Family-run nasi padang stall closes 19 Jan, son opens new rice bowl concept

Serangoon BBQ & Curry, the well-loved nasi padang stall at Sin Ming Road, will close its doors on 19 Jan. While no official announcement has been made, a sign announcing the closure has been put up at the stall front.

Back in 1983, Uncle Tan and Auntie Cheong founded the business in Somerset. Due to rent increases, they have since switched locations to Serangoon, Bishan Street 11 and finally settled in Sin Ming Road.

The stall’s speciality is their nasi padang Sedap Sets, which contain a main with blue butterfly pea rice, and two sides. They also provide a variety of barbecue and Peranakan dishes alongside the Sedap Sets. 

What’s more admirable is that alongside making a living, the stall constantly serves the needy in the community. The couple’s son Eugene, a former GP teacher at Dunman High who joined his parents’ business in 2020, started SBC Gives Back. It’s a donation drive at Sin Ming which aims to provide the elderly residents of the rented flats with meals.

Following plans of retirement, the couple running Serangoon BBQ & Curry have decided to close their business on 19 Jan. However, this doesn’t seem to be the end just yet.

While the hawker stall will be shut for good, Eugene has recently opened a new eatery, a modern rice bowl concept, in Junction 8. Named Serangoon BBQ & Curry (after his parents’ stall), it features some of their iconic recipes in rice bowl form.

Design Your Own Nasi Padang comes in the sizes Petite (S$8.90), Regular (S$10.90) and Double Up (S$16.90). The Regular consists of 1 main meat and 3 sides, such as Begedil and Cinchalok Brinjal.

BBQ Chicken and Uncle Tan’s Rendang (+S$3) are labelled on the menu as must-try mains.

In a way, it’s not goodbye. Serangoon BBQ & Curry’s legacy will continue to live on, even after it closes.

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