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Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre does seem like one of those hawker centres that sees some periodic movement of the tenants operating within from time-to-time — the hawker centre has most recently seen yet another round of new tenants occupying the stall units that had vacated the hawker centre. One of such stalls would be 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice that occupies one of the stall units located at the middle row of the hawker centre closer towards Woodlands Stadium. As one would have expected from the namesake of the stall, 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice isn’t exactly a typical stall serving up Hainanese Chicken Rice — instead, it does seem to be a little bit of a fusion concept that brings the likes of curry with the all-familiar Hainanese chicken rice. Apart from serving up their Beansprout Curry Chicken Rice, 九意咖喱鸡饭 Curry Chicken Rice also jumps onto the bandwagon of establishments serving up poached chicken with Nasi Briyani, whilst those looking for items less adventurous can settle for their Curry Chicken Noodle, Shredded Chicken Bee Hoon Soup and Thai Style Chicken Cutlet with Rice.

The Beansprout Curry Chicken Rice is observed to come default with elements such as beansprouts, beancurd puffs, poached chicken and potatoes being drenched in a curry gravy on a separate plate away from the rice — this plate is also topped off with coriander; we were also asked if we wanted to add a braised egg to our order which we ended up going for. Meanwhile, the rice that is served on the side would be the same as that of the rice of Hainanese chicken rice that typical chicken rice stalls tend to serve — patrons do get a choice to drench the rice with a little bit of the same curry gravy as well. Going straight for the poached chicken, we did feel that the poached chicken here is done pretty well; juicy and tender with the flesh being especially smooth — nothing too dry nor streaky from the fibres of the meat. Being drenched in a curry gravy, the curry gravy here does seem to be on the lighter side in terms of both flavour and consistency; this does seem to be deliberate though considering how the dish does come with the “oily rice” that is typically served with Hainanese chicken rice — the flavours of the curry does get a little richer when had together with the rice without becoming particularly jelak. Speaking of the rice here; the rice does come pretty fragrant having absorbed the flavours of the chicken stock — not too gingery, and did carry sufficient flavour on its own. The dish does come with a generous load of beansprouts that comes with a crunch, while the potato does come stewed in the curry for a soft, melt-in-the-mouth consistency that doesn’t require much bite.

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Texas Day Combo (S$16.90)
2 pieces Chicken & Tender Wrap Combo
2 pieces of fried chicken - can select original or spicy
1 original tender wrap
2 sides
- carbonara pasta (topup S$1.50)
- onion rings (regular) (topup S$1.50)
2 drinks
Texas Day totebag

Texas Chicken
Address 🛖 : 1 Woodlands Square, # 01-14/15 Causeway Point, Singapore 🇸🇬 738099
Open ⏰ : 10am - 10pm
MRT 🚇 : Woodlands (NS9/ TE2)

Delicious and reasonably priced. One of my favs.

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Ah Ma Specialty Noodle (S$6.40)
Mee Kia dry

Pork & Cabbage Dumpling Soup (S$5.70)

Ah Ma Chi Mian 阿嬷吃麵
Address 🛖 : 1 Woodlands Square, #02-05a, Singapore 🇸🇬 738099
Open ⏰ : 9am - 9pm
MRT 🚇 : Woodlands

Having been to Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre for quite a number of times, one of the stalls that got us fairly intrigued about would be that of Jirawat Authentic Thai Food — the stall can be found at the row of stalls at the back of the entire hawker centre closest to Woodlands Stadium; one of the notable stalls located at the same row as where Jirawat Authentic Thai Food is within hawker centre would be Ye Lai Xiang Laksa. Sporting a light blue signage, Jirawat Authentic Thai Food serves up Thai cuisine — all of which being served in portion sizes suitable for individual diners with noodle and rice options to choose from. There are also some dishes that are being served up in a set format which sees a bowl of Tom Yum Soup being served up alongside the rice / noodle dish as well.

Having not had a Pad Thai dish for quite a while, we found ourselves going for the Pad Thai during our visit to Jirawat Authentic Thai Food. Jirawat Authentic Thai Food does not describe the elements that come with their Pad Thai on its menu; that being said, it is noted that the Pad Thai at Jirawat Authentic Thai Food comes in one version which would the seafood variant that sees it coming with prawns. Other elements that came with the dish would be fried Beancurd puffs. One thing to note about the Pad Thai served up at Jirawat Authentic Thai Food would be how it is being served up dry; this is also the way that we prefer our Pad Thai to be. Tossing the noodles together with the dried chili on the side with a squeeze of the lime zest, we did note that the Pad Thai here comes savoury with a slight hint of sweetness — there is definitely a strong note of savouriness coming from the use of fish sauce while it leans towards being sweet; all that whilst carrying a slight tang and zing in its finish that was further enhance by the addition of lime. The noodles were done pretty well in the sense where it is chewy, while the addition of beansprouts delivered a crunch that contrasted against it. The seafood wasn’t particularly remarkable in terms of quality, while the beancurd comes coated in the same sauce that covers the noodles — provided ample flavour whilst giving yet another dimension of texture with its spongey, airy and soft bite.

Have noted the existence of Yu Ji Wanton Noodles 餘記雲吞麵 (Malaysia Style) whilst scrolling around the phone one day — these folks are situated within the Kimly Coffeeshop at Primz Bizhub. Taking up a space opposite the beverage stall within the coffeeshop, Yu Ji Wanton Noodles 餘記雲吞麵 (Malaysia Style) is a stall that specialises in serving up Malaysian-style Wanton Noodles along with a number of side dishes to go along with the noodles — Wanton Noodles do come with the option of Black / White Sauce / Mala / Clear / Mala Soup variants, while one can also opt for Fresh Dumplings / Crispy Fermented Beancurd Fried Pork Belly / Braised Chicken Feet / Crispy Fried Prawn Paste Chicken Cutlet Wanton Noodles if the default Char Siew that is being serve with their Wanton Noodles do not suit one’s fancy.

We went for Yu Ji Wanton Noodles’s Wanton Noodles (Dry) and opted for our plate of noodles to come with White Sauce — the Wanton Noodles (Dry) comes with the usual elements that one would typically expect such as both fried and soup wantons, whilst coming with noodles that is accompanied with Char Siew, crispy pork lard (essential for a Malaysia rendition of Wanton Noodles) and some stalks of greens on the side. Tossed in the White Sauce, the springy noodles were already very flavourful on its own from the lard oil and going for the spicy variant also gives the noodles a hint of fragrance and a piquant spiciness that comes in from the back of the tongue. The wantons are also a highlight at Yu Ji Wanton Noodles; both renditions were packed with sufficient meat fillings which provided a good savoury bite — the soup wantons coming with silky smooth skin that encases the meat fillings within while the fried wantons were not greasy and came with a light and crisp exterior. The only qualms for this plate would be the slightly generic Char Siew that came at room temperature that was a bit of a contrast against everything else on the plate, though the Char Siew is sliced in rather chunky bits and does come in a generous portion size compared to most stalls nonetheless; there are also some crispy pork lard pieces that were a little soggy and lacked crispness as well.

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Lam’s Signature Noodle 阿南招牌面 (S$7.70)
Mee Kia dry
Served with minced pork, sliced pork, fish ball, lava egg, and abalone
Serving was kind of small. The premium sauce looked kind of disappointing. The abalone looked more like clam.

Lam’s Abalone Noodle 阿南鲍鱼面
Address 🛖 : Food Republic, 1 Woodlands Square, # 04-01/02/03/04 Causeway Point, Singapore 🇸🇬 738099
MRT 🚇 : Woodlands

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Citibank promotion
2 toasties + drink for S$0.20

Got to learn that there is a new stall serving up Nasi Lemak at Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre when we were going around the area fairly recently. Occupying one of the rows at the back of the hawker centre, N2 Nasi Lemak can be found in the same row of stalls where Gao Ji Shu Shi 高記熟食 (Nasi Lemak) and an outlet of Heritage Tanglin Puff Since 1952 can be found. N2 Nasi Lemak bears a rather distinctive looking signage where the design does look fairly “kiddy” — looking out for the signage with a white background with the stall name in round-looking green font with black borders; there is also the use of banana leaves and an illustration of a plate of Nasi Lemak on the signage as well. As the namesake of the stall already suggests, N2 Nasi Lemak is a stall that focuses on serving Nasi Lemak; the menu comprises of a few variants of Nasi Lemak with different meat / seafood options that are paired alongside with it.

Whilst the signature item at N2 Nasi Lemak would be their Signature Fried Chicken Drumstick Nasi Lemak, we weren’t looking for something that substantially-sized — we went for the Chicken Wing Nasi Lemak instead. N2 Nasi Lemak does not describe the elements that come with their various Nasi Lemak dishes, though one can expect the Chicken Wing Nasi Lemak to come with standard elements like coconut-infused rice, sunny side-up, anchovies, peanuts, cucumbers and sambal; all that with a fried chicken wing on the side. Going for the coconut-infused rice, we liked how the short-grain rice here does come soft and fluffy — sufficiently moist, whilst carrying a rather balanced note of coconut-y fragrance and a a slight whiff of ginger that ends it off. The fried chicken wing is pretty delicious; coming with a crispy, fried golden brown batter on the exterior, we like how the chicken wing comes crisp on the outside, but not greasy — the flesh being tender, juicy and moist whilst evidently marinated with turmeric that adds a lightly-spiced flavour to tickle the taste buds. Other components are also pretty well-executed; the sunny side-up featuring fluffy egg whites and a molten egg yolk that flows with a poke using the fork, while the anchovies does come crisp and adequately salted for flavour. The accompanying sambal chili also comes with a distinct sweetness that Singapore-style Nasi Lemak chili sauce typically carries with a deep earthiness and slight savouriness that one would associate with Kecap Manis; not particularly spicy, and would most certainly do well even for those whom are tolerable only to lower levels of spiciness in general.

Been going past Lucky Pho for quite a while especially when we are around Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre — the hawker centre has seen a few switch-ups around the tenancy of some stalls of the late. Lucky Pho is one of the newly-opened stalls that had found home within Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre recently — these folks do seem to have found a pretty strategic location to open their stall; located right beside them would be an outlet of Creative Coffee & Toast; this would be a Vietnamese coffee stall that serves up local Kopi & Teh alongside Vietnamese coffee, whilst they also do serve up Vietnamese Banh Mi and local Hainanese-style breakfast. Lucky Pho is located within a section that can be described as claustrophobic to some, though it should be not too difficult to find if one manages to spot the signboard with its logo being situated closer to the left of it — the signboard otherwise consists of illustrations of its various food items on its menu; this would include items like Pho and Banh Mi which is rather expected finds for Vietnamese establishments around the island, while other dishes offered included different variants of Vermicelli dishes, Beef Stew, Pork Noodles, Crab Noodles and Fresh Spring Rolls. Desserts available for the day are prominently stocked at the counter which one can easily pick up whilst making an order for a main at the stall.

Lucky Pho does not describe the elements that is included within their dishes but it can be observed from the Pho Special that the item does come with beef balls, beef slices and beef shin — all of which accompanied with a clear broth that also comes with a mix of herbs , onions and thin rice noodles. Digging into the bowl and going straight for the soup first, we did notice that the broth here is flavoursome but light-tasting; the same way that we would expect a good bowl of pho to be served — for those whom desire more flavour with their bowl of pho, Lucky Pho does provide chili, hoisin sauce and pepper at the self-service condiment and utensils bar at the counter which one can help themselves with. We also did feel that the flavours of the broth in the Pho Special did come off pretty clean — not particularly MSG-laden without a lingering thirstiness that comes after drinking the broth. One thing to note about the Pho Special here is how it does seem that the way it is being served here is tuned towards local palates — one rather evident thing would be the doneness of the beef elements which seems to suggest that they have been cooked before being added to the broth; whilst the beef slices does not come particularly gamey, it does feel a little overdone as such.

During the same visit, we had also found ourselves going for the Banh Mi Traditional. This was observed to be quite a well-stuffed Banh Mi that comes with margarine and pate being spread on the undersides of the baguette, whilst being an item that sees the usual of blanched greens, hoisin sauce, various types of ham, pork scratchings and a slab of pork chop that had been sliced into a few pieces — all that whilst being sandwiched in between the baguette. The Banh Mi Traditional at Lucky Pho is sized larger than the usual Banh Mi offerings that one can find being served up at other establishments, though we also did feel that the Banh Mi Traditional here also carries some cues where it could have been modified to suit the local taste buds. It is interesting to see how this does come spread with both margarine and pate that dials down the savoury notes of the pate. Interestingly, the Banh Mi Traditional at Lucky Pho also does not feature pickled radish and carrots; instead opting for carrots and leafy greens drizzled with Hoisin sauce that provides a savoury notes rather than a refreshing tang, all that whilst the inclusion of ham does provide for a good bite without making the sandwich feel overly salty. Another peculiar addition to the Banh Mi Traditional at Lucky Pho would also be the inclusion of the grilled pork chop, though the grilled pork chop isn’t exactly Lucky Pho’s forte — comes savoury, though with a flavour that is a little more one-dimensional with the glaze lacking a note of sweetness; the meat also being on the leaner side and does come across as a little bite dry though carries a good, meaty bite that one would likely not come across in other variants of Banh Mi Traditional elsewhere that typical only features ham.

Overall, Lucky Pho is a pretty interesting addition to Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre; there aren’t many outstanding stalls around this food centre though we are glad to have found other rather stellar stalls such as The Bakehouse and Arabica Kebab that provides patrons a slightly different variety of choices when dining at the food centre. It does seem that Lucky Pho does specialise in their Pho offerings a lot more than their Banh Mi per what we had experienced during our visit. Price point of their noodle / rice / Banh Mi offerings are also rather reasonable; the lowest priced item being at $4.90 would be the Chicken Pho, while the priciest items at $8.90 are the Spicy Beef Noodles and Beef Stew. We do note a pretty sizeable crowd ordering from them when visiting the establishment during weekday dinner service; a spot worth exploring for those residing in the area.

Killiney Kopitiam has been massively expanding their operations all across the island of the late and there definitely has been quite a few outlets that had sprouted up in the last number of years here — the outlet at Stellar @ TE2 within the Thomson-East Coast Line wing of Woodlands MRT Station has been around for quite some time since the opening of Stellar @ TE2 itself that is the name of the shopping gallery within the station. This Killiney Kopitiam is a little bit of a unique location considering how this outlet has introduced food items that is rather uncommon across other Killiney Kopitiam establishments islandwide; whilst carrying the usual Hainanese-style breakfast toast and the usual Laksa, Mee Siam and other items of the likes on its menu, the Killiney Kopitiam outlet here does serve up a variety of Prazza (supposedly Prata-based pizza) as well as— most recently, this outlet has also included Burmese dishes on its menu. Though not a first for a Killiney Kopitiam location since its Fortune Centre location offers the same, the Stellar @ TE2 outlet offers a more limited selection that only includes Shan Noodle, Burmese Noodle Salad and Malai Tea.

The Burmese Noodle Salad here would be much the same as the Nang Gyi Thoke that we have tried at other Burmese establishments thus far. The menu at Killiney Kopitiam does not describe the elements that are included with each dish but the Burmese Noodle Salad does come with the usual suspects — thick rice noodles that comes coated with toasted chickpea flour and red oil; it also does come with shredded chicken, fish cake, half of a hard-boiled egg, raw onions and crispy rice noodles. Squeezing a little bit of lime into the the Burmese Noodle Salad comes with chewy thick rice noodles. The red oil does provide that moisture to the dish that allows for a slurpier texture, while the toasted chickpea flour provides an earthy yet savoury with a very slight nuttiness that compliments the fragrance of the red oil that comes rather reminiscent to the chili oil without the crispy bits that one would often experience with mainland Chinese cuisine; the red oil here carrying a more nuanced note whilst at it in comparison to the what one would expect for mainland Chinese cuisine. Squeezing lime juice above the Burmese Noodle Salad adds this zippiness that tantalises the tastebuds even further, whilst complimenting the zing added by the raw onions on the side. The addition of raw onions adds a crunch for a textural contrast, while the inclusion of crispy rice noodles gives a light, airy and crisp texture for some variance. The inclusion of the half-boiled egg, shredded chicken that came with a very light curry-esque note and fish cake gives the dish a more wholesome touch, though it is often noted that portion sizes of any sort of meat are not aplenty for Nang Gyi Thoke, but sufficient to make it feel less carb-intensive. For those looking for a location outside of the usual industrial areas within Clementi, Jurong West and Peninsula Plaza to give Burmese cuisine a try, Killiney Kopitiam in Stellar @ TE2 might be an option worthy to consider for the convenience and variety of other cuisine they have to offer that one can go for as an alternative — despite the very small range of Burmese cuisine that they have to offer.

Established in February 2011, this homely stall is beloved for its focused signature dishes. Regulars recall them from their former location in the now-defunct old Woodlands Interchange Hawker Centre.
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Their rendition is generous with minced mutton, peas, and diced potatoes, swimming in a thin oily fiery curry spiced with red chili, curry leaves, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon.
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Carries bold meaty savoury salty spice vegetal earthy sweet grassy flavour, with chunky thin tender chewy springy textures.
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Mutton Keema / Keema Matar
Bhai's Chapati & Biryani
@ Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre, 4 Woodlands Street 12 #01-43
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