What would you have done if you saw this notice in the car while taking GRAB on the way to Singapore train checkpoint at Woodlands? I took a picture, obviously, since the place was in Yishun and I happened to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine (more so after my trip to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi)!
And I did pay it a visit shortly after on a weekend morning! p.s. signing up for anywheel 30-day pass had made me more motivated to ride to nearby areas for food since first 30 minutes was free.
A one-person operation; service was a bit slow but since it was a weekend, I guess impatient me can still bear with it! Interesting to see the equipment used to make the rice rolls; same same yet different from our typical local ones.
Banh Mi - this was the first one to be served. There was just one available type and I agreed to adding egg for a top-up fee of S$1.00. As can see from the cross section of the banh mi, it did appear to be generously stuffed.
While crispy after undergoing some sun-tanning in the toaster, the ingredients weren't as luxurious and frankly, not as generous as I initially though, as Banh Mi Saigon. I think it could also benefit from having more pickled vegetables and sauce. It was a good sandwich yet not impressive enough as banh mi.
Traditional Rice Roll - although there were four types to choose from (traditional, char siew, minced meat and smoked duck), I decided to go with the basic one with no meat since it was the cheapest at just S$2.50.
Visual wise, it wasn't appealing. I might as well just go to any dim sum restaurant and request for chee cheong fun kosong! Honestly, if they have a prawn option, I would have ordered it.
Well, never judge a food by its appearance just like you don't judge a book by its cover! The rice rolls were smooth and there were quite a number of rolls! Taste wise, it was a perfect combination with the bowl of vinegarish-sweet sauce that had diced up garlic adding another piquant layer to the plain rolls.
Fried shallots always helped in increasing palatability.
Once I would love to have more, would be the diced up garlic!
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Can't wait to be back for its rice rolls.
And maybe bun cha, which was on the menu!
Address
Block 343, Yishun Avenue 11,
#01-141, Singapore 760343
Map
As above.
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Banh Mi - S$4.50
Add Egg - S$1.00
Traditional Rice Roll - S$2.50
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