Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Brothers Rojak @ Clementi Avenue 3 - Best Rojak in the West

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I have frequent Brothers Rojak at Clementi Avenue 3 on several occasions but I always order takeaway. I finally get the chance to eat in at the coffeeshop with my foodie friends on a weekend. I was eager and proud to introduce to my friends my favourite Rojak stall in Singapore.

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Rojak 4.5/5

Usually when I take away, the sauce is packed separately. I just pour the sauce and mixed the ingredients myself. Resulting in a pool of gravy at the end. Having the opportunity to eat in, I realized how skillful the uncle is, in getting all the various ingredients to be evenly coated with the savoury shrimp paste sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts and some finely cut bunga kantan (pink ginger bud) to round off the sweet, tangy and nutty enjoyment.

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Rojak 4.5/5

The Rojak priced from $3 to $8 comes with a variety of ingredients such as tau pok, youtiao, cucumber, pineapple and jicama. The tau pok and youtiao were given a quick toast for crisp. For a little extra cost, one can add on additional items such as tau pok, youtiao, cuttlefish and century egg.

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During my recent visit, I noticed that the stall uncle seems to have aged quite a bit. I wonder how long can he continue doing this. He basically stands the whole day, mixing and tossing the ingredients in a bowl. I doubt he has the chance to have a rest at all. In all my visits, there is always a queue and it never seems to stop. I really hope the stall uncle will stay healthy and strong for many more years to come.


Brothers Rojak
Blk 449 Clementi Avenue 3
#01-211
Singapore 120449
Nearest MRT: Clementi (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat: 11am - 930pm
(Closed on Sun)

Direction
1) Alight at Clementi MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk straight towards CityVibe and continue straight to block 450. Walk to the end of block 450 and right to the carpark at the back. Cut across the carpark to block 449 which is opposite blk 450. The coffeeshop is located at the corner of block 449. Journey time about 5 minutes. [Map]

Monday, February 29, 2016

Penang Home Made Beef Ball @ Beauty World Food Centre

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Newly opened just beside my favourite Top 1 Home Made Noodle at Beauty World Food Centre is Penang Home Made Beef Ball. The owner told us that they are from Penang and the family has a restaurant (Restoran Kham Khee) in Penang. The couple has ventured down South to open the little humble stall at the food centre.

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Beef Noodle Soup 3.5/5

The Beef Noodle Soup ($5) comes with with mix of beef slices, beef tendon and beef balls. The ingredients were fresh and I like that the beef slices are not over cooked, still having a little pink in colour. The beef balls were also firm and bouncy. Unfortunately, we find the soup lacking in depth. It felt like we were having Vietnamese Pho.

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Beef Brisket Noodle 3/5

The Beef Brisket Noodle ($5) comes with springy noodles but I thought the beef brisket was not tender enough. This did not seem to bring justice to the beef.

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Overall I find the beef noodle stall is only average. If you want something light, then you can consider having this. I would recommend going for the soup version over the dry version. Saying that, the home made beef ball is good.


Penang Home Made Beef Ball
Beauty World Food Centre
144 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Level 4, #04-43
Singapore 588177
Nearest MRT: Beauty World (DT Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun: 10am - 7pm
(Closed on Thu)

Direction:
1) Alight at Beauty World MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]