Overdose of Chicken Wings

Are you looking for a place to chill out and have a good chat over unlimited finger food? This might be a good alternative for you...

'Fries' Pretty boring for a start. Even without salt, this isn't solid/crunchy to my liking. But, looking it from a different perspective, 'Fries' isn't their specialty... Their signature stuff over here are the...

Left: 'Yangnyum Chicken' Middle: 'Curry Up Chicken' Right: 'Spicy Up Chicken' I will start with the most unlikable one first. (The one that displease me the most. =.=) The first one would be the 'Curry Up Chicken'. Since they are merely pouring the 'Curry gravy' over the 'Fried Chicken', hence the taste of the 'curry' didn't blend into the meat completely. Therefore, I have listed this to be the first out of the three items. The second one would be the 'Spicy Up Chicken'. If you are looking for 'Spicy Chicken Wings', you will be very disappointed. The 'chicken wings' ain't spicy enough, but the non-greasy yet crispy skin combined with the tender meat is worth a big (+), but this isn't as good as the... 'Yangnyum Chicken'. Coated with a sweet and spicy sauce, this is much more enjoyable than the other 2. Though, I'm not getting the fiery sensation but the crispy skin is really very very good. Despite of the fact that my fingers are getting pretty sticky, but it couldn't stop me from wiping out a plate of 'Yangnyum Chicken' within minutes. :D Oh, by the way, the meat of the 'chicken wings' are pretty tender too. This is pretty much similar to the 'Spicy Up Chicken' except for the tasty skin.

'Andong Chicken' If all the 'Fried Chicken' are getting a bit too much, you can give this 'Chicken Stew' a try. I personally like the vegetables that comes with it. Though the chicken that comes with this dish isn't big enough but the spicy stew is pretty interesting. I wonder if they would provide a bigger portion if I'm dining in a much more bigger group.

'Yangnyum Chicken' Like what I have mentioned earlier, this is pretty good and yummy, but this can get pretty boring and sickening when you dig into the 5th or 6th one. I would strongly encourage you to dig into different types of chicken and try not to stick to 1 type of chicken only.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Chicken Up'. There's a few outlets located islandwide and this outlet is located along 'Tanjong Pagar Road'.

Opening Hours:

• Mondays - Thursdays: 17:30 - 02:00
  Fridays - Saturdays: 17:30 - 03:00
  Sundays: 17:30 - 00:00

By The Way:

• If you are a big eater, you can go for the 'Chicken Buffet' that they are offering over here. You can place unlimited orders for selected items on the menu and that can be pretty appealing to big eaters like me. :P Do call in to find out more about the 'Chicken Buffet;.
• One of the signatures over here would be stuff like the different types of 'Soju Cocktails', especially the 'Watermelon Soju' that was served in a 'Watermelon'. I was looking at it and it looks pretty stunning.
• Do try to make reservations before you turn up at the restaurant. Otherwise the queue can be pretty nasty, especially when you are hanging out in a big group.

* Click here to find out more about 'Chicken Up'.
^ Click here for the Facebook page of 'Chicken Up'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Chicken Up' on Google Maps.

A Mount Fuji that can be eaten....?

I managed to conquer Mount Fuji a few weeks ago. However, that isn't the first Mount Fuji that I have conquered. The first Mount Fuji that I have conquered a few months back was...

'Mount Fuji' This would be a Mount Fuji that anyone can conquer. The top is covered with a brown colored chestnut flavored cream. The base is made out of a few slices of chocolate Chiffon Cake, chestnut and cream. In fact, this would my first go with a 'Chestnut flavored Cake'. Mumching... Munching... Munching... The overall texture is pretty good and on top of that the nice mix of both bitter and sweet taste just makes it better and better. If you don't have the courage to climb 'Mount Fuji', you can always give the challenge over here a try first. :D

'LUNA WRAP (MANGO)' This is wrapped in a fluffy layer of pancake and filled with mangoes and cream. It's pretty sweet and tasty, but the price and the size of this is kinda... In fact, I personally find the 'Mount Fuji' far more interesting than this.

The name of this pastry shop would be 'Chef Yamashita - Japanese artisan'. It's located on level 2 of 'Tanjong Pagar Plaza'.

Opening Hours:

• Weekdays & Saturdays: 10:00 - 18:30
• Sundays: 10:00 - 16:00

* Click here to find out more about 'Chef Yamashita - Japanese artisan'.
^ Click here for the Facebook page of 'Chef Yamashita - Japanese artisan'.
~ Click here for the location of 'Chef Yamashita - Japanese artisan' on Google Maps.

The diner where side dishes rules...

Who says that you can only be getting average stuff at an affordable Japanese buffet. This post will prove you wrong, very wrong. In fact, the location of this place is so good that the seats are easily filled up by the neighbouring office workers & commoners like you and me within minutes during the lunch hours...

Depending on your luck, the main dish of the day will differs from time to time. I'm getting this marinated fish during my first visit. Thought it's tasty, but as compared to the dish I'm getting during my second visit, this is far more inferior. During my second visit, I'm actually getting an 'Steamed Anago(Eel) Rice bowl'. Unlike the usual serving of 'Steamed Anago Rice bowl' out there in the market, the chef over here are using a bamboo tray to prepare the 'Steamed Anago Rice bowl'. And they are covering the base of the bamboo tray with a Banana Leaf. By doing this, it could push the fragrance and the overall taste of the 'Steamed Anago Rice bowl' to a higher level. :D

Depending on your luck(?), the side dishes differs from time to time. (As you can see, a small table isn't sufficient for me.)

They have 'fried side dishes' such as 'Karaage(Fried Chicken, it's juicy and not too oily), Tempura (Crispy and not too oily), 'Dashimaki Tamago' (Japanese rolled omelette, fluffy and yummy), Simmered Potatoes, etc... The chef really put his heart and efforts in preparing these delicious dishes. Even simple dishes like 'Croquette', they are adding ingredients like sweet corns to enhance the overall taste even further. :D Well, if you are not into 'Fried' stuff, there always stuff like...

They also have cooked dishes like the above. As mentioned earlier these dishes will change on a daily basis. And most of these dishes always managed to maintain a good balance between the meaty and vegetables stuff.

Depending on your luck, you might be getting these steamed delights too. When I was there previously, they are offering Dim Sum and one of my personal favorites, 'Chawanmushi'(Steamed Egg in a Tea Bowl) and it also comes with slices of 'Shiitake Mushrooms' too. :D But wait, that isn't the best item on their menu.

'Japanese Curry Rice' Loaded with lots of vegetables like 'Carrots', 'Mushrooms' and 'Meaty Chicken Cubes', this dish is a champion. Besides for the delicious 'Chicken Curry'(I have 3 portions of this the first time round), they are also serving delicious looking 'Beef' curry too. Not sure about the 'Beef Curry', but the texture of the 'Chicken Curry' is pretty thick, sweet and delicioous. On top of that, they also have Japanese vegetables cold dishes, yummy 'Miso Soup' and a unlimited flow of good Japanese Tea.

So where can you give this buffet a good try?

The name of this Japanese Cafe/Restaurant would be 'Hanare'. It's located on level 2 in one of the shop houses along 'Tanjong Pagar Road', which is also located opposite 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' and at the same time located near 'Orchid Hotel'.

Opening Hours:

• Lunch:
  Mondays - Fridays: 11:45 - 14:30
  Saturdays: 12:00 - 14:30
  Dinner:
  Mondays - Saturdays: 18:30 - 22:00
  (Closed on Sundays)
• They are offering 3 different set meals over here
  
  • 'Hanare Buffet' - you get to choose one of the main dishes and you also get to enjoy all the side dishes
  • 'Bara Chirashi Set' - Comes with a Sashimi Seafood Rice Bowl and you get to enjoy 4 different side dishes and 'Miso Soup'.
  • 'Lunch Set' - Typical Japanese Lunch set

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Hanare Japanese Cafe/Restaurant'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Hanare Japanese Cafe/Restaurant' on 'Google Maps'.

Getting Lucky with Wanton...

Can you really get lucky with 'Wanton'? I wonder. However, if one can really become lucky by eating 'Wanton' on a daily basis, then I don't mind giving it a shot. :P

In order to satisfy my hungry stomach and desire, rather than going for a plate of 'Wanton' only, I decided to give the Dumplings a try too.

'Wanton Noodles' For a start, I think that the noodles are not chewy and springy enough. In fact, it's the slightly a bit more chewy and generous serving of 'Char Siew' (Barbecued Pork) that persuade me to go on and on. This plate of noodles might end up to be much more tastier if they have added a bit more sauce to it and on top of that the 'Char Siew' requires a bit more effort improving it. Currently, I find the Noodles a bit too dry even after I have spent a bit of time stirring it. :| As for the 'Wanton', probably I have left it inside the bowl of soup for too long, therefore they ended up to be a bit soggy. Though there's a fair bit of meaty ingredients inside, but they are not as good as...

'Fried Dumpling' Rather than serving it with a plate of mayonnaise, they are serving it with a plate of sambal chilli over here. These golden brown 'Devils' are pretty good. The crispy skin of these Dumplings are not too thick for a start and it's filled with a generous portion of crunchy and meaty ingredients. After dipping it in the chilli sauce, I quickly took a bit off one of them. Probably they have wrapped a fair bit of ingredients inside each and every one of them, therefore I'm getting the great sensation of the ingredients of the Dumpling bursting inside my mouth. :P Compared to the normal 'Wanton', I think that the Deep Fried Dumplings fare much better. However, even though the 'Wanton Noodles' over here is pretty normal, but the great thing about it would be the price vs generous portion that makes it a fairly good deal.

So where can you give the 'Fried Dumplings' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Lucky Wanton Noodle'(好彩雲吞面). It's located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre'.

Opening Hours:

• 07:00 - 19:30 Daily

* Click here for the location of 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tanjong Pagar Market and
  Food Centre'.

I can only see the ingredients only...

So where are the Kway Teow(Rice Noodles)...? In fact, the whole bowl of Noodles have been covered by a huge variety of different ingredients that I have difficulty finding them on my first glance...

'Fried Shark Lor Mee'(炸鲨鱼卤面) Not only there's the usual ingredients like 'Braised Egg', 'Fried Dumpling', and tasty 'Ngoh Hiang', it also comes with 2 big lump of Fried Shark Fin meat too. In fact, you will be amazed with the taste of these harmless looking battered fish Meat. Not only they tastes good, it comes with a pretty nice chewing sensation too. :) Beneath the mountain of ingredients, there's a nice mixture of beansprouts and rice noodles hidden inside this bowl of gravy. The rich and tasty gravy over here isn't too gluey, which makes the stirring process an easy one. As far as I can remember the gravy is so good that I ended up slurping down the whole bowl of gravy and emptied the whole bowl of noodles. :D Over here, they have also provided 2 different types of chilli (sliced chilli and belachan chilli), mashed garlic and vinegar too. The taste of these 'toppings' are so good that it has boost the overall taste of the whole bowl of Noodles to a completely whole new level. :D

So where can you give this delicious and relatively inexpensive bowl of 'Lor Mee' a try?

The name of this stall would be 'Soon Heng Food Delights'(顺兴美食). It's located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre'.

Opening Hours:

• 09:00 - 15:00
  (Closed on Saturdays)
  
• Do turn up early to avoid all the crazy long queue...

* Click here for the location of 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tanjong Pagar Market and
  Food Centre'.

The volcano here won't erupt...

I have read/heard about this legendary Japanese stall since a few years back. Though it has moved out of the original market/food centre and rather than winding up the business, he has decided to move to a new location. Though it's a new location, it's merely 10~15 minutes walk away from the original location.

Before I start, I would like to do a short introduction about Japanese Food. Yes, I do agreed that most of the infamous Japanese dishes are mainly raw stuff. But they have ridiculously delicious cooked food too. For a start there's 'Ramen/Udon/Soba', 'Tonkatsu'(Deep-Fried Cutlet), 'Yakitori' (Skewered Chicken), 'Japanese Curry' and one of my personal favourite 'Unadon'(Grilled Eel on rice). Well, at the end of the day, one has to give Japanese Cuisine a try, to figure out the greatness of 'Washoku'(Japanese Food), which is also a world cultural heritage. O.OV As for the post today... 'Yuzu Chicken Set Meal' The set meal comes with a decent bowl of 'Miso Soup' and a nice looking box, which is splitted into 2.

1/3 of the box contains a decent of white rice topped with sesame and Japanese Curry. Well, if you are a big fan of Curry, you can ask the stall owner to topped your rice with a scoop of nice Japanese Sweet Curry. Though Japanese Curry isn't Spicy stuff but I love the taste of the Carrots and Potatoes that have absorbed the taste of the Curry. Though the colour looks kinda dull, but the texture of the Curry isn't too thick and the taste is good enough to help me to wipe out half the portion of rice.

The rest of the space would be occupied by the main dish. As for my case, it has been occupied by a generous portion of 'Yuzu Chicken'. Topped with a layer of 'Yuzu' sauce, which helps to enhance the original taste of the 'Chicken' with a sour taste. As for the 'Chicken', it's a combination of crispy texture, topped with the juicy and tender 'Chicken meat', which is pretty Yummy~~~~~ There's also a nice spread of salad/vegetables and not forgetting the nice indulging pickles.

As mentioned earlier, a decent bowl of 'Miso' soup will be given. It comes with a concentrated taste of 'Miso', which is relatively good.

This should give you a better idea of what are the set meals that they are offering over here. They have also throw in a few more "Today's Special" set meals on top of the normal set meals, which makes things much more interesting. The best part would be the part where all the set meals are selling at an affordable price of less than S$10, which is a super big (+). :D

THe name of this stall would be 'Kazan Japanese Cuisine'. It's located inside 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Weekdays: 11:30 - 20:30
  Sundays: 11:00 - 18:00
  (Closed on Saturdays)
• By the way, this stall used to be located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' and it has moved to 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' recently.
• In case you are wondering, the word 'Kazan' in Japanese means 'Volcano'.

* Click here for the location of 'Chinatown Complex Food Centre' on Google Maps.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Chinatown Complex Food
  Centre'.

Not your average neighbourhood soup stall...

If you are talking about a soup stall in your neighbourhood, most likely it would be a Chinese soup stall selling the various types of Herbal Soup. As for the food centre over here, it doesn't seem to be the case...

'Spicy Pork Spaghetti Set' Though I call it a set, but it's merely a bowl of soup + a bun and a piece of butter. And rather than handing over a piece of cold bun, the chef over here has made the extra effort heating up the bun, before handing it over to the customer. Since I have gone ahead with the 'Spicy Pork Spaghetti', it doesn't really make sense if I dipped the bun into the soup. Therefore, I ended up creating an opening on the bun and throw the whole piece of butter inside. The bun is good. The nice and not too hard texture combined with the fluffy, sweet interior makes it pretty nice. Probably It might ended up to be much more better if I have gone with the much more soupy stuff. :)

As for the 'Spicy Pork Spaghetti', the base is pretty good. The thick and flavourful base is fantastic. Even though it's not spicy enough, but the nice mixture of generous portions of meat and vegetables ingredients simply makes it pretty tasty and good. As for the spaghetti, it's pretty normal, not too soggy and not too tough. Well, at the end of the day this stall is specializing in soups more than anything else. :D Too bad I couldn't take beef. Otherwise, the 'Beef Stew & Red Wine' option over here looks pretty interesting. And if you are looking for the common Chinese Herbal Soup, you will be disappointed with the choices that you are getting over here.

The name of this stall would be 'The Soup Bar'. It's located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre'.

Opening Hours:

• Weekdays: 10:30 - 20:00
  Saturdays: 10:30 - 15:00
  (Closed on Sundays)
  

* Click here to find out more about 'The Soup Bar'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'Tanjong Pagar Market and
  Food Centre'.

No Queue = Big Queue?

This stall might appear to be pretty harmless at first but once you hand your orders over, you will be surprise with the number of invisible customers that are standing ahead of you... =.="""

'Yong Tau Fu' For a start, each individual ingredient over here is S$0.60. This is relatively high as compared to all the other 'Yong Tau Fu' stalls out there. However, besides for the normal stuff that you can get at a normal 'Yong Tau Fu' stall, they have specially made ingredients too. In the end, I'm ended up with this.

For a start, they have separated the ingredients nicely. Once you started mixing all the noodles and the ingredients together, the heavenly sensation is a big (+). Every single bite comes with a nice mixture of chewy and crunchy ingredients topped with a nice blend of spicy and sweet sauce. Best of all, the ingredients that were separated into the bowl of noodles are mostly ingredients that will end up to be soggy when it's served in a bowl of soup. In fact, I ended up finishing the whole bowl of noodles + ingredients without even touching the bowl of soup + ingredients. :P

As for the bowl of soup, it comes with a strong and nice taste of soya beans. The original taste of the soup is pretty sweet, which is something that I like. However, it would be great if I can add a bit of small sliced green chillies to spice up the overall taste of the soup a bit more. :P As mentioned earlier, the choice of ingredients over here are pretty good. The ingredients that were added into the bowl of soup didn't end up to be pretty soggy and the sweet taste of the soup can blend with the ingredients nicely.

So where can you give the nice 'Yong Tau Fu' a good try?

The name of this stall would be 'Rong Xing Yong Tau Fu'(榮興酿豆腐). It's located inside 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre'.

Opening Hours:

• 07:00 - 14:30
  (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)
  
• Things can get pretty scary when there are more than 20 invisible customers that are standing in front of you. So either you have to be pretty early or you have to endure with the long queue... :P(Although it's a bit costly otherwise I couldn't imagine how long the queue will ended up to be if the price of each ingredient has been lowered... =.=""")

* Click here for the location of 'Tanjong Pagar Market and Food Centre' on 'Google Maps'.

God Fire...

While travelling around Japan last year, I finally managed to come across a spicy delicacy in Hakata, Japan. (And Wasabi isn't spicy.) And that delicacy has something to do with this post today.

'God Fire Ramen' They are preparing and selling a wide variety of 'Hakata Ramen' over here. But, for the locals that love spicy food, the most attractive and interesting 'Ramen' over here would most probably be 'God Fire Ramen'.

They are offering 4 different levels of spiciness for the 'God Fire Ramen'. Well, the biggest difference between the 4 levels would most likely be the portion of special paste added into the bowl of 'Ramen'. Trust me, the highest(4th) level can really set fire on your tongue. However, it's nothing as compared to the special '10X Special Paste Ramen' from 'Ichiran Ramen' from 'Hakata', 'Japan'. Besides for the spicy soup base, the thin and chewy noodles, the strong and thick Pork Broth, are the characteristics of the 'Hakata Ramen'. (In fact, I love with 'Ramen' that comes with the thin and chewy noodles.)

Not only the Noodles are chewy, the taste are equally good too. On top of that, the taste of the broth is pretty spicy and the taste of the Pork Broth is pretty thick. However, the standards of the flavoured egg is pretty normal and the slices of barbecue pork ain't satisfying enough, which is a big disappointment. By the way, my face was covered with sweat after spending a bit of time finishing the whole bowl of 'God Fire Ramen'.

The name of this 'Ramen' restaurant would be 'Ikkousha'. In fact, 'Ikkousha' was the overall champion of 'Ramen Champion' for 2 consecutive years. Therefore that might be the main reason why they have decided to have their own outlet in Singapore. The 'Ramen' restaurant is currently located on level 1 of 'Tanjong Pagar Plaza', which is also located opposite 'Orchid Hotel'.

Opening Hours:

• Weekdays & Saturdays: 11:30 - 21:30
• Sundays: 11:30 - 21:30

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Ikkousha Singapore'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Ikkousha Ramen'. (Japanese website)

It's not Ramen...

I decided to have my dinner at the 5th Keisuke Japanese restaurant a few weeks back. And apparently it's not a Ramen restaurant but a Japanese restaurant selling...

'OO Set Meals' The restaurant is famous for 'OO Set Meals'. But before I move on introducing 'OO', let's start with the side dishes first.

The set meals come with unlimited free flow of Rice. (This is the most important part. I'm always coming across the problem of finishing a bowl of rice with a large portion of side dishes left behind. And it's kinda disturbing when I have to pay for an extra bowl of rice.)

However, they didn't provide Japanese pickles over here. But, they do have the spicy bean sprouts and cabbages that works pretty good for pickles too. Although the taste of it are pretty good, but it's not spicy enough for me. (But nevertheless, free pickles is a very big (+).) So what's 'OO'? 。 。 。 。 。

'OO' would be 'Gyoza'. The speciality of this branch isn't 'Ramen' but 'Gyoza'. However, the 3 different types of 'Gyoza' over here are related to the 'Ramen'. The 3 different types are: 'Keisuke Tonkotsu King Gyoza (Pork)' 'Keisuke Tori King Gyoza (Pork + Chicken)' 'Keisuke Gyoza (Pork + Prawn)' Basically they are using 'Gyoza' to present the specialities of 3 other 'Keisuke' branches. I ended up choosing the 3rd type, which is a mixture of Prawn and Pork meat. For a start, there's the crunchy fillings, the nice fragrance of prawns and the relatively thin skin that wraps all the the fillings nicely together, which makes it pretty delicious and good.

Each set meal will come with 2 different side dishes. You will be given 8 different choices, which include meaty and vegetables dishes too. I ended up choosing the 'Deep Fried Chicken with spicy sauce and mixed sesame' and 'Chicken Nanban with Tartar sauce'. Though the taste is relatively good, but the small portion is kinda disappointing.

The above shows the order sheet of the restaurant.

This is the appearance of the restaurant 'Keisuke Gyoza King'. It's located on level 1 of 'Orchid Hotel'.

Opening Hours:

• Lunch: 11:30 - 14:30
  Dinner: 18:00 - 22:30

* Click here for the Facebook page of 'Keisuke Gyoza King'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Keisuke Gyoza King'. (Japanese website)

Full Vegetarian Ramen

As usual, after all the sinful, meaty stuff over the last few weeks, it's time for a meal to get things right. Therefore...

'Organic Soya' On top of the usual 'Soya Bean' taste you are getting, it also comes with a strong 'Organic' food taste. In fact, I still prefer the taste of the normal 'Soya Bean' drink out there. However, if you are into 'Organic' food, you should really give this a try, since it still have this sweet and nice taste, especially when you have it warm. :)

'Kway Chap and Soya Ramen Set Meal' Initially, I only wanted to try the 'Soya Ramen'. But, somehow I ended up going for this set meal. For a start, the Ramen is pretty decent. It have similar characteristics of the normal bowl of Ramen. There's the thin Japanese Noodles, seaweeds and lots of vegetables. However, the only problem would be the soup being too bland. Even though the taste of the soup isn't thick and strong enough, but the sweet soup have this nice taste of 'Soya Beans'. Something different and deliciously nice to try :D As for the plate of 'Kway Chap' ingredients, this is kinda interesting to me. Besides for the 'braised peanuts' and 'braised eggs', all the other ingredients are pretty new to me. Can you believe it, besides for the 'Mushrooms', all the other ingredients were mostly made out of 'Soya Bean'. To me, the taste of the ingredients are pretty okay and not too salty, but the chewy texture just isn't there, which is a great disappointment. :|

So where can you give these healthy food a good try?

The name of this restaurant would be "O'bean Organic Soya Store". It's located along 'Tanjong Pagar Road'.

Notes:

• Opening Hours:
  Weekdays: 10:00 - 22:30
  Saturdays: 10:00 - 23:00
  (Closed on Sundays)

* Click here for the 'Facebook Page' of "O'bean Organic Soya Store".