Kim San Leng Food Center- at the junction of Telok Kurau Road and Changi Road- is fast becoming one of our new favorite places for dinner.
I say dinner, not lunch, because it is a long walk down, and noon time- with the sun glaring unyieldingly above my head- makes for a necessary walk, not a favorite one.
The food at Kim San Leng Coffee Shop does make it somewhat worth though.
More than once we've had their chicken rice, which, even though I don't have a picture, is pretty good. The zup sauce leans more to the salty side but neither is it so salty that the taste gets uncomfortable. The chicken, for most parts of it, is tender too.
What I really do like, however, is the soup.
It's surprisingly refreshing, and they have vegetables inside!
Another stall that's great at this coffee shop is the Western food stall.
What the name is, I don't know- I haven't paid attention- but their food's popular, and even though I haven't had the chance to try everything, the plates in front of other diners seem pretty good.
This evening we had come here not knowing what we wanted to eat.
On one hand I had wanted to try the zichar- they do a good sam lou hor fun- but there was also the Western, which, given the day and time of day, I too wanted to try.
in the end we decided on the latter.
I took fish and chips.
My friend took salmon and spaghetti.
Which, in actual fact, I was surprised.
I had always thought of him more of a rice person than a noodle person, but he said the spaghetti tasted good, and there was that good balance of olive oil and herbs mixed with the pasta.
Me, I liked the batter of the fish and chips.
It had a springiness I enjoyed, and there was a bit of salty and savory that contrasted with the clean taste of the soft, tender, perfectly fried fish.
Would've been nice if there were more dollops of mayo, but oy, I'm not complaining- it was enough, the stall holder had given a wedge of lemon, and there was a side, of which this evening my friend had chosen a little cup of lightly baked macaroni and cheese.