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Why Can’t the Bub Eat Chocolate? T_T

Like most children, the Bub loves eating chocolate. But just like his unfortunate Papa Lim, he suffers the side effects when he has too much of this yummy goodness. The both of us gets ‘heaty’ really easily when we take chocolate and more often than not, we will get a terrible sore throat and cough for the next couple of days.

CHOCOLATE MAKES US SICK! HOW SAD IS THAT? T___T

To make it even worse, both the Bub and I will get unreasonably high for a short period of time before we descend into an extended state of crankiness. That really sucks but that is how it is and I guess we will have to roll with it. 🙁

The Limmies goes to Tai Cheong Bakery!

WE LOVE TO EAT. Mama Lim is a glutton, Papa Lim is also a glutton, so the Bub naturally inherited our gluttony genes by default. So on days that we have a little bit of free time, Mama Lim would usually scheme to hatch her next destination to feast in gluttony. This time, she has decided that we should head to Tai Cheong Bakery @ Holland Village for breakfast.

We were fortunate that Grandpa Tan and Uncle Ming were cool with to go along with Mama Lim’s suggestion to try out Tai Cheong Bakery and they gladly drove all of us there on a rainy Wednesday morning.  We managed to get there at about 1015am and we were expecting a huge crowd to form at the store but the rain seemed to discourage some of the other foodies and we were lucky to get a cushy table indoors!

We managed to beat the crowd… but there was already a queue forming after we got there!

 

Hohoho~ We are the Lucky Limmies! We managed to get a nice comfy indoor seat! 🙂

We loved the way the place was decorated and its classy decor was complimented with the little-assorted items that remind us of the store’s rich Hong Kong history and heritage. I particularly loved the old school tiles as they reminded me of the tiles on the floor of my grandma’s kitchen. I was expecting to smell like pastry the moment I stepped into the bakery but to my surprise, the place was very well ventilated and airy!

Doorway to the indoor seating area of the bakery.

 

Loved the pretty and intricate “old-school” tiles.

 

The interior of the bakery is well decorated and ventilated.

 

Decorative items were displayed under the glass table tops in the bakery.

 

Mahjong anyone?

 

Laser cut letters mounted onto the vintage wooden laminates. Do you spot the missing piece?

 

The crew working hard at prepping food for the customers.

Mama Lim was looking forward to trying out most of their famous fare but was kind of disappointed that the majority of the menu would only be available after 11 am. Undeterred, we quickly made do with the breakfast menu and ordered their Egg Tarts, Char Siew Polo Buns and a set of Scrambled Eggs w. Toast/Bolo Bun + Spam Fries.

Service was prompt and breakfast was served swiftly to our table within minutes of submitting our orders. I personally loved the Char Siew Polo Buns as it was full of yummy Char Siew fillings. Close friends would know that I love Char Siew and yeap… this Char Siew Polo Bun is DAEEEEBAKKK!!! The traditional and Pandan Egg Tarts were pretty delicious too and the Bub gobbled up his egg tarts in the blink of an eye. The only gripe we had was that the Spam fries were a little too salty. But then again, it’s spam so it was probably going to be salty to begin anyway.

Char Siew Polo Bun! It’s a must try!!! Recommended by Papa Lim!!!

 

Char Siew Polo Bun full of yummy Char Siews!

 

Mama Lim’s Polo Bun Set w Scrambled Eggs & Spam Fries.

 

Traditional Egg Tarts for everyone!

 

The Pandan Egg Tarts were simply irresistible! I want more!

The total damage amounted to about $60++ and I guess that is pretty ok for a satisfying breakfast for an entire family. We will be back again to sample the main menu and I bet it will be as good or even better than the breakfast menu! 🙂

*PS: This is not a sponsored post… just sharing own opinions of our food adventures. 😛