Merlion opening....

Merlion opening....

Another restaurant in Southern Village is open, according to this piece in the News and Observer today. See earlier post.

I just called the restaurant and confirmed that they are now fully open!

And....today - 22 Sep 2005 - I joined a friend there for lunch. They are still working out the routine, but I was very favorably impressed. Melinda, who is from Singapore, and has lived here in Chapel Hill for 6 or 7 years is the principal in the venture - her first restaurant - and has 4 or 5 partners, including Simon from Malaysia. My dishes were "curry samosa" as an appetizer (excellent) and "Singapore Hainanoise chicken" (watch the bones)as the main course. I may have misspelled the "Hainanoise". Will try to correct that on a future visit. Melinda seems very determined to serve authentic food from Singapore, taking into account local preferences here. She is very happy to explain the food and its Singaporean roots!