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       25 Apr 2008 at 12:29 am
    Category: Food Courts
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    Had lunch at Rasa Sayang Western Food, a rather popular western food stall situated at the S11 coffeeshop just next to AMK Jubilee. Hoards of people used to patronise it for its fish & chips and chicken cutlet.

    Chicken Chop - I didn't quite fancy eating something deep fried so I had the milder version - the humble chicken chop. Honestly, it was as good as it looked - average and flat tasting. The gravy wasn't rich nor was it tasty, even with the slices of mushroom in it. The coleslaw must have been the most outstanding item on the plate, which is rather sad isn't it?

    Fish & Chips - Okay this dish fared slightly better. It was a little too heavily battered and lost quite a bit of the fish goodness with the over frying. The fish wasn't as good as Botak Jones's when served piping hot, but certainly didn't become unpalatable after turning cold like the latter.
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         25 Apr 2008 at 12:24 am
      Category: Coffee Shops
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      Was in the mood for curry rice so my gf and I dropped by Jian Dao Jian along Jalan Besar for some whopping curry rice. Haven't been there for quite sometime so it felt good to be back. The old coffeeshop housing the sole stall was as I remembered it, old and dilapidated, with no effort to even spruce it up a little or add more tables to the existing meagre table count. There was a long snaking queue when we got there and to make things worse, it was drizzling. Surprisingly, we managed to get a table, albeit in a bad position, without much difficulty. For the uninformed, Jian Dao Jian is so called because of the hawker uses a pair of scissors to cut up your orders, which gives off a pretty distinctive "Tiak Tiak Tiak" sound.

      I had deep fried chicken cutlet, pork cutlet, chup chye (mixed vegetables) and a sunny side up with my rice while my gf had beansprouts, chicken cutlet, egg and fishcake with hers. The ingredients were all pretty normal, with the exception of the chup chye which wasn't too mushy. The thing that made the whole experience wonderful was the gravy. The gravies, be it curry or "Ru Zi" (Braised gravy?) was thick and gelled everything together. Simply delicious!

      2 plates cost us $7. Slightly more expensive than your usual Chup Chye Png stall, but worth the money. Do try it if you are in that area.
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      1. ladyironchef
        ladyironchef said:
        wow! fz going the "hawker" route? all the newly added reviews are not restaurant food! haha
        25 Apr 2008 at 8:15 pm
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         25 Apr 2008 at 12:19 am
      Category: Hawker Centres
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      Ah Kow Mushroom Minced Pork Mee has been around ever since the Japanese surrendered in 1945. That's more than 60 years ago! This is definitely one stall with a long history and has been named one of the Makansutra legends. $3 gets you an average sized bowl of Mushroom Minced Pork Mee. The only thing that I liked about it was the slice of Ti Po which was crispy and salty and the hand made dumpling, which packed in the meaty flavours. The black vinegar was not too overwhelming and the soup had Tong Cai in it which made it tasty yet light on the palate. Quite good, but it certainly wasn't spectacular. Oh it comes with free flow lard too if you are interested.
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           25 Apr 2008 at 12:15 am
        Category: Hawker Centres
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        I waited for a plate of Kuay Teow Mee for about 20 minutes and $2 got me a reasonably sized plate with about 5-6 pieces of cockles. I found this version a refreshing change from the usual heavy ones you get outside. The taste was more subtle and I didn't get nauseous from eating too much of it.

        Can give it a try but be prepared for a long wait.
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             25 Apr 2008 at 12:07 am
          Category: Korean
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          My second foray into Korean food - a very late dinner at Auntie Kim's one weekday night. I've heard many good things about Auntie Kim's and since my last visit to Nul Bom was less then ideal, I thought it would be nice to explore new Korean places.

          Located within a row of shophouses along Upper Thomson Road, Auntie Kim's interior is rather smallish and elegant with its dark wooden tables set against light coloured walls. Korean music lingers in the background and service is extended by waiters in black suits and waitresses in traditional Korean costumes.

          I didn't find any of the side dishes particularly outstanding or lousy for that matter. There was the usual kimchi, beansprouts and anchovies which I'm beginning to feel that they taste almost the same everywhere. But as mentioned before in my entry on Nul Bom, I do appreciate the variety.

          Yookgae Jang - Spicy Beef & Scallion Soup - This dish looked really really spicy with its intense reddish colour. However, that was just a facade. Even someone who can't really take spicy stuff, like me, could take it without so much as breaking out in sweat. I personally found the soup rather bland and the beef slices were a tad too tough and overcooked for my liking.

          So Jungsik - Hotplate Beef - The beef was overcooked but still decently tender probably due to it being thinly sliced. I found it too sweet for my liking but maybe that's how Koreans eat it. I like the few strands of golden mushroom that came with it though, crunchy and breaking the monotony of just chewing through meat.

          Dessert - This came complimentary and I honestly don't know whats in it. To me it was just a chilled drink which reeked strongly of Cinammon. Definitely not my idea of a sweet ending.

          We paid about $35 for a rather filling dinner (thanks to the sides) but after having tried out Korean food for a second time, I still dont find myself taking to it. Is it just me or have I been ordering the wrong things or going to the wrong places?

          See all my pictures here.
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