Mad Jack makes me mad... not very... but a little.

Before i start introducing this place, let me introduce the burger. If you can see and can read, the burger has a flag on it proclaiming to be a "blue mountain", why blue? i dunno... but it sure give me some blues after eating this burger. Claimed to be the tallest burger in town. But i think now that Botak jones has went to town, their "U-Crazy what' burger should be taller than this blue mountain!

Blue mountain comes with 3 patty of beef/chicken, i chose the beef, thats what attracted me to this place! Beef patties! I was hoping for thick beefy patties, but I was greeted by 3 thin slices of beef. Not only that, the burger bun was served cold. PLUS, the worst thing was that how come the patty is not solid one?!?! Its wet and break easier into piece... omg.. omg... but for the price that i am paying, I shall not complain any further.

Okies! so here's the place! Mad Jack Cafe! So empty... I was like the 2nd customer... also good... peaceful!

Their menu so nice... but food nice more important la...

Check out the food and price! So dirt cheap! This is the only consolation... at least its not expensive and bad... Maybe its just the burger...

Grilled fish! the mashed potato is the fake kind, whereby hot water is added to the powdered type... even a kopi tiam selling western food serves real mashed potatoes that is really mashed lor... The grilled fish was ok...edible (unlike the burger).

Overall, its a comfortable place, with a/c and nice chair + the food in cheap... where can you find such cheap food in town!

Madjack Website

Selegie Outlet - Paradiz Centre 01-04/05, 1 Selegie Rd	63389771/ 62575951
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Ribeye Steak at Astons Ang Mo Kio

ehh *scratch heads* what to eat eh? so many choices...

Good news to heartlanders staying in AMK... Astons now have a branch in AMK! Its a good news to me too because usually I am so lost as to what to eat after my gym... there's nothing meaty and nice in that area (yishun). So now I have one more alternative! :) lways looking forward to a nice meal after gym with my makan cum training buddy! Time to pamper ourself!

My order - Ribeye Steak xtra cut - $ 15.90

Ribeye xtra cut means another 70g of beef, making it 250g. The yet to upsized one cost $12.90 and is only 180g. I chose bbq beans and baked potato (w/o butter) as sides. The ribeye was done as i wanted... medium... fantastic!

See... still quite bloody and the interior is still tender. Each bite is soooo juicy and the taste of beef is just soooo good.

Darius ordered this... same as mine, just that he got onion rings instead.

After reaching home, I ate a pineapple.... why?!?

We can eat lot of meat and protein stuffs, but our body might not be able to digest and ingest them effectively. So eating fruits such as pineapple aids in the disgestion of the protein as it contains a proteolytic enzyme. That's why sometimes we see people serve meat alongside with pineapple rings!

ASTONS EXPRESS
Blk 721 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 #01-2823
Wang Wei Li Coffeeshop Stall 3/4
Opening Hours : 11am-10pm

Charcos the chicky meal @ Amg Mo Kio

and so this is what i went after my gym session!

Charco's! Dun ask me why is it called charcos, i have absolutely no idea... Anyway just a brief introduction to this place. Charco's is similar to Kenny Rogers style, roasted chicken, that come in quarter, half or whole, served alongside with sides. On top of this, they have a larger array in their menu, burgers, ribs and kebabs etc...

2 types of Chicken to choose from, not male or female. Its either Charco's style, or the more expensive version, Portuguese style.

The salad bar is very long la... so long that i cannot take the whole row... Many types of salad to choose from... normally you get to choose 3 sides for a set meal. Just to name a few: Egg salad, Potato salad, Avocado chicken salad, tuna salad, caesar salad, seafood salad, bla bla bla salad and so on...

This was taken during my first trip: Half Chicken (charco's) with Chicken Avocado Salad, Seafood Salad and Caesar Salad. The Chicken is Humongous! It is very tender and juicy inside, and the plus point is that it is roasted! (healthier la) The salad comes in a very generous amount also. My favourite will be the seafood salad, which comes with crabstick meat, quite big and juicy prawns. The Chicken avocado salad has little or no chicken, and i have already feedback to the towkay (boss). The caesar salad is not too bad either. 

This is my revisit: Darius ordered this. The burnt-look half chicken is the Portuguese style, and he chose Potato salad, seafood salad and one more unknown salad. D

Damage was $13.50

My order! Half a Chicken, with Tuna salad + Egg Salad + Seafood salad = A Happy me!

The tuna salad has some spices inside, but it has quite alot of tuna, makes a tuna lover like me damn happy la. Can you see the white mass at the right corner??? That's the egg salad, lotsa egg whites... save me time from the peeling of egg shells! not forgetting my favorit Seafood Salad! 

I like them all! =) 

Damage was $11.50, cos charco's is slightly cheaper

Charco's is located @

Blk 608, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5

Benny Western Food @ Toa Payoh

Benny 5 Star Western - "Best Food 2007", so is it still nice in 2008? I shall check it out...

Not much customers... am i making a wrong choice?


The choices on their menu is pretty limited, perhaps they do what they are best at, rather than being a jack of all trades and master of none! The recommendation was actually Cheesy Pork Cutlet, but this is so similar to the one I had in Taiwan - Cheesy Pork, so i ordered something else instead!

Chicken Cutlet with Mango Sauce, served alongside with Mashed Potatoes @ $6

I am not a big fan of chicken cutlet, as i prefer chop over cutlet, but this chicken cutlet is nicely fried such that the juicy and tender chicken meat is wrapped with a thin crispy layer that does not stick to the meat. The mango sauce helps to add some "natural" sweetness to the meat, instead of the usual mayonaise or ketchup.

Braised Lamb Shank @ $9.90

The lamb shank comes as a big surprise because i wasn't expecting a stall in a kopi-tiam to churn out such a fine dish! The meat is tender and infused with the flavours of the herbs, so rich, dense and creamy! But do not expect a super-size-shank like those in Secret Recipe. For just $9.90... is there anything to complain? :)

Mashed Potatoes - This is served with the lamb shank. FyI, the mashed potatoes is really made from potatoes, boiled and mashed! It is not those that simply add hot water into the powdered form... It has bits of bacons inside as well, and also cheese!

Benny is definitely a place for cheap and good food. I suspect that there are very few customers probably because of its location...damn ulu! On top of that, the service is excellent for a kopi tiam. If I were to go back again, i will probably just go back for the lamb shank, but its a pity that most food are deep fried!

Benny is located @

Blk 18 Lorong 7 Toa PAyoh

Jin Biao Coffeeshop

Tel: 9691 5006

Wild Olives @ Airport T-2 Staff Canteen

Changi Airport is not just all about popeyes! Wild Olives - very nice and cheap western food hidden in T2. Not at the usual restaurants you see at T2, but at its ulu, secluded staff canteen... Its a challenge to find this place! If not for my sister's recommendation, I will never know about its existence!

Met her for lunch as my mentor for my internship happened to ask me to drop by her company to supervise some stuffs... yeah... "supervise" with the inverted commas! hehe!! So we went for a looooong lunch since I was a free man for the whole day! purrrfect! =)

Grilled Catfish with Dili sauce, served with Herbs Potatoes and steamed veggies
@ $5.50

Can you see that the catfish is so big and thick? Its so soft and tasty? and its not too oily! Its damn nice can!? my goodness for the price that I am paying I cannot believe it! The herb potatoes (those black black thing that you see at the top left) are also damn nice lar... Usually western food sides are either fries, wedges, jacket potatoes or potato salad, but this one is very unique! Some food are unique but cmi(cannot make it), but this one cmi(can make it!). It has a very special herbal taste, and the potatoes are not mushy... very nice to munch! + got healthy steamed veggies to add some fibre and slow digesting carbs to your meal!

I love everything la... and nothing was left on the plate! slurpZ~

Black Pepper Chicken Pasta @ somewhere around $3

My sis was telling me how great it was... but I had a taste of it... and i give it..erm.. just a pass. Its a tat too oily... like "hokkien mee", and the black pepper is not pepperish enough, but taste kinda sweet instead. And I don't like over-cooked pasta... this is over-cooked! So much bad comments, but looking at the brighter side... they are generous with the chicken... and of cos... the black pepper sauce... and the oil!

Wild Olives is located @
Changi Airport
Terminal 2
Level 3M
Note:
Fried Food is served on odd days
Grilled Food on even days

Black Pepper Chicken @ AMK S11

Used to patronise this stall back in my JC days... and they are good for their fried food! Especially the Chicken Cutlet!

Their array of western dishes

I love meat! Black Pepper Chicken Chop! Do you realised that there's no fries? Cos i ask for more beans to replace the fries ( dun wanna clog my arteries) Remove the chicken skin and you get a much much muchhhhh less sinful meal, about 80% of the fats will be gone! The salad is another killer with all the mayo, it will be better if it is replaced by steamed veggies, but for that small portion of mayo, it still ain't that bad after all... the garlic bread is very well toasted.

Anyway the portion used to be bigger, has the chicken has shrunk in size?

=\

S11 Ang Mo Kio

530 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
(S)560530

Spagetti Too @ IMM

Spagetti Too

Take note of the Logo or Trademark, whateva you call it. Looks so similar to

right?!

Grilled Salmon Hot Plate

The salmon is grilled very well... not too dry. I remember i tried my friend's King salmon at Manhattan fish market before, and it cost like 4 times of this and was soooo dry and tough. the salmon is not very fresh, but its still good enough for a express eatery. The Spaghetti accompanying the Salmon is serve with tomato sauce, and the spaghetti was not overcooked. I hate those soggy and wet spaghetti, and im glad this is not.

Chicken Chop with Aglio Olio

The chicken chop is tender and juicy, served with black pepper sauce. And Aglio Olio is exactly how it should be cooked, stong taste of garlic and olive oil.

Overall, the food is good for the price you are paying. i really like the way they cook the spaghetti for the fact that it was already pre-cooked beforehand, they still can make it taste so delicious.

Miss Clarity Cafe @ Purvis

Miss Clarity Cafe

The word 'miss' might turn some guys off, thinking that this cafe is for all-girls gathering... but you are absolutely not right! When I got there, there was a good mix of both sexes, so pls... dun be put off by the name, and the pinkish decor... what matters is the food right?

click on the picture to visit their website and take a look at their menu, as my pictures does not do them justice due to the poor lighting in the cafe.

Fish Cordon Bleu
oven-baked crispy breaded fish fillet sandwiching ham & melted cheese

I love this! Generous amount of fish, 2 thick chunks... and the interior is still tender.
Highly recommended!

Reduce your damage: remove the Tartar sauce

Chicken Ballotine - $8.80
oven-baked chicken thigh stuffed with fresh shitake mushroom, drenched with mushroom sauce

The Shitake mushroom was quite tasteless, but there's a lot of it stuffed inside. this dish is oven-baked, so a better choice as compared to the one up there.

Reduce your damage: remove the chicken skin

On top of that, they serve you a jug of ice water at no extra cost, No GST and No Service Charge! One more thing I love is there is no french fries! I detest fries, and im glad by default they gave boiled veg and potatoes...
french fries lovers... top up $1!
=)

Verdict: Will definitely go back again.

Vilage' - The Pre-Exam Food

Hohoho... Xmas is coming and exams are finally over! so now i can continue with my journey of eating and blogging again! Exams was sucky...whatever...

Time to Exercise more bcos of all the snacks that i have eaten while trying to "mug"... Everyday must go gym now... just look at the amt of snacks i had for just 2 weeks (pics from the previous post) and that was like maybe 1/4 of my total servings only, loL.

Some random pics from the not so distant past, b4 my exams...

Ham and Cheese Crepes

I remember those days back in secondary school, the crepes were filled fully with ham and cheese, it was so much nicer and better than the one at vilage' now. The standard have dropped so much, or is it bcos those days back then it was marche. But nevertheless, I still find crepes to be the must-eat dish in marche/vilage'.

Sausage with Rosti and a 'sunny-sideup'

Another must-eat for me. I like the rosti slightly burnt! Look at the amount of mustard at the side of the plate! haha... love mustards!

Astons Revisit!

Revisit to Astons! This time round with 7 people and we "hollanded ( got lost)", but managed to reach there at 6pm, but lucky no queue on a Friday evening. It was worth it, at least to me... not sure about the 6 others... :)

Ribeye Xtra cut with Onion rings and Potato Salad

Prime Sirloin with Pasta Salad and Whipped Potato

Ate this... verdict is just pay the extra $2 to get a ribeye instead, its so much better than sirloin...

Ribeye Xtra cut with Jacket Potato and Garden Salad

ieat Super Burger @ $12.90

The ieatSuper Burger is made from 200gm chopped Sirloin Steak, 2 slices of cheese, 2 rashers of bacon, Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, Astons Special Hickory Smoked BBQ Sauce, Astons Special Sauce and crispy onion frost all piled up in a sesame seed bun - http://astonsspecialties.blogspot.com/

The Interior

I ate this this this too! and i love it it it! Best burger i ever eaten! The beef Patty not overcooked, still reddish and juicy! The layers and layers of stuffs simply blend in so well with the BBQ sauce! Even the Burger bread is good, what else can I say... Ate this just 4 hours ago and now im missing it now.......... too bad shared with tiak... haha.... and he loves it too! Probably they can start selling one with double Patty? just a suggestion!

Astons Specialties

Queuing for Toto? No its Astons! Its 6.30pm!

Look at the Queue... I Queued for an hour and a half before i managed to get in!

Still Q-ing, and the sun is still up...

6.45pm

Around 7pm, i got the menu! still Q-ing...

The sun has set, and im still Q-ing, close to 7.30pm.

Finally placed my order at 7.55pm!

Before Entry

Prime Ribeye with Pasta Salad and Whipped Potato

Comes along with 2 sides which you can choose. The Ribeye is done medium, so kinda bloody, but that makes the beef so rich in taste and flavour. Each slice is so juicy and tender. I bet the Wagyu will be even much much far better!

Close-up of the ribeye, with fresh blood still oozing out in somem parts of the meat

Grilled Fish with Herbs

Since i had such a filling dim sum lunch today, i still feel quite full even when its time for dinner, so decided to settle for white meat instead, so that i can have a mix of some red and white. The grilled fish portion is generous enough, and the best thing about it is that the interior is soft, while the top layer is slightly charred and crisp, certainly not an easy skill to cook to such standard. The herbs has indeed infused into the center of the white meat, unlike some other grilled fish who claims to have herbs, but the herbs can only be seen, but not tasted.

Located at:

119 East Coast Road (Opposite Katong Mall)

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1/travel_site_63051/