華人雜飯(菜飯) Chinese Mixed Rice @ 櫻桃咖啡店 Cherry Kopitiam, Cecil St. Singapore

April 18.2024 Lunch

@ 櫻桃咖啡店 Cherry Kopitiam, Cecil St. Singapore (click here to Google Map)

133 Cecil St, 新加坡 069535

GPS Location: 1°16'48.9"N 103°50'56.1"E

華人雜飯(菜飯) Chinese Mixed Rice SGD$5 (rm$17.50) 👍😋 6/10

Total bill: SGD$5 (rm$17.50)
Budget: rm$15 - rm$20++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Chinese Mixed Rice

Pork free: Pork, Chicken, Vegetables etc

Alcohol free: No Alcoholic drinks

Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: Yes

Internet Wifi speed: N/A  

Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No

Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No

Free Drinking Water: No

Menu prices: Net 

Order & Delivery: Self Service 

On-line Delivery Service: Not sure

Indoor Seating tables: Not counted

Outdoor Seating: No

Drive Through: No

Take away : Yes

Dine-in: Yes

Happy Hour: N/A

Parking: N/A

Photos taken using: Huawei P60 Pro
Thoughts: I think on certain nights of the week, this underground joint is a 迪斯可舞廳 Discothèque called the "Cherry Discotheque"; but for lunch and snacks are:

櫻桃咖啡店 Cherry Kopitiam (華人雜飯 Chinese mixed rice)

Baker's Well x Cherry (糕點 Pastries)

While Malaysians usually call it "雜飯 Zhap Fan"; in Singapore is called "菜販 Cai Fan"; for 1 meat 2 vege today is SGD$5 (bit pricey):

煎蛋 Fried Egg (70 Calories, GL 0, GL 0, 0.6g Carbg)

炒白菜 Fried Cabbage (40 Calories, GL 15, GL 1, 2g Carbs)

炸魷魚 Fried Squid (125 Calories, likely low GI, low GL, 3g Carbs)

Total lunch is a light 250 Calories Mixed rice within the GI, GL and Carb requirements.

In Generally, "菜販 Cai Fan" (Zhap Fan) in Food Court around Singapore can be from SGD$3 (rm$10.50) to SGD$5+ (rm$17.50+) for 1 Meat and 2 Vegetables (一肉二菜) depending on Location. In 巴生谷 Klang Valley, usually 雜飯店 Mixed Rice shops also offer free Chinese Tea / Water / Soup of the day BUT so far, did not notice any 菜飯店 Mixed Rice shops in Singapore offer any free drinks or Soup! 

Food today: 6 / 10 👍😋

Price: 3 / 10 😐😐
Value for Money: 6 / 10 👍
Service: 6 / 10 👍 
Ambiance: 6.5 / 10 👍
Parking: N/A
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 9 / 10 👍👍👍👍 (<200m+ from Teluk Ayer MRT station)

Website: not found
Facebook: not found 
Telephone: not found 
Operation hours: 11:00am - 03:00pm

華人雜飯(菜飯) Chinese Mixed Rice SGD$5 (rm$17.60)

 

The "zhap fan" dish choices

  

The underground Kopitiam

  

@ 櫻桃咖啡店 Cherry Kopitiam, Cecil St. Singapore

 

咖啡烏 Kopi O Kosong @ Ayesha's Kitchen in 141 Cecil St, #01-02, Singapore 069541

April 18.2024 Coffee

@ Ayesha's Kitchen in 141 Cecil St, #01-02, Singapore 069541 (click here to Google Map)

141 Cecil St, #01-02, 新加坡 069541

GPS Location: 1°16'45.1"N 103°50'54.0"E

咖啡烏 Kopi O Kosong SGD$1.20 (rm$4.20) 👍👍😋😋 7/10

Total bill: SGD$1.20 (rm$4.20)
Budget: rm$5 - rm$10++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Indian food, Malay food, Chinese food and Kopi

Pork free: Bak Kut Teh available here along with Malay and Indian stalls

Alcohol free: No

Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: No

Internet Wifi speed: N/A  

Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No

Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No

Free Drinking Water: No

Menu prices: Net 

Order & Delivery: Order from stall and Self-Service 

On-line Delivery Service: Not sure

Indoor Seating tables: No

Outdoor Seating: Maybe around 30-40 tables (3-4ppl tables) 

Drive Through: No

Take away : Yes

Dine-in: Yes

Happy Hour: N/A

Parking: N/A

Photos taken using: Huawei P60 Pro
Thoughts: In the Heart of the Financial District at the junction of Cecil Street and McCallum Street is this "Ayesha's Kitchen" which is an outdoor eatery with: 

Indian Cuisine - Roti Canai and Goreng Goreng 

Malay Cuisine - Malay Kueh and some Malay Noodles

Kopi and other Beverages

Chinese Food - 華記肉骨茶 Bak Kut Teh - Pork bones/meats Tea

It's Kopi O Kosong Singapore style before work today! 

Food today: 7 / 10 👍👍😋😋

Price: 6 / 10 👍
Value for Money: 7 / 10 👍👍
Service: 6 / 10 👍 
Ambiance: 4 / 10 😐😐
Parking: N/A
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 9 / 10 👍👍👍👍 (<150m+ from Teluk Ayer MRT station)

Website: not found
Facebook: not found
Telephone: not found 
Operation hours: 07:00am - 10:00pm (Daily)

咖啡烏 Kopi O Kosong SGD$1.20 (rm$4.20)

 

Ayesha's Kitchen Coffee kiosk

Ayesha's Kitchen hawker stalls

@ Ayesha's Kitchen in 141 Cecil St, #01-02, Singapore 069541

 

脆皮炸魚肉米粉 Fried fish meats Noodle @ 太平人茶餐室 Restoran Taiping Lang Kopitiam USJ6

February 3.2023 Lunch

@ 太平人茶餐室 Restoran Taiping Lang Kopitiam USJ6 (click here to Google Map)

M-00-007, Jalan Kewajipan Goodyear Court 2, Subang Perdana, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, 

GPS Location: 3°03'13.8"N 101°35'29.9"E

脆皮炸魚肉米粉 Crispy fried fish meats Noodle rm$13 👍👍👍👍😋😋😋 8.5/10

Total bill: rm$11 - rm$15++
Budget: rm$15 - rm$30++
Payment: Cash  
Cuisine: Noodles hawker stalls (morning) and Dai Chao (evening) 

Pork free: Fish, Pork   

Alcohol free: Bottled Beers

Air-Conditioning in Restaurant: No

Internet Wifi speed: N/A  

Digital Nomad Work-friendly Cafe: No

Electrical outlets for Digital Device: No

Free Drinking Water: No

Menu prices: Net 

Order & Delivery: Order from the hawker stall 

On-line Delivery Service: FoodPanda

Indoor Seating tables: 8 tables (3-4ppl/table)

Outdoor Seating: tables (3-4ppl/table) at the shop entrance walkway 

Drive Through: No

Take away : Yes

Dine-in: Yes

Happy Hour: N/A

Parking: Free Parking within Goodyear Court 2  

Photos taken using: Samsung Note 8
Thoughts: Prior to today's visit were 3 trips to the popular USJ6 fish head noodle stall:

October 29. 2016 魚頭米粉 Fish Head Noodle rm$7.50

June 19. 2019 魚頭米粉 Fish Head Noodle rm$8

November 9. 2021 魚頭米粉 Fish Head Noodle rm$10

February 3. 2023 炸魚肉米粉 Fried fish meats Noodle rm$13

The standard 魚頭+炸魚米粉 mixed Fish head and Fried fish meat noodle was rm$7.50 in 2016 (first visit, 6+years ago), and today the same choice is at rm$10 (probably since 2021 at the 3rd visit). BUT today's choice of lunch is 脆皮炸魚肉米粉 Fried fish meats Noodle which is at rm$13. You can also ask for with or without 煉乳 evaporated milk in your noodle soup, or in my case is just a little bit of evaporated milk for the extra kick of heat and sweetness. For the price of rm$13, is quite reasonable AS the bowl does come with generous chunks of freshly 脆皮炸魚 fried fish meats, along with white 豆腐片 smooth white tofu slices, 番茄片 tomato slices and some 菜心 choy sum; the 粗粉絲 thick vermicelli was very good as well. 

Customer can also choose 東炎湯 Tomyam broth instead of the standard 魚頭湯 fish head broth; Seafood noodle choice will only be available from March onwards! AND Ala-Carte crispy fried fish fillet is at rm$11 per single serving. The Manu also offers 黃金炸蝦 crispy fried prawns as well as 生嚇麵 Sang Har Mee but not sure it is still available. 

The stall is called "麥哥馳名魚頭米粉 Mr. Mak Fish Head Noodle", a hawker stall that has a long history at USJ16's 貴賓樓美食中心 Restoran Vest Inn Kopitiam and that was before 2009 (14 years ago or before that). Then around 2009 or 2010, Mr. Mak suddenly disappeared from the USJ16 kopitiam BUT later reappeared at USJ6's 太平人茶餐室 Restoran Taiping Lang Kopitiam. I believe Mr. Mak Junior is handling the fish head noodle stall at the present location. If not mistaken, just like his father; Mak Junior is also using 紅鯛魚 Ikan Jenahak (or Golden Snapper) and 石斑魚 Grouper where the preparation process from slicing, deboning, and frying are done by the chef himself.

The main ingredients of the dish are the rice noodles called 米粉 bee hoon and the rich fish stock made by boiling fish head and bones with hints of milk depending on the Chef's recipe. Often known simply as "魚頭米粉 Fish Head Bee Hoon" or "魚湯米粉 Fish Soup Bee Hoon" to the 新加坡人 Singaporeans; this dish had its origins in 新加坡 Singapore, when a chef wanted his 南印度風格的食物 South Indian-style food to cater to a wider clientele, notably Chinese customers who considered fish head a specialty. The Singapore "魚頭米粉 Fish Head Bee Hoon" or "魚湯米粉 Fish Soup Bee Hoon" has been available since at least the 1920s; one source credits 瑞記(家嫂)魚湯米線 Swee Kee (Kah-Soh) Fish Head Noodle Eating House with creating the "definitive version" of the dish in the 1970s. The family business of "瑞記菜館 Swee Kee Eating House" comes with a rich history dating back to the 1930s and were one of the pioneers of the traditional Cantonese-style fish soup in Singapore. Ka-Soh is not only a house-hold name in Singapore BUT the Swee Kee sister operation called 家嫂 Ka-Soh Restaurant in 歐南 Outram Singapore was awarded as Singapore 米其林指南必比登推介餐廳 Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand restaurant in 2016.

"麥哥馳名魚頭米粉 Mr. Mak Fish Head Noodle" is still the BEST fish head noodle in USJ! 

Food today: 8.5 / 10 👍👍👍👍😋😋😋

Price: 7 / 10 👍👍
Value for Money: 8 / 10 👍👍👍
Service: 7 / 10 👍👍
Ambiance: 4 / 10 😐😐
Parking: 3 / 10 😐😐😐 (Free)
LRT/MRT/BRT/MTR Transport: 10 / 10 👍👍👍👍👍 (at Exit of USJ7 LRT station) 

Website: not found
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mr-Mak-Fish-Head-Noodles-USJ-6/ 
Telephone: +6012-351 8268, +6016-2690868
Operation hours: 09:00am - 10:30pm (Kopitiam)

Operation hours: 10:30am - 02:30pm (hawker stalls)

脆皮炸魚肉米粉 Fried fish meats Noodle rm$13

  

The Fish head noodle stall

  The Kopitiam

  

@ 太平人茶餐室 Restoran Taiping Lang Kopitiam USJ6