Riverside Indonesian grilled chicken rice

What was majorly compelling for this Riverside Indonesian BBQ stall (68 Orchard Road, Level 6 Kopitiam Food Court, Plaza Singapura) at Plaza Singapura was the coconut ladened curry which made the rice irresistible. That and the convenience of the location in spite of their ever present queue. So I'm back here again and this time round, I decided to try the chicken option which included a grilled chicken thigh. In truth, the chicken was probably cooked in advance already and just brought out from the kitchen to be grilled just for a little bit before being served. The result was a soft and totally unremarkable skin that wasn't even crispy in the slightest. At least that curry and slice of omelette was pretty good still.

Sin Sian Yuen Roasted, Chong Pang

Wow, this roasted duck stall (Swee Sian Yuen Eating House) at Chong Pang wasn't bad at all. With these portions for four persons inclusive of rice, it costed about $20 which I thought was pretty reasonable for a coffeeshop. It would have been great if they deboned the duck, but I'm certainly not complaining here.

I'm talking tender lean slices of meat with just that little bit of fat underneath the layer of crisp skin. An accompanying order of roasted pork was also pretty good as well with their crispy crackling. And their rice was the soft type which I liked even without any accompanying gravy. This shop would be good for returns just like Circular Sumptuous Square.

Porn Croque Madame

We came by the new Canelé outlet (1 Scotts Road, #01-01A Shaw Centre, tel: 6738 9020) for some coffee. I had previous mentioned that a spot for a good simple cuppa would be La Strada but now we've found somewhere that serves the same brew for a dollar less. Then the croque madame on the menu beckoned. We gave in. It was actually not bad. The portion was larger than I had expected. Since this was basically cheese and ham and eggs on toast, I won't say more beyond that I enjoyed this in its heart clogging goodness. A picture paints a thousand words, so more pictures for your ogling pleasure....

Dim sum at Shang Palace

Headed down for some morning dim sum at Shang Palace (22 Orange Grove Road, Lobby Level Shangri-la Hotel, Tel: 6213 4473) after hearing about the early bird discount of 30% for the early seatings. I suppose that I had expected more of them since they were a restaurant located in Shangri-la Hotel, but I left without being impressed. Honestly, it wasn't bad at all. I was just hoping that it might have been something noteworthy. Apart from the pretty delectable custard and salted yolk bun which tends to burst and spill their scalding contents if you took a bit too big of a bite, I couldn't really say much about the food. Here're most of the stuff that we had...

J.Co Donuts

These donuts were so incredibly soft and light, I could actually down three of them pretty easily. I guess that's the dangerous thing about them since they felt almost like nothing and true enough as they say, one is never enough. Tasted better than I had expected. I suppose what made the regular glazed one a winner was that it wasn't excessively sweet like Krispy Kreme. So despite of being a fan of the old school grease and sugar coated rings, I thought these new generation of lightweights stood up well for themselves. Sure wouldn't mind getting more of them from time to time.

Miso ramen from Santouka

This bowl with miso broth from Ramen Santouka wasn't memorable at all. The flavour wasn't as full as I had been expecting and I much preferred their shoyu broth which is probably my favourite after having tried the shio the last time round. This set which I got came with a mini charshu don. The soft and thinly sliced pork cheeks were still as good as I remembered them from the last visit.