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yesterday, i managed to try the dim sum at the highly raved about victor's kitchen at 91 Bencoolen Street #01-21 Sunshine Plaza. headed over there with the boy at slightly past 1pm on a friday and the place was fully packed. thank God us hungry gluttons got a seat pretty quick though. the prices were pretty reasonable at about $3-4 per dish.

these were what we had:

Victor's King Prawn Dumplings

I have always liked har gaos and this is pretty good with a nice succulent prawn just like how har gaos should have.

Tasty Queen Size Siew Mai

how can we not have the queen if we get the king right? i have no idea why people always speak of siew mais and har gaos in on sentence when dim sum is mentioned, but this siew mai is just as good as the har gao! (in one sentence too)

Crispy Golden Shrimp Rolls

b likes to order this beancurd skin thing every time we have dim sum and i must say, this is really damn nice! the skin is crispy and light while the prawns were juicy inside. best of the lot we had. the vinegarish sauce complemented it well too. would be heaven if they ditched the coriander.

Chicken & Sausage in Glutinous rice

i ordered this because i saw lots of people having it and well, now i know why they did. the rice is chewy enough and moist on the inside with tender chicken bits. the salted egg yolk goes really well and gives it more oomph. mm, i dont like lap cheong and b had it so i cant comment on that.

Milky Custard Bun

now im not a fan of buns/breads, but i heard that the custard buns at victor's were good o we decided to give it a try. i like how the sweetness of the smooth custard mixes with the saltiness of the salted egg yolk. the bun itself was nice and soft without being dry.

phoenix porridge

its actually chicken and century egg porridge with a amped-up name. (they have really cute names like wala wala porridge and nemo porridge. no points for guessing what the latter is) the porridge was pretty smooth, although it could have been slightly less watery. tasty nontheless.

we also had a char siew cheong fun but i couldnt find a picture for that.

i'd usually go for prawn cheong fun but this time round since we had so much dishes with prawns in them, i decided to try the char siew instead. loved the silky texture of the cheong fun but i think the char siew serving was rather measly and the sauce could be a wee bit less salty.

all pictures courtesy of folks who uploaded their pictures on hungrygowhere.com


i noticed that the crowd started to dwindle about 2plus, so if you want to avoid the queue, its best to go after lunch hours.

was comparing the dishes individually to this popular dim sum place that opens till late at geylang (cant remember the name) and the verdict given by the boy is... victor's kitchen takes the cake! well, then again, if youre having a late night dim sum craving, you can always count on the one at geylang, plus they have nice homemade barley (and that place brings back good memories for me. heh.)