{"id":4155,"date":"2015-04-01T20:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=4155"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:34:21","slug":"super-stars-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/super-stars-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Stars Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

After badminton, a craving for Hong Kong cafe-style pork chop and rice casserole just came to me.<\/p>\n

I suggested Hollywood Steak House to the gang, as I had some great memories of this dish at this place.<\/p>\n

When we arrived, we were a bit surprised to see the place was now called Super Stars Cafe, and no longer Hollywood Steak House. I suppose Hollywood Steak House does sound a bit misleading. They have definitely never been a real steak house anyway. Inside the restaurant, there are a few furnishing upgrades, but the cheeky decor overfilled with images of Hollywood stars is everwhere.<\/p>\n

I asked the waitress if they had a new owner.<\/p>\n

‘Everything is still the same except the name of the restaurant’, She answered with a smile.<\/p>\n

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Super Stars Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LoLo’s Rib Eye Steak ($9.50) with Beef jus, was pretty much what I expected – over marinaded and over tenderized meat, and over starchy sauce. Personally I would never order a steak at a Hong Kong style cafe. Thou shalt not ever fall for cheap steaks!<\/p>\n

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Rib Eye Steak @ Super Starts Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jac was not too happy about her Laksa with Lai noodles ($9.50). Lai noodle is a type of noodle that is almost as thick as Udon, but made with rice and a very small amount of tapioca. The issue was in the Laksa broth, which was very is aciphex over the counter <\/a> bland. According to Jac, it barely tasted of lemon grass and coconut, and other spices were almost undetectable. And she had to ask for a side of chili oil.<\/p>\n

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Laksa @ Super Starts Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The more successful dish was Bert’s Russian Beef and Onion on Rice ($9.95). The idea of the dish is merely using a thickened version of Hong Kong style Russian soup (borscht) as the sauce. The sauce seems to go well with the tenderized beef strips and cooked onions. Bert enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

\"Russian
Russian Beef and Onion on Rice @ Super Stars Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So here was the dish I had been craving for: Baked Pork Chop and Rice Casserole with Tomato ($10.99). It looked amazing and smelled wonderful. The sauce had a beautiful glow and a great consistency. The aroma from the fried egg in the fried rice: nailed it! The flavour of the tomato sauce: nailed it! The pork chop: errrrr, not so good. The pork chop was probably cut too thin and it was dry under the breading crumbs. And the size of the whole dish was smaller from what I could remember too.<\/p>\n

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Baked Pork Chop and Rice with Tomato @ Super Starts Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Slightly disappointed, I am determined to find the next place with the perfect Hong Kong cafe style Baked Pork and Rice Casserole!<\/p>\n

Map and other reviews:<\/p>\n

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