Review of Xiong Kee Famous Fried Carrot Cake 雄记菜头粿

Block 137, Tampines Street 11, Tampines Round Market and Food Centre, #01-17

Nearest Mass Rapid Transit Station: Tampines MRT

Buses to Tampines Round Market and Food Centre: 8, 17, 18, 28, 39, 292, 518

Opening Hours: 07:00 to 14:00 (Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday)

Queue: 3 to 6 people (Waiting Time: 6 to 12 minutes)

Service: Slow

Environment: Clean hawker centre

Reputation: Traditional Singapore Fried Carrot Cake

Thoughts after eating: Average

Value for money: 68/100

Will I come back again in 6 months' time? No, there are better alternatives

My opinion:

This Tampines hawker stall specializes in traditional Singapore fried carrot cake. For this food review, I decided to try out their white fried carrot cake for breakfast. During my 7 minute wait, I noticed that the stall was endorsed by a famous Mediacorp actress. The food must be good, right? Wrong!

The fried carrot cake was bland and plain tasting. Chili had "no power" and did not add any bonus points to the food's flavor. Another big mistake that the uncle make was by frying large amount of ingredients at one go, making the carrot cake taste uneven. Later I found out that he was actually "pre-frying" for future customers. This unprofessional move would lead to further depreciation of food quality (carrot cake becoming cold and less crispy).

To sum up, the food here was cheap but average tasting. Unless you are a hardcore fried carrot cake fan living in Singapore east, I will strongly suggest you give this stall a miss.