Well firstly, to begin with an introduction, I went there with my lovely, wonderful mom, who has to start work nearby at 1pm, so we decided to head there for a early lunch (11am~) on a weekday afternoon.
(Side note: really, if possible, if you want to avoid being push, squeezed, and knocked by the not so polite crowd, and if you wanna take your own sweet time and to even be able to find a spot to enjoy your meal, Be there on a WEEKDAY, MORNING before 12pm.)
Anyways, I love spending quality time with my mom alone. Honestly, I don't get a lot of family time, rarely am I at home for consecutive 2 days (unless exam week), so what I really treasure the most is the once a week alone time with my mom, even if it means I have to meet her outside for a meal, or chat with her over breakfast as early as 8am before we separate ways for the day.
Ok, ION.
Let's go straight to the FOOD.
ION Orchard dedicates almost the whole of basement 4 as the "FOOD HALL" and it houses a amazingly wide international spread of food delicacies. (mainly Japanese Food actually...) and these are the places me and my mom explored...
Food Opera - "SG Kueh" Store
My mom is a fan of nonya kuehs and I have grew up to love those sweet sticky stuff and you can play as you eat~! hee. Anyway, this store inside the food court is from Amoy street, famous for their yam paste and kuehs. o_O.
My mom couldn't resist getting a pack of steamcakes that comes in 3 diff flavours- Yam, Japanese Sweet Potato, and Green Bean Custard. Wow... These small cakes literally melts in your mouth and are not so sticky to the teeth, in fact, they are more paste-like texture than your normal steamcakes but nevertheless, still light and tasty =) I give it 4/5 paos.
Food Opera - "Hakka Delicacies" Store
My mom loves the Hakka's "Suan Pan Zi" *dun know what is it in English* and we ordered that, but to our disappointment, it was a little sticky and soft rather than firm and QQ. And the seasoning was not tasty enough, too mild for my taste. So my ratings, i give it 2/5 paos. And my apologies as I forgot to take a photo of this dish, but than again, not worth putting up also la huh.. haha. oh wells, moving on...
R Burger
Ah.. the famous R Burger, opened by mediacorp artist Adam Chen himself. What draws me to this stall was because of...
- It is open by a celebrity (although I honestly don't trust food stalls open by them, because its more for PR than the love of food. I want to test my point by reviewing this stall myself)
- It was advertised rather aggressively on 8 days and other newspapers. (see? PR =p )
- The R Burger is a unique concept because of 2 selling points. 1-They use "Man Tous" instead of the normal sesame buns. 2. The "Man tous" were claimed to have collagen in it, which means, this burger is like the "SK II of burgers". Great for skin, and apparently healthier for body. (I think its just marketing gimmick though.. imagine, if your mom slaps so much SK II on her skin everynight and the results are no so fantastically well, amazing, then how many R burgers must she eat to look like Zoe Tay lei? hmmm... anyways,
- The Avocado Cheese Burger looks to tempting to resist... so,
Turns out their burgers are a little bigger than I percevied because I thought man tou burgers would be smaller than usual. Mine is $4.30 for just the burger. It comes in a "Mos Burger" like packaging and the my burger was pipping hot. The beef petty is quite tender, but I felt the combination of avocado and cheese and a juciy beef petty, with the soft man tou makes it a little "soggy" in the mouth. Perhaps it will go better with the teriyaki chicken only. And the bun? well, taste like man tou lor. Just that its softer and "skin rejuvenating" remember? hee. I give it 2.7/5 paos. so that means, Mos Burger still wins for me lol.
GINDAYO
This Takoyaki (octopus ball) store is "oh-so-delicious"~!!! "Oiyishiiii ~!"
Comes in 6 balls per set at $4.80, and add $1.20 for a nice ice matcha tea drink. Its not difficult to find this kiosk because you can smell it from afar... and The aroma is bound to have your mouth watering for some.. Its one of THE best takoyaki balls I've tried; soft and pipping hot in the inside, and crisp and tasty on the outside. And its huge~! not like those elsewhere, they really mean BIG business. And they were generous with the sweet sauce, mayo and fish flakes!!
Friends, I give it 4.8/5 paos. of all takoyaki balls. (because I cant say if there are better elsewhere..)
Well, it wraps up my food exploring of the day with my mom.. if it seems a little too much for 2 ladies, haha, I come from a family of fairly big eaters. so, its just like the usual amount for me and my mom..
and trust me, ION still has a lot more to explore. Like the Hokkaido Ramen store that dares sell $12++ and above per bowl, and its only a little kiosk with limited seats.. But I think it seems good for $ though..
Keep the spirit of eating alive and pipping hot~!
Til den, Live well foodies~!
Munch Munch,
Charsiewpao.
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