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.
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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!
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Eventually the queue spilled onto the carpark and they had to redirect it.
I can’t resist Xinyi’s expression here :)
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They even take orders while we queue to ensure that our crabbies arrive promptly when we get a table!
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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!
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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..
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We got a table! Look at the happy girls.
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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!
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Fried bread to go with the crab sauces..
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Playboy Chicken. Serious! That’s what it’s called! It tastes damn good too!
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Paper wrapped ribs.
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Wok egg toufu. This is the bomb I tell you.
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I can’t resist a nice closeup!
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Front shot of the first crab. Butter crab! This is just sinfully delectable man.
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Rear shot! They use fresh lettuce which goes so well with the sauce! Ohhh!
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Frontal shot of the black pepper crab. Apologies for the unfocused picture.. Didn’t have many clean fingers left after the butter crab :p
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Rear shot.. Thank you everyone for patiently waiting for me to take a shot before attacking the crab haha..
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Damn solid the meat I tell you!
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The flesh would like fray out like sea anemones!
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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!
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Satistied tummies.
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Marvelling at Bingxiong’s big bike..
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A failed attempt for an artistic night shot at some random bushes..
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Before finally leaving for AMK Central..
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for supper at MOS Burger..
Wonderful night! Happy birthday Xinyi and Yingli!