Dim Suming @ Victor's Kitchen

I was dying to go to Victor's Kitchen ever since I heard they serve awesome Liu Sha Bao. Thankfully, Shirlene did not object violently to my suggestion of having Victor's Kitchen's Dim Dum for lunch. It was lunch hour and I was crossing my fingers, hoping that we would be able to get seats.

Victor's Kitchen is a tiny little shop located inside Sunshine Plaza which is a few blocks away from Wilkie Edge- Shirlene's office. It wasn't surprising to find Victor's Kitchen packed on a Thursday afternoon and we were glad we managed to get a table for two. We were also pretty lucky to be seated near the cashier and submitting our orders wasn't that of a challenge.

The food arrived shortly with the Har Gao taking the lead. I thought it was ok, nothing fancy, just your usual old har gao.

Har Gao

The Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun came next and it was decent. I thought the rice rolls were pretty good: smooth and silky.

I suggested trying their Vegetable and Quail Egg Siew Mai and ordinary Siew Mai was just too boring. 

However, I caught no sight of any vegetable, just a clump of minced pork with tons of fat. I also thought the quail egg didn't really add much value to the siew mai; it might have been better if the quail egg is half boiled or something. 

I've heard quite a lot about their carrot cake with XO sauce and I knew I gotta try it. My immediate reaction to my first bite was, "Eh... did they add the XO in it already?" No XO taste what so ever albeit carrot cake was smooth, but a tad too soft.

Shirlene ordered a chicken porridge which I thought tasted pretty normal as well.

Last but not least, the famous Liu Sha Bao. I've read tons about how flowy and awesome this Liu Sha Bao was and....

...it sure is flowy alright! The bao was like bleeding custard as I devoured it. I liked how this custard had a nice balance of sweetness and saltiness as the previous one I had at Mandarin Court was way too sweet. Despite the bun's well balanced custard, I found it a little too oily for my liking. Also, the bao skin was a tad too tough and dry. I'm pretty sure this ain't the best Liu Sha Bao, nonethless my lack of knowledge of good Liu sha bao would label this the best I've had thus far.

One profusely bleeding Bao

All in all, I thought Victor's Kitchen is kinda overrated. The dim sum wasn't bad per se but it didn't wow me either. Frankly, their famous Liu Sha Bao did not live up to my expectation and I blame the over exaggerated reviews. I think I've read as many reviews about their nasty service as the ravings of their Liu Sha Bao but I'm glad to say that their service ain't that bad. I thought it's pretty normal to have service staff shouting at one another (especially so since the place is uber packed and noisy). Would I return to Victor's Kitchen? Eh... maybe.. maybe when I'm stick skinny and yearn for those fatty oily golden oily buns.

Immiscible layers of oil