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2013-08-15
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This outlet is spelled with an "I" as in "Chiang" and not the usual "Chang" we see. Located along the shop house at jln lim tua tow road, this place is definitely a steamboat specialist with tables modified so that your charcoal filled pot is placed in a modified holder so that your soup can be reached at a more ergonomically friendly angle. Seating wise , there is a mixture of round tables and rectangular ones, with 2 outdoor tables. Its not exactly an air con placed but there are a few cooler
From the menu we can tell the prices has gradually went out, what used to be sold at $18 for small pot is now sold at the former 3-4pax share of $25 i.e. minimum $25 for small pot for red snapper fish. For grouper, pomfret its $30 for small pot and $20 for song fish. I ordered the safe option of red snapper with 2 drinks (longan winter melon juice). The drinks were a disappointment with no longan and winter melon seen and with lots of ice. It took quite a while, nearly 18 minutes for the soup to arrive, though there were only 1 other table and they were already eating. Looks pretty standard but i do see both lettuce and xiao bai chye added. First taste of the soup i felt more vege taste than fish, kind of different from whampoa keng but still nice though. Fish meat, which was lightly fried before hand, was nicely sized and not too small but more importantly i feel the qty of fish given is not too bad, really sufficient for 1-2pax. It also has the usual yam and the usual big fried anchovies for flavoring. The soup as its slowed cooked by the charcoal stove slowly gained its flavor with the ingredients, the heavy vege taste is now mixed well with the rest. It was sweet and good, perfect to go with my bowl of plain white rice (60 cents)
Auntie, who looks like the boss, though dun seem to be friendly at first, did helped to put a plate below to tilt the pot for easier scooping of the remaining 1/4 of soup, nice touch there. But the soup was so nice that i had to tilt it even further to finish the very last scoop. Anyway condiments wise, we tried all the available chilli and recommendation is to stick with the chilli padi and light soy sauce. Total bill was $25 for fish pot, $0.60 for rice and $3 for 2 drinks, no gst and service charge. And you can pay by NETs.
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