My Little Red House

Sourcing for something 'power' in the middle of the night is no easy feat. I always like going to eating places which are not overly crowded.

But after trying the delightful treats at little Red House (located just behind Pek Kio Community club - you could see it from the glittering purple lights) I couldn't stop going back there.

The "xian yu cao fan" (Salted Fish Fried Rice)is an instant hit! Days later I went back to discover more delights. What I like about the food is that it is consistently good. It hovers between good and very good - never disappointing!

Other favourites of mine will definitely include:

- Black Pepper Beef (tender to the utmost, I'm not sure if it's over dosing the bi-carbonate soda or the stuff that cooks do to fake suppleness...taste is just great - never to intoxicating)

- Salted Egg Prawns

- Deep Fried Baby Squid

- Sambal Kangkong (like the other dishes never intoxicating..
I've had Sambal KK at other more famous joints like, Sinma, Long Beach, Jumbo and so on and still they don't taste quite like this...I guess if you go to some other places which some of their specialty dishes are so-called excellent,
the less "important" dishes would not be overly enjoyable.
The slight sweetness of the sambal added to its moderate spiciness balances out the rougher texture of the vegetable making it more platable then its peers.

In 3 words "cruncy", "Tender", "Addictive"

- I usually like the soup to go with it. Nothing great or fancy aboutthe soups but it goes well with dishes. If you're soupy people like methe conventional salted vege beancurd and other seafood stuff one would fit the rest of the dishes.

- And oh yeah...this is a definite must!!..they don't make it all the time..
Mongolian Tofu (Meng gu Doufu). Doesn't look too much does it? but mmmmm...delightful


The owner, Vincent is an excellent host. He used to be the one cooking at a smaller Zhi Cha diam and now he runs this make shift "restaurant" which is located at the (name) hostel. The guy remembers the names of his frequenters. He would indicate to his workers, "Mrs Wong Lai le (Mrs Wong has come - with the infered connotation, "attend to her") and his men would rush to take her orders.


Talking is stimulating enough to make me drip from the side of my lips. I'm not sure if I'm exaggerating but I can tell you how most of the dishes here taste.

And if that's not enough...my mother who is the self-proclaim authority on "authentic chinese food" (the fallacious concept that everything that my grandma told her is chinese, oughta be chinese - and the latter definitely isn't the sanest of people - but 'nuff said)...took a bite on the black pepper beef that I tar powed for her said, "Mm wah! the beef very nice"

This is the first Tze Char that she never complained about. Usually it's like, "This one too black! Not fresh izzit dats why so much black sauce" or "so salTISH"

Tastebutts Feel: Not to speak too highly about one of my pet places, I'd dare say that it has always been GOOD - consistenly good. I bet that that's something you will agree to once you plunge your own tastebutts into them...but just my personal opinion. I think it's just excellent!