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2013-06-21
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For more food reviews, please hit up http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.comWe were at Cuppage Plaza for a no-frills lunch. This old-school shopping centre is famous for 3 things, dodgy massage parlours, underrated restaurants frequented by Japanese expats so you know it's super authentic, and last but not least, hole-in-the-wall cze char and economic rice stalls that are dirt cheap. Isle Café is one of many economic rice stalls, but it's distinguished from the rest by its longest queue, a sure-fir
We were at Cuppage Plaza for a no-frills lunch. This old-school shopping centre is famous for 3 things, dodgy massage parlours, underrated restaurants frequented by Japanese expats so you know it's super authentic, and last but not least, hole-in-the-wall cze char and economic rice stalls that are dirt cheap.
Isle Café is one of many economic rice stalls, but it's distinguished from the rest by its longest queue, a sure-fire indication of good food. The food turned out more than decent. It wasn't particularly refined stuff, but it had that very-missed homecooked feel to it. Plus, 7 dishes for 2 persons cost us only $13! How ridiculously low is that?
Although, we did see a baby roach traipsing across the cashier's countertop. It was really gross but if you think about it, the reality is that roaches present at almost every hawker center. Just because you don't see one doesn't mean they don't exist. There's just no way to completely eradicate such pests. At least it was a baby one and not a full grown one. And no, we were completely fine after dining here. No tummy upsets or anything.
We had:
1) Ginger Pork: sautéed in a thick sticky dark soy and oyster sauce for a full-bodied flavour. The pork was very lean but it was sufficiently moist. This was great with steaming hot white rice
2) Curry Chicken: Thick, creamy, rich, with a manageable spiciness and completely droolworthy
3) Pepper Chicken: a tad tough, but still palatable
4) Fried Luncheon Meat: Cannot-go-wrong option. So full of artificial junk but so dependably good.
5) Fried Egg: whites were a little rubbery but the yolks were perfectly done. Considering that these had been sitting in the display for a bit, the soft, semi-runny consistency of the yellows was quite the feat. Great for smearing it all over white rice
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