JtheJon: May 2015

Hawker Food Hunt: Amoy Street Food Centre

Built in 1983, Amoy Street Food Centre (ASFC) is a thoroughly utilitarian affair. It’s certainly not much to look at, with stained tiles and two levels featuring over a hundred stalls packed into tight rows. Its main purposed is to serve the CBD lunch crowds. During peak lunch hours (anytime between 11.30am and 1.30pm), queues are long and there’s nary a seat that isn't choped, at other times, however, it’s pretty much a ghost town, with few stalls even open during the evenings and weekends.

1. Wah Kee Noodle.

Wanton Noodle - $3

The noodles were slightly eggy and had very subtle hints of alkaline, The sauce was slick with aromatic lard and had a savoury sweet flavour. The chilli was really spicy and fragrant. The char siew was pretty avergae. The wanton (Not in the photo) was pretty average too.

Taste: 2/5

2. Wen Xiu Ji Noodle.

Curry Chicken Noodle - $4

The curry gravy was smooth, not too heavy, and well-balanced in terms of flavors, though I felt it could have been slightly more fragrant. The chicken was soft and tender. The tau pok was well soaked in the curry aroma. The noodle was soft, smooth and chewy! Yum Yum.

Taste: 2.5/5

3. Ah Ter Teochew Noodles.

Fishball Noodles - $3

The texture of the noodle was very disappointing, it was clumpy and less al-dente. The chilli really packs a punch and made a redeeming note in every mouthful. The fishball was the main thing of the dish but it kinda a fail to me as it wasn't good and bouncy enough.

Taste: 1/5

4. A Noodle Story.

Ramen - $5.50

Singaporean style ramen. It served with Crispy Potato-Wrapped Prawn, HK-Style Wonton, Tender Cha-su and Hot Spring Egg.

The noodles seemed more like local mee kia rather than Japanese ramen and the chilli used was actually hae bee hiam, a spicy dried fried shrimp sambal. The prawn was succulent and very refreshing, the onsen egg was perfectly cooked. the crispy potato-wrapped prawn was a novelty to me. The potato strands were fried and tasted like rosti, while the prawn remained firm and savoury.

Taste: 3.75/5

5. Han Kee Fish Soup.

Fish Sliced Mee Hoon - $3.50

It was far from stingy with the fish, and you can tell that the fish is really fresh - delightfully tender with no fishy smell. Without the addition of MSG, the incredibly tasty soup is rich with the pure goodness of fish stock that can only be achieved from a lengthy process of boiling fish bones.

Taste: 3.5/5

Amoy Street Food Centre
7 Maxwell Road Singapore 069111

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Affordable

Hawker Food Hunt: Seah Im Food Centre

(Photo from emservice.com.sg)

Offering an authentic Singaporean dining experience, Seah Im Food Centre is located opposite the HarbourFront Centre, and most strategically, near the base of tourist spot Mount Faber.

1. Fried Kway Teow Mee.

Hokkien Mee - $3

. The noodles are wet, moist and flavorful! Roast pork is served cripsy and roasted to perfection. I feel that the prawns used could be better and fresher though.

Taste: 3/5

Oyster Omelette - $5

Oyster omelette is a Chinese dish that is widely known in Taiwan, Fujian, and many parts of Asia for its savory taste. The Oyster Omelette was super good. Great in taste and the oysters were extremely fresh. However, I felt that it was quite starchy.

Taste: 3/5

2. Ichiban Seafood Sliced Fish Soup.

Sliced Fish White Noodle - $4

The broth was fresh and i was able to taste the fish bones and ginger that was used to cook the soup, making me feel that it was those home-made type of soup. The fish was fresh and soft.

Taste: 2.5/5

3. Tian Ji Niang Dou Fu 添記釀豆腐.

Laska Yong Tau Foo - $3

The items are pre-determined and you don't get to select what you want like those Yong Tau Foo stall at most food court. The laksa broth itself was rich and creamy but not as spicy as I would have like. My favourite was those with fish paste stuffing. The fish paste was not too floury, smooth and flavourful.

Taste: 2.5/5

Seah Im Food Centre
2 Seah Im Road
Singapore 099114

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Coffee

Food Review: Place to chill in Town: Starbucks, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Costa Coffee, Dr Cafe Coffee, Spinelli

Hi Peeps, I will be suggestion some places to chill in town.

Let start off with first stop at starbucks,

1. Starbucks Coffee.

First Starbucks opened in 1971, the company was a single store in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. From just a narrow storefront, Starbucks offered some of the world's finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffees. The name, inspired by Moby Dick, evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.

In 1983, Howard traveled to Italy and became captivated with Italian coffee bars and the romance of the coffee experience. He had a vision to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back to the United States. A place for conversation and a sense of community. A third place between work and home. He left Starbucks for a short period of time to start his own Il Giornale coffeehouses and returned in August 1987 to purchase Starbucks with the help of local investors. Today, it has more than 15,000 stores in 50 countries.

Cafe Latte - $7.80

Normal American style coffee. But it was good enough to chill at the Starbucks.

Matcha Latte Frap - $7.80

My favourite drink at Starbucks. Never failed to order it whenever i visit starbucks. Matcha latte actually don't have any coffee in it, it just matcha powder with milk. But it still taste good.

Deep Dish Beef Pie - $6.50

If you are hungry, you can grab some snacks over at Starbucks. The snacks here was pretty good too and their cakes. The beef pie was good, the outer area was crispy and buttery, the inside was meaty, fragrant, flavorful an savory.

Food: 3/5

Coffee: 2.5/5

Overall, Starbucks was one of the top place to chill in town among all people. The coffee and food quality was pretty good too.

Starbucks outlet.

2. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf opened the first store in 1963 at Southern California by Herb Hyman.

In 1980s, Multi-store expansion begins, offering a variety of coffee & tea. In 1996, first franchised location in Singapore open. Today, they currently had more than 700 store in the world.

Expresso Macchiato - $5.50

All of the aroma and flavor of the signature espresso with a dollop of milk and foam. Avery strong and bitter coffee for those wanted to keep awake for the whole day.

Double Chocolate - $6.50

Dark chocolate powder boldly flirts with coffee and skimmed milk for one decadent romance. Topped with fresh whipped cream, Chocolate lover surely will love it.

Fettuccine carbonara - $12.90

Bacon, shallots, onion and garlic, cooked in a thick creamy sauce, and tossed with fettuccini, topped up with parmesan cheese.

It was really creamy and flavorful but it was a tad too salty. The pasta texture was al dente. I think it can be better.

Egg Club Sandwich - $10.90

It was just an normal sandwiches. The salad was pretty average and the dressing was a tad too sweet.

Double choc muffin - $6.90

The muffins was moist and chocolaty. This is awesome!

Food: 3/5

Coffee: 2.75/5

Overall, the food and coffee was good. You can easily find the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in town.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Outlet.

3. Costa Coffee.

Costa Coffee opened it first store in 1971 at London. Its creators, the brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, first sold their coffee to a handful of local caterers. Then to some delicatessens. A few years later, they opened their first coffee shop. Today Costa is the largest and fastest growing coffee shop chain in the UK.

Mocha - $5.50

Taste like hot chocolate instead of coffee. Too much chocolate syrup.

Cafe Latte - $5.50

It's simply made with a shot of espresso and fresh steamed milk. The coffee aroma wasn't strong. The acidity was quite low and taste wise was pretty average.

Mango Cheesecake - $6.90

It was soft, perfectly moist & not overwhelming. The cream ratio was just right.

Food: 2/5

Coffee: 1.5/5

Overall, Costa coffee was just average but it can be one of the chocies to chill in town if other coffee place are crowed.

Costa coffee Outlet.

4. Dr Cafe Coffee.

(Photo From Streetdirectory.com)

Dr Cafe Coffee first store was opened in 1997 at Riyadh.

Iced Coffee Mocha - $6.50

It was quite disappointing. It was too chocolaty and the distinct richness and taste of espresso was missing.

Cheesecake - $6.50

It was just so dense and smooth yet light at the same time. You have got to try it.

Food: 2/5

Coffee: 3/5

Overall, Dr Cafe Coffee was quite disappointing but the cake was really good, it worth a try if you are chilling at the place.

Dr cafe coffee outlet.

5. Spinelli.

Founded in San Francisco in 1983 by like-minded individuals Christopher Calkins and Arnold Spinelli, Spinelli Coffee Company, though not the biggest, was an esteemed brand, consistently rated as the best coffee retailer that roasted and supplied more than 20 blends to cafes, restaurants, hotels and food markets throughout San Francisco Bay area.

The first Singapore outlet was opened in February 1996, followed by a rapid and strategic expansion in the business district and downtown in shopping malls.

Cafe Latte - $5.80

I was rather dissapointed with the latte because the coffee beans were not roasted well enough. There's no caffeine kick in the coffee. I do hope the serve better coffees when I'm there the next time round!

Matcha Latte - $6.50

The Matcha Latte is pretty good. It has a nice balance of both fragrant matcha flavor and milk. It was a really nice after meal or tea time drink that soothes the mind and body.

Croissant - $3

The croissant had a delectably sweet crisp and delicate, fluffy insides. and it was buttery without being too cloying though as compared to the others i tried.

Food: 3/5

Coffee: 2/5

Overall, the coffee was average but it was a good place to chill or rest after a good shopping or chit chat with friends.

Spinelli coffee Outlet.

That's end of my recommendation.

If you guys have any recommendation on coffee place,

feel free to email me at jonathanjonnn@gmail.com .

Thank You,

Jthejon

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CBD

Food Hunt: Lunch at CBD area: SOUPerich, Food On Fire, Mr Teh Tarik Express

(Photo from Singapore food web)

SOUPerich is one the favorite place among the office people. During lunch time the place will be crowed with office people and you might need 30mins to queue for it.

Watercress Pork Ribs Soup with Rice - $5.50

The broth was sweet, flavorful but yet it was slightly salty too. The pork ribs was cooked till to the meat was extreme soft and tender. You don't have to bite the meat as the meat was soft till it melted in your mouth. The watercress was soft and bit of crunchiness.

Pork Ribs and Fishball Egg with rice - $5.50

The broth was slightly bland but it tasted good too. The fishball egg was the damn yummy! It exploded once you bited it. The egg was savory and yummy. The pork ribs texture was same as the above.

Curry Pork Ribs with Rice - $5.50

The curry was fragrant, a tad too salty but overall was good. The pork ribs texture was soft and tender, the potatoes was hardly to be found.

Food: 3/5
Ambiance: 2.5/5
Service: 2/5

Overall, it was a good place to have your lunch fixed in the lunch hours. The soup was good and the portion was quite big. The price-wise was affordable.

SOUPerich
No. 2 Stanley Street
Tel: 97566566
Open weekdays from 10.30am to 3pm

Food on Fire started in the year of 2009. Within a span of nearly three years, it is now able to provide the ultimate tastes of different Indian and Pakistani cuisines and also beverages.

Menu can be found in the webpage.

Butter Chicken - $11

The butter chicken came with rice, 2 piece of naan, cracker, curry potatoes and veggie sauce. The curry was fragrance, creamy, but a tad salty. The chicken was really bad as it was very tough! Naan was worst as it was overcooked till got burnt taste. Curry potato was bland and awful.

Lamb Curry - $13

The lamb curry came along with rice, cracker, 2 piece of naan, curry potatoes and veggie sauce. The lamb curry was too salty till inedible. The lamb was't tender enough too.

Food: 0/5
Ambiance: 1/5
Service: 0/5

Overall, The food quality suck and the service was very bad too. It wasn't worth a try!

Food On Fire
25 Church St, Capital Square Three, Singapore 049482
6533 5525

Mr Teh Tarik first started out in 2004 as a kiosk in the heart of Far East Square.The kiosk became a go-to place for many. The paper cups and iconic dome-lid cups soon became a common sight in the area. Teh Tarik, Kopi Tarik, Ice Teh Limau and Ice Bandung were amongst the favourites. They currently run 11 outlets across Singapore. The humble kiosk has since grown to a shop space, as you might have already known. Most of the outlets are 24-hour eating houses in the heartland areas.