January 03, 2019, 11:56 AM 
If you like restaurant-quality food at non restaurant-quality prices, this might interest you.
Hao Lai Ke (好莱客) is a coffeeshop stall in Bedok which sells a variety of Chinese-style noodle and rice dishes
According to social media posts and a couple of local food sites, the stall is helmed by a chef who used to work at Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung.
Hao Lai Ke's main specialities are their Pork Ribs Fried Rice (S$6) and Dan Dan Noodles (S$4.50).
These are mainstays of Din Tai Fung, but unlike those you'll find at the restaurant chain, Hao Lai Ke's versions cost only a fraction of the price.
For reference, Din Tai Fung's Fried Rice with Pork Chop costs S$13 while its Dan Dan Noodles will set you back S$8.
Here are some photos of Hao Lai Ke's Pork Ribs Fried Rice and Dan Dan Noodles we found on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Brh1so7nUUl/
Hao Lai Ke's fried rice uses short-grained rice. During cooking, short-grained rice releases a type of starch which makes it very sticky and chewy, more so than the more commonly-used medium-grained rice.
Aside from having a pleasant, chewy mouthfeel, short-grained rice are sticky enough to be eaten with chopsticks.
The Dan Dan noodles is served with a generous helping of crushed peanuts, peanut sauce, minced meat, cabbage, and chilli oil. This is Hao Lai Ke's signature dish.
Delivery options available
If you are balking at the idea of the queues, Hao Lai Ke is also available on Foodpanda.
Their food items cost 20 cents more on the delivery platform:
Reviewers on Foodpanda rated the stall 4.5/5 stars. Most of the reviews are positive, with some calling it a good alternative to Din Tai Fung:
Similarly, its reviews on Google averaged 4.5 out of 5 stars. Reviews on Google and Instagram advise that waiting hours range between an hour to almost two.
Here's an image of their full menu:
Via Google user Jun Hong Lee.
Hao Lai Ke is located in Happy Hawkers, a coffeeshop which is only a 5-minute walk from Bedok MRT:
Via Google user Ho Robert.
Hao Lai Ke
Address: 204 Bedok North Street 1, #01-393, Singapore 460204 - Happy Hawkers coffeeshop (map)
Opening hours: Daily 10.30am to 10pm
Top images via Instagram user @fatbitbit and Google user AJ Quek.
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