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\"big-berns-american-grill-toa-payoh\"Inside Toa Payoh’s Mapletree Industrial Estate, Big Bern’s American Grill <\/b>is opened by Bernie Utchenik who also started Botak Jones and sold off his shares. At its height, there were 13 outlets.<\/p>\n

\"big-berns-american-grill-singapore\"Big Bern’s is situated in an industrial cafeteria and focuses on American Southern food. They have also opened another outlet at the hipster kopitiam called Timber+. On the whole, the food is not terrible, but it is expensive at an industrial canteen. And it is monotonous, mostly spicy and sour.<\/p>\n

\"big-berns-american-grill-menu\"The bestseller, Big Bern’s Beef Whoop-Ass Cheeseburger<\/strong> ($11.90 a la carte\/ $14.90 with two sides), is a big beef patty, with cheese and chilli con carne, which is sour and spicy. The other specialty, Cajun chicken<\/strong> ($6.90 a la carte\/ $11.90 with two sides), consists two pieces of dry chicken breasts, with mozzarella cheese and Cajun sauce–also sour and spicy.<\/p>\n

\"big-berns-american-grill-timber+\"The sides: Mexican rice <\/strong>is soggy, sour, and spicy; gumbo<\/strong> is sour and spicy; Cajun fries<\/strong> sour and spicy; and coleslaw<\/strong>, not spicy but sour. The batter of the fried oysters<\/strong> (3 pcs for $7.30) is so hard that you don’t know if there is any oyster meat.<\/p>\n

\"big-berns-american-grill-review\"There is nothing wrong in sour and spicy food. We rather enjoyed the sides, especially the fries, because sour-and-spicy sides are appetizing and served in small portions. But when it comes to mains, too much of a good thing can be sickening. And besides, it gets boring to eat similar flavors.<\/p>\n

We paid $40 for two persons.<\/em> Expensive, right?<\/p>\n

Big Bern’s American Grill<\/strong><\/a>
\n978 Toa Payoh North, Mapletree Industrial Estate #02-01, Singapore 319001
\nT: +65 6710 7362
\n11.30am – 9pm daily
\nfacebook<\/a><\/h2>\n

Food: 6\/10
\nValue: 4\/10
\nService: 7\/10
\nDecor\/Ambience: NA (canteen)
\nOverall rating: 2.833\/5<\/p>\n

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

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