Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen @ Novena Square 2

A few years back Popeyes Fried Chicken can only be found at Changi Airport. Now the fried chicken chain has expanded its business and my new outlets have opened in different parts of Singapore. Among the four fried chicken restaurants in Singapore (Popeyes, KFC, Arnold and Texas), Popeyes is my favourite.

Popeyes has opened another new outlet at Novena Square 2 mall. I have the 2 pieces chicken meal which came with a biscuit, a side, a drink and 2 pieces of chicken. Enjoyed the taste and crispness of the chicken skin as well as the tender chicken meat which was not too oily. Popeyes fried chicken still retains its pole position in my fried chicken list.

Fried Chick 4.2/5

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Novena Square 2
10 Sinaran Drive
 #01-04/05
Nearest MRT: Novena (NS Line)

VeganBurg @ Jalan Eunos

Think Fast Food is junk food? Think again. This phrase is painted on the wall of the new concept fast food restaurant, VeganBurg at Jalan Eunos. Yes they are selling vegetarian burgers, buns made from wholemeal organic grains and patties that are free of gluten and genetically modified organism.

Currently, VeganBurg offers 5 different type of burgers namely, Cracked Pepper Mayo, Hawaiian Pineapple, Smoky BBQ, Char-Grilled Satay and Tangy Tartar which were designed to provide different nutrients.

Sample of the menu

I ordered the Cracked Pepper Mayo meal (which contains Omega 3, Omega 6, Zinc) while my partner ordered the Smoky BBQ meal (which contains Beta-Carotene). The meal also included fries and juice. Surprisingly, the burgers tasted very yummy. It was way beyond my expectation for a vegetarian burger. The cracked pepper mayo patty had a nice soya flavour while the smoky BBQ patty had a mushroomy flavour. Being a meat person, I was worried that I may not have the "filling" satisfaction but I was wrong. I felt full and satisfied after the meal.

Cracked Pepper Mayo 4.5/5

Smoky BBQ 4.5/5

There is another unique concept at VeganBurg. They used Mesh Tin to serve their burgers. I have taken a picture of it after finishing my burgers and removing the paper

Mesh Tin used to serve the burger and fries

Vegan Burg
44 Jalan Eunos
Nearest MRT: Eunos (EW Line)

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Texas Chicken @ Singapore Expo

Another new fried chicken fast food chain, Texas Chicken has opened  or relaunched in Singapore after KFC, Popeye and Arnold. I mentioned relaunched because I remembered there was Texas Chicken in the 1980's if my memories were correct. Nevertheless, thanks to Select Group, they have brought Texas Chicken to Singapore. Currently they have 2 outlets in Singapore Expo and United Square while the third is going to open in Changi Airport Terminal 1 transit soon.

Compare to the other fried chicken chains, the fried chicken at Texas Chicken was less oily. However I thought the chicken lacked the fragrance in their seasoning. The biscuit was nice. I preferred theirs to Popeye. Their biscuit was the hard type while Popeye's was soft inside. The coleslaw and mashed potatoes sides were norm while the mashed potatoes had a buttery taste.

Fried Chicken with Biscuit 3.5/5

Coleslaw 3.5/5

Mashed Potatoes 3.5/5

Texas Chicken
Singapore Expo
Outside Hall 4
1 Expo Drive #01-42
Nearest MRT: Expo (EW Line)

Ruyi @ Changi Airport Terminal 1

Changi Airport Terminal 1 welcomes another new eatery with its upgrading. It has brought Ruyi, Chinese fast food to the airport. Ruyi is opened by Tung Lok Group.

I had the staff meal which came with a main, soup and dessert. I chose the fried rice, seaweed egg flower chicken soup and lemongrass jelly with longan. Food was ordered, paid at the counter and served in plastic disposable containers.

Food was acceptable only. Fried rice was a bit hard and dry. The seaweed egg flower soup has ginger slices in it which I don't enjoy. Dessert was good and refreshing.

Staff Set Meal

Ruyi Fried Rice 3.8/5

Seaweed Egg Flower Chicken Soup 3.5/5

Lemongrass Jelly with Longan 4/5

Ruyi

Changi Airport Terminal 1

Departure Hall

#021-034 Level 2

Nearest MRT: Changi Airport (EW Line)