T.S.C - Thick Toast Heaven.

We have been frequenting TSC ever since our first visit as finding a place to chill out away from the madness of a crowd is a challenge esp on weekend.
Hence the airport seems like a good choice.

But eating at the airport is not exactly cheap and the choices are somewhat limited. After our decent previous visit, we visited again, only to become addicts to their thick toasts.

We have so far tried their rice - fried rice and baked rice as well as noodles only to conclude that their cooked food is really average. The baked rice looked delicious but honestly, is really rice topped with a SEPARATE layer of cheese, there is no integration of materials at all and the rice tasted very dry.

The noodles were slightly better but not something that'll have you returning for more.

The thick toast on the other hand, is in a league of it's own. Think soft bread, lightly toasted to give the little crisp when you bite into it, topped with GENEROUS amount of peanut butter and drizzled with sweet condensed milk. This is something that we will return again and again for.

Other than the milk tea, this 8-treasure tea presents a refreshing taste to the palatte esp after 2 thick sweet and sinful toast every meal.

Tong Shui Cafe
Airport Boulevard,
#036-087 Changi Airport T2 - Public Area,
Singapore

Kim Gary (Sunway Pyramid) - Good Dining Experience

Mr HB and myself decided to bring the kids out for a holiday and after much discussion crippled by a limited budget, we decided that we can only afford a self-drive trip to Sunway Lagoon.

We picked this place because it's got everything under 1 roof (a big one) - theme park for the kids, big shopping mall for me and lots of food choices for us!

The main challenge when we come to food was my elder kid as she usually has porridge at home so we have to find something that she would/could eat.
On this particular day, it was decided that we have chinese food as she wanted noodles.

The decor was pretty consistent with the outlet in Singapore and lots of pictures of Bosco Wong(Hong Kong Actor) who is their ambassador.

A quick look at the menu also re-affirms that this is the KIM Gary we are quite familiar with.
The service staff were very prompt and polite (though speaking in cantonese which I am half past 6).

We ordered a noodle set and a Furong Egg with Rice, complete with milk tea and iced lemon honey.
The noodle is nothing anyone has not tried, just instant noodles with ham, luncheon meat and egg. But the Furong Egg Rice is very tasty.
Just picture a giant egg with condiments atop a mountain of white rice drizzled with some sweet dark sauce. It is amazingly delicious for such a simply dish.

As usual, I enjoyed my very milky milk tea while basking myself in the relaxing environment (when the kids are not screaming).

An enjoyable experience with value for money food.Definately worth coming back (when I come to sunway again).

Hong Kong Kim Gary Restaurant (Sunway Pyramid)
3 Jalan PJS 11/15,
OB2-G-U3 Sunway Pyramid,
Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya,
Petaling,
Kuala Lumpur

Tong Shui Cafe - Another HKG style Eatery

This was a terribly hot weekend, Mr HB and I were look for a cool place to hang out with the young ones.
After 2 straight days at Suntec, we figured we need a change.
So Mr HB suggested that we go to the airport for dinner and chill out (pun intended).

We were looking for food upon arrival. Could it be a coincidence that we just read about TSC's ala carte buffet in the Straits Times this morning for $18.88 in celebration of stg (cant rmb). So well, we decided to give this a try.
Mr HB is not really a fan of buffet and since this is our first visit, we decided to access this place before concluding if the buffet is worth busting our calorie budget for.

The menu is quite extensive, which is quite common for a Cha Chan Teng. After some mulling, our orders are as such
1. Fried noodles (sheng mien) with chic chop
2. Fish steak with rice
3. Thick toast with peanut butter and condensed milk
4. Cold bean curd with durian puree5. Milk tea (with chin chow)

Eating with the young ones is never a peaceful affair. We usually have to take turns to eat and it's usually in a hurried manner. This is bad for a foodie as this means we do not give the food it's due appreciation but well, parents do not really have this luxury.
So guys, u should really learn to appreciate your folks more. Do take your mom out for a nice meal this weekend - mother's day.

OK, I digressed a bit. Coming back to the food.Mr HB had the honour of gg first. I did not manage to try his food but he said that the noodles were unimpressive, relateively normal.
I thought my fish steak was quite good. The fish was battered and fried to a nice crisp with some sweet sauce. The rice was not very well cooked though with some grains kinda tough.

Thick toast is as a thick toast should be, slapped with peanut butter and drizzled with condensed milk. I do find this enjoyable but not any better than the other cha chan tengs i've been to.

Milk tea is something that I'll like to grip about. It has barely got any milk taste in it and the overall effect is a bland and some-wat bitter taste. Not good.

We also ordered a bean curd with durian puree to share as this looks interesting. The durian puree and bean curd go surprisingly well together but it could be better if there is more puree in this order.

Tong Shui Cafe
Airport Boulevard,
#036-087 Changi Airport T2 - Public Area,
Singapore

Kim Gary - Reasonable Price and Decent Food

I was introduced to Kim Gary by my sister. I wasn't a big fan of HKG style cafe but I was quickly drawn to KG after my first visit.

I have had their sets twice - once with fish baked rice and the other just baked fish with rice. Both are pretty decent food and the price is very reasonable.
The must try in HKG cafes are needless to say - thick toast (I am a sucker for these). Except for 1 time, I ordered the thick toast every visit. My friends and hubby have commented that the toast is too thick though I like it (I am a bread lover too!)

Almond tea is nice and fragrant. The snow ice is not really good though, I would suggest giving these a miss.

One note though, they are definately short-handed. Attention from the servers needs some efforts.