Breakfast with Old Buddies at Old Airport Road Food Centre

Had been looking forward to visit this much talked about food centre. The timing couldn't have been better especially after I've gotten my dream X100. And having coffee talks and trying out good food with old pals - it's icing on top. The khakis were namely: Lonewolf, Red Star and Mr. Sexy (well, sort of).



The 3 guys were late, but that bought me time to recce the place. Many stalls weren't opened though I spotted a few that caught my interest. First on my list was Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun (#01-155); then the taiwanese bao with meat and mushroom fillings from Momo's Mini Pau (#01-44), followed by Jia Mei Zi Zhi Mian Bao egg tarts (#01-43). I guess the most outstanding stall was Xin Mei Xiang Lor Mee. It had a queue that never ends! Though tempted to try, I was hesitant to join the queue.

After the 3 musketeers arrived, we wasted no time to grab our chow. Lonewolf bought Whitley Road Big Prawn Mee (#01-98), coffee bao and otah; Red Star gotten Char Kway Teow and Kway Chap; Mr. Sexy - Freshly Made Chee Cheong Fun with prawn and char siew fillings; and I myself got the egg tarts and the taiwanese bao.

The egg tarts were a tad too sweet for my liking. I was drawn to them because the egg custard portions looked generous. However, the custard texture was more like agar-agar rather than soft, pudding-like. Its crust was ok, not too thick, but don't expect the melt-in-the-mouth experience.




Char siew chee cheong fun didn't disappoint. A generous portion of the char siew fillings would have been a good complement to the smooth, thin chee cheong fun skin, though. And oh, not forgetting heaps of fried scallions too.




Taiwanese bao wasn't as fanciful as its name suggested to be. Filling tasted mediocre as compared to the Godzilla Bao. I guess it was its chewy bao skin that scored.



Coffee bao is something I couldn't afford to miss. Thanks to Lonewolf, I had an opportunity to try one that's worth gobbling down a dozen. Its chewy skin was paired with aromatic coffee lotus paste. Ah~ Heavenly!




Last but not least, my nemesis - Char Kway Teow. I love and hate it. Why, oh why was it made so fattening? I hadn't had one in years! Just a few spoonfuls wouldn't hurt... And then another few more... Gosh. I swear I would've had the whole plate of it myself if it wasn't for the cockles laid in wait.



I was too full to try the kway chap. As I'm not a seafood lover, I gave the prawn noodles a miss too. Lonewolf's comments here should provide a more balanced insight. :)