Union "Chee Pow Kai"! (Paper-Wrapped-Chicken)

Mr Funshine & his partner decided to pick me up after work so that we can have a wonderful dinner together. Everything was right on track: everyone's starving, weather's great. However I made a mistake & brought them "car-rounding" along Sunset Way as I thought there were some nice restaurants around. I was so wrong. If there's any restaurants, they must be so well-hidden or we were just too blind to spot one.




In the end we decided to drop by the closest eating place from where we were, along the stretch on Maju Road.

The entrance where cars are parked

We parked our car & strolled out into the cool night, Mr Funshine decided to have smoke first thus I went ahead to snap some photos (I was not a smoker at that point of time). There's one word that can describe this place ever so accurately: Kumpung! It's so rustic & homely, in fact I was half expecting some hens to be wandering among the greens.

The shop's signboard is surrounded by numerous awards & plaques

The dining area, nothing fancy

We order "Luo Han Guo" (http://www.drugs.com/npp/luo-han-guo.html), their bestselling drink & sat patiently waiting while our stomachs growl in unison.

The first dish served: Salted Fried Calamari was miserable. I felt as if I'm just snacking on chips.

The second dish: This is how "Chee Pow Kai" look like, all wrapped up in grease paper.

Me grabbing my "Chee Pow Kai" with my chopstick
Awwww...

This is one of those "comfort food" that sends one to Happyland. It's marinated with some seasoning & WINE. Yes, wine so aromatic that you just want to finish one piece, lick your fingers & start unwrapping another piece immediately. The meat is juicy tender & the sweetness well accentuated by the wine. It may be slightly messy as it is quite greasy, but it definitely worth the effort.

Bland noodle dish

My personal opinion, this noodle is too tasteless for my liking & the vegetable served on the dish was really tough, so much so that I'll gave up trying as I almost choked trying to swallow the "chewy strands". Finally the last dish was served. Drum roll~~~

Yummy Pipa Duck

Oh my lovely Pipa Duck was really so well marinated that the meat was all tender. The roasted skin was so crisp & the sauce that came with it was so full-bodied..yum yum yum.

Overall, this meal's not bad at all but this place closes quite early (last order 8.25pm). It's quite pricey in terms of the food we ordered & the "just-to-get food-to-your-table service" (I suspect it's a family-run place). Still, I love the "Chee Pow Kai" & Pipa Duck.

I was drafting this entry when my sister happen to see the photos & she asked "Don't you remember this place?". No, I have zero recollection & she reminded me that my parents used to bring us here when we were really young (I should be just around 6 year old) as we resided around the area then. My family was such a close-knitted one then. Things change, guess we all knows what happens as families mature with time, however we are still there for each other in times of need. I've met someone who's family has yet to "develop" to the point where conflicts & implications start to affect his family. That insensitive person called my family "abnormal". How rude & cruel when he was suppose to be next closest person in my life then. Well, you can't make a male specimen understand how a menstrual cramp feels but the least he can do is to respect that & be supportive. I truly believe that there will be one day he'll finally understand how hurting he was and if that does get to happens, it's really only for his own good.

Enough of my rambling. You may want to visit the below link for more reviews. Happy feasting!

http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/union_farm_eating_house