Sheng Siong Food More

3 Yuan Ching Road
#01-01A/02
Singapore 618642
Tel: 62626658

December 30, 2006

Sheng Siong...sound familar? Sheng Siong Supermarket. And you never knew that they actually has a kopitiam which is located just beside the supermarket, with an adjoining door.

This Food More is really crowded especially during weekends. Food are really cheap as they have the $1 chicken rice. And of coz, lots of people come here to eat the cze cha.

But frankly speaking, the cze cha is not very tasty but still passable. And at times, they do have cheap promo which is worth travelling here for. Last time we ate, the promo is on the lobster soup and fish curry. They even offer economic cze cha set meals.

So perhaps, it would be nice to drop by at times if you have no where in mind to eat.

Rating: 6/10

East Coast Food Village

1220 East Coast Parkway
Singapore 468960

December 30, 2006

Situated at the far far end of East Coast Park, you can find this newly renovated Hawker Centre. Though inconvenient, people will still travel all the way here to grab a bite.

And of coz, when you reach here, do rem to join the long queue for the famous Hwa Kee BBQ Pork Noodle. Tender char siew + Q Q wanton mee = 2 Thumbs Up. But do note that $3 portion is very little, can finish in less than 5 mins. So wise up, order $4 instead, haha.

This place is filled with satay stalls & bbq stuffs like chicken wings. Standards vary from stall to stall. Over here also has very nice beef noodles recommended by Meow's colleague.

As it is quite stuffy here, think it is better to eat here in the evening.

Rating: 6/10

People's Park Food Centre

People's Park
Level One

December 16, 2006

This is one old old coffeeshop that has recently being renovated. Though not all stalls serves good food, but at least you can still find those popular foodstalls around. For instance, the traditional Yong Tau Foo stall with neverending orders, the recommended porridge stall by straits times & etc.

It has been a long time since we have last visited. Not all stalls are opened and the place is cleaner and brighter. We ordered those simple cze cha items to try plus the pig's organ soup and fish slice mee sua from the porridge stall.

The fish mee sua is nice, very light sweet broth. The pig's organ soup only has pepper taste. The cze cha items are quite dry.

But as there are too many stalls around, though they do not serve great food, it would still be a good choice for dining out as compared to other hawkers.

Rating: 5/10

Seng Kitchen

Block 45 Quality Road
Stall 2, Quality Road Food Centre
Singapore 618824

December 16, 2006

This Seng Kitchen has been advertised in Straits Times recently and has been rated 4 out of 5 stars. Meow's mum who work nearby this stall drove us here for lunch, to try out the speciality curry fish head.

This Seng Kitchen mainly sells Cze Cha and due to it's poor location in jurong, i doubt not a lot of people are aware of existence. Only those who work in jurong will frequently patronize here. And now that it has been in the newspaper, think business would be even better.

Meow's mum order the curry fish head, stir fry kailan and furong egg. Not cheap as just these 3 items plus white rice already cost $31. And it isn't as fantastic that it deserves 4 out of 5 stars. The food appearance already don't look appealing.

The fish head curry gravy is nice as it has a pinch of lemon taste but the fish meat didn't absorb the great taste of the gravy. The stir fry kailan and the furong egg is a total failure. Too oily, tasteless, and the kailan is not 100% cooked. And the furong egg is so black that by looking at it, you know that the oil used for frying is not clean.

So, i really wonder how this stall could get such high ratings. Not worth for both the food quality and price.

Rating: 3/10

Seah Im Food Centre

2 Seah Im Road
Singapore 099114

Enjoy and savour Seah Im hawker centre while it last! Last heard that there are some planning to demolish this food court for some building works... sad?

Since ViVo started operational, the crowd in Seah Im dropped tremendously. This centre provides some cheap and nice singaporean food; like Mee Pok, chicken rice, duck noodles and vegetarian (good). I will update the pictures as i venture all the food there.

So far the food there is so much better that Food juction ViVo. :P

Rating: 6/10

3 Westlake (西湖小吃)

100 Upper Cross Street
OG Building
Singapore 058360
Tel : 65369446

November 26, 2006

Braised Pork Bun also known as "Kong Ba Pau" is one popular simple dish that is well loved by health unconscious people, haha.

And when you crave for Kong Ba Pau, you will think of Westlake, the famous Kong Ba Pau eatery. They have set up lots of mini stalls selling this delectable small bite.

We happen to chance upon their mini cafeteria while strolling inside chinatown OG. It was located at one corner and casually designed. Though simple, it makes you feel relaxed. And to our surprise, other than the famous bun, they also serve food such as dim sum, steam rice set, kopi & toast, western food, fried dumplings & many more.

We went to order their famous bun ($2), homemade barley, chicken cutlet ($7.90) and fried dumpling. Every item tastes good. Chicken cutlet is juicy and tender. The braised pork is not too fat and has great gravy on it.

If this simple eatery happens to branch out to town area, think it will be very well-received. We personally quite like this place.

Rating: 8/10

Eng Kee Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice

Block 805 Hougang Central, Stall No 2
Hougang Central Eating House
Singapore 530805

This is one hell of a chicken rice stall that has created a huge stir in my life (Oinky) . I just can't stop patronizing this stall ever since I have shifted to Hougang.

Affordable ($3), generous portions, fragrant rice that is not too oily and sticky, well blended chilli, lean healthy chicken meat in soya sauce, crunchy bean sprouts and so much more to wow about. Much to my preferences.

Of coz, there are better stalls out there such as the chicken rice stall at bishan "Jin Shan Ling" kopitiam which Meow prefers, fatter and smoother meat. But then, Eng Kee is guaranteed one of the "Must Try" chicken rice stall in this small island.

Rating: 7/10

Chin Chin Eating House

19 Purvis Street
Singapore 188598
Tel: 63374640

November 10, 2006

This is a kopitiam that sells Chicken Rice & Cze Cha located at the Purvis Street. It is just a short distance from the City Hall MRT Station. Business is really good as the whole place is packed.

We pick a few dishes such as their chicken rice, signature mutton soup, sambal kang kong and fried crispy toufu.

The chicken rice has very dry tasteless meat & rice. The crispy toufu is a bit hard but still good. Kang kong is crunchy and not too spicy, mutton soup is not thick enough, but at least the tender mutton meat compensated for it.

Although the food are not fantastic, at least they are still acceptable and affordable. And one plus point for this eating place is that they are very generous with the food portions. Therefore, if you not picky about food, perhaps you might want to head over to this Chin Chin Eating House. It would definitely be a cheaper dining option around City Hall area.

Rating: 5.5/10

De Feng Kway Chup

Geylang Lorong 15

This forever crowded good business stall is opened by Ashley's parents. Though located at the heart of Geylang where fierce food competitions are everywhere, they are doing really well with lots of loyal customers.

Me & Fl have eaten here a lot of times as we got Ashley's special privileges "huge portions, cheaper price", ha.

What we adore is the soup of the kway chup. Very well brewed thick herbal soup which plays the super important role in a bowl of kway chup. We always end up drinking the whole bowl after slurping up the smooth thick translucent slices of kway teow. And lots of dried onion please.

And eating kway chup, side dishes like the pig's intestines & etc are equally important to complete this dish. I personally find the pig's intestines very nicely done, well cleaned and chewy. Even the pig's skin are very clean, free of hair and are thinly sliced to make every bite delectable.

So don't question us why we makan here so frequently. Good food is the main reason.

Rating: 7/10

The Menu

- Maxwell Food Centre
- Takashimaya Basement

They always say one has to creative in order to survive in the F&B industry. This is one such stall which I happen to find out at the takashimaya food basement.

I was attracted by their cute packaging so decided to give it a try. The lady told me that this dish is made of potato but looked & tasted like lasagna. Though it's quite pricey at $3.20 for such small portion, I still go ahead and order one to try.

It indeed looked like lasagna. Thick cheesy top layer that covers the mash potato. In it, you would find items like sausages & peas so you won't get so sick of this food easily. If you are a potato lover like Meow, think you would love this simple food.

Overall food exploration experience is quite good, but I personally find the price too steep.

Rating: 6/10

Happy Crab

Block 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1

Same place as Zhen Ji

Happy Crab was happy enough to share the place with the famous Zhen Ji. His business is usually pretty good as his crabs are normally be sold out by 10pm.

This Crabby place reminds me of the kelong crabs that my friend Kio offered to me long time back, but this crab isn't as good.

Accompanying sauces with crabby dishes like Wasabi, Mayonnaise and Chilli.. Talking of weird combination.

Verdict: Try only if you are not afraid of stenchy sea smell and love unclean crabs with thick roe.

Rating: 5/10

Hong Kong Street Chun Kee (Zhen Ji)

Block 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1
#01-190

This is where we patronise very frequently for our weekend dinner. Their business is always so packed and therefore, serving time might take quite a while.

They serves pretty consistent good food. Meow loves their black bean sauce fish as he says they serves the freshest fish every time we dine here. They are also very generous with the fish portions given in the fish slice noodle, so many that you can't finish all by yourselves.

They also serves other good dishes such as the shrimp paste chicken, stir fry kailan & etc. You just have to try them and be addicted to it.

Rating: 8.5/10