23 Oct - Welcome Inn Teahouse, Northbridge

I had my car serviced in Northbridge on Saturday morning, so CB suggested we go to lunch in Northbridge as it was also my birthday. After umming and ahhing between Good Fortune and Welcome Inn, I decided to have dim sum. I thought it would've been quite busy and was surprised that it was very quiet and were seated immediately. As soon as we sat down, we started to eat:

Chicken sticky rice. Savoury flavoured chicken, nothing like the sticky rice from Asian grocers though, so not a lot of mung bean, chestnuts or salted egg yolk! But still good.

Chicken Feet (or Phoenix Claws). I managed to coax CB into having a couple, and she said she didn't mind them.

Chee Cheong Fun. Good as always. Soft pastry/noodle, plump prawns and the sweet savoury soy sauce.

Pork spare ribs. Well seasoned, very gelatinous and smooth. CB doesn't eat pork so I ended up eating the lot.

Egg Tarts (Dan Tarts). Flaky pastry and rich eggy custard. I ate mine late in the meal but as soon as they came around, we grabbed a plate. As soon as you take a bite, the flaky pastry explodes in your mouth and dries it out immediately haha.

Har gow. Dipped in the chilli oil (which was very potent this time round), these were really good. Also explosively hot (chilli and temperature wise).

Seafood and seaweed rolls. CB had two, I had one. After eating one, I told myself to try and stick with steamed goods, as the oil from one of these rolls had already gotten to me.

Pork dumplings. I think they were kind of pot stickers, but not quite. Served with a vinegary sauce. These were quite bland to be honest.

Siew Mai. Of the chicken variety. Should've gotten pork as these weren't as tasty. CB got to eat them though, and even she said they were a bit bland...

Something new, mango balls. Much alike the chewy peanut balls from the Asian grocer, but replace peanuts on the inside with canned mango. Yum. I ended up having two, CB had one.

Notice there was no fried squid? None came out until we were full. I know we could've asked and ordered but we had enough to eat anyway.