My Little Food Adventure

Ipoh Hor Fun

2011-12-04T14:23:00.001+08:00

Suntec
We were having our lunch.Buddy asked me "how come you have not blog about this stall" though you eaten so many times.

Thought I have eaten here quite a number of times but somehow I missed out on a write up on this stall.

Shredded Chicken Hor Fun.$4.00.The most vital thing in this dish is the sauce.And the sauce was quite different,special with very light,slight bitterness of herbal taste,smooth,mellow just the right thickness,very well balance.With the Kway Teow it just slips through the mouth with tantalizing ease.

Portion was reasonable with ample serving of shredded chicken,with prawns,veges and mushroom.Siok!

Braised Meat Hor fun.$4.00. The same nice tasty sauce,surprisingly more then reasonable serving of thick cuts of soft,tender tasty,braised pork belly.Yummy!

Curry Pork Chop Hor Fun.$4.50.The curry was like across between laska and the chicken curry mee.Texture was smooth,not spicy,very mellow tasting.Gravy was nice,pork chop was very well marinated, tasty,quite plentiful.Very nice.

All the order came with a soup.Which had some very nice light herbal taste.

Though there were no Crayfish in this Ipoh Hor Fun.Overall what was available here was good enough for our return visit.

Ipoh Hor Fun
3 Temasek Boulevard
Suntec City Mall
#B1-024/025/045
Fountain Food Terrace
Singapore

Rostisserie

2011-11-28T13:03:00.003+08:00

Situated right in the heart of CBD Raffles Plac, in China Square Food Centre.Sits this place which very sells some cheap very reasonable rotisserie chicken.

They have aircon and fresco dining area,quite a big place can seat around maybe 120 people.And almost all the seat,would be taken during office lunch hours.

All the mains and the sides,were displayed in the counter.Easily can choose the sides over the counter.
We went for a Saturday lunch.Only few tables taken.
You paid at the cashier and proceed to choose your order at the display counter.

A quart chicken with 2 sides was $10.00.

The chicken were okay,it was soft,tender,suckling but it's a must with the gravy sauce.Which gives the taste to the chicken.The sides dishes were nice enough.It changes everyday.

I did have one without any sauce and it was quite plain.(The flavouring of the chicken was more what we can get from the supermarket like Cold Storeage,Carrefour etc.But much more fresher,juicier.)I went back to the counter and topped it with sauce.Which made a whole lot of difference to the taste.
And by the way if you have it with fries it's only one side given.

Had Latte $4.00 and Blueberry $3.50.Were okay

Service could have been better,one wait staff had a real attitude problem,had a sour face.Replies were bland point and very unhelpful.

Overall the chicken really did not wow us but it was very decent.The prices would be the selling point here.

51 Telok Ayer Street,
#01-01
China Square Food Centre\
Singapore

Kim Place Seafood

2011-11-20T21:21:00.002+08:00

I have always had high regards for Kim's Hokkien Mee.
But their other stuff did disappoint me.That was some 2 or 3 years back,when they were at the old premise just opposite their now new premise. I have had their normal Hokkien Mee number of times before.On this day I had their XO Hokkien Mee.

XO Hokkien Mee.$12.00.I have always thought their XO Hokkien mee was just added with oysters.But that's not the case.It's entirely a different style of Hokkien mee .

The OX here was refer to the OX chilly sauce.The Hokkien mee was mixed the OX sauce,with rest of the normal ingredients of cuttlefish,prawns,lards.And topped with their premiere stars....thick,fat,juicy Oysters.Taste wise,it was certainly quite unique.Across between Punggol mee goreng and Hokkien mee.Not spicy,slightly watery.The flowing sauce was very tasty.The mixture on the whole was very nice and tasty.We loved it.

Grilled Tilapia .$18.00.Tilapia had always been a no,no in my list for fish.I don't know,but somehow we ended having this( staff's recommendation).But this dish just blew me away.This was fantastic.The fish was super fresh,flaky,nice texture,very tasty.The grill was prefect.And the accompanying sauce was another winner.Super siok!

Fish Maw Soup.$12.00.The portion was ample,soup was thick,smooth,not very starchy just right.

Had some crab meat,fish maw.Taste was quite nice.But the crab meat was not quite fresh.Other wise it was nice enough,

Seafood Fried Rice.$12.00.Portion was okay.The wok hei was good,well balanced,nicely fried.

Sweet Potato leaves.$6.00.Nicely stir fried.Good enough .

Crispy Fried Sotong.$1200.Seem to have some black bean ,bbq sauce .Was very crispy,crunchy,quite unique taste.Nice.

Chilly Crab.$52.00.Sauce was rich,thick,smooth,slightly sweet,tasty very well balanced.The Sri Lanka crabs were quite huge for the price,very fresh,very meaty.The crab meat was sweet.It was heavenly siok..

Mantous.$0.50 each.We had 12 of this.It was light,slightly crispy.Was super yummy mopping the chilly crab sauce.

Dessert.Ice Jelly/Corn Jelly.$2.00 each.Was okay.

Whenever I visit a place after sometime.I have always encounter a great drop in the standard their food.But here I was pleasantly surprise with the vast improvement .Another visit is in plan.

43 Joo Chiat Place.
Singapore

Hup Chong Hakka Yong Dou Foo

2011-11-12T00:46:00.002+08:00

Not as good as few years back but then.....

I have eaten at this quite a number of times before.Few years back this yong tau fu wowed me.And I was quite a regular here.Till the standard started to dropped.... I slowly stopped patronizing...Now after some years,here I am ... I tried twice....

You can be easily fooled by the low patrons queuing at the stall.For orders had been already placed and the piles of plates can be scary.

Though the standard for me,might have dropped but this stall still draws the crowds and waiting time can be over 30 minutes even after of peak hour.I was there around 2.20p.m and 2.30p.m,waited around 30 minutes for my yong tau fu.

They have a very large variety of both meaty fried and fish paste stuffs. And all the stuff I had were quite nice.

Their once super siok meatballs has shrunk quite alot.But with raising prices who can blame them.
Having not eaten here for so long.The meatballs and mini ngoh hiang,in fact all the fried items certainly tasted heavenly.The flavouring,seasoning of the minced meat is just to good to be ignore.Certainly the fried items here are a must try.
The 2 times I had,the sweet sauce was abit unbalance in taste.The first time was very nice well balance.The second time it had a slight after taste to it.The chilly sauce on both occasion was very good,not hot spicy but certainly added to the taste and flavour.

The pricing were reasonable.Mine was around $4.50-$5.00.All the stuffs I had were very nice.
Overall if you have not eaten here some years back.Then it won't make much of a difference

Though it may not be as good as few years back,but then simply just comparing with some of the the well known yong tau fu stalls around,this stall is still there with them. .

Hup Chong Hakka Yong Dou Foo
Blk 116 Toa Payoh Lor 2
06.30a.m -3.00p.m
5.00p.m - 8.30p.m
closed on Tuesday

Kinara

2011-11-07T00:30:00.002+08:00

Cuppage Terrace....

Well to be honest,I did really did not know how we end at this place.The reviews by some were not so flavourable.But here we sitting for our lunch,enjoying the al fresco area this place.

The inside dinning area is aircon.The wooden tables and chairs had some rustic touch to it.They were still quite comfortable to dine on
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The appetizer were foc and free flow.But we were not quite impress with mini papadams.It did not have the kind of punch and the normal ones had.But the mango chutney and the mint sauce were okay.

Naan Basket.$12.00. The basket comprised of Plain,Garlic,Butter and Kashmir Naan.The naans were quite big infact these naans were biggest huge naans so far,I have had in a Indian restaurant.All the naans were fluffy, nice and tasty.

My flavourite there were the garlic naans.Had another 2 naans.$3.50 each.

Murgh Makhori Makhi.$21.00(Butter Chicken.)The chicken were soft,tender..The gravy was thick,smooth,creamy slight sweetness,mildly spiced.It complimented the chicken pieces very well.And very well with the naans.

Raan E Dum Kinara's Half.$33.00(Leg of Lamb Half).Well I really do not whether to hate or love it.The lamb was in the Tandoori menu.Thinking this would served has a grilled item from the tandoor oven,like the tandoori chickens.
But has you can see,it has been cooked with gravy..When I enquire about this they told,the lamb had been cooked in the tandoor and cooked again with spices.
Okay the lamb was very tasty no doubt it.It was very nice the spices were all working magic for the lamb.But for the price I don't think I will order again.

Kekra Goan.$17.50(Crab Gravy).Lightly mildly blended with spiced.The crab meats were very obvious.

With chokeful of chucks and shredded pieces of crab meat.With tantalizing mellow taste,the flavouring was just fascinating.Super Awesome.

Kebab Tashitari.$42.00.(Mixed Grilled Platter.) Consisted 3 types of Tandoor Chickens,Mutton,Fish,Prawn and Kebab.All were very decent,nice enough.I must mention the prawn,it was king size big, grilled to perfection,crunchy,very fresh tasting.very nice but only a single piece.

Dal Makain .$13.50/Gosht Briyani.$17.50(Mutton Briyani.)\Served in a brass pot and what look like small mini pail.

The dal gravy was thick,creamy,had some sweet taste to it.Nice but for $13.50 not again.

The mutton briyani was very fragrant.Flavours of the spices bursted with every bite.Rice was cooked right.Mutton was super soft, very tender,melts in your mouth feel, tasty.

Kekra Shobra.$7.00 (Crab Soup).We were at the end of our meal.After having the gravy crab, I just had to try the crab soup,

The taste was completely unique.Creamy,very lightly spiced,could bite some spices,some slight crunchy bites.Tasty,very nicely flavoured.I loved it.Sure going again just for this.

Kekra Cake.$7.50(Crab cake.)/Samosa.$5.00.Maybe I was expecting some to wow me again.The samoas was quite average,nothing to comment.For $5.00 I won't order again.

Crab Cake, every bite was full of meat.I think I would have been quite nice,maybe very nice but this time around,these crab cakes were overly salty.

Mango Lassi .$5.20/Masala Tea $4.20.Mango lassi was overly very sweet.The tea was not fragrant enough. Both not again for us.

All the the gravy stuffs went perfectly well with the naans. Service was normal okay.
Overall we all had a very pleasant meal.What we had on this day is good enough for a return visit.

Kinara.
31 Cuppage Terrace
Cuppage Road
Singapore

Founder Bak Kut Teh

2011-11-01T21:20:00.003+08:00

Rangoon Road.....
Just opened less than 2 months at Rangoon Road ...It's name itself is enough to bring the crowds and surely enough the patrons do jam this place.The place is not really that small but lunch time crowds can be crazy.
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The place has inner aircon seatings and outside seats.I was there around lunch time and waited for 20 minutes for a table and another 20 minutes for the orders to arrive.

The table was quite small for our orders it was full and my bak kut teh was not served yet and there were no other empty tables around either.Managed to shift some stuffs but had to hold my rice bowl in hand all the while.

Bak Kut Teh.$7.00.Mixed cut up ribs with one long rib.
The soup was simply superb.Yes,living up to it's name the soup broth had it's own distinct flavour and taste.Peppery but not overly peppery just right with a touch of class....Simply no mistaking, there rightfully amount the top bak kut teh broth.

Prime Ribs.$8.00.2 long ribs.

One was very meaty,the other had slightly lesser meat on it but still meaty.The ribs were cooked to perfection.soft,tender easily falls of the bone,not overly cooked.And it had alot of meat on it,making it worth the money .It was really very super nice.

Mixed Organ soup.$6.00.There were enough chokeful of ingredients in the soup.All the stuff were soft,tender,fresh tasting.But broth was the same rib soup broth.We are quite used the salted veges' broth for organ soup.It was nearly the same taste just a slight very little difference,because of the ingredients in it.

Ter ka.$6.00.It was cooked very well,they cut up before serving.It was soft,very tender but very meaty.I would have prefer it have some fat and gel on it .But never the less it was very good in it's own way.

Choy Sim with Oyster Sauce.$4.00.This was quite disappointing .The choy sim was quite lame,did not have enough flavours.The sauce was thin,tasteless,,

Peanuts.$2.00.It was nicely cooked.

Tau Kee.$2.00.I have always been a sucker for tau kee.Need I say more..loved it...certainly biases.

Preserved Salted Vege.$2.00.This would be one of the better salted veges I have had.The flavouring was quite different.Had a very distinct taste to it, very nice.We had another plate.

Tau Pok.$2.00.This was quite disappointing.Was overly soaked,soggy,quite thin did not enough flesh in it.And the sauce did not not quite help it either.

You Tiao $1.50. Have always loved to dip,soak it in the soup.With this soup it was super siok.

The prices were certainly a bit steep.But this is certainly amount the top Bak Kut Teh.And a must try bak kut teh for any bak kut teh lovers,regardless of the price.

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Founder Bak Kut Teh @Rangoon
154 Rangoon Road.
9.00a.m- 3.00p.m
5.30p.m-10.30p.m
Closed on Wednesday

Michelangelo's

2011-10-28T19:32:00.003+08:00

We were looking for some Italian restaurant.This place just pop up in buddy's head,we made a reservation on a Sunday.
It looked quite nice and cozy ,dining tables had white table clothes on it.We were let inside,buddy being heavy weight found it a bit tight and uncomfortable.

We requested for a table outside,got it immediately.This was much more spacious .There were certainly a steady flow of patrons always coming and leaving

Bread and Ciabatta were foc, free flow served with olive oil,balsamic vinegar and red bean sauce.The red bean was very interesting and nice.They only served a single piece each time.It was warm slightly crispy since foc I have no complains.We did have it a couple of times, even asking for 2 or 3 breads to be served at one time.

Calamari Fritti.$18.00.Surprising the portion was quite huge.Very fresh tasting.Not as crispy as I would have wanted it to be,some crispiness here and there.But the calamari were very soft,tender with slight chewiness and the seasoning and flavouring were just too good to be ignore. Sure to order again if go again.

Fruitti Di Calamari (Seafood Pasta) $32.00.There were 3 sauces to choose from,we opted for tomato sauce.A single bite the freshness of tomato bursts with tantalizing flavours in the mouth.The flavouring was one of the better one I have had in a long while.All the seafood stuff very fresh tasting and complimented the dish very well.Super siok!..

Merluzzo con Asparagi.$42.00.Chilean Cod served with Asparagus,ginger carrot pruee with bed Patato Au Gratin minus the Marsala glaze. The cod was done very nicely.Crispy outer skin,soft,flaky tasty flesh.the asparagus and carrot puree went well with cod.

I did not try the potato but buddy said it was simply superb.But the whole portion were quite little

Agnello di Michelangelo.Lamb rack $40.00.It was char grilled,well done.But was done so perfectly.The lamb was moist,the juices flowed when bite into it.The seasoning and flavouring were very nice.

The veges and mashed potato complimented the lamb very well.

Sticky Pudding.$13.00.This was one of their signature dessert.But it really did not excite us taste wise it tasted more to some Malay kueh.

Panna Cotta.$13.00.The smooth creamy pudding just slips through the mouth,with tantalizing ease.The fruit coulis,and berries were adding,awesome flavour and taste to the pudding This was certainly one of the better Panna Cotta I have had.Simply awesome.

Tiramisu.$13.00.Super feather light,super moist,just disappears in the mouth.Flavouring and accompanying sauces and garnish were superb.Simply outstanding by all means certainly one of the Tiramisu to beat.Outstandingly Superb... awesome...

Service was okay.There was this Fujian waitstaff chatty and friendly.Making our day there.
Prices were certainly on the high side.But food and ambiance had a very good feel to it.Another visit is certainly in our cards.

Michelangelo's
Blk 44 Jalan Merah Saga
#01-60
Chips Bees Gardens
Holland Village
Singapore

Charly T's

2011-10-22T22:26:00.004+08:00

I have passed by this place quite a number of times,did not even know the building's name.But did notice this restaurant .Had very nice simple decor,cozy ambiance .

It's more like a fast food joint.But certainly with much better seating and quite comfortable .

The menu were displayed at the counter.You have to place your order at the counter and take your seat.The food would be sent over to your table.

We ordered the whole chicken $42.00.It was served with 4 sides and 4 addition.The chicken was seasoned,marinated very well.The staff told they marinated their chicken for about sixteen hours,before it hits the oven.

The chicken was soft,tender,easy to tear apart. The flavours of rosemary,pepper and some secret seasoning were very nice.Was not as juicy nor moist as I would have wanted,slightly on the dry side.But still very tasty by every means.

The 4 sides we were Butter Rice,Baked Baby Potatoes,Coleslaw and Garden Salad.
All the sides were very nice and very reasonably tasty.We loved the garden salad with a touch balsamic vinegar,lightly salted,the dressing worked like magic.
We loved it so much.we ordered another....But the second one turn out to be very disappointing.The balsamic vinegar was all over,over powering and salty,could hardly eat this.

The 4 additions(It's just their home made sauces)But they gave us all 6 addition they had on this day... Original Spicy,Chermoula,Creamy Roasted Sesame,Ginger &Lemon Japanese,Kampong Amber with Roasted Peanuts,Kansas City BBQ.
Interesting sauces but did not quite excites us.Did not blend or compliment very well any of the mains or the fries for us.

Negima Salmon Yakitorir $18.00.I am not great fan of Japanese food.But this was very nicely done.No fishy tasty,lightly sauced not over powering.The Salmon was grilled perfectly,was moist,flaky inside and crispy on the top skin.Nice..very nice.

Kalua Pork $16.00.Three big chunks of belly pork skewer on a lemon grass stick.

Super soft,super tender,almost mushy,easily parts without effort..But I would have prefer it with some light bites to it.If you like it super soft,super tender...

Slow Simmered Chicken Soup $8.50.With some veges and chunks of chicken pieces.But sadly it did not quite work for us on the taste.

Calamari $9.50.Very crispy,soft,tender,moist inside.Surprising very tasty,very nice.But the portion was very little.

Charly T's Fries $8.50.Say what they want to say about their main stuffs.For us truly this was the real star of them all.Thick cuts,crispy,almost could hear the crispy crackling with every bite.Super light,moist,slight creaminess.Very lightly salted.Very natural tasting,superb fries by every means.
The fries did not go lame all the while, we were munching.We order another round of the fries at end of our meal.
Super Awesome fries....But sadly their sauces could not lift it to another level.(Missed ketchup and local chilly sauce.)Sure to order again on my next visit(I'll bring along my own chilly sauce sachets.)

Charly T's Brownies with Hazelnut Ice Cream.$8.00.The brownies were wonderfully super moist,light and tasted heavenly.Ice cream was nice enough.

Molten Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream.$10.00.The vanilla cream taste more pure,creamier,flavouring was very nice.

The cake itself was super moist,feather light,Melts heavenly in the mouth.The melting chocolate was heavenly tasting,but was very little just glazing the bottom part of the cake.But the super light moist cake was just too superb to notice the anything amiss.Heavenly treat..A must have on our next visit.

Overall ...Service was good,friendly.We loved the food.
And we certainly are going back again.

Charly T's
20 Handy Road
Level 1 Nomu (beside The Cathy)
Singapore

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Pow Sing

2011-10-17T22:38:00.001+08:00

From Chicken Rice stall to a Chicken rice restaurant... in business for over 30 years...still going very strong.

We already had our lunch at Serangoon Garden food centre.But temptation was great,we told ourselves we are just going to stick to chicken rice .

They have 2 restaurants just side by side.Expectation was high when we stepped into this place.The menu was quite extensive and they have Peranakan food too.

The place was very family friendly, noisy,almost like a fish market .But this was what it was like 30 years back.But the place was very neat,clean and aircon.
Surprising the pricing for the chicken rice was as same as any coffeeshop stall.Maybe cheaper considering the size.

Half a chicken($12.00),some innards($2.00) and an egg(0.50).The chicken was with bone and was huge,with big cuts.One bite brought back flashes of yesteryear's memories.
This is not the super smooth,super soft,super tender melt in your mouth kind you have nowadays.This was smooth soft,tender.moist,juicy with alot of bite to it with the soy sesame oil taste.It was heavenly.Like the chicken served decades back.Close to old school,yesteryear year white chicken taste.The rice was flavourful very decent.

The innards for $2.00 was quite alot.The chilly did not taste to the yesteryear but was nice in it's own way.

Charsiews & Sio Bak.$5.00.Served with the black sauce,char siew was slightly dry but tasty.Sio bak seasoning was good but crackling skin was mild.I would order again.

I know...we wanted stick just chicken rice.But when we saw this on table next us.... now it's on our table.
Tau Fu $ 8.00.The tau fu was soft,lightly melts easily in the mouth.The sauce was nice,had some sio bak and leeks added to it.Had some mild old school taste.I don't mind ordering again.

Towkay $8.00.Seem quite pricy and the taste ....there some wrong with the taste.
Seems like the roots of the towkay were rotten,the odour was mildly strong.We had a scoop and we did not touch it.
But when we wanted to paid the bill,the waitress wanted pack it for us.We said no thanks,she ask why not.We told her the reason.
She brought back the dish to someone incharge there.He took it to the kitchen,came back to us apologise ,and did not charge for it.

Service was surprising very good the waitress were friendly,could easily get their attention.
Overall this is about some old fashion chicken rice.And I loved and enjoyed everything we paid for.
For some old school taste....A return visit is in plan. .

Pow Sing Kitchen
59 Serangoon Garden Way
Singapore

Meilok Soursop Juice & more

2011-10-11T21:35:00.001+08:00

Oh!how I missed my younger days.When I wanted soursop or any other fruits we had so many fruit trees all over my place.Fresh fruits ripped on the tree itself has no comparison to what we get from the stalls.
No more monkey climbing the tree to get fresh ripe fruits from the trees.
And tree ripe soursop are virtually a dream here.At times we can get some stalls selling soursop but not that ripe or that fresh.So I have quite given up on the tree ripe taste of the fruits.

So the second best would be just go for the juice.
I have tried some juice stall that sell soursop juice,for me so far no other comes close to this stall.And so this is one stall I never forget to have my soursop juice whenever I visit this food centre.

Sadly we don't really get a real pure soursop juice..Thai lemon and sugar syrup are added to give extra flavour,punch and taste to it.

Quite a sum of pulps are thrown in.(They fresh pulps not the canned version).
The mixture and the blend of the above stuffs together, really goes very well with unique soursop flavour.Very refreshing and very yummmy drink.$2.50
A must try soursop juice.

Meilok Soursop Juice & more
01-82
Old Airport Road Food Centre.
Singapore

Roszys Tiffin House

2011-10-06T21:21:00.002+08:00

Authentic Indonesian Food
Nasi Ambeng...

After lunch Buddy and me were walking around at Goldhill Square.When we spotted this restaurant with this pictures of rice and the dishes stacked on top of one another.On the spot we decided we will come here. The very next day we were here,came with another pal.

It is very clean,neat,nice place.The dishes were pre cooked and were in the display counter(I thought it was cooked when ordered.We order Nasi Ambeng for 3 people.

Were given some Mango Sambal with Binjai chips.The crackers went very well with light sweet mango sambal and was not spicy at all.

Nasi Ambeng $18.00 per person.The Nasi Ambeng was beautiully arranged and stacked.
On top were Fried Fish,Tempe,Begedel,,Brinjal and Tau Fu,3 pieces each only.The fish,potato patties and brigal were all fresh tasting,okay nice.The tempe and ta fu did not taste quite fresh.The tau was hard ,like been in the fridge for sometime.

Remove the top items.On the bottom portion,were Sambal Goreng.Long Beans,Achar and Serunding(coconut floss)).In the sambal gorgeng,the tau fu and tempe did not taste quite fresh either,the prawns were okay.The rest of the stuff were okay.

Removed the banana leaf , you see the rice and cucumber.The rice was quite fragrant,cucumber was fresh.
Wait a minute... there were still more dishes in this set.Yes,it came together with the set.We got choose 3 other mains from the 4 dishes offer for the main.

We had Ayam Masak Merah,Ayam Lemak,and Mutton Rendang.

The ayam merah was good ,the sauce was nice.Was perfectly delicious with the rice.

The Merah,Ayam Lemak was exactly quite good would have been very delicious if not for been over salty.

Mutton was fantastic, was superbly tender,soft and the rendang sauce so very nice.Sure to order again.

We order Pacri(pineapple pickel) $3.00and Chendol $3.50,both were quite disappointing.The pineapple was so soggy and the flavour of what seems like cloves were over powering.

The Chedol's coconut milk was very,very thick,pre- packed coconut milk and the green chendols were very bland,had no taste at all.Not much ingredients other than palm seeds

Overall the Nasi Ambeng was very nice but it's all about the novelty of the way the Nasi Ambeng was presented and served.Only the tau fu and tempe had some problems on this day.
But then the price of $54.00 for 3 people for the set, looks quite on the steep side.
Other wise eating this way, was quite interesting and a nice experience.Buddy wants to come back again.

GoldHill Centre
#01-203
51 Thomson Road
Singapore

Mdm Ho Traditional Hakka Yong Tau Foo

2011-10-01T10:34:00.002+08:00

This stall was just set up around just over a month.Saw lunch crowds packing the place.I join the pack ....

Well if you expect to have some arrange of yong tau fu items,you are gonna be disappointed.
I had 2 visit and I can assure the items are gonna be the same everyday.

For $5.00 you get,a Tau Kee,Tau Pok,Mushroom,Ngoh Hiang(all filled with meat paste),a Fishball,some green leaves veges and noodle. The minced meat paste seasoning was very good with bits of crunchy chestnut obvious in every bites.The fishball was averaged.

The chilly was very good,very tasty,but not very spicy hot.It blended very well with noodles and the other items.

The soup version($5.00) was okay.But did not have enough punch to excite.The dry version with chilly is certainly the way to go.

Overall,though it was nice but with the same fives items (excluding the noodles and veges) everyday?
With more different variety of items would certainly pursue me for more return visits.
The guy manning the stall,told me he is keeping it in line with his grandmother's traditional version of Hakka Yong Tau Fu with these five items.

Mdm Ho Traditional Hakka Yong Tau Foo
Gold Hill Centre
159 Thomson Road
Singapore.

Spizza

2011-09-27T21:06:00.005+08:00

How,so much I love pizza but I stop taking pizza some over 25 years ago....from pizza joint.
And only baked my own pizza at home.

Yes!,I love pizza but there is problem for me,if I wanted to have pizza, in a pizza joint.I don't take beef products.

Then there is cheese which I love to have too.But contrary to what some people might think cheese is not made entirely made from milk nor it is consider vegetarian.Cheese has a substance(enzymes) call rennet or rennin , which is used in coagulating(culture) the cheese.

And over 97% of the cheese in the market here,are made from cow's rennet.And cow's rennet are made from the fourth stomach of milk-fed calves.After going through cleaning,drying and some other process,rennin is extracted.Which is the main culturing agent in most of the cheese.

But luckily,, there are some option open for people like me.Yes,there are vegetarian and microbial rennet, which can be use to culture the cheese.But very few brands are released here and very few restaurant tend to use this.But it has improve alot from some years back.

Many a times I have written to pizza companies,asking about the information about their rennet in their cheese.Some do answer,some just do not answer.Some do not know what I am talking or asking about.

Some, even in hi end Italian restaurant just say "we use cheddar and mozzarella","buffalo mozzarella","cheese from milk","there is no rennet."

So comes,Spizza to my recuse.Moreover Wood Fire Pizza.just imagine my joy.

After some emails and after confirming,they do provide vegetarian and microbial rennet has an option upon request.(better to inform in advance about your request for the staff might not know about rennet).

My first was a delivery order.

Delivery came on time but the dishes were all quite cold there were no heat in any of the items.But tasting the cold dishes make me realise there was something special,especially about the pizza and the pasta.
After some 2 months later decided on dine in.

I made a call to the restaurant for my request but the staff did not know,what I was talking about and even said they do take such request.
After a email to the management side.They made my reservation and inform their staff about my requested dietary.
So now I am here at Spizza.And the staff straight way told me,'he knows about my special request about cheese."

There was some road works going on.But it did not obstruct in any way.

It's cool nice place.Indoor and alfresco sitting,just outside.

The wood fire oven was right long the entrance path.

All the pizza were done from the scratch.

Steady flow of patron were always in and out .Quite a number of takeaways were on the go all the time,I was there.

Caligola.(Calamari)$11.00.The calamari.were soft,tender but was not as crispy as I might wanted it to be.Some had just a light crisp some did not have any crispiness to it.The side salad was very nice,lovely.Portion was quite small.

Garlic bread.$4.00.It was okay but it too was not quite crispy.The same side salad and loved it.

Mixed Salad.$11.00.We loved the salad so much we requested for the same salad,with the same dressing,which was served as a side for the above two.The salad was the same but dressing was not the same.The staff told me this was the dressing and gave vinaigrette.Without the original dressing .Half the kick of the salad was gone..Very very small portion.

Trovatore(Pumpkin soup).$7.00.Slightly thick,smooth,creamy,mellow.Could taste the full flavour of the pumpkin.Just right,just nice.Very savoury.

Spaghetti Mixed Seafood.$11.00.Spaghetti was al dente,slippery,was just heaven in my mouth. The tomato sauce was very special.Almost tasted like it used some high quality ripe tomatoes.It had everything working for it.It had the right light sourness,thickness,the right intense flavouring.It was very savoury.It just too good own it's own.
The seafood of cuttlefish, and mussels were all very fresh tasting.This was simply superb.All the stuff just blended very well.One of the better tomato paste pasta I have had.I would have licked plate if there weren't so many patrons around.But wait....the prawns were missing.(My delivery order had some)

We had a large Donna $21.00.That's the name of this pizza.All the pizza here seem to have ladies name here.
With tomato base,topped mozzarella,artichokes,mushroom ham and olives.

One bite and wow! the smoky flavour you only can get from wood fire and the tomato base were just tantalizing the taste bud.The toppings were ample,the mozzarella,tomato base with all the stuffs were just blending in the mouth,was plain heaven.

After over 25 years or so,I am having my first freshly baked wood fire pizza.Words can't describe my feeling.Simply awesome.

Dessert. Latte hazel nut flavoured with Trismau set.$9.00.Latte was nice,Trismau was very decent.

Latte with Apple Tart Topped with Vanilla Ice Cream set..$9.00.Latte was okay.But apple tarts somehow tasted more to like banana tart.The ice cream was nice.

Overall I loved the smokiness of the wood fire in the pizza.This was something very special for me,which only wood fire can produce.A must have pizza for me..
And not to forget the mixed seafood spaghetti in tomato paste which stood on it's own.A must try,if you love tomato paste pasta Another trip is certainly in my books.

Spizza
271 Bukit Timah Road
Balmoral Plaza
Singapore

Lin Xin Teochew Fishball Noodles

2011-09-22T22:40:00.002+08:00

They have a very popular fishball noodles stall.And well known by all fishball noodles lovers.I have had try their noodles at their main branch at Toa Payoh before at Chao Zhou Fishball with much cheaper price.
Well at Ion food court certainly the prices are not going to be the same.

$5.00 you get 7 fishballs with soup and noodles.And looking around at the prices of the other stalls around,this might as well be quite a reasonable price.

Meet the stars."The fishballs"... These fishballs here were much bigger than their main branch.They were very nicely flavoured,smooth, very bouncy,springy.

They were crunchy,still bouncy and springy while still biting and chewing into it.Taste will certainly linker in your mouth,it is never going to be enough.Worth the price.Yes! certainly one of best fishballs around.A must for any fishball lover.

But I can't say much about the noodles.Slightly soggy,over cooked.The chilly was so so,it did not add anything much,to the much needed punch.But certianly not bad. Can do la but can do without also.

Overall one of the best fishballs you can have.But noodles certainly need some improvement.

Lin Xin Teochew Fishball Noodles
Food Opera( Food Court)
ION Orchard Basement 4
2 orchard Turn

Amici

2011-09-17T22:01:00.003+08:00

We were at Holland Village around lunch time.When buddy's said "Let try this place",I was quite sceptical about going here.I read some not so flavourable reviews on this place.But you know buddy can be very persistence when decides on something.

Actually it's quite a small place,indoor and outside sitting concept simple,no fancy decor, .Open kitchen concept ,all the fragrant of the cooking lingers indoor and on you.

Garlic bread.$7.90.Was okay,was not as crispy as I would have wanted it.But still not bad.

Frito Ai Calamari(Deep fried Calamari) $13.90.The Calamari was very well evenly coated.It's was very crispy,crackling with bite.The batter was very well seasoned,yet the calamari so soft and tender inside,very tasty.Really very siok..The accompanying light salad was divine. Sure to order again,if I go again.One of the best fried Calamari I have had in a long time.Simply awesome.

Creama Di Funhi.Wild Mushroom Cream Soup.$7.90.The first scoop did disappoint.It was watery,could not taste the ceraminess.I am so used to the thicken version.But as I had more,the taste gradually over took my paranoid.The creaminess was there,the flavour of the mushroom was so over powering and taste just takes over the natural way without the thickening sauce.This really very nice in different way.Have to try again.

Aragosta Alla Griglia( Grilled Green Shell Lobster with Extra Virgin Olive with Pasta).$39.90.The Lobster was slightly over cooked,we asked for without cheese.The pasta was perfectly al dente,but quite plain tasting with just olive oil used as seasoning.But still quite refreshing for a plain tasting pasta. Not in list to order again.

Merluzzo Al Foron Con Burro Alle Erbe.(Oven Baked Black Cod Fillet with Butter Herbs).$34.90.This was another master piece.It just had enough crispiness on top.With super fresh,soft,very flaky flesh,just bursting out with it's own natural flavours.The accompanying salad just add to the already awesome Cod.One of the better Cod I have had.Superb Cod..

Lombata D'Agnell Alla Griglia.(Shallow Fried Rack Of Lamb in Rosemary Juice).$37.90.I had it well done.Sealed with it's own nautral juices and flavour.It was very lightly flavoured and lightly salted.Could not really taste the flavour of the rosemary.But it was still very tender,soft and moist.It was good enough for me.

Tiramisu.$10.90.I really did not not knowTiramisu could taste this good.Wow!super soft,superb moist,very air light sponginess,almost weightless.Just dissolves,disappears in the mouth.Awesome.Surely one of the Tiramisu to beat.Superb.

Mango Passion.$9.90.With the right amount of sweetness and flavouring.The mango flavouring was just nice not overly done.It was light,soft,moist.Was very nice.No complain.Don't mind ordering again.

Overall I have to thank buddy for his persistence.This was one fantastic lunch.Almost nearly all the dishes stood out on it's own.The Calamari,Cod,Tiramisu were just outstanding.
The mushroom soup,lamb and mango passion were all above average.Already planning another trip.

This shows never trust any review,even mine.Maybe they have their on day and their off day.On this day they were just in top form.Hope they maintain their form on my next trip.

Amici Authentic Italian Restaurant
275 Holland Village
Singapore..

Pagi Sore

2011-09-13T22:19:00.005+08:00

Had this argue to try Indonesian food.After going through some restaurant decided on Pagi Sore.I have been to this place,maybe some decade ago.....This place has been in operation for over 2 decades,and it is always jammed pack during business hours lunch time.
So we decided on a weekend.There was steady light occupant in but still quite lot of space around.....

This is a no frills ,no fancy decor.Just a simple,clean eatery

Appetizer Keropok Barinjau $1.00/Sambal Belachan $0.30cents.

Well they served it on the table,we though it free.And had 2 refill of kerpoks and 3 sambal belachan.Eventually we were billed for it.The Keropok Barinjau was of the better one I have had so far.The sambal belachan was spicy but not spicy hot.It very nice went very well with keropok.

Rice $1.50.They were all wrapped in banana leave.Served steaming hot everytime.

Though the rice was $1.50 per person, but it was free flow thereafter,so can reorder the rice at no extra charge.The rice was fragrant,perfectly cooked,tasty.

Ayam Panggang $5.80.This is not the not like the one you get at the food centre.Where you get black sauce on top of the chicken.The sauce and chicken were BBQ together.Chicken was well marinated it was soft,tender,tasty.

Ayam Bail.$6.80.This was served boneless,thigh part.Marination was very nice.Slight,light sweetness,light soya.The chicken was super tender,soft,still maintaining the juices inside.Very nice.

Kepala Ikan Merah Asam Pedas.$26.50.The gravy was kind of watery but was still very tasty.Not overly sour nor spicy nor sweet.It was quite very well balance.The snapper fish was big,very fresh,with lot of flesh and veges .I have no complain.Don't mind ordering again but the price does matter.It was only half a fish head.

Cumi Bali.$15.80.This was a gem.Did not know a BBQ cuttlefish could taste so good.It was so perfectly cooked.There was very slight chewiness.It was so soft,very tender,almost had the melt in the mouth feel but still had quite bite to it.And the marination and seasoning, just add to the flavour and taste of the dish.Simple but awesome.

Ayam Goreng Bumbu.$5.80.This was way too ordinary to comment.A simple fried chicken chicken.Maybe it was okay but when you eaten the above chickens this does not stand in line with them.

Ikan Bakar Bali.$25.50.The Seabass was fresh tasting,quite big.It was soft,flaky not over cooked ,just right.Marination was good.Infact this very well done,very nice.Again the price does the inference.

Kepak Isi Pasgedel.$5.80.This was a surprise.A simple marinated fried chicken wing.But it burst into flavour with a simple stuffed potato filling.With crispy exterior and soft mushy inside.it just blended very well.This was worth the price.

Tahu Telor.$9.80.The egg tahu was super soft,just melts in the mouth.It was very nice on it's own.Well the sauce really did not do any justice to the tahu.But egg tahu was worth on it's own.

Tumis Buncis Belachan.(Stir Fried French Beans with Belachan Chilli).$6.80.Sambal was light not overly spicy,Had nice crunch to it.Nice and tasty.

Kangkong Sambal.$7.80.The sambal it did not overwhelm,not overly spicy,not overly wet,blended very well with the perfect crunchy Kangkong.Though the serving portion was little,worth another try.

Terung Tau Chio.(Brinjal in Special Salted Soya Bean Sauce)$7.80.Another little served portion.But this dish blew me away.The bringal was super soft but still had the favour and juices intact.The special sauce was a prefect blended.A must order next time around.Fantastically good.

Chendol.$4.80.Was nice enough to be ordered twice.

Almost all the serving portion were quite little for the price.
If you are looking for spicy hot stuff,sorry it's not it.But if looking for well balance light spicy and tasty food it's a must try.Though the serving portion were quite little,the quality and taste made up for it.Worth another trip.

Pagi Sore
88/90 Telok Ayer Street
Far East Square
Singapore.
11.00a.m-2.30p.m
6.00p.m-9.30p.m

Summer Palace

2011-09-03T00:24:00.004+08:00

This was for Buddy's birthday treat.I really wanted to impress Buddy.After going through a number of reviews,blog and suggestions.This place with some very high reviews popping out here and there.I decided on Summer Palace.

The place did not much lavishing look.I found it to be quite simple for high class restaurant. There was quite a steady number of crowds coming all the while.

After going through the menu.We decided on set menu name "prosperity set menu".

On the house appetizer was pork belly with preserved veges.Was okay,a bit different but nothing exciting.

Steamed Lobster with Minced Garlic.This was very well timed steaming.It was soft,tender,juices flowed with a bite.The chopped garlic was surprising sweet tasting.Did not even need the light sauce glazed on the bottom of the plate.Very nice.

Stir fried Shark Fin with Crab Meat and Fish Maw Soup.It looked very promising.The fish maw soup was slightly yellowish colour,very clear.Nothing distinguish in taste more to alight broth.The stir fried shark Fin was slightly salty,the seasoning and frying style,it did not click for both of us.We tasted this separately.

Even when mixed with the soup it did not have much desired effect on us.

Steam Soon hock with Black Fugus and Red Dates in Light Sauce.Three small peices of fish with the stuffs.The fish was soft,flaky,the sauce was nice okay,but did not Wow! us.

Braished Abalone with Home made Beancurd with Garden Green topped with Supreme Oyster Sauce.The beancurd was very soft.The Abalone and veges were quite okay.Nothing bad ,nothing great either.Was okay.

Fried Rice with Scallop and Egg White.Yes.there were peices of scallops and egg white,that's about exciting as it gets.It was way too average in taste,the wok hei was not complete,the flavours did not come out.Have had much better simpler fried rice,tasting way better.Way too average be served with this price tag.

Chilled Fresh Mango Puree with Sago and Pomelo.Disappointing....Ridiculous... milk was added...too watery.Could not taste the mango puree. More to a milk shake taste.Had better one's in hawkers center dessert stall.

The above were all as prosperity set meal.price at 128++ person .
Maybe we were expecting something, something to blow us out our socks but it did not happen.Surely it was prosperity for them.

Buddy and me were not quite satify.And it's his birthday and just can't let him leave hungry like this so...
we order some from the ala carte.

Signature Platter.$20.00.When this was served,we could not stop laughing.2 mini pieces of suckling pig.Maybe a quart of soft shell crab and A siew mai(it was suppose to be wasbi prawn we asked anything else without wasbi).Two miserable small pieces of suckling pig,and one hardly had any meat.When you get this tiny portion of course it tastes good.But it did not work wonders.And with a price tag of $20++ not again.

Roasted Pork(Sio bak).$12.00.I just could not belive that they would cut these to such thin slices for.Was it a joke?Come on,Sio Bak is mainly about the crackling of the skin and blended of fats and meat.With such thin slices did not get the crackling of the skin nor could taste the meat.A reasonable thickness would done some justice.I have had better sio bak,in a buffet meal.

Okay not giving up we tried some dim sum.

Prawn Roll with Mango.$4.00.(Prices were adjusted to the portion served.)
This was done very nicely with the mango in between the the prawn.Very crispy,with slight sour,sweetness from mango and fresh crunch from the prawn.this very nice,very good.

The chicken feet with Black Bean Sauce.$5.00.It was quite different from the usual style.It was overly soft,most likely flour added to the feet.A bit gummy,after some bites it tasted quite okay I think.

Pan Fried Turnip.Sorry,it did not live to expectation.Overly soft inside more to a floury taste.Could hardly taste any stuff inside,not even the turnip taste.And was not crispy either on top.Disappointing.

Steamed Bun with Salted Egg.$5.00.A simple bite the oozing of the yolk was wonderful.This was certainly one of better one I have had.The bun was soft,spongy,the oozing egg was very nice.

Service staff were very polite but did not live up to the reviews I read.Maybe the waitstaff were quite busy...I think.They were within sight but unable to get their attention.Managed to get only after some time or when they came to serve.
Overall we were not impress with food nor the prices that tagged along.Even at a cheaper price,I don't think it was for us.Only one or two items were good for us.

I should have left just after the set menu.But it's buddy's birthday.Tried to make him happy but it did not really work out.
Maybe these stuff's are not for ordinary lay man foodies, like us.
Sorry,we have no intention of going again, in near future.Total damage around $359.00.for 2 people.

Summer Palace
The Regent Singapore
One Cuscaden Road
Singapore

Hong Mao Mian Jia

2011-08-27T12:29:00.003+08:00

I last heard their former place at Tembeling Road( link)caught fire or was is it burnt down,not very sure.They were gone for sometime,now they back.....at new premise....

And the crowds have been drawn back to their to their wanton noodles.The table were always occupied,for all the time I was there, waiting for my noodles.And my waiting time was like,the old place around 45 minutes for my noodles.

View of their kitchen area.
Exactly it's a small place but certainly cleaner than their former premise..Another good thing, they now have a queue system,you order,take a number and wait... and wait.. and wait......But at lease now we know which number is being served.

After 45 minutes of waiting I was served.Oh! boy don't go alone the time flies very slowly.
I had extra wantons and an extra plate of chicken feet.$5.50.Prices starts from $3.00.

The noodles were as before were QQ,nice,slippery and tasty.

Wanton were good as before .

The feet chicken,were not the usual soya,oyster sauce.They were cooked with herbs.Thus,there were some bitter taste to it.For me it was good enough.

For those who have been to their former place,who always run back to take the green chillies.Now can relax. The chop sticks and the preserved green chillies are on the table.Have it many times as you want.

Yes!the same people are at it.(The owner recognized me, chatted with me and asked how I knew about their new place.)
The crowds are certainly back at it.Get ready to wait and wait....

Hong Mao Mian Jia
182 Joo Chiat Road
Singapore
Tues-Sunday
0700a.m-5p.m
Monday closed.

The Song Of India

2011-08-23T22:43:00.004+08:00

Set lunch.....or is it a buffet...

The song is about service... about ambiance.... song is about ambiance...ambiance....
Great ambiance,great settings.

There was slight drizzle has we were walking through the gates.From the entrance as we walked through the gates,the surrounding of the greens, the simple wooden path,to the table setting below.The cool settings were eye pleasing.The ambiance just takes over the atmosphere .

With big welcome smile from the manager at the entrance on top of the stairs made us so welcomed.The setting,decor and the service inside,made us feel like royalty from the very beginning.It was a weekday lunch and there were more than decent number of patrons.

A see through kitchen which is becoming more common sight in North Indian Restaurant.

On the house papadam and chutneys.Nice appetizer.

The starters,started very well very simple chats,something make from sweet potato.Very light,soft, very tasty and the sauces gave another extra touch to it.Very nice.

This was some kind of bean soup,it tasted like half broth chicken soup with light faint bean taste.The flavour and the taste,did not really come through for us.

The main course was served in,what looked like an artist palate .Served in tiny portion.there were Chicken Masala Tikka,Fish Curry,Kebab.Veges were Yellow Dal and Vegetable Palak and cute small glass of Strawberry Lassi. Just has I was getting worried with the tiny portion.But surprise! surprise!...
A big surprise was this set meal can be reordered.Yes it can be refurnished.And as much as you like to have.Now this sounds more of a mini ala carte buffet than set lunch.
Okay!...now back to the food.

Fish curry.The curry was okay.But the fish used was...maybe seabass or dory fillet.Which did not add much flavour to the curry gravy and fish was very soft without any flakiness in it. Did not order for second helping.
The mini strawberry lassi was sightly thicken,nicely flavoured,not over sweet very nice.Forgot to reorder.

The chicken tikka malasa was very heavy,too thick ,was quite sourish tasting.If this is what chef wanted to serve.Sorry it did not go well with us.I was the only one eating the reorder dish.Trying to get my monies worth.

The kebab was well marinated,the flavours and the spices were there but it was semi cooked.Maybe done on purpose to retain the softness of the meat.Did not quite really went well with us. Maybe next time I would ask it to be cooked another minute or two.

The saffron rice.Was very lightly flavoured.Maybe with just the gee for flavouring But it did combine well with all the stuffs.And was quite refreshing from the heavy tasting saffron rice.

Now comes the life savers the Vegetable Palak and the Yellow Dal.They were really quite nice.With the right amount of thickness and taste.They went very well with the Naans.

Oh yes!the Naans...the Naans here on this day,were superb.These were plain naans it was already tasting fantastic.Yes the naans too,can be reorder and free flow.

Order the Butter Naans .These were not only fantastic,it was simply awesome.The dough seasoning was one of the best I have come cross.With some crispiness and a soft spongy interior and tasting like a millon dollar buck.Simply both these naans were some of the best naans I ever had.Maybe the best naans I have had so far..Simply fantastically awesome.
We order another 2 rounds of butter naans and mopped clean both the refilled vegetable gravies.I even forgot to take a snap shot of the butter naans till it was almost going to finish on our second round order.
In fact the naans do not need any gravies at all,they were just simply fabulous on their own.

Desserts did not disappoint.It was eye pleaser and was very nice and refreshing.

The course ended with malasa tea.It was luke warm.They had the tea ready when they served the dessert platter.But still it was still very nice.
Service was very good.The wait staff were always on the look out and attended very promptly.

Overall with such a beautiful location,wonderful setting and fabulous ambiance,it should be there among the top.
But somehow the meat dishes did disappoint on this occasion.Maybe not their day.Hopefully it turns out better next time around.
Other dishes were quite nice and made up for the disappointment.
And not to forget,they had some awesome Naans.Fantastic service.Great ambiance.
More over a set lunch that can be reorder and refilled again and again.Ha..ha..ha.seriously it's has to be a joke.But it is not a joke.

Will I go back....Call me crazy...call me cuckoo.
The sweet talking Operation Manager,manage to convince me to buy,some discounted vouchers.Which is a buffet lunch voucher,valid till 31/10/11,injunction with their 5th year anniversary .
Chances I might be going again, before the dead line.
Hopefully the meat dishes does live up to expectation.

The Song Of India
33 Scotts Road
Singapore

Paradise Inn

2011-08-16T20:37:00.002+08:00

Somerset
Just 2 days later we were at Somerset,We there to try something else.When buddy was quite persistence,when he saw the Paradise Inn. So a quick change of plan.

Sitting was almost same as City Square.Very simple decor,with stools outside and chairs inside.

Chinese Sausages Fried Rice.$10.00.It was a kind of okay,average,but not near as good as some places I have had before.Disappointing but can eat la.

Hot Plate Tofu.$10.00.The tofu was soft,but not as soft as I what I expecting.The sauce with the minced meat was okay,but something certainly was amiss.It just did not complete the taste.I have to say it was just okay nothing bad,nothing to get excited about.

Dong Po Pork.$12.00.The meat was soft,just melts in the mouth.Sauce was heavy,too starchy,salty could not taste anything much.

Stewed Egg Plant.$10.00.It tasted bland as it looked.We did not enjoy it.

Minced Pork with Salted Fish.$8.00.Maybe this was life saver I think.The minced meat was soft,well marinated,with chucks of salted fish and chestnut,it was not overly salt,quite nice and tasty.Maybe after having such disappointing dishes after dishes,this certainly tasted a whole lot better.Certainly not outstanding.But was good enough.

Seafood Vermicelli.$12.00.The disappointment continues... With some prawns and fried fish,The bee hoon was quite wet,but some portion still semi cooked.It was tasteless,bland.I have had better tasting morning soya bee hoon than this.

Mango Sago & Mango Pudding,Both $3.80.

Rock Melon Sago & Ah Balling w Red Bean.Both $3.50.

What was shown on the pictures and what was served were completely deceiving.
The serving portion were pathetically way too little,almost just filled at the end of the bottom end.
Rightfully given such tiny portion.We just did not even bother to take much of a second helping.I have eaten a lot better of any of the above,in just a very ordinary dessert stall.Not worth it at all.In fact it was a big joke.Laugh it off ha.. ha..ha...

Overall I just could not believe the big difference managed by the same establishment.Of course I expected a bit low or high in taste and standard,but this was nowhere near comparable to City Square,this place was surprising very disappointing.
But some how the they managed to uphold the same service standard..With almost empty tables around our sight, the wait staff were always not on sight....

Paradise Inn
#B3-39
313 @ Somerset
313 Orchard Road
Singapore

Paradise Inn

2011-08-14T14:21:00.003+08:00

City Square
Was meeting buddy for lunch at City Square.After a quick walkabout we decided on this place Paradise Inn.

A simple decor with some wooden chairs inside and stood on the outside.

Peanut.$1.50 Was soft and nice.

Supreme Fried Rice.$12.90. Though,I did notice some of the rice grains were still quite white.The fried rice was nice ,had some nice wok hei to it.With some,fish eggs. prawns and scallops pieces,it was very tasty and quite additive.Tasting simple,yet very nice.

Crispy Fried Prawn Roll.$8.90.When I saw the rolls fried coated with batter and I was not expecting much.But surprising it was not quite the same like what I have eaten in most places.

Bite into the crispy crackling outer coat,and reveal some creamy texture from the yam,with prawns and other stuffs.I was enjoying it,forgot to observe what was the other stuffs were.I really loved it,it was really very nice.

Chinese Spinach with Egg Trio in superior stock.$14.90.Though I have heard about this dishes on number of occasions.This is the first time trying this out.Well it did not excite has I have expected.With just some spinach and eggs in soupy stock,it was okay but for the price not for me.

Pomfret Fish With Black Bean.$18.90.Surprising the fish tasted very fresh though I don't think they have a tank for live fish.

The black beans did blend very well with the steamed fish,giving it some very good flavour and taste,sightly a bit salty not overly salty,quite accepted with the black beans. I would still say it was very well and nicely done.

Service was below average, had very hard time to get their attention.Though only another 2 tables with 4 and 5 people occupying it.
Food was certainly above average at this branch.And do not mind having another go if I am visiting if around there.
Paradise Inn Somerset next.......

Paradise Inn
#B1-01/02
City Square Mall
180 Kitchener Road
Singapore.

Joo Siah Bak Koot Teh

2011-08-12T16:03:00.001+08:00

After some disappointing outing with my number 1 Bak Kut Teh.I Have been hearing about this stall for sometime now.Heard this stall's owner,learned his trade from his famous brother in law who is the owner of the famous,popluar stall at Sing Ming.

I ordered bak kut teh and ter ka and veges.

They gave us regular BKT,with chopped up pieces without any long ribs.The chopped ribs had quite a bit of fats on it.The ribs was soft,tender,easliy parts when teared.The soup stock was Teochew style,clear,peppery but not overly peppery.So you get taste quite strong in flavour of pork broth,without the over powering taste of the pepperVery nice,tasty.$4.50

Not contend with the regular size ribs,I asked if they had the long ribs long.For me bak kut teh if they had long ribs,it is must be long ribs in my order.Nowadays it seems like if you do not ask for long ribs it is automatically, regular short piece ribs.Maybe my mistake for not asking for the long ribs in the first place.

2 long ribs were served.It was very meaty with some layer of fats in between.It was soft,very tender,easily parts without much afford..It was just plain heaven.It seems a better value than the cut up regular ribs.Even the soup stock tasted better with the long ribs in it.$7.00

Ter Ka $5.50.It was single,huge portion.With good amount of meat, fats and skin.the whole thing was super tender,super soft,yet it did not have the over soggy,over cooked feel at all.The sauce blend very nicely.It tasted almost as the Rong Cheng ter ka,maybe better,here with right amount of salt and everything working in it's favour. Surely one of the better,Ter Ka's around.

Preserved Veges.$1.00.Portion was good,taste was nice.

Braised peanut.$1.00.Portion was good.Not overly cooked just right,soft with bite to it.Nice.

The Bak Kut Teh broth is almost identical to that of Rong Chen from Sing Ming,when they were my favourite then.Only the only difference,I would say is amount of pepper in it.But flavour of the pork broth was siok enough.
Overall a very good Bak Kut Teh,and the Ter ka is certainly a must.Worth a another trip...

Joo Siah Bak Koot Teh
#01-220
Yuehua Market & Food Centre
Blk 347 Jurong East Ave 1
Singapore

Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh

2011-08-09T00:33:00.005+08:00

When I had this Bak Kut Teh decades back this stall instantly became my favourite Bak Kut Teh stall.To me then it was unbeatable Teochew style clear peppery BKT.I always measured other stalls to this stall's BKT.I occasionally whenever I could find the time,visit this stall for my favourite BKT on and off.But lately.......

But lately on last 3 visits I have notice a huge different in the BKT.

On one visit around 1.45p.m.(Photo above after removing the ribs for clear picture.)The BKT soup stock almost tasted like some garlic soup with very lame taste of pork stock.To make matter worst,there were these mashed up soggy garlic and garlic skin swimming around the soup.Certainly did not like the soup.And certainly was not expecting this from my favourite, very famous,popular stall.

On other 2 occasion the soup was from okay,to can do la,maybe good.Certainly not the same standard which made this stall my no.1 choice.The ribs were not very soft nor very tender.It did not part easily.It was cooked alright,but slightly tough for a BKT standard and have to bite into it to feast the meat.

The Ter Ka.I always had their Ter Ka on my top list too.The portion was very generous,was very soft,very tender.The meat, fats and skin could easily fall off.Sauce was supposedly good, tasty but over salty,on both the occasion.

Perserved Veges.Was nice enough.

To me this was not the Bak Kut Teh ,I was visiting for on the 3 visits.Sorry for now this stall does not hold as my favourite no.1 Bak Kut Teh..Not even among the top in my list for now.
Just hoping they could restore back to my no.1 BKT.

Rong Chen Bak Kut Teh
Blk 22 Sing Ming Road
Singapore.

Thye Hong Hokkien Mee

2011-08-07T00:07:00.003+08:00

This is quite a well known Hokkien Mee,back dated to the famous site at Newton Food Centre.The main branch at Newton is no more in operation. I last tried this hokkien mee at Wisma,maybe some around 5 years back.It was really quite good then.Recently I had some chance to try out some other branches at few food courts.But all did not taste quite okay for me.Hoping to have some satisfying Thye Hong Hokkien Mee.Here I am trying out at Wisma.

I have always liked the wet version better than the dry version.Here it's really very wet.Unlike many other Hokkien Mee stalls,Thye Hong use the thick white bee hoon more than the yellow mee,thus, it does not get soggy easily,and do not really need much of a skill with the thick white bee boon covering the soggy yellow mee.

$5.00.Served on a opal leave,there were about 3 prawns,some tiny pieces of cuttlefish.The wok hei did not quite exists.The stock and the noodles did not quite soak in.It did not quite blend well enough.It was like the soup stock and noodles were still quite separated.The chilly was okay.

Overall the Thye Hong Hokkien Noodles, I have known before did not quite exists.This is quite expected with transit cooks rushing,in handling the wok.

Thye Hong
Food Republic Level 4
Wisma Atrium

Tandoor North Indian Restaurant

2011-07-29T21:17:00.010+08:00

Part 2...Ala Carte.....

After with a much disappointed buffet (click to view) at this place.The pal who told us about the great ala carte dishes insisted it was really fantastic.And even offered pay us the full refund if it did not meet up with the expectation. Call us crazy,here we( me and buddy),are again after a week.Others were not keen on going there again.
One look at the prices,we were about put our tails between our legs and run,it was shocking very high....no outrageously pricey.....

But like the first time here we were already seated.We were just going through the menu with our mouth a jarred...

Some condiment.

On the house starters,some Papadam and some Indian Rice Crackers.Was pleasantly nice.

We order 4 dishes from the menu....

All the Naans were priced at $8.00++ each.We order Butter and Garlic Naans.Both were really very nice,with slight crisp and soft.This naans were far better than what we had at the buffet.It was so good we could have eaten just on it's own.Personally to me the butter naan really stood out.

Butter Chicken $28.00++.Chicken pieces were soft,tender.Was in a very thick(too thick for my liking),creamy,slightly sour,lightly spiced sauce.But is was nice and tasty.And went very well with the naans.We mopped it clean with the naans.

This was named MP4(mixed grill)$65.00++.This was certainly the highlight of the day.The mixed tandoori grills consisted of chicken(3pcs),fish(2pcs),prawn(2pcs) and lamb chops(2pcs).

The chicken was the star of the day,it was fantastic.It was tandoored perfectly,slight charred bits around the corner,soft,very tender it was already so good.And to add more to the taste,it had some creamy panner slit inside the chicken pieces which added to bursting of the flavour.This was really awesome.

The Prawns were about mid size only.But it was tandoored perfectly.Thought there were charred bits here and there,the prawns were still quite juicy and had slight crispiness to it.

The Fish were big,thick chuck.Was still quite moist,flaky was tasty with a nice aroma.

Lamb Chops.Let me put this way this was one the best lamb chops,I have had in a North Indian Restaurant.It was well done but still juicy,slight crispiness ,very nice flavour and aroma.Just siok!

They forgot our order for Tandoori Chicken.When we asked they said there were more orders.With a minimum price tag from $20.00 and $40.00.We decided to skip it with thanks..

Mouth refresher for end of the meal.Spices,sweeten with full of aroma.

Overall service was good. The ala carte dishes were really a very pleasant surprise .It was just too good to be true .I guess we have to fork out this bill,no refund from my pal.
As good as the dishes were,the prices were,one of the priciest ,I have seen in a North Indian restaurant.

For the price.... is worth it????

Tandoor Restaurant
Hoilday Inn
Orchard City Centre
11 Cavenagh Road
Singapore

Bak Kee Teochew Satay Bee Hoon

2011-07-26T20:42:00.001+08:00

I saw this stall on television show Timeless Treat.Just the sight of the plate of satay bee hoon on the television,was good enough for me to put this place on my try list.

I was there quite early around 10.00am.They were just about to open the stall,and there was already a small queue building up.About 5 minutes later I received my plate.

It looked so appetizing.The gravy was slightly grainy,quite robust,not overly sweet just right.Wow! the gravy was fantastic,very tasty,quite addictive. Add this with...

...the ample load of ingredients of tau pok,pork,liver,cuttlefish,cockles.

All the stuff were very fresh tasting ,were blanch perfectly,they still had slight crunchiness in it.Blended with sauce and the bee hoon you have another wow! factor.Every mouth was a joy to eat,very tasty.I almost lick the sauce of the plate.

I wish I could complain that bee hoon was quite little but almost all the Satay Bee Hoon stalls,serving of the bee hoon is quite little.
Overall this is certainly one the better Satay Bee Hoon around.And certainly worth a trip for any Satay Bee Hoon lovers.

Bak Kee Teochew Satay Bee Hoon
01-40
Redhill Food Centre
Blk 85 Redhill Road
Closed on Wednesday

Tandoor North Indian Restaurant

2011-07-23T12:49:00.006+08:00

Part 1....The Buffet.............

Me ,buddy and 4 other pals were at Centre Point on a Sunday,around lunch time.When one of my pal told us that he had great ala carte meal at this place,and they only serve buffet on Sundays.All agreed and decided to try out.

The buffet display did not quite excite us,maybe a kind of disappointing.We asked for the ala carte menu but was told they only serve buffet for Sunday lunch.We were already seated,so we decided we will have try at the buffet.

Vegetable Cream Soup and Naans(plain,garlic&butter).The soup was not creamy,quite plain and watery.Naans were quite okay just average .

The Malai Murgh Tikka and Kashmir Fish fry looked so plain and was very average tasting.

Chicken and Mutton with gravy,tasted more the South Indian,was okay but too average tasting.

Mutton Dum Briyani and White Rice.Briyani was okay but it did not have the special unique flavour as what I usually find in the North Indian briyani.Mutton was soft and tender.But still the flavours did not quite blend to excite the taste.

Paneer Tikka and Paneer Makhani.Another average dishes.

Bhindi Masala(Lady fingers) ,Aloo Mattar(potato with peas) and Dal Makhani.The Bhindi Masala was too average nothing really working here.The Aloo Matter and Dal Makhani way too watery to taste the flavour of the sauce.

Puri Bhaji(Indian Bread with Vegetable Curry) and Gobi,Gajar and Snown peas.The Puri was soft light nice.But the Vegetable curry was another watery stuff which did not go quite go well with Puri.The cauliflower mixed was average thing

There was live station serving various Thosai with some pre cooked snack vegetrian dishes of masala vadai and stir fried semolina.

I had Paper and Masala Thosai with the vadai and semolina.The paper thosai was super thin and crispy,crackling with every bite,was very good..The Masala Thosai was not that exciting but filling inside was quite tasty though.The sambar gravy and the spicy condiment were quite tasty.The coconut condiment was quite sourish and had a gassy taste.Vadai was too average,the semolina was okay, had a nice taste to it.

There was a chat station serving Pani Puri and Cracker Chat.Sorry both were not up to expectation.

The above were the dessert section.It was a kind okay but nothing much to comment.

Drinks.Cold drinks Pineapple & Sweet Lassi.Hot drinks Coffee and Tea.

Most of the dishes here were not quite up to North Indian style,some were quite close to South Indian taste but still not up the desired standard.

Overall with a price tag of $42.00++.What was served and the quality of the dishes were really very disappointing.

But wait a minute what is this part 1,some might be asking.Well call us ask crazy but did go again to try out the ala menu...in part 2.... click here

Tandoor Restaurant
Hoilday Inn
Orchard City Centre
11 Cavenagh Road
Singapore

Mangoestiy

2011-07-16T09:00:00.002+08:00

Mangoes..Mangoes everything with mangoes......

Well with a name like mangoesity what less can you expect...than mangoes.

In most pastry dessert stall you will only find 1 or 2 mangoes cakes or pastry dessert.But this dessert bakery stall is solely dedicated for all,us mangoes lovers.Yes they have about maybe around 14 types mangoes pastries and cakes with French touch.

This is a takeaway stall,packed in a designer's,stylist box.

I was there around there 2.30p.m on a weekend.most of the items were sold out.There were only few items on display,but they were still busily,trying to refurnish the the display,doing it freshly right there

I tried all ...whatever items that were left on display there...

Mango Bavarois Charlotte($3.80),Mango Gelee Cake($3.80),Mango Macaron($4.80)

The Bavarois Charlotte had very good spongy finger surround with very nice cream,mango puree and mango to top it.
Mango Gelee was one of my favourite tasting like a mango cake,with a lot of mango puree,mangoes,cream with light spongy cake.
Mango Macaron,with macaron,light butter cream,with ripe sweet fresh mango pulp to sandwich.If you like marcaro and mangoes...you'll love this.

Mango Panna Cotta($2.80), Mango Chocolate Tart($3.80),Mango Pavlova($3.80).

The Panna Cotta had more cream than mangoes in,it was okay but others were better.
Mango Chocolate Tart had some vanilla cream ,a bitter chocolate base but the mangoes did balance it well.
Pavlova was with Meringue,Chantilly Creme(sweeten whipped cream with vanilla flavour) and mangoes.If you like it much sweeter.

All the items were fresh, nice,the mangoes were ripe and very sweet.If you love mangoes and like it in a cake,pastry dessert, you will surely love this place

Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall
#B1-K1
21 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4
Singapore

Lavender Fatty Fried Kway Teow

2011-07-09T12:47:00.002+08:00

Like every good char kway teow lover,I was quite excited about the reopening of this unique char kway teow stall.Where the char kway teow is served with a special sauce pour on top.

The 2 old men who were orginally manning the stall at Sam Leong Road were not there.The name of the stall has changed from "Tay Hing Kee Fatty Fried Kway Teow" to" Lavender Fatty Fried Kway Teow",the people manning the stall were different too.The man at stall,told me he was the son of the old man who manage the stall at Sam Leong coffee shop.

I could not see much of a different at a glaze.Tasting the fried kway teow by itself,without the sauce did not taste quite what I used to have by the former.And the supposedly unique sauce did taste quite unique.
One of my favourtite makan guru during a forum discussion,wrote satay sauce was on top of the kway teow.When corrected him saying,"I am sure it is not a satay sauce".Now I am not sure,for it did taste quite to a satay sauce,though it is not a satay sauce.

And sadly mixing the sauce with the fried kway teow,seems like a slight improvement.But did not have the same appeal as what I had experience before when I ate Sam Leong..Eating the fried kway teow with or without the sauce,it did not quite make much of a difference in taste for me.
Maybe I am being bias,for wanting the same taste as when the stall was manned by the 2 old man then.

And to made matters worse there is very popular Char Kway Teow stall,which is consider by quite a number of foodies as the best char kway teow,in the same food centre.

Lavender Fatty Fried Kway Teow
#02-39
Hong Lim Food Centre.
Blk 531A Upper Cross Street

Ali Nachia Briyani Dam

2011-07-05T23:39:00.002+08:00

From Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

With the closure of the railway station some of the foodies favourite food stall too disappeared.And one of the well known Briyani stall relocated just before the closure.

I first heard they were relocated at Tanjong Pagar Food Centre,after much searching around the food centre and obviously I did not manage to find the stall.The following week,after confirming they were at Blk 5 Tanjong Pagar coffee shop.I went around the ground floor covering all the blocks there like idiot.I was about to give up when I thought might as well try looking upstairs.

The first sign,that I have found the place were the 2 signs of popular stall which were supposedly to be in same coffee shop as the briyani stall.Both the stall were closed on this day but the briyani stall was opened.

I had the mutton briyani.$6.00

The mutton on this day,was soft and tender but not the melt in your mouth kind of softness or that tender but still tender enough with with few easy chews in your mouth.And was slightly drier and the accompanying mutton gravy was a kind of too thick and dry too.The accompanying condiment of pickled cucumber and yogurt cucumber, were very decent.The dalcha was okay for me.I usually don't use much of this gravy,only the gravy accompanying the mutton.

The rice was good,light,fluffy,flavourful and fragrant.

Overall this briyani stall can still hold on it's own and give a tough competition to most of the top bryani stall around.

Ali Nachia Briyani Dam

From Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

Teck Kee

Wanton Mee Coffee Shop

Blk 5 Tanjong Pagar Plaza

#02-04/05

(Next to Tanjong Pagar Food Centre)

Singapore

Foong Kee Waton Noodles

2011-06-30T19:25:00.002+08:00

This was once,one of my favourite wanton noodles stall,that was maybe some 6 years back.

This was one of the few stalls that made me go "wow!" with just a bite of the noodles.It was really that good.It had all the stuff working perfectly well.Then the noodles were QQ had very distinct taste.Served with a clear sauce,it was just fantasic,the char siew was awesome and they had one of the best sio bak.But sometime really went a miss,the taste just changed.

And now after about 2 years I later tried twice.Though it may have lost some of it's past glory....

The noodles served were QQ nice,sauce was okay,portion was reasonable.

The wantons were okay quite good but afar cry from before.

The char siew can still stand out on it own,It was very tasty with fatty,caramelized burnt parts .The meat was succulent and moist.It was still there among the top.

Had a takeaway of char siew.$5.00.

Sio Bak was okay quite nice.But this stall had my flavourite sio bak.Then,after eating or sometimes I would just go there,just to buy the sio bak and always around $20.00 worth just wallop all myself ,it was that fantastic then.But now it is good but not good enough.

Overall this is still quite good wanton noodle stall.But if had eaten before when they just set up the stall,you can't help noticing the vast difference in taste.

Foong Kee Coffee Shop
6 Keong Saik Road
Singapore
12.00p.m-8.00p.m

Outram Char Kway Teow

2011-06-25T16:53:00.002+08:00

This stall does not need any introduction.....Known by all char kway teow enthusiasts,if you have not eaten,surely you would have heard about "Outram Char Kway"......

I have had this CKT on numerous occasion.There are 2 version of the char kway teow.The white and the normal supposedly to be the black version.I really can't see much of a difference at a glace .

I still remember the first time I had this.This char kway teow certainly does not score on looks.

Looking quite messy,looks like it has been over cooked,most of the time,not the usual darkish brown but a kind of a brownish pale colour for both the version.The looks certainly can be very deceiving.It's always a wonder,with a ton of char teow teow to stir and blend in the wok.It still has a full nice wok hei,moist,fully cooked CKT..

The white version.

The normal version.

At times there are particularly no difference in the looks in either version.But there is quite a difference in taste.For me the white version seem to be more balance and more tastier,than the normal black version which tends to slightly a bit sweeter than the white version.
If you have not tried the white version,give try to see the difference. But don't expect to see a white ckt.

Taste wise both the version certainly beats alot of CKT around.And understandably why some consider this to be the best.
$3.00.

Outram Char Kway Teow
#02-17
Hong Lim Food Centre.
Blk 531A Upper Cross Street

FATBOYS

2011-06-19T00:11:00.002+08:00

What a name for a Burger joint,maybe you are gonna get fat eating this stuff.....

I was there on a Saturday afternoon around 2.00p.m. The place still had a quite crowd .It's a kind of a get together joint with friends and family,child friendly.

My first order was The Elvis.$11.00.Why Elvis maybe the weird combination.Served with some greens and fries.The fries were very thick and crispy.

This is a bacon stuffed pork patties with grilled banana and peanut butter on a honey oat bun.Frankly I don't really quite like peanut butter.So why did I order this ? It seem like a weird combination .I thought maybe it would change my taste for peanut butter.

The bacon pork patties were really very soft and just melts with the bite into the burger.I could not feel the bite or really taste the patties.The banana and peanut butter stood out in the taste.The banana was very lightly grilled it tasted like a ripe banana.The bun was very light,super soft.

With Bollywood getting their attention where,even burgers are not spared meet the Bolly Wooly.$11.00

This a lamb patty,topped with mango chutney and some homemade curry remoulade ???.

The curry was on the bottom side of the bun.

Both the mango chutney and the curry remoulade were very nice,did compliment the lamb patty.But the lamb patty like the above bacon pork patty was very soft .I could not feel or did not have any bite to it.It seem to just melt with the bite.

Clam Chowder.$5.00.This was a total disappointment.The soup was watery and after much stirring and searching, manage to find only about 2 tiny pieces of clam.

Coke float $5.50 and Coke $3.50.

Overall if you like your meat patties in super soft,melt in your mouth taste....Then this would be really nice.

I did not see any fatboys around,only one fatman..".me".

FatBoys
465 Joo Chiat Road.
Singapore
12.00p.m-10.30p.m( Mon-Thurs)
12.00p.m-12.30a.m( Fri -Sun)

Senor Burrito

2011-06-12T18:55:00.001+08:00

The Mexican Sandwiches.....

Was around City Hall,and was quite surprise to see such big makeover at the basement of Raffles City.All around everywhere it was litter with food stalls and more food stalls.Overwhelmed with so much foods around,I suddenly loss appetite and looked for something light.....

This stall caught my eye. My encounter with Mexican foods are very very limited.With years gaps with a bite or two."Okay la!" I thought to myself,just try....

And there was an offer on the Burritos to add to the temptation.

Had 2 orders,Chicken and Pulled Braised Pork.I watched interesting, Bean paste was spread on the tortilla,followed by some rice with plentiful chicken and pork with some veges,followed by salsa,They had 4 types of sauce from mild to the very hot. I had hot sauce on the chicken and very hot on the pork.

The burritos looked very thick and heavy for a roll.

The chicken burrito,had thick chicken chucks,was soft but still had a bite to it.It was really a mouthful.It was very nice I really loved it,everything just blended very well together.It was delicious.And the hot sauce...I did not even feel a pinch of the heat.

The Braised Pork was very tender,soft,a kind of slight chewiness for a bite or two,and then melts easily.The whole combination of the condiments in the burrito blended very well.The very hot sauce,really worked very fast.The sting was very hot,the burning sensation had a lot of power in it.But it only lasted a few seconds for me.It was just too yummy to ignore.Sure to have another....

The 2 drinks,Virgin Margarita and Jamaica.I guess it was okay.This was my first time having these drinks.It tasted like a mixed from a concentrated drink.

I know,you may think I just wanted something light.This light was still too light....not enough la!....

Overall the burritos I had,had me wanting to have more.And I am just looking for an excuse to go there again.By the way this stall only does takeaways.So have a bite on the run....

Senor Burrito
B1-59 Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road
Singapore

Sarong Grill & Chill

2011-06-05T00:47:00.004+08:00

Buddy MSM me a photo of this,"want to try".....

When I you see something presented like this, it only natural...have to,have a try......

This is a simple open concept with very nice......

Since all the Nasi Tumpeng were served with fried items expect for the beef readang(we don't take beef) And since we were ordering meat item in satays.We thought ordering Veggie Nasi Tumpeng $13.80, would be a good idea.But the veggie was fried tau fu...served with tempeng,shredded veges and...

...stuffed tau kee......

Accompanied with some condiments of achar,fried hard boiled with chilly sambal,sambal belacan and a lemak gravy .Taste wise was quite good,nothing bad,portion was quite small .Price wise...??

They had some very interesting satays,chicken's liver,gizzards,skin on the menu and the normal ones.We order nearly all expect for the beef satays.

Chicken liver $1.00 each,Skin $1.00,Gizzard $1.50.Have to buy a minimum of 2 sticks each.We did enjoy all of these and had repeat orders for the skin which was very crispy and crunchy.

Chicken Meat $1.50 each.minimum 2 sticks.The chicken tasted slightly cooked before been grilled over the fire but still very nice,soft,had nice bite to it and marinated nicely. Prawns $3.00 each. Was nice enough for me.

Squid $8.00 each.This was surprisingly grilled to near perfection.Very well marinated,slight softness,crunchy,a bit chewy.Very good.

There were some grilled veges we had,Mushroom $1.20 each,and Ladies Finger $1.00 each.Minimum 2 sticks each.Seemed still quite raw,using shitake mushroom did not quite excite me.

They forgot my order of Mutton Satay.$2.50 each.After some apology it was served.It looked and tasted like it was minced but it was chuck of meat pieces.The marination was very nicely done,soft,tender with nice bite to it.I really liked it.

All the grilled items were served with a satay peanut sauce and kecap manis(sweet soy sauce).Both went very well with the stuffs,I personally referred the kecap manis for a different taste.

Mee Goreng.$9.50.Taste wise was okay very simple.There was not much ingredients in it, just a few pieces of small prawns only.Portion was ridiculously way too little.

Sop Madura.$4.50.This was chicken soup,it tasted like a instant stock been used,with some onion slices,towkay ,few pieces of small fried potato cube,an quill egg and a very few pieces of chicken meat..Portion was very little.

Dessert..Avocado Shake $5.95/Chendol $4.95/Panna Cotta $5.55..Avocado was very thick did not seem to be added with anything,slightly bitter.Chendol was nice.Panna Cotta was okay.

Overall what catches the eye was the way the dishes were presented ,food was okay but the price..??.

Really this place is for a relax,have a chat...chillout...has a very nice ambience,very comfortable.
And by the way I did not not notice any sarongs anywhere around there .Even the waitress did not have sarong.Kekekee!

Sarong Grill & Chill
9 Raffles Boulevard
#01-03 Millenia Walk
Singapore

2011-05-30T21:08:00.002+08:00

Going around to this food centre and you love chicken rice.....

Then not miss,is this Chicken Rice stall.
Though I have eaten at this chicken rice a few times it really did not occur to me, just how good the chicken rice was, especially the rice.

This stall probably has one of the best rice in a chicken rice.This rice was very flavourful ,it almost taste like it was fried but very fluffy and very grain bursts with flavour.I can just eat it on it own without the chicken,but I am not doing that.Keekee!

The white chicken was decent as you can get,soft,smooth and tender.As the melts in mouth feels.But I did not get the plumb crunch taste in it.But nevertheless the chicken, was very tasty and nice.

The roasted chicken was good,tasty but was so soaked in the watery sauce,there weren't any crispiness.But still quite good and went well with the rice.

They forgot to add the liver with my order and gave me separately.Was quite okay soft and nice.

Overall very a decent Chicken Rice with one of the best rice in a chicken rice.
Prices from $2.50

Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice
B1-35
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road.
Singapore.

Rosraihanna

2011-05-24T20:21:00.002+08:00

Was at Golden Mile Food Centre for lunch,wanted something light,tummy not so good.Looking around I ended up in front of this stall.

Gado Gado.Order gado gado with satay $4.50.Without satay $3.00.

Served with tau fu,half an egg,long beans,towkay ,tempeh,lotong ,some crackers,and 3 sticks of satay for the $4.50 version.The peanut gravy was nice,not overly sweet,blended very well with all the stuff.It been sometime I think I had a good decent Gado Gado.I certainly don't mind ordering if I come again.

Tau Fu Gorgeng.$3.00.The fried tau fu was still quite crispy, and soft inside.The on the spot hand made peanut sauce,was very tasty and nice,and had a different taste from the gado gado sauce.Was certainly better than expected.

Satay $0.50 cents per stick.I was quite impress with the satay which I got with gado gado.Ordered chicken and mutton.Both were decent but did not excite as the 3 sticks I got with the gado gado.But was still good enough.

Mee Soto.$3.00.The soup was slightly thick,with full flavour of the chicken stock with a touch of spices.The soup was very tasty.Served with yellow mee,a small piece of potato cutlet(there was no egg)and surprisingly with quite a bit of thick shredded chicken.The chilly was spicy hot.One for the soup stock.Siok!

I know..Tummy not so good...But the yummy seems to asking for more or it will trouble me more...Keekee!

Rosraihanna
B1-19
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road.
Singapore.

Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff

2011-05-20T21:25:00.002+08:00

Super Crispy Curry Puff..........

This are extra crispy version of the popular curry puffs.I have to say,I don't quite like this version of curry puff at most of the places I have had tried,very few that came to my liking and this "Wang Wang" is one of the few I don't mind having.It's very crispy,crackling and crumpling with every bite.

Here I don't feel the overly buttery after taste,maybe one of the reason I like it here.

Crispy Curry Puff.This was my favourite,lightly flavoured,good mixed blend of spices,potatoes with chicken cubes.The potatoes were soft,the chicken added the taste and flavour,the fillings were ample enough.Very nice.

Sardine Puff.The filling were filled full.The sardines was lightly cooked with onions and chillies.It worked very well and blended nicely with the puffs.Very siok.

Black Pepper Chicken Puff.There were big chunks of chicken pieces in the puff,of course seasoned with black pepper sauce.The black pepper chicken taste,for me did not go well with the puff.Maybe it's just my taste.

Yam Puff.It was okay,the filling was reasonable,but really did not quite fancy this either.

My favourites here were obvious,I really do like the curry potatoes with chicken and the sardines puff.I usually have only these 2 types here.

Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff
01-126
Old Airport Road Food Center
51 Old Airport Road
Singapore

Al Qasr

2011-05-14T21:41:00.003+08:00

Lebanese & Middle Eastern Cuisine

I had for sometime wanted to try out this place. A Middle East Cuisine.
We were searching around,we covered the whole length of the lane.We bypassed the place twice, before we managed to pin the place.If you walk along the inner path of the shophouses,maybe you would end up like us.It is right in the end or is it the beinging of the lane....

They have 2 dining area, alfresco dining with tables and chairs.But the inner area was more to a Middle East restaurant environment with cushion and high chairs, quite cosy,nice feel.

This was foc,one bite none of us took another bite.Overly sour and overly salty.But the displayed items were nice to look.

We order 3 dishes and all the 3 dishes came together.

Kalawi Ghanam(Fried liver)$15.00.Well buddy wanted this,he said it was good(but he was eating here for the first time like me).It was spiced and marinated very well,very tasty but slightly over powering of sourness.Just wish they had not squeeze the lemon,since it came with a lemon slice.Nice,very nice indeed.Serving portion was quite little though.

Mixed Seafood .$35.00.Well you will be disappointed if you think you are getting a tray full of different types of seafood .There were only 2 types of seafood.Fish and Prawns,served with a lot onion slices and some kind of vegetable paste named Tajeen sauce and saffron rice and a kind of pita bread on the bottom.

The prawns (4 nos.)were big size.Well marinated,very fresh tasting,sucklen,crunchy with a lot of bite to it.Very nice.

Fish(4 pcs) big chucks.Was surprisingly very fresh tasting,soft,tender,flaky,nicely seasoned,very tasty.Buddy snapped all up before I could take my second helping.Greedy buddy that's what we called him.And he certainly lived up to it.Heee..

Reyash Ghanam.Grill Lamb Chops.$26.00.Served with same side dishes as the above.Four chops pieces,was very well seasoned and marinated.Spices were absorbed right deep into the meat.It was not over powering just right.Grilled to my liking.Would love order again. loved it.

Not contented with the 3 lovely dishes we had,we ordered another......

Lebanese Kofta Kabab.$24.00.Skewered minced lamb.Sorry to say,this was a real disappointment.It was way too salty,to taste anything.Even Buddy was not happy with the salt content in it.But he still managed to gulp up two.The fries were quite nice though.

Overall I really enjoyed the 3 dishes very much,serving for the 2 main were big enough. Cosy.nice environment.Good service.I would love to go again,to try some of the other dishes.
Prices were certainly on the high side.

Al Qasr
46 Lorong Mambong
Holland Village
Singapore

Ice Rockz

2011-05-09T23:07:00.003+08:00

No time to seat and eat your favourite Nasi Lemak or Chicken Rice....
Have a Nasi Lemak or Chicken Rice on the Goooo......
Have a Nasi Lemak or Chicken Rice Burger

This is a small place,selling drinks,like bubble tea.But they have a innovative idea...and they selling our very local and popular,and one of my favourite dish.......

They sell Nasi Lemak and Chicken Rice not on a plate but wrapped in paper foil.In a burger form.

The Nasi Lemak burger had the aroma of the lemak rice ,even before opening the wrapped paper foil.

They have fish and chicken nasi lemak burger.

The fish nasi lemak was topped with a fish fillet ,sliced cucumber,peanuts and ikan bilis.

The chicken nasi lemak was topped with fried chicken karrage,with same condiment of cucumber and the peanuts and ikan bilis as the fish nasi lemak

The peanuts and ikan bilis added to the taste of this nasi lemak burger.The chilly was quite okay
The rice patties were not sticky as I thought it would be,it had a nice bite to it and was still holding the burger form.
The aroma,flavour and taste was nasi lemak,no doubt about it.There was not much comprise on taste either.The taste was nice for the this burger.

But price wise..I will leave to you.$4.00 each or have a set $5.00 with a drink.

The Chicken Rice Burger.

The rice patties were full of chicken rice aroma and flavour.The fried chicken used here is the same as for the nasi lemak,accompanied by two slices of cucumber.
Tasted was chicken rice no doubt about it either.The chilly was slightly sour but did blend well.
If only they could top it steamed or roasted chicken.....
If around there give a try, just for the novelty.But it is really quite good....

Oh! nearly forgot after all this a drink stall and they have some very innovative drinks too.Some with yakult.yogurt and milk blend.I tried one named Mango Yomi.A blend with yogurt and milk, it just blew me away, it was really very soik with passion fruit flavoured jelly nata de coco.It was just too good.Large $4.00
Awesome drink,maybe real man need yogurt,milk.Ha..ha..ha..!

Ice Rockz
#02-41
Scape Youth Park
2 Orchard Link
Singapore

Golden Mile Special Yong Tau Foo

2011-05-03T20:46:00.002+08:00

This stalls has been at it for .......

I first had this Yong Tau Foo maybe,some 25 years back.I have eaten,on quite a number occasion even recently a few times.

They don't have a wide variety of stuffs.But what they have are all done freshly right in the stall. So we can be ensure all the stuffs are done every day and fresh.

They don't give a choice of noodles,only bee hoon.The chilly and the sweet sauce are nice,blends well with all the stuffs.
The thing about this yong tau foo,you can't rush eating it, you have to eat to savor the taste to really appreciate the clean fresh taste of all the stuffs.
Prices are very reasonable.
One of the better Yong Tau Foo stall around.

Golden Mile Special Yong Tau Foo
#B1-44
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road.
Singapore.
10.55a.m- 2.30 p.m
Closed on Sundays.

Central

2011-04-27T20:54:00.002+08:00

Central Restaurant or is it........

We were at The Cathy looking to lunch....When Buddy said ate some very good fried large intestine,in this restaurant at Selegie Road.A quick discussion and we headed to Parklane Shopping Mall.

It's a small place more like no, not like,but it was a cafe...Hong Kong Cafe....Central Hong Kong Cafe.

Drinks came first....we had Fresh Lime with Plum juice$3.00,Water melon juice $4.00,Hong Kong style Milk Tea $2.50.The lime was was very nice,the other 2 were just normal nothing bad.

Mixed Grill Set $14.00.Served with pork chops,chicken chops,a single chicken drumlet,2 slice bacon pieces,egg with fries,some little veges and with very small portion,fried rice.The chicken,pork chops and the fries were very nicely done.Though I was expecting a pork chop with bone attached.Okay not bad.

Fried Spare Ribs Dandan.$8.00.Well they did not write Dandan Noodles in the menu.I thought I was ordering the ribs with some sauce.But it was served has soup noodles.

But this was really very good,the noodles were perfect QQ,texture and had a very nice taste it.The Spare Ribs were without bones,it was very soft,tender had nice bite to it.And the soup's taste was very different and very nice,it blended really very well.I really liked it.

Rice with Chinese Sausage.$8.00.Served with a nicely fried egg,vege with 3 types of sausages.Main thing is all about the sausages.I am really not quite good, with this type sausages at very strong wine taste to it.But buddy loved it and wanted to order another round.No we have to try other stuff.

Thousand Layer Tofu with Floss.$6.80.This was cold dish.The tofu was not soft, as I would like it to be ,but it was quite okay,the taste with the sauce and floss was actually quite nice.If only the tofu was soft.

Fried Calamari.$6.80.These were big size cuttlefish.Very well seasoned,fried perfectly,crispy,soft,very tender,very slight chewiness,nice bite to it.Loved it.

Deep Fried Crispy Large Intestine.$7.50.My favourite of them all. Nicely seasoned,crispy,soft,very tender inside.One of the best fried large intestine I have had.The accompanying preserved veges was a very nice compliment.I am already missing it.

Pan fried Turnip Cake with Preserved meat.$6.00.Super crispy on the outside and super soft in the inside just melts in the mouth,very tasty and preserve meat just added to punch.Siok.

Central French Toast.$4.00.We were busy attacking this toast,we all forgot about the accompanying syrup.The toast was good.Fried nicely, slight crispiness spongy and light.The melting butter on top was good enough.Really good enough.

Pomelo Mango Cream.$4.00 and Mango with Sago Cream with Coco.$4.50.Well I was expecting something else with names given.One turn out to mango with pruee with very little mango.And another with shaved ice.Nothing exciting here.Will not be ordering if I visit again.

Durian with Sago Cream.$5,00.It was okay but I won't order again.

Overall this Central Hong Kong Cafe did deliver better than expected,than some Hong Kong Cafe I have visited before.I don't mind paying another visit.

Central
#01-06
35 Selegie Road
Parklane Shopping Mall.
Singapore

Guan Kee Fried Carrot Cake

2011-04-23T00:02:00.002+08:00

Factory Fried Carrot Cake are not good enough??..Then try this.....
I have eaten quite a number times......

Well they don't hide fact their steamed carrot cakes comes from the factory,with a sign of pre pack rolled carrot cake picture in front of the stall,and clearly states the brand "Guan Kee."
They do 2 version black and white.

The white version is quite okay.if you like it stir fried all together.I prefer the white version's,which is done crispy on the outside and soft in the inside.Price from $2.00

The black version,I really can't fault on the texture,which was really very soft,it did have the melt in the mouth feel.

The thing, that impress me a lot in this black version,is the way he does the swaying and mixing of the eggs,into the black carrot cake.Which is mixed almost perfectly,the carrot cake had some nice crispy edge to the bite.And you could taste the fried egg and chai po in almost every bite.Which was done in way that differs from any other stall I have visited.

Taste wise it's really very nice,at times it gets a bit overly sweet for my liking.
Overall whether it is factory made or not,this is one of the better black carrot cakes around.
Prices from $2.50.

Fried Carrot Cake
#01-59
Albert Centre Market & Food Centre
Blk 270 Queen Street

Mei Ji Da Pai Dang

2011-04-18T22:49:00.002+08:00

Buddy called and said he wanted tried this place.Just a few blocks away from my place.I did not know about this place,till buddy told this stall was in the news for all the wrong reasons sometime back in December concerning their hygienic practices,about preparing of their raw food on the ground.

But the people interviewed said,they will go back because the food was so good...........So did we....

Seafood Prawn Roll.$8.00.Somehow the rolls did not taste quite right on this day.After one piece each we,did not touch it anymore.I thought this was going to be one of those days...But.....

Sambal KangKong with Cuttlefish.$8.00.This was very nice but the serving portion was very little,the kangkong terribly too little.But you can't fault the taste.

Fish Head Steamboat.$23.00.Served in a gas steamboat the serving was quite big.

With big chucks of fish head,fish meat,with yam and lot of veges.the ingredients were plentiful. The soup was quite thick,had a very strong herbal taste,was quite bitter and it got more bitter has the soup was evaporating.This is certain for those who like it strong with herbal taste.

Crispy Fried Cuttlefish.$10.00.The cuttlefish were very crispy,with diced pineapple,cucumber,the sweet and sour sauce,blended very well it was nice.

Sambal Mussels.$8.00.The mussels portion was very little.The sambal was very lightly braised.But the mussels were super fresh,super tasty,it was so soft,it had this just melts,slips through the throat feel.
This was plain heaven,one of the best perfect timed cooked mussels I have had.Superb.

Crab BeeHoon.$34.00.They did not have any big crabs,this was the biggest they had on this day.
The bee hoon was very well infused with the crab's flavour,it was very flavourful,tasty,very nice.The Sri Lanka crab was fresh, sweet and meat flesh came out easily, tasty.On the whole it was nice.

Seafood Soup.$5.00.Buddy did not quite like the strong bitter,herbal taste in the Fish head steamboat,So order a small bowl of seafood soup,with some sliced fishes,cuttlefish and prawns.It was quite nice but still had a slight bitterness,in taste.

Beehoon Fried Dry/Fried Rice.$3.50 each..(Takeaway).Sorry I just don understand why they use vegetarian char siew and vegetarian prawns for a non vegetarian dish.I am not commenting on these .

Though with some negative comments,I have to say....
Over all this is one of the better stalls I have eaten in Yishun.And one of best mussels I have had ever.....

Mei Ji Da Pai Dang
Blk 654 Yishun Ave 4
11.30- 10.00p.m

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

2011-04-10T15:10:00.002+08:00

The Best Chicken Rice....
Voted By the Public on numerous occasions.........

To be honest I have eaten this chicken rice on numerous occasions over the years.I have had my fair days of disappointment with this stall.
I always thought it was their bad day,making a trip all the way from Yishun just to have this plate of chicken to be disappointed.But to be fair to them,these people are doing tons of batches of cooking,so if I got a disappointing one, it's just my bad day,for being served a batch which loss it's touch.
And to be fair,the bad day is not really that bad,it's just I have expected the top notch,so if it's a point or two down,it's bit disappointing.

The queue can be crazy,non stop whether weekdays or weekends.
Well it's been sometime I had this chicken rice,so just for this write-up,I made 3 visits in a month so I am going to base my write up on these 3 visits.

Had half a chicken with beansprouts and chicken feet.

On all the 3 occasions every grain of the rice was very well flavoured,perfectly cooked,it can't get any better than this.Simply superb.The soup on 2 occasion was full of flavour and tasty,on the first visit it was less flavourful.

The chicken was simply perfect on all these 3 occasions. One of whitest,smoothest,soft chicken ever.The half chicken portion was big.The skin was superb ,had this slight layer of gelatin kind of fats under the skin.soft yet had a crunch to the bite.The chicken was smooth,soft,super tender ,slightly crunchy to bite ,yet with a softness that seem to melt in the mouth.Awesome brother simply awesome..Half chicken $12.00.

The beansprouts were crunchy,lightly sauced,very nice.$2.00

Had another beansprouts with cuttlefish.$4.00.Okay not bad but prefer the above,it tasted better and better value.

Chicken feet was good,very crunchy with the same light sauce used for the beansprouts and the chicken,blended very well.Nice.$3.00.

I always thought,the people voted for this chicken may not have tried other popular chicken rice stalls.

But if I have judge from the last 3 visits.For the price and portion.I cannot blame them for voting this.The Best Chicken Rice they have eaten.And I don't see any reason for them to visit another stall to try,for they have eaten one of the Best Chicken Rice.

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Stall No. 10
Maxwell Food Centre
1 Kadayanallur Street

Lee Kheong Roasted Delicacy

2011-04-06T01:37:00.003+08:00

Had wanted to try out this place for some time but always ended going,late after noon,where there were only few cold meat hanging around,I wanted to have a fair write up.This day I managed to try out,during lunch hour,with lot of stuff hanging around and still the roasting going on......

Had rice with Sio Bak and Char Siew.$6.50.The rice was okay simple plain rice with sauce on top.But the sauce did not quite work for me,may too much herbs in it.Luckily I did not have sauce on the meat.

Sio bak... the skin was paper like crispy,light,too soft,almost like disappearing bite to it,did not have the crackling bite to it,the skin was too tenderize,meat part okay but still did not quite please me.

Char siew was beautifully charred,caramelize,soft,tender,almost perfectly seasoned.Had this just nice fats around the meat which added awesome flavour and taste to the almost perfect,charred caramelize char siew.Simply awesome.

Order takeaway for ribs but they gave char siew and ribs combo.$6.00.Portion was too little for the price.But the ribs was soft.tender and tasty.Not enough for me...

Overall ,for the portion I got,I did find the price to be on the high side .But I did find the Char Siew to be quite outstanding.
Certainly the Char Siew was there amount the best around.

Lee Kheong Roasted Delicacy
#01-1040
People Park Cooked Food Centre
Blk 32 New Market
Singapore
Open 10am-4 pm
Closed on Tuesday.

Jian Bo Shui Kueh

2011-04-02T10:38:00.004+08:00

They once ruled the Chwee Kueh market....

Use to travel from my home in Yishun to this food centre just to have this.It was that good

But now after 4 recent tries,I have to say it not the same,the once soft texture rice is not so soft enough.

The once very unique tasting chai po which took their chwee kueh to the top, seem to be quite normal and ordinary as any other stall.On my third visit there were some traces of former taste but my fourth visit it was not there.

Even their chilly has lost it's touch,and add to the oily flow on the chwee kueh.

Though disappointment written all over compare to my favourite,then once best chwee kueh from the same stall,I must admit it is still quite a good chwee kueh by any standard compare to most chwee kueh stalls around.
Prices from $1.00

Jian Bo Shui Kueh
#02-05
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
30 Seng Poh Road.

91 Char Kway Teow

2011-03-28T22:02:00.002+08:00

No pork,no lard, no sausages,less oil......No it's not vegetarian..
Healthier version of a Char Kway Teow....

I have had this char kway teow numerous times.The first few times I had this,I did not know, it was suppose to be a healthier version of the char kway teow.Me and buddy loved it.But when buddy found there were..
.

Served with lot of veges which were not fried with oil,but blanched lightly in plain hot water,so practically it would taste bland by itself,topped with some crunchy fried ikan bilis(dried anchovies).

My favourite hums(cockles)were there,every fresh tasting and crunchy.How I love hums in char kway teow.Come to think of it,if not mistaken there were no fish cakes slices .

The char kway teow was fried wet to make up for lack of oil.The sauces blended very well,the wok hei was good.It was very tasty.

With his frying technic,I was just wondering how good this char kway teow would have tasted with pork lard and sausages added..
But even without the lard,this char kway teow can put alot of char kway teow stalls, which uses pork lard to shame.

But when buddy found there were no pork lard ,from a very wonderful char kway teow,it dropped to okay and he really does not eats this as much as before.Reason no pork lard,not so good.
Maybe if I had not told about the pork lard,he might be still slurping at it.
I am wondering,just knowing there are no pork lard in the char kway teow,it changes the taste in him and many others.Of course,pork lard will make a difference.
But I still eat love it,not because it's healthy,because I love this version too.
Prices from $3.00.
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91 Char Kway Teow Mee
505 Beach Road
#01-91
Golden Mile Food Centre
11.00a.m-9.00p.m
Closed on Monday.

Jaan West Coast

2011-03-21T20:25:00.003+08:00

Mee Goreng,Nasi Goreng Puteh,Soup Kambing,Soup Tulang,Mutton Chops,Roti John......

Pls note has of today 21/7/2011.With number of tries.With a constant change in cooks and with a decline standard in the dishes.The review below is not to be considered....

With so many stalls selling the same stuff here.
Thinking it is hard to choose a stall to have a plate of mee goreng or soup kambing and etc..not to worry, this stall stands out .I have particularly tried almost all the mee goreng stalls in this food centre.And none comes close to this stall.

Even with regular transit cooks,this stall does better than most stalls.

If lucky,when this guy in blue,black,white T shirt,does the cooking,he can dish out some real outstanding stuff.

Mee goreng was stir fried to slightly dry.(Indian mee goreng are made that way.)Good wok hei,tasty.
Kway teow goreng and bee hoon goreng slightly moist,nice wok hei,very nice.
All the 3 had just a touch of veges,potato,few pieces of mutton.Serving is ample.All $3.50 each...

Mee Kuah (soup) was very tasty slightly thick,with mutton pieces,potato pieces,some cabbages.Nice texture and taste.

Nasi Goreng Puteh Ikan Bilis.This nasi goreng blew me away,it was perfectly executed,wok hei was fabulous,the flavour was wonderful with reasonable amount of ikan bilis not overpowering,just enough with some veges.Just awesome.$3.50

Nasi Goreng Prawn/Sotong.The goreng rice taste almost like the above.But did not quite blend well.And prawns and sotong were dead dry.Did not quite work for me.$4.00

Bee Hoon Goreng Puteh Ikan Bilis.Was moist,yet slightly dry,stir and mixed wonderfully.With load of ikan bilis,adding a perfect flavour to the bee hoon.Another near perfect.$3.50

Soup Kambing.Not over powering.Nice,slightly thick,smooth,flavourful and tasty.Chucks of mutton pieces,soft,tender no gamey taste.Better than some more popular stalls around.Smooth and tasty.
But did not really like been served in Styrofoam bowl and thin plastic spoon.$4.00

Roti John.Was crispy,the egg spread was nice.The accompanying reddish sauce was good.Very decent.

Mutton chops.Indian style,the mutton looks like the pieces from the soup kambing,fried lightly and served with some tasty reddish sauce.But was still very soft,tender quite tasty and nice.Accompanied with fries,bull's eye egg's,cucumber,tomatoes and some canned peas.The fries still looked pale,needs to be fried longer.Other wise it was interestingly nice.$6.00

Chicken Chops.Usually not served in most Indian mee goreng stalls.With same accompanying condiment.The boneless chicken pieces were very tender,soft and nice.I think,I liked this more than the mutton chop.$6.00

Soup Tulang,(takeaway)The reddish soup sauce was very rich not overly sweet,just nice.On par,maybe better than some big guns at beach road.$6.00

Overall almost all the dishes,dished out were above average.Some exceeding expectation.
Waiting can be long 30-45 minutes during peak hours(lunch and in the evening)

Jaan West Coast
#01-249
Tekka Food Centre and Market
Blk 665 Buffalo Road
Singapore.
Open 11.30a.m-11.00p.m
Closed on Mondays 2 weeks interval,

Xing Tian Di

2011-03-16T09:30:00.001+08:00

Cute little animals attack...

Cute little attack on my wallet when my niece,saw this.She is not pampered but the way she looked at this cute little pastry figuring.And way the cute little tiger and mouse looked back at her and me."Why not",even I would wanted to have some.And did have some.....

These are pineapple tarts shaped to look cute and adorable.And certainly did attract the attention of me and my niece.

The pastry was good,soft,not overly sweet,did crumb on bite,The pineapple filling was nice, right amount of sweetness and sourness.It was just right for me.

There were some muffins on display bought some to tryout,after all the main selling items were suppose to muffins .Above banana muffins was quite warm,and tasty.

Soft chocolate was my favourite here,the muffin was quite warm and chocolate filling was still watery slightly flowing,warm and nice.

The others I had were almond and mixed fruit.The almond was okay,but did not quite fancy the mixed fruits.The muffin were certainly quite nice and tasty.
Price $1.30 each.

The main attraction here for me would be the cute little animal pineapple tarts.One for the kids.
Mixed pack of 6 pcs $4.50..

Xing Tian Di
Muffins
#01-160
Old Airport Road Food Center
51 Old Airport Road
Singapore

Popiah .....Old Airport Road

2011-03-12T01:36:00.002+08:00

It's a simple light snack food.Hardly gets it's true recognition,almost in every food center there would be at least one stall that sells popiah

The cheap simple popiah really deserves, much more respect than what it is getting now.
Maybe not many stalls does justice to this poor thing.But when you come across one with a least expectation....it just goes wow...

Tightly rolled in a paper thin,soft rice sheet,the rolls were firm and thick.I could only see and taste few of the common ingredients,like turnip,beansprouts,peanuts,crispy bits,eggs.I did not taste or see any prawns or sausages.But the taste was surprising very nice.I had only order 1 but when finished it,I ordered another 2 and ate all by myself.(I just had my lunch at Ricos,$9.50 worth of kway chap just for myself.)I was surprised,I ate 3 popiah.It was so good.And I so full.....

Just to show how well and tight the popiah was rolled,could easily lift the cut piece without any of the inner ingredients dropping off,and holding it for number of seconds to snap the shot.And ate the piece without anything dropping off.
This popiah took me by surprise,I have seen this popiah on my so many visits to this FC. Now that I have tried it,sure to order again on my next visit.
Price:$1.30

Qin Carrot Cake
#01-156
Old Airport Road Food Center
51 Old Airport Road
Singapore
0800-1500hrs.
Closed on Monday

Chia Bee Lor Mee

2011-03-07T00:28:00.002+08:00

After Midnight Lor Mee.....

Having hunger fang for lor mee around the wee hours of the night.....

Not to worry,this stall opens around midnight,into the wee hours of the night,till morning. ...

Been to this stall number of times,during lunch time,only to find it closed .My Kaki forgot tell me it opens for business from midnight to the early morning hours.
After getting more information on the opening hours.On this day I went around 6.00a.m,before going on my way to work.

Not much people around but still quite a decent crowd in the coffeeshop.
Served with a very decent smooth thick starchy dark sauce,with a scoop of garlic and chilly.

Top with ample big,thick very soft,very crispy,crackling bites.With nice fresh fried fish,with soft tender,tasty braised pork belly slices.A bit disappointed, were no Ngoh Hiangs.
But noodles blended well with the sauce and the other added ingredients.
Overall a reasonably decent lor mee.
For after midnight graving...if around the area...
Prices from$3.00

Chia Bee Lor Mee
Blk 10 North Bridge
Singapore
Open hrs:12.00a.m-10.00a.m
Closed on Mondays.

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles

2011-03-02T22:38:00.002+08:00

I have followed this Bak Chor Mee from Hill St to Marina Sq to now present Crawford lane....

When they were at Hill Street and Marina Square to me,they were virtually unbeatable.Then the father was doing the cooking.When they came to Marina Square the the father was still doing the cooking with son pitching at times.Even then I always try to avoid,when the son does the cooking.I at times wait longer than necessary,and wait till his father start the cooking.Not to say the son's was bad,but when the father does it, it was virtually magic,it just sparkles with every bites in the mouth.And it just made me go wow with every bite.The difference was so vast not to notice.

Still served with the same kind of ingredients,pork meat,meatball,liver,minced pork,a piece of dry fish and you get wantons for a higher price.This was the first stall then,where I ate meatball and wantons with tee po dust(dry cuttlefish dust) in it.And just fell in love with it.
Nowadays, I do suspect the quality of the ingredients,maybe a change of the supplier.And nowadays the ingredients are precook and are kept a side and are just added to the cooked noodles.
Even when they started here,they blanched the ingredients only when ordered.Maybe to save time with such a never ending queue.

The couple of times I have eaten here,I have had my share of some soggy noodle and over dose of sauce.And I have some very good prefect al dente and springy noodles with right amount of sauce.Yes,when I get the prefect noodles with the right amount of sauce, it was a joy to eat.

But one thing,that was almost the same was the soup,very flavourful,strong and very tasty.

If you have had eaten the father style couple of times at Hill Street or at least in Marina Square,you will notice the vast difference in the noodles and taste,from what it was.
Other wise this was still a better Bak Chor Mee around.
Prices from $4.00.

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles
#01-12
Tai Hwa Eating House
Blk 466 Crawford Lane
Sinagapore

Rahmath Cheese Prata

2011-02-26T20:38:00.004+08:00

No Best Prata in Singapore.......

I first heard about this prata,when the Singapore Hawker Masters Awards,declare there were no winners for the best prata in Singapore.The other 2 nominees,I have tried before.

On this Saturday morning, I made my way to this stall to try out about their prata.I was there quite early,there were no queue.For me prata is usually with egg or plain pratas. Order egg and plain prata.

It's self service.The egg prata was grilled fresh,the plain prata was sitting for awhile.The egg prata was fluffy,soft,light.slightly crispy,was nice,good enough,very decent.

The plain prata was quite cold,tough,kind of hard,nowhere near to be the best.The curry was decent but could have been better.

But not contend with this prata that was sitting out,who knows,how long.I order another prata but the queue was already there and I had no priority and had to wait for about near 25 mintues to have a freshly grilled plain parta.

Now this prata was already looking like something special.It was super light,very fluffy,flaky, layers were super thin,super crispy.Every bite I could hear the crackling,crunch of the crispiness of the prata.Wow! what a transformation from the prata I just had 25 minutes ago.
If I had just contend with the first cold plain prata,I would not have known just how good this prata was.It is the the best,I don't know,(I have not eaten all the pratas in Singapore yet)but it was certainly one of the better pratas, I have had.

Over all,no matter where,the freshly grilled pratas always have the edge,over the pratas,that were sitting for sometime. The freshly grilled plain prata here was certainly,worth making my trip.

Rahmath Cheese Prata
#01-08
Toa Payoh Vista Market
Blk 74 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh

Koh Brothers Pig Organ Soup

2011-02-22T20:44:00.005+08:00

I have eaten at this stall numerous times,from the old stall,temporary market to this present place in Tiong Bahru Food Centre.

The first few years,I just considered it to be quite good ,but I somehow was not really very impress by this soup,that was then.

In most places I have eaten,the pig organ soup does have this slight sourness from the preserved veges.Here I did not taste any sourness in this soup.Though there were preserved mustard vegetables there was no sourness in the soup.Maybe that might be a reason,that took me so long to appreciate,just how good this soup really tasted.(Pls, noteafter writing this I had this soup again this time there was some sourness in the soup taste.it beats me,but it was still very nice with strong pork broth.)

Slight cloudy,clear soup,strong broth with heavy pork flavoured goodness in taste.Could feel slight thickness in this watery soup,had this very honest,pure taste to it.I could not taste much of any MSG,maybe there was no MSG at all.

With a whole alot of ingredients of liver,stomach.lean meat, pork.meat ball etc....

One thing,that caught my eye and I don't find in most places was the big intestine in the soup.Of course,small intestine is quite common in a pig organ soup,but rarely big intestine.
All the stuffs,were precooked before hand which was not the case years back but taste wise,it is still very unique and of course very tasty.
Prices from $3.50.Mine was $4.00

Another dish which took me some time appreciate.A dying dish,virtually can't be found almost anywhere in Singapore was the roll of glutinous rice with stuffed chestnuts,stuffed and steamed in pig's intestine.
My first encounter with this stuff years back,was quite disappointing for I thought this was a sausage,and I could not find any meat in it,and I thought I was cheated.and did order this for sometime.I am cuckoo no doubt about it.
But nowadays I really seem to be enjoying this glutinous rice roll.The rice is very tasty with plentiful of chestnut,just adding more oomph,to it.A simple dish but a must try before it completely vanishes.
Price from $2.00

Over all the soup and the glutinous rice really tops.

Koh Brothers Pig Organ Soup
#02-09
Tiong Bahru Market food centre
30 Seng Poh Road

Kwong Satay ..

2011-02-19T00:04:00.002+08:00

This is quite a well known brand,which was once voted by taxi's drivers,their top choice for satay.

The kwong satay has a number of franchisees,this is the original outlet.

The satays'(0.50 cent per stick) were meaty,juicy,soft tender,very well marinated,seasoned.I did like the pork satay better than mutton or the chicken.Then pork satay really stood out,with slight sweet,tantalising taste and texture,This satay was really very good.

They have a premium pork belly satay,which were almost more than twice the size of the normal pork satay.

At twice the price.$1.00 per stick,with the same marinate,it would be still consider,a very reasonable,meaty goodness on the stick.Though I did like the pork belly satay,but somehow to me it really did not stand out,(maybe I was expecting some kind explosion in my mouth,it did not happen)

To me the normal pork satay did stand out on it's own.And it was there amount the top few pork satays around.

The accompanying peanut sauce with the pineapple puree was very good, tasty,a kind of more to the oily side.But still very nice.

Kwong Satay
Sing Lian Eating House
549 Geylang Road(off Lor 29)
Singapore.

Awesome Sugar Cane with Lemon

2011-02-14T16:52:00.000+08:00

It's so stupid to recommend a sugar cane juice.
Yes,I know but when it tasted this good surely I like others to know about it.

Surely almost all the sugar cane or the sugar cane juice with lemon,would have tasted the same.And I have had on many occasions had sugar cane juice with lemon at various places.And most of the places,it did taste almost the same,maybe with very slight different.Yes,it's a simple drink,we can get it almost everywhere.

But this freshly brewed or is it squeezed sugar cane juice with lemon,just made me go wow!... with just a sip.Most of the place I have had,they usually use the yellow coloured lemon.But here they use the green Thai type lemon....

I am not sure if this the reason what made this juice,so very fragrant.It's like nothing I have had before,the fragrant was so awesome,with the sweetish,sour,tantalising taste.I just could not believe the difference.
If you like sugar cane juice with lemon,and if around here give a try to see the different.
Just made sure it's freshly squeezed sugar cane and not some left over juice.
A large cup $1.70 with lemon

Hot and Cold Drinks
#02-27
Tiong Bahru Market food centre
30 Seng Poh Road

Xin Mei Xiang

2011-02-11T11:29:00.001+08:00

Lor Mee..........
Going down to old Airport road for breakfast,there is no way you can miss this stall.With one of the longest queue,it might be mistaken for some freebies.

It's advisable to go early or normal time.Sorry it's hard to avoid the queue.
Try avoid going near to finishing time.....

I have to admit this used to be my favourite Lor Mee.And the first stall that made me appreciate the taste a lor me.Well,I fell in love with this Lor Mee and I have made numerous trips to this stall.

Served with barished pork belly,half a egg(whole egg for $4.00),shredded fried fish(used to be big chucks of shredded fish) Ngoh hiangs are missing nowadays.

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Taste wise to me,this stall has one of the best lor mee sauce,smooth,not too thick nor too thin,very flavourful, old fashion taste.
I love to have my dishes with bit more of the ingredients.Lately I seem to notice,a snitch in the serving portion .I had the $3.00 and $4.00,with not being much of a different.The $3.00 seem to be a better value.

Still a crowd puller after all these years,this lor mee must be doing something right(the sauce).
Over all,though disappointed with the missing ingredients and the serving portion.
It is still gives me some kind of a pleasure,when I eat this lor mee.To me it's still very special.....

Xin Mei Xiang
Stall #01-116
Old Airport Road Food Centre
7.00a.m-13.00p.m(or till sold out.
Closed on Monday

Jiang Ji

2011-02-06T00:37:00.003+08:00

This stall is presently closed !

Traditional Hainaneses Chicken Rice
The Hottest Chicken Rice at The Moment.............

The Hot Talk of the Foodies World ...
Jiang Ji Traditional Hainaneses Chicken Rice

From what I heard this gentle old man,age about 73,was the one of the main man who was responsible for the creation of the famous "Mandarin Hotel Chatterbox Chicken Rice".He left to opened "Sergeant Chicken Rice",and after setting up at different location.He settled a month ago setting up at this new premises.Sorry,I am not going deep into his history,but if you want,you can read his brief history from one of my favourite makanguru link.
Now back to the reason I am here,the chicken and the rice.....

I had 2 visit...

Half a chicken $9.00.Lightly drizzled in sauce with oil the White chicken was quite big, had this very inviting look.Even before I had a bite I would sense the taste in my mouth.
Thick cuts,tender,soft,smooth,every bite was juicy and simply yummy!Cooked to perfection.

The skin was smooth,soft,had this slight crunch to it,which was just plain heaven.

Even the breast meat was quite moist, juicy,tasty.Not hard nor tough,like most breast meat we get,even in top popular stalls.

Tried the small plate of roast meat $3.00.Unfortunately I forgot to tell no breast meat,I got punished for not telling.I got the breast meat,well it was not as bad as I thought.In fact it was very good,slightly moist but still tasty.Just thinking,how nice the other roasted parts would have tasted.

Liver and gizzards were soft and nice.

Rice was flavourful enough,but not very flavourful.Some stall owners,even some in some very well known stalls.Purposely flavour their rice lightly so it does not overwhelm,the chicken.But combination together,with a perfectly timed boiled or steamed chicken,just goes beyond words.
The chilly was lightly spicy but tasty.Ginger was very good.

A special mention must go to the light clear broth,soup.It had a kind of herbal taste,which made the soup quite different from the normal chicken rice soup,It was tasty ,very nice .

A $2.50 order,was very reasonable with thick juicy chicken.

Overall this stall has one the best tasting white chicken.As good as any of the top popular chicken rice stall..Certainly there amount best.....
Price from $2.50...
Certainly worth a trip....

Jiiang Ji
Traditional Hainaneses Chicken Rice
Hong Xiang Eating House
Blk 745 Havelock Road.
Behind Beo Crescent FC & Market.

Wah Feng Wanton Mee

2011-01-31T15:38:00.002+08:00

Opening hours... anybody guess.....

You won't notice this stall,number of times I went the stall was closed.But when you see,the unusual long queue snaking along,that is the sign that the stall is open for the day.They don't really have fix day for opening,they open when they feel like it.And when they are open,there is bound to be a very long queue from the time they open to time they close.

I have been eyeing this stall for some time,when I once saw a very long queue.Went 3 or 4 times the stall was closed.Try to find out the opening hours without luck.
On this day I was lucky they were opened for the day.With same long queue to content with,I had no choice.I am not going to miss this chance to have it.
I joined the queue.But suprising the waiting time was not as bad as I thought,the queue moved quite fast.

The starting price was $2.00.Mine was $3.00

The serving portion for $3.00 was okay.The char siew was thin,very average taste.

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The noodles were loose,QQ,was quite decent.Chilly was nice not spicy but tasty enough.They did blend quite well together.

Maybe the reason for the super long queues.Their wantons were superb,soft,sliding smoothly in the mouth.

The fillings were fantastic.Somehow it was still very juicy inside,with juices flowing with the bite.Super marinated minced pork with ti po,was very flavourful,super tasty,simply yummy.I went back 2 times again,wanted try the wantons again but the stall was closed.

Wah Feng Wanton Mee
#02-24
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
30 Seng Poh Road
Singapore
Open hrs as they wish.