Thanks to Christina N. for Unilocaling about this spot, as I’m always looking for local spots to check out in Toa Payoh after church on the weekends. :) This eatery is located in the Gourmet Paradise Food Court in the basement of Toa Payoh’s HDB hub. You order at the counter and you have the choice to sit inside the eatery or outside in the food court. Miguel and I ordered their #1, which would be the prawn and chicken hor fun. For the price(under $ 7, I believe) and the portion, I thought it was pretty fair. The people who run the counter are really nice, and I thought it was cute that they offered us silverware as we are clearly foreigners!(We politely declined and used chopsticks. :)) The only reason I give this 3 stars is based on personal taste; I much prefer the heart attack-inducing char kway teow than hor fun dishes. But hey, it was my first time trying the dish itself, and I wouldn’t mind coming back again– guess I’d just have to be in the mood for it!
Christina N.
Classificação do local: 4 Sunnyvale, CA
This is a post of many firsts! — First day of the new Horse year — First time participating in a Unilocal Challenge — First review for the restaurant Everybody clap! :D I found this place appropriate for my first review of Feb since I had a wonderful time having dinner here with my Grandma. This is not your typical restaurant or food court stall. Tucked in a not so prominent corner in a basement food court in Toa Payoh Central Bus Terminal, you gotta be pretty local to discover this small gem ;) Well, guess what, my Grandma(she probably qualifies as Queen of Toa Payoh) brought me here. Since it is the Chinese New Year period, they were offering a special lou hei dish with portions for 2 or 4 people. The lou hei portion for 2 was $ 12.80. Wow, good deal or what? I would say that the portion was pretty big, and could probably feed 3 or 4! We also ordered the signature shrimp and chicken hor fun which was really good! The hor fun was smooth and the gravy fragrant. The shrimp was very fresh too. The serving size is decent, but I did find it a little on the pricy side. About $ 7.50 for the horfun. I guess they justify it with the fresh shrimp, but there was only 2 miserable shrimps(sliced into half each so you see 4 halves)… I still think it can be cheaper. You can add $ 2.80 to make it a meal with some you-cai(vegetables with oyster sauce) and dumpling soup. The vegetable was pretty normal and ok to give it a miss. I’d be happier if it was kai-lan instead of bok-choy too. The dumpling was decent, but there were only two dumplings in the soup o_o Well I guess I cant complain much. Overall, I think they need to work better on their pricing scheme. Some dishes feel too cheap(not that I’m complaining), while others too expensive :/ Would love to come back again another day for more ipoh horfun!
