It does seem that Blk 216 Bedok Food Centre and Market have a couple of interesting food stalls moving into its premises every now and then — the hawker centre is known for stalls such as Generation Coffee, What The Puff!, and Prawn & Mee which are pretty much regarded as stalls that are run by a new-generation of hawkerpreneurs in the local F&B scene. It has most recently seen yet another new hawkerpreneur move into its grounds — enter Omma Chicken Soup; these folks take up the corner-most stall unit situated within Blk 216 Bedok Food Centre that faces the Food Loft coffeeshop at Blk 217 Bedok North Street 1. Its unique stall signage is one that differentiates itself from the older stalls within the same food centre; one would also note how it claims that the stall serves up Pure Chicken Soup slow-simmered for eight (8) hours, and without the use of MSG, pork and lard. Specialising in chicken soup, the menu at Omma Chicken Soup is split into sections dedicated to Signature Omma Chicken Soup, Noodles and Porridge. There is also a small list of side dishes that one can opt for at Omma Chicken Soup as well.
Omma Chicken Soup serves up three different variants of their soups across all menu categories; the Ginseng, Collagen and Spicy Collagen. We went for the Spicy Collagen Omma from the Signature Omma Chicken Soup section of the menu, and have opted to add Mee Sua as the choice of carbs to the spicy collagen soup — whilst Omma Chicken Soup does not describe the ingredients that goes into the making of their dishes, it can be observed that elements such as chicken, sesame oil, Chinese Red Dates, Lotus Seeds and wolfberries are added to the soup. Each serving of soup also comes with kimchi, pepper and soy sauce on the side. Going straight for the spicy collagen soup itself, we note that the soup comes only with a very faint hint of spiciness — something that those whom have low tolerance to spiciness should be able to handle; this is perhaps intentionally made so to allow one to be able to experience their chicken soup. Whilst not as rich as Tori Paitan broth that one would come across from a Japanese dining establishment, we did like how the chicken soup wasn’t particularly overwhelming; light and somewhat nourishing with a hint of sesame oil fragrance that lingers at the back of the tongue. The chicken meat does come juicy and tender; falls off the bone very easily and was very easy to eat, while we liked how the inclusion of wolfberries added a hint of sweetness to the dish when it is being chewed upon.