OpenRice Index
  
wenxi
This is wenxi living in Jurong West. I am a Executive, work in Clementi. I like to hang out in Clementi, Jurong West, Boon Lay. Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese are my favorite cuisines. I also love Restaurant, Hawker Centre and Sushi/Sashimi, Zi Char, Ramen, Fish.
Member 551 First(s)
No. of Review1744 Review(s)
編輯推介數目58 Editor's Choice
Recommended50 Recommended
Popularity17120 View(s)
Replies in Forum4 Comment(s)
Upload Photos11298 Photo(s)
Upload Videos22 Video(s)
My Recommended Reviews1 Recommended Review(s)
My Restaurant579 My Restaurant(s)
Follow39 Following
粉絲1975 Follower(s)
wenxi  Level 4
Follow Follow  Comment Leave a Message 
Sort By:  Date Smile Smile Cry Cry  Editor's Choice  Overall Score 
Display: AllSingapore  
 
 
 
 
 
  Full View Full View   |   Map View Map View
Showing 56 to 60 of 1744 Reviews in Singapore
It's all about smoke! Smile Oct 09, 2013   
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Categories : American | BBQ

If you love to dine in Holland Village, Sunset way maybe just another alternative for dining in the western part of Singapore. With its atmosphere as a pretty eyeopener, the unique al fresco dining area in the heartland place could possibly gained a major thumbs-up.
Alfresco Dining

Alfresco Dining

 
Smokey serves a good place for comfort American Food if you are in need for one. Their ambience was unpretendious and relaxing, a place where you can seek remedies after a tiring day at work.

Beer selection is wide and this place is well prepared with 3 big screens installed, thus in event of live TV football matches, one can make Smokey as a gathering point.
Bar Counter with 3 Screens

Bar Counter with 3 Screens

 
Alcohol Lovers, this is for you , "Never Trust a Skinny Brewer". smile
Never Trust a Skinny Brewer

Never Trust a Skinny Brewer

 
We have chosen the soup of the day in bowl over the cup version. The latter is smaller in portion and does not come with toasts.

Cream of Mushroom tasted of mushroom broth with thickened cream, refreshing & delightful with small cuts of mushroom included.
Cost: $9.00
Soup of the day

Soup of the day

 
Toasts served were not of the standards. Most of us would have expected something crispy that require some effort to bite them off but not in this case.
Garlic Toasts

Garlic Toasts

 
With BBQ as Smokey's signature, it is hard for us to leave our butts without trying its Barbequed meat. Just forget about the healthy vegetables for a moment and munch on the meats!

Chicken Wings were well marinated and penetrated into the meat. Fried and tossed in their hot Wing sauce. This piping hot chicken wings were served with homemade blue cheese dressing and chilli. Level of spiciness were all determined during ordering by their friendly staff.
Cost: $10 (6 Pcs)
Buffalo Wings (6 Pcs)

Buffalo Wings (6 Pcs)

 
BBQ Baby Back Ribs were intensely seasoned followed by a little touch-up with its savoury homemade BBQ sauce. Fries and Coleslaw were its compliments. If you are concerned about its tenderness, no worries, they are forks and knifes friendly. smile
Cost: $25
Smoked Baby Back Ribs Half Slab

Smoked Baby Back Ribs Half Slab

 
For those who drive, parking lots are available at the MSCP (Multi Storey Car Park) next to Smokey's. The MSCP has a walkway linking to the restaurants block sheltering us whether it rains or shines. And if you are there on a Sunday, Parking is Free Of Charge. smile. Besides that, no GST required in the total payment.

All in all, this place maybe a tad inaccessible, but definitely worth making a trip down.
A View of Smokey's

A View of Smokey's

 
For more reviews, please visit http://umakemehungry.blogspot.sg
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Smoked Baby Back Ribs
 
Date of Visit: Sep 29, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $25(Dinner)

Other Ratings:
Taste
 4  |  
Environment
 4  |  
Service
 4  |  
Clean
 4  |  
Price
 4

  • Keep it up!

  • Looking Forward

  • Interesting

  • Touched

  • Envy

  • Cool Photo
      View Results
Recommend
0

Change of location Smile Sep 23, 2013   
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Categories : Indian | Food Court | Halal

So much of recent news and hearsay about Al Mahboob Indian Rojak's reopening, I had finally stepped into their new location and had a real time feel of the place. Ah, at least I'm up to date by now. In case you might have gone back to their original unit, please do not be surprised that the place is actually deserted now with all furnishing torn down. All you have to do is to walk down along the walkways of the S11 building and you will find the big signage of Al Mahboob's.
Shop Front

Shop Front

 
As you pulled opened the glass door, enjoyed a clean and new environment of Al Mahboob with its new furnishing with many pairs of wavy mirrors on its wall, what's more, they have a wash area for customers to wash their hands before and after meal.
Dining Area

Dining Area

 
The place was divided into 3 counters, Rojak Stall, Cooked Food & Beverages Counter.
Stall

Stall

 
Served by a friendly guy (known to be the brother of Al Mahboob's boss) who was quite chatty at the beverage counter and could handle mandarin as well as Hokkien during our conversations. Bought 2 cups of Tea Tarik ($1.50 each) and a cup of cold Holicks at $1.20. With all his jokes and laughters, it made time passes easier while waiting for him to prepare the drinks as well as our rojak.
Iced Holicks

Iced Holicks

 
Ordering Rojak is faster than before, I confirmed that its 3 to 4 times faster! In the past, I had to wait up to an hour for a plate of rojak and keep returning to its stall to check the status but its only 15 minutes now. To make life easier, they had implemented the numbering system whereby customers were all given a number slip after choosing the Rojak items. Numbering display was installed at both the stalls front and the dining area.
Rojak with Sauce

Rojak with Sauce

 
We had chosen 12 items, from prawn crackers to jagung (sweet corn) dough balls, prawn fritters and assorted items that were available at the time of visit. Customers turnover rate was fast, that describes the time interval of how Mahboob topped up its Rojak items. They were freshly prepared when I ordered them.
Cost: $14
Rojak

Rojak

 
Next, the rojak sauce! I drank 3 bowls of them. Yap, you did not read wrongly. The sauce was indeed highly addictive - orange-red looking sauce had a nice balance of sweet, spicy and flavorful taste which turned me so "thirsty". I made sure that every item dipped in was thoroughly coated and drenched with sauce dripping down as I pulled myself over for the food. tongue

Seriously Good Stuff! If you have a craving for something red or even on Indian Rojak, Al Mahboob is definitely worth traveling even from the west to Tampines to satisfy your hunger!
Sauce

Sauce

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Rojak
 
Date of Visit: Sep 22, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $5(Dinner)

Other Ratings:
Taste
 4  |  
Environment
 4  |  
Service
 4  |  
Clean
 4  |  
Price
 4

  • Keep it up!

  • Looking Forward

  • Interesting

  • Touched

  • Envy

  • Cool Photo
      View Results
Recommend
0

Your Home Styled Zi Char Smile Sep 20, 2013   
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Categories : Chinese | Restaurant | Zi Char

Try walking along Level One Of IMM Building and one would find ourselves as if we are winding the clock back into the 60s of Singapore. With the nostalgic design of POT LUCK with its old Chinatown Settings, I bet that one can never gave a miss to this. Moreover its uniqueness had drawn many attention towards its shop, pondering what cooking in their pots by having such a quirky name ?
POT LUCK

POT LUCK

 
Pillar in front of the shop was eye-catching with its oscillating barber poles and Neon lighting. It's hard to walk pass without turning our head towards that direction.
Colorful Lightings

Colorful Lightings

 
Enjoy a twist in the time machine as we walked into the rustic environment of POT LUCK accompanied by their 'Tao Jie' our 'Mah Jie'. Settings were authentic with formica chairs and tables arranged in the dining area. Into the shop and by the sides, customers get to experience the old looking stretch of shops with Peranakan tilings. The entire area was as good as those olden days that we had seen on the TV.
Chinatown Setting

Chinatown Setting

 
Copies of newspaper was placed on the table. Wait, do not mistaken these copies as the daily newspaper. The piece of thin and flimsy paper is where we get to choose our food from - the menu.
Menu

Menu

 
A condiments rack was prepared on every table with ordering slips. The ordering system goes like this: Filled up the slip, proceed to the cashier for payment and wait to be served by Ah Huat, their 'rickshaw boy' or even Ali their 'Satay Man'. POT LUCK had also introduced the free flow of drinks (hot / cold) at $2.80 each, as well as rice at $1.50 per pax, these can be self help at the self-service station together with the cutlery.
Condiments

Condiments

 
Look at the corner of the dining table. Your table is specially "CHOPE!" by one of their crews (Ali, Ah Huat, Ah Foong,, Tao jie, Mah Jie or Muthu). Looks Cute right?
Your Seat is Chope!

Your Seat is Chope!

 
Dishes were quick to served and whipped out from the kitchen. Sizzling hot pot of Ginger Spring Onion Beef slices were tender, well marinated and fragrant.
Cost: $8.90
Ginger Spring Onion Beef

Ginger Spring Onion Beef

 
Taste the Claypot Cabbage with Mushroom! Simply brought me back to the good old days! The cabbages were sweet & half braised, therefore one can actually enjoy the best of both world, a crunchy & soft bite. Though a simple dish, it was made different by using better quality mushrooms.
Cost: $5.60
Claypot Cabbage with Mushroom

Claypot Cabbage with Mushroom

 
Searching for the "Wok hei" tastes of from a Claypot Hor Fun? Yes, Potluck Hor Fun did have the Charred smell but it was not that intensive as I would have thought. Standard is abit higher than average and would serve as a great replacement to the plain white rice.
Cost: $5.90
Claypot Hor Fun

Claypot Hor Fun

 
Whet my appetite! Prawn Paste Chicken (4 pieces of winglets) were well marinated and very crispy. Yums!
Cost: $7.90
Prawn Paste Chicken

Prawn Paste Chicken

 
I'm quite comfortable with the amount paid. As compared to a normal Zi Char Stall, some of the prices are on pile while some of them were about the same. Factor in its service and air conditioned environment, having Zi Char in Pot Luck isn't a bad choice either.
Dinner Spendings

Dinner Spendings

 
Side Notes:
(1) 10% of Service Charge is not required.
(2) Be careful & Keep your hands away from the burning hot claypot, I'm scalded and it had left an ugly mark on my hand.sad
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Prawn Paste Chicken,Ginger Spring Onion Beef
 
Date of Visit: Sep 18, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $15(Dinner)

Other Ratings:
Taste
 4  |  
Environment
 4  |  
Service
 4  |  
Clean
 4  |  
Price
 4

  • Keep it up!

  • Looking Forward

  • Interesting

  • Touched

  • Envy

  • Cool Photo
      View Results
Recommend
0

My Favourite Avocado Drink Smile Sep 18, 2013   
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Categories : Hawker Centre | Juices

I have never fail to have a cup of my favorite juice everytime during my trip to Alexandra Village(AV) Food Centre unless Mr Avocado Stall is closed.

Being their supporter since my school days, I had seen the cup of Avocado juice raised from less than $2 to its current $2.50 per cup. When asked for the best Avocado Juice, what comes first in my mind was AV Food Centre's Mr Avocado.

Most of the times, there were queues in front of the shop. Beside selling the traditional varieties of fruit juices, they are also selling exotic juices like durian milk and sweetcorn milk shake. Initially I wanted to order the sweet corn milk but it was not available during my visit.

The secret recipe to their tasty Avocado Juice was never revealed. Jars of avocado juice was prepared way before hand and kept in the chiller. By nature, Avocado is rich in mono saturated fats, thus the drinks are seen creamy. It tastes sweet with Gula Melaka added and my many returns has not disappoint me thus far. Strongly recommended!
Cost: $2.50
Avocado Juice!

Avocado Juice!

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Avocado Juice
 
Date of Visit: Sep 01, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $3(Other)

Other Ratings:
Taste
 4  |  
Environment
 4  |  
Service
 4  |  
Clean
 4  |  
Price
 4

  • Keep it up!

  • Looking Forward

  • Interesting

  • Touched

  • Envy

  • Cool Photo
      View Results
Recommend
0

Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Categories : Singaporean | Restaurant | Seafood | Kids-Friendly

Prima Taste Kitchen is located in a "hidden" passage down in The Centrepoint shopping mall. Although their Kitchen had been there for quite sometime, I believe that many of the shoppers would still have missed out the stretch of eateries in Centrepoint Mall just like me. smile
Shop Front

Shop Front

 
Prima Branding has been going steady and strong offering Singapore's cuisine through its convenient method all these years. With its innovative readily packed pastes and premixes sold island wide in convenience stalls illustrated with idiot proof cooking steps, they were well-liked by all. Today, they are very successful and Prima is hardly a stranger to any local.

Design and furnishings of the restaurants were vibrant and young, installed with linear tracks lights and strong spinning ceiling fans in the air conditioned environment. Ambiance was cosy and patrons can enjoy the live demonstrations of chefs cooking through the showcase kitchen. Just beside the cash register counter, Prima had allocated a booth whereby one can buy their premixes and pastes, including noodles. A few tourists were seen grabbing some of the packs off the shelves after trying out the Signature's Cuisine at the stall, I guess they must have given a few nods to the taste of Prima Kitchen's delicacies.smile
Shop Internal

Shop Internal

 
Not only was Prima innovative in their pre-packed pastes and mixes, they did it again with a twist through their serving menu. Just with a cost as low as $9.50, one get to enjoy 3 sampler bowls of our local cuisine. Available in 6 kinds of dishes, we had them all ordered for our dinner. Dishes were as follows:
(1) Mee Rebus
(2) Prawn Mee
(3) Laksa
(4) Satay Bee Hoon
(5) Mee Siam
(6) Hainanese Chicken Rice

Sampler bowls were rather small and its portions reminded me of those bowls of noodles bought during my Primary School Days in the Tuckshop. One can easily finished the bowl of noodles in 3-5 mouths.

Alright, my dinner is here. Look at the wide spread of local cuisines on our table! I would highly recommended this place if you have a guest from abroad. Do let them have a one stop taste of Singapore's Delights in Prima!
Autentic SG Samples

Autentic SG Samples

 
Mee Rebus, a traditional malay dish featuring noodles served with a rich sweet and spicy sauce, topped off with bean curd cubes, egg and prawns. Black sauce and vegetables were also added to further enhance the taste.
Mee Rebus Sample

Mee Rebus Sample

 
Prawn Mee was excellent especially when its stock tasted full of prawn flavours. They must have spent long hours cooking the prawns heads and shells to obtain such a rich taste.
Prawn Mee Sample

Prawn Mee Sample

 
Laksa served with rice noodles, prawns, fish cake, cockles and Tau pok. The gravy was rich and lends a thick creamy texture packed with coconut fragrant,if this style floats your boat.
Laksa Sample

Laksa Sample

 
Prima had never failed to disappoint - With a generous portion of Satay Sauce drenched over the strands of fine bee hoon on my sampler bowl. This scrumptious dish was also served traditionally with pig's liver, lean meat and prawn. Yums!
Satay Bee Hoon Sample

Satay Bee Hoon Sample

 
Mee Siam tasted traditional and refreshing. Bee Hoon was served in a tangy sweet-sour tamarind gravy in an assortment of garnishes as well as sambal chilli. Overall, featuring an authentic Singapore Dish!
Mee Siam Sample

Mee Siam Sample

 
Enjoy the mouth watering portions of tender chicken meat over the pandan fragrant rice with chicken stock, presenting our Local Hainanese Chicken Rice.
Hainanese Chicken Rice Sample

Hainanese Chicken Rice Sample

 
The popiah took sometime to be prepared. The rolled was wrapped and filled tightly with shredded turnips, slices of eggs, prawns and vegetables. The reddish spread of chilli could be easily seen through the translucent Popiah skin roll which looked orangy under the lights. Moist enough and the only letdown I had was that it lacked the crunch from the turnips as they were finely cut, a bigger shred will make it better.
Popiah

Popiah

 
Lychee Sensation? What's that? Preparations of the drink was rather straight forward. It's a mixture of lychee in its syrup together with sour plum in the drink. The unique taste was supported by the big plum that had drowned in the drink. Sweet, Sour and Salty. Perfect!
Lychee Sensation

Lychee Sensation

 
The friendly and jovious server had spoken on behalf, "Singapore's Best Chendol" he mentioned. I couldnt agree more. Sweetened with Gula Melaka, ingredients were plentiful. Do leave a space in your stomach after your meal for this!
Chendol

Chendol

 
Total amount summed up to be $34.15. As a local, I would say every sample bowls of Cuisine rock my socks off! Factoring that its a sample bowl, the ingredients were never compromised and quality was definitely there. Worth it!
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Mee Rebus,Mee siam,Hainanese chicken rice,satay Bee hoon,prawn mee,laksa
 
Date of Visit: Sep 17, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $17(Dinner)

Other Ratings:
Taste
 4  |  
Environment
 4  |  
Service
 4  |  
Clean
 4  |  
Price
 4

  • Keep it up!

  • Looking Forward

  • Interesting

  • Touched

  • Envy

  • Cool Photo
      View Results
Recommend
0