Xi Yan Shaw

Ordered char kway teow , pregnant olive fried rice, Cai Pao toufu, salivating Spicy chicken . All dishes was very nice ! Call out was the spicy saliva chicken , shredded chicken covered In spicy sauce , infused with szechuan spice, peanuts and topped with coriander. Cai pao toufu Was yummy , Cai pao bits toasted well and laden on top the fried egg tou Fu , outside was crispy brown while inside was soft and eggy . The pregnant fried rice was use of black olives with dried shrimp creating super umani taste .

Always a hearty and enjoyable meal here at Xi Yan. Found this gem of a place many years ago and was surprised at its price point - affordable and value for money despite its location at Shaw. They offer tze char kinda dishes here, which is great for sharing! Favourite has to to be the 辣子鸡, which spots the distinct fragrance and spiciness as is expected from this dish. The chicken pops were crunchy with the meat still retaining its tenderness, making this really addictive! The Salted Egg Prawn was disappointing, and it wasn't crunchy, seemingly overcooked. Also, it was quite a hassle eating this as we weren't aware this came with shell, and everyone was too lazy to use hands to peel 😂 Flavour wise, it was nothing to write home about. The 红油抄手 is pretty good! Fragrance, spicy and packed with ingredients on the inside, with the skin remaining thin and chewy! It's a wonder how the thin skin managed to hold all the ingredients within intact without breaking 😂 Quite possibly a staple at all tze char place, we ordered a tofu dish to go with our meal and it was really savoury! Drizzled plenty of the thick gravy over my rice to mellow out the sodium level and albeit being tasty, it wasn't mind-blowing, more like comfort food! Ordered desserts to complete the meal and it was meh. The custard tang yuan tastes really weird to me and I’d say try the other flavours instead. Ice cream was decent, not great. I guess they place more importance on their mains which is fine by me!