Nakhon Kitchen at Hougang

Nakhon Kitchen at Blk 212, Hougang Street 21, #01-341

It was quite a distance from Kovan MRT, located behind the bowling centre.

During our frequent drive passes, this small eatery always fetches a long waiting queue outside. Therefore, we were convinced that this was the real deal and we decided to pop by and give it a try today!

The shop is pretty small, but well organised. I reckon the maximum seating capacity would be about 40 pax. They start to distribute the menu and take orders when we are in the queue and the food is served rather quickly once we got the seat.

If you want to skip the waiting time, try coming earlier at 5.30pm - 6.30pm or 8.30pm onwards. By the way, they dont accept reservations at all.

While waiting for the food to be served.

Mango Salad

It was pretty refreshing and it comes with super spicy chilli padi.

Pineapple Rice with Pork Floss

The rice are very fragrant.

Kang Kong with Belacan

It looks oily, but there are no tinge of oil felt when we ate it.

Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Tender chunks of chicken surrounded by onions, mushrooms, greens, sweet soy sauce and of course the warm toasted thai cashew nuts.

Clear Seafood Tom Yam Soup

It is rich in flavour and the seafood are very fresh.

I was quite dissapointed with their Thai Iced Tea as I preferred it with a stronger tea taste and more milk. Nevertheless, it still does provides a much needed cooling aid to our spicy lips!

In conclusion, this place serve authentic thai food and it is really value for money with no GST and service charge. And they do provide free flow of iced water too.

It was definitely a gem in the heartlands!