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Restaurant Review: Ob Woon

Terence Ruis
22 Jun 2018
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Over the years Thai food has become commonplace in our sunny little island, making it increasingly easy to find authentic Thai restaurants. Many of such eateries are popping up in the heartlands, making it accessible to families that live in the area. After all, like most other Asian cuisines, Thai food is best had when it is shared amongst a few loved ones. Recently, we stumbled across a cosy little restaurant named Ob Woon, located in the heart of Bedok, at Djitsun Mall. The restaurant was started by Chef Joel who helmed Rochor Thai for 5 years. Growing up, the 31-year-old had always noticed a lack of authentic Thai food in Singapore. This inspired the aspiring chef to ditch his spot at the National University of Singapore, and throw himself into the fast-paced restaurant scene in the Land of Smiles.

He spent a year there, learning about the culture, the language and most importantly, the food. Having learnt from some of the best in the business, Chef Joel returned to our neck of the woods to set up his own spot. The industrious chef faced his fair share of ups-and-downs, including a couple of location issues, but he and his team have remained steadfast. Ob Woon has been open for a month now, and Chef Joel feels optimistic about its future. And he should. Ob Woon serves up some of the best Thai nosh we’ve had in Singapore, and is a great spot for families. Here are some of the dishes we particularly enjoyed.

Thai Prawn Cakes

You’ll probably see this dish on the menu of every Thai restaurant you walk into. The most interesting thing about it is how different each restaurant’s version is. We’ve come to find that how a prawn cake turns out is quite telling of a restaurant’s quality. Ob Woon’s variation of the fritter is a little more crispy on the outside than others we’ve had. On the inside, the prawn cake is light, fluffy and flavourful.

Grilled Pork Collar

This unassuming dish may be the item that brings you back to Ob Woon for seconds. It certainly has for many, seeing as it is Chef Joel’s most popular dish since his days at Rochor Thai. The chef uses pork collar or cheek because of the desirable fat-meat ratio. The marinade is made from scratch, and so is the sauce that is served as accompaniment. We recommend trying a slice on its own before having it with the sauce to enjoy the rich flavours of the marinade. $14.80++

Salt-baked Sea Bass

Salt-baked fish is a common street food in Thailand, but they rarely use sea bass for this dish. Tilapia is most commonly the fish of choice due to its availability and price. Chef Joel however, has found that sea bass elevates this dish from its street food origins. At Ob Woon, the sea bass used is sourced from a farm off Pulau Ubin which rears its fish in seawater to avoid a certain muddy quality that’s commonly associated with freshwater fish. The fish is packed in salt before being baked to seal in the moisture. The result is a perfectly-cooked sea bass with a delicate flavour devoid of any fishiness whatsoever. We recommend skipping the sauce altogether because the sea bass is great on its own. $29.80++

Ob Woon is located at Djitsun Mall, Bedok North Street 1, #01-07. For more info, visit their Facebook page here. 

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