Teh Soon Tiong opened Butcher The Grill Bar in February 2023. Some of the dishes that the hawker stall had on offer included Chicken Chop ($6.90), Bratwurst Chicken ($7.90) and Fish & Chips ($6.90). Despite gaining a reputable 4.7 stars out of five on Google, the popular hawker stall, located at Tanglin Halt Market & Food Centre, has shuttered. A.
Running a hawker business is, to put it bluntly, a challenging task. Hawkers face long and gruelling working hours, preparing meals in often stifling and confined kitchen spaces. This difficulty became compounded during the Covid-19 pandemic, prompting the emergence of Facebook groups dedicated to supporting our hawker businesses. One hawker, Teh Soon Tiong, took to such Facebook group, Hawkers United.