King of Fried Rice
Hunkered down in the far flung recesses of Golden Mile Tower's mazy basement, pompous sounding King of Fried Rice is anything but. Read: diminutive, sparsely done up eatery with cheap tables and chairs seen splayed across nearly every inch of real estate tenanted. An uncomplicated poster-sized menu stuck out front highlights four fried rice variants (egg, tom yum, X.O, mala) sold; folks may also opt for meaty sides (pork cutlet, shrimp, chicken drumstick), assorted greens (broccoli, asparagus, cabbage, nai bai) or quick nibbles (Shimeji, tobiko, sunny side-up).
Owned/operated by one Lester Li who formerly worked at Jumbo Seafood, King of Fried Rice (sited right opposite DMAX nightclub) opens daily from 11.30am-8.30pm except Sundays. Haul ass though if you desire pursuing its bestselling mala and tom yum flavoured mains cuz these two typically go poof once the ravenous lunch crowd descends.
Shop looking somewhat unkempt aside, what truly matters is whether the food taste good. So shush already and tuck in.
What knocked our socks off:
The Tom Yum Fried Rice With Shrimp & Tobiko lit us up good: a shrill yet most agreeable acidulousness suffused meekly buttered, well tossed short grains, whilst them real solid shrimp just couldn't get any crunchier. The X.O Fried Rice With Pork Cutlet delighted oodles too: lean, ultra tender piggy steak (swathed in a near perfect marinade btw) undergirded granular fluff smoked and spiced with great finesse......sinfully oily affair this was indeed, then again who's complaining?
Tom Yum Fried Rice With Shrimp & Tobiko ($7.80)
X.O Fried Rice With Pork Cutlet ($6.80)
Other items sampled but turned out to be non-events:
Egg Fried Rice With Shrimp ($6.50)
Note: Prices subject to change without prior notice. Kindly clarify with eatery before visiting or ordering.
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Score: 8.4/10
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Editor's Note: Twenty-eight other outlets have subsequently opened (the ones at Chinatown Food Street and Fu Chan Coffee Shop permanently closed in 2021 and 2022 respectively); their addresses are included below as well for convenient reference.
Locations
| Golden Mile Tower | Kopitiam Square | New Century Food House | |
| 6001 Beach Road, | 10 Sengkang Square, | 828 Tampines Street 81, | |
| #B1-56 | #01-48 | #01-254 | |
| Singapore 199589 | Singapore 544829 | Singapore 520828 |
| GHK 407 Food House | Tampines Mart | Sin Ming Ville | Wisteria Mall |
| 407 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, | 9 Tampines Street 32, | 23 Sin Ming Road, | 598 Yishun Ring Road, |
| #01-733 | #02-01A/E | Stall 7 | #B1-07 |
| Singapore 560407 | Singapore 529286 | Singapore 570023 | Singapore 768698 |
| FoodHub (Bedok Central) | Happy Hawkers | Hawkers' Street - Orchard Ion |
| 209 New Upper Changi Road, | 132 Jurong Gateway Road, | 2 Orchard Turn, |
| #01-633 | #01-271 | #B4-66 |
| Singapore 460209 | Singapore 600132 | Singapore 238801 |
| Grains & Hops Bistro | Chang Cheng Mee Wah | |
| 978 Toa Payoh North, | 166 Woodlands Street 13, | |
| Singapore 319001 | Singapore 730166 |
| 151 Coffee & Tea | HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok | One Nanyang Food Court |
| 151 Serangoon North Avenue 2, | 2 Bukit Batok West Avenue 7, | 31 Holland Close, |
| #01-41 | #01-09B | #01-241 |
| Singapore 550151 | Singapore 659003 | Singapore 270031 |
| Get Together Coffee Shop | Food Court @ Keat Hong Pride | Kim San Leng Food Centre |
| 429 Jurong West Avenue 1, | 803 Keat Hong Close, | 511 Bishan street 13, |
| Singapore 640429 | Singapore 058953 | Singapore 570511 |
| Food Loft @ 431 | Tong Lai Eating House | TLB 65 Eating House | Kimly Coffee Shop |
| 431 Clementi Avenue 3, | 283 Bukit Batok Avenue 3, | 65 Telok Blangah Drive, | 134 Lorong Ah Soo, |
| Singapore 120431 | Singapore 650283 | Singapore 100065 | Singapore 530134 |
| Kim San Leng Food Centre | City Food Court | Happy Hawkers | Kimly Coffee Shop |
| 324T Changi Road, | 27 Bendemeer Road, | 201 Kim Tian Road, | 365 Sembawang Crescent, |
| Singapore 419799 | Singapore 330027 | Singapore 160201 | Singapore 751365 |
| Hougang Mall | 261 Food House | Kim San Leng Food Centre |
| 90 Hougang Avenue 10, | 261 Serangoon Central Drive, | 46 Owen Road, |
| #04-11 | #01-15 | #01-267 |
| Singapore 538766 | Singapore 210046 | Singapore 550261 |