Grains & Hops (Tampines)

🍽️ Coin Prata @ Al Madina- famous prata corner $4

This is my first time eating coin prata and just as my expection, it's just a coin shape plain prata😅. The one I had is even out of shape. I'm not sure what's the correct way of eating but mine was scattered with sugar and it makes it sweet even when I dunk it in curry sauce. I honestly feel that it's more worth it to order 4 plain prata for $4 instead of 6 coin prata for the same price.

🍽️Toh Guan TeoChew Noodle House's Lor Mee $4
🍜 The gravy has scrambled eggs in it and does not taste like the typical glossy and gooey translucent gravy u get from some noodle stalls. The ingredients include pork belly, Ngoh Hiang, half a hard boiled egg, beansprouts and fish fillet instead of fish cake. The condiments included are minced garlic, chilli and vinegar.

Overall, a decent Lor Mee from a non Lor Mee specialised stall.

🍽️ Mushroom Minced meat noodles @ Toh Guan Chew Noodle House
$4

🍜 This is a more vinegary version of dry noodles. The mushroom is braised to flavour and they are not stingy with the lean meat and mushroom.

This was once a happy discovery from Grabfood. We had been exercising a wee bit of self control on not ordering it every week because it isn’t the healthiest of choice. Now I have one more reason to not order it and get my lazy ass out because.. the price of convenience is almost double😂.

Prices start at $4 if you’re eating at the food court, and I think it’s pretty worth the satisfaction. The fried chicken thigh ($5.50) is incredibly crispy and fragrance from the spices with tumeric and a distinct lemongrass flavour, while the insides were tender and juicy! And the rice - we prefer the nasi dagang for its texture, but the steam rice is equally good because it’s so fluffy and lemak.

For sides, our go-to is the Sambal Assam Sotong ($3) which usually tastes very fresh with a good bite (this round seemed to be an off day or perhaps I was a little late for dinner, as it was slightly more rubbery but it’s the first time it happened). It isn’t too spicy (may be disappointing for those who’re looking for more heat), with the addition of pineapples for sweetness. The other would be their curry mutton ($3) which are just tender cubes of delishness, and it’s not too gamey.

The mildly sour yet refreshing achar helps to cut through the richness of the dish, and the sambal balacan really packs a punch. Ambitiously mixed it with my rice and I’ve never, purposely, added it again😂 But spicy-lovers should like this!

🍽️ Laksa @ Toh Guan Chew Noodle House $4

🍜 The gravy is too creamy for my liking and lack the spicy kick in it. The ingredients includes fishcakes, tau pok aka tofu puff, beansprouts and cockles. No prawns though. Note that it's a noodle stall and not a laksa speciality stall, so the ingredients are from what they used for the other noodle dishes.
The tau pok is marinated and the sweet taste clashes with the laksa broth 👎

I'll not order their Laksa unless you are someone who likes thick and creamy laksa broth. Mind the the laksa taste is mild though.