I written on this eatery before, when it was called Sin Chew Chicken Rice. Since it has relocated to this shop, it adds a prefix of sort to its name to let people know of its origin. Normally, I wouldn't blog on the same food/place again after a short spell. But then, the roller canvas blind in front of the shop caught my eyes:''We also serve delicious Singapore Mandarin Hotel's signature Chicken Rice...''
Such bold statement deserves a second scrutiny...
... even though my Mandarin's experience was umpteen years ago, this one hardly rekindles a candle. First off, the soup is chicken bones bag dipped into hot water for 3 minutes; it would have worked fine if it was tea bag. The rice, although puffy and light, is a borderline case of hit and miss, sorely seeking a more defined chicken aroma. The chicken bones reek blood; even a splash of sesame oil and light soy sauce can't disguise the unpleasant sight of the under-cooked portion of the chicken.
All that being said, this place seems to do a vanishing act when I passed by last week; there's a new eatery in its place. Any clue, anyone?
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How's the taste?
didn't i just said it all?
sorry, I can only view some photos only and part of your descriptions were missing...
it's about time you change the resolution of your monitor.
I saw the owner Ah Meng (always with his tall chef hat) set up a stall selling fried noodle/kway teow at padugan old kopitiam (first shop under the arch)in the morning but only for a month or less between dec 2009 till jan 2010.
change profession, eh? now you mention it, i do recall seeing someone with chef hat when driving past. and there was banner of some kind advertising the food there. thanks for the info.
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