Jiak Ba Food Heaven (甲霸食堂) - Taiwanese Cuisine @ Bishan Junction 8 in Singapore

As Bishan MRT station is an interchange for my daily work commute to/from Yishun, I would sometimes alight at the station to grab dinner or visit the supermarket. 

In one of my latest visits, I chanced upon Jiak Ba Food Heaven, an eatery offering Taiwanese cuisine. Since I just completed all the postings for my 11 Days 10 Nights Taiwan Trip: Summarised Itinerary to Chiayi Alishan, Kaohsiung, Tainan and Taichung; I was so craving for Taiwanese food! 

Let's get seated and order! Heng the queue only started to form after we stepped into the eatery. Well, guess either Alex or I were an reincarnation of the fortune cat for businesses. 

Braised Meat Rice Set - go for the set which gave you more variety at reduced pricing! The one I got included a bowl of luroufan, a slab of crispy chicken, and a small serving of cabbage! 

While the apparently stir-fried cabbage had a soft yet crunchy texture that I prefer, the taste and smell were similar to the vegetarian Luo Han Zai that, to me, was abhorrent. Guess my mom would like it though.

The dish I craved the most would have to be the luroufan! Also known as braised meat rice, this was among a few dishes in Taiwan that I could never stop having when I was there! Another favorite would be the stinky tofu!  

Braised sauce had a sweet flavour which totally appealed to my palate! The braised meat was mushy but there were too little meat with a surprisingly touch of spiciness. Pickled cucumber was good and I could do with more of them! 

Crispy chicken had a batter that could have been crunchier and while the slab of meat was pretty thin; texture was dry. Average at most, and this made me so miss the chicken from Fatty Chicken Cubes and Cutlet at Taichung! 

Braised Pork Chop - ordered a side to share with Alex since we only had one carbohydrate-rich dish which would not be sufficient for two of us.

Unlike the crispy chicken, this was a lot better! Texture was crisp, meat was juicier than the chicken, with a nicely balanced braiseness that was totally on point, with delicious, irresistible fat bits that I literally had to gnaw on the bones to get them off! 

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Address

9 Bishan Place, #02-21,

Junction 8, Singapore 579837

Map

As above.

Website

https://jiakba.sg/

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Braised Meat Rice Set - S$10.80

Braised Pork Chop - S$7.80 

(Subject to GST)