Hadn’t made my visit back to Ah Lock Kitchen in a while; apart from serving up their signature Hakka rice bowls, their stall at Blk 573 Woodlands Drive 16 also serves up an assortment of Lok Lok — great to share around the table.

Liked how the skewers here are all adequately battered without being feeling particularly greasy or jelak — just nicely coated for a slight crispness with just a bit of paprika for flavour. Thought the highlights of what they have for the assortment would be the broccoli and the Tamago; the former coming with charred florets that is exceptionally delicious width a distinct smokiness whilst being light and crisp. The Tamago was really an interesting take — that familiar Japanese-style omelette comes with a mix of familiar sweetness and slight savouriness from the crisp batter on the exterior, yet surprisingly retains its moisture without being any way dry from the frying. Other items I really enjoyed were the mix of mushrooms that they carry; King Oyster Mushrooms, Enoki Mushrooms and Grey Oyster Mushrooms — all crowd pleasers in their own rights carrying a good bounce, yet crisp from the light batter on the exterior. Patrons can opt for either Satay Sauce or the Home-made Chili Sauce; the latter being the signature chili sauce that comes with their Hakka rice bowls — a sweet yet zippy concoction that tickles the taste buds with its moderate level of spiciness, and also my utter favourite to throw into the rice bowl to mop up all that rice beneath.

Really glad to see how far Ah Lock & Co., Ah Lock Kitchen and Ah Lock Tofu had come along so far — from just being simply a hawker stall to what they are now. Pretty glad that there is one that is located pretty conveniently to me, which also carries the Lok Lok; something which I am definitely looking forward to share around the table!