8 Food Stalls to Try at the Newly Opened Food Junction @ Great World City

Do you know that you can easily get good food under $10 just minutes away from Orchard? We’re talking about meals that can satisfy your tummy and your palate!

Yes, Food Junction has opened at Level 3 in Great World City! There is even more awesome food now, as there are 7 mini restaurants and 7 food stalls housed in Food Junction. Are you ready?

FITRA CHICKEN RICE (HALAL)

Can’t decide what to order? Go for the 3 Treasure Rice ($7.50) where you can get a taste of steamed chicken, roast chicken and soya sauce chicken all in one plate. You’ll fall head over heels in love with the moist and tender steamed chicken. The roasted chicken had the essential crispy skin and very juicy meat. Yum!

While the rice appeared to be less oily, it was very fragrant. The rice grains were clearly separated and possessed a great bite. The rice was made even tastier by the tangy chili and earthy ginger dip. They also serve Curry Chicken Noodles ($5.20)! And the best news? Our Muslim friends can enjoy this plate of chicken rice as the stall is halal certified!

ORIGINAL DELIGHTS MINI WOK

I was really impressed with the Dried Beef Hor Fun ($6.50) from Original Delights Mini Wok. You can look into the open kitchen and see the chef tossing the hor fun over a big fire until it gets nicely charred. The flat noodles are then stir fried with tender beef slices, vegetables and dark sauce. Look forward to an amazing plate of smooth, yummy hor fun.

Another popular dish is the Salted Egg Chicken with Rice ($7.50). Juicy chicken cubes are fried to golden perfection and coated with a velvet and creamy golden salted egg sauce.  They were very generous with the salted egg yolk sauce as every piece of chicken was coated evenly with the glistening sauce. Equally lip-smacking is the Cereal Fried Rice ($6.50), sprinkled with some cereal bits. So addictive and delicious!

XING HUA LOU PUTIAN CUISINE

Serving authentic soul-warming Putian cuisine, Xing Hua Lou Putian Cuisine is the newest entrant to the Great World City outlet. The stall promises delectable authentic Heng Hwa dishes which include the signature Putian Lor Mee ($6.50) that sits in a special broth that’s brewed for hours.

My favourite is the Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon ($6.50). The bee hoon is braised in pork broth and fried with prawn and clams. It is incredibly tasty! I’ll also recommend the Putian Lychee Pork ($9.50) which is best paired with some rice. You will certainly be spoilt for choice here.

PEPPER LUNCH EXPRESS

The most exciting part about eating at Pepper Lunch Express is that you get to play chef! Here, every dish is served on a Japanese Teppan. You can stir and mix the ingredients as they sizzle on the hot plate right in front of your eyes.

Pepper Lunch prides itself on the quality of ingredients used in all their dishes. One of their popular dishes include the Steak Bites ($9.90 for 130g or $11.90 for 150g). Think thick, juicy, bite-sized cubes of Australian Steak paired with their signature margarine. If you need some carbs, order the Beef Pepper Rice ($6.90) or Cheese Curry Rice with Hamburg ($8.90).

JJ JAPANESE CUISINE

Japanese food lovers will enjoy JJ Japanese Cuisine’s wide range of Japanese dishes that are priced at affordable prices. The Golden Salted Egg Chicken Toji Set ($6.80) brings together crisp chicken cutlet and delightful salted egg sauce. It was a lovely surprise for our taste buds!

Crispy crunchy tempura on rice just can’t go wrong. Remember not to spend too much time taking photos, and dig into the tempura while it is hot to enjoy its freshness and crispiness. The Tempura Teishoku ($7.90) features freshly fried prawns and vegetables on Japanese rice, and a bowl of miso soup. The batter is crisp, and fluffy, and the sauce had a good balance of sweetness and saltiness.

NEW HONG KONG ROAST

New Hong Kong Roast boasts delectable meat platters. You can get a platter of char siew, roast pork and roast duck at $12(2 Combo Set) or $18(3 Combo Set). They roast the meat in the kitchen daily. The roast duck was juicy, sweet, and rich in flavour. The skin gave way with a soft crackle as I bit into it, and my teeth sank into the tender and moist meat right after. Thumbs up!

I am amazed at how the head chef cooks the noodles. He does it so skilfully and swiftly (watch our video), and the noodles are literally dancing in water. I gave the noodles, which sit in their homemad sauce, a good toss before I took a bite. The noodles were springy and QQ — just the way I like it. You can pair it with any meat you like. In our case, we had the Char Siew Wanton Noodle ($5.80 small, $7.80 medium).

HAO JIA BAN MIAN

A good bowl of handmade noodles is comfort food for most of us Singaporeans. You can escape the heat and enjoy a bowl of ban mian in air-conditioned comfort at Food Junction. Hao Jia serves Ban Mian, U-Mian or Mee Hoon Kuay ($5) cooked with various ingredients. The soup here is extremely clear, and the noodles are done just right. Our noodles were completed with a generous serving of lettuce, and we felt healthier just by eating this bowl of goodness.

The Signature Spicy La Mian ($6 / $7) comes with a mildly spicy chilli paste, egg, vegetables, crab stick, fried wantons, ikan bilis and minced meat. I liked the addictive savoury-sweet sauce that coated the noodles. You will feel a slight tingling sensation in your mouth, but it isn’t too much. You’ll find yourself unable to resist the noodles, and growing fonder of the fragrance of the mushrooms by the mouthful. Before you know it, the bowl of noodles is gone!

DRINK STALL & JUICE BARN

Quench your thirst with some of the signature fruit juices such as Watermelon Yakult ($3.80), Avocado Gula Melaka ($5) and Green Apple with Sour Plum ($3.80)

If you are here for breakfast, go for the Bee Hoon Set ($5.60) which comes with your choice of 3 fried items, and a cup of Hot Kopi or Tea.

This post was brought to you in partnership with Food Junction.