Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon is worth waiting for
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Republic Poly Team 18 | SoShiok.com | Tue Dec 28 2010
Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon is worth waiting for
The dish came with a generous portion of bee hoon, cuttlefish, prawns, lean pork, tofu and cockles, topped with thick and fragrant peanut sauce.
Republic Poly Team 18by Republic Poly Team 18

Singapore, December 28, 2010

By Genevieve Yip

Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon
Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre

See more pictures of what food is available in Upper Bukit Timah here


Always hearing nothing but praises for Sin Chew’s satay bee hoon ($3.50 a plate), I made my way to Bukit Timah Hawker Centre with high expectations.

The much raved about dish certainly didn’t leave me disappointed.

 The stall’s sign was filled with articles and awards, and not to mention, it had a snaking queue, making it hard to miss.

The dish came with a generous portion of bee hoon, cuttlefish, prawns, lean pork, tofu and cockles, topped with thick and fragrant peanut sauce.

The best part about Sin Chew’s satay bee hoon has got to be its peanut sauce, which is a little different from the one you usually have with satay.

Unlike that, the satay gravy is neither oily nor sweet. With just the right amount of grounded nuts, it adds a nice crunch to every mouthful.

It’s definitely worth waiting in the queue for.

Rating:
8.5/10

Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon
Stall 162, Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre
51 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 588215
Wed–Fri: 5pm – 10.30pm
Sat–Sun: 12pm–2pm, 5pm–10pm
(Closed on Mon & Tue)

The writers are student reporters from Republic Polytechnic, working on their final year project in collaboration with AsiaOne and SoShiok.

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Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon is really worth waiting for. The satay gravy is excellent. You can clearly tasted the coarse grounded peanuts in the sauce. The super satay sauce complemented the bee hoon really well. I would like to commend their effort in ensuring the freshness of their ingredients used. Such a plate of satay bee hoon served along with prawns, lean meat, cockles and kang kong.

Posted by allysa08 on Wed Sep 7 2011 at 15:38 PM

The review was done by a group of polytechnic students. They might be foodies but they have not eaten widely at many stalls. Whenever a young foodie or blogger tells me : you should try the char kway teow there or the mee pok there...it's the best.

They talk like some wise grandpa. But if you ask them whether they have eaten at 20 char kway teow stalls, it's likely to be a quick No.

One has to try food at as many places as possible in order to make a good comparison and judgment.

Posted by CelineC on Fri Jan 7 2011 at 01:59 AM

Nope.. Sin Chew is only good, not excellent. Have tried it 4x times at least but dont think it deserves this high rating. 7/10 is good enough.

Posted by FingerPointing on Tue Jan 4 2011 at 23:26 PM



I can't agree more with Celine. I have tried many places' satay bee hoon but none can compare to Lagoon's. There is this slight buttery taste to it, and the gravy is thick but the nuts in the sauce are smooth to taste... yummy.... :) the only drawback is the uncle seems to do it on purpose by cooking slowly... maybe its his tactics to get the line formed up to create the buzz that its popular.. but surprisingly, the bee hoon is always dry and thus the gravy not diluted. :D

Posted by FingerPointing on Tue Jan 4 2011 at 23:19 PM

But Chomp Chomp satay beehoon taste is almost flat and watery. But ok if you like it that way rather than the robust gravy.

Posted by CelineC on Tue Jan 4 2011 at 18:24 PM
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