Your intro from this clip showed that you just 'pocketed $10' from the stall owner, hoping you could write up good comments for that Bak Chor Mee.... That's an indirect corruption and you should not take that $10 ! Feel a bit of disappointment upon your recommendation ! PLease Do Not Do That Again ! Eat for free for food at hawker centres ....
Raymond, I agree with you - money influences the unbiasedness of food reviews, that's why I usually decline the money (when it’s offered, it’s rare though) but in some instances like this, the more you decline, the more you risk insulting them. It's happened to me before so now I decline, then they will insist, then I decline once more then I will leave it as that. If they really insist, then I will just accept the money because to risk conflict and argument over such a small matter is really not worth it. thankfully, it doesn't happen very often (maybe once every two years). that's why I go to the stalls a few times to confirm the quality before I bring my camera - at least that aspect is assured. I'll pin this comment so that people will understand that honest food reviews can be tricky and means alot of self-imposed vigilance
@@GregoryLeow Yeah,if you had meant to be corrupted,you wouldn't have bothered to give yourself trouble by telling us about the ten dollars bribe from auntie. It's even more not worth all the misunderstanding for ten dollars or any amount. Just hope you will consider donating that amount to Charity to fully disclaim it.
Hi Delphine, actually all this money goes to the tissue paper aunties and uncles by giving them a little extra. Then again they always get a little extra whether or not I get $10 from a hawker 😆
@@GregoryLeow Yea,but it's how you 'dispose ' of any amount related to your works,even if it's ten cents disposal. It's the meaning of it behind more rather than anything. Fully disclaim it to give credit and clarity to your job. Of course,if they go to the underprivileged,all the better.
Btw just to clear up any possible misunderstanding, this $10 wasn’t from this Bak Chor mee stall that I featured in this vlog. It was from another stall (which I won’t disclose) - they wanted to show their appreciation for the publicity so they insisted that they pay for the food. The reason why I showed the clip is to be honest and upfront that incidents like this do happen. that’s the reality unfortunately
OMG! The secret is out! Best ever soupy BCM 58 Bedok reigns supreme IMHO. Been eating this place for almost 20 years. The stall starts selling at 5.30am but the regulars customers will pre-order and wait around 5am. Often order the $2.50 version as I love the mince meat soupiness. Cheap and super satisfying. I recommend you try the mee pok and the kway teow version next time as it adds a different dimension to the BCM. Try it and be amazed. This stall can do not wrong. High praise indeed for a humble stall but I swear by it. I even woken up at 5am craving for it.
I traveled to the east and ate the Xing Ji one a few weeks ago. It's like more than a decade since I ate from that stall, I almost forgot how good it tasted. Looking at your review on this one, just makes me salivate! Have to try it one of these days, especially when they still offer it with the dumplings.
Old airport road fc also have bar chor mee soup version with pork dumpling. The food is good but they take awhile to prepare. Sometimes short q also need to wait 10to15mins. 😅
Hi greg, love your videos! I used to patronise this stall regularly as i studied nearby hahaha. Always felt that your recommendations could only come from a real foodie since many of them are not that well known. Also love that you have very detailed and accurate descriptions of the taste and textures of the food. I wanna ask you if you have tried Neighbourwok hokkien mee from bukit batok. Have recently tried it and was really blown away! I have tried Lorong 29 geylang hokkien mee (both at the original outlet, which I feel that the wok hei is too strong to the point that it tastes burnt, and the outlet at katong which you have featured on this channel before), Chomp Chomp hokkien mee, Yong Huat (i love their fried mee sua), but i feel like Neighbourwok is by far the best in terms of wok hei level, and actual flavour from the stock. I dont even live nearby but I would travel all the way there just to eat it. I really recommend you to give it a try and let us know what you think! (not sponsored by the way)
Nothing wrong with Greg pocketing the $10, she was being kind, she probably felt sorry for Greg thinking he has to earn a living by doing videos. She'll feel offended if he didn't accept her kindness. I would probably do the same without hind sight, being spontaneous. Please have an open mind, not always so negative. Greg always gives honest reviews. Period. Wishing you a happy new year.
First time trying bak chor mee soup version 2weeks ago, from a Chau Chee Bak chor mee. Tried kway teow soup and go back the next few days for the same. Wondering if this stall u recommend would be even better now. 🤔🤤
The "tee poh" dumplings is true-blue traditional taste that even the hardcore teochew elderlies (my late father) find it authentic and can't eat enough of it!
@@Juan-nz1gu super under rated but low key like its that way so no long queues like at other fish soup stall. They’re damn generous with the ingredients for the price to quality ratio! Fresh sliced fish and the fried fish is not just a puffed up flour bag floating sadly in the soup. Dont get me started with the one whole fried egg floss and the bitter gourds and vege to add astringency and cleaness to the soup. I’ve tried a few of the really popular stalls but this really remains my favourite fish soup of any in Singapore!
I usually eat the one behind this stall. A little less robust, a little less garlic, a little less mince pork but taste wise it's almost there. More importantly, no long queue
The real experts eat at 58 and not at Xing Ji 85. I’ve eaten at Xing Ji since the early 80s when 85 wasn’t a thing yet. When they started using meat balls, I wouldn’t bother going. I’ve been eating at 58 for the last 20 years or so
Hi Gregory. This bedok stylè bak chor mee i believed its their soup stock to enticed customers at that area. But bak chor mee. The word 'bak chor' is actually minced pork in teochew language. There are better bar chor mee with stew slices of shitake mushrooms, slices of pork liver, pork balls plus a great soup stock usually from pork bones and ikan bilis. Also have other types of noodles such as mee kia, mee pok, yellow noodle, bee hoon.
Hi Teow Hee, I’ve spoken to a few bcm hawkers over the years and read a few articles and apparently bcm only used to be noodle soup in the past. The dry version is a relatively new addition (40-50 years old?) in singapore
Grerg, will you do a review on Istimewa Kitchen (3014 Bedok Industrial Park E, Singapore 489980) one day? That place is a hidden gem and their Nasi Padang is pretty good and cheap as well.
The dreaded day has come. Greg has discovered BCM lovers (this particular style) long held secret..... Now queue will be way way longer than the already long queue......alamak! But fear not BCM fans, there's a stall selling "almost" identical BCM behind this one (back to back). Don't wanna queue, then makan at the one behind, then draw your own conclusions. Then will you understand why we queue 30-45mins (longer at weekends)
@@GregoryLeow Greg, it's the "Tee Poh" that sets it apart from Bedok 85 ( all 3 stalls), Eunos (Hong Lee Coffee Shop), Neil Rd / Keong Siak Rd kopi shop...
Totally agree, personally tried all the stalls. This is the best, maybe I'm bias since I ate this since young :) Soup is more flavourful and the dumplings are the best. Soup wise it tastes the best around 8-9am.
Its nice, but if you go late they run out of dumplings. i once went late and bought the large $4 bowl, they said not enough dumplings so they'll give more minced meat... in the end i only got 2 dumplings and the 'extra' minced meat they gave wasnt that much extra also :/ .... some more i paid the same price.. regret..
My uncle was a very healthy and fit non-smoker who always go gym and works out daily. He eats very healthily and always likes to lecture people about eating healthy and telling people off when they eat unhealthy. One day after going to his gym, as he went home, he got knocked down and died in a horrific car accident. he was only 32 when he died. Everyone who came to his funeral laughed at him say its really karma. :)
@@schadenfreude6274 Well, it is mission impossible to eat healthily or lecture people about eating healthy because fishes are mostly contaminated with plastics, mercury..., plants are in contact with the pesticides..., bread contains bromine..., rice contains arsenic..., food, in general, contains more and more new chemicals...
Big fan here. I am subscribed. But one thing ya Bro. To be honest. I know all food vloggers have this "satisfaction" signature look when they take a bite. Cue Andrew Zimmerns raised eyebrows. Yours is the eye roll with a slight head shake. Case in point. The first bite barely made it in much less chewed or tasted. Your head shake liao loh. Look abit fake la Bro. Just my opinion. Cheers...
Your intro from this clip showed that you just 'pocketed $10' from the stall owner, hoping you could write up good comments for that Bak Chor Mee.... That's an indirect corruption and you should not take that $10 ! Feel a bit of disappointment upon your recommendation ! PLease Do Not Do That Again ! Eat for free for food at hawker centres ....
Raymond, I agree with you - money influences the unbiasedness of food reviews, that's why I usually decline the money (when it’s offered, it’s rare though) but in some instances like this, the more you decline, the more you risk insulting them. It's happened to me before so now I decline, then they will insist, then I decline once more then I will leave it as that. If they really insist, then I will just accept the money because to risk conflict and argument over such a small matter is really not worth it. thankfully, it doesn't happen very often (maybe once every two years). that's why I go to the stalls a few times to confirm the quality before I bring my camera - at least that aspect is assured. I'll pin this comment so that people will understand that honest food reviews can be tricky and means alot of self-imposed vigilance
@@GregoryLeow
Yeah,if you had meant to be corrupted,you wouldn't have bothered to give yourself trouble by telling us about the ten dollars bribe from auntie. It's even more not worth all the misunderstanding for ten dollars or any amount.
Just hope you will consider donating that amount to Charity to fully disclaim it.
Hi Delphine, actually all this money goes to the tissue paper aunties and uncles by giving them a little extra. Then again they always get a little extra whether or not I get $10 from a hawker 😆
@@GregoryLeow
Yea,but it's how you 'dispose ' of any amount related to your works,even if it's ten cents disposal. It's the meaning of it behind more rather than anything. Fully disclaim it to give credit and clarity to your job.
Of course,if they go to the underprivileged,all the better.
Btw just to clear up any possible misunderstanding, this $10 wasn’t from this Bak Chor mee stall that I featured in this vlog. It was from another stall (which I won’t disclose) - they wanted to show their appreciation for the publicity so they insisted that they pay for the food. The reason why I showed the clip is to be honest and upfront that incidents like this do happen. that’s the reality unfortunately
I have tried all the well known soupy Bak Chor Mee in Singapore, and I can tell you, this is simply the best!
This is hands down the best Hokkien bak giau minced meat soup BCM in Singapore! Simply divine!
OMG! The secret is out! Best ever soupy BCM 58 Bedok reigns supreme IMHO. Been eating this place for almost 20 years. The stall starts selling at 5.30am but the regulars customers will pre-order and wait around 5am. Often order the $2.50 version as I love the mince meat soupiness. Cheap and super satisfying.
I recommend you try the mee pok and the kway teow version next time as it adds a different dimension to the BCM. Try it and be amazed. This stall can do not wrong. High praise indeed for a humble stall but I swear by it. I even woken up at 5am craving for it.
I traveled to the east and ate the Xing Ji one a few weeks ago. It's like more than a decade since I ate from that stall, I almost forgot how good it tasted. Looking at your review on this one, just makes me salivate! Have to try it one of these days, especially when they still offer it with the dumplings.
I love this stall. I queued once 40 minutes. Worth it I think. Haha.
Yay.. i always watch these kind of food videos midnight 2am... *cries*
Yes, this is by far the nearest to the old 85 bcm. The bak kiaw is superb
Nice to see more people out and about!
Ate the big $4 bowl, it has 5 dumplings, so full after eating it.
Just realized he finish a large and small portion omg, seems like it's a must try for me if it's that good for him
OH NO ITS CLOSED???
Nice, I used to order $4 one with add noodles, add dumplings , add bak chor....dam nice.. best eaten is when is cold and raining day ^^
Old airport road fc also have bar chor mee soup version with pork dumpling. The food is good but they take awhile to prepare. Sometimes short q also need to wait 10to15mins. 😅
Not comparable to this stall imo, go down and give this bedok stall a try. The best soup BCM in sg imo.
Wah bro your appetite is good . The $4 bowl is already quite huge.😄 Really love all your series.
Yes! This is a not-so-hidden secret in a corner of Bedok,. It already has so many people queuing up 😅
My personal favourite! Tips: Order dumplings soup without noodle, lagi power!
Hi greg, love your videos! I used to patronise this stall regularly as i studied nearby hahaha. Always felt that your recommendations could only come from a real foodie since many of them are not that well known. Also love that you have very detailed and accurate descriptions of the taste and textures of the food.
I wanna ask you if you have tried Neighbourwok hokkien mee from bukit batok. Have recently tried it and was really blown away! I have tried Lorong 29 geylang hokkien mee (both at the original outlet, which I feel that the wok hei is too strong to the point that it tastes burnt, and the outlet at katong which you have featured on this channel before), Chomp Chomp hokkien mee, Yong Huat (i love their fried mee sua), but i feel like Neighbourwok is by far the best in terms of wok hei level, and actual flavour from the stock. I dont even live nearby but I would travel all the way there just to eat it. I really recommend you to give it a try and let us know what you think!
(not sponsored by the way)
Nothing wrong with Greg pocketing the $10, she was being kind, she probably felt sorry for Greg thinking he has to earn a living by doing videos. She'll feel offended if he didn't accept her kindness. I would probably do the same without hind sight, being spontaneous. Please have an open mind, not always so negative. Greg always gives honest reviews. Period. Wishing you a happy new year.
First time trying bak chor mee soup version 2weeks ago, from a Chau Chee Bak chor mee. Tried kway teow soup and go back the next few days for the same. Wondering if this stall u recommend would be even better now. 🤔🤤
The "tee poh" dumplings is true-blue traditional taste that even the hardcore teochew elderlies (my late father) find it authentic and can't eat enough of it!
You should try the fish soup behind called bei chuan ting yu tang
YES it's so good
@@Juan-nz1gu super under rated but low key like its that way so no long queues like at other fish soup stall. They’re damn generous with the ingredients for the price to quality ratio! Fresh sliced fish and the fried fish is not just a puffed up flour bag floating sadly in the soup. Dont get me started with the one whole fried egg floss and the bitter gourds and vege to add astringency and cleaness to the soup. I’ve tried a few of the really popular stalls but this really remains my favourite fish soup of any in Singapore!
This video will add at least 5 more minutes to the queues. 😂
Really miss this bcm...hope can eat this soon
I usually eat the one behind this stall. A little less robust, a little less garlic, a little less mince pork but taste wise it's almost there.
More importantly, no long queue
Can you do a review on Lin Yu Mei's kolo mee? It's probably the best here in Sg.
Your noodle looks soggy liao…. Thanks for your recommendation and hard work Greg
The real experts eat at 58 and not at Xing Ji 85. I’ve eaten at Xing Ji since the early 80s when 85 wasn’t a thing yet. When they started using meat balls, I wouldn’t bother going. I’ve been eating at 58 for the last 20 years or so
I guess the queue is going to get even longer than before 🥲
Looks promising, the devil will still lie in the broth to determine whether it is gd or stunning. Worth a try...
this is best!!!
Yes totally agreed
Hi Gregory.
This bedok stylè bak chor mee i believed its their soup stock to enticed customers at that area.
But bak chor mee.
The word 'bak chor' is actually minced pork in teochew language.
There are better bar chor mee with stew slices of shitake mushrooms, slices of pork liver, pork balls plus a great soup stock usually from pork bones and ikan bilis.
Also have other types of noodles such as mee kia, mee pok, yellow noodle, bee hoon.
Hi Teow Hee, I’ve spoken to a few bcm hawkers over the years and read a few articles and apparently bcm only used to be noodle soup in the past. The dry version is a relatively new addition (40-50 years old?) in singapore
3:55
Confirming they have permanently closed?
I prefer the stall behind this stall.
The Eunos Bak Chor Mee is the authentic version
Grerg, will you do a review on Istimewa Kitchen (3014 Bedok Industrial Park E, Singapore 489980) one day? That place is a hidden gem and their Nasi Padang is pretty good and cheap as well.
Just checked out the pictures of the place. Looks good! Thanks for the intro
Seeing how money can potentially get u good reviews :)
wau lau! 2 bowls!!!!! :)
Loading up your tummy with free food again? True or false? TQ
Hello. Amituofo...阿弥陀佛。。。 May i suggest some vegan food adventures from you? Thank you.
Will patronise
The dreaded day has come.
Greg has discovered BCM lovers (this particular style) long held secret.....
Now queue will be way way longer than the already long queue......alamak!
But fear not BCM fans, there's a stall selling "almost" identical BCM behind this one (back to back).
Don't wanna queue, then makan at the one behind, then draw your own conclusions.
Then will you understand why we queue 30-45mins (longer at weekends)
Hahaha… it’s bec the dumplings are so good
@@GregoryLeow Greg, it's the "Tee Poh" that sets it apart from Bedok 85 ( all 3 stalls), Eunos (Hong Lee Coffee Shop), Neil Rd / Keong Siak Rd kopi shop...
Agreed!
Totally agree, personally tried all the stalls. This is the best, maybe I'm bias since I ate this since young :) Soup is more flavourful and the dumplings are the best. Soup wise it tastes the best around 8-9am.
Its nice, but if you go late they run out of dumplings. i once went late and bought the large $4 bowl, they said not enough dumplings so they'll give more minced meat... in the end i only got 2 dumplings and the 'extra' minced meat they gave wasnt that much extra also :/ .... some more i paid the same price.. regret..
another comment.. i eat one big bowl damn full already. you really eat alot sia hahaha
I personally think the fish sauce elevates the soup, do try adding a little.
It should be good to check your blood glucose and a1c...... More Singaporeans have high blood pressure and high blood glucose now.
My uncle was a very healthy and fit non-smoker who always go gym and works out daily. He eats very healthily and always likes to lecture people about eating healthy and telling people off when they eat unhealthy. One day after going to his gym, as he went home, he got knocked down and died in a horrific car accident. he was only 32 when he died. Everyone who came to his funeral laughed at him say its really karma. :)
@@schadenfreude6274 Well, it is mission impossible to eat healthily or lecture people about eating healthy because fishes are mostly contaminated with plastics, mercury..., plants are in contact with the pesticides..., bread contains bromine..., rice contains arsenic..., food, in general, contains more and more new chemicals...
A good review is worth $$$$. $10 is too little. 🤣
Nice noodle and soup but nothing so worth as to need to queue so long for a decent meal.
Within 1 month 3 videos about BCM ..... can you research other dishes or new stores around
Big fan here.
I am subscribed.
But one thing ya Bro.
To be honest.
I know all food vloggers have this "satisfaction" signature look when they take a bite.
Cue Andrew Zimmerns raised eyebrows.
Yours is the eye roll with a slight head shake.
Case in point.
The first bite barely made it in much less chewed or tasted.
Your head shake liao loh.
Look abit fake la Bro.
Just my opinion.
Cheers...
0:58 that gross guy spat on the table.. Disgusting
Greedy just say greedy la. Eat 2 bowls yet give crap excuse! Lol!
Greg why did you...now my fave BCM stall queue will be even longer, dislike dislike dislike !!! upset face emoji, upset face emoji.
This kind of soup BCM is actually easy to make at home.. for above 2 person, you can make delicious soup… really nothing special..