I've been wanting to check out this chain from Chengdu for a while now, but its location at Tampines 1 made it difficult for me (10 Tampines Central 1 #03-16). Fortunately, I had a chance to go today, and was happy to find an afternoon meat buffet offer for S$18.80 (US$14.75). What a bargain, and they were fine with you being a solo diner, at that.
Now, keep in mind that the deal only includes meat selections. If you want veggies or carbs, then you have to pay for those. And you have to pay for the broth and the condiment bar either way, so it wasn't quite as affordable as it sounded. If you really wanted to be cheap, you could get your veggies and carbs from the condiment bar, if you don't mind it being limited to instant noodles and a cold bamboo shoot appetizer plus some coriander for garnish. The good thing was that the broth didn't have to be a full-sized pot; one could just order a three-compartment pot, filling two of the compartments with (free) plain water. My basic mala broth in the third chamber was sufficient.
Now, the meat was interesting in that one of the choices called Guifei Beef arrived with a white milky substance on top. It looked like coconut milk, but was actually a protein mixture of some kind used to tenderize and moisten the freshly cut Chaoshan-style meat. The meat was indeed tender, even if it didn't have much taste, and was unique enough that I opted for another plate while I could. I definitely got my protein today.
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