We've come to the fourth and final corner of Commonwealth Crescent, which is also the least frequented of our eating places. That's the west end of Block 117, also occupied by Hong Kong Street Chun Kee Restaurant at its east end. It's the only coffee shop (Sin Kee Heong, #01-711) which does not have its own zichar restaurant. The premises is occupied by a number of stalls, including one of Singapore's most celebrated fried chicken wing seller.
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| The fried chicken wing stall is closed, which explains why its near deserted. |
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| The smokers' corner looks busy. |
Due to the lie of the land, this corner is raised off the level of the road, and one can sit and watch the world and traffic go by below! It's a Sunday morning, and the coffee shop is almost deserted. Years ago, this coffee shop (which looks unchanged over the decades) was packed, and waiting for noodles could take the best part of an hour. The only section with people is the "smokers' corner", tucked behind and away from healthy people.
The present noodle stall is Lai Chi Mian, which does a good bak chor mee (noodles with minced / sliced pork) and laksa, which is what we had and enjoyed every bit of it. Business is rather slow, but it's not lunchtime yet.
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| The look of mee pok just makes me hungry. |
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| Taoist altar and neighbourhood provision store. |
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