Xiao Jun Gan Review: Spicy Ma La With Cheap Skewers At Bugis That Opens Till 5am

If you’re looking for the province’s hot and numbing dishes, the restaurant does the job. Courageous fire-eaters can as well meet their match with the legit four-level ma la and butter hot pot soup base. Spicy Ma La Skewers at Bugis That Opens Till 5am Food at Xiao Jun Gan There are a total of five signature soup bases: Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot With Butter ($15+) , Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot With Fragrant Oil ($12+) , Tomato Soup Hot Pot ($12+) , Rejuvenating Mushroom Soup Hot Pot ($12+) , and Nourishing Pork Bone Soup Hot Pot ($12+) .

I’m a believer that butter is better, and ordered Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot With Butter like clockwork. After choosing your soup base, you can head to the fridges to take your pick of skewers.

They are three treasure troves of skewers – one for meats at $0.50+ per skewer , one for vegetables. Other hot pot components, in addition at $0.50+ per skewer , and the last one for pricer elements at $3 , $5 , $6 , $8 , or $9 a plate. With a majority of items priced at $0.50+ each, it is easy to control your portions and the damage at the end of the meal.

We decided on Ma La Chicken , Ma La Spare Ribs , Enoki Mushroom wrapped with Pork Belly , Special Marinated Beef , Beef with Chives , Beef with Coriander , and Beef with Pickled Pepper . If you’re a fan of organs, you would be excited to see components such as tripe, intestines, and beef tongue.

Getting too many vegetable skewers at Xiao Jun Gan might be a silly thing to do, as the portions of vegetables are very small. I would recommend giving this a pass as the ma la broth is already chock-full of spices that flavoured everything it touched. The skewers were all brought to life by the spicy broth and butter.

Here’s a tip if you find your skewers sliding down into the red abyss: gather your skewers into a bunch, grab the mini metal cup on the table, and place it on top of the sticks to prevent them from slipping all over! Heat things up or give your fiery limits a challenge with the beef and pickled pepper skewers.

Ambience at Xiao Jun Gan Chuan Chuan Xiang If you want to organise a get-together for a large group, or have supper with an element of fun, Xiao Jun Gan is the place to head to. You could even do some shopping after a satisfying meal – just be prepared to leave smelling like a pot of ma la ! Xiao Jun Gan opens until the wee hours of 5am and I am excited to pitch it for our next late-night feast.

It might not be the most atas restaurant to dine at, but the food was delicious and it’s easy to control the bill. We were full even without looking at the last fridge of pricier components that includes noodles and seafood. If you are looking for more ma la gems to quell your fiery cravings, check out our review on Enjoy Mala , another lok lok-style ma la located in Orchard, or Fat Bird , for a ma la xiang guo buffet at only $14.80++.