On my way to gym when I saw the Tim Ho Wan sign. IT IS NOW OPENED AT TOA PAYOH!!!!! (Tim Ho Wan is the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant.) Goodbye muscular chest; Sorry, Operation Superhot, you will have to wait another day.
Look at how thin the skin of Spinach dumpling with shrimp ($3.80) was. I dislike vegetables but this was so good!
Since THW came to Singapore at Plaza Singapura, it radically changed the dim sum scene and I cannot eat at another dim sim place without comparing it to THW. And THW wins every round. Its secret? Dim sum made fresh on-the-spot.
I was alone, and couldn’t eat much dim sum but from what I ate, it was as good as the Dhoby Ghaut outlet. The famous baked bun with BBQ pork 叉烧包 ($4.50 for 3) was still wonderful. It was smaller than Dhoby Ghaut’s but the sweet tender BBQ pork filled the bun–no more air pockets–and the bun tasted a little like po lor bao.
The vermicelli roll with pork liver ($5.50) was still beautiful. The roll was soft as a whisper. If I am picky, I’d say the liver was just very very slightly overcooked. But I’d still recommend it.
Good service by aunties and uncles!
Including two sets of char siew buns that I tabao for my family, I paid about $28. THW is definitely a winner! Highly recommended!
Tim Ho Wan Singapore
450 Toa Payoh Lor 6, ERA Centre #02-02
T: 6483 2000 (no reservation)
12-7.30pm (last order) (This is the pre-opening hours. Hours will change once it opens officially.)
Tim Ho Wan Singapore Menu
Rating: 4.075/5 stars
Written by A. Nathanael Ho.
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You were on the way to the gym… and ended up eating all these… alone. haha. Anyway, Long queue or not?
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Got distracted like Red Riding Hood. No queue! Coz nobody knows about it. First day today.
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Lucky I got your blog on my blogger buzz.
I’m going to try my luck tomorrow. Hopefully still not many people yet :)
Wish me luck.
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Go at about 3-4pm. Good luck!
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wa… I still haven ate once.. =(
Probably by tmr the queue forms. Many pple reads RERG..
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It takes a while for the news to spread. Go tomorrow and try your luck! it’s really very good!
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saddened. My schedule is pretty packed till next week. With two outlets hopefully the queue gets shorter. I walked past PS’s THW this week. There was still a long queue.. -_-
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Go at odd hours like 4pm. My sister only queued for 30 min.
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Dunno you stupid or what. Michelin rating does not work like this. Individual restaurant is rated on its own. Singapore THW has zero Michelin star! I think you too engrossed in the whole Michelin thing until it affects your taste buds.
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… I know Singapore doesn’t have Michelin star. I never say Singapore has stars worx. Your England fail leh. You’re not a regular reader, right? If you are, you will read bad reviews we write on chefs who have worked at Michelin-starred kitchens. Why so angsty wor? THW your enemy? Take a chill pill lah.
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Well, to each his own. There are just some senseless people typing out of the norm. But anyway, I would say THW’s dim sum is good as its made freshly and the dim sum is really piping hot when its served and the Char Siew bun is really a Cannot missed dish, so today my Gf went to tapao for me as there isn’t much people yet. Nice.. Good. The sweetness of the Char Siew is well marinated and cook in good timing to prevent the meat from being too tough and dry. Something which requires good Chet’s skill.
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Thanks for your nice words.
You’re lucky to have a nice gf. I’m the one doing the ta-baoing!
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Wahaha…i bet the news will spread like wild fire lorh!! i pray hard that there is no queue on weekdays…
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Woohoo, thanks to your info yesterday. I should make a T-shirt that says “I don’t need to line up at Tim Ho Wan”
Pop by before 3pm today at THW Toa Payoh, no queue and half of the place is empty. How I wish it will remain like this forever…. :)
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I want to go eat again on Monday!
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hilarious tt ur gym plans got sidelined by thw. at least it was for a good cause!
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Sigh, there will be punishment. My trainer is going to be mad at me! And when he gets mad, there will be pain for me. Haha.
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no pain no gain man. jia you!
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Can you explain to ask how you derived the 0.075 decimal place?
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Lol. That bugs you doesn’t it?
The 3 decimal place is a joke, making fun of the seriousness of food ratings, but we do have a way of calculation.
Average of 8/10 (service) + 7.5/10 (value) + 9 (food), then reduce to upon 5. It comes to 4.08333333333.
For fancy places, I’ll rate the decor too. Although THW isn’t a fancy place, I thought, given THW’s background, decor is only somewhat important. So I deducted some points for the normal decor and round it to 4.075. The rounding off part is the only subjective component and is usually plus/minus 0.1 or so, so as not to disrupt the objectiveness too much.
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Wah! You’re so heng! I rmb I queued for 90 minutes when THW just opened @ Plaza Singapura.. Glad to hear that there’s no queue and the food standard is still good. I will chiong down and try soon. But on another hand.. now that you have spread the word.. if the crowd goes to TP then maybe I should head down to PS instead.. wahahahaa~~
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So many people in Singapore, I’m sure both outlets will be packed. Get down soon!
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Hi there! Is it fully launched/opened to the public already? I can see some posts online that only EAC agents (?) are allowed to go for the soft opening? Would you know if I can do take-away? Would really appreciate your response! Thanks! :) And I am so glad I saw your post about THW in Toa Payoh. I always get discouraged to try TWH in Plaza Sing due to the looooong queue.
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Yes. It’s open to public. We went back twice already!
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But then according to THW FB page, they only allow people who are affiliated to ERA to enter the restaurant. Can u clarify on this?
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Anyone can go. I went there twice already. My other friends also went. There were other tables of families and tables of aunties. If you’re worried, call them up and ask them.
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Oh is finally opened! Though in my neighborhood but I don’t even know lol! Thanks for the post! Going to try soon! Hope the people at PS won’t come to Tpy! Lol!
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bring your entire family so you can eat everything!
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Oh yay! I’ve heard a lot about THW but have always been put off by the long queues. I hope most people are still in the dark about this outlet so I don’t have the queue!
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I have tried this in HK… and I find it so difficult to now decide between which dumplings I like better Din Tai Fung or Tim Ho Wan! :) Great write up!
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I prefer THW.
Thanks for the kind words. :)
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I think I will settle for a draw!
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Bad service
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Any food from Hong Kong can’t go very wrong ,it is world renowned !
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