Pig spinning in his grave

Char siew and roast pork rice @ Kopitiam (Compass Point)

dining-119.jpgAnd that would be what the poor pig would be doing if he knew his flesh had been sacrificed for what really was average fare on the dinner table. After failing to find very many foodcourts offering my perfect plate of fried rice – with the exceptions of the United Square foodcourt – I’ve decided to try my luck at char siew / roast pork rice instead. The benchmark I’ll be using is the extremely yummy plate of roast pork and duck rice at A*A*Star at Ang Mo Kio Central which I’ve reviewed here before, and a plate of gravy-ly magnificence I could finish two plates of without caring less for my rising blood pressure.

Basically, what you get for $3 to $4 at most places is a plate of rice, char siew and roast pork slices, some cucumber, and a bowl of soup. In this case, the offering at Kopitiam cost $4.50; quite a bit higher, though there’s the usual 10% discount with the Kopitiam privilege card. That said, the rice felt soggy, the meat bland, the gravy plain, and the soup too salty. Rather disappointing, especially since we’d just finished the same fare at A*A*Star again the day before. Still, there were quite a few people lining up to buy from this stall. So, maybe the preparation just wasn’t agreeable with my very personal taste-buds.

  • Food: 6 / 10
  • Value: 2.5 / 5
  • Overall: 2.8 / 5. It’s edible fare, just a tad too expensive with very average taste.