The second Malaysia Boleh! food court at the AMK Hub Singapore continues its popularity after opening its doors 5 weeks ago. Good food seekers are still seen lining up daily; in its’ first two weeks, queues formed every single day at its’ entrance before it opened its doors at 8 am.
The food court can accommodate 300 people and houses 25 stalls, offering a myriad of popular Malaysian dishes.
This new outlet is the second Malaysia Boleh! branch. The first one, launched 6 years ago at Jurong Point, kicked off with a 7,000 sq ft area, which expanded to 14,000 sq ft just last year. A third Malaysia Boleh! is scheduled to open at Eastpoint Mall in March next year.
To meet growing demand, Singapore-based Fei Siong Group which owns Malaysia Boleh!, introduced a smaller-scale offshoot - Malaysia Chiak! - last year at The Centrepoint.
Its Director, Tan Kim Leng said that Malaysia Chiak! features a smaller assortment of the most popular dishes at Malaysia Boleh!, in smaller 1,000 to 3,000 sq ft venues. The Malaysia Chiak! chain has grown to six locations to-date.
Mr Tan says that the sauces at all the outlets is prepared at the group’s central kitchen to maintain consistency of the food quality, with ingredients imported from Malaysia itself.
"The key cook in every stall is Malaysian. We control the recipe in the central kitchen and have a taste test every day before the foodcourt opens to ensure the flavour is true to the original hawker's recipe," he adds.
The first 8,000 sq ft Malaysia Boleh! outlet was opened earlier this year at the Four Seasons Place, Kuala Lumpur. This move allows its staff in Singapore to receive training at the Malaysian branch. It also ensures a pipeline of trained Malaysian cooks, who are given the option to relocate to Singapore.
Where else for Malaysian food?
The York Hotel Singapore also offers, for the third time this year, their popular Penang Hawkers' Fare buffet, which flies in hawkers from Penang to whip up famous street dishes such as Penang prawn mee and oyster omelette
The Resorts World Sentosa also houses a 750-seater food court, the Malaysia Food Street.
Aside from these street food options, diners continue to indulge their Malaysian food cravings at the popular Penang Place buffet at Suntec City and the Penang Culture restaurant chain, which has outlets at Jem, Compass One and Nex.
Source: Straits Times
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