Pick A Boo Review: Cheap Cafe Food At Lucky Plaza For Less Than $8

At Lucky Plaza, my previous find was $6 pho at Orchard Towers and a week ago I visited Pick A Boo , which serves cafe food for less than $10. Food at Pick A Boo Among all the mains offered, my favourite was Teriyaki Seafood Aglio Olio ($7.30) .

It arrived with two quarters of a freshly-made waffle, lettuce, fried chicken thigh slapped with cheese sauce, a sunny side up and a decent pile of shoestring fries. I was a little disappointed with how it looks as, to me, cafe food should come with both good taste and presentation.

But of course, when it comes to eating a burger, having all the ingredients in one bite is the way to go. The waffle had a strong buttermilk taste but was a little dense and doughy on its own. It tasted way better when paired with the fried chicken, runny yolk, lettuce and cheese sauce.

Pulling its weight as the highlight of the dish was the succulent chicken thigh. It wasn’t as crispy as I would’ve liked it to be but its tenderness was 10/10.

I wouldn’t say this is the best fried chicken in Singapore but its homely taste evoked some childhood memories of me eating my grandma’s fried chicken. With a strong punch of pepper, this is the kind of drumstick my grandma would fry for me when I came back home from school. Sides at Pick A Boo Rated as one of the most popular side dishes, Dirty Fries ($4.50) consists of a of pile of shoestring fries topped with bolognese sauce, nacho cheese, nori (seaweed) and spring onions.

Drinks at Pick A Boo To quench our thirst after all the food, we had Lychee Lemonade ($2.90) and Green Apple Lime ($2.90) . If I had to pick one of the two, I would go for Green Apple Lime as it was a lot more flavourful yet remained as refreshing as the previous drink.

We had Waffles & Ice Cream ($4.90) that came with two quarters of a waffle, a scoop of chocolate or vanilla ice-cream, two toppings and a sauce. The warm and crispy buttermilk waffle fits way better in this combo as compared to the Boo Burger. The condensed milk wasn’t as sweet and treacly as I thought it would be.

Ambience at Pick A Boo I bumbled my way around Lucky Plaza and it took me a while before spotting Pick A Boo. Located within Asian Food Mall, which is at B1 of Lucky Plaza, you’ll have to walk past Jollibee before you’ll find Pick A Boo in a corner.

The verdict Food at Pick a Boo wasn’t spectacular or out of the norm but was good enough to satisfy my perpetual craving for cafe food. On days I miss cafe food and don’t feel the need to linger around after my meal, this would be a good place to grab brunch while saving tons.