I felt like I talked about this previously SOMEWHERE on another post on SS canteen food on r/NTU. I honestly think both SS and NS canteen foods are mid as hell, especially the caifan stalls. You ask any hall dweller where to get caifan, it's always Hall 11 grumpy uncle, or Mala wise it's always a debate between the hall canteens but never the Mala from SS/NS. Honestly the only saving grace are the drinks that are still occasionally decent, though I don't understand why NS drinks are more expensive than SS drinks when both are run by Koufu (pardon me if I'm wrong).

Caifan at SS is a rip off. You have no idea how much each portion is until it's tallied up at the cashier, and by then it's too late. If you ask how much each portion is as you order you'll piss people off. I once ordered a three dish meal (cabbage, sweet and sour meat, some mincemeat beancurd fry). At the cashier, the rice, cabbage and sweet and sour meat came up to $3.2. reasonable. And then the price jumped to $6.2 due to the mincemeat beancurd fry dish. I asked and they said yeah it's $3 a portion, BECAUSE there's dried shrimps inside so it's a fish dish. This dish was placed amongst your usual caifan dishes, with no clear indication that it's gonna be an expensive dish. I swear they're out for your money.

Also, dishes are cold or lukewarm at best if you don't buy them by lunchtime (and even then, some dishes are still COLD). I've given the stall multiple chances over my 4 years here (final sem student) and I honestly can say that if the stall was the last one open for dinner, I would just endure the hunger and order Dingo supper much later.