Go Vegetarian - Choa Chu Kang

For those living in the West of Singapore - Yes, I know, I have been neglecting you.  I am doing my best to haul myself over to the West as much as I can, so that I can review new stalls in that area.  One place that was recommended to me a long time ago was this NTUC Foodfare food court stall at block 303.  Olive fried rice is one of the best sellers at this eggless vegetarian stall.  Let's see how this place fares...



 
Go Vegetarian
Location: #01-723, Blk 303 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
Contact: Unknown
Opening Hours: Daily

Here is a look at some of the dishes on offer.  All dishes range from $3.00-$4.00.




















Does anyone know anywhere that actually serves pineapple fried rice inside a pineapple, as pictured?  Anyway, here is a look at the other side of the menu.


Here is a look at the ready made dishes.  As it was around 1pm when I visited, most of the food had been sold.
Considering how this stall has a reputation for good Olive Fried Rice, I certainly had to try it for myself.  The portion size of this dish was not too bad, and it was certainly full of ingredients.  The let down for this dish was the hideous clumps of salt that could be found nestled in the rice.  This occasionally caused a gritty texture when chewing, and an excessive salt level in general.  I also would have liked a greater wok aroma from this fried rice.  Acceptable, but would have been far more enjoyable with a regulated salt level.

Price: $3.50.     6/10


Despite the potential embarrassment of sitting in bustling food court eating two dishes simultaneously by myself - I still went ahead and ordered Mee Goreng also.  Regrettably, this was quite a lackluster amateurish attempt at mee goreng.  Personally, it is an unforgivable sin to exclude any lime in mee goreng.  The acidity of the lime acts as a balancer to heat of the chilli.  Without the lime, the overall flavour is pretty one dimensional.  The ingredients (which were chopped as if done by a 5 year old) were acceptable, and the noodles bouncy.  But overall the flavour just wasn't there for me.

Price: $3.50.     5/10


Conclusion - Nothing special here really.  The olive fried rice could have been good, but unfortunately it was ruined by a salt-crazed chef.  The mee goreng has a lot of areas of improvement, before it can be considered a decent dish.  Not a stall I would return to again, unless I really had no other choice.

Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 6/10
Value - 5/10