Botak Jones Favorites

This is a review of a lunch with a colleague at Botak Jones Favorites in Simpang Bedok.
First, this is not a stand-​alone place. It is combined with Tang Tea House — Hong Kong Café. If you do not know this, you will probably not find it. There are some very small signs that say Botak Jones but if you are not looking closely you would not see them.
It does make for one huge and varied menu though. I was there to try Botak Jones though. I didn’t really look at the menu section for the other restaurant.
The ambiance is a bit of a negative. It is a little on the dirty side. But I don’t really mind a little dirt here and there. Much of the outdoor seating is on a slight incline. One row of the seating is along an edge. I have to think some folks topple. The main issue though is the persistent smell of rancid grease. This was very unpleasant.
The service was ok. They covered the basics. There were some mistakes, but nothing egregious. This was fundamental service with no frills and no chit-​chat.
The food ranged from relatively poor to relatively good. Unfortunately, the good was my colleagues lunch.
This is a photo of what their jumbo hot lime juice looks like.
I had ordered cold lime juice.
Mini Burger with turkey bacon set — I had this for lunch. The burger truly was mini. The burger was cooked to a super well done. This was basically similar quality to a small fast food hamburger but not as tasty as a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
I will give them that the condiments were fresh and crisp. This was a step up from most fast food burgers.
For the second time in two days, I had baked beans that were obviously straight out of a can. There was actually nothing baked about these beans at all. The fries were your normal crinkle cuts fries. However, they had added a smoky and spicy seasoning to them. This may have been overdone but it was a nice try and mixing it up a bit.
Chicken Burger — Since the cheeseburger was so small, I ordered a chicken burger to help round out my meal. This was more similar to a reconstituted chicken patty than ground chicken. it was not very good. I just took a couple of bites and left the remainder behind.
Salad with Salmon — This was my colleague’s lunch. This looked quite refreshing. It was neatly presented. For a lunch, there was a nice piece of fish. My colleague seemed to think it was quite ok.
Overall, I really can’t recommend this place. cross the street in Bedok Market, there are options with better food and better maintained seating areas. I just didn’t think my food was well prepared or made from premium ingredients. The service was ok. I did think there were some issues with cleanliness.