People of 'the land of Woods' as a dear friend of mine would say, you no longer need scratch your head wondering where in Woodlands has vegetarian food. Over the last few weeks, I have highlighted a number of vegetarian eateries in the Woodlands area (
Vege Food Hub being clearly the best, in my opinion). Today, I feature a stall in the north of Woodlands, in a small and forgotten shopping plaza called Woodlands North Plaza. Soon Long Sin Vegetarian Food have quite a wide and extensive menu, and long operating hours. Moreover, they are also actively involved in vegetarian catering, so if you need vegetarian food for an event/function, you may want to consider SLS.
Soon Long Sin Vegetarian FoodLocation: Stall 2, Kerk's Kopitiam Stall, Blk 883 Woodlands Street 82, Woodlands North PlazaContact: 97518300Opening Hours: Daily 6.00am-9.00pm. There are about 20 dishes in total to order from. Or, you can choose economic bee hoon or rice, the options are quite limited though.
Their
Been Hoon and Dishes was the first dish I selected of the meal. The bee hoon was well cooked texturally, but lacking in any aroma or flavour. The eggplant was cooked very well, and matched nicely with the bee hoon. The dishes were quite cold, however, which did detract from my enjoyment.
Price: $2.80. 6/10Next dish is the
Carrot Cake. During my hundreds of hawker/coffee shop explorations, it is very rare I come across a dish I am cautious/afraid to try - Well, ladies and gentleman, SLS gained the unfortunate honour of producing such a dish. This carrot cake had an inconceivable amount of oil used, to the point where everything on the plate was glistening like a substance from another planet. If you're planning on consuming the entirety of this dish, do yourself a favour, dial '999' in advance, cause you may need a paramedic crew to assist you out of this eating house. I ate one piece in total.
Price: $3.00. 2/10Kway Chap was the next dish. The bowl of kway was above average. I found that the broth had just the right amount of flavour, and the texture of the kway was just right - It was not too tough, neither did it easily break apart when plucked up by the chopsticks. It was the side plate of assorted ingredients that was the disappointment. Firstly, a good kway chap should have these ingredients swimming in a shallow more concentrated version of the soup broth - This one did not. Also, it could have done with more varied ingredients. Personally, kway chap is just not complete without mei cai (preserved vegetable). The taste and texture of the tofu was not bad though. The chilli was too oily (there is something with excessive oil and this stall) and lacked dimension.
Price: $3.00. 6/10
Conclusion - Honestly, I don't want to sound mean, but I felt physically sick after my meal at this stall - And it left me reflecting on what damage I am doing to my body by writing on Hungry Ang Mo - The oil in that carrot cake was seriously ridiculous. If I am in the Woodlands area, I would always go to Vege Food Hub as my number one choice. Even given the choice between starving or visiting SLS again, I would probably pick the former...Overall RatingFood - 4/10Ambiance- 6/10Service - 6/10Value - 5/10
