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From a recommendation of a friend, brought my eldest son and helper to Makcik Tuckshop for Lunch. Its tucked away in one corner of an industrial building. One of the last place you will look at if you are looking for a more than a decent place to eat.
This restaurant is part of a chain of restaurant operated by Tenderfresh. Like many if not all of its outlet, they are halal certified. And, like many of the outlets, the food here is familiar. You will get the Tenderfresh vibes if you decide to dine here. There may be certain varieties that can be or a signature items but nothing strikes me as being that fancy.
The ambiance is welcoming with large windows providing natural light to filter in. Being in an industrial building, in an industrial estate, you may be disappointed if you are hoping of a lush greenery view that may overlook the sea. What you do get is a sense of being there, in the heartlands, where people make honest work to make honest ends meet. Nothing pretentious about it.
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| Quite vacant at 11.30 am. Good times. |
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| A digital turntable cum CD player. The source of the music. |
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| Self service for the utensils. |
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| Washing area. |
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| Nice deco for the counter area. |
The list of food items are quite extensive. We took a long time to decide. But since there were 3 of us, we decided on a crab pasta, a teriyaki grilled chicken chop and chicken salad. Overall, we found the food to be adequate and the portions enough for our hungry stomach.
Although if I were to delve deeper, I would wonder as to why the chicken salad and the teriyaki chicken chop were with chicken that were prepared the same way. I would think that at least, the teriyaki would be used as a marinade and not a sauce on the side. If done that way, then both chicken dish would be different in terms of taste. They just taste the same, that is, they taste of inadequate research, preparations and just plain chicken. That is too bad, seeing how Tender Fresh is known for its chicken.
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| One of the best reincarnation of the Bandung I have come across. The cocobandung. Coconut cream and rose syrup makes for a divine combination. |
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| The crab pasta. At first glance it looks like Mee Rebus with dead green jellyfish. |
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| Chicken salad. |
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| Teriyaki Chicken Chop. Thats teriyaki sauce on the side. |
Would I go there again, I rather not. But I would if I need a place to chill where I can park the car just next to it. But for food, I think there are better choice to be had in Woodlands.
*Halal certified at time of writing.
