Six Ion stalls close

[BRABUS]

[QUOTE=pet;270942]on the 1st floor, same flr as dbs. . . now no fun world leow... but it's still special lah... the b2 restaurant there also dunno for so many mnay years leow... also the nonya makan at b1...also the kopi tiam at b1 corner ( last time used to operate under ntuc supermarket ), whn ntuc renovate they move to the corner new unit...now confirm individual own....

Oh is the one near to the washroom , its own by my frd's wife .
The B2 restaurant (WishBone) , best known for its home made ice-cream . yummy ...

[commoner]

don't forget the hai nam beef steak, porck chop and chicken chop around that area

[wind128]

Hainanese-owned coffee shops tend to serve a variety of Hainanese cuisine, with hainanese chicken rice being the main highlight. Purvis Street was formerly known as "hai nan er jie".

[triton]

want chicken rice. go purvis street. one street alone got like 6 shops selling chicken rice

[pet]

those chain 1s seems to taste the same...usually the good 1s not in those food court... jst take chicken rice... my fav... all those food court and chain kopi tiam 1 jst dont taste as good as those individual stall/ coffee shop 1s.

[exxondus]

most foodcourt food is sexpensive and not nice

prefer those run down kopitiams where we have traditional family cooking. more tasty.

[pet]

The saloon name sounds abit sleezy lehs... got special wash bo?

hahaha... salon name = bai li...

english = bellis

[feilong108]

yeah....i prefer hawker centres than food courts

[pet]

Hi bro pet ,
Bt timah Plaza my favorite place to hand out with classmate after school for some games at the Fun World ,
Saloon ? is it on the 1st or second level ? i used to get my hair cut at level 2 BAI Li saloon .
Still remember the good old days ......

on the 1st floor, same flr as dbs. . . now no fun world leow... but it's still special lah... the b2 restaurant there also dunno for so many mnay years leow... also the nonya makan at b1...also the kopi tiam at b1 corner ( last time used to operate under ntuc supermarket ), whn ntuc renovate they move to the corner new unit...now confirm individual own....

there are several reasons why this is happening.

big coffee shop chains such as banquet, kopitiam, koufu keeps opening new outlets. how do they open? they are becoming what you call SME. government gives subsidies to them to aid them in expansion. they have to come out with expansion plans. once approved, they will get money to expand. if you notice, all the foodcourt stalls more or less the same. they will get their existing stall holders to go to new one branch to open.

where to get so many manpower? how many sporeans you know will want to operate a food stall? so likely employ foreign talent. with increasing costs and operators needing to cut cost, they turn from msians to PRC. why? cheaper labour. though it is more likely that a msian can cook better a local flavoured food compared to PRC

so you end up having a PRC cooking local flavour prawn mee, bak chor mee. you think the taste will have local flavour? cooking is an art. take for example the bedok 85 bak chor mee, local people cook. taste better compared to the bak chor me cooked by PRC.

remember, im not against PRC working, what they taste buds and cooking styles is very different for such local flavored food. as such this is possible one of the many reasons for food standard drop.

another possibility is that due to increasing costs, local food operators have to switch to lower grade of ingredients. even vinegar can make or break a bowl of bak chor mee. so if use lower grade, the vinegar used cannot bring out the flavour of the local food fare. when operators cut corners for ingredients, quality of food sure drop.

those chain kopi tiam dont seems to hv good food .... the good 1s all not in those...i hardly walk into those kopi thiam nowadays, i still prefer the old original coffee shop... hee

[seiko.citizen]

Seconded..... imagine a PRC cooking mee rebus or making Roti Prata...

have already.... cannot remember where. the prc even learn to speak tamil

[louisoh]

there are several reasons why this is happening.

big coffee shop chains such as banquet, kopitiam, koufu keeps opening new outlets. how do they open? they are becoming what you call SME. government gives subsidies to them to aid them in expansion. they have to come out with expansion plans. once approved, they will get money to expand. if you notice, all the foodcourt stalls more or less the same. they will get their existing stall holders to go to new one branch to open.

where to get so many manpower? how many sporeans you know will want to operate a food stall? so likely employ foreign talent. with increasing costs and operators needing to cut cost, they turn from msians to PRC. why? cheaper labour. though it is more likely that a msian can cook better a local flavoured food compared to PRC

so you end up having a PRC cooking local flavour prawn mee, bak chor mee. you think the taste will have local flavour? cooking is an art. take for example the bedok 85 bak chor mee, local people cook. taste better compared to the bak chor me cooked by PRC.

remember, im not against PRC working, what they taste buds and cooking styles is very different for such local flavored food. as such this is possible one of the many reasons for food standard drop.

another possibility is that due to increasing costs, local food operators have to switch to lower grade of ingredients. even vinegar can make or break a bowl of bak chor mee. so if use lower grade, the vinegar used cannot bring out the flavour of the local food fare. when operators cut corners for ingredients, quality of food sure drop.

Seconded..... imagine a PRC cooking mee rebus or making Roti Prata...

[triton]

there are several reasons why this is happening.

big coffee shop chains such as banquet, kopitiam, koufu keeps opening new outlets. how do they open? they are becoming what you call SME. government gives subsidies to them to aid them in expansion. they have to come out with expansion plans. once approved, they will get money to expand. if you notice, all the foodcourt stalls more or less the same. they will get their existing stall holders to go to new one branch to open.

where to get so many manpower? how many sporeans you know will want to operate a food stall? so likely employ foreign talent. with increasing costs and operators needing to cut cost, they turn from msians to PRC. why? cheaper labour. though it is more likely that a msian can cook better a local flavoured food compared to PRC

so you end up having a PRC cooking local flavour prawn mee, bak chor mee. you think the taste will have local flavour? cooking is an art. take for example the bedok 85 bak chor mee, local people cook. taste better compared to the bak chor me cooked by PRC.

remember, im not against PRC working, what they taste buds and cooking styles is very different for such local flavored food. as such this is possible one of the many reasons for food standard drop.

another possibility is that due to increasing costs, local food operators have to switch to lower grade of ingredients. even vinegar can make or break a bowl of bak chor mee. so if use lower grade, the vinegar used cannot bring out the flavour of the local food fare. when operators cut corners for ingredients, quality of food sure drop.

Ya man.. the food served at the foodcourt getting worsen, really cannot make it... Too commercial already...

[louisoh]

Hi bro pet ,
Bt timah Plaza my favorite place to hand out with classmate after school for some games at the Fun World ,
Saloon ? is it on the 1st or second level ? i used to get my hair cut at level 2 BAI Li saloon .
Still remember the good old days ......

The saloon name sounds abit sleezy lehs... got special wash bo?

[116520]

Yes you're right bro... what you mentioned is only orchard area... there are so many neighbourhood malls these dayz.... jurong point, northpoint, compass point, really NO POINT going to orchard to shop....

Precisely, I patronise 313 food court at least 3 times a week for lunch and dinner. If you are a regular there, you will notice only the ground level is pack and majority of the crowds there are passing ones to the Sommerset MRT station. Dont be fooled by pack liked sardines crowds.

Not forgetting next too 313 & OC, the vacant land is going to develope into another retail cum hotel (Phoenix Hotel)soon. Opposite 313 a small building has been torn down and also going to develop into another small shopping mall. Further down the road, formerly known as Crown Prince Hotel is in the process of renovating to provide more retail outlets just like the Newly renovated Mauritius Mandrian Hotel.

Just wondering how Singapore retailers is going to survive with more on going shopping malls coming?

[shuseido]

Expensive food served at the foodcourt, that doesnt matter..BUT food not tasty. Sorry to sat that..Its a waste of time.. I may as well pay abit more to patronise Crystal Jade n Din Tai Fung..

Ya man.. the food served at the foodcourt getting worsen, really cannot make it... Too commercial already...