Imperial Treasures

Met the bf, now to be known here as Mr Notastememory, for lunch yesterday at Suntec.  Since both of us were feeling a bit of a sore throat coming on (I am actually on medical leave for 2 days.. yes, I ended up being that sick), we decided we wanted something soupy or porridgey (okay actually I wanted something soupy, he wanted porridge.. I hate porridge!).  So we were walking over to our Number 1 choice, Crystal Jade, when we saw the Imperial Treasures place, which is almost exactly like Crystal Jade, only they claim to be Teo Chew styled cooking.  We decided to give that place a try and from the momemt the wait staff greeted us, it felt like we were eating in Crystal Jade!  It was all very weird.  From the table setting, the menu, the pictures in the menu etc, all almost identical to its number one competitor.  

Feeling completely unadvertourous, I ordered their pork and chive dumpling noodle soup, i.e., Wanton Mee and Mr Notastememory ordered some beef brisket noodles.  When the food arrived, no surprises again, it tasted similar to the Crystal Jade cousins.. even down to appearance and portion.  The dumpling noodle broth was quite good, not too salty or oily, though I wish they gave just a tad more soup, cause after a while the noodles start to absorb the soup leaving me with lesser to drink.  The beef tendons were also quite good according to Mr Notastememory.  All in all, this is an okay place to go to get a quick lunch. Its also cheaper than its Crystal Jade counterpart. Total damage for the 2 bowls of noodles was under $20, including the towels, tea and taxes.

Will definately have to return to this place to try the other dishes when I'm feeling better. Also, we saw its cantonese outlet at Great World. Will post here when we manage to head that way.