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Barossa – All-You-Can-Eat Ribs by the Waterfront

Veron Ang — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:00:49 +0000

The Australian-inspired restaurant and bar Barossa has dished up a very tempting all-you-can-eat ribs promotion at Esplanade Mall. Vegetarians, you may want to give this a miss. We’re talking baby back ribs, lamb ribs and grilled pork in an eat-all-you-can feast that is a carnivore’s dream come true!

Barossa at Esplanade boasts a relaxed waterfront setting, with the staff engaging diners in friendly chatter. The alfresco dining area allows you to enjoy the light breeze that seemingly blows your troubles away. And if it doesn’t, there is always beer.

All-You-Can-Eat Ribs

All-you-can-eat ribs
S$45++
Every Thursday from 6pm

The all-you-can-eat ribs promotion takes place at Barossa once a week on Thursday evenings.

Braised lamb ribs

If you are fond of lamb, the braised lamb ribs exhibit just the right shade of pink. The meat is very tender, with my knife slicing through easily.

BBQ baby back ribs

The BBQ baby back ribs come smothered in a tantalising barbecue sauce that is so alive with flavour, it literally dances upon the tongue. The restaurant spends 4 to 6 hours making the sauce, reducing it to a thick concentration of flavours.

While these may not be the fleshiest ribs around (like Tony Roma’s but unlike Jerry’s BBQ), I eagerly ask for a second helping nonetheless; the painstakingly-made sauce is simply irresistible.

Grilled Kurobuta pork

For the time being, the grilled Kurobuta pork replaces the oven-roasted pork ribs on the menu due to some health concerns. It is one meaty chunk of white meat, mildly seasoned and great for making full use of the dips.

The ribs are partnered with four dips (from left): tomato jam, honey mustard, red wine sauce and lamb sauce. The tomato jam and honey mustard are certainly the most robust and delicious of the lot. I can’t help but drench all my meats (except for the BBQ ribs) in them.

To cleanse your palate, a selection of four non-meaty sides are served alongside the ribs (clockwise from top left): sautéed mushrooms, mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables and potato gratin. But let’s face it; who’s really tucking into those when you have the succulent ribs right in front of you?

Barossa salad
S$13++

If you do really love the greens, the Barossa salad is a refreshing and healthful choice, a sweet mix of tomato, pine nut, walnut, bacon bits and avocado dressed in cranberry and mustard.

To wash down the ribs, beer is a perfectly acceptable beverage. You can top up S$10 for free-flowing Archipelago beer. Can’t seem to make up your mind on which beer to go for? Get the beer sampler set which has four types of beer in 30ml glasses: Belgian Wit, Summer Ale, Bohemian Lager and Irish Ale.

If you pride yourself on being a confirmed and committed carnivore, you definitely do not want to miss the all-you-can-eat ribs at Barossa Esplanade every Thursday. Just be sure to go there on an empty stomach.

Have Your Say!

What are the best dining destinations in Singapore for carnivores? Share with us in the comments!

Barossa
Website | Facebook

Opening hours:
Mon to Fri: Lunch 12noon – 3pm
Mon to Thu: Dinner 6pm – 1am
Fri: Dinner 6pm – 2am
Sat: 12noon – 2am
Sun: 12noon – 1am

Barossa Esplanade

Esplanade Mall
8 Raffles Avenue #01-11
Singapore 038981
Tel: +65 6534 5188
Service:

Barossa Holland Village

Holland Village
22 Lorong Mambong
Singapore 227681
Tel: +65 6468 4688

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Stevo’s Salads n Such – A Good Mix!

Veron Ang — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:20:38 +0000

A little eatery that goes by the name Stevo’s Salads n Such has opened along Upper Thomson Road. While this casual restaurant is small in size, the fine quality of its Australian fares would certainly put its more established Western counterparts to shame.

Hailing from Perth, Australia, owner Stephen Singh was the talented man behind the cooking at Charco’s. After leaving Charco’s, he started Stevo’s, offering an even more extensive range of dishes here. Despite Stephen’s humble attitude (“I’m really not a chef”), we sure are big fans of his excellent cooking.

Salads

The salad bar boasts 8 different kinds of colourful salads that include Greek salad, egg salad and fruit salad amongst others.

Caesar salad
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With its great-tasting dressing and the crispiest croutons, the ever-popular Caesar salad is easily our favourite.

Seafood salad
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Seafood fans can indulge in the seafood salad, which comprises morsels of crab stick mixed with juicy prawns.

Fruit salad
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The fruit salad, a combination of apple and pineapple slices topped with cherry, is fitting as an after-meal palate cleanser.

Mains

Chili mussels
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The chilli mussels certainly hit the spot.

If a bunch of plump mussels stewed in a chunky spicy tomato gravy and paired with bread buns sounds good, wait till you try it. We like this so much that not only do we lap up every last bit of the succulent sauce, we even order a second serving for takeout!

Wild mushroom ravioli
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For something milder, go for the wild mushroom ravioli. The pillows of pasta covered with thick, creamy sauce certainly serve as good comfort food. While the ravioli sheets are silky smooth, they would taste even better if they were thinner.

Lamb ribs
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To satisfy the carnivore in you, go for the lamb ribs. We first fell in love with these at Charco’s, and are delighted to find them here, too! While these may not be the meatiest ribs around, the great-tasting honey glazed meat helps make up for it.

Spicy chicken
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The spicy chicken (you can also opt for the non-spicy roast chicken) comes in various portions, and are perfectly marinated with a sweet and spicy sauce.

For both the lamb ribs and the chicken, you can choose to complete the meal by having salads or fries to go along.

Heat Challenge

Think you’ve got the chops to eat spicy food? Take up the Heat Challenge! The buffalo wings come in 5 levels of spiciness, 1 being not spicy at all, 5 being crazy hot!

If you can finish half a dozen of the level 5 wings within 5 minutes, a certificate is yours and you get your photo taken and displayed proudly at the restaurant! Last we checked, a dozen or so customers have successfully completed this feat!

Buffalo wings
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One thing for sure: These wings are finger-licking good!

Not ready to numb our taste buds (yet), we venture into the level 3 wings. Even for the self-professed seasoned spicy food eaters that we are, we still find ourselves gulping down that spice-relieving Esprit drink! Be safe, go for level 2.

The Vibe

The restaurant takes up a corner unit along a row of shops and eateries. The atmosphere here is casual and laid-back, with many tables spilling out into the outdoor seating area. A blackboard hanging on the wall displays the good mix of dishes that also include burgers (with a vegetarian option) and kids’ meals.

A large picture of the rustic outback covers the wall on one side.

Even before leaving this humble restaurant, we are already planning our next trip!

Notes:
- The restaurant is very new and still reviewing menu prices. Please refer to their website for the up-to-date prices.
- There is no service charge or GST.
- No pork, lard or alcoholic beverages are served here. Halal certification would be applied for along the way.

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Stevo’s Salads n Such
215R Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 574349
Tel: +65 6554 0636 | Website

Bus services: 52, 132, 162, 162M, 163, 165, 166, 167, 410, 855, 980

Opening hours: 11am – 10pm (Closed on Mondays)

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Seah Street Deli at Raffles Hotel – New York, New York

Veron Ang — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:03:52 +0000

Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today
I want to be a part of it — New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it — New York, New York

5th Avenue, Mulberry Street, Broadway. These are a few of the famous streets in New York. But when you dine at Raffles Hotel’s Seah Street Deli, they take on a whole new meaning altogether.

At this delicatessen, 5th Avenue, Mulberry Street and Broadway refer to salad, mushroom spaghetti and pork ribs respectively. Isn’t that fun? Other than the food, the restaurant décor, and even the staff take on a distinctly American theme. Where else would you find waiters dressed like baseball players?

What catches my eye (and ear) most is the large retro jukebox. The coin-operated machine makes an interesting centrepiece; we hardly get to see it these days! One downside is that diners sitting near it may find the blaring music a tad loud.

As we settle down, the waitress hands us each a thin newspaper with the same brightly-coloured jukebox proudly featured on its cover. This “newspaper” opens up to a menu. Pretty neat huh? It’s one design trend that other restaurants have adopted for their newsletter, too.

Radio City
S$14.50++
Rating:

Ready to start on our all-American meal, we go for the buffalo wings. The waitress obligingly offers to bring us chilli sauce or ketchup with a smile, a nice reminder of the fact that we’re dining at a posh hotel.

The food is actually rather ordinary. A half dozen fried wings served with sour cream and coleslaw. The wings are more like winglets, with a touch of spice in the marinating. Certainly nothing like Jerry’s huge fiery monsters that fill your stomach and help you work out a sweat at the same time.

Fish & chips
S$19.80++
Rating:

The fish and chips, thankfully, comprises a much more ample cheese crusted john dory fillet and French fries. The rich and creamy tartar sauce comes in what appears to be a muffin cup! Cute :)

Served piping hot and fresh with a nice taste, the fish manages to impress us. It may not necessarily be the best, but it is certainly one of the better ones we’ve had.

Broadway
S$22.55++
Rating:

While the fish is good, what I’m really craving for is more chicken after those tiny buffalo wings. So when I spot a set named “Broadway” that promises roasted chicken and baby pork ribs, I jump at it immediately.

For a quarter chicken, you sure get a lot of meat! I find myself enjoying the ribs in the magnificent barbecue sauce, too. How I wish there is more of it to go around!

Accompanying the meats are a pile of potato wedges and vegetables. This is a very satisfying and complete platter that can last two meals.

Is it just me or does the furniture remind you of a Singapore coffee shop in the 60s? There are those nostalgic marble-top tables and wooden chairs. Hehe :)

Click to enlarge: Menu page 1 | Menu page 2

Amongst the various restaurants at Raffles Hotel, Seah Street Deli is probably the most affordable one, relatively speaking. If you’re considering heading there, you may refer to the menu above for the pricing.

Seah Street Deli
Raffles Hotel
1 Beach Road
Singapore 189673
Tel: +65 6412 1816 | Website
Service:

Bus services: 7, 32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 145, 175, 197, 851
Nearest MRT: City Hall

Opening hours:
11am – 10pm (Sun – Thur)
11am – 11pm (Fri, Sat, Eve of PH)

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Dallas Restaurant & Bar – Small Bites

Veron Ang — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:03:48 +0000

Love ribs? You now have another alternative. dallas restaurant & bar at Boat Quay draws crowds for its ribs alone!

It was at Tony Roma’s where I had my first rack of perfectly barbecued baby back ribs. Eventually Jerry’s, with their tender and meaty ribs that ooze flavour with every bite, became the first place I recommend for ribs.

Lately I have been hearing rave reviews about the ribs at Dallas and they got me curious enough to check it out. The name also reminds me fondly of my trip to the actual Dallas!

So, is the food as good as what people say?

Baby back pork ribs (full rack)
S$28++
Rating:

Ahh… The baby back pork ribs that everyone is raving about. We have ordered here a full rack of the fiery flavour. These ribs come in three flavours — fiery, berry and the new caribbean dry rub.

It is a little baffling that the ribs don’t seem spicy or even peppery, as the name “fiery” suggests. But that’s okay. No biggie. What’s more important is that they are sweet and flavourful, braised to melt-in-the-mouth tenderness.

Now tell me: are you the type that throw caution to the wind and eat the fatty bits in your meats because they taste so good? If you are, then you would so enjoy Dallas’ ribs. The fatty layer is thick and prominent beneath the charred skin!

I know many people actually love these fatty pieces. In fact, one Japanese restaurant deliberately serves a version of their pork katsu with the thick fatty layer intact. That dish has remained one of their bestsellers.

For me, I would go for Jerry’s seemingly fat-free ribs any day! At Jerry’s, they use a special preparation method to ensure the fats are all melted away in the grilling process. Plus, the ribs are meatier and saucier.

I like the fact that instead of the usual French fries, the ribs come with a big heap of thick fluffy potato wedges by default. Still, if you prefer, you can request for the Dallas fries instead.

Not every dish turns out to be a success, however.

Dallas Platter
S$14++
Rating:

To get a taste of their various appetisers, we order the Dallas platter that comprises of:

chicken wings
chicken and cheese quesadillas
salt and pepper calamari
guacamole, sour cream and chilli dips

Just the thing for people that like variety! However, our first sentiment on seeing the platter is dismay. What small portions!

Perhaps we have been too accustomed to the generous portions of appetisers offered at similar restaurants. After eating Jerry’s huge buffalo wings and Tony Roma’s huge calamari rings, the Dallas platter seems miserably small! I’m talking 4 skimpy winglets, a handful of rather tough chopped calamari and 2 skinny slices of quesadillas. They barely warm the stomach! Frankly, the two other restaurants offer much more, and at lower prices, too.

One consolation is that the winglets taste pretty good with the chilli sauce. Are they worth the price? You decide.

When you’re tucking into fiery ribs, you probably wanna do it in an air-conditioned setting. There’s the second-floor dining area for you, fully air-conditioned with tables set like a fine-dining restaurant. But if you don’t mind being seen tearing chicken wings apart with your bare hands, alfresco dining by the river is also available.

For now, we’re still sticking with jerry’s and Tony Roma’s for the tastier food, bigger portions, quicker service and lower prices. They have won our hearts long ago :)

But hey, it’s always good to have another alternative for ribs, right?

Dallas Restaurant & Bar
31 Boat Quay
Singapore 049820
Tel: +65 6532 2131
Service:
dallas.sg

Bus services: 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 51, 5N, 61, 63, 6N, 80, 124, 145, 166, 174, 197, 851, 961, NR1, NR2, NR3, NR5, NR6, NR7, NR8, 174E, 961C
Nearest MRT: Raffles Place

Opening hours: 11:30am – 2.30pm, 6 – 10:30pm (Closed on Sundays

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Charco’s – Flaming Goodness!

Veron Ang — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:34 +0000

It seems that whenever a Westerner opens a Western food stall in the heartland, Singaporeans would throng the place. Maybe the food tastes more authentic. Or maybe the mental image of a sweaty ang moh preparing your steak makes it all the more appealing.

First it was the wildly popular Botak Jones that started the craze. Then there’s Crazy Ang Mo. More recently, an Australian guy started Charco’s.

Thanks to readers Sheida and Ida who recommended Charco’s to me. We head down one afternoon and found ourselves thoroughly enjoying the chicken and ribs! The food is halal too. Yay for all our Muslim friends!

Coincidentally, Charco’s is situated at the same premises in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 where a Botak Jones stall once occupied. The stall now occupies a much larger floorspace at the coffee shop, with ample seating available both indoor and outdoor.

Update on November 1, 2010: Charco’s has relocated to 89 Marine Parade Central.

We queue up at the counter to place our orders and make payment. Then a big numbered tag is given to us and all we have to do is sit down and wait for our food!

Sampler platter
S$13.90

To get a taste of everything, we order the sampler platter consisting of:

1/4 lamb ribs
1/8 Portuguese chicken
1/8 original chicken
creamed potatoes
one choice of salad

If you wish to get more taste into your food, help yourself to the ketchup, chilli and barbecue sauces at the sauce and cutlery station. The barbecue sauce is goooood.

Lamb ribs
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Many Western steaks & grill restaurants like Tony Roma’s and my personal favourite, Jerry’s, serve pork ribs, automatically rendering them unsuitable for Muslims. But Muslims who wanna taste good ribs can go for Charco’s lamb ribs!

The ribs are tender and tasty, with meat that falls off the bone easily. They are coated in a dark sweet sauce that brings out the smokey flavour very well. We actually prefer this to pork ribs as it is far less fattening.

Portuguese & Original chicken
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When you have the Portuguese chicken and the original chicken side by side, it’s easy to compare the two. The Portuguese is spiced and flavoured while the latter is plain and ordinary. We prefer the first. No surprises there.

Don’t forget to pile on the barbecue sauce for the ordinary chicken as it can get quite bland on the inside.

The salad bar by the counter displays an appealing array of colourful salads such as coleslaw, egg, seafood, Greek, Caesar, etc. The sampler platter comes with a choice of salad, so we go for the seafood salad.

Seafood salad
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The salad portion is huge! It comprises of sliced crab sticks and a couple of plump shrimps. Nice, and totally my cup of tea. For those of you who are regulars, which other salad is worth trying, too?

Creamed potatoes
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What we find rather unusual is the creamed potatoes. They have a milky quality and are dusted with red pepper for flavour. However due to the ample servings of meat, we can barely eat any! Given a choice, we would very much like fries or wedges instead.

Perhaps due to the obscure location, the coffee shop isn’t exactly jam-packed during the afternoon chow hours. The food is served promptly too, even for the more complicated sampler platter.

Charco’s ( )
89 Marine Parade Central #01-750
Singapore 440089
Tel: +65 6455 3711

Opening hours: 11am – 10pm daily

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Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre: Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle – Excellent Food, Wonderful Service

Veron Ang — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:30:54 +0000

Ever had a bowl of noodles and told yourself you’re gonna have another bowl right after? That’s exactly how I felt after slurping down a bowl of the Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle.

If the name rings a bell, you may have known this hawker stall from the Channel 8 show, Buzzing Cashier (抢摊大行动). It is one of the ailing businesses that the show has revived.

Following its TV fame, long queues routinely form in front of this humble stall at Tiong Bahru Market. My initial thought was nah, it’s just media hype. Nonetheless, it got my family curious enough to check out if the food was really that good. Well, I was hooked from my first mouthful. The noodles are nothing short of spectacular!

Pork ribs prawn noodle
S$4
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First of all, the stall offers really good value for money. Priced at just $4, each bowl is chock-full of ingredients, with three large prawns and three chunky pieces of ribs.

The prawns are fresh and juicy, and the ribs tender and meaty. The thing that adds the icing on the cake is the awesome soup, which is extremely sweet and delicate. Simply delightful!

Prawn noodles
S$3
Rating:

If you aren’t too fond of ribs, go for the prawn noodles instead. You still get the same delicious broth, plus three savoury meatballs that boast a springy texture.

Other than the usual thick yellow noodles, you have the options of mee pok (flat noodles), rice vermicelli or thin yellow noodles. Also, you can choose to have the noodles served either dry (with the soup on the side) or soupy.

Ahh… The noodles are very good. But besides the excellent food, there’s one more thing that min nan deserves to be commended for. The man (pictured in photo above) running the stall is extremely polite towards his customers. He greets everyone with a smile, and even accepts payment with a slight bow!

Hawkers in general have the reputation of being rude and impatient. So to come across one who is so courteous and thankful towards his customers is indeed a breath of fresh air!

Update on August 22, 2009: I paid a visit to this stall again. To my surprise, there’s a laminated copy of this review pasted at the stall! This time round, I had a chat with the courteous stall owner and learned that his name is Ah Leng.

Min Nan Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
30 Seng Poh Road #02-31
Singapore 168898

Bus services: 5, 16, 33, 63, 123, 195, 851
Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru

Opening hours: 10am – 3pm, 5pm – 9:30pm (Closed on Thursdays)

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Jerry’s BBQ & Grill – Jerry is My New Guy!

Veron Ang — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:42:06 +0000

Wow I can’t believe it took me so long to blog about Jerry’s BBQ & Grill. The food there is awesome! You can feast on American-style goodies like hot, hot buffalo wings, meaty steaks and saucy ribs, then wash it down with a cold beer. It’s the kind of food that makes you wanna ignore your doctor’s advice, throw all health caution to the wind and just pig out!

A perfect starter to this belt-loosening meal is of course the most-talked about buffalo wings. What’s very interesting is that you can choose from three varying levels of spiciness — Smoking, Intensi-fire and Chef’s Challenge, which I hear is crazy-hot!

Buffalo Wings (Intensi-Fire)
S$12.95++
Rating:

As we love the shiok-ness of eating spicy food, but aren’t brave enough to venture to the far end of the hotness meter, we went for the level 2 Intensi-fire. The half-dozen buffalo wings arrived looking really hot anyway. You can still see the chilli flakes and seeds on them. Goodness! How very exciting!

The size of the wings are ample, nothing like those wee little hot n’ spicy drumlets you get at the Colonel. Each one is coated in a hot sauce that makes the skin of the chicken taste extremely good! It’s a little sweet and sour too, which is nice. The chicken flesh itself is flavourful even on the inside. It also retains a slight bit of moisture, because no one enjoys tucking into a dry and hard chicken!

Overall, the spice level is quite comfortable on my taste buds, getting a little fiery only on my third wing. With that said, I think I’m brave enough to take up the chef’s challenge next time!

Deep Fried Mushroom
S$10.95++
Rating:

As the meal is likely to be heavily meat-oriented, it’s a good idea to order a non-meat dish to mix it up a lil’. The deep fried mushroom is a highly-recommended item by the restaurant and moi. Firstly, the button mushrooms are dipped in a special batter. Then, they are lightly fried to a glorious golden brown. And finally, they are served piping hot with tartar sauce.

When I bite into each one, mushroom juices burst out! It’s really hard to describe how awesome it is. You can have it with or without the tartar sauce because both ways taste fantastic! I think this might just be the best mushroom dish I’ve ever had in my life. Nothing else even comes close.

After these flavoursome bites that totally woke our palates, we almost didn’t have room for the main course — a half slab of babyback pork ribs.

When it comes to pork ribs, very often it is more bone than meat. This is the case even for the highly popular, award-winning babyback ribs at Tony Roma’s.

As you can see from the photo above, it’s really just skin and bones at tony’s. (it still tastes pretty damn good though.) now compare that with Jerry’s.

Babyback Pork Ribs (Half slab)
S$21.95++
Rating:

For the ribs here you can visibly see a thick layer of tender meat on the bones that oozes flavour with every bite. I heard that they cook the ribs over special controlled hickory smoking ovens. The slow barbecuing process helps get rid of the fats, breaks down the tougher tissues, resulting in meat that falls off the bone easily!

And that’s not even the best part. The ribs are smothered in a thick, savoury tomato-based barbecue sauce that totally completes the dish. Seriously, this trumps Tony’s ribs by miles! When people ask me for a good place for ribs, I won’t mention Tony’s name anymore. Yup, Jerry is my new guy.

Let me now talk about the location. The flagship outlet is at Jalan Kayu, and the second outlet at Club Street near Chinatown. The latter is housed in a blue pre-war shophouse building with a small indoor dining area. I hear there are seats available on the second floor, although it wasn’t open when we went on a Saturday afternoon.

The interior is decorated with black and white photographs on aviation, and car license plates from various American states. There are also two separate washrooms at the back that customers can use after getting their hands dirty with the awesome buffalo wings.

Like I said, Jerry is my new guy. Check him out if you haven’t! For those who have, feel free to recommend your favourite dishes from there. I’m definitely dropping by again in the near future.

Jerry’s BBQ & Grill
Website

Jalan Kayu outlet

277 Jalan Kayu
Singapore 799505
Tel: +65 6484 0151

Opening hours: 12pm – 11:30pm daily

Club Street outlet

92 Club Street
Singapore 069460
Tel: +65 6323 4550

Opening hours: 12pm – 10pm daily

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Tony Roma’s – Mouthwatering American Grill

Veron Ang — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:23:54 +0000

When craving for American fares, Tony Roma’s is one name that always pops up. With consistently good food being served in a family-friendly environment, it’s no wonder that snaking queues of eager customers (or guests, the term that the restaurant prefers) can be seen forming at the entrance during the evening chow hours. In fact, I made two trips there in the past week!

At the Suntec City outlet, one of only two in Singapore, guests can opt for cozy booth seats or window seats, where they get to enjoy a view of the mall’s koi pond. With the colourful neon signboards, black and white photographs of classic America, plus the American flag being displayed proudly, you may be forgiven for forgetting that you’re still in Singapore.

Steak & Babyback Ribs Combo Grill
S$36.90++
Rating:

Tony roma’s award-winning baby back ribs are world famous and need no further introduction. But even the steaks and other grill will not pale in comparison!

Steak & Chicken Breast Combo Grill
S$29.90++
Rating:

It’s a good idea to go for the combo grill. You can have your ribs or steak with something lighter, such as chicken, shrimp or fish. There’s even a combo where you can have both the ribs AND the steak. Each combo comes with two choices of coleslaw, baked potato, mashed potatoes, French fries, ranch style beans, rice or corn on the cob.

The steak is a slab of perfection. ’nuff said. I’m no fan of steak, but even I can’t resist a few chunks of the tender and juicy meat. Ahh…

Chicken lovers can choose from BBQ chicken or chicken breast. I prefer the healthier choice of chicken breast (eating the former is too much trouble)! It even has the same checkered markings as the steak! The chicken is lightly marinated, so you can savour its natural flavours with little hindrance from heavy sauces. Still, I recommend having it with the garlic chilli sauce that you can request for separately.

Calamari Rings
S$10.90++
Rating:

The fried calamari rings is another dish of perfection. The calamari is covered in a golden coat of crispy batter and tastes great! It is a staple order for me at each Tony Roma’s meal.

The little bowl of garlic chilli dip simply explodes with flavour. It would make practically anything taste good! It’s probably a good thing that it’s not too spicy so you can have a lot of it without burning your tongue. The waitstaff don’t mind getting it for us from the kitchen. For our meal, we had three bowls of it!

Crispy Chicken Tenderloins
S$9.90++
Rating:

Maybe it’s something to do with the fact that there’s already so much meat on our table, the crispy chicken tenderloins didn’t fare that well with us. Each piece is a huge chunk of chicken meat that goes well with the honey mustard sauce. It would be a hit with the kids as it’s easy and fun to eat. The portion is rather huge too!

One nice touch is that besides serving guests a warm baguette while waiting for the food to arrive, wet towels are also given. These items are complimentary, a stark contrast to certain Chinese restaurants where you would be paying a dollar for the wet towels and three for the bread.

So tell me, is your mouth watering yet? Because mine is! Already, I’m looking forward to my next Tony Roma’s meal. (Note: if anyone has any spare receipts from the restaurant, please pass them to me! I’d like to become a member.)

Tony Roma’s
Suntec City Mall
3 Temasek Boulevard #B1-007
Singapore 038983
Tel: +65 6337 9055
Service:
www.tonyromas-mms.com

Bus services: 10, 14, 16, 36, 70, 70X, 97, 106, 107X, 111, 133, 162X, 196, 857
Nearest MRT: City Hall

Opening hours:
11:30am – 3pm, 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Thur)
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