The Final Day - Ye Shanghai Part Deux

drunken chicken - 10/10

if you read by initial post of ye shanghai, you'd know what a huge fan of this place i am. therefore, it wasn't very surprising when we decided to go back to ye shanghai on the last day of our trip. back exactly to the same location for brunch again. the verdict? the experience was just every bit as good as the first, if not better. you know usually when you come across something good for the first time you're wow'd by it, then the second time you go there you don't think its as great anymore? well, thats what separates the good restaurants from the great. great restaurants are constantly able to get your attention, serving quality food with great service consistently. thats what makes the difference. its not that hard to make great food. but its hard to make great food consistently.

back to the food - we started off with drunken chicken again. this was one of the things we returned for. just as good as the first. fabulous.

crispy tofu skin - 6/10

we decided to try this dish. it was pretty alright. crispy and very light, the tofu skin just crumbles with crisp in your mouth.

river shrimps - 9/10

River Shrimps once more. Simple cooking with fresh ingredients always yield great results. I love this dish. I think CJ - La Mian in sg has a similar one.

sauteed beancurd with crabmeat - 7/10

soft tofu was simmered with a crabmeat sauce and sprinkled with mixed vegetables all over it.

noodles with dried shrimp - 9/10

Noodles with spring onions, sun-dried shrimp and soy. This was a new try and it turned out to be a great surprise. The noodles were cooked very well, al dente, providing a nice resistance in texture with just the right touch of soy and oiled lightly to preserve a smooth outer texture.

ye shanghai fried rice - 9/10

Fried rice in Ye Shanghai Style. The scrambled egg whites gave the fried rice great texture. The rice was really grainy and fresh. this was good. went really well with the other dishes.

steam shanghai pork bun/sheng jian bao - 10/10

More of the heavenly Shen Jian Baos. The best. i can't emphasize enough how good this is. you have got to try it. the bun is nice and fluffy soft on the outside, and crusted on the bottom. inside you'll find a nice chunk of meat and a whole lot of juicy goodness.

shrimp dumplings - 9/10

i remember feeling really satisfied after coming back here. then after that we were kind of sad cause we were leaving shanghai, and we realized that we definitely would miss this place and this restaurant. so many good memories and so much good food.