Toa Payoh

17 articles

Food Addict Café – Get High On It! [Closed]

If you are like me, you probably go to work everyday where you would have your meals at the same few places. So when a new restaurant opens in the vicinity, it would generate a bit of excitement among you and your colleagues. All the better if the food is...

Codfish Village – Fishy Business

Fish lovers would be spoilt for choice at codfish village. This neighbourhood stall in Toa Payoh, tucked at the first level of a HDB block, serves up more than 30 codfish dishes! With a name like this, you can certainly expect nothing less. Despite its humble location, the prices here...

Botak Jones – Damn Good Food!

“Damn good food at a damn good price!” the sign proclaims loudly. You can almost hear it scream! Now what the heck am I talking about? Botak Jones, of course. Botak Jones is the brainchild of an American that promises to bring authentic American food to the heartland. The Ang...

Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao – Return of the Xiao Long Bao

This recent trip to Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao at Great World City marks my second visit to this particular outlet. my previous experience there left me with a long lasting good impression — great food coupled with excellent service. So naturally I was happy to pop by...

Sizzler – The Food Sizzles

The first time I had a Sizzler meal was at Siam Center in Bangkok. And that was real good — solid a la carte menu items plus its rockin’ salad bar. On Thursday evening we were at the Sizzler restaurant in Toa Payoh. I didn’t realise there were only two...

Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao – This Bao Packs a Punch!

The Crystal Jade restaurants are so ubiquitous these days you can’t go to a popular shopping mall without seeing one. The chain is so popular it has even divided into different specialisations. There’s Crystal Jade Kitchen, Crystal Jade Palace, Crystal Jade Bakery, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, Crystal...