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($7) I ordered small size for 1 to 2 pax. For their pork chop and old fashioned french fries was slightly hard texture to chew thru and dry aftertaste as I felt that they deep friend in advance before placing order. It's one of best selling side beside roasted and steamed chicken rice.

(ard $5 to 6 as I already forgot the pricing) I literally went back for mixed rice as lunch period always like packed. Tbh their pepper chicken taste quite good compared to their rest of ingredients was quite salty in taste.

Grilled unagi speciality restaurants are far from a new concept in Singapore, but none of them would be classified as anything approaching ‘affordable’. However, @unatoto_sg is here to right that wrong, offering a whole tail fillet of grilled eel over rice for thirteen dollars before GST & service charge.⠀
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Eating unagi is a bit like Russian Roulette, you never know if you’re gonna get a fillet full of pin-bones or one with relatively few pin-bones, so proceed with caution. The eel is expertly grilled and retains its moist, soft texture, while the teriyaki glaze amply brushed on the unagi is more than sufficient to flavour it with savoury & salty notes, intermingled with a seductive smokiness from the charcoal grill.⠀
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If you really wanna make a meal out of it, you can turn it into a meal with unagi liver soup & a side dish for an extra $5.50++. I was a bit apprehensive about the unagi liver soup, but it surprised me with its light yet satisfyingly savoury qualities. It’s a light, yet tasty broth, and it’s probably an excellent hangover remedy.⠀
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Here at @unatoto_sg, you don’t need to strike the lottery just to afford a fulfilling meal that’s sufficiently sumptuous. Now that’s a winning ticket if you ask me.

Was introduced Idaten Udon by a friend and got this hot udon with vegetable karriage at $9.70. Very fillingly affordable and delicious at such a place.

I crave this so often. The noodle got me curious but I still ordered the fried rice. The best thing about this was the many flavours. Every component was shiok. Their pork is more popular than chicken because it's juicy with a layer of flour or starch.

Grilled Saba Fish + BBQ Chicken

($8.50) I finally tried their BBQ Chicken with Grilled Saba fish (best of both worlds) for people who wanted to try different two sides instead of one side. Their BBQ chicken marinated with sauce was quite tender and not that hard. Fish got really freshly cooked taste and coated with sauce.

We were back (and tbh on multiple occasions since) at Hong Kong Star Zi Char to check out some of their other dishes.

For $20 to $30 (depending on its size), you yet a good sized fresh grouper fish. The fish is delicately steamed to perfection upon order - moist, flaky and tender. You can tell the fish is fresh because the meat is buttery sweet and there is no muddy or 'fishy' aftertaste.

I like it that HK Star uses a lighter and subtly sweet soy sauce base to accompany their steam fish. It is great over rice and alright even if you 'drink' it up by the spoonful. I find that most eateries tend to use heavier tasting soy sauces either to cover the 'fishy' odours of the fish or to make it more 'flavourful'. To be honest, I think HK Star's lighter touch is better as it allows the natural flavours of the fish to shine through instead of overpowering it.

Hk Star also serves other fishes but they are often snapped up fast. So remember, the early bird catches the fish!

‼️Finally tried the highly raved ban mian at Far East Plaza✨ surprised that there is no queue😮 but there are patrons already at 11am✨ went for their cheapest and classic dry mee hoon kueh with minced pork ($7.20), kinda surprised by the price point 🥲 i guess it’s orchard, saw reviews it used to be $5.50 though😭
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back to taste wise, i do like the rich dark soya sauce and chewy mee hoon kueh but hm, i think i did have similar before. its good but maybe i got hyped up too much, for the price point and surrounding options, missed the mark abit to be a regular spot but if im craving ban mian nearby i will visit 😊

if you prefer less sweet sambal and a runny yolk, the nasi lemak ($4.50) here is the one for u! both fried chicken and coconut rice are comparable

We are fans of Nakhon Thai's food but we really dislike waiting in line for up till an hour during peak dining times.

We happened to be there for a late lunch / early dinner and decided to try out something a little different from our usual pad thai and green curry.

Goong Ob Woon Sen or Thai prawn vermicelli is a classic Thai dish. Vermicelli (or glass noodles) and prawns are cooked together in a steel pot with a stock broth, and lots of sauces and aromatics such as ginger, garlic and pepper. This allows the noodles to soak up all the incredible and wonderful flavours from the broth, herbs and sauces.

There is only one right way to do this - slurp it all up at one go! Nakhon does their version well. They added sesame oil and basil to give the dish an additional nutty flavour. It's a tad on the oily side but it kinda makes slurping easier!

Brought my colleagues here. We ordered 2 sets of chicken rice for 4x2pax tho’ we were only 7. Still it wasn’t a problem finishing the extra plate of chicken rice. The side dishes are like chicken feet, tau kwa, tau pok, braised eggs, lettuce etc. it was fun!

This is how it looks like when u Ta bao Sam Leong chicken rice home. Good quality utensils in black box and containers too! Cannot compare to Uncle Sam Leong who passed on already (much missed 😢) but it’s not bad la!