Magic Kitchen

($1.90) peanut congee

($1) can choose sweet or spicy sauce.

($2.90) its one of their best selling toast but I felt that its quite nice toast without overheated. But its too sugary and not that sweet aftertaste.

I was pretty stuffed after the thick toast and laksa chee cheong fun but couldn't resist their lor mai kai.

They probably made it in-house because it didn't have a porky gelantinuois layer of fats in it. The meat was juicy and the glutinuous rice tasty. Not too bad but I do prefer it to be slightly more flavourful.

Most of you would be familiar with the typical chee cheong fun which comes with soy sauce or a sweet sauce (eg shrimp paste!). My family actually enjoys having it with sesame and peanut paste or homemade laksa yong tau foo.

I personally know of maybe two other stalls that serve laksa chee cheong fun so I was naturally quite excited to check out Magic Kitchen's version.

Their version comes topped with shredded chicken, slices of fishcake, and tau pok. The laksa gravy packed quite a bit of a fiery punch but I found it one dimensional and lacking in depth. It's a decent bowl that I would grab whilst in the area but probably not otherwise.

I will be honest and admit that I hadn't heard of Magic Kitchen, which has reached institutional status in nearby Ang Mo Kio until recently. This is probably because it's located in a less central location and only opens for 5 hours each day.

Their signature item is the egg mayo thick toast which comes with a generous helping of egg mayonnaise heaped on top of a crunchy yet fluffy thick toast. I was expecting it to be rather heavy. Instead, you can taste the natural subtly creamy flavours of the chunks of egg white and egg yolk which are accentuated by the surprisingly light savoury notes of mayonnaise and the gritty earth and slightly fiery notes of grounded black pepper.

It's a simple dish that is well executed though I think some may find it a little too light for their palate!