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2008-06-19
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Often heard rave reviews over establishments serving good food and extremely unagreeable staff service. Some people ignore it, some people leave a short tip, and some people slam at their table and take off (and write about it). At this congee joint, it's all so simple. If you can't handle the attitude, don't come in. If you have an attitude before you even sit down, don't come in. And if you really want to come in and eat, you're just going to have to suck it up and go with the flow, however wa
This place has become one of our regular stops on a weekend now. The three of us will order congee (ranging from $6 for plain congee, while stock lasts) and rice noodle rolls (肠粉). Rice noodles wrapped around savoury donuts (炸两) is a must order -- steamed soft rice noodle loosely wrapping around crunchy fried-to-order donuts, cut into bite sizes and flavored with a house blend soy sauce. Every bite is textbook on textures, as the soft noodle seduces the palate followed by a sharp crunch. Never complain you need more soy sauce, you will get the first load of finger pointing from the owner of this place. She has a knack of knowing what you want to complain about before you even open your mouth, and speaking of foul mouthed....she's not exactly someone you want to mess with either.
Congees are fantastic as well. With a soft congee base we ordered Pork Offal Congee ($18) week after week. It includes all the organs in the usual mix. Thickly sliced pork liver are cooked right to the touch without getting tough. My personal preference is to eat it with no white pepper and extra green onion sprinkles. Beef congee are equally good as slices of beef quickly boiled in congee releasing its meaty flavour into the congee. Fish Belly congee is a popular choice, and so are "pork blood" congee and plain liver congee as well.
Fried noodles are made at the back with the big wok and a waitress bending over the wok -- frying the noodles, turning it while adding bean sprouts and a splash of soy sauce for darker taste and colour. The noodles, when served, glistened under the bright lighting without feeling too oily to taste.
The hostility part, I realized, is merely another complain people may feel about being mistreated. But we are ironic beings, afterall, as we keep going back even though the service is bad, the waiting time is too much, the seating lacks organization (careful not to elbow your neighbor off their seats!) But all reputation on the attitude seized to matter here, as food really is the star of the show. Swing that attitude thing out the window, and embrace yourself with another spoonful of steamy hot congee and a one-two soft-crunchy punch from noodles and donuts!
张贴