Located along Singapore's famous shopping belt, Orchard Road, Lok Kee is inspired by Chinese take-out often found in Chinatowns across cosmopolitan cities like New York, London, etc. Lok Kee elevates the Chinese take-out through the use of premium ingredients and clean flavours. Diners will enjoy a gastronomic experience whilst enjoying the urban culinary presentation of the foods like Chow Mein, etc.

We had a wonderful time at Lok Kee. The service staff were very friendly, attentive and prompt. The food was beautifully presented and the food was good.



From time to time, we have seen food trends come and go. Bubble tea was once a very popular beverage, which still remains popular. Salted egg everything today is Singapore's latest food craze. The salted-egg dusted fish skin was crispy and savoury. It was a outrageous combination and highly addictive. The salted egg yolk coated fish skin has a rich eggy flavour that you keep eating until the plate is empty within minutes. (Food rating: 4/5)

Beautifully stir-fried, the Chinese Broccoli or "Kai Lan" tasted so well with garlic. The greens has a beautiful deep green colour. It was one of the popular dishes that was clean out from our table within minutes. (Food rating: 4/5)



Irish ducks are also one of the food craze in Singapore. These free-roaming ducks are fed a grain-based diet and raised in a calm environment with soft music playing in the background, which relaxes their muscles just before they are slaughtered. This makes the meat less tough. They are also defeathered by hand, which reduces bruising on the skin.

The London Duck blew us away. The meat was so tender and moist that it was enjoyed by both children and adults. Lightly dipping the poultry into the sweet plum sauce, the meat was enhanced many folds that you could not help but feeling amazed. (Food rating: 4.5/5)



One of their recommended dishes, the Pineapple Beef was cooked in a whole pineapple. The pineapple cubes were sweet and juicy. The beef tasted similar to beef stew. The beef cubes could be more tender. Otherwise, it was enjoyable. (Food rating: 3.5/5)



Sichuan 'Mala' Grilled Fish was a little disappointing. If you expect this dish to be spicy just like a typical Sichuan dish, you will be disappointed. The sauce was mild that every children could eat the food from the dish. The beancurd rolls were cut in thin strips that combined with the fish very well. The fish was very tender and moist. The chef was conscientious and deboned the fish so that it was easy to eat. Where is the spicy numb dish and nearly charred grilled fish? (Food rating: 2.5/5)



OX Fried Rice with Crab Meat was a good staple selection. The shredded crab meat was in chunks. The XO sauce was savoury and yet, not overbearing. A great combination with generous ingredients. More importantly, the pearly white rice was chewy, just the texture I loved. (Food rating: 4.5)







You will notice a "condom-like" wet tissue pack that is very cheeky and ingenious at the same time.

I believe that this is a great place to have a enjoyable dining experience. I truly enjoyed myself intense. Lok Kee brought in some of the popular dishes from its parent company, Tung Lok, such as the London Duck (Tunglok-Xihe), etc.



Address: Plaza Singapura, #03-01, 68, Orchard Road, Singapore 238839
Price: $
Rating: 4/5
Recommended dishes: London Duck, Salted Egg Fish Skin, Fried Rice with XO Sauce 

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Opened at Waterway Point in a quiet recluse within the Punggol Neighbourhood, Rong Hua Bak Kut Teh is very popular among the residents. Despite its long history, the brand truly earns its reputation and good quality of food.





Braised Pork Trotters had a very nice fragrances. What I liked about this dish was the tender pork meat with rich aroma. You do not need any condiments to enhance the taste as it was already that good. (Food rating: 3.5/5)



The dough fritters or 油条 was savory and crispy when served. Soak the fritters into the rich broth and you will be amazed. (Food rating: 2.5/5)



Preserved salted vegetables



Rather than struggling your chopsticks to hold the pork ribs, you may wish to get a bowl of lean meat soup. The broth is the same and the meat was so tender. I love eating the lean meat as I could eat it with ease. (Food rating: 4/5)



Braised groundnuts had a nice aroma that made a great appetizer.



The vermicelli was rich with broth. I wished the noodles could be more chewy. The texture was a little soft, not to my liking. But it was still good. (Food rating: 3.5/5)



The braised beancurd skin was soft and disintegrated into your mouth. I wished it could be less soft. The dish was bland. 

 

Address: Rong Hua BKT @ Punggol Waterway Point, 83 Punggol Central, #B1-23, Singapore 828761 (Directly beside Punggol MRT, North East Line) 

Price: $

Rating: 3.5/5

Recommended dishes:  Lean Meat Soup, Braised Groundnuts, Pork Ribs, and Braised Pork Trotters

Nestled in a quiet neighbourhood along Upper Serangoon Road, you will find an auntie selling Satay in a little stall within a coffee shop. Outside her shop, there were old newspaper cutting, displaying that her husband and her are the first Singaporean Hawker who franchised their grilled meats and to do it with the latest technology in 1995. 

Featured in Taiwanese popular variety show - 康熙來了and 小 S' favourite meal, I hunted down the restaurant to try the highly acclaimed Chicken Rice.

Very different from Singapore's Hainanese Chicken Rice, the Taiwanese version was steamed white rice with shredded chicken meat. Similar to economical rice, you could choose the sides to accompany the rice. 

Highly recommended by 小 S, it is most delicious if we mix the chicken rice with sunny side up. Personally, I thought that it was an excellent recommendation as it tasted great.

As for the sides, priced from TWD30 onwards, they all tasted ordinary. I wondered where the wow factor was.

The rice with chicken shreds

Prawn Omelette

金针赤肉汤



Duck with salted vegetables soup

Address: No. 19, Lane 90, Songjiang Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104

Price: $

Rating: 3/5

Stuffness Level (How full you are): 4/5

Recommended dish: Chicken rice with Sunny Side Up

Highlighted in a popular Taiwanese Variety Show, I hunted down the restaurant and found it near Ximending area. Located about 10 minutes' away from Ximending, the restaurant was a humble stall with simple furniture.

The original restaurant name Jian Hong beef noodles (建宏牛肉麵), because of the splitting of households, was changed to Fu Hong Beef Noodles (富宏牛肉麵).

I enjoyed the beef noodles immensely. LeNu really tasted the same at the authentic Beef Noodles. The noodles were very chewy and then beef slices were very tender. What caught my eye were the condiments on the table. There were original tallow, spiced tallow, chilli oil, vinegar, and raw garlic. Each of them brought the beef noodles up a level.

Whilst observing the locals eating the raw garlic, I tried that too. For the first time, I ate raw garlic and especially with beef noodles. It totally wow-ed me!!