Food Review: Reliving Good O’ Cantonese Tze-Char at Sik Wai Sin Eating House
2013-09-07
Lost among the neon signages and nightlife along Geylang Road lies a humble Cantonese family restaurant, which you would have walked by without taking a second glance. Having been around since the 70’s, the business has been passed down from the father to two sons, who now run the kitchen operations. It is uncommon that you will have a table immediately as waiting time can be up to 30 minutes during busy hours. When OpenRice bought a group of our members to Sik Wai Sin Eating House for a Food Tasting session, young and old patrons could be seen enjoying their traditional Cantonese tze-char-style dishes.
No menu, no fancy presentation, only signature Cantonese dishes
Do not expect any menu here because they only serve their signature dishes here, which can be counted with the tip of your fingers. No doubt the Song Fish Head with Bean Paste (top right) was fresh, smooth and delicate. Topped with mildly salty bean paste and accompanied with lard, that old-school flavor was simply irresistible. Another top favorite was the Prawns with Tofu (bottom right), which was drenched with luscious egg gravy. The prawns were huge, crunchy with the veins neatly removed; and the inside of the tofu was so soft that it melted in the mouth. Other dishes that are worth trying were the Minced Meat with Salted Fish (center left) and Beef with Kailan (bottom left). A Cantonese meal cannot do without a soup, so we had the Watercress Soup with Pork Ribs (top left) perfect to cool the body down.
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If you are looking for a traditional Cantonese restaurant to dine at which your parents will approve, Sik Wai Sin Eating House will be one of the better options if you do not mind the lack in variety. It was a sumptuous night for our members as we left the restaurant having a taste of good o’ Cantonese tze-char, which remained unchanged over the decades.

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