Jiak Ba Food Heaven should not be a new name for most especially for those whom have been following us for a while now — we had previously been to their location at Alexandra Retail Centre and also its now-defunct branch at China Street. Whilst the closure of its China Street outlet has been recent news, these folks had also opened a new outlet at Junction 8; they had taken over the former premises of the now-defunct Taiwan FullHouse — other dining establishments located within the vicinity would include the outlet of Ambush there. Sticking to their brand’s identity and roots, Jiak Ba Food Heaven still serves up Taiwanese fare in its menu; the menu is split into sections dedicated to Handmade Mee Sua, Tossed Noodles, Taiwanese Fried Vermicelli, Soup Noodle, Rice and Street Snacks. They have also bundled their Braised Meat Rice, Taiwanese Fried Vermicelli, Handmade Mee Sua and Chia Yi Fragrant Chicken Rice offerings into Taiwanese Signature Set offerings where one can get a fixed Street Snacks offering to pair with their preferred choice of mains at $10.80+ per set.

We went with the Handmade Mee Sua Set during our visit to the Junction 8 outlet of Jiak Ba Food Heaven — our order was part of the Taiwanese Signature Set menu; it is noted that the Handmade Mee Sua Set does come with the Braised Chicken Leg by default, though we found ourselves opting for the Crispy Chicken instead of the Braised Chicken Leg which was an add-on of $3.50 on top of the base price of the Handmade Mee Sua Set. It is noted that there is no description on the menu of the elements featured in the Handmade Mee Sua that came as part of our order of the Handmade Mee Sua Set, though it can be observed that the dish does come with shredded chicken and oyster; other condiments included chili, coriander leaves and minced garlic. From first look, we did notice that the serving size of the Handmade Mee Sua from the Handmade Mee Sua Set to be a little bit on the smaller side — all that being said, we did like how the consistency of the Handmade Mee Sua came adequately starchy without being overly gloopy; the broth did carry a slightly savoury note that was also zippy and lightly zingy with a tang after the minced garlic was being mixed in. The addition of chili does add a hint of spiciness that should work well with those whom are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness. Oysters that came with the Handmade Mee Sua were fresh and added a slightly briny note that went well with the broth of the Handmade Mee Sua that is being mixed with the minced garlic, while the shredded chicken does add a slight meatiness with a more fibrous texture for some contrast.