1 Pasir Ris Close
#01-40 Downtown East
Singapore
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| Facade of Just Acia in Downtown East, Pasir Ris. |
Ok, here I am again talking about food as if I am an expert about it (ahahaha!).
I write this entry not to review the restaurant but just to have
an input what do this restaurant
has to offer. Am not a foodie myself as I am not really picky with any
food that you serve on the table. My concern really is: as long as my
palate is comfortable with the food (meaning edible!) then I am perfectly fine about it (ahahaha!)
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| Balong and I undecided of where to eat! |
Here we go, let’s start our journey why we came up eating in
Just Acia at Downtown East.
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| It's a relax diner type kind of restaurant. |
After having a boy’s night out in
Costa Sands Resort, we decided to take our dinner first before going straight to our hotel. We had our doughnuts earlier that we bought in White Sands
Shopping Center but it is not enough
as we already consumed all the sugars and carbohydrates as we did several swimming race (naks! as if I
know how to swim ~ ahahaha!).
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| There are so many menus to choose from. It's just that we are on a diet! (ahahaha!) |
After
freshen up, we roam around the vicinity then. We already
visited most of the shops located in here, thus our focus is
to find something to eat since it’s almost 9:oopm.
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| We requested the friendly waiter to take a photo of us. |
Here I am again thinking about the series of choices that maybe
Balong is not into as he has allergies especially to seafoods. I
don’t want to end up in the hospital queuing, you know (ahahaha~ just kidding baby.... mwaaaaaa ILOVEYOU!).
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| Mug is for unlimited softdrinks, while the other one is for unlimited ice cream! (perfect!) |
At first, I don’t know what kind of food to eat really. I asked Balong
what he prefer and as usual you can’t get any response from him instead ‘it’s up to you’ which is referring to me (sigghhhh!). That is always the norm every time we do have
a problem in choosing which restaurant to eat so I asked Llowel instead. Llowel is based in
Tampines and been working in Singapore for more than a year now, pretty sure he has some suggestions that is worth to try.
We passed through several restaurants in the area and it’s a jaw dropping, can’t help myself but salivate (ahahaha!). There is
Yam’s Kitchen that offers fish head curry, steam fish tail and fried bean curd. There is
Sarpino’s Pizzeria that serves wide variety of toppings for pizza lovers to choose from.
Fat Fish Steamboat is the recommended restaurant of Llowel because of their
steamboat buffet but since Balong has allergies to seafoods then we find somewhere else (sigh!!!!).
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| Baby, is that a tomato?????? ahahahaha |
Am so tired already of walking and swimming earlier and my stomach is already in agony as it yells like ‘Help!!!! I AM HUNGRY!!!!’
(ahahaha!). I thought Magic Wok is the answer of all the journey that we’ve been but we found out that it’s actually a
Thai Restaurant as we’ve seen list of menus outside such as Tom
yam soup, steam garlic prawn etc etc etc!!!! (another seafood array! come on!!!!!)
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| Unlimited softdrinks counter, indulge yourself until you give up (hehehe!) |
I
came up with the idea that I guess it’s better if we try McDonald,
Subway or KFC. That’s the least we can do tonight, they may serve huge
amount of calories that is hard to digest but that
comes to my mind after several minutes of wandering. However, Llowel
refused to what I thought and made a stand decision to try Just Acia.
First thing I asked him, ‘do they serve seafoods?’ (ahahaha!) Llowel replied, ‘They do, but hey we can order chicken
you know’ (ahahaha!)
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| Rice set of Deep Fried Chicken set. |
At last after several discussion, we resolute to try
Just Acia. Yup, my spelling is correct it is not Asia but
Acia. Just seeing the logo of the restaurant outside (chopstick and noodles)
it gives you the hint that they serve assorted noodles. I may sound
correct but they have wide array of menus to choose from. I asked Balong if he is ok with
it and he just simply replied ‘yes’ then we decided to go then. Llowel
is already inside, seeing his face he is dayyymmmm hungry too (ahahaha!).
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| Spaghetti Aglio Olio with chicken and mushroom set. |
The
place got a more relax ambiance though a bit full of foodie inside. Prime colors of red is
apparent in the interior and exterior of the restaurant that really grab my attention. There are few lanterns around as well that is too
common in any Asian countries.
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| Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Chicken Teriyaki |
A friendly waiter in all black with red ‘tapis’
greeted us and asked what we want to order. We told him to give us some
time to think first and we will just call him back later on. However,
he smiled and said that he is willing to wait.
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| Llowel, do you mind set that phone aside??? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
When I look at their
list of menu’s they offer several famous Asian cuisine like the
Herbal Chicken Tofu Soup, Bulgogi Ramen, and Kimchi Beancurd Soup which I
tried before in a Korean Restaurant, and Tom Yam Kai with Fluffy Thai Rice which i tried in Phuket Cafe in Saudi Arabia.
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| I said, put that aside!!! hmmmppp ok since it's your treat then it's ok! ahahaha! |
Since we don’t want to let him linger further, when I saw that they have ‘pasta set’ which is not really an ‘Asian’ cuisine, I ordered
Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Chicken Teriyaki set for SGD9.50 around PHP300 or USD 7. I love pasta especially ‘cabonara’ and ‘fettucini’ serve it even everyday and I will eat it without any hesitation!!!! Balong as usual
ordered his favorite ‘Deep Fried Chicken’ in a set for SGD 8.80 around PHP 290 or USD 6.50. Am waiting for Llowel to order and he favor the Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Mushroom set for SGD 9.50.
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| Take it slow Balong, hehehehe |
As we wait for our orders, I asked the waiter what is it for the ‘semi bowl’
he put in our table along with chopstick and utensils. He said that all
the sets they have like the Rice Set,
Noodles Set, Pasta Set, do come up with unlimited flow of ice cream,
cappuccino and soft drink float.
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| I forgot if it's kimchi or pickled radish... |
He gave us this mug which I
thought for water but it’s actually for their unlimited offer of soft
drink float just behind the counter. As usual, I
love mixing different cola flavor, like coke, mirinda, orange, and 7 up
into one. Try it for yourself, they may have that strange flavor but
it’s cool, you know! (hahaha!)
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| see how easy for me to finish a plate of pasta!!! That's how i love it! (ahahaha!) |
Their service here is quite fast, I
don’t know if they have food ready for serving but I know they usually
cook the food first. If am not mistaken the wait is less than 10 minutes
only and voila
our order is ready. Their food plating is quite appealing too, I asked
Llowel what is the ‘pink thing’ in our plate and he said that it’s a
Lotus root. Say what???? My apology for my ignorance but this is the
first time I’ve seen such ‘vegetable’ HONESTLY!!!
(ahahaha!). I don’t know if it’s color is really pink or
they add food color to it to be more appetizing. When I tasted it, it
has this mild distinct flavor quite similar to artichoke (ahahaha!).
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| This is the soup accompanied if you order a rice set. |
The
food we order is simply ok, am not choosy in eating anything as long as
my taste buds agreed to it. What we order is not really a typical
Singaporean dish but we already experience that to different hawkers that we’ve been too especially the “Malaysian Food Street’ in
Universal Studios in Sentosa.
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| There are lots of flavour to choose from, avocado, chocolate, mango, strawberry, coffee |
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| I love the combination of coffee and chocolate. |
Just Acia is a treasure trove for me personally amidst the bustling city
area. It offers affordable delights with set meals starting from SGD 6
to SGD 15. All the set meals you order includes unlimited ice cream that
is available in the entrance. They have
several flavors to choose from like chocolate and mango. Aside from ice
cream, they do have free flow of softdrinks too from iced tea to root
beer! A truly satisfying complete meal that won’t burn a hole in your
pocket.
I've seen these sculpted beautiful ladies outside of a Thai restaurant.
I don’t know if they have branches somewhere but if you happen to pass-by along
Pasir Ris especially in Downtown East then a visit to this place is a must. I assure you more than what you pay for, great food and fast service.
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| We suppose to have our dinner here, but Balong is allergic to seafood especially prawns. |
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| Ahahahaha, another reminder to be aware of... |
That's it for now guys, have a great day/night to you.
Cheerrrrrrrrrrioosss!!!!
Enan signing off..........
SMILE
:)
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