Yuen Kee Dumpling (袁记云饺) @ Yishun Northpoint City Mall [Singapore]

In less than two years, Yuen Kee Dumpling had already opened more than 20 eateries in Singapore, with a mix of stalls in food courts and sit-down eateries. 

Knowing it hailed from China, where there were more than 3,000 branches, I was finally motivated to check out the branch at Northpoint City Mall, after seeing that the queue had finally died down. Furthermore, it came strongly recommended from the Greatest Kon, the ultimate foodie!

Truly spectacular to see the open kitchen in front of us! Not sure about the workers but I sure would feel uncomfortable to see the many pairs of eyes if I were the one skillfully wrapping the dumplings / wantons in front of every customers! 

From the display in front of us, I am guessing you could even purchase raw dumplings so that you can add them to the steamboat meal planned for home; from S$10.80 - S$14.80 per 500 grams. Not for me, I prefer the convenience of buying straight and eating them almost immediately.

Anyway, please be prepared to wait! There were like only two or three persons in front of me, yet I waited for more than 20 minutes! Hungry max.

No choice; payment was already made.

And I had to wait patiently for the beeping. 

Secure your condiments at the counter, which included chopped chili, chili oil, spring onions, cut green chilli, shredded ginger, soy sauce, vinegar and mixed nuts sauce cubes. I am the traditionalist; cut green chilli for my noodles, a ton of spring onions for my soup, and shredded ginger for the dumplings.

My order for the two; just to highlight it's for my dad and me! p.s. the soup didn't impress, with a slight porkiness, but it's not the main draw that day. My targets should be the wantons and dumplings! 

Shrimp and Crab Roe Pork Wantons Noodle - this would be the kind of noodles you would expect from Cantonese cuisine; plain and seasoned with a light and mildly sweet soy sauce, yet surprisingly palatable! No complaints even though I was simply craving for noodles that day. 

While the wantons were said to contain shrimp, pork and crab roe, the roes were definitely not the real deal as crab roes wouldn't be shaped like those tobiko roes found in Japanese eateries! Not sure if this would be considered as false advertising although it's a norm in China to term tobiko roes as crab roes. 

Nevertheless, unlike the pathetically small wantons you get in Singapore; these best sellers were sizeable with fresh, sweet prawns and delicious minced pork! The so-called crab roes didn't seem to enhance the flavour though. 

 

Shrimp and Vegetables Pork Dumplings - said to be the house signature, I ordered just the dumplings, which were sitting on a bed or beansprouts! Can you spot the difference between dumplings and wantons?

Frankly, these dumplings were seriously good; generous with the fillings and absolutely delightful with the shredded ginger and vinegar! I had them with the viral mixed sauce with chilli oil but it felt more like just chilli oil with peanut sauce. I think I can do without the sauce. 

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Would I be back? Definitely for the shrimp, vegetables and pork dumplings without the sauce. Honestly, I can't wait for the next visit! 

Address

930 Yishun Ave 2, #B2-12, Kopitiam,

Northpoint City Mall, Singapore 769098

Map

As above.

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Shrimp and Crab Roe Pork Wantons Noodle - S$7.80

Shrimp and Vegetables Pork Dumplings - S$9.80

(Inclusive of GST)