A Mexican twist on a popular Chinese breakfast item. The burrito is made with a crispy jian bing stuffed with BBQ beef brisket, spring onion omelette, bean sprouts, coriander and green chilli, and finished off with a drizzle of hoisin sauce and spicy mayo sauce. It was an explosion of flavours and textures as every bite was crunchy, juicy, sweet and savoury.
The Flying Somen was disappointing considering that it's one of their recommendations and signature. The taste was flat, and the somen wasn't as light and refreshing as I had expected it to me. It was also difficult to eat as the noodles got dry after a while.
The Signature Nagoya Dry Prawn Ramen was packed with flavours. It features a mazesoba-style dry ramen with seasoned minced meat, seared prawns and onsen meat. Tossing everything together with the special sauce, each slurp of the springy noodle was savoury, slightly spicy and creamy, and the prawns were fresh and perfectly cooked. Pair it with a glass of umeshu or a Umeshu Tasting Set with flight of 3 to get the full experience.
This Uni is the Bomb! has crispy croquette balls filled with creamy uni cream that oozed out with each bite. It looked and tasted like buttery molten cheddar cheese. Paired them with a Tasting Umeshu Set for a full experience at thjs Izakaya Umeshu Bar.
The egg & ham omelette was made using a tortilla wrap that was pan toasted and filled with egg omelette and ham. It tasted quite bland and pricey at $6.20. Making it a set, I added a hashbrown and a cup of kopi siu dai for an additional $1 each. Hashbrown was served hot and slightly crispy but looked and tasted similar to the frozen Farmland hashbrown. Kopi siu dai was at least decent and thick.
They definitely stand out in a hawker setting as a coffee stall serving a mix of traditional and specialty coffee. As it's my first time, I tried the hot Latte that i felt was light to medium bodied. Worth it? Definitely in terms of coffee taste and at a wallet-friendly price.
The set comes with hot coffee/tea, scrambled egg and butter toast. The slices of rich satay-coated beef was sweet, nutty and savoury from the spices used, and a tender chewiness with each bite. As the satay sauce seeped into the soup, it got slurpy tasty with the springy noodles. I liked that there were some greens for some balance.
The smoked angus short rib was incredibly delicious. The meat effortless tore off from the bone and it was tender with a nice smokiness to it. Absolutely flavourful.
Backyard Birdie Bagel was hearty and filling. The chicken was battered and fried to a nice golden crispy while maintaining moist. The scrambled egg was a hard scrambled as it was fully cooked and firm. Would be better if it was softer and creamy.
The Sticky Bun with Walnuts was soft and quite pillowy, and topped with sticky and crunchy caramelised walnuts. There was a think swirl of brown sugar inside.
Cafe Cartisan gives off an inviting ambience to have coffee and conversations. Going with my usual coffee fix, the cup of latte was medium-bodied and has a nutty afternote to it.
The Bulgogi Beef Banh Mi is packed filled with caramelised bulgogi meat and creamy mayo. The meat was tender with a sweet and savory sauce, and a fresh crunch from the sliced cumumber, tangy pickled vegetables and fragrant cilantro. This was a more hearty and savory banh mi as compared to others.
