Chock Full of Beans

Updated October 2021

This is my return trip to Chock Full of Beans (CFOBs) and as compared to the last visit, it's not a surprise that the crowd was a vast difference due to the pandemic. Basically, the place was almost empty on a Sunday evening, that's how bad business was.

Chock Full of Beans

With a few selections of cakes in the fridge, I decided to order the last piece of Tiramisu. The texture was spongy with espresso flavoured ladyfinger layered together with mascarpone cheese topped with cocoa powder. 

Tiramisu - $8

The price and taste of the cake remain as per of my last visit. Rich and chocolaty, if you are a chocolate lover, you will love this.

 

Dark Chocolate Cake - $7

For non-coffee drinkers like me, their menu is rather limited with drinks that come with 2D Art. With their recommendation, I had a cup of brown rice matcha. The taste was good and I'm served with snoopy in my cup. 

Brown Rice Matcha - $6.50

I was told that for 3D Art, we need to wait at least 30 minutes and we waited for this Ice Mocha. At the look of it, the art had melted us. The pleading face kind of makes us unbearable to destroy it. 

Ice Mocha - $7.50

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Last Published 24 January 2020

It's not often that we get to travel to an extreme end of Singapore for food and many times we tried visiting Chock Full of Beans (CFOBs) but the place was always very packed. When we were in the East by chance we decided to try our luck again. Although the air-conditioned seating was fully occupied, we were quite happy taking up the outdoor seating.

Chock Full of Beans

While waiting for our beverages, both Dark Chocolate and New York Cheese Cake were served first.
Our cakes were presented in plate with some cartoon characters drawn by chocolate syrup.

Cakes and characters

That's after meal indulgence! We enjoyed the dark chocolaty cake. The sweetness was just right even with chocolate drizzling down the cake.

Dark Chocolate Cake - $7

The New York Cheese cake was not too bad too. It's moist and not cloying, the only portion that I do not like about it was its base as it was too hard.

New York Cheesecake - $7

Here's the Big Hero on my chocolate. Isn't it cute?

Chocolate -  $5.50 (Regular)

Not sure what is the character but the cup of hot Mocha was so adorable and it took us quite sometime to drink it up even after taking photos of it.

Mocha - $5.50 (Regular)

Here presenting the 3D art on coffee whereby such art was talk of the town in the social media years back. The art is done upon request and requires up to 30 minutes of waiting time. 3D art can only be done on their selected cold beverages. 

It's Instagram worthy if you do not mind the waiting time. Awww... we can't bear to drink up the cup of Ice Hazelnut latte so fast even though it's strong and aromatic.

Hazelnut Latte - $7.50 

Pricing wise, I think they are rather competitive with artwork on the drinks. If you are game for some Latte art to make your day and do not mind travelling to Changi Village, Chock Full of Beans can be a good place.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Chock Full of Beans
Location: Blk 4 Changi village road #01-2090 Singapore 500004

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Mizzy Corner

I have the sudden crave of Nasi Lemak recently and I dont know why. With so many stalls selling Nasi Lemak in Changi Village which one is the best? Being a not so "regular" in the East as an visitor we queued up the International Nasi Lemak Stall that people had raved about. After 15 minutes of queueing, we realised that the queue wasn't moving much and decided to join the fast moving queue at Mizzy Corner. Well organised with choices of Nasi Lemak Set indicated on its menu and with speed fast ordering, we get our plates of Nasi Lemak in no time. 

Mizzy Corner Nasi Lemak

Topping up Set A with additional Fish Fillet at $1, that's for dinner before our game of Pokemon. Having tasted the fried chicken, it was not as fragrant as I had expected, though batter was crispy but it lacked the punch. Fish fillet on the other side was quite soggy. It was an average plate of Nasi Lemak with crispy Ikan Bills and egg. Even though the chilli tasted sweet and a tad spicy, the portion that was given to us was definitely lacking on every plates we had.

Nasi Lemak Set A + Fish Fillet - $4.50

Overall, I wasn't too impress by the taste of the Nasi Lemak but if its isn't for time constrain, I would have queued up for the popular stall. If I were to compare this to what I had recently, I will prefer Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak. 

Rating: 3 / 5

Mizzy Corner 

Location: Changi Village Market and Food Centre, 2 Changi Village Road, #01-26 Singapore 500002

Ippudo Express 一风堂

By now, Ippudo should need no further introduction as they are one of the popular chain ramen stalls in Singapore. Apart from the full scale restaurant they have in the malls, this express setup in the departure hall of Changi Airport Terminal 3 has a concept that caters to diner for quicker dining option without compromising its quality.

Ippudo Express

We had our express order via the counter just before our long haul flight to Europe. I had a hot bowl of Mentai Tonkotsu Ramen. Disposable bowls and chopsticks were used and its very convenient to both diner as well as the business owner. Stock was as flavourful with ramen cooked right to its perfect texture and amount of roe given was absolutely generous. With sesame boasting its fragrance in its soup, I do like about the shreds of black fungus included and also the pieces of half soaked Wakame (Seaweed) in their stock.

Mentai Tonkotsu - $10.90

The guy who was worried that the portion might be too little had his portion upgraded with more Chasu and Ajitama (Japanese Soft Boil Egg). No doubts about their quality and I'm simply in love with the melt-in-your-mouth charsu. The stock was enhanced with a slice of butter and was not too dilute nor thick. Ingredients includes corn kernels as well as shredded scallions.

Miso Butter Tonkotsu - $8.90 + $2 Ajitama + $2 Chasu

For those who will be missing Asia food for a while, Ippudo Express is an excellent choice during your departure to other countries.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Ippudo Express
Location: Changi Airport, Terminal 3 (Departure/Transit Lounge South), 65 Airport Blvd #02-K3 SIngapore 819663

Azur Restaurant

Travelling to Changi for dining is quite an uncommon task that we will do in our checklist. If not for the pair of winning weekdays dining tickets to Azur Restaurant in Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, we would not have been here for a buffet and travelling extremely far end to the East from West (where we are residing).

Azur

Conveniently located at level 2 of Crowne Plaza, Azur Restaurant's winning award buffet offers an extensive range of Asian and Western fare both suitable for locals and foreigners.

Romantic Walkways

This 150 Seating restaurant has a beautiful interior with ceramic tiles in Ultramarine and black.

Dining Atmosphere

Quality and standard of food was above average and with good services rendered. Food were constantly topped up when it is almost finished in the heating pot. Variety may be limited over here as compared to the larger scale buffet in Singapore but I felt that the spread was already very decent.

Roasted Gammon Ham

Enjoy a bowl of Asian Favourites, Salted Vegetable Tofu Soup. Salt was well balance by the natural sweetness from the meat as well as carrot. You can never go wrong by starting off your meal with this as it's quite appetizing. 

Salted Vegetables Tofu Soup

With Asian Soup around, they also catered in the westernized flavoured soup like the Cream of Cauliflower with bacon. Yummy, but take note that if you are still planning to have more food from your buffet, take this in sparingly as its quite "stomach occupying".

Soup

Local delights including our Fried Hokkien Mee was part of the buffet. It was not to my liking with its over-moist noodles and the lack of the prawn oomph, it tasted nothing close to an usual plate of Hawker Hokkien Mee.

Carbonara with Penne was cook to the correct texture and was not too bad.

Mixing the Pasta with Local Fried Hokkien Mee

Western food range from Pasta, Ham, mashed Potatoes and other baked food items.

Mashed Potato, Pasta, Ham and Squid

Enjoy a good mix of Asian delicacies which includes Japanese Sushi, Inaris and even some sweet & Sour meat.

Asian Delights

You can also get to enjoy small bites like Fried Spring Rolls. Prawns on the other hand was freshly steamed in scallions.

Local

Tempura

Bursting full of Barbequed Flavours, with meat generously coated in its sauce. The pork easily fell off the ribs with slightest pressure and I simply love its tenderness too!

BBQ Pork Ribs

The crayfishes were easily depleted as soon as it comes out of the kitchen. It's such a common sight of our local culture "kisuism" in place, seeing our fellow Singaporeans cleared the full load of crayfish tray immediately after they were placed on the buffet counter.

Crayfish

Besides feeling happy with its crayfish, we were please to enjoy the big chunky sea bass that was pan-seared. I love the part where its skin was charred and giving the crispy bite.

Seabass

I'm not a Red Velvet person and I wasn't too keen and felt its topping was kind of cloying.

Red Velvet Cake

The petite desserts were so lovely that makes me unbearable to have them eaten up. Little puffs and mango pudding were good!

Desserts

Yam and vanilla ice cream did not go well as expectation. Vanilla was more towards a sour taste while Yam Ice Cream had an overpowering coconut milk taste.

Desserts

It has been a while since I had my last buffet. Though variety range may be a lacking here but food were definitely decent, despite visiting them on a weekday. Atmosphere of dining is worth your consideration too!

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Azur Restaurant
Location: Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, 75 Airport Boulevard Level 2 Singapore 819664
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Sri Sujana Nasi Lemak

Everyone was talking about the famous Nasi Lemak in Changi Village and when it's my turn to order, it was quite unfortunate that their rice quantity went low and we were advice to wait for another 15 minutes for the rice at Mizzy Corner Nasi Lemak.


It was quite a frustrating moment when one is hungry and after waited for sometime to being the first in queue, we were told to wait further unexpectedly.

We took the alternative of having Nasi Lemak from neighbouring stall, their competitor, Sri Sujana Nasi Lemak as our stomach could not cooperate with us any further.

Sri Sujana Nasi Lemak

Having ordered Chicken Set which costs $3.50, we added the set with Fish Fillet as well as a piece of otah.

Chicken Set add on with Otah and Fish Fillet - $5.50

Lemak from the rice was adequate with hints of pandan leaves fragrance, coupled with their spicy chilli sauce, ikan billis and peanuts not forgetting the crispy and addictive chicken wings. However the fish fillet turned out to be soggy while Otah was still doing alright.

Facing such a fierce competition with the Nasi Lemak, I would say their grains are excellently packed with aroma from the coconut milk which lifts the entire dish up another level.

Nasi Lemak

Rating: 3 / 5

Sri Sujana Nasi Lemak
Location: Changi Village Hawker Centre, Blk 2/3 Changi Village Road, #01-30 Singapore 500002

Sari Bistari

I was quite excited when I heard that we will be heading to Changi Village for Yummy food over the weekends and one of them will be Sari Bistari's Nasi Ayam Penyet.

It's quite easy to locate the stall as they are at the end of the rows and can never be missed with such delicious Nasi Penyet Pictures over a striking purple background.

Sari Bistari

Unlike the well known Nasi Lemak Stalls nearby, there are no queues at Sari Bistari Stall which made ordering quick and efficient. In no time I received my plate of Nasi Ayam Penyet with a plate of fragrant rice and a small bowl of soup contained in Styrofoam. Rice was fragrant topped with fried onions, as well as the given soup.

Nasi Ayam Penyet

Ayam was deep fried into golden brown in color, smashed and flattened with cripsy crumbs covering up the big yummy thigh. It was palatable and succulent. It was crispy and easy on the teeth. However one point to note is that we have to handle the crumbs well if not it will be messy on the table.

Close up

Presentation wise, they looked pleasant to the eyes with greens tuck by the side and a saucer filled with hot chilli to pair with the deep fried thigh.

Ayam Penyet with Chilli

To wrap up, I kind of like the crispy and easy on teeth texture of the chicken but if I were to compared them to other Nasi Ayam Penyet I had before, they are consider quite decent, nice but not to die for.

Rating: 3 / 5

Sari Bistari
Location: Changi Village Hawker Centre, Blk 2/3 Changi Village Road, #01-71 Singapore 500003

Changi Village Carrot Cake

Tuck in the corner of Changi Village Hawker Centre, you will be able to see the one and only stall selling Carrot Cake and nothing else. It's quite easy to spot the stall as it is located just beside the bus interchange where commuters board the buses.

With the presence of the snaky queue, there is no doubt of their standard.

Changi Village Carrot Cake

The first mouthful of the black carrot cake had indeed told me how Changi Village Carrot Cake stands up among the rest. In my opinion, to survive on serving only a dish, popularity should be there and since they have been there for many years, somehow the taste just won't go wrong.

Carrot Cake - $2.50

I was swept by the presence of the eggs & black sauce together with the chopped garlic. Taste of chopped garlic was not too overpowering and strikes a right amount of sweet and saltiness among the cubes of soft black coated yummy carrot cakes.

Close up on the carrot cake

If you want to take a break with a different taste from the usual Carrot Cake, Changi Village Carrot Cake should fit the bill!

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Changi Village Carrot Cake
Location: Changi Village Hawker Centre, Blk 2/3 Changi Village Road, #01-13 Singapore 500002

Makan Melaka

We must be a little crazy not only to travel all the way from the West Side of Singapore to the East for food but also ensure that we have our stomach stuffed with desserts even after heavy meals. With so much rave on the best Chendol in Changi Village recently, I must have a try of it by hook or by crook.

Makan Melaka

The basic version of the Chendol is served without any toppings. Green coconut jelly left a great impression on the first mouthful. It was very soft but not soggy. Gula Melaka and Coconut milk were added, striking a good balance in the sweetness. However, I prefer to have a stronger fragrant and taste from the coconut milk.

Chendol - $1.50

There are a few variations of Chendol to choose from with toppings like, jelly, red beans or even durian. We had one of our bowls topped with red beans. It looks more interesting that the plain basic version. These red beans are bigger than the usual ones we had in red bean soups and soften.

Chendol with Red Beans - $1.80

In conclusion, I would not say they are the best chendol or similar to Melaka but they are of the closest taste whereby taste is like Melaka as well as their pricing. In fact Makan Melaka offers a range of Melaka Food which I had yet to try. I dont mind coming back again for them.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Makan Melaka
Location: Blk 1 Changi Village Road #01-2046 Singapore 500001

San You Xiao Chu

San you Xiao Chu is located at the entrance of Changi Airport Terminal Food Court, KOPI offering a good spread of Zichar dishes at an affordable pricing.

San You Xiao Chu

Ordered my last dinner in Singapore for this November and was a mistake to order its seafood Mui Fan. The standard of food was below par, the portion was rice was too much with miserable seafood toppings. Though gravy was sufficiently pour onto the the mini wok, the taste was rather bland and starchy. In the end, I left about 3/4 of the food untouched. Sighs.

Seafood Mui Fan - $6.50

Rating: 2 / 5

San You Xiao Chu 三友小廚
Location: Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, 65 Airport Boulevard #B2-03

Taiwanese Speciality @ Changi Airport Terminal 3 Kopi

We decided to have some Asian Dishes before we hit off to Western Australia and munch on the burgers and chips. Taiwanese Specialty is located in the basement food court, Kopi in Changi Airport Terminal 3.

Stall Front

The bowl of braised beef noodle was made up of braised egg, beef, preserved vegetables and noodles. The beef taste was quite close to what we had in taiwan with the preserved vegetables. However the soup was quite bland and did not really fall within expectation.

Braised Beef Noodles

 Fried Guo Tie was ordered as well. At least, this time round the Guo Tie did not taste like those packets of frozen food from supermarket. They were fried to golden brown in color and required some waiting time before serving.

Guo Tie (8 Pcs)

It's piping hot! Look at the amount of fillings! The minced pork was accompanied by chopped chives and was pipping hot wrapped under the thin crispy outer fried layer. Quite juicy and not that oily as expected. It's best to served with vinegar and ginger strips just like the steamed version!

Guo Tie Fillings

Rating: 3 / 5

Taiwanese Specialty
Location: Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, 65 Airport Boulevard, #B2-03