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Killiney- Please, just stick to what you guys are good at.

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:58:34 GMT

(I am sorry that I haven't upload the photos yet, took the photos with my camera as this was an unexpected review.)

Should a stall that had been famous for a certain dish suddenly add in other kind of food, hoping to diversify the stall? My answer, no. No stall should ever do that, one example is Bakerzin, I still think that they should just concentrate on their desserts and just dump all their crappy main course away. This is another stall like Bakerzin, they are famous for their coffee, yet they try to add in some local delight to win more fan. The result: Horribly-tasting food.

I had their Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee ($4.50), After I put my bag down, they served the dish to me almost instantly. Seeing how fast it was served, rather than being happy at their fast service, I knew instantly that it was going to be a waste of calories. They did not spend enough time to fry the noodle so that the stock would be absorb by the noodle, the dish was so soupy, I could simply use the spoon and get a big spoonful of the soup. The noodle was so undercooked, it stuck to my teeth when I bite into it. Also, the prawns were tasteless. Even though they used pork lard for this, it was not able to save this disastrous dish. (1/5- Not meant to be eaten at all.)

Luckily, their coffee did not disappoint me. I had their Kopi C ($1.30), it was more towards the bitter side, which I like. The coffee taste is there but I found it too milky and a little flat, it taste like it uses fresh milk instead of condensed milk.. Maybe I should order Kopi C Kau (Strong coffee with milk and sugar.) next time? (4/5- Less milk and stronger taste, please.)

Killiney
10 Sinaran Drive #01-01/02
Square 2
Singapore 307506
Tel: 63972867

Hand In Hand Beijing Restaurant- 11 courses of happiness!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:21 GMT

(I forgot to add in photo and review for the noodle in my initial post, so do look at it!)

Ok, first up, I would like to thank ieat and his team for organising this food session, was really a pleasure being able to take part in it!

Minced Garlic with Boiled Pork

So the first cold dish of the day was Minced Garlic with Boiled Pork. I personally like it quite a lot! This is really something garlic fans will love! It has the 'minced garlic with tofu' feel in it!

Shredded Chicken with Ma La Liang Pi

The next cold dish was Shredded Chicken with Ma La Liang Pi. The main focus is actually not the chicken but rather those kwey teow below. I didn't really like it and that kwey teow below has a jelly like consistency.

Cold Braised Shredded Pig Ears with Cucumber and Spicy Sauce

The last cold dish was Cold Braised Shredded Pig Ears with Cucumber and Spicy Sauce. It taste to be like those pig intestines you have in kwey chap but softer, I would rather have pig intestines though. Pretty good, but my favourite cold dish here is still their boiled pork!

Sweet and Sour Garoupa

Now, this hungry boy gets to try the first main dish! The Sweet and Sour Garoupa was a pretty disappointing dish to me. I generally only taste the sweetness but nothing sour. Also, I find that the fish was a little too hard. (3.75/5)

Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce with Pancakes

Luckily, the Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce with Pancakes were pretty decent! The pork was nice marinated and the cucumber gives it the crunch. Sadly, I only manage to have 1 pancake... (4.25/5)

Beijing Crispy Chicken

Beijing Crispy Chicken was another dish that didn't really wowed me. I didn't find the chicken crispy, that it was rather dry. The powder on the sides made it a bit more palatable though. (3.75/5) (Shu Yuan thinks that it deserves 4/5 though)

Broccoli, Egg White with Scallop and Fish Meat

The egg was something like poached egg with a seafood twist to me. I like the broccoli's texture! (4/5)

Xiao Long Bao (This is my favourite photo in this session!)

Xiao Long Bao was to me one of the main reason I went there! And luckily, it did not disappoint me! The skin was thin, but it does not break when I pick it up but burst out all its flavoursome broth inside my mouth. A must-have in this restaurant! (4.5/5)

Fried Dried French Beans with Spicy Sauce

The biggest disappointment in the whole session I think would be the Fried Dried French Beans with Spicy Sauce. To me, it is just those typical stir-fry dish you can make yourself. (3/5)

Guo Tie (So cute right! The first photo looks like a smiling squid!)

The Guo Tie was really nice! It managed it retain its juiciness and the juice that covers your mouth when you bite onto it.. Also, the pan fried side is a little chewy. (4.25/5)

Fried Homemade Noodle with Seafood

I will say this is actually my favourite dish! The noodle was moist and full of the seafood flavour! I love it! (4.5/5)

Home Specialty Yam in Syrup

This is a really unique dessert! It is coated with a sweet syrup outside that is hardened, then you dip it in ice cold water. Pop it in your mouth, and just be satisfied! Really liked it! (4.25/5)

Red Bean Pancakes

The last dish was the Red Bean Pancake, it was pretty good with the crispiness on the outside and the sweet red beans on the inside. (4/5)

Fruit Platter

End this all up with a complimentary fruit platter and I am a happy boy...

(Thanks to Shu Yuan for some of the photos and lending me the camera!)

Hand in Hand Beijing Restaurant
141-143 Jalan Besar
11am to 12 midnight daily

Beancurd City- A Stall I Had Been Having My Beancurd For Years!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:15:38 GMT

Hey, so this post will be about a beancurd stall which I really enjoyed for years. However, this is the first time I get to try the main outlet for their beancurd! Actually this review was not even planned, I just found out that this stall is coincidentally located just next to the beijing restaurant restaurant that I went yesterday, I will post about that soon!

Anyways, I always like their beancurd as they have a nice sweet syrup that looks a little reddish. Also, their beancurd is really nice. Luckily, the main stall does not disappoint me. Silky smooth beancurd and nice sweet syrup. However, I would be happier if their beancurd has a stronger flavour. (4.25/5- Nice but would be better if the beancurd has a stronger flavour.)

Beancurd City
133 Jalan Besar (After Desker Road)
11.30am to 12mn

The House Recipe Family Cuisine- Good and affordable western food for us poor students!

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:54:57 GMT

(P.S. I was in a rush when doing this food review, so I did not take down the more minor details like from what time to what time does student have the special offer. Will edit this post soon! If possible, tommorow!)

So sorry about not updating this blog for so long, first up, I was really busy, sorting out many stuff. Next, my computer wasn't working, so I just reformatted it, meaning that all my photos for this blog are now lost. Never mind that! This time I am going to blog about this stall that as long as you are from my school, you should try it out!

Actually, I wanted to write a post about the bak chor mee behind my school but as it rarely open, are super stingy with the portions and are not superb, I decided not to.

First thing I want to ask about the stall owner is "Why this name?" Seriously, by just reading the stall's name, I would actually think it is either a cafe or a tse char stall sia. But nope, it is a stall that has good western food in affordable prices!

I ordered the Chicken Cutlet ($4), the chicken wasn't dry like how some chicken cutlet is when the person tries to make sure that the outside is crispy, it was crispy on the outside and really juicy on the inside! However, I would be happier if the skin does not come off that easily, making my life more miserable when I am already pathetic at using cutlery. (Yes, I am those people that normally gets take away rather than eating at the place to save myself from the embarassment.) Also, the breading was too loose and it was falling off the skin. The sides I had (Macaroni Cheese and Spaghetti- I needed some carbo rush.) were all too watered down, pretty gross in fact. Not to forget, I would be happier if they put more pickles on their tartar sauce for the extra tang. (4/5- Crispy on the outside and really juicy on the inside, have to do something about the coating though.)

One thing to note is that $4 is the special price for students, students must wear their uniform to get this special price! You would be given your choice of 2 sides, the main course (chicken chop, chicken cutlet or fish basket).

The House Recipe Family Cuisine

Uzumaki- Gelato with a Japanese twist.

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:33:24 GMT

So yeah, like I always said, I have quite a bad sense of direction, and this trip shall prove that about me again. This time, going to the food centre was no problem as it was Vincent who led us there. However, Vincent and a bunch of people went off first so there were only me, Ryan and his friend Yulu. I will write about the trip from the food centre to the MRT in another post as it would be really long. But in summary, I actually was able to walk from lavender to Bugis! That really says something I think.

Anyways, as we were at Bugis, I thought that I might as well go to have the ice cream in Basement 1 as I know that they are famous for their Macha (Japanese green tea) ice cream. Also, it was their 3rd anniversary, so 3 scoops of gelato in a cup was only $3! A real bargain if you ask me.

3 scoops of gelato on cup, $3 (3rd anniversary, special price, limited time only.)

So yup, I had 1 milk tea flavour, 1 macha flavour and 1 sesame flavour. The one I really don't like is the sesame flavoured gelato, it tasted really awkward and you can bite little bits of sesame seeds that tasted as though it was toasted. (3/5) The famous Macha flavour was indeed pretty good, with the strong green tea flavour but I thought that it was too creamy. (3.5/5) My favourite one was surprisingly the milk tea flavour! the tea leaf flavour was really strong in the ice cream and it was not too creamy that you would not want to finish it! (3.75/5) The ice creams were all pretty stretchy and that was pretty nice, in a very weird way I might add.

Uzumaki
Bugis Junction #B1-K18

Beef Hor Fun- Need more explainations? (Golden Mile Food Centre Trip 5 of 5)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:16:44 GMT

You know, I'm not someone who has been eating beef since young so my ratings for beef-related dish may be very different from others that has been eating beef since young. That being said, I think that the universal language of tasty food should work for everyone, eh?

So this was actually the first stall that I tried in the trip but weirdly, the last food blog post about the trip there! However, I will say that it because I like to save the best for last.

When I went to the stall, I could see that the stall owner was already getting busy, putting the plates filled with stir-fried hor fun on the counter to get ready for orders. When I ordered my food, he told me that it will be done in a jiffy and told me to sit there and wait for him. He did not sound anywhere near angry, rather he had the "HDB Uncle" kind of charisma around him. And really, like he said, the dish was served to me really fast.

Beef Hor Fun, $4

So there it is, the beef hor fun. As the photo shows, the soup was in fact very thick and gooey, it was packed with all the flavours from the beef stock but it does not makes you feel sick after drinking it. The beef was nicely marinated and it has the texture somewhat similar to venison meat. Also, the beef taste was very obvious and I love them for that! The hor fun was nicely stir-fried that it had the wok hei taste! Also, it was has quite a big portion for $4, unlike that hokkien prawn mee that has pathetically small portion for $3! (4.5/5- Really nice beef and the soup was thick and gooey without being disgusting!)

Beef Hor Fun
Golden Mile Food Centre
01-71
Opened 9am till about 8.30pm.
Closed on Thursdays and Fridays.

Ah Balling Peanut Soup- Good ol' Traditional Balling. (Golden Mile Food Centre Trip 4 of 5)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:53:41 GMT

I know, I know. Before you guys even ask me, Balling is "Tang Yuan" ok? You know, those little rice balls that you eat once in a while as dessert or for celebration? I'm those people that rarely eat balling, and say the truth, I normally prefer those without fillings as I find that the fillings may spoil the whole dessert as a whole.

Peanut Soup with 6 Balling, $2

I think I want to mention is that all the ballings here are hand-made everyday, and it is very obvious when you taste it. The texture is very different from mass-produced ones.

As seen from the photo above, the glutinous balls were really smooth and chewy. They were not overly soft so it still allows you to bite onto it. Also, one thing many people's scared about glutinous balls with fillings is that the skin is either too thick and floury or that the skin is too thin and the filling will come out of it. However, this one was thin enough that the balls were translucent, so that you can see the roasted peanuts inside! The peanuts were nice roasted and the nice was nice without the drying-of-throat effect that some has. Also, the peanuts in the soup was boiled long enough that they were soft but not mushy. Also, the soup was not overly sweet, just sweet enough to end your meal with a bang!

The shop currently has 6 different fillings for the glutinous balls, but I personally liked the peanut filling ones! Also, is it just me or is it that less young people are having warm desserts now? Come on man, go try some and you will open your eyes to a new kind of enjoyment! (4.5/5- Simple food made wonderfully is perhaps one of the best thing known to mankind, this peanut soup with glutinous balls is one example.)

Ah Balling Peanut Soup
505 Beach Road
Golden Mile Food Centre 01-75
97605710

The Sweet Stone Parad Ice- Belgian chocolate fondue in hawker! (Golden Mile Food Centre Trip 3 of 5)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:17:55 GMT

Here's a question for you: What is your favourite thing about camps? Some may say disturbing your bunk mates while they are sleeping, others may be the activities. For me, the only thing I like is probably those marshmallows in hot chocolate during supper or campfire! Just sipping that chocolate and biting to that fluffy and sugary treats can be such simple yet enjoyable pleasure of life!

I really wanna thank whoever created marshmallows, these little sinful, sugary treats has been like the most needed party food, perhaps next to Fried Bee Hoon in Singaporean context.

I had not heard of any other hawker centres that have stalls selling chocolate fondue, and really, good food is always welcomed, even better if it is in reasonable prices! The chocolate they sell here are pure Belgian chocolate that the owner brought from his hometown. Unlike most chocolate fondues, they uses a claypot that has no candle at bottom to heat the chocolate.

Chocolate fondue with marshmallow and freshly made waffles, $8.80

The chocolate was really good! It was bittersweet, but not bitter enough for a super-dark dark chocolate lover like me. The waffles was crunchy and soft! Works well with the chocolate! And of course, there is the classic marshmallow, which really doesn't need a further explanation than that. (4.25/5- Would like it even more if it's more bitter!)

Warm chocolate on marshmallows- a work of art by itself.

(Really sorry that the signboard can't be seen! It was a little too bright.)

The Sweet Stone Parad Ice
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road #01-76
11.30am to 9.30pm
James 97389868
Sebastian 90078465

Hainan Fried HPM- Great food, pathetically small portion! (Golden Mile Food Centre Trip 2 of 5)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:49:08 GMT

Ok, I am really a self-confessed Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee fan, and so is Kun Han! His main objective for coming to this trip is to really try this stall's food and also support his own dialect! (He is Hainanese- just like the stall owner.)

Even though they said that they could bring the food to my table, I would rather take it myself. First up, I can see how the guy prepare his food and second, just looking at the preparation would really perk up your appetite!

When I saw him preparing, you could see the amount of effort he does to fry the noodle so that all the savoury stock would be absorbed into them so every bite you take is seafood goodness! However, I don't quite see those wok clashing actions that I see in other stalls, maybe it is just me, but I think that that actually makes a difference in the food! Also, they got the ingredients ready in plates, and every plate have four portions of the ingredients, that already shows their stinginess. So I got about 2 prawns, a small piece of pork belly and a few pieces of sotong.

Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee, $3

Sorry that my photo may look deceiving, but it really is super small! Kinda like when a group of people order Fried Carrot Cake for snack? If you wanna eat this for meal, you would probably have to get 2-5 plates, depending on your appetite. I'm those that will get 5 plates (And maybe would not be enough to fill me up still!)

The stall uses thin bee hoon, which till this day, I still chooses the thick variety to the thin one. I like it that it gives the bite and the "SLURP!". Also, I thing I'm afraid about the thin one is that it will taste dry. However, this one wasn't! Every bite was filled with the stock and I just devour it within minutes! However, they uses a combination of both cut chili and sambal chili, which was a little too spicy to me that it covered a bit of the flavour. But still, a really good plate of Hokkien Prawn Mee! (4.25/5- I want to give it 4.5/5, but the portions and the chili really dropped the rating by quite a bit.)

(I really had the most problem taking this stall's photo. The lady at the side was staring at me the whole time!)

Hainan Hokkien Fried Prawn Mee
No 34 Golden Mile Food Centre
62946798
11am to 2pm 3pm to 9pm
Closed on Wed

Zhao An Granny Grass Jelly- Texture over taste. (Golden Mile Food Centre Food Trip 1 of 5)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:02:46 GMT

Ok, so really thank you guys for being able to come for this makan trip to Golden Mile Food Centre! Two person I got to specially thank: Vincent for showing us how to get there and Ryan for that digital camera! Really feel damn shiok to actually take photos with a camera, you know? Like finally I seem to have more professionalism!

However, with digital cameras, it means more people will give that look as though you are a tourist. I had two very obvious occasions of people looking at me: First was when I was taking photos and someone from the 2nd storey stalled down and the second was this cleaner looking over my shoulder when I took photos of the dessert.

I don't quite get it, people don't mind when girls take photos of their face 20 times in a row with a pathetic webcam, so what's so bad about taking photos of food and the stalls?

Anyways, I'm gonna blog about this stall as it really has nothing much to say about it, which is a good indication. I have heard rather average review about this stalls Grass Jelly- Many complimented it for its smooth texture but there's some that complain about its lack of taste. I have to agree with them, sadly.

Grass Jelly, $1.30

So, there it is, the much debated about Grass Jelly, it looks pretty normal. Well, I'm gonna admit, I seriously don't know how to know the quality of Grass Jelly via its look.

So the Grass Jelly was really very smooth like how people say, it just slurps down to your throat, really nice for a hot day. However, the taste is barely dare, just enough to remind you. Like "Hey, this is Grass Jelly, not water!" So it was really bad, not gonna have this ever again. (2/5- Muahaha! I decide to fail this in the end! Really horrible bowl of chin chow, for me at least) And surprise, surprise! This is the shortest post I ever had! Really can't think of much to write here anyways...

Zhao An Granny Grass Jelly
01-58 Golden Mile FC
11am-7pm
Closed alt Sundays

Astons- Sirloin Steak For A Patty?

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:51:35 GMT

(P.S. The photos will be of very bad quality, as those who said will come and bring digital cameras all didn’t come in the end.)

Ok you guys, this trip to Astons, I said about it like 3 weeks ago? And many of you guys told me about how much interest you have to go there, pestering me to go to the place earlier. However, only 2 came. A failed trip in terms of organising, but the food is the most important!

So yup, like 10 guys were supposed to go, and only 2 went. Never mind that, the food is all that really matters! So I got to say that I don’t frequent East Coast much, so trying to find the directions to that place was quite a headache. So in the end we decided to take the train from Yio Chu Kang to Newton, then walk a distance then take 48, then alight in Marine Parade and walk to the place! So, when reaching Newton, I was a little worried. My sense of direction is pretty damn bad and here’s evidence that what I just said is true: The whole time, we were walking to other directions of where the bus stop was. There was a map provided outside the MRT station, but it showed Singapore from Newton all the way to Marina Bay, in other words, it was way too vague to be of any help. Luckily, we went back to the right direction and finally got to the right place! So we took the bus and had to go through 2 expressways before finally reaching out destination.

The Indonesian restaurant that we went past!

Katong... Prison?

The real Katong Mall!

And here’s where the real horror start. Katong Mall was nowhere in sight! Well, according to directions, Astons is right opposite Katong Mall but all we could see was 1 Marine Parade! So we tried looking around and asking for directions, but no one we asked knew. Never mind! We went to walk around then we saw this interesting Indonesian food restaurant! It had a cute little chicken as mascot! So to clear our boredom, we took a picture of it. Anyways we started to get a little desperate when the place looked more and more like Johor. So, we saw the first building that we thought was Katong Mall. However the Place look more like a prison than a shopping mall, so there was doubts and nothing other than that, really. Walked a little more and we finally saw the real Katong Mall! We were so damn happy we just took pictures of it, kind of like how mountain climbers take photos when they reach the summit? And sure enough, Astons was just opposite, across the traffic light! So we quickly went there and got what we were waiting to try for like 3 weeks: the ieat Super Burger!

Look at that brown-ness...

The lamp I was talking about.

Oh yeah, on that day, that was grade 12 wagyu beef!

When we went there, we were brought to our seats, the environment was really… Brown. I know that they’re trying to make the environment seem very old time west, but still I think they should have some other color other than brown! They used this lamp they was actually pretty damn nice, but could do without all those patterns. Also, I think that they should really change the way the waiters and waitresses are dressed. The simply wore a cap, an apron and a plain white t-shirt with “Astons” written in black on the back. WAY too plain man… Something I want to note is the place we sat was next facing Katong Mall, and there’s a clear window. So people in double decker buses were looking at us when were eating our burger, a really weird kind of experience (Though I don’t mind making them jealous!). (Atmosphere= 3/5, should seriously add more colours to the place.)

Onion rings, $1.80.

We then got ourselves some soda and onion rings for starter. The onion rings were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside! The breading was not too thick and you could really get the bread taste! A really nice way to start and I was already quite impressed!

Vernon's burger (Left) and mine (Right). Somehow, I have to get the messier looking burger... $12.50

Gives you an idea of how big the burger was, huh?

So, we finally get our burger! It was HUGE, plain huge! To explain how huge it is, it was the first burger I ever can’t just eat using my bare hands and have to use fork and knife.

The burger had:

1. XL Soft Sesame Seed Bun
2. Freshly chopped sirloin steak pattie 2oogm, medium done
3. Astons homemade Smoked Hickory BBQ sauce
4. 2 slices of cheese
5. 2 rashers of streaky bacon - grilled to crispy
6. Lightly battered, crispy fried onion rings
7. Lettuce
8. Tomatoes
9. Mayonnaise

For some reason, the fried egg that was supposed to be there wasn’t in the burger, and I was pretty disappointed by that. Also, I find that the burger buns was a little too hard. However, I simply love the fried onions! It is like eating those fish batter bits with pepper on it, but onion flavoured! However, I would be happier if they were cook more evenly as some sides were too soft and some were pretty hard. The beef was really juicy, sweet and a hint of saltiness. It has a really nice smoked flavor! The very fact that they actually uses a sirloin steak for a patty is a big thumbs-up! However, how about using other cuts, like say, tenderloin? I don’t mind paying a higher price if it tastes better! The mayonnaise was not overpowering and blends in really well with the rest of the burger! I would say that this is the best burger I had ever eat, if only there was the egg, the buns was not so hard and if the fried onion were cooked more evenly, it would be a really heavenly burger. (4.25/5- Would be a lot much higher in ratings if not for all those little problems that could be easily corrected.)

One thing I was really glad was that the prices on the menu had included in the GST! There was no service charge! So all that food and it was only $29.80 for 2 people! Really a place that serves quality and value for money food, like what their slogan says! I’m definitely coming here again, but most probably not so soon.

The receipt!

And when we go back, we realize how stupid we were; we walked around the place to get there when we could simply cut through a building and save all that time! But it’s ok! At least we know the right way to get there from now on!

Vernon photo gallery!

Oh, and when we went there, there was this stairs on the overhead bridge that lead to nowhere!

Astons Specialties
www.astons.com.sg
119 East Coast Road (opposite Katong Mall)
91474627

ViTTLES- So good, we went there twice (in a month!)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:25:57 GMT

Ok, must start off by thanking you guys for coming along with me to ViTTLES, which is the first place I ever brought my bunch of food kakis to! Really though, I never expect that the food to be so good, Both my first and second trips will be off to this place! Just so you guys know, those who read the old posts of this blog, they will still stay, ok? Whether or not I will still continue doing that, I am not sure. But no worries, if you guys wanna hear more about 'that story', you can just ask me!

Just a 'so you know', this food blog I will be writing unprofessionally, in other words, I will just write how I think it should be and so the blog post will be true and down-to-earth. I am no food expert, but no worries about the quality of my food blog posts, I have eat enough food to at least know what I am writing. If you wanna be a part and enjoy good food, you can simply contact me by phone or internet and if possible, just come along with us! The food trips will be every fortnight on Friday, food covered will be in great variety, and I will try find places that the food is value for money as there were people complaining about the lack of money when we went to Vittles. -.-

"Are we there yet?"

So, I brought along Daniel (1st and 2nd trip), Ryan Johnson (1st and 2nd trip), Jedidah (2nd trip), Devesh (2nd trip),Vernon (2nd trip) and Vincent (1st trip; don't dare to bring him out for food anymore for FINANCIAL reasons, if you know what I mean.) When we went there, there'll always be people complaining about how far the place is, when it's is only at Yishun -.- Best example is the second trip when I couldn't stand it and just told Devesh "1 more sentence about you complaining about how far the place is and I will throw you to the road and people will just think that you are tar and run you over with a truck!" (Mind you, this is not a racist comment, it's nothing more than a fit of anger.)

(Yeah, this place looks SO interesting...)

One thing to note: The place looks BORING. Like seriously boring. The signboard is nothing more than a green board with white letters over it. When we went there for the first time, I was worried. REALLY worried about the food. Still not convinced bout how bad the atmosphere? Listen to what Daniel has to say: "We come all the way for THIS?! (shows pissed-off facial expression and exaggerated hand gestures)" All I could say was "Ok... You guys... (Fondling with hands) I don't know man, I am freaked out myself. Tell you what, if the food is bad, we beat up Kun Han (He recommended the place), ok?" Then we went on with our food journey, skeptically.

When we went in, the place is boring as well. On 1 side, there is the wall with blown up pictures of the dishes they are famous for and on the other, a whole bunch of Coca cola collection. We could hear pop music in the background, though I would rather have jazz or classical, as it makes the atmosphere better. The food ordering there is using order chit, which I really like. One thing I really hate is having the waiter standing next to me, waiting impatiently for me to order my food. One thing that I learned in the trip: Don't forget about GST. Gosh, I was so stupid, thinking I have enough money when I lack like $2 more. (Atmosphere= 2/5- WAY too boring. Wrong music)

To say the truth, the customer service in the first trip was pretty bad, when we went in, the staffs were in a corner, sitting and just giving that "Uhhhhhhh" look. Also, they seem a little unwilling to pop the popcorn for us. After a short while, they came and gave me the soup and iced peach tea (You can have the soup of the day, iced peach tea/ coffee/ tea and FREE FLOW POPCORN when you upgrade your meal, cost $3.90)

Salmon Soup

Potato and Leek Soup.

The 'Nasty' Nestea.
The tea is nothing to rave about, really. When Daniel tried it, he told me it was 'Nestea', which I mistook as 'Nasty'. The soup, however, was splendid! It was full of flavour without being overly powerful. I personally preferred the Potato and Leek soup I had on my first trip as compared to the Salmon soup I had on the other. However, I would like the soup more if they cut the potato into bigger, bite-size portions.

Something I really want to mention is the FREE FLOW POPCORN. It is really quite an interesting idea! Many times, you will get free flow bread or peanuts for starters when you eat in a restaurant, but free flow popcorn is quite a novelty! The popcorn is really sweet, it does not dry your throat, unlike those you have in the cinema. Also, their popcorn is white, unlike those dark-yellow ones that simply looks artificial and disgusting.

Parmesan Coated Fish Fillet, $9.90

I had the Parmesan Coated Fish Fillet, which is Dory fish (Catfish) coated with parmesan cheese and pan-seared. When it came on my table, I was already surprised, just looking at it, I know that I am in for a trip! The fish looks so soft, and indeed it was! It is sweet, salty and sour with the drizzle on lemon juice over it. It is crispy on the outside, and the inside is simply so juicy, soft and flaky! Just the way fish should be. This is the dish that really makes you wanna come back to the restaurant for more! (4.5/5- Best pan-seared fish I ever had, now just hoping that there is a better one than this!)

BBQ Baby Back Ribs, $14.90

(Just comes off so cleanly.)

The next dish I had on my second trip was the BBQ Baby Back Ribs (No, I am not a cannibal). It is nicely BBQ PORK baby back ribs. The looks was not really what you call appetising, it was brown on the outside and look pretty much like someone had toppled concentrated gravy on your ribs. But fear not! The taste is what matters! It tasted somewhat like a moist version of Bak Kwa, and the best part is it simply comes off from the ribs (The worst thing you wanna see is your ribs getting stuck to the bone.) It is so good, Jedidiah kept on asking me what another bite! X) (4/5- Pretty good but can be more flavourful)

Steak N Cheese Burger, $11.90

On the first trip, Ryan had the Steak N Cheese burger, he was kinda unwilling to eat at first when he saw the little things on the top of his bun. Later, he realised that's just oatmeal. When he took a bite of that burger, his whole body just moved back and go "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo~!" I guess that just proves how good the burger is! He even said "This is the second best burger I ever had!" (3.5/5- Not bad but can improve on)

Seafood Agio Olios, $8.90

Vincent had the Seafood Agio Olios, don't wanna spend too much time talking about it. The noodle is al dente but the flavour is too bland. Not something you wanna have there. (3/5- Would give it lower score but the spaghetti was al dente.)

Hickory Smoked BBQ Chicken, $6.90

Another disappointment there is the chicken. Daniel told me his Herb Spiced Chicken is just like ordinary chicken chop, those that we can just have outside our school. Another disappointing dish. (2/5- Too mediocre) The BBQ chicken may be slightly better, but it's still not worthed the trip. (2.5/5- Not worth the trip)

Moo Moo II Burger, $12.90

The biggest rave there was in the whole trip was definitely the Moo Moo II burger! On the second trip, 4 out of 6 people ordered it! My goodness, nicely ground beef with Sauteed button mushrooms, lettuce, onion, tomatoes & melted cheese! It was pretty darn big! The meat was so nicely ground, you could taste the meat fibre in the meat, WAY better than those burgers where the meat is just boring with nothing to rave about. And to prove to you how nice it is, Ryan said that this beats the best burger he ever ate! (4.25/5- The best burger I had, but can be more unique)

Something I wanna mention is the side dishes! I simply LOVE their cheese pasta! These macaroni are deliciously soaked in cheese and works really well as a side dish! Another to mention is it's gratinated potato, which is kind of like those stewed potato your family may have, but harder and thinner for the texture. The fries is crazily long and thick! Get someone you know and point his middle finger to you, the fries are longer and thicker than his finger! However, the fries would be alot better if they are crispier. Something they should improve on is their coleslaw, it is way too hard and quoting Ryan, 'Fruity'. Also, the baked potato is too bland and dry, maybe they should put some sauce on it?

Something I just wanna say about is all the fuss we have with 1 lil popcorn machine X) First up, Ryan is stupid, ok? He PUSHED the door of the machine, then he use a TABLESPOON to get the popcorn (he didn't see the ladle, apparently.) Next up, Vincent opened the machine properly BUT the metal that blocks the popcorn from falling out fell. And apparently, on the second trip, they sealed the machine, meaning we are not the only few idiots who do not know how to operate the machine. X) Also, you should see Daniel! The popcorn sticked together and became a HUGE biscuit, and he just took a bite out from it X) Real classic moments. (And finally, I have uploaded all the pictures! Except one but that one is crap, so never mind.)

"I AM GODZILLA~!!!!!!"

Daniel: *Choke*
Devesh: "I am brushing my teeth!"

After all that insane food, we all get out like a bunch of school pupils that did drugs! This is definitely one of the places that I will go frequently, convenient place, good food and low prices!

(Just a lil extra, this is the receipt for the second trip! Though Devesh's not inside, as he wanted to be so special he ordered the food himself.)

Vittles 369 Sembawang road
#01-05 Sembawang Cottage (Same building as McDonald)
67561138
www.vittles-sg.blogspot.com (for menu)
Sun to Thurs : 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Fri, Sat & Eve of Public Holidays : 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
Closed on Monday