[Closed] Dong Fang Hong 东方红 Restaurant @ 92 Telok Ayer Street

After an early check-in to our hotel at The Clan, we went in search of lunch. Literally a minute away from the hotel, is this Korean-Chinese restaurant called Dong Fang Hong. I wanted to try their jajangmyeon (짜장면 / 炸醬麵 ).

entrance

is time to refresh the banner?

We walked-in close to 1pm on a Friday, and most of the guests seemed to be have almost completed their meal.

menu

There are 3 types of jajangmyeon available but one was only available for dinner. I chose the DFH Jajiang Myeon  (东方红 炸醬麵) as that bears the namesake of the restaurant as well as being the traditional jajangmyeon. The other one was the seafood version.

Legendary Noodles

Am pretty amused by the wordings in the menu as it states "Legendary" or in Chinese "传说中". Can't blame the guests if the expectations rose by ten folds!

What caught my eye, is an appetiser called Menbosha (멘보샤) which was trending in Korea not too long ago. This is essentially fried shrimp toast which existed long ago but became rare through the years. Have not found any other restaurant in Singapore offering this, and if you know of one, do let me know!

We ordered one portion to try. Was thinking of whether we could do the wang mandoo (steamed dumplings) as well but decided not to overestimate our stomach space.

appetizer menu

Staff is efficient and friendly. They'll bring you the side dish which consist of kimchi, szechuan pickles and white pickled radish.

complimentary refillable side dish and pickles

A tumbler of cold water is brought to the table as well. Food arrived within minutes after order was taken.

DFH Jajiang Myeon (东方红 炸醬麵) @$12++

getting dizzy mixing the noodles

let's eat 먹자

The jajangmyeon sauce was tasty but leaning on the sweeter side. Portion was good to feed two pax. And like many others, we also ordered tangsuyuk to go along with the jajangmyeon. It's almost like a food pair.

Pork Tangsuyuk @$28++ (small)

Frankly speaking, my impression of tangsuyuk so far, isn't good. The batter ratio seemed to be of much more batter than meat. Had it the first time in Busan and we didn't finish the plate.

The version at DFH had a rather pale looking appearance and that didn't help visually. The sweet sauce (or syrup) was already poured onto the meat and I wonder if serving it separately would have helped to maintain the crisp of the batter for that little while longer?

I concluded for myself that tangsuyuk is an acquired taste and I very much preferred our sweet and sour pork or gu lou yuk (咕嚕肉), thank you.

Legendary Spicy Seafood Noodles Soup @$15++

I like the broth in the Spicy Seafood Noodles Soup and despite its name, it wasn't that spicy. The cabbage absorbed well the soup and the mussels were nice to eat.

My favourite dish from this place is the Menbosha (fried shrimp toast). Well fried to a golden brown, crisp outer and doesn't feel oily. Flavourful.

Menbosha (멘보샤 / 面包虾) @$18++

my favourite dish

Lunch with Hence and Tracy as part of our staycay adventures at Telok Ayer.

Dong Fang Hong 东方红 Restaurant

Address: 92 Telok Ayer Street #01-01, Far East Square, 048472

FB: https://www.facebook.com/DongFangHongSg/

Contact: 6327 9036

Business Hours:

Sun Closed

Mon to Sat: 11:30am–3pm, 5:30–10pm