Skyve Elementary Bistro & Bar @ 10 Winstedt Road

Fancy a glass of cold beer? It came with a complimentary sampler dish of fried chicken. Think it was only for the first glass of beer during Happy Hour.

is the glass half-empty or half-full?

yummy chicken popcorn style

Iced water available upon request.

iced water

For munchies, we tried their fried chicken wings, otherwise also known as "Flying Kick" (??) Hahaa.

Flying Kick

crispy outside, juicy inside and tasted of ginger

Founder Bak Kut Teh @ Rangoon Road

Located at 154 Rangoon Road, this shop was easily recognisable with its big signboard as well as the many pictures plastered on its wall.

menu

Found ourselves a seat pretty fast, and service was quite efficient. We ordered their signature bak kut teh, pig's kidney, choy sim with oyster sauce, rice and two drinks.

lime juice (@$1.80+)

from top, clockwise: Founder Bak Kut Teh, choy sim and pig kidney soup

The Found Bak Kut Teh (@$7+) comprises of one prime rib and two meat bones. The pepper soup was pretty mild. The meat wasn't fall-off the bone kind, but not too chewy as well. The kidney soup arrived with blood still oozing out of the kidney. Kind of scary, come to think of it! The choy sim (chye sim) was quite a big plate (@$4+). However, it was too bad that the deep fried lard wasn't crispy. The vege themselves were ok. Nicely blanched and retained a little crunch.

dark sauce with chilies, a must have dip for the meats

cute logo of founder holding onto, prime ribs?

Our meal costs $24 for two pax.

Omakase Burger @ The Grandstand (Turf City), Bukit Timah

Located at 200 Turf Club Road. Ample parking spaces. This burger joint can't be seen from the carpark, so go on inside and look for Giant Supermarket and you'll find the shop.

'outdoor' seats

omakase ~ let the chef decide

order from the counter

The burgers here are kind of pricey. Single patty burgers starts from $13.90. Just for the burger. To make it a meal (with fries and soft drink), that'll cost another $5.90. Nevertheless, we came to try the newest patty on the burger block, and so we did.

Between three people with normal appetite and one who just wanted to snack, we ordered a deluxe cheeseburger, two omakase cheese burgers and made one a meal plus changed the soft drink to root beer float, and the normal fries to cheese fries. Total damage for this combo? About $53+.

To order, simply saunter up to the bright and cheery looking cashier counter where it is currently helmed by Mr Cheng (senior). After making the payment and collecting the receipts, you'll get a buzzer that'll vibrate when either drinks/food are ready for collection.

buzzer

saw quite a lot of root beer floats getting ordered

Our burgers were ready in about ten minutes or less. First impression? Whoa, these are baby burgers! Hahaa, cute.

Omakase Cheeseburgers

Don't mind the look of the cheeseburger. I had them cut into half for easier sharing, although Mr Cheng Senior had warned that it wouldn't look as nice.

juicy beef patty of a special blend

artisanal bun, cheese and special sauce, beef patty, tomatoes and lettuce

special blend smashed beef patty, yums!

The star of the burger, was no doubt, its proprietry blended USDA Choice-grade beef patty. Its texture was akin to wagyu-like burger patties. Soft, juicy and with that last bit of bite of not too finely ground beef. The special sauce was supposed to be tangy and spicy but maybe because it had mixed in with the melted cheese, it tasted more salty and slight tangy than spicy. Would've preferred if the bun had its underside charred, but then again, that wouldn't be 'omakase' style already, right?

Feel free to take the sauces (chili, tomato, and mustard) from its dispenser. There's also pickles, if you'd like some.

young pickles

Here's a picture of the cheese fries (as part of a set meal), so probably the smaller sized version.

cheese fries

closer view

Not quite the taste that I had conjured up for cheese fries. Maybe I had it when its a tad too cold. But was pleasantly surprised to find one fries that tasted of truffle. That was nice (truffle + cheese + fries = yums!).

Also tried the AdstraGold (Golden Ale) draft beer (@$8.90). This has a slight metallic aftertaste to it, and the beer doesn't seem to be cold enough. Not sure.

AdstraGold beer

golden coloured