There is this lil' eatery along East Coast Road, the lil' strech linking telok kurau road and still road. the simpliest of all the eateries i've been. bare walls and simple white lighting which you can never find in a single restuarant in Singapore nowadays. it's realli a low cost set-up. but in a way, it's the most informal setting one can get.

don't let looks decieve you. the food is awesome.. you can tell juz by the continueous flow of patrons at the restuarant. the assistances, i don't think "waiters and waitresses" is a good term cos they're so different from the usual ppl you haf in restuarants, are so efficient and helpful in a practical way. they hurry about serving food, clearing tables (at amazing speeds) and actually look like professionals doing those stuff. they're alittle impatient if you call them to the table to take orders when you haven't realli made up your mind yet. but, you can hardly blame them! they haf so much to do! but they're never rude, and offer good advice. if you order the hot plate tou-fu, and also the minced pork, she is quick to tell you, "there is minced pork in the hot plate tou-fu, you sure you wana order the minced pork? if you like it, maybe you can order later?".. and she doesn't start rattling about which dish is good, and which dish is worth the money. as if she's confident of her wares. What a seller! she even tells you that, "7 dishes is alot already. why don't you order again if it's not enuff?" then she informs you of the size of dishes she'll order on your behalf (you can discuss it if you want more carbo and want the kuay-tiao in a larger portion, etc.)

Paper napkins are distributed when you are seated at the table. but you'll have to pay for them. juz as you'll haffa pay for plain water too. You can refuse them. the assistant explains, "we don't charge GST or any tax, so we charge for these things". sounds reasonable. =p

A short wait, not long enuff to make one impatient, and the food is served. the dishes were overall a notch above the others you can get other places. exceptionally good is the prawn-paste chicken which came in wings and drumlets (crispy and juicy, i'll pass KFC for one of these anytime!), the hot plate tou-fu is tasty with rice, and beware! the fried kangkong has lots of fire in it! i've not tried enough dishes, nor being there enuff to gif a full comentry, but from the looks of others, you'll be coming back for more. so am i (goin back one day!). =p