Aglioolio Bistro at SAVOURWORLD Science Park Drive

Aglioolio is an Italian restaurant that serves pasta with a Singapore taste. There are 9 different pasta base to choose from, ranging from their popular aglio olio, tomato base to their unique salted egg base etc. 

The pasta are cooked in different spicy level, for one that cannot take spicy, the mild is recommended. Anyone who loves chilli should go for their normal and above. We ordered the aglio oglio and tomato base pastas and were surprised to be told to choose the spicy level for the tomato base as well. 

1. Chipolata Aglio Oglio ($13.90) - one can choose aglio oglio with different ingredients like chicken, fish, sausages etc. Kevin opted for chipolata with mild spiciness. The spaghetti is cooked to the right texture and springiness. Fragrantly fried with garlic bits, olive oil and onion slices, this aglio olio deserves a thumbs up. Rating: 4/5

2. Tomato base chicken spaghetti ($14.90) - tender chicken pcs fried with homemade tomato base in chilli padi. Simply awesome with the spicy kick and its so appetizing. Lovely fusion taste. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Fried calamari ($7.90) - ordered this as a side dish. The bread crumbs used to fried the squid is yummy and they are so well done with the crispy texture. Rating: 4/5

Overall, Aglioolio definitely deserves a 2nd visit and this time we will be back to try the other dishes like the salted egg base ones. 

The branch at SAVOURWORLD offers quite a bit of night entertainment with free live band during this Oct due to Oct Fest. So its the best time for a visit with frenz to chill out with good food and fun. 

A summary of what we had:

Chipolata Aglio Oglio

Tomato base chicken spaghetti

Fried calamari

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Aglio Olio Bistro

2 Science Park Drive, ASCENT, #01-29, Singapore 118222

Contact: (+65) 6266 0643

Restaurant - Italian

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Hong Jja Jang at Tanjong Pagar

Along the same side as Obba Jjajangmyeon, Hong Jja Jang is another newly opened Korean restaurant offering a wide range of Korean Chinese dishes. Jjajangmyeon is definitely their main attraction as its shop name implies. 

The attractive container looking shop attracted my customers to them. Unfortunately the seating area isn't big. 

The owner is a young Korean and he welcomed us with a warm smile. The restaurant was hot as the ventilation system isn't good. Cooking smoke is coming out from the kitchen and was choking to some customers. The restaurant was warm despite the big fans blowing. 

The servers are mainly Koreans but the chefs are all Chinese. Probably this is what it makes to be a Korean Chinese restaurant. Haha! 

We ordered 2 mains: 

1. Tang jja myeon ($18) - Half and half sweet and sour pork strips with jjajangmyeon. The jjajangmyeon gravy is not as thick and tasty as Obba but noodles are still springy and delicious. The sweet and sour pork strips wins Obba especially with their tangy thick sauce. Rating: 3.8/5

2. Mul nang myun ($18) - its cold buckwheat noodles. Disappointing with its flat taste and lumpy noodles as they were all sticked together. Rating: 3/5

Till current, Hong is still offering complimentary free steam egg, salad, side dishes and ice lemon tea. Steam egg is a little tasteless and we had to drizzle some soy sauce over.

The salad and side dishes were average as well. These dishes are definitely required to tie customers over the waiting time as we had to wait 20mins before our 1st dish was served. The kitchen order seems messy from the looks of it and some customers were chasing for their dishes. 

Hopefully Hong will get better in terms of their food service over time. 

A summary of what we had:

Tang jja myeon

Mul nang myun

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.4/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Hong Jjajang

93 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088514

Restaurant - Korean

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Muyoo+ at Bedok Mall

Muyoo+ is originally known for its fruity tea and other bubble teas. At their newly opened branch in Bedok Mall, they are offering freshly baked bread to go with their delicious bubble tea. 

We had their strawerry bun and parmesan egg bun. At a steep price of $4.90 and $4.20 respectively, we couldn't resist attractiveness of the buns. Muyoo+ is currently having their weekly offer of 2nd bun at 50% off. So we had these 2 lovely buns at $7. 

The bread was soft and fluffy especially for the strawberry flavored one. We preferred the sweet buns over the tasty ones. The egg mayo was ordinary but the filling was generous as compared to others. 

The buns are definitely nice but considering the price, the trend might not last. Hopefully Muyoo+ will be able to have more offers to attract more to return to their store to enjoy these lovely bread. Definitely some of the price went into their pretty paper bags they provide with the buns.

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Muyoo+

311 New Upper Changi Road, #01-94, Bedok Mall, Singapore 467360

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Bedok Interchange Hawker Center

Our first time exploring hawker food in the East of Singapore. Bedok Interchange Hawker Center is well known for its delicious food that even the Jurongers will travel all the way down to try the food. 

One of the famous stall will be the Bedok chwee kueh. Although they have many branches, nothing beats the original stall in Bedok. 

Being just the 2 of us, we explored other dishes that seemingly looked delicious and recommended. 

1. Ming Hui Nasi Lemak

Delicious and economical nasi lemak with a queue starting as early as 5pm. We had fried chicken wing, cabbage, sambal eggplant and luncheon meat at just $3.20!! The fried chicken wing is must order as it is so fragrantly and crispily fried. The rice however is not as fragrant as the Holland V nasi lemak. Awesome! Rating: 3.8/5

2. Penang Kitchen

Thought they will be selling authentic penang food but what was recommended instead is their fried fish lor mee at $4. The ingredients were generous and gravy consistency just at the right texture. Simply awesome in taste! Rating: 4/5

3. Xin Kee Signature Curry House

Xin Kee is known for their healthy yet tasty curry dishes. At $4.50, it offers a bowl of 2 curry drumsticks and potato with rice. Though not very thick, it still had the strong curry flavor and no coconut taste. Rating: 3.8/5

We would definitely be back to try the other stalls but this time, we would gather much more people so that we can try more food at a go. So stay tune! 

A summary of what we had:
Ming Hui Nasi Lemak
Fried fish lor mee
Curry drumsticks and potato with rice

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 4/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Bedok Interchange Hawker Center

208 New Upper Changi Road, Singapore 460209

Hawker - Chinese

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Canton Paradise (The Essence of Hong Kong) at JEM

Canton Paradise has successfully opened its latest outlet at JEM basement together LENU. Located at previous Imperial Treasure Restaurant, its strategic location has attracted many customers.

We were all excited to give this new outlet a try today but we disappointed by their slow service. We waited 10mins in queue although there were seats in the restaurant and servers moving around.

There was a slight commotion at the cashier due to some wrong payment but this should not disrupt the rest of the service. No servers came to entertain the guests waiting for their seats and we could see some impatient guests moving off.

Finally after 10mins wait, we were shown to our table which was left unclean. The process and cleanliness was off despite being a known franchise.

Ordering was self serve using the paper menu and we had 6 dishes in all.

1. Vegetarian springroll ($4.90) - 3 crispily fried homemade springroll which was missing the vinegar as a dipping sauce unlike the ones served at Crystal Jade. Rating: 3.2/5

2. Piggy custard bun ($6.20) - this cute piggy custard buns have molten custard filling oozing out from the nose and back. Tasted as good as it looks. Rating: 4/5

3. Wanton in chilli oil ($6.20) - this super appetizing wantons filled with sour and spicy vinegarette. The self made wantons are juicy and meaty. Love this dish. Rating: 4.2/5

4. Chee cheong fun with fried mushroom ($6.20) - this newly created chee cheong fun dish is filled with fried mushrooms. Crunchy with soft chee cheong fun skin tasted so good. Rating: 4/5

5. Spinach with garlic ($11.90) - fragrantly fried minced garlic with spinach. Vegetables are well fried to the right texture. Rating: 4/5

6. XO fried carrot cake ($8.80) - each carrot cake pcs are deep fried and fried with XO sauce, egg, beansprouts and spring onion. A little too dry and no XO taste. Rating: 3.5/5

Overall, we are still satisfied with the food despite the slow service which needs improvement. But we should be back to try the rest of their dishes.

A summary of what we had:
Vegetarian springroll
Piggy custard bun
Wanton in chilli oil
Chee cheong fun with fried mushroom
Spinach with garlic
XO fried carrot cake

My overall ratings:
Food: 3.8/5
Price: 3.5/5
Service: 3/5
Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:
Canton Paradise (The Essence of Hong Kong)
50 Jurong Gateway Rd, #B1-11, JEM, Singapore 608549

Restaurant - Chinese

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Yuba Hut at Northpoint City Shopping Center

Yuba Hut serves modern Japanese cuisine like aburi salmon dons and makis at affordable prices. With their first 2 branches at Heartland Mall and Hillion Mall respectively, Yuba Hut has successfully opened their 3rd outlet at the new wing of Northpoint City in Yishun.

We were there with our lovely bunch of buddies for dinner and was blessed to enjoy their champion floss maki at 50% off for any main don ordered. We were spoilt with choices of makis and dons but have decided to go for the following:

1. Teriyaki chicken don ($9.90) - lovely grilled teriyaki chicken drizzled with sauce and accompanied with an onsen egg. Simply heavenly. Rating: 4/5

2. Beef steak don ($16.90) - the beef fillet was tenderly flamed and very well marinated with sauce. Another heavenly don. Rating: 4/5

3. Aburi salmon don ($16.90) - supposedly to be one of their signature dons but do not seem to taste as nice as the meat dons. Rating: 3.8/5

4. Sashimi don ($16.90) - chirasi don with loads of tuna and salmon sashimi dices. The fishes tasted a little fishy but do not taste as fresh as the ones from Sushiro. Rating: 3.5/5

5. Chicken hotpot with pork base ($15.90) - generous portion of chicken, mushroom, fishcake and vegetables in hotpot. A nice tasty hotpot especially on a cold day. Rating: 4/5

6. Champion maki floss ($8.95) - indeed their champion floss. 8pcs of maki topped with their special sauce, floss and roe. Awesome! Rating: 4.2/5

7. Mentaiko cream cheese maki ($16.90) - tasted a little disappointing as we expected loads of mentaiko. The cream cheese covered the taste of the mentaiko. Rating: 3.8/5

8. Chicken karaage ($5.90) - 5pcs of crispily fried chicken that goes surprisingly well with the cream cheese sauce. Rating: 3.8/5

9. And lastly, Grilled unagi with egg don.

At Yuba Hut, would strongly recommend their meat dons and champion maki floss. Not only good tasting but portion is generous as well. Would definitely be one of the places to consider for dons and makis.

A summary of what we had:
Teriyaki chicken don
Beef steak don
Aburi salmon don
Sashimi don
Chicken hotpot with pork base
Champion maki floss
Mentaiko cream cheese maki
Chicken karaage
Grilled unagi with egg don

My overall ratings:
Food: 3.9/5
Price: 3.8/5
Service: 4/5
Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:
Yuba Hut (Northpoint City)
#B1-186, Northpoint City South Wing, 930 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769098
Opening Hours: Daily 10am to 10pm

Restaurant - Japanese

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Sanook Kitchen at Northpoint Shopping Center

Sanook Kitchen, located at B1 of Northpoint Shopping Center, offers authentic Thai cuisine at very much affordable prices. 

Most dishes are priced at $5.90 per plate except for the seafood dishes. It was crowded during dinner time at 7pm but fortunately, we do not have to wait too long.

The service staff was kind enough to take our orders while queuing so as to minimise the wait for food. We ordered 4 mains and 1 white rice. 

1. Thai fish cake ($5.90) - 4pcs of otah tasting fish cake with thai chilli sauce. Nothing very special but sadly to say it was the best dish among the 4. Rating: 3.5/5

2. Deep fried chicken with cashew nuts ($5.90) - portion was really small with few pcs of chicken and cashew nuts. The chicken pcs were also not evenly coated with sauce. Rating: 3.2/5

3. Sweet and sour fish slices ($9.90) - 6 small pcs of fish fillet with sweet and sour sauces. The sauce was more sourish than sweet and did not taste any like the usual sweet and sour dishes. Rating: 2.8/5

4. Stir fried vegetables with mushroom ($5.90) - overly saucy fried vegetable dish. The vegetables are undercooked especially for the long bean. Rating: 2.8/5

All dishes are subjected to 10% service charge and 7% gst. With the portion and taste, Sakoon Thai would need to improve their dishes before losing their customers. 

A summary of what we had:

Thai fish cake

Deep fried chicken with cashew nuts

Sweet and sour fish slices

Stir fried vegetables with mushroom

My overall ratings:

Food: 3/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Sanook Kitchen

930 Yishun Ave 2, Northpoint Shopping Center, #B1-45/46, Singapore 769098

Restaurant - Thai

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Hai Kee Brothers at Chinatown Point

Hai Kee Brothers is now taken care of by their 3rd generation hawkers James and Joesph. With the ever changing customer demand, Hai Kee now offers many other dishes other than their popular known soy sauce chicken and roasted meat. 

It wasn't too crowded today on a Sat evening around 6pm. Self ordering is done on paper and dishes were promptly served within 10mins. We ordered 4 of their recommended dishes: 

1. Twin platter ($10.80) - chose a combination of char siew and soy sauce chicken. The meat was disappointing. The char siew was a little tough and dry and so was the chicken. Portion is small. Rating: 3/5

2. Lor mee ($8.80) - we ordered with their special meat roll which looked like fish fillet when served. The lor mee was less starchy as compared to the usual. Ingredients were generous with roasted pork and eggs. The yellow noodles had no ghee taste which was great! Rating: 3.8/5

3. XO fried carrot cake ($7.90) - fragrently fried but texture was a little mushy. Not the best tasting fried carrot cake. Rating: 3.5/5

4. Tomato egg ($7.90) - egg was a little hard instead of softly scrambled with tomatoes. Taste was still fine. Rating: 3.5/5

Despite many recommended reviews, we personally felt a little disappointed as the food seemed not to have met our expectations, especially for the roasted meat. 

A summary of what we had:

Twin platter

Lor mee

XO fried carrot cake

Tomato egg

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.4/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You Can locate them here:

133 New Bridge Rd, Singapore 059413 (Chinatown Point)

Tel: +65 6244 4408

Opening Hours: 11:30am – 10pm Daily

Restaurant - Chinese

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