Sunday, October 16, 2011

Tho Yuen Restaurant @ Campbell Street

It's only famous cos it's one of the few places with dimsum in the morning,choo char and chicken rice for lunch.

I never look forward to coming here.It's always crowded,staff is nonchalant unfeeling like,proprieters always looking a tad too cocky, with not enough seats amidst the loud din of crying babies,horrible screaming children,solemn looking old folks and loud toothpick totting men and blabbermouth women.

Chicken rice verdict .....what the heck is the big fuss about?
Well,for one,you don't get blood oozing out of the white chicken,like one grossout old outlet in Chulia Street.
Doesn't smell awful till you wanna puke as if the chicken just came off the market table like some horrible places I don't wanna remember.
But it's not that fragrant and the meat isn't that moist nor incredibly smooth either.

To rate this as "great" is a no brainer.It's JUST OK,it's NOT THAT GREAT.
It's legendary here cos this is a large busy makan shop in Campbell Street,the shopping place to be DECADES ago.The place to treat the family after a bout of shopping or marketing or praying back in the old days.

Choo char department .....extra way for them to squeeze many BUCKS out of you cos their portions are pathetic.This remains an old favourite with pockets of businessmen till today even though the prices can be pretty steep.
Even if you order a large Sang Mee,prepare for a portion that won't fill a small rice bowl for each person sharing.Never try negotiating for more noodles.What you'll end up with is a negligible amount,slapped with a maximum price.
Plus I really hate the fish noodle dish.Stinks big time.Smells of a rotting scaly carcass.So awful yet their regulars seem to mistake this as the comforting smell of the fishy sea in their constant quest to remain brainiacs.Horrible!

Dimsum department......also nothing spectacular.Won't make you float to the sky with one bite.Won't say it is bad.I have no complaints.It's just ok,can eat lah.

Rating this place as normal.
Even if you don't eat here,I promise you,you WON'T miss a thing!