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Chomp Chomp Food Centre

Find your favourite old stalls and savour some new ones with our online guide to the renovated Chomp Chomp at Serangoon Gardens.

#1: CHOMP CHOMP BBQ SEAFOOD
Who's blur like a sotong? Not Goh Yeow Seng, 42, and his siblings who have been grilling stingray and sambal sotong ($8, $10, $12) since 1987.

#2: RALLI SUGAR CANE JUICE
Brandon Tan, 28, squeezes out the competition by running three drinks stalls - with the others at stalls 7 and 22. Juice at $1.50, $3.

#3: DAILY FRESH BBQ CHICKEN WINGS
Yeo Teck Heng, 45, turned his barbecueing hobby into a business when he rented the stall from a friend in 1993. He bought it over in 2000 for $280,000. Spring chicken at $7, chicken wings at $1.

#4: LAT 3 NONYA DELIGHTS
Newcomers Gary Loh, 39, and Darren Lum, 33, are Delights too with their dyed, spiky hair and buff bods. They serve traditional dishes based on their mothers' recipes. Rojak, otah and tauhu goreng from $2 to $5.

#5/#6: LUCY BBQ SEAFOOD
'Lucy, long time no see', some may say since the stall is run by men. Owner Mike Ng, in his 40s, reveals that Lucy is the previous stallowner who has retired. He took over and has grilled stingray, flower crab and steamed otah (from $4) for 13 years.

#7: RALLI FRUIT JUICE
Does the name sound familiar? This fruit and fruit juice stall is run by Brandon Tan, who also owns stalls 2 and 22. Prices from $1.50.

#8: BOON TAT STREET SEAFOOD BBQ

A franchise of a chain with the main stall at
Lau Pa Sat, this outlet opened here in 1999 selling stingray ($8), mussels ($7) and sambal kangkong ($5). The multi-tasking stall assistants work the wok and flirt with customers.

Stall #9
The elderly couple here give new meaning to the phrase 'fast food'. They are so busy dishing out fried chicken rice ($3.50) and fried oyster ($3, $5) that you must quickly tell them what you want when they point at you.

#10: CHOMP CHOMP WESTERN FOOD
How the West was won - Lim Tee Peng, 54, logged 15 years as chef de partie in a hotel. Chicken chop and fish and chips at $4.50 a plate. Spring chicken at $3.50.

#11: CHOMP CHOMP NGOH HIANG AND NASI LEMAK
With her long hair and glinting nose stud, hawker Pertina Lin, 22, is part of the new wave of young hawkers here. She and husband Justin Ho, 25, keep the stall open up to 5am on weekends. Nasi lemak at $2.50 a set. Ngoh hiang from 40 cents to $1.20.

#12: SWEE HENG WANTON MEE
It's all yours, son, for $133,000 when Kang Leang Chua, 48, bought over the stall from his father in 1997. The latter had been selling his now-famous wonton mee ($3, $4) since the 1960s.

#13: CHOMP CHOMP SATAY
The oldest satay stall here is run by Abdullah Latif, 48, who started helping his father 30 years ago. Chicken, mutton and beef satay at 40 cents a stick.

#14: CHARLIE CORNER HEALTHY FRESH JUICES
Charlie Goh, 53, has been selling fruit juices ($1, $1.50 and $2) since he bought the stall in 1973.

#15: LAT 3 CHEONG FUN
The two young chaps of Lat 3 Nonya Delights (Stall 4) also own this space. The chee cheong fun they serve is made from a Hong Kong recipe and comes in a wide variety of fillings such as prawn and curry chicken (from $2).

#16: CHOMP CHOMP TEOCHEW FISHBALL/MUSHROOM AND MINCED MEAT
NOODLES, LAKSA The affable, well-groomed Chia Yeok Moi, 56, has been running the stall since buying it for $290,000 in 1997. She serves steaming bowls of slippery noodles with generous portions of ingredients. Noodles at $3, $4, $5.

#17: CHOMP CHOMP SATAY BEE HOON
Quek Hang Mong, 59, has been here since 1973. The secret recipe from his father gives a distinctive reddish-brown gravy which is slathered over white bee hoon. Prices at $3, $4, $5.

#18: YOU YI FISH PORRIDGE
Madam Yong Oi Khuan, 55, has been selling fish porridge here with the help of her husband since she bought the stall in 1984 for $124,000. Porridge, fish soup or bee hoon at $3, $4, $5.

#19: BUDDIES' CORNER
Newcomer Edmund Thoo, 46, staked out his spot here last year, taking over a duck rice stall. Sugarcane and lime juice at $1.20, canned drinks at $1.50.

#20: CHOMP CHOMP TRADITIONAL EGG MILK BEANCURD DESSERT
Brothers Soh Kin Lum, 54, and Kin Nam, 63, make the fragrant egg milk beancurd themselves. Prices from $1.20 (plain), $1.50 (single topping). Additional toppings at 50 cents each.

#21: CHOMP CHOMP FRIED HOKKIEN PRAWN NOODLES
Chua Kim Hua, 54, moved here from Sim Lim Square in 1997 to continue his fried Hokkien mee ($3, $4, $5) business.

#22 (See stall #2)
RALLI SUGAR CANE JUICE

#23: CHOMP CHOMP PORK PORRIDGE, MACARONI AND FRIED TAU POK
Lee Yi Chen, 50, serves up his bestselling pork porridge with generous servings of century egg. The fried tau pok is satisfyingly crunchy. Pork porridge and macaroni at $3 or $3.50, fried tau pok at $1 per piece, fried fishballs at four for $1.

#24: CHOMP CHOMP FRIED CARROT CAKE
Newcomer Angie Ng Siew Khim, 43, started selling her white and brown carrot cake late last year. She not only rents the stall from owner Goh Sock Kim, she even got her recipe from him too. Carrot cake at $2, $3, $4, $5.

STALL #25
Jennifer Tan, 40, has been helping out since her mother started the desserts stall in 1978. Now, she and her husband run the show. Desserts, from ice kacang to chendol (from $1.50). Open from 3pm daily.

#26: JOO CHIAT NONYA POPIAH
Newcomer Connie Phoo, 42, rents the stall for $2,800 a month and is now selling big chwee kueh ($1), kueh paiti ($2.50 for five) and popiah ($1.50). Closed every alternate Monday.

#27: AH HOCK FRIED HOKKIEN MEE
The stall is famous for its long queues. Owner Huang Fu Quan, 57, who started frying up a storm in the 1960s, still takes his time to create his delicious noodles (from $3).

STALL #28
Yun Ai Choo, 46, bought the stall for about $200,000 in 1997, sold laksa and prawn noodles for 13 months and then decided to rent it out. But she's back and now sells rojak ($2). She shares the stall with Darren Lim, 41, who sells satay (40 cents) and otah (30 cents).
ROJAK:
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#29: HOUSE OF DESSERTS
Four-ward march. With three outlets in the city, newcomer Wong Miew Fong, 48, decided to try her luck at Chomp Chomp. Desserts like peanut, red bean and sesame paste from $1.

#30: AH LIANG BBQ SEAFOOD
The magic is in the chilli sauce, say regulars. They love it so much they persuaded owner Seah Ah Liang to return to Chomp Chomp to set up a second stall, even though he had relocated to the Serangoon Gardens Market last year. Prices from $5 to $12.

#31: TONG SENG HOT/COLD DESSERT
The lack of space means Tay Chew Kim, 54, can no longer sell sugarcane juice.

But she is still dishing out bowls of jellies, ice kacang, chendol and cheng tng. Desserts from $1.50.

#32: ANG SA LEE SATAY
Tan Tuan Hua, 52, has moved on to something new, dropping traditional ngoh hiang for satay (40 cents) because the former was too troublesome to make.

#33: ANG SA LEE FRIED OYSTER
Owner Tan Ah Piang, 60, may be curt but the food makes up for it. He has been in the business for 40 years. Fried oysters at $3, $4, $5.

#34: CHOMP CHOMP FRIED BANANA FRITTERS
Tan Yew Hock, 45, added satay at 40 cents each to the menu after he took over the business from his father. Banana fritters at 50 cents (small), 80 cents (medium), $1 (large). Also sells curry puffs and yam balls.

#35: CHOMP CHOMP CHAR QUAY TEOW
Chew Hee Yam, 77, has been hawking his noodles in the area for nearly 50 years. He retired when Chomp Chomp closed last year and his son Boon Teck, 44, is now manning the stall. Noodles at $2, $3, $5. Fried cockles with beansprouts at $3, $5.

#36: CARROT CAKE
Taciturn Soh Chwee Kim, 72, has been frying carrot cake here since 1976. His good-looking son Eng Joo, 40, has been helping out since age 10 and takes over the wok sometimes. Carrot cake at $2, $3, $5.

Unless otherwise stated, stalls open from 4-5pm