Nadim's Delights Burger Banjir - with Cheese overwhelming!

• Operating Days: Daily
• Operating Time: 11 AM to 3 PM & 5 PM to 11 PM
• Address: 508 Jurong West ST 52, S 640508
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Thinking of having a lot (we mean A LOT) of cheese sauce overflowing your meal? Calling all Cheese lovers -  Nadim's Delights is a place you can try if you are in the west area.

Nadim's Delights is a halal western food stall located inside a coffee shop at Blk 508 Jurong West Street 52. We were here for the highly raved Burger Banjir. Just as the name Burger Banjir, which is translated as “Flooded Burger”, you can expect cheese flooding on your plate when it is served.

The waiting time at this stall may take more than 30 minutes. It may not be ideal for those who are looking for a quick bite during lunch or dinner hours.

Burger Banjir came with double chicken patties that were lightly breaded with melted cheese in between them. The burger was then drenched in savoury cheese sauce when served. 

The set came with fries and baked beans. 

They have recently changed the French fries from standard-cut into crinkle-cut, which is a good change in our opinion. The cheese sauce is not too salty and light, which goes very well with the French fries.

Most people will usually hands-on with the burger, but you can definitely not use your hands to eat the Burger Banjir unless you want to get your hands with cheese all over. It is recommended to eat your burger with a knife and fork.

We suppose it was the overload of cheese sauce that helped the burger to keep its shape; the meat patty inside the burger did not fall apart when we sliced it, unlike most other burgers. Other than the meat patties and cheese, Coleslaw was used instead of the usual lettuce underneath the bun. At first, we were expecting the bun to be soggy since it was served soaking in cheese sauce. Surprisingly, the burger is able to hold its shape as well as we slice it through with just plastic knife. The meat patty they use here is similar to the patty seen in Ramly burger, and not the usual crispy patty in most chicken burger. We prefer the patty to be more crispy as we felt that a more deep-fried patty would add more flavour to the overall taste. 

Nadim's Delights' Burger Banjir is a must try for all cheese lovers if you are heading to the west. However, it is highly recommended to go with an empty stomach or you can share the set with a friend as it may be too rich for some.

Feng Zhen Lor Mee 鳳珍鹵麵 - Taman Jurong longest queuing food stall

• Operating Hours: 5 AM - 3 PM
• Operating Days: Closed on Sunday and Monday
• Address: 
• Taman Jurong Food Centre, #03-146, 3 Yung Seng Road, S 618499
• Yew Tee - 787B Choa Chu Kang Drive, S 682787

It's very easy to know where is this stall in Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, just look for the queue on the 3rd floor. 

They have a second branch at Yew Tee.

The queue is never ending but it was clearing fast. So I ordered $3.50 portion.

I was expecting only shredded thin fish meat and fish cake as ingredients like any other Lor Mee stalls, but what I got for this bowl of Lor Mee is the generous amount of ingredients like fried meat balls, fish cake, egg, braised pork belly, and flaky fish meat alongside with vinegar, garlic and chilli sauce. Fish meat is something that we rarely see nowadays in Lor Mee. For this price, this is really value for money.

You could mix it all to eat it, it was really a good gravy along with the vinegar.

Besides the generous ingredients, the thick gravy is another highlight. Some of the Lor Mee gravies tend to be over starchy that makes you not finishing the whole bowl by yourself, the gravy here is thick without being overwhelming, it's full of flavour. I have not tasted such for a long time. 

All the braised item tastes good having absorbed the flavours of the gravy even to the egg yolk as well.  

Need not worry about that strong cinnamon smell, this gravy does not have smell or taste of it.

If you have the chance to drop by Taman Jurong Food Centre, I would recommend you to try Feng Zhen Lor Mee. Among the Lor Mee. I would say this is one of the best in terms of value and taste.

Bowen's Italian & Western fusion - Having spaghetti at neighbourhood Coffee shop

• Operating Hours: 5.30PM to 9.30PM
• Operating Days: Daily
• Address: Blk 517 Jurong west street 52 #01-91 S(640517)
• How to get there: Lakeside MRT, cross the overhead bridge right beside Lakeside Family Clinic. Estimated walking time about 5 mins. It's opposite Rulang Primary School.
• Food I had: Basil Pesto Cream Spaghetti
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/bowenswestern/

Hong Kah Snack Bar has been here since I was born, with many stall owners came and go. Lately, I walked passed this coffee shop by chance and saw a new stall which sells western / Italian cuisine. The first thought I had in mind was "can this still survive with all HDB surrounding it?" I went google the name of the stall and saw quite a bit of review around so I decided to try this myself.

The special thing about this stall is that a coffee shop establishment in the day that serves economic bee hoon can transform into Italian/western cuisine in the evening. Bowen's serves a variety of Western and Italian cuisine, and some of the famous dishes include Duck Leg Confit, Seafood Spaghetti, Mixed Salads and their Signature Barramundi.

Their menu: Surprisingly, none of the spaghetti cost more than $10.

After looking at the menu, I decided to try a dish I always ordered for Italian cuisine -  Basil Pesto Cream Spaghetti. As this place has no aircon and the surrounding can be very humid, I decided to take away the order (there were additional charges of 30 cents for take away) instead of eating there.

As simple as it seems to be with pasta and sauce, not anywhere you would be able to find a pasta tossed in wild boar cream sauce which provides a savory flavor, with big portion. Their portion is bigger than the stuff you will get at the usual coffee shop western food, just order a portion of spaghetti will get you burst with fullness. Worth a visit if you stay in the West, Bowen's offers quality food at coffee shop prices.

I'm quite confident that they will be here to stay at least for the next 2-4 yrs, and I will definitely back for more!