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Il Piccolo Pizzeria had been one of those places that we had actually been to a decade ago — an establishment that is well-known around the Toa Payoh neighbourhood, Il Piccolo Pizzeria was actually once featured on Our Makan Places: Lost and Found Season 5 previously on MediaCorp’s Channel 5 in 2014. Having been located in the coffeeshop at Blk 78C Toa Payoh Central for quite a long period of time, the stall had recently made its move to the Chang Cheng Mee Wah coffeeshop at Blk 126 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh due to the change of coffeeshop operator at its previous location. Whilst the Il Piccolo branding was founded by a Romanian chef named Peter Bontoi some number of decades ago whom is also affiliated with quite a number of F&B establishments in his heydays before he left Singapore, the Il Piccolo Pizzeria stall is run by a Chinese-born chef named Zhou Zong Qing since then whom was an assistant to Peter Bontoi back then. The menu at Il Piccolo Pizzeria’s location at Blk 126 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh is similar to that of its time at Blk 78C Toa Payoh Central; it features categories such as Pizza, Pasta, Dessert and Baked Rice.
It is noted that Il Piccolo Pizzeria does not describe the elements that are included in the various dishes that they serve up; that being said, it can be observed that the Baked Salmon & Mushroom Rice does come with the same elements such as salmon and mushroom that is mentioned in the namesake of the dish — it is also an item that is being listed in the Baked Rice section of the menu as well. One thing we liked about the Baked Salmon & Mushroom Rice at Il Piccolo Pizzeria is how it came with the correct dining ware that one would expect at a more formal dining establishment despite how they are just an establishment within a coffeeshop. We also liked how it came with a layer of melted cheese that was sufficient to cover the mound of rice beneath. The melted cheese comes all soft, gooey and stretchy — great for those wanting to capture the cheese pull shots; all that whilst adding a light savouriness to the rice beneath that seems to be infused with butter for a subtle hint of fragrance that wasn’t too overwhelmingly savoury with the cheese. The addition of salmon provides a bit of a contrast to the cheese and rice; all that without being too heavy with the salmon carrying a distinct note signature to the fish itself, while the mushroom adds a bouncy bite with an earthiness to further add on another dimension of flavours to the dish itself.
(M Size - $11.20) my friend choose pistacho drizzle (one of their best selling flavour). I forgot how it taste alr but I remembered oreo crunch made it very messy. consisted of acai, granola, banana, blueberries, dragonfruit (i dont really eat), cacao nibs (my friend's fav), oreo crunch.
($10.50) consisted of 3 fresh fruits (kiwi, strawberry, pineapple, blueberry) and superfood and nuts (pumpkin seeds) and cookie butter (drizzle). I never see pineapple put inside acai b4 tbh. but the almond butter sauce giving less and don't really mixed well with other ingredients.
($11.80) I finally tried it before I even forgot to try it. The acai v not that bad as not that iced tbh. The sauce topping (cookie butter) was very thick, hard to mix with other ingredients and quite sweet. For matcha sorbet I felt that its a bit turned off :") and weird taste? for me tbh and at least their acai still served it. They given a lot of ingredients such as granola, banana, strawberries, kiwi, toasted coconut flakes.
From Chey Sua
$5 portion.
Yummy.
No queue. We either came late enough or something happened to them. Well, because the food was trash. Basic af unlike what Hup Chong was, though I'm conscious there's more than one company using this name. The sauces also went straight in - why?
($1.90) did ordered it b4 at toa payoh hub sell more ex - mine was at least they did spread red bean well over the waffles. I did enjoy their crispy waffles but red bean quite normal taste.
($1.90) did ordered it b4 at toa payoh hub sell more ex - mine was at least they did spread chocolate well over the waffles. I did enjoy their crispy waffles but chocolate quite normal taste.
($6.80) I expected to be so hard and tough texture for bagel but it's quite soft and chewy texture tbh. But it's quite overall nice tbh. I hope that I can try breakfast bagel chicken ham version next time.
Fancy ccf. The style is more foreign, the way it uses egg and veg. The use of chicken is also uncommon. Don't expect dragon fruit taste.
Initially known as Waker Chicken, I don't think it would be wrong to say that Jade's Chicken was one of the early pioneers responsible for making Korean fried chicken known and accessible in the heartlands.
Jade has been run by a Korean family when they first started. Business was initially on the slow side when they first started but they soon caught the public imagination with a slew of media publicity. I used to be a regular customer but the queues and wait got so maddeningly long and frustrating that I pretty much didn't really bother. They got so popular that they expanded to various locations in kopitiam and hawker centres but the quality-wise, they could not match the OG. Not long after, the OG became known in its current form as Jade Chicken whilst the expansion outlets retained the Waker Chicken name.
The OG's Korean fried chicken was one of the best in Singapore when I last had it so I was really looking forward to having it. It's still good tbh but the standard seems to have slipped a little. The batter is still shattering crisp but the chicken's marination didn't seem to go through. The sauce also seems a little more diluted these days. Either that or they may have tweaked the recipe a little!
Jade's chicken is still enjoyable and the queue is a lot shorter now. I will definitely be back to support the ahjussi!
