Yellowbox Western (Taman Jurong Food Centre)

Speak about western cuisine at Taman Jurong Food Centre and Tom’s Kitchen is the name that easily comes to the mind for most; with that being said, it does seem that the food centre had recently seen a new entrant serving up western cuisine at level two of the food centre. yellowbox takes up a stall space at the second level of food centre that is hidden away from the main podium of the building; the stall can be found occupying a stall unit that faces that of Jurong Theatre. For those whom are unaware, yellowbox was formerly known as Pots N Pans Western; a check on their social media pages did suggest that they were once situated within The Lawn Food Court within Republic Polytechnic at some point of time whilst being branded as yellowbox. The menu at yellowbox is being split across categories such as Main, Spaghetti, and Add Ons — their baked pasta offerings are being stocked in a display warmer and features a variety of different toppings where only one of it is available and rotated around on a daily basis.

The Chicken Chop is an item that is being listed in the Main section of the menu — we did note that there are two variants of the dish that are being offered by yellowbox; one simply named Chicken Chop and the other offering a larger portion of the grilled chicken named Chicken Chop (Upsize). Our order is for the former; the menu also describes that all Main items do come accompanied with elements such as fresh-cut potato cubes, garlic bread and house-made salad. The chicken chop does come at a decent size here and is paired with a mushroom sauce; the chicken carrying its own savouriness with the sauce adding yet another dimension of savouriness and earthiness to the dish. The slab of chicken was also pretty juicy and tender as well. What we especially liked about the Chicken Chop at yellowbox was the side dishes that came along with it — all of which being a notch above what most western cuisine stalls would serve up and justifies the slight mark up that they charge. The fresh-cut potato cubes does come well-seasoned with salt and came with a soft bite, while the house-made salad came with a mix of leafy greens, chopped tomatoes, pineapple and raw onions accompanied with a dressing for a slight crunch, zing and tang that was refreshing and different from the typical garden salad that other establishment serves up. We also liked the toasted garlic bread that was light, fluffy and soft that carried an evident hint of garlicky flavor that gives their Chicken Chop a nostalgic touch just like what old-school Hainanese-style Western establishments tend to serve up in the past despite the modern touches that they have added to it.