Hup Huat White Carrot Cake @ Lor Ah Soo

Fried Carrot Cake with Chilli Spread on top

The Damage

1 X Fried Carrot Cake - $3

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 3.5

Service: 3.0

Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.0

Address: 105 Hougang Avenue 1 Lorong Ah Soo

Wang Jiao Shu Shi @ Lor Ah Soo

Wan Tan Mee

Chicken Feet

The Damage

1 X Wan Tan Mee - $3
1 X Chicken Feet - $2

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 3.5

Service: 3.0

Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.0

Address: 105 Hougang Avenue 1 #02-41 Lorong Ah Soo

Jing Zhan Ji @ Kovan Market

"Jin Zhan Ji" - The Golden Chicken is one of the best chicken rice that I have eaten thus far. Located at the heartland, the price is affordable. The rice is adequately moist and fragrant and the chicken is tender - complemented by their home-made sauce.

Chicken Rice for 1 Pax

Chicken Breast Meat with Home-made Sauce

The Damage

1 X Chicken Rice for 1 Pax - $4

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 3.5

Service: 3.0

Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.0

Address: Kovan Market

The Sushi Bar

It was my first time patronizing The Sushi Bar. It is a small unit with about 15 - 25 seats - during meal time, I am pretty sure that you have to queue to dine in. The Sushi Bar serves a number of creative, unique and fusion dishes, which will probably "WOW" you. I strongly recommend you to give it a try.

Hot Green Tea

Chawanmushi has always been in my order list whenever I dine at any Japanese restaurant. The unique Chawanmushi served at The Sushi Bar is probably one of the best Chawanmushi that I have tasted thus far. In fact, it is very well prepared (smooth and delicate, without visible bubbles in it) and tastes better than the Chawanmushi served in the major Japanese restaurants in Singapore. It contains Shimeji mushroom, fish roe and crab meat. However, it does not contain chicken chunks, ginkgo nuts and "shark fins" strips; a little different from the usual Chawanmushi that I have tasted.

This Scallop Mentaiyaki is their signature appetizer. Personally, I think it is a very unique appetizer worth trying. The scallops are sliced thinly with mentaiyaki sauce spreaded on top. The scallops and mentaiyaki sauce are slightly 'grilled' and this creates a subtle burnt aroma. It mixes well with the fish roe and chopped spring unions.

This is the Sake & Tako Sashimi. I love the Sake Sashimi very much. It is the best salmon sashimi that I have ever tasted - it has a subtle crispy biting sensation with the salmon sashimi aroma; unlike the usual salmon sashimi that I have eaten at hotels and Japanese restaurants that are soft and soggy.

This unique Soft Shell Crab Aburi Roll is a must-order dish. It is served with soft shell crab  chunks, wrapped with shari and sliced half-baked salmon and mentaiyaki sauce. This creates a soft-at-the-outside-crispy-at-the-inside chewing sensation with a very nice aroma when munching.

The Damage

2 X Hot Green Tea - $3.00
2 X Chawanmushi - $5.60
1 X Scallop Mentaiyaki - $13.90
1 X Sake Sahimi - $4.50
1 X Tako Sahimi - $4.50
1 X Soft Shell Crab Aburi Roll - $15.90

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 4.0 (included 0.5 for creativity and uniqueness)

Service: 3.5

Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.5

Address: 14 Scotts Road #03-89 Far East Plaza

Contact No: N.A. 

Website: N.A.

Next Stop Deli & Pine Garden's Cake

NDD

 

Lemongrass Green Tea - refreshing green tea with subtle lemongrass aroma

Grilled Chicken Steak - crispy on the outer layer and tender at the inside. However, I feel that it is very oily.

Fried Chicken Wings - very well marinated and crispy chicken wings but I feel that it is very oily.

Yam Cake, Mango Passion Cake, Lychee Margarita

Durian Cake

The Damage

2 X Grilled Chicken Steak - $15.60
2 X Full Meal Top-up (include drink and dessert) - $7.00
1 X 2pc Chicken Wings - $3.20

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 3.5

Service: 3.5

Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.5

Address: 529 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-2369

Contact No: 6458 6168 

Website: http://www.nddeli.com

Ramen Keisuke - Tonkotsu King

It is a small-sized eatery recommended by one of my colleague. The queue is usually long (have to wait for about 10 - 15 mins) during meal times. They serve free flow of hard-boiled eggs and bean sprouts.

 Sesame Seasonings with Grinding Tool

Sesame Seasonings with Grinding Tool

Tonkotsu Ramen

The Damage

1 X Tonkotsu Ramen (add Japanese seaweed at a dollar and flavoured egg at two dollars) - $15.80

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 3.5

Service: 3.5

Price: 3.5

Ambiance: 3.0

Address: 1 Tras Street #01-19 Orchid Hotel

Contact No: 6636 0855

Website: http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/Keisuke_Tonkotsu_King__Orchid_Hotel_/

Goodbye 2012, Welcome 2013!

Happy New Year to all my readers. May 2013 brings you happiness and wealth.

Rabbit Brand Seafood Delicacies

It has been a long time since I blogged; I have not come across nice food since then. So, I decided to head to this restaurant, which I got to know and tried their food since the year 2006. They serve a wide variety of seafood delicacies such as Buddha Jump Over The Wall, Abalone, Scallop, Shark's Fin, Fish Maws, Sea Cucumber, Lingzhi Mushrooms, Spiny Lobster and many more!!! - at cheap price. Most importantly, the food taste good!!!

Sharks' Fin + Scallops + Scrambled Egg

White Fungus Dessert

Chicken + Mushroom Soup

Sea-Cucumber + Fish Maw Braised With Lingzhi Mushrooms

Spinach Beancurd

Sambal Chilli - Extremely Delicious

The Damage

2 X Sharks' Fin + Scallops + Scrambled Egg + Rice + Chinese Tea - $11.80

1 X Sea-Cucumber + Fish Maw Braised With Lingzhi Mushrooms + Rice + Chinese Tea - $5.90

1 X Spinach Beancurd - $2.10

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 4.0

Service: 3.0

Price: 4.0

Ambiance: 3.5

Address:

- Outlet 1: 304 Orchard Road, Lucky Plaza, #02-114

- Outlet 2: 11 Circular Road

Contact No:

- Outlet 1: 6737 9722

- Outlet 2: 6557 0874

Website: http://rabbitbrand.com.sg/set.html

Merry X'mas to all my readers!

I wish all my readers a Merry X'mas.

Penang Asam Laksa

The best Penang Asam Laksa is in town - at Singapore Expo hall 4. This is the best Penang Asam Laksa that we have ever eaten. We first came across this Penang Asam Laksa recently at KSL, JB. The distinctive asam aroma hooked us up when we walked past their mobile stall. It was selling at RM5 per bowl. We thought that it was a reasonable price and we gave it a try.

Weeks after we have tried it, we hoped that there will be opportunities for us to indulge in this delicacy again. Fortunately, we are blessed to know that they will be exhibiting their delicacy in Singapore Expo. So, we headed to the Expo for a savouring Asam Laksa lunch; we even bought 5 packets home for dinner.

The Penang Asam Laksa is generously served with shredded sardines, sliced asam, thick & sweet prawn paste, bit-sized pineapples, thick rice noodles, finely sliced onions, cucumber and lettuce. The asam, sardines and lemongrasss are the key to the distinctive aroma - sour, sweet and spicy. The aftertaste is absolutely awesome!

The Damage

7 X Penang Asam Laksa - $17.50

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 4.5

Service: 3.0
Price: 3.5

Ambiance: N.A.

Address: N.A.

Contact No: N.A.

Website: N.A.

Don Pie Club

Yes! It's a Friday. It has been a busy week for both of us and we were comtemplating what's for dinner. And Don just flashed across my mind. It has been quite a while since we last patronized Don. So, we made a swift decision and headed to Don.

The Claypot Crab Bee Hoon Soup - sweet and milky soup base, flavoured with traditional Chinese herbs such as Angelica Sinensis or a.k.a Dang Gui. Besides being a delicacy, it serves to nourish your body and enhance your well-being.

The Claypot Crab Bee Hoon Soup is served with pieces of yam and chopped, medium-sized crab with big claws, sliced fried ginger and coriander. Both the crabs and Bee Hoon have absorbed the essence of the Chinese herbs. The crab meat is very firm and taste sweet with subtle aroma of Chinese herbs. The texture of the Bee Hoon is very smooth and silky. We were literally digging out more Bee Hoon in the Claypot - we thought we could get more of it as we were not satisfying-full.

The price of the Claypot Crab Bee Hoon Soup has since increased from $16 to $20 - I feel that the price is at the slightly expensive side as the portion of the crab and Bee Hoon does not seem to have increased. This will probably reduce the frequency in patronizing Don.

Pieces of Crab and Yam

Q and Silky Bee Hoon absorbed the essence of the crabs and herbs

Appetizing Homemade Sour and Spicy Chilli Sauce

Pink Guava Juice

The Damage

2 X Claypot Crab Bee Hoon Soup - $40.00

2 X Pink Guava Juice - $7.60

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 4.0

Service: 3.5
Price: 3.0

Ambiance: 3.5

Address: 20 Cross Street, #01-34/35/36, China Court
Contact No: 6536 0925

Website: http://www.donpieclub.com.sg/

Taste of Thailand

I have been a loyal customer of Taste of Thailand for approximately 25 years and counting. With this accreditation, you can safely infer that the food quality has been maintained at an acceptable level after all these years. I must confess that they serve one of the best Thai food in Singapore. They were initially located at the basement of Sembawang Shopping Centre and subsequently shifted to a higher level later. Owing to the demolition and rebuilt of the Sembawang Shopping Centre, they shifted to Yishun Ind Park and opened another outlet at Yishun Ave 5 called Bei Sheng Seafood. Everytime I patronize Taste of Thailand, it reminds me of my childhood memories at Taste of Thailand. Time flies...

Taste of Thailand is usually fully packed during weekend (dinner). Crowd usually starts to form at around 6.30pm. To avoid the crowd, I would recommend you to arrive at about 6.30pm for dinner. It is generally not packed during lunch.

During peak hours, dishes are served very quickly - in less than 10mins. To make your meal more worth it, the boss usually gives about 5% to 10% discount on your final bill. Isn't that great?!

Home-made Thai Chilli Sauce

Thai Deep Fried Fish Delight - fresh sea bass served with its home-made Thai chilli sauce. The chilli sauce complements very well with the fish. The fish is cripsy on the outside, smooth and extremely firm on the inside and does not have a fishy aftertaste. Almost every tables will have this dish. This is a must-order dish.

Deep Fried Cuttlefish - cuttlefish strips is cripsy on the outside and crewy on the inside. The home-made Thai chilli sauce complements very well with the cuttlefish as well. Similar to the Fried Fish, this is a must-order dish.

Pineapple Fried Rice - generously sprinkled with pork floss and pineapple chuncks, chinese sausage chuncks, shrimps and eggs. The rice is sometimes slightly dry to my liking; sometimes, the texture of the rice looks grainy and glossy, which makes it more appetizing. I realized that the small or medium portion usually taste better than the large portion. It could be due to the difference in the amount of ingredients that the chef has to manage when preparing this dish. Despite of this inconsistency, I will order the Pineapple Fried Rice undoubtly.

Seafood Tom Yum Soup - it is slightly sour and very spicy with plentiful of ingredients, which include sliced fish, squids, prawns and mushrooms. A small size Seafood Tom Yum Soup can serve 2-4 pax.

Thai Fish Maw Soup - soup base is thick and sticky. The ingredients include fish maw, minced crab meat, sliced mushrooms and shredded carrots. It is best served with chinese black vinegar. A small size Thai Fish Maw Soup can serve 2-4 pax.

The Damage

1 X Small Thai Deep Fried Fish Delight - $13

1 X Small Deep Fried Cuttlefish - $6

1 X Medium Pineapple Fried Rice - $5

1 X Small Seafood Tom Yum Soup - $4

1 X Small Thai Fish Maw Soup - $5

Our Ratings (out of 5)

Food/Drink: 4.5

Service: 3.5
Price: 3.5

Ambiance: 3.5

Address: 1001 Yishun Ind Park A, #01-1001

Contact No: 6758 9121

Website: N.A.