Old Street Bak Kut Teh - You Tiao - Soya Milk

I've been to Singapore many times but was only able to try this on my last visit. It was de-li-cious! I wasn't feeling well on the first three days of my vacation, but this little number did the trick. The place was designed like an old street restaurant. I fancy simple places like this. It feels homey.







The service was quick and easy. Each table had drawers and each drawer served a purpose. Drawers would have a tablet where you can choose the food you want to eat. This is how you order. Other drawers would have utensils to use. Not even 10 minutes of sending it in, our food was served. :-D





The first thing we ordered was the Bak Kut Teh. I wasn't feeling well and my body was rejecting the food that I was trying to eat half way through swallowing. This was the first food that my body happily accepted. The best part was that the lady kept giving us free broth. :-D




On our menu, Kai Lan. Veggies are necessary to keep us all healthy. It was fresh.



The rest of the food on the table were free appetizers. This included the warm tasty bread and the usual peanuts with sauce.


All in all, with cleanliness, good service, and delicious food;


This restaurant is located at the Jurong East station (red line) inside the "Jem" mall.

Dinner at Johnny Chow

We don't usually go out on family dinners nor do we eat all together at home. Eating together is a rare occasion in my family. We all have different schedules so timing is hard to come by.

Last night my brother decided to treat us all to dinner. We went to Johnny Chow to feast! I've never eaten in Johnny Chow before, so I'm gonna write about it.

Honestly when I passed by this restaurant before, what came to my mind was alcohol. The first thing I saw were blue lights and what looked to be a mini bar. I had to look twice to see that this was actually Asian Cuisine.

When I entered, I looked around and a lot of things called my attention. A floral lamp with a blue base, faces posted behind chairs. A total mixture of different Asian and modern aspects. All in all, me like.




Pimped out Mona Lisa = WIN

Male Waiters wore black uniforms while the female waiters were like Nicki Minaj - Asian style. They all had wigs of different colors.



We were served with cold lemon water while we waited for our food. Although I appreciated it, I would have loved to have been given a choice if I wanted warm water, or house tea. Some people don't drink cold water.

I felt a bit off with the service because the table after us got their food at least 10 minutes before we did. 

We ordered these:


"Eat Pray Love"


I am amused with the playfulness of the menu. :) Food presentation was all good for dinner. Mommy wasn't a big fan of the shrimp. According to her, it didn't taste fresh. The salad was also served with the sauce already poured in, and may have stayed in the counter for a while, which made the vegetables a wee bit saggy. Taste wise, this dish was okay.


"Chuck Norris"


Okay, seriously Chuck Norris? haha. I loved this dish. Taste, texture, flavor = YUMM! Wish I could've eaten more.


"Lechon Macau and Honey Pork Barbecue"


Tasty!


"Wu Hun Chicken - Sweet & Sour"


This dish was good too, but it tasted ordinary.

The only thing I can say I didn't like at all, was the constant running and bumping into chairs of so many servers. It's as if they were all in a state of panic , running around like crazy kids while dangerously holding hot food that might spill over anyone. You can see others walking around but not exactly accomplishing anything.

Johnny Chow needs improvement on their servers training. Customers do not appreciate having dinner feeling like "Oops. It's time for one of the servers to fall!"

Aside from the chaos of running, dinner was nice. I would recommend Johnny Chow to any one of my friends.

I'm giving the restaurant as a whole: