Nakhon Kitchen (Kovan)

Crowds of people flock to this affordable and tasty Thai food restaurant in Kovan. This outlet just doesn't have many tables, so come dinner time when hoards of people descend to this place, the queue actually spills over to the other shops. We arrived before 6pm and were able to secure a table. But if we were arrived any later, we would probably have to wait. The staff do try to increase the turnover rate by taking your orders while you are in the queue, but you will still have to be prepared to wait if the queue is long.

We had their Fried Kangkong ($6) which was really fresh and tasty! Their Fish Cake ($6) wasn't really worth it though, it tasted like a hybrid between otah and really tough, chewy rubber and I didn't really like it.

The one dish I would always order when I'm here is their Green Chicken Curry ($8). (You can choose between chicken, beef, prawn versions, I had the chicken one). The curry gravy is  thick, fragrant and mildly spicy, which goes very well with your white rice. The dish is also topped with generous portions of vegetables and tender chicken slices. This curry dish is definitely whet-your-appetite good.

The Red Ruby dessert ($3) is really a nice way to cool down after a spicy thai meal. It's a shaved ice dessert served with coconut milk, sago and red rubies. They were really generous with red rubies- it was a delight chewing on the red rubies and shaved ice. You get to taste the crunchy, fresh chestnuts encased in the chewy red translucent flour skin cover over the rubies.

They don't charge GST and service charge here and our very satisfying meal for two just cost $25. No wonder the crowds keep coming in! Be prepared to wait though, especially if there is long queue outside the eatery.

Address: 212 Hougang Street 21, #01-341, Singapore 530212.