Anybody tried his burgers and fries yet????
http://www.botakjones.com/
Full Version: American Botak Jones becomes Singaporean
Bernie Utchenik of Botak Jones will Become Singapore Citizen
Sunday, August 23, 2009
By Wayang Times
botak jones Bernie Utchenik singapore
HE is the tall ‘botak’ (bald) ang moh famously known as Botak Jones. Come this Friday [28 August 2009], he will proudly become a Singaporean.
Detroit-born Botak – Mr Bernie Utchenik – is so at home here that he eats at hawker centres and orders his ‘kopi siu dai’ (coffee shop lingo for coffee with less sugar).
Mr Utchenik, 57, first came to Asia in 1991 as an oil industry engineer. In 1996, he settled down in Singapore and, in 2003, started American food joint Botak Jones. It now has 11 outlets islandwide.
He has been a permanent resident here for seven years, and his wife is Singapore-born.
He will go to the ICA Building in Kallang Road to get his pink identity card this Friday.
‘I’ve told my friends this is one of the few times they’ll see me in a suit, so they should come support me,’ he quipped.
‘My wife is a Singaporean, my business is here, so rather than feel like an outsider who just happens to live here, I should lend my support and allegiance to the country,’ he said.
Asked what of him is most Singaporean, he said: ”Aiyoh’ and ‘aiyah’ come very naturally to me.’
Wow....first thing I'll do if i ever get the chance to visit Sg again.
Yeah. I ate at botak jones near Clementi mrt station. The food served there is good.
QUOTE (tangawizi @ Sep 5 2009, 03:39 PM) 
Bernie Utchenik of Botak Jones will Become Singapore Citizen
Sunday, August 23, 2009
By Wayang Times
botak jones Bernie Utchenik singapore
HE is the tall ‘botak’ (bald) ang moh famously known as Botak Jones. Come this Friday [28 August 2009], he will proudly become a Singaporean.
Detroit-born Botak – Mr Bernie Utchenik – is so at home here that he eats at hawker centres and orders his ‘kopi siu dai’ (coffee shop lingo for coffee with less sugar).
Mr Utchenik, 57, first came to Asia in 1991 as an oil industry engineer. In 1996, he settled down in Singapore and, in 2003, started American food joint Botak Jones. It now has 11 outlets islandwide.
He has been a permanent resident here for seven years, and his wife is Singapore-born.
He will go to the ICA Building in Kallang Road to get his pink identity card this Friday.
‘I’ve told my friends this is one of the few times they’ll see me in a suit, so they should come support me,’ he quipped.
‘My wife is a Singaporean, my business is here, so rather than feel like an outsider who just happens to live here, I should lend my support and allegiance to the country,’ he said.
Asked what of him is most Singaporean, he said: ”Aiyoh’ and ‘aiyah’ come very naturally to me.’
Sunday, August 23, 2009
By Wayang Times
botak jones Bernie Utchenik singapore
HE is the tall ‘botak’ (bald) ang moh famously known as Botak Jones. Come this Friday [28 August 2009], he will proudly become a Singaporean.
Detroit-born Botak – Mr Bernie Utchenik – is so at home here that he eats at hawker centres and orders his ‘kopi siu dai’ (coffee shop lingo for coffee with less sugar).
Mr Utchenik, 57, first came to Asia in 1991 as an oil industry engineer. In 1996, he settled down in Singapore and, in 2003, started American food joint Botak Jones. It now has 11 outlets islandwide.
He has been a permanent resident here for seven years, and his wife is Singapore-born.
He will go to the ICA Building in Kallang Road to get his pink identity card this Friday.
‘I’ve told my friends this is one of the few times they’ll see me in a suit, so they should come support me,’ he quipped.
‘My wife is a Singaporean, my business is here, so rather than feel like an outsider who just happens to live here, I should lend my support and allegiance to the country,’ he said.
Asked what of him is most Singaporean, he said: ”Aiyoh’ and ‘aiyah’ come very naturally to me.’
He started the business at Pioneer Sector 2 kopitiam in Tuas where he serves a lot of "ang moh" working in the nearby shipyard. Food is great and very cheap for an entree. Soon his business grew and grew
I makan there many times and its quite good. These days the ones at the shipyard place close down already. I guess his business focus has changed towards making it a chain restaurant sort
he was running a very successful pub in the East Coast Park until he became bankrupt.. that's why he went into the hawker business to recoup his losses from that misadventure
everybody going to singapore these days....
QUOTE (tangawizi @ Sep 17 2009, 01:06 AM)
he was running a very successful pub in the East Coast Park until he became bankrupt.. that's why he went into the hawker business to recoup his losses from that misadventure
oh I didnt know that....
looks pretty good
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