A sincere thank you to Suhendra, for suggesting I visit this 24 hour stall in the Pasir Ris area. Indeed, 24 hour vegetarian eateries are hard to come by in Singapore, so I was quite excited to test this place out. I am assuming the primary reason for it being 24 hours, is due to this food court being geographically quite close to the Pasir Ris chalets. This food court does technically have air conditioning, however it is completely ineffective, due to there being no walls or door to trap the cold air. For a simple stall, there is quite a large variety of dishes to choose from, and from what I gathered, all seemed available to order.Blk 443 Vegetarian
Location: Block 443, Pasir Ris Drive 6
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Opening Hours: Daily 24 hours.
It is very rare in Singapore that I come across a dish that is truly rancid. Unfortunately on this particular evening, I stumbled into one of those really terrible dishes. This is the Mee Hoon Kway, as I am writing this, I am struggling to think of anything remotely positive to say. So let us move onto the negative - This dish had the worst kway noodles I have ever seen, one of these monstrosities is present on my spoon in the picture - It is thick rubbery. The soup tasted like it came from a chemical factory, it had an extremely unpleasant soapy flavour. I could go on and on, but in summary - DON'T ORDER THIS DISH.Price: $3.00. 1/10
The next dish, which is Black Kway Teow, represented a slightly more positive dish from this stall. Although this is by no means a perfect rendition of char kway teow - It nevertheless does have acceptable flavour. The kway noodles are not an abomination like the previous dish, and the other ingredients in the dish are acceptable. As with any kway teow or hor fun dish, the essential flavour is the wok hei (smokey flavour). Although remnants of wok hei could be found in this dish, it needed to be much more potent.Price: $3.50. 6/10
Next up was Lor Mee. It is safe to say lor mee is not a dish that is common with non-Chinese palates. I myself though, certainly can appreciate the flavour of lor mee. However, this rendition of lor mee didn't quite hit the mark for me. I found it severely lacking in fresh ingredients. Instead, there was an influx of fried dough ingredients, which is not what I look for in a dish. Additionally, there was no vinegar inside, which is a key component of a good lor mee. Another dish that I wouldn't consider ordering again.Price: $3.00. 3/10
Conclusion - The conclusion for this place need not be long. I am sure everyone who has made it this far with be quite clear that the food quality at this stall is poor. I certainly wouldn't recommending visiting this place, unless desperate. The kway teow was passable, but the other two dishes were terrible.
Overall Rating
Food - 4/10
Ambiance- 5/10
Service - 5/10
Value - 4/10
