Now on to something prettier =) ... after the eventful visits to the past and my doctor, it was time to hunt out strange and interesting places in Singapore that only the truly red-whitties would take time to hunt out. Last night, Ruth and I ventured into the strange land of eateries along River Valley Road where two chicken rice stalls duked it out in style -- Five Stars and Boon Tong Kee... and the latter has upped the stakes by going all high-class and soft wrists with its latest artistic rendition of our national dish. With unmistakable Freemasonic influences, it has decided to stake its juicy oily chicken rice in a pyramid. I was looking out for the eye of Ra, but they didn't want to reveal too much -- though it wouldn't have surprised me to find a fish eye staring back at me from the top of the carbo pyramid. And then the chicken -- not content to be dead, cooked and white, it came with the parasitic orchids placed limply on one side .... There's still the strange concoction of lemon barley in a sangria jar that I couldn't fit into the picture ... but I think you get the mental image all right. Next time you go down River Valley Road, don't forget to stop by Boon Tong Kee's Little Gourmet to try out your $12 chicken rice (priced competitively against Chatterbox, I may add). Yum Yum. *grandma rolling in grave*
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Impossible! I find that BTK's more hype than content. 5 star is still my favourite. There's something about specialization of skills that I like.
Or better yet, try the Chinese restaurant next tonari to 5-star. Lovely food in excellent portions (i.e., moderate for the 2 of you).
Yah, we saw the aircon place. Will deifnitely try it next time! But I must say I'm quite detered by the lack of proper parking
If you can bear to handover your car keys to the "mahblow"-toting uncle types who slouch on a plastic chair along the main road, try Spring Court's valet parking for another place that serves excellent food with good service.
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