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EDIT: Lee’s Kitchen changed its name to Makan Dulu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\nFormerly known as House of Sundanese Food<\/strong> at Suntec, the rebranded Lee’s Kitchen still has a halal<\/strong> kitchen with Muslim chef; they are still waiting for their halal certification to be approved.<\/p>\n

I was so hungry that I gobbled the food with much gusto. Although the rest of the RERG team thought the food was average to good, my hungry stomach said most dishes were awesome, possessing a homely touch. In general, the food was sweet and lemak<\/em> (coconuty), not spicy.<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\nOur top picks: (1) chicken satay<\/strong> (6 pc $7.20), from chicken thigh, was especially tender. It also had a charcoal aroma, reminiscent of wok hei<\/em>, very delicious. (2) kang kung<\/strong> ($6.50) was stir-fried with soya bean paste. The bean paste is the salty bean that accompanies Teochew<\/em> porridge. The combination of crunchy vegetables and salty bean was kick ass awesome.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\n(3) The Lee’s Charcoal Fish<\/strong> ($27.20) was the specialty<\/strong> of the restaurant and a favorite of one of our members. He said he liked the sweet black sauce on the skin, made crispy and smoky by the charcoal fire.<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\n(4) Although Yandao thought the beef rendang<\/strong> ($8.20) was average, the sweetness of the curry and tenderness of the beef made this dish a personal favorite.<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\nOther dishes we sampled that were not bad were the Taiwanese styled popiah<\/strong> ($2.80), very sweet with taupok and shredded carrot; char grilled sotong<\/strong> (2pc $9.60); and ayam bumbu<\/strong> (curry chicken, $5.50).<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\nThe daun singkong<\/strong> ($5.20) was tapioca leaves stewed in a lemak<\/em> coconuty sauce, tasting like lontong<\/em>. This dish is an acquired taste and since I was the only person in the group to have eaten it before, I was the only one who liked it. But skip the taupok goreng<\/strong> (4 pc $7.80), which was taupok stuffed with prawn, mushroom and water chestnut–quite bland; and skip the sambal eggplant<\/strong> ($5.80). The eggplant was so pretty, coming as a whole. And the sambal chili was delicious, like sweet and not-very-spicy cai po<\/em> but the eggplant itself was oily and needed to be roasted longer.<\/p>\n

\"Lee's
\nFor the dessert, the kueh taram<\/strong> is a must order<\/strong>. The top was a gelatinous pandan and the base was smooth mashed yam with shredded coconut, tinged with gula Melaka. The rest of the desserts, chendol<\/strong> and avocado smoothie<\/strong>, were so-so.<\/p>\n

Chiobu mentioned that the service<\/strong> was very friendly and honest. When we wanted to order something, the manager said, “that one not very nice. I recommend you another dish” or “the chicken same sauce with the fish, why don’t you take the curry chicken?”<\/p>\n

Our only grouse was the portions could be bigger but overall, the food was tasty and all the curries\/spicy sauces tasted different, showing that they put in some effort to provide variety.<\/p>\n

Makan Dulu (formerly known as Lee’s Kitchen)<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

865 Mountbatten Road
\n#01-41 Katong Shopping Centre
\nT:\u00a06440 9661<\/p>\n

Closed on Tue<\/p>\n

Rating: 3.188\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: Thanks SQ for the invite, and the manager for the hospitality.<\/p>\n

Written by A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EDIT: Lee’s Kitchen changed its name to Makan Dulu. Formerly known as House of Sundanese Food at Suntec, the rebranded Lee’s Kitchen still has a halal kitchen with Muslim chef; they are still waiting for their halal certification to be approved. I was so hungry that I gobbled the food with much gusto. 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