High prices and rental rates in SG forces Taiwanese hawker to close down

SINGAPORE: A well-reviewed Taiwanese food stall at Chinatown Food Complex announced that it will close by the end of November due to high prices and rental rates. However, before it says goodbye, it offers some dishes at their original prices.

Really Something, also known as Fei Tong Xiao Ke, was started by Mr Li in 2020. The stall announced in a Nov 15 Facebook post that it would be closing its doors by the end of the month. It also thanked everyone for their longtime support.

By way of further thanks, the stall is offering the following dishes at reduced prices: Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan), from S$4.50, is now S$3 and Chicken Rice (Chiayi Chicken Rice), from S$4, is now at S$3 per plate.

The price of Really Something’s Fried Chicken Cutlet with Egg Fried Rice has also decreased from S$6 to S$4.80. These prices were what customers were charged in 2020.

“Welcome to visit us before the end. Chinatown Food Complex Blue Zone 02-207,” the post reads.

Mr Li started Really Something on his own after working in Singapore’s food and beverage industry for six years, sethlui.com reported recently. He even went home to Taiwan as part of preparing and researching the stall to ensure the authenticity of the dishes he served.

Facebook users commenting on Really Something’s post thanked the hawker for the delicious meals they had eaten at the stall and were sympathetic that Mr Li must close up shop.

And when others wrote that they wished that Really Something would re-open one day, Mr Li said this is a possibility. One commenter said that the closure appeared so suddenly. Mr Li replied, “things are hard to predict.”

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