- Tomato banana milkshake ($2)

Saw an interesting tomato banana milkshake here and thus ordered one to try. The owner used one whole fresh tomato and one banana to blend together with ice to produce the final ice-blended milkshake. Only a splash of UHT milk was added to the drink, which is a pity because more would have made the drink nicer. The owner did not add any added syrup to the drink, so whatever taste comes straight from the tomato & banana itself. Perhaps the banana used was not sweet, so the drink tasted more of tomato than banana. Oh well, for $2 I guess it's still an ok drink if you like your drink to be light-tasting.

Claypot tofu ($4), bowl of rice for $0.50

This stall sells quite a few zi-char type of dishes served in claypots. I ordered the claypot tofu to try. The sauce was rather tasty without being too salty. There was a wide variety of vegetables within, e.g. broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, onion, french pea, chinese cabbage and celery. There were only 3 pieces of egg tofu, although there was one prawn (slightly over-cooked) and some pork slices as well. Generally a decent enough comfort dish.

The Alishan restaurant here spans an area of two coffeshops. Besides offering a large range of zi char dishes, they also sell taiwan beef stew noodles.

Today, I decided to focus on the noodles. Both the dry and soup versions were a bit too salty for my liking. The beef stew was a mix of beef tendons and lean meat which were given in generous portions. The beef could be stewed till more tender though. The amount of vegetables given were plenty too.

Generally still ok if you are someone who likes your dishes saltier. Otherwise, you can give this place a miss.Beef Stew Noodles (Dry) - $6Beef Stew Noodles (Soup)

Well, my previous experience with the western food at this stall was not good. But I decided to give it a second chance and try the japanese food here instead. The cod fish don seems like a steal at $3.50, so I ordered that to try.

For $3.50, do not expect excellent food. But I think the quality offered was still reasonable for this price. The sauce used to cook the onions and egg (freshly cooked upon order) was rather tasty. The taste and amount of cod fish given was alright as well. The bowl of miso soup given was small but at least it is not a diluted version.

If you want a simple, cheap Japanese meal, then you can possibly try this place.Cod Fish Don - $3.50

Decided to try the beef noodle soup at this Thai Food stall in Kang Kar Mall. The flavor is a strange mix of Vietnamese-like beef soup and the local type of beef noodle soup. There's kang kong, bean sprouts and a mix of sliced lean beef and beef balls. I did not really like the type of herbs used in the soup, although the amount of ingredients given were generous enough and tasted ok. The pho-like noodles were nice though, thinner than our usual kway tiao and very smooth in texture.Beef Noodle Soup - $5.80