Hao Zhi Wei Vegetarian - Lakeside

I know I've promised it for so long, but over the next few months my readers can really expect to see a lot more reviews coming from the West of Singapore.  For today I will be doing a quick review of a vegetarian stall called Hao Zhi Wei.  Immediately when I visited this stall, I was impressed by the kind hearted nature of the lady owner.  She was very open about recommending which dishes she thought were the best, and didn't have that typical acerbic aggressive attitude that many stall aunties have.












Hao Zhi Wei Vegetarian
Location: #01-885, Stall 4, Blk 503 Jurong West Ave 1
Contact: 93281251
Opening Hours: Daily 6.30am-9.00pm.  Closed Monday (unless 1st or 15th).


Pictured here we have a full list of all the dishes that are available at this stall.  The most expensive item is the mutton rice, which costs $4.50.
Here is a look at some of the daily special that are available at this stall.
Here are the economic rice dishes that are available.
We started our food exploration off with the Kwap Chap.  Recently I've been unwittingly eating a lot of different kway chap's from many different hawker stalls.  I haven't, until this day, encountered a kwap chap that beats the incredible version at Tian Yi in Ang Mo Kio.  With that being said, this version was full of flavour and had an interesting variety of ingredients inside.  The kwap itself didn't break apart when prised out of the broth with my chopsticks, and I particularly enjoyed the mushrooms that oozed flavour when bitten.

Price: $3.00.    7/10
The next dish we picked out was Vegetarian Prawn Mee Soup.  Typically, I will tend to avoid prawn noodles, as I dislike the rubbery mock prawn that is often used in most vegetarian eateries.  Overall the soup base of this dish was a bit of a let down, it didn't have much flavour.  Not only that, but after eating I felt quite thirsty, which is usually an indication that MSG has been used inside.  I did like the freshness of the noodles and the other ingredients, but all in all it was a bit of a let down.

Price: $3.00.     6/10









Conclusion - The food at Hao Zhi Wei may be nothing special, but the kind and positive attitude of the staff certainly makes up for any flaws that the food might have.  If you're living in the West, then this place is worth a visit.  Not somewhere I would travel long distances for though.

Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 7/10