I never thought Simei would be a place where there would be killer dope food like that of Old Airport Road or Katong but damn was I dead wrong. Tucked at the basement of Simei’s one and only shopping mall ‘Eastpoint’, just beside NTUC, is a gem of a place where many Simei dwellers consider their makan joint of choice.

It is believed that Man Tian Xiang stems from a strong Taiwanese vibe. Whatever it is, it’s totally unassuming, simple and clean but most importantly, it serves a bad ass Pork Chop Rice set at a seriously reasonable price of $4.90. Accomapnied with a free chin chow drink, the dish is – like the shop – purely simplistic. What you get is full on integrity here where upon placing the order, the aunties in the kitchen immediately start frying the pork chop, frying a fresh sunnyside up egg and scoop on some crisp cabbage chai with your rice. When the plate is served, you can literally see the sizzle on the pork chop and freshly fried egg… none of that pre-prepared bullshit!

Other notables here are their Salted Chicked with Rice, Golden Pillow and very very popular with the Simei peeps is their Economical Rice. The aunties here are very nice, fast, efficient and never get your order wrong. However, I do wish they learn some English cos it’s really like chicken and duck talking when I place my order. Good thing they now know my dish of choice but it gets a bit tough when I try to get experimental and order something different.

Nevertheless, I would like to urge everybody far and wide to go for the underground sound and check out Simei’s very own Man Tian Xiang. Your Saturday afternoon lunches will never be the same again!

-The Warning