Pow Sing Restaurant - Nyonya Food (Serangoon Garden)

Sunday, January 24, 2016 sher (: 0 Comments


We were kind of in a EOY/CNY festive mood, so with S's family in tow, we headed down to Serangoon Gardens to try authentic Nyonya food at Pow Sing. There are two Pow Sings; Pow Sing on the left serves ordinary tze char; Pow Sing Restaurant (below) is the one that we were headed to.


You can't miss the huge rooster sign.


Pow Sing Restaurant's interior is rather cramped, with neighboring tables too close for comfort. It is advisable to make a booking as it can get really crowded for dinner and you'll have to wait a long time for a table.


Achar & Peanuts ($3) are not complimentary, but you wouldn't want to miss out on the Achar which was deliciously piquant.



You can't go wrong with the Chicken Rice ($14, half chicken) at Pow Sing. The chicken was extremely tender and was perfect with the special chili sauce and ginger.


Sambal Kang Kong ($13, medium) arrived just the way S's family loves it -- with extra spicy sambal belachan and full of wok hei.


Next up was the signature Sambal Prawns ($20 for about 8 prawns). The sambal sauce leaned more towards being sweet rather than spicy and the prawns were very fresh and plump.


Opting for something safe, our Claypot Tauhu ($15, medium), came with a decent amount of mixed vegetables, layered pork and the silken tofu. But as always, tofu seems a tad pricey.


The Nyonya Salad ($9, small) was surprisingly refreshing. Although it consisted of mostly the ingredients Sher doesn't like, eg. ladies fingers and pineapple. Crushed peanuts were scattered over the salad, resembling rojak.


The dish that S has been waiting the whole night for -- Ayam Buah Keluak ($13, small). This was the tamarind version, and although it looks spicy, it's far from it. The Buak Keluak (black nut), is apparently highly toxic (contains cyanide) and a requires a lot of careful preparation before it can be eaten. Sher says it tastes like assam chicken.


Let's take a closer look at the Bua Keluak. It's actually full of this black paste that tasted a lot like black bean paste... intriguing but falls short of expectations. What we did was to dig the paste out of the nut and then smear it all over the chicken pieces. Unlike the chicken rice chicken, this one was kind of dry. Turns out that not everyone at the table was keen on the dish, but we had no qualms about eating ;)


Overall, our dining experience at Pow Sing was a mostly positive one. Service was brisk and the food was good. We'll probably be back for the Itek Sio (Nyonya braised duck with tamarind and coriander).

Pow Sing Restaurant
Address: 63/65 Serangoon Garden Way
Tel: 6282 7972/ 7286 4813
Opening Hours: 11am-3pm (Lunch), 5pm-10pm (Dinner)
Damage: $20/pax

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