Quiznos Subs (CityLink Mall)

Quiznos Subs first started in Denver, Colorado more than 30 years ago, specialises in toasted subs. Today, it is the second biggest sandwich chain after Subway with more than 4,500 stores. Their recipe to success includes 

- premium quality ingredients (butcher quality meat, all natural cheese, chef-designed signature sauces, toasted artisan bread 

- everything gets toasted (not cold)

- Every order made to order (can request for extra cheese, bacon, switch ingredients)

Quiznos Subs opened its first branch in Singapore in 2009. Currently, there are 6 Quizno Subs stores island wide. Visited Quiznos Subs at CityLink Mall on a Sunday at 11am. It was still early and we were their first customers. 

How to order

Four simple steps teaching customers how to order.
Step 1: Choose the sub and size (6 / 9 / 12 inch)

Step 2: Choose your Artisan Bread (White Bread, Brown Bread or Rosemary Parmesan)

Step 3: Make it a Combo 
             - Add $2.90 for Small Fountain Drink + Chips / Cookie / Soup (cup size)
             - Add $3.80 for Small Fountain Drink + Side Salad

Step 4: Having Here or Takeaway 

Pepper Bar

Pepper Bar where you can add on pepperoncinis, jalapenos, banana peppers, pickles or sauce.

I ordered a Signature Subs - Classic Italian ($6.50) and made it a combo by topping up $2.90. I chose the Broccoli Cheese Soup.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

The Broccoli Cheese Soup was surprisingly yummy. It was not too thick nor was it too dilute. In addition, in terms of flavour it was just nice. Creamy with flavours of broccoli and cheese, and also small chunks of broccoli. What a good start to the meal!

Signature Subs - Classic Italian $6.50

The Classic Italian (Signature Subs) consists of honey ham,pepperoni, served with salami, lettuce, tomato, olives, red onion, mozzarella and red wine vinaigrette in Rosemary Parmesan. I asked for extra lettuce. (greedy me was tempted to ask for more ham, tomato, cheese and pepperoni. But I was worried that the sandwich will 'explode'). The sandwich was full of ingredients and as evidenced in the photo above, one can hardly close it! The Rosemary Parmesan (bread) was toasted just before serving. It was soft on the inside but a tad too hard on the outside. I quite like how the red wine vinaigrette complement the sandwich, 

Signature Subs - Honey Bourbon Chicken $6.50

The Honey Bourbon Chicken (Signature Subs) consists of chicken, tomato, lettuce, red onion, honey mustard and zesty grilled sauce served in Rosemary Parmesan. I did not try this, but was told that the chicken meat was well-marinated and tender.

I quite like my first Quiznos Subs experience. I am not a sandwich expert. But although Quiznos Subs seems to be $0.50 to $1 more expensive than Subway, its ingredients are fresh and you can ask for extra at no extra cost. Moreover, the Broccoli Cheese Soup makes the cost even more justifiable! (well that's my personal opinion). Looks like Quiznos Subs will be giving Subway a run for its money!

Chew on this: The name Quiznos was chosen because the letters Q and Z were the least used in English Alphabet. 

Quiznos Subs (CityLink Mall)
1 Raffles Link
#B1-17 City Link Mall
Tel: 6238 7188
Opening Hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
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Quiznos Subs (Far East Square)
49 Pekin Street
#01-01 Far East Square
Tel: 6536 2420
Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 7am - 9pm
                            Closed on Sun

Quiznos Subs (Icon Village)
12 Gopen Street
#01-45 Icon Village
Tel: 6225 4473
Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 10am - 10pm
                            Closed on Sun

Quiznos Subs (Orchard Central)
181 Orchard Road
#03-33 Orchard Central
Tel: 6509 9833
Opening Hours: Daily 11am to 11pm

Quiznos Subs (Square 2)
10 Sinaran Drive
#01-53 Square 2
Tel: 6397 2420
Opening Hours: Daily 7am to 10pm

Quiznos Subs (West Coast Plaza)
154 West Coast Road
#02-27 West Coast Plaza
Tel: 6777 2492
Opening Hours: Daily 10am to 10pm

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Ban Mee (Coleman Street Food Centre)

*Edited on Sept 2013: Closed*

I was wondering around Peninsula Shopping Centre when I chanced upon Coleman Street Food Centre.

Coleman Street Food Centre

If you noticed the above picture. It looks like this is a new food centre as previously, this place was called Choon Sheng Seafood Kitchen.

Coleman Street Food Centre is brightly lit and clean. Tables arranged in rows to maximise the capacity. Looks new. There was still a few empty stalls available for rent.

I decided to buy homemade noodles from the Ban Mee stall.

You Mian $3.00

At $3.00 the You Mian is quite value for money as most outlets sell this at a much higher price. The lowest I have came across so far is $2.80. This is a decent bowl of You Mian (Ban Mian). The broth was tasty, not salty. Each strand of noodle was well separated and flavourful. Moreover, generous portion of vegetables and minced meat was given. 

If you are working in the area looking for cheap food, this is a value for money alternative. 

Ban Mee (Coleman Street Food Centre)
Peninsula Shopping Centre
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The Manhattan Fish Market (Marina Square)

This month; February 2012, there seems to be many 'Buy 1 Get 1 Free Deals'. The Manhattan Fish Market is one of those offering a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Deal called the OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal!

OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal (Source: Manhattan Fish Market Singapore)

The OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal allows customers to purchase a combination of any 2 dishes (Small Flame and/or Small Grill) for the price of just $19.90++. This deal is only valid till 8 March 2012.

Visited The Manhattan Fish Market outlet at Marina Square to try out this deal.

Large poster outside The Manhattan Fish Market promoting the OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal. Arrived at 530pm on a Saturday and saw a short queue. Luckily, there was plenty of space and we got a table straight away. I was surprised when the waiter gave us the main menu only, had to request for the OOHSOME TWOSOME menu. Guess it was an oversight as the place was packed.

The OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal allows customers to add Soup of the Day and Mocktail (Drink) for an addition fee (of course). We decided to order 1 Small Flame and 1 Small Grill and top up $9.90 for 2 Soup of the Day and 2 Mocktails.

Soup of the Day (Cream of Mushroom Soup)

The Soup of the Day was Cream of Mushroom Soup. It comes in a very small bowl (wish that more was given). Lots of fragrant mushrooms bits in the soup.

Mocktail (Cala Cala)

The Mocktail which I choose was the Cala Cala which is Sprite with Lime added inside. Very refreshing.

Small Flame

The Small Flame consist of the award winning Flaming Prawns, Battered  Fillet, Garlic Herb Rice, Crispy Chips (Fries), Broccoli and Carrots.

The Flaming Prawns was delicious, the melted cheese on top was thick and cheesy. In addition, the prawn was fresh, firm and not charred. Battered Fillet was yummy, except that I found it on the oily end. Crispy Chips which was fries. The Broccoli and Carrots are steamed, makes this dish looks bright, cheerful and appetising!

Small Grill

The Small Grill consist of grilled Fish Fillet, grilled Calamari, grilled prawns, Garlic Herb Rice, Crispy Chips (Fries), Broccoli and Carrots.

The grilled prawn was good, however I prefer the flaming prawn version. Again, prefer Batter Fillet to Grilled Fillet. The Grilled Calamari was average, I prefer their Fried Calamari which can be ordered in their A La Carte Menu.

Both Small Grill and Small Flame comes with Garlic Herb Rice. They are very generous with the portions especially the Garlic Herb Rice. We were unable to finish our respective orders. If I was to patronise Manhattan Fish Market again, I will order 2 Small Flame instead! This deal is certainty value for money! However, the service could be improved. Many a times, we found it hard to get the attention of the waiter / waitress. When we were leaving at around 630pm, we noticed that there was a long queue outside The Manhattan Fish Market! Luckily we went for an early dinner!

Hurry enjoy the OOHSOME TWOSOME Deal! It is valid till 8 March 2012. Wish that The Manhattan Fish Market and other restaurants can have more of such deals more often!

The Manhattan Fish Market (Marina Square) 
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-182 Marina Square
Tel: 6333 9965
Opening Hours: Daily 11am - 945pm
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Twelve Cupcakes (Millenia Walk) (2nd post)

*Edited 7 July 2012* Recently (2 days ago), Twelve Cupcakes owners Daniel Ong and Jamie Teo got themselves into a tussle over copyright issues for reproducing the SPH contents. The owners claimed that the amount in question is nearly $3,000 including $214 investigation cost. Read all about it here. 

My 2nd post on Twelve Cupcakes. The first post can be found here.

In a short time span of 7days, I have eaten cupcakes twice! Both occasions from Twelve Cupcakes. Cupcakes are addictive! Take a look at this article.

Twelve Cupcakes (Millenia Walk)

Take a look at it's ceiling!

Not a lot of variety left.

Menu

Menu (Price)

From the left: Chocolate Vanilla, PB Chocolate, Cookies N Cream

 Ordered 3 cupcakes. That would be $9.00

Chocolate Vanilla $3.00

The Chocolate Vanilla had a layer of chocolate cream cheese on top of vanilla cupcake.  Was average. Nothing to fantastic.

PB Chocolate $3.00

PB Chocolate... you maybe asking what does PB means? Well... it is Peanut Butter!! Peanute Butter on top of moist chocolate cupcake. This is delicious. What an idea. Definitely the best out of the three that was bought. I was tempted to just open a bottle of peanut butter and add more of it on top of this chocolate cake.

Cookies N Cream $3.00

Cookies and Cream on top of moist chocolate cupcake. The cookies and cream flavour was not strong enough. Else it would have been a deadly combination. Disappointing.

On another occasion on the same week..

From the left: Red Velvet, Lemon (special)

Vanilla cream cheese on red velvet cupcake was delicious. No wonder this is their bestseller. The vanilla cream was addictive.

Lemon (special) $3.50

Lemon cheese cream on top of vanilla cupcake was average. Did not quite like the lemon flavour on the cream.

Overall, I can now change my top favourites to PB Chocolate followed by Red Velvet and Chocolate Chocolate! I am quite curious on how the cream are made as they are quite delicious and complement the cupcakes well. In addition, notice that chocolate cupcakes are better than vanilla cupcakes. 

Twelve Cupcakes (Millenia Walk) 
9 Raffles Boulevard
#01-52 Millennia Walk
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Twelve Cupcakes (United Square) 
101 Thomson Road
#B1-60 United Square
Tel: 6256 8130
Opening Hours: Daily 11am - 9pm

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Nantsuttei (Parco Marina Bay)

Nantsuttei is located in Parco Marina Bay, just next to Millenia walk. It sepcialises in dishing out Japanese ramen.

We saw this pasted at the entrance. Well, during meal time, there is always a long queue at this place. Hence to show their gratitude, they are giving a complimentary side dish for those who queue more than 15 minutes. Quite nice of them to offer this and show their appreciation.

Menu outside the shop

From this picture, you would have gathered that we did not queue at all. Reason: we went there during a Saturday at 345pm. Could not resist the temptation to try, although we have taken our lunch, we decided to share a bowl of ramen.

Part of their noodle menu

Topping Menu

Chashu-men $16 + Ajitsuke Tamago $1

We ordered the Chashu-men and added a Ajitsuke Tamago (flavoured boiled egg). As you noticed, the broth was brownish (tonkotsu-pork bone soup) and on top there is a layer of roasted sesame garlic oil. The noodles are springy and slightly thick, but not as thick as Bario's. It is accompanied by beansprouts, seaweed, chashu and spring onion. A generous amount of chashu was given and they were thickly sliced. The chashu was surprisingly soft, tender and flavourful. Moreover, it was not fatty which is a big plus. The broth was flavourful and fragrant but on the salty end. It was quick a unique and potent broth.

Ajitsuke Tamago $1

The Ajitsuke Tamago was overcooked.

If you finish the whole bowl of noodles including the broth, this is what you get. We did not finish the broth. we transferred it to another smaller bowl which we requested for as we were sharing this.

Ramen Tasting for you? (not sure if its over)

They are planning to open a second outlet in Singapore. Hence the ramen tasting event. Go register at their facebook. (web address at the end of this post)

Overall, I quite like this bowl of ramen. Everything was good, if only the broth was slightly less salty this would have been perfect. Oishii!!

Ps: The nearest MRT station is Promenade MRT Station.

Nantsuttei (Parco Marina Bay)
9 Raffles Boulevard
#P3-06 Parco Marina Bay, Millenia Walk
Tel: 6337 7166
Opening Hours: Daily 1130am - 1030pm
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Twelve Cupcakes (Millenia Walk)

Twelve Cupcakes is set up by Daniel Ong and Jamie Teo.

Menu

Menu (Price)

$3 for each cupcakes and if its a special its $3.50.

Ordered 6 cupcakes which would cost $17.00. However, as 1 of them is a special the total cost was $17.50. Ate 2 of them first. The other 4 was to be packed home.

Chocolate Chocolate

Vanilla Chocolate

From Top Left (clockwise) Blueberry Cream Chese (special), Red Velvet, Rainbow Vanilla, Expresso

These four cupcakes were packed home.

The cupcakes look very appetising (colourful, bright, contrasting colours) and it can be seen that great pains were taken for the design of each cupcakes. The frosting on top was surprisingly delicious. The cupcakes were moist and fluffy. Overall, it was not too sweet or oily. My favourite is Red Velvet, Chocolate Chocolate and Rainbow Vanilla. I heard that Peanut Butter is a must try. Despite such good comments, I felt that $3.00 was too expensive for the cupcakes.

Twelve Cupcakes (Millenia Walk) 
9 Raffles Boulevard
#01-52 Millennia Walk
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Twelve Cupcakes (United Square) 
101 Thomson Road
#B1-60 United Square
Tel: 6256 8130
Opening Hours: Daily 11am - 9pm

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