The best western food money can buy

Is found at Ang Mo Kio Central S11.

For $7, I had the Sirloin Steak which came with coleslaw, baked beans, french fries and a piece of garlic bread. Every bite of the succulent steak sent me to seventh heaven. This steak had practically no gravy, but it was so well-marinated that every piece oozed with taste and tenderness. I ordered it "ban shou" (auntie gave me two choices: "shou" or "ban shou", i.e. well-done or medium) and it was perfect! Pink in the middle and slightly crusty brown on top. Ooh... Can I go back there again tonight?

My doctor friend says that is too much meat to eat in one day 'cos you are supposed to consume only a palm-sized amount of meat, while the serving at Ang Mo Kio was palm-plus-fingers-sized. My doctor friend also tells me that the rich rind of fat is not good for my heart, but I know that if I wasn't so concerned about grossing my doctor friend out, I would have eaten the entire rind, lock stock and barrel. But I didn't and now my dear rind of sizzling fat is being eaten by a stray cat somewhere. Boohoo.

The chicken chop is really good too, by the way, and it costs $5.50. You can get your chicken chop with spagetti for $6 and lamb chops for $6.50. They sell fish and chips too but I didn't check the price because I am not into fish. All the above comes with the best sides you can get at a hawker centre. The coleslaw and beans were not watery and the garlic bread awesome. The only thing that wasn't worth gushing about were the french fries, which were just okay.

I love the Hainanese people!