Bad Lunch Good Teatime Treat

I was walking around the neighborhood when I realized that Frisson Cafe is no more. Oh dear. But I wasn't really surprised. Or sad.

In its place was another similar sort of cafe. But maybe not so whimsical.

It was past 12:00 pm when I walked in. The place was empty.

I sat at a table set for four. After I placed my order, I was served a tumbler of water. The guy placed the water on the next table and I had to take it over to my side. When my coffee was served, he did the same thing.

Again, I had to bring the drink over to my side. The coffee was so so.

Same thing with the side plate (why would I need one anyway?). And then the Home Style Hash Brown (An all American Super-Hero breakfast with chicken ham, cheese and eggs on top. What was I thinking?) was served. Again placed on the next table.

Why can't he put it at the table where I am at? 

I did not know what to expect. And this was it.

The grated potatoes were not cooked through. Still crunchy.

I wish there was some chili sauce to make it go down easier.

OK. One time is enough. The whole afternoon, the semi-cooked potatoes and lingering cheesy taste stayed with me. I gotta eat something to neutralize the bad memory.

To Soylab! Yes!

The beancurd is warm and the teapot contains chilled soy bean milk.

The Shuai Beancurd with choice of two toppings and white or brown sugar. I chose white sugar instead of brown. Don't tell me brown is healthier because sugar is sugar is sugar, brown or otherwise. 

I love the chewy stuff so I picked black tapioca pearls and glutinous rice balls (contains peanut filling). 

I poured syrup onto the beancurd and transferred the chewy balls into the bowl. I could totally eat this without sugar but let's admit, a bit of sweetness make things better. They don't give you much syrup anyway, just enough to subtly sweeten things up. I have seen people going to the counter to ask for more.

I also poured the chilled soy bean milk onto the beancurd as I went along. So nice! The bad taste of lunch was all but forgotten. This Shuai Beancurd is quite filling and I could totally have this for lunch (or dinner) next time :)