Kang Lin Kitchen at Clementi

Ming Kitchen at Clementi central has been taken over by a new tze char stall, Kang Lin Kitchen (康林小厨). 

The menu variety is great and offers many more versions of meat dishes with the same cooking style. Example is their Mongolian ribs which can be done with chicken for non pork eaters. 

We ordered 3 mains and a plate of rice to share.

1. Fried kailan ($8) - stir fried baby kailan with garlic. A little oily but very tasty indeed. Rating: 3.8/5

2. Mongolian chicken ($12) - black pepper sauce with fried chicken. Love the tenderness of the chicken and generosity of sauce. Rating: 4/5

3. Fuyong egg ($7) - big portion of egg omelette fried very fragrantly with char siew bits and onions. Yummy! Rating: 4/5

Overall, Kang Lin Kitchen is definitely comparable to the old Ming Kitchen and in fact tasted better. We will definitely be back to try others.

A summary of items we had:

Fried kalian

Mongolian chicken

Fuyong egg

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3.9/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Kang Lin Kitchen
450, Clementi Ave 3, Singapore 120450

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Yu Cun Curry Fish Head at Upper Paya Lebar Road

Just 10mins walk from Tai Seng MRT Exit A, Yu Chun is a highly recommendable tze char restaurant for its claypot curry fish head and many others affordable tze char dishes. 

We were there with our usual foodie khakis for this highly anticipated meal and we were so glad that it did not disappoint us. Ordering is done via tablet and food was promptly served within 10mins.

1. Claypot curry fish head with added vegetables ($31) - fresh fish head cooked in piping hot curry sauce and generous portion of vegetables. The gravy was thick and delicious and goes well with either rice or fried mantou. For spicy lovers, you can increase the spiciness. Rating: 4.3/5

2. Chicken with salted egg ($9.90) - crunchy chicken bits coated with salted egg. Would be better if there was gravy but tasted still good. Rating: 3.9/5

3. Beancurd with radish ($7.90) - homemade beancurd with deep fried radish. Love the crunchiness of the radish on top of the smooth silky beancurd. Rating: 4/5

4. Spinach in superior stock ($7.90) - the stock is so sweet and spinach still fresh and not overly cooked. Nicely done. Rating: 4/5

5. Baby squid ($12.90) - deep fried baby squid with thai sauce. So appetizing and yummy. Rating: 4/5

6. Mongolian king ribs ($8.90) - tender king ribs tossed in sweet and sour sauce with black pepper. Rating: 4/5

7. Brinjal with chicken floss ($8.90) - deep fried brinjal tossed with thai sauce and topped with chicken floss. Love this combi so much. Crunchiness of the brinjal goes so well with the sauce and floss. Rating: 4.1/5

We would definitely be back if we are near Tai Seng area and missing good curry fish head. All dishes are subjected to gst and service charge. Do go early to avoid queue.

A summary of what we had:

Claypot curry fish head with added vegetables

Chicken with salted egg

Beancurd with radish

Spinach in superior stock

Baby squid

Mongolian king ribs

Brinjal with chicken floss

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Yu Cun Curry Fish Head

147 Upper Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 534849

Restaurant - Chinese

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Baker and Cook at Chip Bee Garden Holland Village

Baker and Cook, an artisan bakery and cafe, offers wonderful all day breakfast brunch and coffee and many other pastries.

Located along the stretch of restaurants at Chip Bee Gardens, Baker and Cook is very popular with the residents and customers for their awesome and delicious food and cafe. 

We were there for brunch and gotten ourselves seated at a very cosy round table. We ordered their highly recommended eggs benedict with smoked salmon ($19) and ham and cheese crossiant ($8). 

Generous portion of smoked salmon on 2 pcs of sourdough bread topped with baby spinach and eggs benedict. Simply awesome combi in terms of taste and appearance. Rating: 4.2/5

The ham and cheese crossiant is flaky and buttery and is preferred over Tiong Bahru's bakery. A little small but definitely awesome in taste. Rating: 4.2/5

The coffees are great tasting too and goes so well with the food.

All food and drinks are subjected to GST but no service charge. We would definitely return for their great food, bread and coffee.

A summary of what we had:

Eggs benedict with smoked salmon

Ham and cheese crossiant

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.2/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Baker and Cook

Chip Bee Gardens, 44 Jln Merah Saga, 01-56, Singapore 278115

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Soi Thai Kitchen at Jcube

Soi Thai Kitchen is newly located on the 4th floor of Jcube. The small restaurant is tucked away at a cosy corner beside the cinema. 

With about 20 to 30 seater area, this authentic Thai restaurant is managed by pure Thais and the chefs in the kitchen has more than 30yrs of experience. 

We tried 3 of their highly recommended dishes.

1. Beef pranaeng ($11) - supposedly stewed beef in thick curry sauce. The sauce is awesome but the beef slices or chunks were extremely tough. It was rather hard to chew. We should have gone for their chicken pranaeng instead as chicken meat should be more tender. Rating: 3.4/5

2. Phad thai ($6) - fragrantly fried flat noodles with seafood. The ingredients were little and the noodles taste was strong. Was a little disappointed with the dish. Rating: 3/5

3. Papaya salad ($6) - thinly shredded green papaya tossed in fish sauce and nuts. The salad was lacking the tanginess and was salty. Rating: 3/5

4. Red ruby ($3) - crunchy water chestnut bits in coconut milk and crushed ice. Portion was generous but found the dessert a tad sweet. Rating: 3.2/5

All dishes are priced with no gst and service charge.

Soi Thai Kitchen is still economical for families and students.

A summary of what we had:

Beef pranaeng

Phad thai

Papaya salad

Red ruby

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.2/5

Price: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

Service: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Soi Thai Kitchen

JCube, 2 Jurong East Central 1, #04-12, Singapore 609731

Restaurant - Thai

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Feng Food at Northpoint City Yishun

Located among the food street at the new wing of Northpoint City, Feng Food serves traditional Taiwanese dishes with no service charges. 

From the popular braised pork rice to fried chicken cutlet, there is a wide range of Taiwanese noodles and rice dishes to choose from. 

Ordering of the food is done at the table. We ordered 3 of their recommended dishes:

1. Stir fried romaine lettuce ($7.80) - garlic fried romaine lettuce. Vegetables are fresh but salty. Rating: 3/5

2. Crispy chicken cutlet ($9) - five spice marinated chicken cutlet deep fried crispily on the outside. The cutlet was juicy and tender. Rating: 3.8/5

3. Chilli sauce noodles with shrimps ($9.80) - my favourite noodle but was disappointing. The taste wasn't flavorful enough and the shrimp dumplings were tough. Rating: 2.9/5

Overall it wasn't a very satisfying meal for us. Maybe we should have gone for their braised meat rice instead.

A summary of what we had:

Stir fried romaine lettuce ($7.80)

Crispy chicken cutlet ($9)

Chilli sauce noodles with shrimps ($9.80)

My overall ratings:

Food: 3/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Feng Food

930 Yishun Ave 2, Northpoint City, #B1-156, Singapore 769098

Restaurant - Taiwanese

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8Eight Korean BBQ at Shaw Center Orchard

8Eight Korean BBQ started its first franchise at The Central and was very well received with many family and friends for get togethers. We were at their 2nd branch today for a Valentine's Day meal with our buddies. 

Being meat lovers, we opted for their 4 flavor pork belly set ($58).

Each set comes with an army stew and free flow of kimchi and sprouts. There are 8 flavors of meat to choose from. We opted for lightly flavored garlic, red pepper paste, wine and khalbi. The meats are cooked by their friendly staff to the right texture which melted in our mouth.

The pork belly is from a rare pig called Mangalitza of Hungarian origin. No porky smell and taste at all. Simply love it.

The army stew was delicious with lots of sausages, kimchi, cheese, noodles. Simply awesome.

Besides the pork belly, we ordered 200g of angus beef ($48) which comes with onion and mushrooms. The angus beef is a little chewy and we prefered the pork.

The seafood pancake ($28) was awesome with its dip. Thick crispily fried pancake with loads of seafood. The kimchi and sprouts on hotplate was simply awesome!

We would definitely be back for more! One more thing... do not worry about being smelly.. we don't smell like bbq meat after eating. Hahaz... 

A summary of what we had:

4 flavor pork belly set

Angus beef

Seafood pancake

Army Stew

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.6/5

You can locate them here:

8Eight Korean BBQ

1 Scotts Rd, #04-20/21, Singapore 228208

Restaurant - Korean

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The Gogi at Alexandra Central Mall

The Gogi, a small and cosy authentic Korean restaurant, is located on the 3rd floor of Alexandra Central Mall just beside Park Alexandra Hotel. 

The restaurant is very well known for its bbq meats during dinner and other dishes like army stew which are good for sharing.

We love the free sides that comes with the mains.

There is a total of 6 sides in all, with kimchi and fishcake being our favorite. Sides are free flow, so feel free to ask for more whenever required.

We ordered from their lunch menu which ranges from $12 - $17. Pork stew, kimchi jigae, tofu stew, ginseng chicken, seafood stew and chicken ramen.

Among all, the tofu stew is the most worth it. At $14, the stew was filled with tofu snd seafood. Simply awesome. Nothing special with the seafood stew and kimchi jigae. The ginseng chicken was light with very little ginseng taste. But portion is huge for the chicken. The rest of the stews are much smaller in portion.

For authencity, would give the thumbs up. In terms of taste, there are others that can be comparable as well. Maybe the dinner menu will be more well liked with bbq meat options. Nevertheless, the Gogi is still good for an authentic korean meal.

A summary of what we had:

Pork Rib Stew

Seafood Stew

Chicken Ramen

Kimchi Jigae

Ginseng Chicken

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

The Gogi

321 Alexandra Road, #03-01, Alexandra Central, Singapore 159971

Restaurant - Korean

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Eighteen Chefs at Orchard Cathay Cineleisure

Benny Se Teo, the founder of Eighteen Chefs, was an ex-drug addict that has turned over a new leaf with God's grace and guidance. He currently owns more than 15 outlets all over Singapore and has more than 300 employees under him with 150 belonging to ex-convicts.

His story was amazing and he has been invited to several churches for his testimony. 

We are here at his Cathay Cineleisure outlet located on the 4th floor. The crowd was not great and mainly are students and teenagers. Food has to be ordered at the counter. We ordered 2 of their signature mains and 1 recommended sides.

1. Bbq chicken ($11.80) - tenderly grilled bbq chicken with 2 sides. I opted for their butter corn and garden salad. The chicken chop was nicely done and drizzled generously with bbq sauce. Rating: 3.5/5

2. Sambal cheese fries ($6.20) - medium cut fries topped with cheese, mayo and housemade sambal. A little spicy but overall combi still quite good. Would be better if the fries are more crispily fried. Rating: 3.5/5

3. Japanese curry beef rice ($14.80) - beef steak in japanese curry and rice. The steak was a little tough at medium well. Curry sauce a little watered down as well. Rating: 3/5

10% discounts are given for senior citizen, students and Safra card owners. Friendly restaurant manager going around asking for feedback. For economical western food lovers, Eighteen Chefs definitely could be considered.

A summary of what we had:

Sambal cheese fries

Bbq chicken

Japanese curry beef rice

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.2/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.6/5

You can locate them here:

Eighteen Chefs

#04-02, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, 8 Grange Road, Singapore 239695

Restaurant - Western

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New Ubin Seafood at Zhongshan Mall

New Ubin Seafood started with their delicious tze char food at Pulau Ubin. With modernization, the restaurant has also evolved to new, fusion dishes. With its 2nd branch at Zhongshan Mall, New Ubin seafood offers a great variety of fusion tze char style dishes. 

We were there for a pre-CNY dinner with our lovely group of buddies. We ordered many of their recommended dishes as displayed on the chalkboard:

1. US black angus beef ($80) - at $16 per 100g, the tenderly grilled juicy beef is cut into cubes and accompanied with mustard sauce and tomato sauce. Each portion of beef comes with heart attack fried rice and potato wedges. Thumbs up for the beef tenderness. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Boss bee hoon ($15) - very similar to chao ta bee hoon whereby the wok hei taste is very strong. Goes very well with their crunchy juicy chilli. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Hokkien mee special ($18) - sinfully good fried hokkien mee with prawn broth, pork lards and sotongs. Tasted so good with the sambal belacan. Rating: 4.2/5

4. Brinjal special ($25) - thinly sliced brinjal caramalized and tossed with dried chilli. Sourish and delicious. Rating: 4.5/5

5. Green dragon vegetables ($18) - garlic fried vegetables with pork lards. A little oily but rather fragrantly fried. Rating: 4/5

6. Curry fish head ($32) - piping hot and thick fish curry with lots of vegetables and yummy fish head. So good that my fren finished the entire pot of gravy by himself! Rating: 4.3/5

7. Chilli crab sauce with fried mantou ($24) - nothing too special with this dish. Ordinary chilli crab sauce with fried mantou. Rating: 3.8/5

8. Salt and pepper fried squid ($24) - tenderly deep fried squid tossed with black pepper and salt. Tasted so much like a Taiwan cuisine. Rating: 4.2/5

8. Desserts - pulau hitam and orh nee at $10 and $8 respectively. Very sweet desserts that didn't suit our taste. Rating: 3/5

The main dishes are good and desserts can be skipped. We would probably be back again but to try others. Ambience is great but service was slow due to the crowd.

A summary of what we had:

US black angus beef

Boss bee hoon

Hokkien mee special

Brinjal special

Green dragon vegetables

Curry fish head

Chilli crab sauce with fried mantou

Salt and pepper fried squid

Pulau hitam

Orh nee

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

New Ubin Seafood

16 Ah Hood Rd, Zhongshan Mall, Singapore 329982

Restaurant - Fusion

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