Comments on: Dallas, Texas - Day 4 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/ A guide for food lovers. Reviews of restaurants, hawker stalls and various eating establishments in Singapore. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Willy http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-80728 Willy Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:06:27 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-80728 On your comment about Guacamole, yes its used like crazy in about every Mexican dish, as well as Pico De Gallo. When you live in CA you tend to eat so much Mexican food, it's great!! On your comment about Guacamole, yes its used like crazy in about every Mexican dish, as well as Pico De Gallo. When you live in CA you tend to eat so much Mexican food, it’s great!! View all comments by Willy

]]> By: Aristocrat http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12460 Aristocrat Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:26:35 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12460 Hmm, no spicy Mexican beer. Bottled beer only Corona and Sol. But we brew our own beer though. We also the biggest collection of tequilas in SE Asia. Over 80 different types. Or more, I donno... Yep, thanks. All the best for your working career too ;) Hmm, no spicy Mexican beer. Bottled beer only Corona and Sol. But we brew our own beer though. We also the biggest collection of tequilas in SE Asia. Over 80 different types. Or more, I donno…

Yep, thanks. All the best for your working career too ;) View all comments by Aristocrat

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12375 Veron Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:51:57 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12375 Authentic Mexican food? Really? Do they also have that spicy Mexican beer? Because for some weird reason, I am missing the taste of it now! Haha I haven't seen too many Mexican restaurants in Singapore (or maybe I haven't been paying enough attention) so I gotta check this one out! All the best for your exams! Authentic Mexican food? Really? Do they also have that spicy Mexican beer? Because for some weird reason, I am missing the taste of it now! Haha

I haven’t seen too many Mexican restaurants in Singapore (or maybe I haven’t been paying enough attention) so I gotta check this one out!

All the best for your exams! View all comments by Veron

]]> By: Aristocrat http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12341 Aristocrat Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:38:47 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12341 Getting stress relief from exams: good thing you don't have to go through that anymore. Anyway, yes guacamole is usually found accompanying dishes such as fajitas. Basically it comes with almost every single dish I can think of. But if you are watching your waist-line, don't take too much. It's fattening. And if you are interested in trying authentic Mexican cuisine, go to Cafe Iguana at Riverside Point beside Jumbo Seafood Restaurant. You should have a fairly good dining experience there. Plus the margaritas are half-priced during happy hours. That should keep you going. And of course, it's all because I work there ;) Go try out and do your foodie review on it ha! Getting stress relief from exams: good thing you don’t have to go through that anymore.

Anyway, yes guacamole is usually found accompanying dishes such as fajitas. Basically it comes with almost every single dish I can think of. But if you are watching your waist-line, don’t take too much. It’s fattening.

And if you are interested in trying authentic Mexican cuisine, go to Cafe Iguana at Riverside Point beside Jumbo Seafood Restaurant. You should have a fairly good dining experience there. Plus the margaritas are half-priced during happy hours. That should keep you going.

And of course, it’s all because I work there ;) Go try out and do your foodie review on it ha! View all comments by Aristocrat

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12213 Veron Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:48:48 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12213 Hey py, not too sure about that. I'm curious to find out too! Perhaps Min can answer that for us :) Hey py, not too sure about that. I’m curious to find out too! Perhaps Min can answer that for us :) View all comments by Veron

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12212 Veron Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:48:07 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12212 Min, thanks for the bit on guacamole! Is that a common thing in Mexican cuisine? And yes, we have that crappy 10% service charge over here which, ironically, drives down service standards since waiter/resses no longer can/have to work to earn their keep. Min, thanks for the bit on guacamole! Is that a common thing in Mexican cuisine? And yes, we have that crappy 10% service charge over here which, ironically, drives down service standards since waiter/resses no longer can/have to work to earn their keep. View all comments by Veron

]]> By: py http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12201 py Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:36:28 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12201 Which part of America is not too crowded and noisy, and has a rich heritage that I can learn from? Which part of America is not too crowded and noisy, and has a rich heritage that I can learn from? View all comments by py

]]> By: Min http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12197 Min Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:35:20 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12197 Wow, after reading all the comments, I learned something new! I didn't know surcharge was automatically put on the bill in Singapore... Oh, and the main ingredient for guacamole is avocado. It's delcious! Wow, after reading all the comments, I learned something new! I didn’t know surcharge was automatically put on the bill in Singapore… Oh, and the main ingredient for guacamole is avocado. It’s delcious! View all comments by Min

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12168 Veron Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:51:40 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12168 Don't consider, just do it! The real question is where in America. I wanna go to New York City or one of those sunny places. Don’t consider, just do it! The real question is where in America. I wanna go to New York City or one of those sunny places. View all comments by Veron

]]> By: py http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12165 py Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:39:53 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12165 You are making me consider America as a possible venue for vacation. You are making me consider America as a possible venue for vacation. View all comments by py

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12151 Veron Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:06:23 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12151 Whoa that sounds pretty strong! But you are right. There have been incidents of Singaporeans being asked to leave posh restaurants when they come clad in berms. But the Caucasian man wearing berms at the next table is allowed to stay! Not very professional of our restaurants to have such double standards. But I guess it does lie in the Asian culture to look up to anyone that looks Caucasian (even if they aren't). Whoa that sounds pretty strong! But you are right. There have been incidents of Singaporeans being asked to leave posh restaurants when they come clad in berms. But the Caucasian man wearing berms at the next table is allowed to stay! Not very professional of our restaurants to have such double standards. But I guess it does lie in the Asian culture to look up to anyone that looks Caucasian (even if they aren’t). View all comments by Veron

]]> By: serene http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12146 serene Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:40:44 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12146 y shd i tip spore waiters when it appears to mi tat they seems to be rushin over to serve the caucasians so well once those caucasians step into the restaurant n treat other customers lk nth.. y shd i tip spore waiters when it appears to mi tat they seems to be rushin over to serve the caucasians so well once those caucasians step into the restaurant n treat other customers lk nth.. View all comments by serene

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12127 Veron Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:48:43 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12127 Oh yeah, I should highlight that when I was at NorthPark Center, one of the folks at Starbucks gave me a <em>Venti</em> (large) Caffe Mocha on the house. No catch at all! Don't think this would ever happen in Singapore, which serves to reiterate my point on the screwing-one-another-over culture that we have over here. Damn, I need to add this to my blog entry. (Off-topic: This week's <em>Heroes</em> episode was awesome!) Oh yeah, I should highlight that when I was at NorthPark Center, one of the folks at Starbucks gave me a Venti (large) Caffe Mocha on the house. No catch at all! Don’t think this would ever happen in Singapore, which serves to reiterate my point on the screwing-one-another-over culture that we have over here. Damn, I need to add this to my blog entry.

(Off-topic: This week’s Heroes episode was awesome!) View all comments by Veron

]]> By: Cobalt Paladin http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12122 Cobalt Paladin Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:14:14 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12122 Exactly. Noticed that tipping culture is more of a western concept. I can't think of any Asian culture that has tipping as a norm. In fact, Japanese would find it an insult if you tip. :p Exactly.

Noticed that tipping culture is more of a western concept. I can’t think of any Asian culture that has tipping as a norm. In fact, Japanese would find it an insult if you tip. :p View all comments by Cobalt Paladin

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12121 Veron Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:04:08 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12121 Hey I would! Eventually things would balance out, whenever Singaporeans leave crappy tips, they receive crappy service the next time they return to the same restaurant. It would take time for this tipping culture to mature but overtime it should. But then again, maybe not. Come to think of it, the prevailing culture here seems to be that of getting the most out of others and screwing one another over. So in the end most people wouldn't leave tips, would they? Hey I would! Eventually things would balance out, whenever Singaporeans leave crappy tips, they receive crappy service the next time they return to the same restaurant. It would take time for this tipping culture to mature but overtime it should.

But then again, maybe not. Come to think of it, the prevailing culture here seems to be that of getting the most out of others and screwing one another over. So in the end most people wouldn’t leave tips, would they? View all comments by Veron

]]> By: Cobalt Paladin http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12116 Cobalt Paladin Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:56:12 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12116 But the problem lies with Singaporean customers too. Many Singaporeans will not tip at home country! But the problem lies with Singaporean customers too. Many Singaporeans will not tip at home country! View all comments by Cobalt Paladin

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12110 Veron Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:51:22 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12110 Good point! We should scrap that mandatory service charge altogether. Bad service deserves no charge at all! Most of the time there is little or next to no service anyway, unless you count bringing the food to the table a form of service. Good point! We should scrap that mandatory service charge altogether. Bad service deserves no charge at all! Most of the time there is little or next to no service anyway, unless you count bringing the food to the table a form of service. View all comments by Veron

]]> By: Cobalt Paladin http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12108 Cobalt Paladin Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:46:46 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12108 The service tends to be better because the waiting staff depends a lot on the tips they received. If service is very good, they can get higher tips. If not, they don't get tip. Unlike Singapore, 10% service charge is always levied regardless of service! The service tends to be better because the waiting staff depends a lot on the tips they received. If service is very good, they can get higher tips. If not, they don’t get tip.

Unlike Singapore, 10% service charge is always levied regardless of service! View all comments by Cobalt Paladin

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12104 Veron Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:22:27 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12104 Oh! Now I am thinking of those pizzas too! Oh! Now I am thinking of those pizzas too! View all comments by Veron

]]> By: serene http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12103 serene Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:18:18 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/dallas-texas-day-4/#comment-12103 omg.. those cheese!!! n i am still tinking abt the pizza in ur last posting! :p omg.. those cheese!!! n i am still tinking abt the pizza in ur last posting! :p View all comments by serene

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