Botak Jones
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http://www.botakjones.com/
Located At AMK Ave 5 Blk 608
Supposedly opened by the Botak Bernie of .. the original Jerry's(??) fame (or issit the guy who opened Bernie's long time ago??) It occupies a western food stall in a heartlands kopitiam.
Menu is interesting... but the biggest reason why I decided to go and try it out is because I heard they had JALAPENOS POPPERS. Now.. I damn LURVE Jalapenos poppers when I had them in US.. damn LURVE it. (For the unitiated.. they are Fat pickled green chillis with mozarella cheese stuffed in them then everything batter fried) and I havent seen it anywhere sold in Singapore since I came back (if u know where else got, tell me)
So I went just now.... and it was super crowded. 80% of the crowd at the kopitiam was eating from the stall and I was told there's going to be a 1 hour waiting time. Since i had Carl Junior's for lunch...
... I decided that my family of 4 will share 1 set GIANT BEEF HOT DOG with the works full set.. and 1 Jalapenos Poppers. Uhh.. and then we ordered mee tai mak and kway teow soup for dinner while we waited. Uhh.. and rojak too.
(Byline.. the meetaimak and kway teow soup were....
.... Rojak was 
which means mai hiam beh pai) .... the mai hiam meaning if u not fussy.. not mai hiam.. meaning not spicy.)
OK SO ANYWAY.. the HOt DOG came and the Jalapenos Poppers.
HOT DOG:
Good. Was served with wonderful shavings of french onions, tomatoes.. lettuce.. AND MUSTARD (Add ur own) , Fries with a tasty savoury paprika powder(?) and chicken salt(?) ... and coleslaw.
Hot Dog Was GOOD. The GIANT BEEF HOT DOG really packs a punch.. crunchy and juicy.. mmm. mmm. mmm.
The bread.. was slightly dry.. I prefer sourdough but dont be so fussy lah hor. The onion shavings and other vege blended very well with the entire thingy. The fries were crispy AND creamy.. and even my mom and dad who aren't really western food fans.. liked it a lot. Coleslaw was okay.
Jalapenos Poppers the REASON was..
The moment I saw it.. I knew its going to be disappointing. The bread crumbs batter was overfried.. and instead of a golden brown colour was.. dark brown. It also looks very thick and hard instead of light and crispy.. this was proven right when I took a bite of it. I did try to be optimistic and soaked the thing into the ranch dressing given and HOPE it will be better. The mozarella was cooked all through.. chewey.. BUT it isnt... SOFT and creamy like it should be. It looked it it had been cooked then left for a few hours .. so its kind of like overnight pizza mozarella. The CHILLI was.. VERY VERY spicy. It was so SPICY.. i was burning hot. And after two poppers.. and two hours.. sitting here typing.. I can still feel the heat in my stomach. That's how spicy it is. Which is extraordinary.. since my memories of the popper was spicy.. sourish and vERY creamy. And not deathdefyingly spicy.
So. I am. Disappointed with my popper. Good thing is.. they've got a comment/compliment page on their website.. and I'm going to give this review to them.
BUT I will go back to try the other dishes cos I think the other stuff like the Ribeye Steak for very reasonable price.. will be something i really wanna try. -
i look at the menu and the pictures..
already dun feel like eating..
gees.. mai4 xiang4 bu4 hao3. -
me and fog-shu tried before. Not bad in service wise coz we went about 10pm (almost closing time), they still serve us.
The fries got put cajun spice. We tried the cajun chicken and fish & chips.
slightly more expensive than usual kopitiam western food.
come to think abt it, quite long no go liao...!!! -
they just opened a new outlet in clementi,block 325
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indeed.Originally posted by Aveme:they just opened a new outlet in clementi,block 325
Hours and location for Botak Jones Tuas
32 Pioneer Sector 2, Sungei Kadut Eating House
at the junction of Pioneer Sector 2 and Pioneer Sector 1
Phone / Fax: 689-89-225
Monday - Friday 10:00 am til 8:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am til 5:00 pm
Sunday closed
Hours and location for Botak Jones Ang Mo Kio
Yue Hua Food Place
Block 608 Ang Mo Kio Ave. 5
Phone / Fax: 6755-1-225
Tuesday - Sunday 12:00 noon til 10:00 pm
Monday closed
Hours and location for Botak Jones Clementi
Block 325 Clementi Ave 5 (Kopitiam) #01- 129 Singapore 120325
Phone / Fax: 677-41-225
Tuesday - Sunday 12:00 noon til 10:00 pm
Monday closed
http://botakjones.com/ -
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yeah
clemeenti got
next time near near can go there eat liao -
pics from another forum's outing. they went amk on the 8th, going clementi on the 12th.
look at the cheese topping. 
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Have eaten at Botak Jones since their days at Sungei Kadut. Used to be good, but realised standard dropping a lot, especially after Straits Times did a review on them. Now its just substandard.
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wa.
who want to go with me?
i see the cheese i buay tahan liao.
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at Adelphi lev 2 there is something similar to this. same prices and same menu
u can make this knd of food at home. it is not hard. -
Greetings...
Friends & Colleagues,
sigh....wat browniebaobao say its true.....look at the menu, really don feel like eating....this is really worse than junk food....the photo really close your epitite
For thoes who like to eat this kind of food....try visit this cafe (refer below) im a regular there, its definately 100 % better than botakjones...Look at the pics at figolive......its really makes you hungry Bon Apetite
http://www.figolive.com/
Regards,
Sham -
come on lah
kopitiam food
how much u can expect rite..
western food is already junk food
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Well, for me, Botak Jones is almost a sort of Staple food.
Since my base is in Tuas naval, when we want to eat delivery stuff we have to choose between Mac, KFC, Pizza hut, Canadian pizza, Zhu cao(which isn't really that good), and Botak Jones.
I've tried Botak Jones numerous times, and i say my favourite is the Swanky Franky, which is a giant hot dog with bacon and cheese on top, with fries and coleslow.
No matter how hungry i am, after i shave off the entire thing, it'll be more than sufficient to ease my hunger.
Alternatively, my colleagues say that fish & chips are good, though i never quite liked it that much.
If you never tried it before and you want to eat something, try their swanky franky, really. Then rate it for yourself. -
Yeah! Cafe Divine, the crew there (Anthony, Ivy and gang) are a pretty friendly bunch.Originally posted by CPlHixcks:at Adelphi lev 2 there is something similar to this. same prices and same menu
u can make this knd of food at home. it is not hard.
reasonable prices, HUGE servings too.
used to lunch at their place daily when i was working there. -
i am going to try this out
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The pics look yummy!
At least the food doesn't look like those pseudo-western food with like, 3 strips of overboiled brocoli and 4 skinny strips of potato wedges which I recently got at Han's (even tho the price went up!
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Good luck to all who try. I can forsee a further deterioration of the food standard and an increase in price in the near future.
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pics from another outing.
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The pics look good. Even the pics I took look good. But food wise.. haiz.. going down the drain.. just ate there just now. disappointed.
ps: I know HWZ went to AMK and Clementi to eat BJ. -
yeah. 9th sept to amk, 12th sept to clementi.Originally posted by DummiesInc:The pics look good. Even the pics I took look good. But food wise.. haiz.. going down the drain.. just ate there just now. disappointed.
ps: I know HWZ went to AMK and Clementi to eat BJ.
we no have outing ah? -
One dish is enough to fill an Asian stomach. I had the 'Lots Of Cheese' sandwich and it's not bad. Lamb chops were a bit chewy but tasty nevertheless.
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wao lao..so recommanded to go anot?
make up your mind... -
I recommend Escoffiers at serangoon north ave 2, the kopitiam facing the heavy vehicle park. Sunday times gave it 4/5 stars, strangely they only gave botak jones 3/5. The only thing I regularly touch is their chicken cutlet, $4.50, coz it tastes like what chicken should, not a chunk of flour.
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Go just once for the novelty value.Originally posted by R3SsH|n:wao lao..so recommanded to go anot?
make up your mind...