Sister restaurant of the popular Ma Maison But it seems not many people like this place. Some of the food is quite yummy~

Japanese Tonkatsu Loco Moco topped with honey mustard option (the other option is mayo) at Aloha Ma Maison. Loco Moco is a native Hawaii dish which consist of white rice topped with hamburger patty and fried egg with brown sauce. Aloha Ma Maison have few other version like this Tonkatsu ver as well as salmon n chicken. I like the taste of this dish..very special~ Escargot with coconut garlic butter @ Aloha Ma Maison. - Escargot is like the signature dish of Ma Maison n this new Aloha Ma Maison make that dish with a twist by adding cococut in it resulting in a sweet aromatic taste. If you like the Escargot of Ma Maison, you will LOVE this Hawaii style! AWESOME

There is always a queue formed outside this cafe during the weekends you have been warned

Best time to try this place is the odd hours. Just before dinner or when they just open for the day hehe.

I went for this Pancake Souffle Style with Matcha & "Ogura" Bean Paste topped with ice cream. Just the perfect dessert for any matcha lover!!

Ice cream is just perfect with the red bean and the pancake is soft and everything just exploded inside your mouth~!! Best shared with a loved one! Makes it even better and sweeter!

I have been visiting swee choon for many years. it wasn't until of late that instagram kinda popularized this supper to breakfast dim sum place. It made getting a table during dinner time almost impossible unless u are willing to put up with the wait.

here are some of my fav. dishes from Swee Choon This is the best la mian I have eaten so far and surprisingly from a dim sum restaurant.The soup is not sour to my expectation that i have to ask for more vinegar. Spiciness wise, 1st few mouthful is not hot enough but the more I eat, the hotter it get! Then I realised their secret. Chili Padi. They use small shredded chili padi. The soup itself is not spicy at all. If u goin to eat there, trust me... Order their La Mian! There are 8 kinds. Totally worth the waitThe above are 4 of my other favs. The one on the lower right is made of mee sua! it's mee sua kueh...basically deep fried mee sua..very nice..like carrot cake.. I must have chicken feet too.. and the usual siew mai and har kau.

I love going to swee choon at night.. great place for supper!!

Popped into this cafe almost 3 wks ago..it has been around for awhile. Can you really blame me for being slow to try out the indie cafes? There are just way too many new ones just in the past one year. Coffees and cakes at these places don't exactly come cheap Best way to enjoy them is to go with a few good friends! Good company and good desserts go hand in hand! We got there about 630pm. Right.. strange time for desserts.. but we had lunch at a strange time too..so yeah.. It was quite packed ..but most people were just about to leave. Old mosaic tiles and a puddle of coffee! Check out the old safe ..at the doorsteps We were seated right smack in the middle, right next to the cake display case! Oh so rich! Hazelnut Dacquoise, Rich Valrhona Chocolate and Hazelnut Meringue. All these desserts were shared by 5 of us. This is way too much for one person! Soft and not too sweet
Matcha and red beans my hot mocha and quite normal coffee art, can draw something cute? Such old school charm..Such a nice time spent with friends

Ippudo Mandarin Gallery- 2nd overseas outlet outside of Japan with the first being in NY.

After doing my 'research' online, ie by reading various reviews on blogs as well as food websites... I decided to pay Ippudo a visit on a Thursday late afternoon.

There are a few types of soup base you can choose from . There is the Shiromaru Classic which is tonkotsu soup ( pork ) , the Akamaru Modern which is the same pork broth but enhanced with their special miso paste ( see photo below--the red/orange paste in the middle ). There is also the Shoyu ( soy sauce ) and Ippudo Karakamenwhich is served with a spicy paste. After reading so many reviews it was Akamaru for me! It was served in a red bowl

You can choose to add on the egg, and pork belly ( two slices ) to your ramen ( $17 before taxes ) . The server will ask how you would prefer your noodles to be done- hard, medium or soft.. I chose medium I hate noodles that are too hard and soggy.. so medium seems to be the right choice and yes it was I finished the whole bowl

What's inside?Black fungus , two slices of pork belly ( yums!) lots and lots of spring onions (If you want to sound abit atas- scallion) special blend of miso (has minced meat), pieces of cabbage.

A closer look at the broth, it is thick and flavorful with garlic oil.

I love the soup.. it has crunchy onions in them too! I had a great time picking them out.. has three of my favourite! Spring onions, onions and garlicI was disappointed with the egg though, I had better ones
this isn't perfect... some parts were overcooked. I would have preferred that they serve, the egg separately in a dish and also to half the egg for us..As I was alone, it seemed impossible to be ordering any other side dishes or desserts.

My late lunch/ early dinner consisted of the ramen and a cool glass of ice lemon tea. I was set back by $23 after taxes. Service was prompt and smiles were aplently. Well it may be different if it it during the peak meal time periods.

During meal times :
Prepare to be seated in the communal dining area and prepare to be overheard.