Thursday, December 27, 2007

From Canton to Nippon!

We had a rocking good time yesterday at Settlers playing board games with our NUSSC mates. While the bunny game was fun, the chicken cutlet there is SERIOUSLY not worth $4. The piece of chicken was really miniature surrounded by what I can't even concede to be a mountain of fries. And I like fries. The fact they were not of a plentiful amount bothered me. So after that the whole bunch of us headed to Liang Court for a proper dinner. We decided to have udon, something soupy and comparatively cleansing after all that fried nonsense. Forgot the name of this establishment but it sold mainly udon dishes.

Bin Bin got this tsu-something-ki udon ($7). The main star was the egg. And he really liked the egg. hmm But it looked almost raw to me with that liquid egg yolk oozing from his lips.



I had this beef udon ($9)which was pretty good. The soup was really 'cheng' and the ingredients were present in abundance. I always always believe in generosity. The udon was pretty elastic and chewy too. Oh the beef was in really tender, soft thin shreds. Almost yoshinoya-like. Went well with the whole 'cheng' theme.



This was very affordable for a side dish. Steamed eel rice cake ($1.80). Not bad, not bad at all. Love the price.



Made a trip to crystal jade at marine parade previously. This was, on the whole a better experience as compared to Streets. Everything was pretty decent.
I had E-fu Noodles with Tofu and Minced Meat. Got the impression it was the Mapo Tofu kind based on the Chinese name of the dish. Apparently not. But I still liked it, being an E-Fu Noodles fan.



Binbin had porridge. SO healthy for a Macdonald fan! I found the porridge a little bland. But me no porridge fan so can't really compare.



This was heavenly! Crispy squid with salt and pepper! It was really tender and came with minced garlic too which really give it that extra ooomph! Gonna stick to this and wanton mee at crystal jade next time.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Streets at IMM

We went over to IMM to try out Streets since I read pretty good reviews in another food blog. The parking is free for the first 3 hours, a great plus point. Streets generally seems to serve some form of pseudo-hong kong teahouse fare. Service was alright. We made a mistake when ordering and ended up with 3 main courses. We were forced to dabao or finishing it as returning it to the kitchen was not an option, according to the manager. Yet, they did not mind us canceling our order for the siew mai. Hmmm. Siew Mai more sellable? Yea, I know it was our blunder but taking a step further by displaying exceptional leniency would have made loyal customers out of us, well ok, out of me specifically.
Ok. On to the Food.



Binbin got this Noodles with Pork Ribs. The ribs were pretty flavorful but according to him the noodles was bland and pretty ordinary.




This was our mistake. We wanted to order some peanut butter french toast but we wrote down the wrong number on the order sheet. oops. Imagine my expression when this Stone pot Seafood with rice appeared instead. While it looks pretty appetizing, it wasn't very good taste-wise. Bland and Boring.



This is what I ordered. Macau Fried rice with Chicken chop. Fried rice was average but I liked the chicken. Pretty juicy and nicely done.



The best dish of the evening was this kick-ass Fried Carrot Cake with XO sauce? Ya. Each small piece is deep fried. Super unhealthy but tasted so so crispy. I was in Carrot Cake Heaven. =)

Maybe we'll go back for the carrot cake again.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Lunch at Pier Eleven

Yeah! Today We went down to Marina South to have lunch at Pier 11. Seemed rather classy from the pictures on the net but heck, Binbin's got a $50 voucher so the price is gonna be extra decent. *grin* . Oh but the heavy rain was such a damner at the start but at least it was nice and sunny when we were done.

Appetizers!

Nice warm bread




Its actually really good. The butter too. Binbin was raving about wanting to eat this everyday.

Cesar salad with poached egg. looks bland eh.



Then the magic happens. Lush liquid yolk oozing out...







The best of food porn! Egg was great with the salad. It had like tiny bacon bits and thin slices of cheese and crackers. Some vinegar dressing. Binbin really liked this and it is rare that he likes something so healthy.

Next, This is the duck coufit? Its got duck mixed with some herbs wrapped in this crispy pastry. Nice ~. Was really moist and flavourful and I loved the tomato salsa dressing. But Binbin thought it was nothing great.





Entrees! I had the snapper with some veggie. Was actually pretty oily and tasted just ok. Somehow I swear I saw the word 'shrimp' in the menu...



Binbin had Tenderloin. It was a pretty fat piece. I thought it was ok. But he liked it. Meat eaters....




Deserts! As I had the executive lunch set, it came with the dessert of the day! Mixed Berries Crepe. It was nothing special. Binbin compared it to roti prata. Oh and the scope of ice cream was TINY. *growl*



Binbin had some apple thinging. It had a rather fanciful name. It was pretty nice and warm. And the scope of ice cream for this one was bigger...:p



Some weird fruit. Tasted like a cross between tomato and....cherry?



The man himself.



We are at... some really ulu place. This Pier Eleven is only accessible by car, taxi and bus 402.



Overall the food is not bad. I preferred the appetizers. Go if you are feeling rich or have discount vouchers.

Address : Marina South Pier #02-07
31 Marina Coastal Drive (S)018988
Singapore District : Marina Bay District
Opening Hours : Mon - Sun: 11.30am - 3pm
6pm - 11pm
Telephone : 65326950

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Supper at the East .. Bedok 85 market

12 Oct ...The next day is sat and there is no school so i guess will jio xz out for supper.... It has always being at the west so i guess this time we will have a go at the east ..Bedok 85 market will be our destination ...


Starting off with a $3 appetizer ... hehe .. .This is quite tasteful but must say it is nonetheless like the normal one that u seen around ...



This is the finale ... It has a tastes very nice at the cost of $3 only hehe..This is different from the normal bak chou mee that we have .. The soup is mixed with egg and the mince ball is specially nice hehe...Tell the uncle u want a dry version and he will tell u to proceed to the next stall hehe..

Bin Bin : late night food outing is cool over here... But must be able to find parking slot .....

Bedok North Street 4 Block 85 Market And Food Centre

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Ever heard of kolo Mee??

Interesting stuff of the week ..hehe .. Went over this stall near my place for Kolo Mee...



A look at it . It is like wantan mee. However dun be surprise that the food noodles isnt the noodles that was used in wan tan mee...Taste abt the same tho ...



Guess the stall is set up to be interesting .. This as seen in the picture is the way they package the food .. Isnt this special ..haha

BinBIn: I think the food was not bad and is like wan tan mee even tho the noodles is what they called kolo mee...Notez: thier wan tan is freid and they dun have steam make one heheh... MY sister complain it was a disaster... I think this is the case as she ate in a later timing which then the noodles might not be as nice... So dude , do not leave food lying around .. Eat it before it turn bad...3.5/5

Sarawak Kuching Laksa, Kolo Mee
Sing Li Food court
177 Macpherson Road
8am t0 2pm Mon-Fri

Noodles made of fish ???

Have you ever heard of noodles make of fish ?? TO me , this is something new ...There fore i went over to the place with xz on 5 Oct to have a go on the food ...



$3.50 for this fish made noodle .... Remember that they had normal noodles too so you had to remember to order correctly .. A taste of it seem special ... U can taste a bit of fish in it however the noodle is curly shape which is odd...



An Add on at the price $1 .. This come in a very small potion .This is the "Wu xiang" Which is made of fish too..Doesnt seem nice...



If u order the dry version , the fish ball comes separately .. Xz say this is very nice , and i totally agree too hehe

BinBIn: Interesting stuff.. If i were u , come try it as it isnt a common days stuff that u will see it moving around hehe... Basically it is unique , so come down here or show ur frienz this special stall.. However , if you eat this too often , guess it wont be any special liaoz and might not wanna come back too. There fore all in all i must say the food was ok only but it is unique hehe...3.5/5.

117 Aljunied Avenue 2 (S)380117
lat 1.32064 long 103.886976

VIsit to Coronation Plaza Again .....

3 Oct ... Once again we went to the "Golden Roaster" at the coronation plaza as we had yet to try their lemon chicken .. This was so as the last time before we left we overheard lots of customer ordering it therefore wanna to try it to....



Lemon CHicken ..It is pretty ok as normal however the interesting part of it is that the lemon sauce is self service one .That mean u choose how much sauce u wanna add to the chicken .This is customization to me and it seem quite a nice try ...



Filiet ... This was ok too .. Not really impressive but a nice one to try if u suddenly had a urge for western food while over at that place.

The Place is over at the third floor of the building near a corner to the far side .. TO find it , you can just walk round the level 3 ...

Bin Bin : Once again visit here ... Food was ok but then judging by the standard, if i am around here i will eat it .However if i stay in far area, coming over here for this can be a much of a troubles......

587 Bukit Timah Road (S) 269707

Saturday, September 29, 2007

PLaza Singapore, Pizza Hut

Went over to Ps pizza hut today cos i have a voucher that give me a complimentary free set of pan pizza which cost around $8.9 ..Although xz was reluntant to go due to the bad food experience that she had with them , she went to give it a try again ...



Add $3 more and you will get the soup of the day and a drink ... We make an add and the soup is chicken soup which taste pretty like any other soup that is serve by this sort of food outlet...



Ops the picture pizza is not complete ..hehe ...have a bit of argument before this pizza came therefore not in the correct mind set so forget to take the pizza in a whole ... Any way this is the pan pizza that is FREE due to my voucher .. As usual i order hawallian pizza which i think is the best from pizza hut ...



Oreint Baked rice... Guess pizza hut speciality still with its pizza hehe..This cost ard $9 ....

Binbin take : Pizza hut is more of a public associated outlet where every one can afford rather than a luxury quality pizza stall .There fore expects only the usual good pizza like hawallian etc... and dun expects anything more... My go is ... if you have a voucher then come here and dine in if not u can just call 62353535 to make a delivery and eat at the luxury of your comfort home and maybe enjoy television program ... 3/5 for dine in ...

XZ: Honestly, the food was just alright. I think their standards have not improved from last time, but at least it was maintained. The baked rice was supposed to be some recommended dish, with that cute little icon they placed next to its picture. But it tasted pretty mediocre to me. For all dishes, including the pizza, I must say have tasted better. Yet the meal was perfectly palatable especially since I was very starving. hehe.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Tiong Bahru Market / Food Centre

This is a great place that is always feature on television or aticles. Always wanted to come here to try up the famous dishes over here but do not have time ...But on 26 Sep afternoon , finally make my way here with xz ...



The chicken rice stall is crowded with alot of ppl so i went over to get one plate to try .... This cost around $3 although they has different pricing for different size ... The chicken rice i think quite ok , however i must mention i love the ginger sauce that come with it ...It is fresh and watery and it can be simply tasted without mixing with the chicken rice....



Xz had this bowl of Lou mee ... Although the famous Lou mee stall which i think is called 369 ?? is not opened so she choose this stall which is once again crowded with ppl ... I personally think that it tasted ok only however xz mention that the uniqueness is that u can customize the dish to certain degree like adding veneger etc ...



We still have some room for food therefore we order this plate of carrot cakes ... There isnt any queue here but i just feel like eating therefore order it ... As expected , with the no queue theory , it tasted normal only ...

Bin bin take: 4/5 for chicken rice .. 3/5 for lorz mee and 2/5 for carrot cake ..I guess this food centre is really a must go pplace..STepping into here u can feel all the food is calling you to eat them hehehe.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Blk 164, Stirling ROad

Went for lunch with xz on 24 sep at a hawker centre where she said that the wan tan mee there is good



We ordered extra Yun tun soup at ard $2.5 .. The Yun tun soup was considered nice with only four yun tun . With four soup , the the yun tun will be in our stomach.



The finale was still the wan tan mee.... It cost us $2.5 per bowl ... The taste was simple but extremely nice ...Think that u wont find nice wantan mee at ulu hawker centre ?? Then u are wrong cos this one is good ...

Bin Bin says: 4/5 ... QUite a good take provided u know ur way here ...

XZ: Love love love this wanton mee! It's the best I have eaten so far and I have many fond memories of it. I used to frequent this stall with my mum who is one fussy eater and even she admits this wanton mee is more than decent. An old couple runs this stall and they only cook plate by plate so it's a long wait when the lunch crowd hits. But its very worth the wait, after all I like my wanton mee soaked in this really dark, flavourful sauce. Oh and the soup is divine. They boil sugar cane in it to give that added sweetness. 5/5 (for the memories)

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Clementi Market And Food Centre

On 18 Sep , Night time , After a long day of lecture and seminar , we went for some cheap food nearby our school ,NUS ...



Had Bak Gu Teh over there ... The soup was ok only and the meat taste normal(come in 4 pieces) ... The price was $4.00 which was abit expensive for the standard ...



Xz had this but she like it claiming that as long as it is "Niang Tou Fu" She will like even though it taste plain ...The Portion was alot and it only cost ard $2.5 for 7 items ...

Binbin: Quite a normal days out meal .... If one cannot to afford expensive food every day , can come here to relax ur wallet a bit ..

Clementi Avenue 3 Block 448 Market And Food Centre

Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre

Went Over early in the morning on 18 Sep with xz to Toa Payoh Entertainment centre at 11.30 am to the Sakae ..It has a special promotion where 10 colored plate of sushi cost $10 .
Why Toa payoh ...Cos they have the new bento set over at this bunch so come here to try out..



Beside having the usual Sushi there i have a Beef bento set ..This cost 7.8 ++ ..The beef is wrap ard vegetables which is unique however taste was so so only .The Toufu taste a bit better ...

Bin Bin : With the promotion it is a must go cos it is cheap... Hehehe

450 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (S)319394

Friday, September 14, 2007

Yet COn Here we come ....

9 september ... Went over to National Library to do a bit of reading while my xz find her research ......After which we went to "YET CON" ,situated some where near by for food.



Pork CHop .... This seem to be quite a good recomended dish however i feel it is ok only ... Cos it isnt much differentiable to the rest of the pork chop that i eaten before....This dish cost around $8 for a two person portion...



Every meal must come with vegetable so we ordered a plate of mixed vegetable however we have the meat removed from it as we find that we order too much vegetable liaoz...This dish also cost around $8 for 2 person portion ....



Lastly we have the famous chicken from the stall ..This shop speciality is their chicken so we must really try it ...If not we will not be able to say that we came here before hehe....The chicken is good as it is Not oily and it taste just as nice as the real hainanese chicken ....However , with the first look of the chicken that is display through the glass panel from outside the shop , the chicken look very bad and it also like over dated chicken ...But it is real nice....This also cost $8 for a two person portion....

Bin Bin : My take is a good go .....However best is go with a group as it will let u try more food hehe ...Price is like normal other "ZHI CHAI " store ....i will give it a 4/5.This place is situated near Bugis at Seah Street ...

XZ: The chicken was very tender but a tad tasteless compared to most. At least its is healthy and on that note, it was a refreshing change. But being the sodium freak, I do prefer to have my food salty and tasty on occasions of indulgence.

The pork chops did it for me mainly because they refine the very meaning of nostalgia. But to judge objectively, it was a little hard and obviously fried quite a while ago before serving, yet it embodied the flavours of home. The vegetables were not outstanding hence not worth commenting. I do wanna go back to try the steamboat though :p