I've heard that the two chefs outlet at commonwealth is good and that it's always packed. Thus, I was glad to be able to try the two chefs at sin ming here, where it's less crowded.- Butter pork ribs, $8

Butter pork ribs is their signature dish, so of course we ordered this to try. The milk-like powder coating the pork ribs was quite tasty and finely spread over the ribs. The dish was not oily even though the ribs were fried. The ribs were quite lean though and could be just a bit more tender.

The fried shredded yam was really interesting. It was reminiscent of the fried nian gao (or chinese new year cake), because there's a underlying sweetness on top of the crispy, savoury coating. A highly addictive and recommended dish.- Fried shredded yam, $8

The spinach with 3 eggs was quite nice too, with plenty of ingredients given. The stock base could be a bit more tastier, then it'll be really good.- Spinach with 3 eggs, $8

The san lau hor fun was delicious too, with plenty of tiny dried shrimp added for ooomph. There was also enough "wok hei" or wok fragrance in the dish. The chef was a tad heavy on the XO sauce though, so it was just a bit salty. Otherwise, a really good dish to try as well.- XO san lau hor fun, $12

- The stallfront- Wanton noodles, $3

As recommended by my friend, I gave the wanton noodles here a try. For $3, the amount of char siew given was plentiful and tasty . If you like your char siew lean, this will definitely suit you. The noodles were cooked till springy and the flavouring was pretty good too. The wanton was also not too small. A good, traditional bowl of wanton noodles

- The stallfront- Hainanese Curry rice $3.40

It is interesting that there are 3 curry rice stalls in this food centre alone. And this stall is the newest opened one. Well, I've yet to try the other 2 stalls but I'm starting with this stall first. The curry sauce was not bad, it's not too spicy and can be easily slurped up with your rice. The curry chicken and long beans were alright. The tofu with minced meat was quite tasty - recommended. The curry rice here is generally ok, but it did not leave much of an impression.

- The stallfront- $1.40 per popiah

This stall seemed quite popular with the lunch crowd here, so I ordered one popiah to try. The skin was soft, thin and the fillings were tasty too. The proportion of the shredded tapioca, peanuts and lettuce was well-balanced. Definitely a worthy add to your meal since it's healthy and delicious The aunty is quite friendly and fast in wrapping the popiah, so you usually will not have to wait too long.

- Century egg and pork porridge, $3

My born-in-Hong Kong friend specially brought me here to try the porridge. According to her, the porridge here is the closest to the ones she has tasted in Hong Kong. She can tell whether the porridge here was cooked according to the traditional method or the "short-cut" method, where people grind or break the rice first, so that the porridge can be cooked softer in a shorter time. She prefers the traditional way (although it takes much longer), as you can still taste each full grain of rice within the porridge.

Haha, she told me to specifically tell the uncle (the chef) the order instead of his wife who will only deliver your order to you and collect the money. Apparently they got into some argument before when orders were mixed up, so now the onus is on the uncle to take orders so he cannot blame his wife if anything goes wrong...

The porridge was indeed tasty. I found it to be a tad watery, but the amount of ingredients given was plentiful and the pork liver was cooked till just right.

While we were tucking into our meal, a stranger next to us, who was also eating the porridge, commented that the stall owner personally goes to the Chinatown market every morning at 4 am to get his daily fresh produce.