Yong He Eating House - Yuo Tiao Da Wang

I'm sure many Singaporeans have heard and/or been to this eatery at Geylang Rd for their extra long You Tiao and Soya Bean Milk. Or they would have had the famous Beef Hor Fun at the Zhi Cha stall beside the eartery. Either way, Yong He Eating House or what we usually call You Tiao Da Wang ( King of You Tiao ) people here commonly rely to when they want some comfort food that they can trust.

Yong He Eating House is open 24 hours a day. I strongly recommend their Soya Bean Milk ( $0.70), You Tiao ($0.80) , Beancurd, and this fried raddish cake with omelette thingy. Tried their Xiao Long Baos a couple of times and we weren't impressed. Tao Yuan's version is way better.

Their soya bean milk is very good, though i'm not really a conosieur on soya bean milk but this one that they had was good in the sense it dun makes you thirsty after downing a glass of it like how some soya bean milk does. Similarly they beancurd was fantastic. To me it taste as smooth and wholesome as the one at Rocher.

Their You Tiao is one must-try when u visit Yong He Eating House. Their version is a whopping 35-40cm monster ( jus aga-ration but definately longer than the usual ones at the local markets ). Yeah, size doesn't matter. That's when you haven see the full glory of Yong He's You Tiao. What's amazing , apart from it's size, is the crispiness of the You Tiao. Try dipping it inot a glass of soya bean milk and take a bite off it. Leave the remaining on the plate and carry on with other items, come back 5-10 minutes later and your You Tiao will be still erected and crispy. That's what i call Da-Wang ( The King ) , You Tiao Da Wang that is. Kenny Sia has got 2 huge coconuts but does he have what it takes to be hailed as the You Tiao Da-Wang?


Alos must try is their this item which i always have problem remembering the name. It's basically a fried Raddish cake ( not the ones made from flour,.This one contains the real stuff, shredded Raddish ) topped with fried Omelette. Sounds slightly pretentious but this stuff is good. It's oily, it's sinful, it's flavourful, it's ... so good.... Please do try it if you'rew there. Only like $2.50.

As for the Xiao Long Baos, on the few occasions when GF and myself went, they were lackluste. My take is that they had steamed the life ( and juices ) out of the tiny little baos. However the Xiao Long Baos were still very tasty and meaty. Just lack the that bit of juices flowing out of the baos when you bite a small hole in them.

Overall it's a place where i will go for some late night supper for some You Tiaos and Soya Bean Milk. Quite convienently located near Sims Ave and some sleazy alleys of Geylang, and just besides the main road. Nearest MRT should be Kallang and from there a 10 minute walk to Yong He Eating House. Otherwise just flat a cab at Kallang MRT and direct the cabby to the famous You Tiao Da Wang. Alternatively you can hop on to bus service number 51 ( or some other bus service, not too sure abt the service numbers but i'm sure there's plently serving the area) .

Another thing to note is their service is prompt and food is served quite quickly. There used to be a lot of those Feng Chen Nu Zhi ( sex-workers) in ultra low-cut blouse, in thick makeups sitting inside the eatery for some snacks. Hardly seen any in our recent visits.