FOOD!!!

I miss good food. To be specific, the good food i had in the US. No, this is not to say that singapore doesn't have good food. On the contrary, singapore has alot of good food too. It's simply because i don't have the spending capacity that i had back in the US. I'm pretty broke now, so i've just been scrimping on food in sg. haha

So anyway, what good food did i have in the US? Let's just start by saying that within 21 days in the US, i've tried more different kinds of cuisine than i have over the 20 years of my life. And it's the first time, i've ever been in a fine dining restaurant. Damn awesome, damn awestruck. And i documented everything i ate down. So here they are!

For you people who are reading this, you can just take note of the good food(which are in bold), as well as what i feel are the value for money food(which are in italics)(bold and italics means both lor), and then try them yourself next time or something. The pictures will be uploaded soon(when i say soon it can be up to 6 months?), if not on this note, then in a US photos album.

here goes.(format will be ) btw, the price is sgd is for those of you who keep telling me, "Actually that's not very ex what". Look at price after conversion. It is damn ex.

Day 1, 11th dec.
dinner - Sakura - aki soba - $9($12.60)
My first meal in the states is at a random karaoke place. well done.
Day 2
lunch - Morton's of chicago - Seafood platter, chicago style steak, chocolate cake - $80($112)
Best meal ever, most expensive too. I can have 37 meals in sg in the price of this.
dinner - Medici - Pizza, Quesadilla - $14($19.60)
not bad, but dun think i can classify this as good. Above average, i would say.
3
lunch - random place at wicker park - pulled pork sandwich - $11($15.40)
The serving was big, plus they were having a discount for burgers for $5. which would make it very worth it. The price quoted here is without the discount.
dinner - Saint Alps - Pork with rice, green bubble tea - $12($16.80)
Their bubble tea is supposed to be really good.
4
brunch - Original Pancake House - shared too much stuff, can't rmb - $10($14)
dinner - random vietnamese restaurant - pho - $10($14)
5
lunch? - Rocky Mountain - caramel apple - $5($7)
flight day, so didn't have a proper lunch. but the random caramel apple i bought at the airport was really nice. i dun rmb the stall le.
dinner - Mill restaurant - kimchi stew - $12($16.80)
6
lunch - Cafe Boulud - lobster bisque, grilled leg of lamb, pineapple gingerbread upside down cake - $45($63)
dinner - random street cart hot dog - $3(4.20)
7
lunch - Giovanni Vintecinque - mussels, bite-size veal, coffee with biscuit - $32($44.80)
dinner - 5 napkins - some burger, can't rmb le - $20($28)
8
lunch - The Petrossian - smoked salmon, grilled flank steak, seasonal fruit tart - $30($42)
dinner - Chipotle - burrito - $8($11.20)
9
lunch - Ippudo - Seafood with mentaiko, ramen - $20($28)
dinner - random chinatown restaurant - spare rib rice, mapo tofu - $9($12.60)
10
lunch - Grimaldi's Pizzeria - pizza with a hell lot of extra random toppings - $17($23.80)
BEST PIZZA EVER!!! ok maybe not, hard to say. but it sure is damn good.
dinner - random japantown restaurant - ramen, yakitori, unagi tofu, salmon, fried fish cake - $13($18.20)
11, 21st dec
brunch - Good Enough to Eat - red snapper with fries - $14($19.60)
This place is supposed to be highly recommended. but i found nothing special with what i ordered. maybe i should have tried their omelettes. but oh well. and I FORGOT TO TIP! shit.
dinner - Macdonalds - angus third pounder - $4($5.60)
XY said "let's eat here". So i ended up eating at the restaurant which some of you know i dislike, but it turned out to be not bad. hell lot better than sg anyway. So now i only dislike SG MACDONALDS!
12
breakfast - Ess-A-Bagel - Chocolate chip cream cheese bagel - $3.50($4.90)
Their bagels are damn huge and damn nice! so huge that i got sian of my choc chip bagel halfway and had to throw about half away. It kept me full for the rest of the day...
dinner - Macdonalds - angus third pounder - $4($5.60)
XY and Heng Jie again. Macs again. haha but that's cuz we had to catch a broadway show. I like the 1/3 pounder so much i had it again. but with a different topping of cuz.
supper - Planet Hollywood Cafe - VIP platter, California ranch chicken pizza - $13($18.20)
13
breakfast - Ess-A-Bagel - Cream Cheese bagel - $2.35($3.29)
Leftover bagel from previous day. Still nice, still good. Lasted me through lunch again. I liked this one better than the choc chip one though.
dinner - Pinch and S'Mac - pizza, macaroni and cheese - $7($9.80)
Probably the best meal i had in the US factoring in both price and food. Credit to Heng Jie and Xun Yong for finding this place. Thanks!
14
brunch - Noche Mexicana - tamales - $9($12.60)
This place is supposed to make one of the best tamales in new york, but since i've never eaten a tamale before this, i have no basis for comparison. It was not bad though. And they give free chips.
dinner - Pan Ya - Beef curry - $7($9.80)
lol the name looks and sounds like ponyo.
post dinner - Saint Alps - pearl milk tea - $3.25($4.55)
back to the famous bubble tea.
15
lunch? - shortbread with chocolate - $1($1.40)
another flight, another screwed up meal.
dinner - some chinatown restaurant - soup, chicken, salted spicy prawn, vegetable with double mushroom, desert - $12.50($17.50)
Went to chinatown cuz everywhere else is closed on christmas day. Food turned out to be good, but didn't take note of restaurant name due to cold.
16
lunch - Ribs and Bibs - Ribs and fries - $10.50($14.70)
The bbq sauce was awesome! and the smell lingers on your fingers for a while. I dunno if that is disgusting or what, but the smell was so nice, i liked it.
dinner - Mellow Yellow - Chilli spaghetti with cheese - $7.50($10.50)
17
breakfast - Treasure Island - Apple turnover - $1.19($1.67)
lunch - Maxwell Street Market - Quesadillas and taco - $4.75($6.65)
The street food was surprisingly good, but the weather was too cold for me to enjoy it much.
dinner - Portillo's Hot Dogs - hot dog, burger - $6.50($9.10)
After you eat the hot dog here, you'll realise sg hot dogs cmi. damn good stuff. and it's only $2.45.
18
brunch - Original Pancake House - Apple Pancake - $11($15.40)
This was so huge i couldn't finish it.
dinner - Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken - jerk chicken dinner - $10.50($14.70)
19
brunch - Leftover Apple Pancake - FREE!!!
dinner - Rodity's - flaming saganaki, moussaka - $23($32.20)
The flaming saganaki(fried cheese) here is amazing.
20
breakfast - some chinatown eatery - congee, toast, milk tea - $4($5.60)
dinner - Pizzeria Due - deep dish pizzas(numero uno, spinach) - $9.20($12.88)
Wooh i managed to get a taste of a unique chicago dish on my last day in chicago. How fortunate.
21, 31st dec
breakfast - mini donuts - $2
Clearly, i have a flight to catch.

So my total expenditure on food alone comes up to 531 USD. which is about $743 in sgd. which can easily last me for 4 months back in sg. crap. well at least it meant that in 21 days, i've tried jap, korean, chinese, greek, american, mexican, carribean, italian, and french cuisines. Something which i haven't achieved in 20 years in sg.
ok yay, now that i've written this down, i can clear some space in my memory for some other stuff. woohoo. more random US posts to come i think.