Tanjong Pagar Food Centre

14th July, Tuesday

Lor mee (Soon Heng Food Delights)

This was supposedly quite well known, so I decided to give it a try.

I was quite disappointed. The gravy wasn't tasty; it tasted a bit like tasteless goo. And there were lots of ingredients, but they weren't very good either. Give me Golden Shoe's Lor Mee (Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee) anytime over this!

K doesn't like lor mee, so a lousy lor mee only managed to earn 3 marks from her. $3

V's verdict: 5.5/10
K's verdict: 3/10


Fried kway teow (Tanjong Pagar Fried Kway Teow)

The unique thing about this is that they use thinner kway teow. It also tastes a bit sweeter than other fried kway teow, but it suited my taste buds! I tend to prefer thinner noodles (e.g. mee kia compared to mee poh) as I feel that the taste can be spread more uniformly.

They were quite generous with their ingredients too; I think there were 5 prawns in this plate. Or maybe they gave me more because I told them I didn't want hum... $3

V's verdict: 7/10
K's verdict: 6/10


Yong Tau Foo (Rong Xing Cooked Food)

They actually have clothes pegs to use as queue numbers, but none were in use when I was there. I found it okay, not as good as what the reviews say. Their ingredients didn't really taste that special; I think I prefer the ones my mother cook (which she usually buys from Serangoon Garden Market). And their soup was not bad, but once again it can't beat my mother's soup. Maybe I should have ordered their noodles to eat with their sauce? K likes it though! This bowl cost me $2.40 (soup only)

V's verdict: 6.5/10
K's verdict: 8/10

Kim San Leng Food Court

17th May, Sunday

A food court behind Junction 8. It's well known for its steamed chicken, but I haven't tried it before.

Duck porridge (Yu Kee)



I found this quite bland. The duck wasn't tasty enough too. $3

V's verdict: 5/10


Yong Tau Foo (Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee)



I was a bit disappointed when I saw it, as it looked way better on its display picture. The soup was a bit bland. The noodles were okay after adding the sauce, and the yong tau foo ingredients were all right. Overall, nothing special --- I probably won't eat it again.

V's verdict: 5.5/10

Banquet (Clifford Centre)

15th May, Friday

Mixed beef special set (Beef Noodles)



I think cabbage is ugly. And wouldn't you agree that the cabbage made the soup look less appetizing? (I do eat cabbage, by the way)

I wasn't expecting much from this, but it turned out okay. The soup was not bad, though it had a bit too much MSG. The beef innards were quite good too. The meatballs weren't satisfying though; they didn't have the natural beef flavour. The rice was horribly hard and I ate less than half of it. A bit on the expensive side. $5.50

V's verdict: 6/10


Yong tau foo



Oops, you can't see any of the ingredients except for bittergourd and green chilli. Well, this tasted decent too.

I seldom order yong tau foo outside, because of 2 reasons: 1) my mother's yong tau foo tastes so good that the yong tau foo outside cannot make it relatively, and 2) the ingredients are sometimes left outside and exposed for too long, making them potentially a sponge for bacteria.

K ordered this, and I tried some of it. The ingredients didn't taste as fresh as the ones my mother bought from the market, but it was still acceptable. The soup was all right.

K claims that it tastes like the Malaysian version, so she gave it a high score.

V's verdict: 6/10
K's verdict: 8.5/10