The Place Located in a nondescript coffeeshop in Bedok South Avenue 3, I checked out the newly opened Ding Gua Gua, a hawker stall opened by a seasoned ex-Din Tai Feng chef. It is at the void deck of a HDB, and the coffeeshop is an average neighbourhood size one where getting a table might be difficult. The Food Priced from S$4 onwards, the menu is predominantly fried rice centric with four different variations paired with four different ingredients like shrimps, fried pork chop, luncheon meat and Taiwanese sausage. There is also a small selection of sides like Spicy and Sour Soup (S$5), Crispy Duck Roll (S$5) and Homemade Crispy Prawn Cake (S$8), though most items were sold out during our visit. I went for the Signature Egg Fried Rice with Pork Chop (S$6.50), which has a similar presentation to Din Tai Feng’s style. You get generous slices of pork chop on the rice, and it looks promising from the presentation. That said, the pork chop is a tad too dry for me, and it doesn’t have the glossy bright texture like DTF. The rice itself is passable, and don’t expect DTF standards as it is not as fragrant and [...]
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