Overrated Food/ Stalls
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for me its hock lam and haw heng beef noodles, though its pretty good its nothing fantastic, i'd take the one at larvender anyday..cheaper and bigger serving and tastes better. but standard has dropped reccently though
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Punggol Nasi Lemak.
last time say best chicken wing...Lan Ciao.
Queue one time and get this kind of sub standard food which is dam ex.
Bean sprouts also count before giving out.
Its the farking queue that makes you feel the food is good.
Its nothing great.
*Pui*...
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boon tong kee famous for the rice not the chicken. The rice is yummy
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because of the amount of oil and chicken stock.. lee loon chicken rice at the market opp ginza nicer though =D.. chicken nicer too.. soup is fantasticOriginally posted by cutepixie:boon tong kee famous for the rice not the chicken. The rice is yummy -
SHINLIN TAIWAN STREET SNACKS sucked!
i dont know why so many people just quene for god knows how long just for their food! either they are bid time cheapos who can only afford $3 food or they just love MSG big time!! -
jalan kayu prata..seriously overrated and overpriced.punggol nasi lemak too..i find tat its very normal and its more like cai peng except for the rice..
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totally agree with regards to their nasi lemak.Originally posted by Troy437:Punggol Nasi Lemak.
last time say best chicken wing...Lan Ciao.
Queue one time and get this kind of sub standard food which is dam ex.
Bean sprouts also count before giving out.
Its the farking queue that makes you feel the food is good.
Its nothing great.
*Pui*...
Over rated!!!! The queue so long, so expensive.
I rather eat the Chong Pang one...but that one also expensive!! -
if you went to Kim's ten yrs ago.. definitely it's nice...Originally posted by kops21:which branch did you visit on Kim's Hokkien Noodles?
Is that call Kim's Place?
I went to one at Joo Chiat Place b4.
then i shifted near there.. everyday also can eat.. sianz liao..
cook by the father one definitely is good..
the son one is ok..
the worker one is bad....
so muz see who cook one..
i think the father now cooking at beach road... -
boon tong kee @ river valley road pretends to be HIGH CLASS!! provides all cheapo stuff but make u pay high price. food are so so, portion is small n expensive. i prefer their few doors down neighbour instead. FIVE STARS CHHICKEN RICE IS TASTY!! they use kampong chicken. healthier! try it. another one in east coast road too!!
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Originally posted by PigletZ:
prefer 5 stars too ... alway go east coast branch ... woooo *drools*
[b]boon tong kee @ river valley road pretends to be HIGH CLASS!! provides all cheapo stuff but make u pay high price. food are so so, portion is small n expensive. i prefer their few doors down neighbour instead. FIVE STARS CHHICKEN RICE IS TASTY!! they use kampong chicken. healthier! try it. another one in east coast road too!![/b] -
Sin Kee puts an unnecessary large amount of oil and soya sauce before serving their chicken, otherwise it is not bad.Originally posted by the Bear:as with music.. popular does not equate to good
now, Sin Kee Chicken Rice at Mei Ling Street.. now, that's GOOD chicken!
I thought Boon tong kee was more gelantinous than powdery...i've stopped eating from there ever since they franchised.
Rather go wee Nam Kee at novena, chicken house at thomson or the 5th level far east plaza boneless. -
I rate Balestier BTK the best.Originally posted by nick34:prefer 5 stars too ... alway go east coast branch ... woooo *drools*
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In business, every good businessman will look at turnovers and profit margin. Can't really expect them to just stay in their little family run shop and expect long term success? The trick in franchising is to maintain the standard. That is something very few food joints have managed. Katong laksa is just one of the many failed examples.Originally posted by coffeeortea:hmm.. boon tong kee was seriously good about 5 years back.. when they were not so rich yet.. the bosses etc are just money hungry i guess.. that explains the cutting costs and all that shit that make the chicken sucky.. and they probably employ lousy pple that cant cook properly ffs.. sigh.. as usual.. once something becomes too popular.. the standard always drops.. but thats ok.. cuzz usually those lesser famous ones but those that are really good are cheaper.. and lesser pple know about them.. ^^ good for those who know those stalls etc.
Did anyone know that Wee Nam Kee tried to frachise their brand of chick rice about 2 years back? They opened a branch along thomson road. But the marketing strategy was really bad and it closed down in less than 4 months.
Loy Kee Best chicken rice Is horrible; despite it surviving in jurong point food court all these years coupled by my 4-year stay in that area, I have NEVER eaten at that stall.
To add to this thread of the 'overrated', I would say the nasi lemak at changi village qualifies. No idea what the queue is all about. -
Originally posted by BillyBong:
There are four more stalls already. Don't have to queue.
In business, every good businessman will look at turnovers and profit margin. Can't really expect them to just stay in their little family run shop and expect long term success? The trick in franchising is to maintain the standard. That is something very few food joints have managed. Katong laksa is just one of the many failed examples.
Did anyone know that Wee Nam Kee tried to frachise their brand of chick rice about 2 years back? They opened a branch along thomson road. But the marketing strategy was really bad and it closed down in less than 4 months.
Loy Kee Best chicken rice Is horrible; despite it surviving in jurong point food court all these years coupled by my 4-year stay in that area, I have NEVER eaten at that stall.
To add to this thread of the 'overrated', I would say the [b]nasi lemak at changi village qualifies. No idea what the queue is all about.[/b] -
That's their HQ. They expanded to include zhi cha next door.Originally posted by M©+square:I rate Balestier BTK the best.
But all my aunties who used to serve me now either became cleaners or retired. arg! now left to the ah bengs and lians...horrible.
miss the good old times...
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Dun reckon that the Bar Chor Mee (Blk 85) isn't that tasty after all. the air over there is over polluted with the smoke coming out from the stall.
Overall comment ............. Bar Chor Mee........... SUX!!!!!!!!!!!
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as a consumer, i dont care what franchise, what overheads a company has. thats the company's business and not mine to care. if the food is good, portion and price is reasonable, i will pay and go the miles to get it.
just like macdonalds, i pay $2 for their muffin burger breakfast, i get to ask for free sky juice, sit in comfortable air-conditioned place for hours and not get chase out, ask for as many chilli and pepper satchets to go with my food without staff staring at me. all these i valued them as customer satisfaction which is hard to earn, such satisfaction leads to loyalty and familiarity. this builds long term business and relationship with me.
franchise may be the way for a company to grow fast at a short time. but at the expense of customer satisfaction, I WILL NEVER GO BACK AGAIN!!! its easy to say " maintain standard" but different cook even if its the same menu and same ingredient, still will taste different." such, i will never go back again too. i dont know which is the actual one and which are the franchisee. all carry the same name. just like boon tong kee chicken rice, shihlin taiwan street snacks, bedok 81 bak chok mee, katong laksa and more...
unlike subway, the one in singapore expands very slowly. back 8 years ago, theres only 1 branch in singapore!!! now its everywhere, even 4 shops in town. they are all franchisee oulets. but they do ensure standard. explains the slow expansion. selection of right candidates take time. -
Originally posted by Nitro Man:
Subway std is easy to maintain: it's just bread with fresh stuffings.
as a consumer, i [b]dont care what franchise, what overheads a company has. thats the company's business and not mine to care. if the food is good, portion and price is reasonable, i will pay and go the miles to get it.
just like macdonalds, i pay $2 for their muffin burger breakfast, i get to ask for free sky juice, sit in comfortable air-conditioned place for hours and not get chase out, ask for as many chilli and pepper satchets to go with my food without staff staring at me. all these i valued them as customer satisfaction which is hard to earn, such satisfaction leads to loyalty and familiarity. this builds long term business and relationship with me.
franchise may be the way for a company to grow fast at a short time. but at the expense of customer satisfaction, I WILL NEVER GO BACK AGAIN!!! its easy to say " maintain standard" but different cook even if its the same menu and same ingredient, still will taste different." such, i will never go back again too. i dont know which is the actual one and which are the franchisee. all carry the same name. just like boon tong kee chicken rice, shihlin taiwan street snacks, bedok 81 bak chok mee, katong laksa and more...
unlike subway, the one in singapore expands very slowly. back 8 years ago, theres only 1 branch in singapore!!! now its everywhere, even 4 shops in town. they are all franchisee oulets. but they do ensure standard. explains the slow expansion. selection of right candidates take time.
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Same for Fast food joints
Local flavour is a different matter...