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2013-09-21
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The Factory should be no stranger to foodies and north-east residents. Having themselves featured on many platforms, many have introduced it as a place for artisanal fries and waffles. The interior of The Factory is iniviting; a clean and bright interior with brilliantly white walls and paintings hung as if it was an art museum, along with the tastefully paired mismatched furniture, it is simple chic at it’s best with a wee bit of industrialism in it. It’s location however may be easily missed,
The main selling point of the fries here are the artisanal dips ($7.50). I went for the recommendations of the lady at the counter because I was spoilt for choice with all the unique flavours sold there! Went for the Spicy Melted Tomato with Chinchalok. There is an option of having thick or skinny fries, but the lady kindly offered to mix in both versions for me because I could not decide which to have as well. The thick fries are somewhat closer to potato wedges in size, while the skinny ones are pretty much like typical shoestring fries. The thick ones are fluffy which makes them suitable to spread the dips and the condiments on, but the skinny ones are crispier. The fries were nicely golden brown and salted to the way I like, which is likely to be too much for the health-conscious. The Spicy Melted Tomato with Chinchalok sauce is reminiscent to the typical chili sauce with Chinchalok, but the Chinchalok taste was not that heavy to turn those whom cannot accept its taste away. The tomato added a nice zingy flavour and it gave a consistent mushy texture; something very well executed as such dishes often end up with a rough slushy texture instead.
Of course, I could not miss out on the waffles so I went for a Belgian Waffle with a scoop of ice-cream ($7.00). The Horlicks Malty Ice-Cream was not very strong in either flavour and tasted seemingly confused, though it was smooth and great way to get a chill out of the hot weather these days. The waffle was a different story; this waffle was just crispy on the outside and fluffy in the inside, with it being a bit moist but not sickly dense. There is a certain depth to it and it was just the right amount that made it a pleasure to have. Definitely one of the better ones that I had so far and to be honest, it was something that I thought I would never get sick of eating over and over again.For more photos and the full review, please visit: http://jiaksimipng.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/the-factory-lim-tua-tow-road/
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