Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks brings the authentic flavors of Taiwan's bustling night markets to Compass One, recreating the vibrant street food culture that makes Taiwan famous for its incredible snacking scene. Located on the basement level, this popular Taiwanese food chain specializes in freshly prepared street snacks that capture the essence of Taiwan's culinary heritage, offering Sengkang diners an exciting taste adventure that transports them straight to the lively alleys of Taiwan's most famous night markets.
The restaurant's star attraction is their legendary XXL Crispy Chicken - a succulent boneless chicken breast marinated to perfection, coated with special flour, and fried to golden perfection before being sprinkled with signature Asian mixed spices that penetrate deep into the chicken's juices. Priced at approximately .80, this oversized portion delivers exceptional value alongside other crowd favorites like Popcorn Chicken and Crispy Chicken with Rice served on short-grain rice with century egg tofu. Every item is cooked fresh to order, ensuring optimal crispiness and flavor that defines authentic Taiwanese street food.
Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks operates with a focus on takeaway service, strongly recommending customers enjoy their food while it's still warm and crispy for the best experience. The restaurant offers convenient ordering through GrabFood delivery and online platforms with free island-wide delivery, making it easy to satisfy cravings for authentic Taiwanese snacks. Whether you're seeking a quick snack or a satisfying meal, Shihlin delivers the irresistible combination of crispy textures, bold flavors, and generous portions that have made Taiwanese street food beloved worldwide.
Went to the outlet and got shouted your worker who can only speak in Chinese. There was so much language barrier.
I was shouted by her in mandarin (which i a do not) while she’s preparing food and the food handling section, which was far away from the cashier. I am not that sure but based on the rule of thumb, it is best for food handler to be a different person from cashier who handles cash to prevent food contamination.
She then proceeded to come to in-front of the cashier knowing that i do not understand her. And she looses her temper when I did not fully understand what she’s trying to say in chinese. I am really disappointed with the service experience.
Kimberley Sim
Love the mee sua. I always crave for the mee sua. However I find that lately the stall is very smoky. The oil smell is quite strong and I can see the staff struggling when deep frying the food. Perhaps you can install a stronger cooker hood to absorb the smoke. It will enhance customers experience as standing in front of the stall waiting for the food is not pleasant.
Jaslyn Ada Lim
Sengkang staff were very rude and reluctant to take orders. Keep pointing to the pos machine. Problem w the machine is that it is not integrated w membership so i cant get member price. Waited for about 5 min to be served by reluctant attitude problem staff that looks like foreigners w weak english and 0 Chinese understanding. Standard of food also dropped. Horrible. Will boycott this outlet and go waterway point in future.
Troy Lim
Skip my queue number and staff blame me for not checking in with them?
Gave them the benefit of doubt that they will call according to numbers but nope, it didn’t happen.
Please review on your queuing system. Skip the queue just apologise, simple.
Kenny Tan
The staff very inflexible. The Q is 2 number away when I ordered. So I am just patiently waiting for the/my number to be called. The Q number stayed unchanged for very long.
When I asked about my order number, it is long ago ready. I asked the staff why the number didn't jump when my order is ready. She replied becos the number before me is not done yet. Why can't they call for my number before the order before me is ready. Really must die die go in sequence?
Leon Kwang
I asked for extra spicy during the order. And when it was ready, I asked again if it was extra spicy. She said, "Yes." But it wasn't.
I have no problem with people making mistakes or having a slip of mind. However, i do have a problem with people lying and being too lazy to rectify an order.
I've supported Shilin since their 1st shops in SG, so I know the difference between a standard spicy and an extra spicy.
F&B is tough. Even tougher to find/ keep motivated staff.
Charlene Wong
Waited for 20 min because the stall keep preparing for their online orders. The space to wait is also limited. Added coriander in crepe even though requested not to add.
Positive Reviews
Kim Litetronics
Eileen is very friendly and polite when taking customer orders. She will greet every customer.
Iason See
v friendly staff, super good cooks too
joan tong
Very good reception, very friendly.
Elaine Teo is very patient and friendly.
Definitely will come again.
Li Li Koh
The lady cashier crew who attended to us on Friday evening was awesome. She’s super friendly and quick.
The food is awesome and the team leader, she’s always ready to help her staff
Vanet
The staff were bright and bubbly & the food’s really clean so I’ve been a returning customer for a while now. However, sometimes they will forget certain side notes (e.g., when you tell them to remove century egg from the bento) unless you remind them again/check it and reject.
Ben Chua
Helpful staff . Good services and would come back.
Sing Yin Wong
The staff at Compass One is very good. She informs me about promotions and gives helpful suggestions on what to mix for a good and reasonable price.
RAY
[$1 deal-17022019] for XXL Crispy Chicken & Sweet Plum Potato Fries. Last time, the chicken was really big but nowadays the chicken shrinked. The potato fries actually taste more addictive than the chicken. [$1 deal-18022019] for Seafood Tempura + Lemon Ai-Yu. The Seafood tempera is not crispy and texture like chewing gum, certainly not recommended. [21082023 99cent deal]XXL Crispy chicken still the best, others soso
