OMMA Chicken Soup
OMMA Chicken Soup
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High confidenceScore: 72 / 100
Based on 136 data points · Updated 6 days ago
Editor’s Note
Last updated 7 Nov 2026
Our take: OMMA Chicken Soup has pulled off something genuinely difficult — translating a Korean restaurant dish into a hawker-centre format without gutting the soul of it.
The $6.80 Ginseng Omma delivers a slow-simmered, MSG-free broth with a clean natural sweetness, a whole chicken drumstick and thigh that falls off the bone, and a side of kimchi that earns its own fans.
The Collagen OMMA runs similarly and reads richer on texture.
Recipes trace back to two chefs with one-Michelin-star Korean kitchen experience, and you can taste the discipline in the broth.
That said, consistency is the real issue here.
Across 17-plus outlets, some locations deliver noticeably weaker ginseng flavour, undercooked rice, or dry shredded chicken — and service attitude varies sharply by outlet.
The takeaway format also struggles: mee sua clumps badly in containers, and spillage from lids has been flagged repeatedly.
Best suited to dine-in regulars who know their outlet well.
If you're visiting for the first time, go for the whole-leg Ginseng Omma with rice, eat in rather than takeaway, and show up before noon on a weekday.
Skip peak Saturday lunch entirely — the queues are punishing and execution gets patchy under pressure.
Signature
Ginseng Omma Chicken Soup ($6.80–$7.80)
Best time
Arrive before the lunch crowd — stalls reportedly sell out by 1:30–2:30pm; early weekday visits see shorter queues than weekend lunches
Wait time
Expect 20–30 min queues at peak lunch hours; queue moves faster at quieter outlets
Price
$ (Under $10/person — soup from $6.80, add rice or mee sua for $0.70)
Score: 72 · 136 sources
What customers say
OMMA Chicken Soup attracts strong praise for its slow-simmered, MSG-free ginseng and collagen chicken soups, with reviewers consistently highlighting the fall-off-the-bone tender whole chicken leg (drumstick and thigh), clean natural broth, and exceptional value at the $6.80–$9.90 hawker price point.
The kimchi side dish earns frequent compliments for its crunch and balanced flavour, and the brand's Michelin-trained chef background is cited as a trust signal across blog and social coverage.
However, a meaningful minority of customers report inconsistent broth depth — with the ginseng occasionally described as bland or fishy — and recurring complaints about rude or indifferent staff at specific outlets (notably Bendemeer Road and Bedok Central), queue mismanagement, and food quality slip-ups including undercooked rice, clumped pre-cooked mee sua, and a takeaway container switch perceived as a cost-cutting measure.
Operational variability across its 17-plus islandwide outlets appears to be the brand's primary challenge as it scales.
Reviews from Regulars
Reviews from customers who visit regularly.
- Regular
“Little meesua was given. I would think this is only 2 bites. The meesua does not even fill 1/4 of the container.”
Visited Nov 2026
- Regular
“Not very friendly”
Visited Nov 2026
- Regular
“Very delicious ginseng omma!”
Visited Nov 2026
3.7 avg from 184 reviews
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Around the Web
September 2026: I am a Level 8 contributor on Google (more than 500 reviews) and regularly review eateries and experiences both in Asia and Melbourne. This stall is at block 216, a short walk from Bedok MRT station. When I was there at 1 pm, there was a queue of approximately 10 people in front of me. Signature claypots do not include rice or mee sua and you can these items. I ordered menu item 1 which is a ginseng flavoured Maryland chicken soup. The soup was exceptionally flavourful, a testament to the long hours of slow cooking. Accompanying the chicken claypot soup is a spoonful of kimchi and a mixture of salt and cracked pepper. I found the salt to be too salty and wished that there can be soy sauce and cut chilli. Overall, it was an excellent dish and would definitely recommend.<br><br>Venue accepts CDC vouchers.
Sept 2026 · Google
Despite the heat the Flavourful value for money Ginseng Chicken soup 8.5/10 is expectedly popular , must also mention the delicious kimchi. 8.5/10
Sept 2026 · Google
Nice comforting soup especially on rainy days, The staff Moon is very friendly
Oct 2026 · Google
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Outlets
OMMA Chicken Soup - Northpoint Kopitiam
Kopitiam, 930 Yishun Avenue 2, #B2-12, Singapore 769098
Compass One Kopitiam
1 SENGKANG SQUARE COMPASS ONE
Redhill
Ghim Moh
20 GHIM MOH ROAD MARKET & HAWKER CENTRE (BLK 20 GHIM MOH ROAD)
Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre
4 WOODLANDS STREET 12 MARSILING MALL HAWKER CENTRE
Punggol Coast
84 PUNGGOL WAY PUNGGOL COAST MALL (TOWER 3)
Hong Lim
531A UPPER CROSS STREET HONG LIM FOOD CENTRE AND MARKET
Paya Lebar Quarter Kopitiam
OMMA Chicken Soup - Haig Rd Market
14 Haig Rd, #01-43, Singapore 430014
OMMA Chicken Soup - Jurong West
505 Jurong West Street 52, #01-26, Singapore 640505
Kovan
209 HOUGANG STREET 21 KOVAN HOUGANG MARKET AND FOOD CENTRE
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
11 JALAN TAN TOCK SENG JOHNS HOPKINS SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTRE
Bendemeer
29 BENDEMEER ROAD BENDEMEER MARKET AND FOOD CENTRE
Bedok Interchange
208B NEW UPPER CHANGI ROAD HAWKER CENTRE (BLK 208B NEW UPPER CHANGI ROAD)
OMMA Chicken Soup - Bedok 216
216 Bedok North Street 1, #01-58, Singapore 460216
OMMA Chicken Soup - Bukit Merah
120 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-23 Alexandra Village Food Centre, Singapore 150120