Lim Joo Hin Eating House

Expensive coffeeshop food and very rude service.
Lim Joo Hin serves 2 star food but the staff are brusque and act as though they are doing you a favor by serving you.
We visited several times hoping that we just had an usually bad experience, but I can report that the bad attitude is chronic here.
The food is good at times but very inconsistent… sometimes it’s not warm or seasoned (salt) enough, sometimes over seasoned.
Finally, the prices are unconscionable. They have an air conditioned dining room available next door (don’t try to order from there, you may get yelled at), and they think that this entitles them to charge full restaurant prices for a sub-​par coffeeshop experience.

The Teochew Porridge Chronicles: Part 3
So after trying out the 2 teochew porridges at Upper Bukit Timah, it was time to revisit an old favourite, Lim Joo Hin Eat House at Havelock Road.
We took some time off this place because we felt that they were getting overpriced but going back there reminded us of why we loved it to start with.
Minced pork
After the last 2 disappointments, this brought back the satisfaction we had missed in our last 2 teochew porridge visits. Unlike the last 2 places, Lim Joo Hin uses a great mix of fat and minced meat, thus ensuring that the mince is juicy. The bean or bean paste used is perfect too, giving it a nice aroma without it being overly salty.
Salted Egg
These salted eggs are as perfect as they get. Not cooked to death, the yolks are still soft and not dry and powdery.
Large Intestines
Definitely the best intestines among the 3. Soft and «bouncy», the intestines are cleaned and cooked to perfection.
Steamed egg
While it doesn’t look like much, these eggs are actually beautifully steamed.
Melts in your mouth and not overly salted, the eggs are always a favourite!
Braised Chicken Feet
Quite often, this dish is either not cooked long enough (causing the skin to be chewy) or the flavours are not quite right. This one is very well cooked with the flavours are pretty good too! Sort of reminds you of those from a good Tim sum restaurant!
Overall, the food here is still very good. They take pride in ensuring that their items are not overcooked and the flavours are well balanced.
Only set back is that at $ 21.50 for 5 dishes, 2 porridge, a rice and a drink, this might not be the cheapest Teochew Porridge in Singapore, but it certainly is one of the nicer ones.
Comfort food at its best!

thought I’d save my Christmas review for something truly special — so here’s my gift for you all!
Rockstar Teochew porridge — simple, tasty, and not expensive, plus it’s open till late!
I’ve been here almost once a week for the last month now, and I can’t get enough of it. Make sure you get the fishcake, braised duck, beancurd skin, salted vegetables, and… I could go on, but the list is really kinda long. I’d start with this lot, and make my way down the row of «point-​to-​order» dishes.
The beauty of this food is that it is such comfort food material, and every time I go there, the food always puts a smile on my mouth, and joy in my belly.
Sit outside by the street, and you get the best view of everyone who comes by too, from the uncles with young girlfriends, to the old dudes catching up with other old dudes over porridge and the day’s gossip papers. It’s a good place to be.

The best Teochew food on a block known for their old school chinese restaurants and elderly locals. The staff doesn’t speak english, but don’t let that stop you from the point and smile method of ordering.
I love walking by late at night. The lambo is parked out front and crowd of women dressed in their best tight, faux-​Hervé Léger bandage dresses and men in their suits crowd around the plastic tables that line the street, eating off of bright yellow plates with their red plastic chopsticks.
This place is Singapore.