Hey Hive!
Even though there are still people getting covid, it's basically being treated like a cold these days so thankfully almost everything is back to normal now! There are no more restrictions on dining these days and you don't even have to wear a mask anymore if you don't want to! It's a huge relief and this allows us to try different food places again!
Back in December, one of the biggest malls here in Singapore was having a LINE Friends Christmas event! Even though we don't actually use the LINE messaging app, we're big fans of the characters from LINE Friends (especially Sally) so we had to go check it out!
They had a huge play area for kids and families with various decorations from LINE which was pretty cute but you had to spend a certain amount in the mall to be able to play in there obviously, if not the place would be overrun with kids.
But there were also some other decorations and art throughout the mall; this one in particular was really cute!
Anyway, while we were here we wanted to get a snack/late lunch and decided to finally try this Turkish place I remembered seeing many times on the way to the arcade where Sean usually is.
We actually developed a liking for Turkish food while on a college exchange to Finland, and it's a very different flavour of meat compared to our usual Singaporean food. Thankfully it's becoming more popular here now, and we have a chain of kebab shops called stuff'd that's really popular.
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Anyway, we've never tried Turkish Lezzet House before and while I wouldn't say they're as popular as stuff'd or the many Japanese restaurants in this mall, they've definitely been around a while so I figured they must be quite good regardless.
The restaurant is located in the lower levels of the mall where most of the other small restaurants are, so it's a pretty high traffic area. The shop itself is quite open, similar to a fast-food restaurant with a few tables right in front but there were also some extra tables in the middle of the walkway. We went there during off-peak hours on a weekday so it was empty but the mall still had quite a crowd since it was holiday season.
Their menu mainly features kebab with different meats and sides, either with fries, rice, pasta or vegetables. They also had kebab tombik (which looks like a burger) or roll like a burrito. Other types of dishes included BBQ platters, humus, baked rice, pide (Turkish pizza), and some dessert as well.
Since we weren't super hungry but needed a snack, we decided to share a kebab tombik as we've never seen it before. We could see the chef carving out the kebab meat from the vertical rotisserie and preparing the kebab tombik or Tombik döner where the shredded meat is stuffed in a bun-shaped flatbread known as pide ekmek. The bread has a crispy exterior and a soft interior.
I guess these are the flatbreads they used for our burger/sandwich. It looked nicely handmade and smelled pretty good.
It was cool to see our order prepared right in front of us. I hoped I wasn't disturbing the chef by taking photos but I tried to be discreet.
Our dish was prepared fresh on the spot and served with a roasted green chili, "hot and yummy"! The chef even kindly cut it in half for us.
I wasn't too keen on the green chili and it wasn't what I was expecting when he asked if we wanted chili tbh. I thought he was gonna add chili sauce into the burger at first. I guess this works too.
Anyway, this is what the burger looks like upon opening it! It was very neatly sliced so this actually would be a good walking snack as well. But we sat and enjoyed our burger at the table. It was packed with the delicious kebab meat and had lettuce, tomatoes and their special sauce. It definitely tastes different compared to stuff'd which offers more generic flavoured sauces.
Overall though I think stuff'd still offers more value for money since this sandwich was about 10 bucks and I think you can get a more stuffed burrito at stuff'd for about $8. Still, this was pretty average given this was in the mall in the city center so it's guaranteed to be more pricey.
I wouldn't say it's the most affordable option, but if you're craving Turkish food or don't want to queue at the many overly populated Japanese restaurants here, Turkish Lezzet House is worth a try!
Thanks so much for reading!
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