Review of Pan Ji Jia 盘记家

Block 254, Jurong East Avenue 1, Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre, #01-200

Nearest Mass Transit Rapid Station: Chinese Garden MRT

Buses to Clementi Market and Food Centre: 5N, 98, 98M, 99, 157, 185, 198, 333, 334, 502

Opening Hours: 09:00 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 Chinese Noodles, Fishball Noodles, Minced Meat Noodles, Dumpling Noodles, Wanton Noodles and Lor Mee

Thoughts after eating: Average

Value for money: 66/100

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

My opinion:

Pan means "utensils" in Chinese. This Yuhua Market hawker stall specializes in traditional Singapore Chinese noodles. For this 2016 food review, my mother and I have tasted their dumpling noodles for $3.00. There were 4 dumplings and huge amount of noodles in our takeaway packet.

Dumplings were large sized and came with silky smooth skin. Although we found pork and shrimp meat inside the dumplings, chestnut was considered "missing in action" (minus point).

Noodles were plentiful and could satisfy the hunger of 2 young children. Noodle sauce was too oily, did not combine well with the other ingredients and single-handedly pulled down the food ratings. Chili was too little and "weak" to add any last minute bonus points to the food's flavor.

To sum up, the food here was unhealthy and unable to satisfy our weekly craving for dumpling noodles. Unless you are a hardcore fan of Chinese noodles, our advice is to give this stall a miss and visit other food alternatives in the same hawker centre.

Ways for the owners to improve their food ratings:

Add chestnut ingredients to the dumplings, thoroughly review the noodle sauce's preparation process and make the chili sauce spicier.