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Ju Chun Yuan
we were in the office trying to satisfy our craving for Dim Sum and concluded that there weren't many affordable options in the CBD (Paradise Pavilion at MBFC and Imperial Treasure at Asia Square came to mind). It was hence a welcome relief that some colleagues recommended Ju Chun Yuan at Far East Square.
The restaurant actually specialises in Fuzhou cuisine. their lunch time ala carte Dim Sum buffet at $18++ was certainly a popular option amongst the CBD faithful. Fuzhou-styled Dim Sum has many spicy signatures, we ordered a few rounds of chilled-pork/beef shanks in spicy sauce as well as their famous sliced-chicken in spicy sauce. their chestnut pancake was also one of the specialities. 
this pork dumpling in spicy sauce was really good. the meat and water chestnut filling was really juicy and the sauce gave this interpretation of the dish an interesting kick. some of us went overkill with the pan fried selections, such as prawn dumplings, carrot cake and bean curd skin. pretty normal, i thought. 
Ju Chun Yuan's selection also came with traditional Dim Sum favourites such as char siew bao, cheong fun, siew mai and har gao amongst many others. i've seen earlier blog postings of the salted egg custard bun above, and i swore that neither the egg yolk nor the custard was oozing out of our servings. a little bit disappointing. their other Dim Sum was good though, we particularly loved the chicken feet and steamed spare ribs. 
coming with a ravenous big group has its advantages and we virtually tried everything on the menu, some dishes twice. some of the Fuzhou delights were really good and the wide spread certainly made the experience really worthwhile. The place would be good for casual lunches with colleagues but probably not for corporate lunches as service was a tad below par. nonetheless, this made good value-for-money, and if you really needed better service, there's always the options we mentioned above. 
Ju Chun Yuan 130 Amoy Street #01-01 Far East Square Singapore 049959 Opening Hours 12.00 pm to 2:30 pm 6.00 pm to 10:30 pm (open daily) They claim to be originators of 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall'.. |
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