Ah Lock Co - Central Singapore

Based on the enthusiastic reviews of others, I decided to go to AH Lock Co for lunch and order the much praised Hakka Impossible Rice Bowl . Perhaps I caught the wrong chef or the wrong day, but I am not nearly as positive as the others. First of all, the staff looks overworked. Dirty dishes and cardboard boxes (new supplies? are piled up inside the customer area. There was water on the floor and the tables clearly had not been cleaned for a while. One person was sleeping in a corner seat. After I received my order, a member joined the sleepy person. This should have been a clue that AH Lock Co isn 't doing too well. The Hakka Impossible Rice Bowl is a lot smaller than the photo suggests (the impossible beat balls are ping pong sized, not tennis ball sized as I expected from the photo . The balls were dry and one had some crust from another dish sticking to it. The sea weed, rice and vegetables tasted like cheap low quality ingredients. Sorry AH Lock Co , but others do a lot better for less money in Singapore. For example, a few stalls away is a small Korean bibimpa stand that has 2 vegan options. They are cheaper, tastier and healthier than what AH Lock Co offers. If you think I visited on the wrong day and got the wrong staff and you want to give AH Lock Co a try, here 's how to find them. They are located inside the Tanjong Pagar station on the food court 2 levels down. They 're somewhat in a corner, but nevertheless easy to find (the photos from the other reviewers make it easy to recognize .

Happy Cow brought me here for a random passby of this area. So glad i tried the good food here. Had the Vegetable Rice Bowl for $7.90 The rice bowl dishes feels and tastes like poké with the cool mashed potato and coleslaw. Very good meal. Also added a black sesame pancake and very pleasantly surprised for the large portion for only $1.90.

Posting these foodie from @ahlocknco are making me drooling now.... I will start by saying I will so go again for these bowls!!! They taste so gooood and I devoured the Impossible Hakka Bowl in no time. Legit delicious. Love the generous amount of plant based ingredients such as long beans and tofu. The impossible tau pau are so goooooooood. Have always been a lover of their vegan pancakes and am so happy that they launched two vegan bowls!!!! So exciting!!! Note that the veges are cooked with alliums. You can add on pancake, thunder tea soup at additional just $1 only. Below are the vegan choices: Impossible Hakka Bowl (cost $11.80, contain Japanese Rice, Soy bean soup, Impossible meatball, Diced tofu, Mani Cai, Long beans, Seaweed Sesame seeds) reviewed in above para haha #messyreviewer Veggie Bowl super in love with the broc and veges in this! Their rice are so fragant and chewy toooooo! If you can take Impossible, persoanlly would recommend Impossible Hakka Bowl more Pancakes (red bean, peanut, coconut) I love thier peanut pancake the most! Vegan pancakes are hard to find and glad they offer these! If you dine in and feeling thirsty, worry not as they provide free drinks (yay)! They are open from Mon to Fri from 10am to 8pm, Weekend from 10.30am to 630pm.

It excites me to see traditional dishes given a modern spin. ahlocknco is well known for their Hakka bowl and yummy vegan pancake Min Jiang Kueh). They have currently launched their latest vegan bowl The Impossible Hakka Bowl $11.80) Ingredient list Japanese Rice Soy bean soup Impossible meatball Diced tofu Mani Cai Long beans Seaweed Sesame seeds This impossible hakka bowl uses Japanese short grain rice and the taupok are stuffed with housemade Impossible meatballs impossible taupok Yong Tau Hu). I thoroughly enjoyed this healthy and delicious vegan bowl. The diced tofu and veg look deceptively simple but are simply delicious! They use long beans and money vegetable, aka sweet leaf, or mani cai in Chinese or sayur manis in Malay. It is a leafy green that tastes like spinach with a hint of asparagus. Mani cai is one of my fav veg; a bundle of dark green leaves where stems are almost non existent. For extra punch, you can add their housemade chilli sauce similar to Thai chilli with appetising notes of sweet and sour. Also featured are their veggie bowls with similar contents without the impossible meatballs, added coleslaw which contain dairy so do replace with other veggies if you want a vegan version. Top up a dollar only for thunder tea soup, min jiang kueh, matcha pudding homemade potato salad or coleslaw. The vegetables are cooked with alliums by default. If you make a special request, they can cook the veg on the spot separately without alliums during off peak. That is excellent service! Next, their signature Vegan pancake Min Jiang Kueh) is one of the best I've tasted. We have tried their Charcoal coconut, Green tea red bean and Original peanut. Their peanut sauce is super rich and hits a perfect balance of saltiness and a hint of sweetness. The texture has a satisfying bite and chewiness. We also tried their matcha pudding Eggfree but contains dairy) which is smooth in texture and not too sweet. There is also free flow of unsweeten ice green tea for us to enjoy. Overall an excellent vegan option with healthy mains, vegan snacks and free flow tea, all in one.

Based on the enthusiastic reviews of others, I decided to go to AH Lock Co for lunch and order the much praised Hakka Impossible Rice Bowl. Maybe. I caught the wrong cook or the wrong day, but I'm not almost as positive as the others. First, the staff looks overtaken. Dirty dishes and cartons (new deliveries) are stacked in the customer area. There was water on the ground and the tables were clearly not cleaned for a while. A person slept in a corner seat. After receiving my order, a member of the sleepy person joined. It should have been a hint that AH Lock Co is not too good. The Hakka Impossible Rice Bowl is much smaller than the photo suggests (the impossible beat balls are ping pong size, not tennis ball size as I expected from the photo. The balls were dry and one had a crust of another dish that stick to it. The sea weeds, rice and vegetables tasted like cheap quality ingredients. Co, but others do much better for less money in Singapore. For example, a few stands away is a small Korean Bibimpa stand that has 2 vegan options. They are cheaper, tastier and healthier than what AH Lock Co offers. If you think I visited the wrong day and got the wrong staff and you want to give AH Lock try how to find them. You are located in Tanjong Pagar Station on the food dish 2 levels down. They are something in a corner but still easy to find (the photos from the other reviewers make it easy to recognize.