Serious Old Fart selling low SES zichar stall in Toa Payoh 203, Samsters want to buy?

[Pinkieslut]

Hong Sheng Restaurant zi char stall in Toa Payoh closing in Dec. 2024​

Old school zi char.​

Hong Sheng Restaurant, a zi char stall at Block 203 Toa Payoh North, is closing before the year is up, after more than 50 years in business.

The stall started operating in 1968.

The owner, Lin Youhao (transliteration), took over operations about 40 years ago from her brother-in-law, who opened it, 8world reported.

Hard to give up, hard to let children take over​

At 65, Lin told 8World that she feels she lacks the strength to continue running the business, even though customers are reluctant for her to give it up.

It is a situation of being caught between a rock and a hard place.

Lin also said giving up is difficult, but at the same time, she is unwilling to let her children do the job: "I don't want them to take over."

"Both my children graduated university and are now professionals," she added

She also explained that becoming a hawker entails tiring work and long hours.

Could sell business​

The stall, which is located within walking distance from Braddell MRT station, might still have a potential shot in the arm.

It was reported that Lin intends to sell the business, but said she has not gone public with plans yet.

Hong Sheng Restaurant serves a wide variety of zi char dishes, most notably are its prawn paste, chicken, fried garoupa claypot and sambal kangkong.

It is usually crowded during dinner time.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Boycott coffee shop and hawker centre Chinese stalls, food portion shrink super oily price increase, boycott Kopitiam foodcourt too same shit including Kuriya Jap stall

 

[Balls2U]

Overrated. Quality of food nothing fantastic.

 

[sbfuncle]

It was reported that Lin intends to sell the business, but said she has not gone public with plans yet.

How to sell a hawker business?
Can't people just start their own hawker?

 

[A Singaporean]

Wow. Since Sinkies believe that hawkers make so much money, I am sure there will be a long queue of people wanting to take over the business.

 

[k1976]

UNESCO culture relic Lai de woj
More valuable than Ai coders and bankers

 

[bobby]

Got Mee Chee Lin ?

 

[k1976]

Got Mee Chee Lin ?

U can pay some member fee $$$$$$$ ?

 

[laksaboy]

There will come a point in time when to eat this kind of authentic food, you will have to go to Malaysia.

Most of what you can find here are Tiong mala franchises, F&B crony owned businesses, and overpriced atas 'fusion' food from the younger hawkers (you can easily identify them by their cute signboards and their eagerness to use social media clout to boost their business).

 

[Balls2U]

Got Mee Chee Lin ?

No, but got GanSiokBin.

 

[bigozt]

This the fate of towkay biz that fail to differentiate themselves. Only famous in Toa Payoh, maybe Bishan

 

[k1976]

How to sell a hawker business?
Can't people just start their own hawker?

A way to get people to pay for their retirement