Ho Ho Restaurant

Was a little disappointed, as I'd planned to go skiing this morning. However, it started snowing and I knew K wasn't keen cos he doesn't like to be in the open when it's cold. Thus, the plan was postponed AGAIN. Many of my plans for the week had already been shoved due to all kinds of reasons, like weather, work etc. So it wasn't difficult to imagine what I was feeling.....

Anyway, there was no reason y dinner plan should change, as he was the one who proposed it and it's indoor. When we reached there, we were still wondering if we went to the right location. Ho Ho Restaurant was recommended by his colleagues but it really looked "lok pok" from the outside.

We went in, ordered Ginger n Scallion CRAB and 红烧豆腐．Fortunately, we were smart enough to go for small portion for both dishes. Surprise, surprise! The dishes tasted great, though some 煮炒stalls back home scored better, but this is by far, the BEST Chinese cuisine we had since we arrived in US. The crab cost US$15 and the size is huge. Although the meat tended to stick to the shell, overall, it tasted fresh and palatable. The tofu is an all-in-one dish, with vegetables, mushrooms etc, healthy and savoury. Good thing about this joint is, the flavouring and seasoning is just right. Chinese food here has the tendency to be overpowering in terms of flavouring, exceptionally sweet, sour, salty whatever. Too heavy for our liking. It's tweaked to suit the American. No matter where you eat, they food will taste the same, and we're getting really sick of Chinese food here. Moreover, the dishes came with steamed rice. We had to order rice when we dined elsewhere.

At the end of the whole experience, what made it all the more worthwhile was the bill. Cost around US$24. For the same price, we get to eat fried rice, noodles etc elsewhere. And no tipping is required! That's a big deal here where it's common to tip between 15 - 20% of your bill. Trust Singaporean to be complaining about the 10% service charge......

Ho Ho will definitely be in our list of regular haunt!