Don’t bother…

On Sunday, my missus and I dropped by this coffee shop right beside the Secret Recipe outlet in town. It had been years since we went there but Annie-Q mentioned the other day that they had kueh chap there so I wanted to go and give it a try. Unfortunately, the stall was closed even though it was only around 12.30 noon. The chicken rice stall seemed to enjoy very good business and the chap fan (mixed rice) appeared rather popular too but we did not fancy either of those. I could not tell whether the other stalls were open or not and if they were, they did not seem to be doing very well. Eventually, we decided to give the dim sum there a try.

The ta pao (big steamed bun) was very nice…

…selling at RM2.50 each but it had minced meat inside…

I would prefer those with chunks of meat and a bit of thick yummy gravy. Well, at least, it had some egg in it – I love eggs in my paos!

This seaweed-wrapped dim sum was very nice…

…but I could not figure out what it was or what they had inside.

Unfortunately, the siew mai was very very hard…

It tasted pretty o.k. actually but my goodness, it was so tough! The worse thing was that it did not seem very fresh – like it had been frozen and heated up and steamed over and over again.

And if you think that was hard, wait till you try these…

I don’t know what they were but they were even harder or tougher than the siew mai.

No doubt they’re cheaper than the regular dim sum places that I frequent – just RM3.00 a lau (storey) or basket…but considering the quality, if you were to ask me whether you should drop by to give it a try, I would just tell you frankly, “Don’t bother!” If I were to go back there ever, it would probably be just to tapao the steamed paos – that’s all. They’re not too bad…