I am always pleased by the stream of comments and emails I receive suggesting I visit somewhere and sample a certain famous dish. In turn, I do my best to oblige to all suggestions, whenever possible. Ji Xiang is a place suggested to me by a reader a while back, due to their well known carrot cake dish. Unless you live close by, this is certainly not an easy place to get to, although it is conceivable to walk from Chinese Gardens MRT - If you're a brisk walker like myself, it will take you around 10 minutes. Enough small talk, lets examine Ji Xiang's offerings...
Ji Xiang Vegetarian Food
Location: Blk 221, Jurong East Street 21
Contact: Unknown
Opening Hours: Daily 7.00am-2.30pm & 5.30pm-8.30pm
If the Carrot Cake is the dish synnomous with this stall, then it would be foolish for me not to try it. Carrot cake comes in two forms, white (bai se 白色) and black (hai se 黑色). I usually tend to go for the black variety as the flavour is stronger, hence more to my preference. This version had decent flavour, but I was disappointed by the large pieces of carrot cake. Smaller pieces allow the flavour to be more distributed, instead of a huge bland piece.
Price: $2.50. 6/10
The Chicken Rice on offer consists of three mock ham slices, mock chicken derived from beancurd sheets, a couple of pieces of cucumber and rice. The rice was quite firm in texture - I am certainly someone who prefers my rice very hard. But if you prefer softer rice, then this dish may not match your preference. The bean curd sheets and rice both had good flavour. However I was unhappy to discover that the orange chicken rice chili was absent from the dish. Not perfect, but a pleasing dish overall.
Price: $2.50. 7/10
Conclusion - The staff from this humble little stall are friendly, and seem proud of the food they have on offer. Overall, I enjoyed the food from this stall, and (if I stayed closer) would consider returning again to sample more of their dishes.
Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 7/10
Ji Xiang Vegetarian Food
Location: Blk 221, Jurong East Street 21
Contact: Unknown
Opening Hours: Daily 7.00am-2.30pm & 5.30pm-8.30pm
If the Carrot Cake is the dish synnomous with this stall, then it would be foolish for me not to try it. Carrot cake comes in two forms, white (bai se 白色) and black (hai se 黑色). I usually tend to go for the black variety as the flavour is stronger, hence more to my preference. This version had decent flavour, but I was disappointed by the large pieces of carrot cake. Smaller pieces allow the flavour to be more distributed, instead of a huge bland piece.
Price: $2.50. 6/10
The Chicken Rice on offer consists of three mock ham slices, mock chicken derived from beancurd sheets, a couple of pieces of cucumber and rice. The rice was quite firm in texture - I am certainly someone who prefers my rice very hard. But if you prefer softer rice, then this dish may not match your preference. The bean curd sheets and rice both had good flavour. However I was unhappy to discover that the orange chicken rice chili was absent from the dish. Not perfect, but a pleasing dish overall.
Price: $2.50. 7/10
Conclusion - The staff from this humble little stall are friendly, and seem proud of the food they have on offer. Overall, I enjoyed the food from this stall, and (if I stayed closer) would consider returning again to sample more of their dishes.
Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 7/10
