Kim San Leng Food Court

12th August, Wednesday

Bought these as takeaway, and used my own bowls and plates to hold them.

Pig organs (You Kee Duck Rice . Porridge . Kway Chiap)


I dunno about their eggs and fishcake, since I told them I didn't want those. But the tau pok was on the verge of spoiling, since it had a sour taste. I threw away almost all of it. The pork and pig skin were still all right. Intestines were decent. But the sauce was a bit too sticky and not to my liking.

V's verdict: 5/10


Fishball noodles (Million Fish Ball Noodles)

I wonder if this had any relation to the fishball noodle stall at Mei Xuan Food Court? Because their chinese names were almost the same. This one is called 隆兴百万鱼圆面 while Mei Xuan's is called 隆兴百万鱼圆. Just a difference of one word. Hmm...

From the picture, it looks quite moist. But I don't know why it was so dry after I have stirred it. Probably only one side was moist; the bottom was totally dry. So once I mixed it, it was generally still dry. It's a pity, since the taste was quite all right. And their fishballs were not bad too. If it weren't so dry I would have given it a higher score.

V's verdict: 6/10

Serangoon Garden Market

10th August, Monday

Half boiled eggs (Hwa Kee Cafe)

Ack, from the picture you can tell that their half boiled eggs are not good. The egg yolk is intact and not overcooked, but the egg white was still too liquid and transparent.

V's verdict: 5/10
K's verdict: 6/10


Kaya toast (Hwa Kee Cafe)

Simple kaya toast on normal bread. K sacrificed one slice to the dirty table, though. -.-

K's verdict: 7/10

Posin Hainanese Chicken Rice

11th August, Tuesday

Bought this as takeaway from Serangoon Garden. Despite having a different 'english' name as Pow Sing, their chinese equivalent is the same - 报喜. Pow Sing serves steamed chicken whereas Posin serves roast chicken. And they are owned by the same boss.

I have been eating their roast chicken since I was young. The skin is delicious, and their chilli is especially good! The breast meat can be a bit dry sometimes, but that can be cured with chilli.

$11 for half-chicken

V's verdict: 7.5/10
K's verdict: 8/10

Xin Wang HK Cafe

9th August, Sunday

Luncheon meat & egg sandwich

Well in the picture this sandwich looked exactly the same as the cheese & ham sandwich. I thought that the bread was a bit too thick and dry, and it was difficult to cut properly. There was a sweet taste to it too, which K claimed to be from condensed milk.

V's verdict: 6/10


Cheese & ham sandwich

K ordered this. Basically it's the same as mine, except that it had cheese and ham instead of luncheon meat and egg. K loved this, though I found it decent only (just like my sandwich).

V's verdict: 6/10
K's verdict: 9/10


Half boiled eggs

Not as good as Ya Kun's, but then again, I haven't tasted any half-boiled eggs that can surpass Ya Kun's. The egg white was a bit too watery, and one of the egg yolks burst when I cracked the egg open. Their dark sauce was a bit too sweet and not salty enough.

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

Carrot cake

This was the best dish I had here today, in my opinion. The carrot cake is those HK dim sum types, not the usual fried carrot cake in hawker centres. It was not oily, and the taste was light and yet succulent.

V's verdict: 7.5/10
K's verdict: 8/10

Kowloon HK Cafe

7th August, Friday

Had lunch here with my team. Fortunately the waiting time wasn't as bad as last time!


Pork chop baked rice

I didn't like this dish. For one thing, the rice wasn't normal rice but yellow rice - I found that it clashed with the cheese. It was too sweet, though that could be due to the tomato sauce my colleague chose. But still, it didn't suit my taste buds.

The pork chops were not bad though. Tender and not dry. They were the main saving points of this dish.

V's verdict: 5.5/10


Crispy spare rib noodles

Plain noodles, with some baked pork ribs garnished with garlic. The noodles were normal, nothing special. The pork ribs were quite juicy and tender, with some soft bones which made it taste better. But it was a bit bland.

V's verdict: 6/10

The Global Kitchen

5th August, Wednesday

A buffet restaurant at the 3rd floor of Pan Pacific Hotel.

The food there was not bad, especially their meats. Their roast chicken and duck were quite good for a buffet restaurant, and their sausages were fantastic!

They had a Japanese corner, but a pity they didn't serve sashimi. There was sushi and tempura (prawn, lady's finger, mushroom) and some other stuff, which were decent. Oh, the teriyaki beef was good!

Desserts lacked variety, but there's ice cream so it's enough for me.

V's verdict: 7/10
K's verdict: 7.5/10

Guo Fu (国府)

4th August, Tuesday

A steamboat restaurant which serves North China food. It's located at China Square Central. 3 years ago, I tried this place before and thought that it cannot make it. 3 years later, today, I tried it again with my colleagues and the conclusion is still the same - it still cannot make it.

I don't understand why it has survived so long; everyday it is quite empty. Even during lunchtime they are like, only 1/4 full (at most)? At night, I think they only had 4 tables.


Looks nice, but it's far from nice. The sliced beef had a weird taste; I don't even know how to describe it. The sliced pork was tough, and the pig liver didn't seem fresh. Only the chicken and fish slices were all right. The sausages too, but come on, it's sausages. They had their own weird concoction of sauces which tasted quite good at first, but after a while it wears off.

I am never coming here again. $18.90

V's verdict: 4/10

Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Food Centre

19th July, Sunday

Oops, forgot to update this entry until I suddenly remembered it today. *sheepish* Everything here is from one stall - Gen Shu Mei Shi She Jia. (Can't remember the chinese name; this was taken from ieatishootipost)


Yam cake

I am not a fan of yam cake, but I still thought that this was good! Tasty with the right texture. One of the best yam cakes I have ever tasted.

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


Century egg porridge

This was thick and quite good, until I munched on some pork slices. To my dismay, it had the frozen taste which I detest! Very disappointed that they served such food.

V's verdict: 5.5/10
K's verdict: 7/10


Chee cheong fun

Chee cheong fun isn't really one my favourite dishes. I won't say I dislike it, but I definitely wouldn't order it by myself. But this one was not bad. The texture was good; neither too hard nor too soft, and it was quite flavoursome too.

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

Cafe 2000

31st July, Friday

Goose Liver Pasta

My favourite foie gras! Well, this dish is simply pasta with goose liver. That's all. The pasta was a bit too oily and too bland, so I had to add some salt. The foie gras was cut into cubes. It was normal, nothing really special for foie gras. $28

V's verdict: 6/10

Kopi Tiam

30th July, Thursday

No, this is not a normal kopi tiam along the street. It's the Kopi Tiam at Swissotel The Stamford.

Curry chicken
The scoring point of this was that there was very little oil on top of it. The curry was thick and tasty, but not hot enough for me. The chicken was quite good, but the potatoes were a bit dry. $16.50

V's verdict: 7.5/10