Liu San

Situated on the 1st level of Bukit Timah Plaza is this eatery with unique selection of taiwanese delicacies.

What do we like about this place?

1. Friendly staff - Service seems to be their top priority. The boss is very particular about not letting customers wait longer than they are suppose to wait. Hence the food is served pretty fast inspite of the lunch crowd. 2. Chilli - Why chilli? This chilli is super hot but nice. Everytime they serve this chilli, they will explain to the customer that it is very hot. So customers are prepared for it. Even my friend who takes spicy food in abundance agrees that it is hot hot hot. 3. Freshness - We ate here twice and both times we find freshness in the ingredients and food. 4. Price - Price is reasonable between $6 to $9 for a main dish. Portions are also reasonably large enough.

What did we try?

1. Boiled dumpling - Upon ordering, they mention that it takes about 10min to prepare. When it arrived piping hot, we can taste the freshness of the ingredients used, especially the prawns. 2. Fish Ganache with Rice - The fish is freshly fried and you can tell that it was not re-fried as done in some other places. 3. Taiwanese Curry Rice - Something like Japanese Curry, Taiwanese curry is also not that spicy. Tasted fine to us and the pieces of meat were done just right. 4. Yam and pumpkin paste - Or nee with pumpkin, what a different combination but a nice one. The yam paste was silky smooth and not too thick. It was not too sweet which was acceptable to the other half.

Why no smelly toufu?

The boss mentioned that he is not able to get approval for it as the smell might drive the neighbours crazy.

Recommended for a simple, no frills Taiwanese experience.