Comparing Ruth's Chris Set Lunch Near Me

To celebrate my birthday, we brought the kids to Ruth's Chris Steak House in Kaohsiung thinking the price should be cheaper than Singapore. We were not disappointed at all. The restaurant is located in a very unexpected office building. The tables are spaced out generously. The interior is quiet but the waitress were attentive. They tirelessly explained the difference between medium and medium well and also the effect of the heated ceramic serving plate. To ensure we don't overcook the beef. After a long briefing, someone asked, "Can we have 6分熟?" Someone please tell me what is 6分熟??!!

We ordered from the set menu. It came with a glass of Moscato, S. had her first sip of alcohol, and I drank the rest. Then we gobble gobble the free flow bread and soup. The soup is probably too salty for the kids palate. By the time the tasty beef steak was served, they were half full already hahaha. One of the ladies clean the bread crumbs from our table at least 3 times. The beef is tender and flavorful. 

The meal was satisfying and friendly to the wallet. While contemplating about the next holiday destination, why not let the Ruth's Chris set menu prices decides?

2024 We went to the one in Kaohsiung

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McDonald’s special menu

once in a while McDonald’s would introduce new items on the menu. I like trying new dish mainly because of the advertisement. I’m a lousy consumer who is easily conned by ad.
Aug 2018 around National Day - Rendang Beef Burger. It tasted more like a black pepper beef burger
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Home cook FULL meal is a happy meal

Ever since we bought Tiger Vacuum Pot in Dec 2013, we cooked more often.
1) Rice, fried egg, steam chicken, fried shallots, red bean soup dessert, enough for doggie bag too.

2) ABC soup with tomatoes, potatoes, onion carrot and pork rib. To make up the carbo intake, add some spaghetti. New cooking utensil tiger thermal pot bought in dec

3) old cucumber soup is easy to cook, too. Similar to ABC soup, put in old cucumber instead of potatoes & tomatoes. Other than soup, 1 new dish is added to our boring menu. Steam tofu topped with fried shallot & shrimps. Steam the tofu in the rice cooker while cooking the rice.

Federal Day 1 Feb 2012

1 Feb is KL Federal Day. I took leave because he is observing public holiday.
We thought applying China Visa is going to take long but it actually took < 5 minutes.
So we had so much free time to walk around. We had 2nd round of breakfast at Asia Square.
Had Triple O's for the 1st time.

Watch out! it is really HOT! Freshly fried.

Marina Bay Link Mall

Found a new makan place at Marina Bay Link Mall.
Paradise Pavilion

 I am sooooo glad that I came. This place is nice n quiet. The caramel coated walnut is delicious. I am drooling already.

After eating, we took a stroll to the nearby Marina Bay Link Walk. The weather was good. Not too hot and not too cold all you need is a light jacket. I feel like Miss Rhode Island.

Marina Bay Link Mall - Facade

Marina Bay Sands from afar

Marina Bay Financial Center

Fullerton Bay Hotel previously Clifford Pier

Save the Wallet. Cook at Home #2

I love Italian food. So I invested a little bit in herbs & spices such as rosemary (迷迭香), oregano, parsley (荷兰芹) etc. These spices can make wonders. They are relatively expensive in Singapore. 25g bottle is about $4-$5. In the US, 1 tub (15g) cost < U$1. A small amount of spices can bring up the taste very subtly yet sufficient to satisfy your taste buds.
Let's learn how to recognise the spices.
1. Oregano

 2. Rosemary

3. Parsley

Linguini Bolognese...

Steps

1. Boil pasta (of your choice) in hot water with a pinch of salt.

2. While boiling pasta, heat up wok with olive oil.

3. Fry garlic, onion till golden brown.

4. Cook carrot with water. Simmer till softened. Add a little salt if desired.

5. Cook meat for 7-10 minutes then add tomato.

6. Stir in pasta sauce then spices such as grounded oregano & rosemary (optional).

7. Drain pasta and serve on plate together with a generous amount of meat sauce.

Ready to tuck in...

Save the Wallet. Cook at Home #1

It was recommended to eat 2 servings of vegetables & 2 servings of fruits daily.
Other than mixed vegetable economic rice (杂菜饭), we don't really get enough vegetables from other food. A plate of stir-fried vege is easily $6-$8. Extremely overcharged. FYI, 1 packet of vege, enough of 4 person consumption is only about $1-$1.50. So we should cook vege at home.

The simple way to cook vegetable besides stir-frying is to boil it in hot water.
Steps:
1. Boil 2 cups of water in a pot
2. Add a little oil. Salt is optional
3. When boiled, put in vege and cook for 30 sec to 1 min depends on the strength of fire
4. Observe the change of color & remove vege from water when cooked
5. Serve vege with some oyster sauce and minced garlic

Another overcharged dish in Singapore eateries is Bakuteh. Bakuteh is a popular & nutritious soup in Singapore. Usually a bowl is $8. Actually preparation is less complicated then many other hot dishes.
Steps:
1. Boil 6 bowls of water. When boiled put in groundnuts (optional) and coice of Bakuteh sachet
2. Separately boil another pot of clear water
3. Cook meat when clear water is boiled. When meat surface is cooked, transfer meat to Bakuteh soup pot. This is to lock in the freshness of the meat and to avoid the blood from contaminating our Bakuteh.
4. Boil Bakuteh for 15 min. Put in garlic (optional)
5. Turn fire to small and continue to slow boil for 30 min. Heat up before serving.

Note:
To keep overnight in fridge, remove meat from soup to prevent oversoaking. Meat texture will turn hard and coarse.

Dinner at Singapore version of Nando's

First time at Barcelos. Food here is very much similar to Nando's in Malaysia. We had chicken, chicken & chicken.. Plenty of potatoes in different form... corn & coleslaw.

A drink bigger than my face

We celebrated my birthday in advance. Just the 3 single ladies (as of Feb '09). We had our dinner without any surprise. The surprise only comes with our last order, dessert. Breek's has revised their menu and the book is real big. Of course the pictures were big and we thought those are not proportionate. Until we see our order came...
The drink is called Massive Attack. Ice blended milo with chocolate ice cream and oreo cookie. It is bigger than my face. Not recommended for group less than 4 person.

Food List - August 2008

When Orrrng Jai come back to Singapore, we are going to eat...
1. Chee Cheong Fun or Vietnamese food behind Hello Singtel Shop
2. Clementi Clay Pot Rice
3. Popoye Chicken @ Singapore Flyer
4. J. Co Donut @ Raffles City
5. Carl's Jr
6. Shangri-La Hi Tea
7. Dim Sum & fried shrimp wanton @ Far East Square
8. Bak Ku Teh - In JB... Ask Ren Hui to bring us there :)
9. Lamb Chop @ Ghim Moh Road Blk 19
10. Mellben Crab @ AMK
11. Mantis Shrimp @ Turf City
12. Chicken rice - Opposite Novena Square or Purvis St
13. Wasabi Tei Japanese food & Nasi Briyani (only available on Thursday) @ Far East Plaza
14. Lucky Plaza Ayam Penyet
15. Dessert in Bugis
16. Char Kway Teow
17. "Little Bear Meal"
18. Crystal Jade @ T3
19. Jurong West St 61, seafood zi char
20. Lavender food court - prawn noodle, Ampang Yong Tau Foo
21. MOF
22. Manhattan Fish Mart - Calamari
23. Lingzi vegetarian food @ Liat Tower
I doubt Orrng Jai can conquer the list in 2 weeks. By the time we finished eating everything above, this page will be full of beautiful pictures.