Came across the new Smashed SG that had just recently opened their doors when scrolling through social media the other day. Located in the Food Loft coffeeshop at Blk 717 Yishun Street 71, Smashed SG is a stall that is situated in the same coffeeshop as where the outlet of El Carbon and Daily Green at Khatib are also at — just a short walking distance away from Khatib Camp. Smashed SG takes over the former stall that was vacated by Ho Yeah Nasi Lemak in the coffeeshop, being at the corner just adjacent to the stall serving mixed economic rice stall. Smashed SG is a stall that focuses on serving up Indonesian cuisine — the menu comprising of various types of Penyet / Bakar dishes that feature different meat / seafood / vegetable options; some examples of the types of Penyet / Bakar dishes served up at Smashed SG includes Ayam Penyet, Udang Penyet and Eggplant Bakar. Patrons would also be able to choose between four levels of spiciness for their Penyet / Bakar items by going for one of the four types of sambal chili which they have to offer. For those looking for something other than rice dishes to go for, Smashed SG also carries a Beef Bakso Beehoon on its menu as well — they also do serve up quite a variety of sides including a Munch Combo comprising of Fried Beancurd, Tempeh and Eggplant, as well as Keropok that works well as items to share around the table if dining in a group.

It has been quite a while since the last time where we have had Ayam Bakar — it was needless to say that it was the item that we gravitated towards when making our order at Smashed SG. For the choice of sambal chili, we asked the staff behind the counter for recommendations — she mentioned that the Sambal Penyet would be her personal favourite which also comes at the maximum spiciness rating at four chillies based on what is being illustrated on the menu, though she did also present us with the option of going for the Signature Kecap Manis that is rated at one chili in terms of spiciness. We found ourselves going for the former since the Ayam Bakar already consisted of Kecap Manis anyway. Smashed SG does not list down the elements that come with their Ayam Bakar — that being said, the Ayam Bakar at Smashed SG comes with the usual suspects; think fried beancurd, tempeh, leafy greens, and cherry tomato on the side whilst accompanied with flavoured rice that comes with fried shallots on the top. The bowl of beef bakso soup on the side was complimentary from the stall — they were giving out free bowls of the beef bakso soup as part of their opening promotion.

Going straight for the Ayam Bakar itself, we note that the grilled chicken was pretty tender; the flesh falls off the bone without much effort. The skin is coated in a thick and dense Kecap Manis glaze; we suspect that this would be the same as the Signature Kecap Manis sambal option, considering how we observed bits of chili padi with the Ayam Bakar coming with a light hint of spiciness amidst the sweetness of the Kecap Manis as well. The bed of rice comes with in a slightly yellowish hue; we do suspect that there might be some use of chicken stock and ginger in the cooking process that gives it a sufficiently moist texture whilst giving it a very mildly savoury note. The Sambal Penyet was probably their own terminology to describe Sambal Terasi; there is a bright hint of raw chilis that gave the sambal its spicy kick that should tickle the tastebuds of those whom are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness, though we would say their rendition of it was way more manageable than what other similar establishments might serve up. The other elements are pretty decent too; the tempeh provided a soft and firm bite with an evidently bean-y note, while the fried beancurd was soft with a somewhat crisp exterior without feeling “old”. With its Penyet / Bakar dishes broth priced between $7.90 and $9.90 (the priciest being the Sotong Bakar), the food at Smashed SG does seem to be priced at the higher side as compared to the other stalls surrounding it. That being said, Smashed SG is a dining option which we would consider having if around the area.