Review of Shi Wei Tian Herbal Soup 食为天

Block 531A, Upper Cross Street, Hong Lim Food Centre, #01-64

Nearest Mass Rapid Transit Station: Chinatown MRT

Buses to Hong Lim Food Centre: 2, 12, 33, 51, 54, 61, 63, 124, 143, 147, 174, 190

Opening Hours: 07:00 to 20:00 (Daily)

Queue: 1 to 3 people (Waiting Time: Less than 5 minutes)

Service: Fast and good

Environment: Clean but crowded hawker centre

Reputation: Traditional Singapore Herbal Soup and Pork Rib Soup

Thoughts after eating: Average

Value for money: 60/100

Will I come back again in 6 months' time? No, there are better alternatives

My opinion:

Shi Wei Tian means "eating is as important as heaven itself" in Chinese. This Hong Lim hawker stall specializes in traditional Singapore herbal soup. For this food review, I have tasted their lotus root pork rib soup with rice for lunch.

There were 4 pieces of pork ribs, 5 pieces of lotus root, 1 bowl of soup and 1 bowl of rice in my food portion. Although pork ribs were juicy, soft and tender, they were small sized and had a lot of bones (not much meat). Honestly, I finished all the pork ribs in less than 2 minutes.

Lotus roots were fresh, healthy, well cooked and not too soft. Soup was flavorful, tasty and not too oily or salty. Rice further plunged the food's rating as it was cold, rough and did not mix well with the other ingredients.

In my blog, I rarely commented on soy sauce but this time I would make an exception. Their soy sauce was a bit "powerful" and could sting my tongue if I over apply it. My blog readers are therefore advised to arm yourselves with cups of water before trying Shi Wei Tian's food.

Ways for the owners to improve their food ratings:

First, add more pork ribs for future customers. Second, reheat the rice every 2 hours. Third, use a "weaker" soy sauce.