Happy birthday Yingli and Xinyi! My JC classmates of CG25 decided to celebrate with crab this fine Saturday evening.
I was initially puzzled having to meet at 1730 for dinner. Upon reaching I understood why.
And mind you, it’s not a restaurant or anything. It’s a KOPI TIAM (COFFEE SHOP)! We started queueing at 1800 and the kopitiam auntie was like broadcasting a 60 to 90 minute wait for a table, even suggesting to try out a rival kopitiam just across the carpark!
Eventually the queue spilled onto the carpark and they had to redirect it.
I can’t resist Xinyi’s expression here
They even take orders while we queue to ensure that our crabbies arrive promptly when we get a table!
The birthday girls beaming when we’re finally next in line for a table. Notice the sign at the background, it reads: Please Q For Table N Order, Thank You.
Interesting!
Just look at the queue that formed behind us! Singaporeans will die for food.
A group of a while later, we learnt that a group of expatriates came by and unknowingly occupied a table was meant for us, without realizing that you actually had to queue to eat at this kopitiam.
Additional waiting time..
We got a table! Look at the happy girls.
And a hungry Bingxiong
Joel looks like he’s wielding a light saber on his head :/ We finally got the table at 1910 – a 70minute wait!
Here comes the food!
Fried bread to go with the crab sauces..
Playboy Chicken. Serious! That’s what it’s called! It tastes damn good too!
Paper wrapped ribs.
Wok egg toufu. This is the bomb I tell you.
I can’t resist a nice closeup!
Front shot of the first crab. Butter crab! This is just sinfully delectable man.
Rear shot! They use fresh lettuce which goes so well with the sauce! Ohhh!
Frontal shot of the black pepper crab. Apologies for the unfocused picture.. Didn’t have many clean fingers left after the butter crab :p
Rear shot.. Thank you everyone for patiently waiting for me to take a shot before attacking the crab haha..
Damn solid the meat I tell you!
The flesh would like fray out like sea anemones!
The butter beehoon (thick vermicelli) crab is their signature dish. It doesn’t look much but I tell you the soup is.. you gotta try it out for yourself man. Butter and crab goodness!
Satistied tummies.
Marvelling at Bingxiong’s big bike..
A failed attempt for an artistic night shot at some random bushes..
Before finally leaving for AMK Central..
for supper at MOS Burger..
Wonderful night! Happy birthday Xinyi and Yingli!