prioritizes taste way over appearance and aroma. Honestly, i should be happy that it wasn't horrid tasting; just that it fell below expectation. Regardless, it didn't stop my mom and i from cleaning up the plate.
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Address
7 Maxwell Road,
#01-01, Amoy Street Food Centre,
Singapore 069111
Map
As above.
Pricing
Char Kway Teow - S$3.00
Add Egg - S$0.50
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