Japanese Noodles

Japanese Noodles not only includes 'Ramen', 'Soba' and 'Udon', now it includes this too.

'Mee Pok' and 'Dumpling Soup'

'Mee Pok' They have added ingredients like 'beansprouts', 'prawns', 'meatball', slices of 'abalone' and 'mixed meat' into the bowl of Noodles. Hidden beneath the generous portion of ingredients, is the 'Mee Pok' Noodles. Not only it's chewy, once you have mixed it thoroughly, the Noodles will have this spicy and delicious taste, which is pretty good. :)

'Dumpling Soup' This is slightly a bit salty, but the taste of the soup is pretty thick and the ingredients inside are pretty interesting. Besides for the Dumplings, ingredients like vegetables and mixed meat have been added into the bowl of soup too. Best of all, the crunchy dumplings that are loaded with lots of vegetables and minced meat are worth a big (+) too.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Ah Hoe Mee Pok'. The previous owner has taught the current owner, Mr Kuribara, everything about the trade. And he will be looking after the stall for the time being, while the previous owner looks for a new location to setup a new outlet. It's located in a 'Coffeeshop' beneath 'Block 710, Clementi West Street 2'.

Opening Hours:

• Tuesdays - Sundays: 05:30 - 16:30
  (CLosed on Mondays)

* Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Ah Hoe Mee Pok'.
^ Click here for the location of 'Block 710, Clementi West Street 2' on Google Maps.

For the sake of Winning...

For the sake of winning, what are you willing to sacrifice? Is it time? Health? How about Money? As for myself, for the sake of delicious delicacies, I don't mind 'sacrificing' money...

Over here they are providing 2 different types of 'Japanese Tonkatsu(breaded pork cutlet)' sauce over here. The first would be the sweet version and the second would be the spicy version. And frankly speaking, I can't really tell the difference between the 2 different types of sauce. Besides for that, they also have several other types of seasoning to go with your meal.

'Premium Black Pork Tonkatsu' I can easily point out several good points about the set meals that they are serving over here. For a start, the rice, cabbages and the 'Tonjiru'(Japanese soup which has a good load of meat and vegetables) that comes with the set meal are refillable. Even though it's slightly a bit salty but the tasty bowl of soup is a big (+).

You can choose to enjoy the set meal with a bowl of 'White' rice or a bowl of 'multigrain' rice. Though it's probably my first attempt to it but it isn't that bad too. It can really blend in pretty amazingly.

This beautiful, thick and sweet lump of meat is satisfying. Besides for the crispy outer layer, the chewy meat simply makes things better and better. WoooHooooo.....

'Oyster Katsu' The 'Tartar' sauce that comes with this is pretty thick and sweet. And I would strongly suggest that one shouldn't dip and scoop out too much sauce in one go. However, besides for the fact that it blends in with the 'Katsu' nicely, it blends in with a bowl of rice nicely too. :)

'Almond Pudding' This comes with a nice 'Red Bean' fragrance, but the fragrance of 'Almond' is even stronger.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Tonkatsu & Sake Bar TONZAEMON'. It's located on level 1 of 'CHIJMES'.

Opening Hours:

• Lunch: 11:30 - 14:30
  Dinner: 17:30 - 22:00

* Click here to find out more about 'Tonkatsu & Sake Bar TONZAEMON'.
^ Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Tonkatsu & Sake Bar TONZAEMON'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'CHIJMES'.
# Click here for the location of 'CHIJMES' on Google Maps.

The heaven of Skewered Food?

I love to eat Japanese Food. Therefore, from time to time, I will keep a lookout for new Japanese restaurants to try, and once I have the time, I will give some of them a good try. Therefore as for today...

'Cabbage with Japanese salt dressing' The cabbage slices over here are not only salty, they are pretty crunchy too. Not too bad for a start.

'Fried Garlic' The size of these 'Fried Garlic' reminds me of sweets. And this is the taste that guys would probably like. It's bitter and as you started chewing away, there will be a nice fragrance bursting inside your mouth.

Besides for the appetizers that are listed on their menu, there's also an interesting list of side dishes too. For example, there's 'Karaage' (Deep Fried Chicken), 'Chawanmushi', 'Gyoza', 'Hiyayakko'(Cold Tofu), etc... And the specialities over here are...

'Tsukune' It's not the 'Tsukune' but the... (However, the rounded-shape 'Tsukune' balls are pretty delicious. Hidden inside a layer of sweet sauce, are the juicy and chewy meat, which is worth a big (+).)

'Skewered Food' Besides for the 'Tsukune', they have also listed a big variety of 'Skewered Food'. There's vegetables choices, seafood choices and most importantly, there's a big selections of 'Skewered Food', which is made up of meaty and vegetables ingredients. On top of that, the fatty chunks of chewy meat and pretty good too. :P

'Fuwa Fuwa Nabeyaki Udon' The creamy Fluffy texture of the 'Udon' noodles are a (+), but if you are thinking of eating more 'Skewered Food', I would strongly encourage you not to order this dish. Especially when the portion of this dish is slightly a bit too big and filling.

After giving so many dishes a good try, it's time to give the 'Desserts' a good try. And the sweet ice cream would be one of the best choices listed on their menu.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Sumire Yakitori House'. It's located on level 1 of 'Icon Village'.

Opening Hours:

• Due to the location of the restaurant, the opening hours are slightly different. Do visit the Home Page of 'Sumire Yakitori House' for the opening hours of the restaurant.

* Click here to find out more about 'Sumire Yakitori House'.
^ Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Sumire Yakitori House'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'Icon Village'.
# Click here for the location of 'Icon Village' on Google Maps.

Dining with the unexpected...

I don't really mind stepping into a restaurant full of decorative elements. And it can get pretty interesting when there's....

Since I have a big appetite, I decided to give the buffet menu a good try, so that I can keep the damage to my wallet to the minimum... 'Starters' Since most of the starters looked pretty interesting, I ended up trying quite a lot of them.

'Seasoned Baby Octopus'(日式章魚仔) Nicely seasoned, this is one of the favorites in the Japanese gourmet world. And they have prepared it nicely. :D Not too bad for a start.

'Seasoned Jellyfish'(日式涼拌海蜇) This is equally good as compared to the octopus. The chewy sensation are simply too superb.

'Mouth-watering Chicken'(重慶口水雞) Time to spice things up a bit. The chilled slices of spicy chicken can really spice up my life?.

'Crispy Fish Skin with Salt & Pepper'(瑚盐魚皮) Not getting the salty and pepperish touch, these crispy fish slices are pretty nice in texture but pretty bland in taste.

'Fried Tofu with Sweet Chilli Sauce'(泰式炸豆腐) Not too stingy with the ingredients, the taste is pretty normal but the the portion is definitely there. In fact, most of the starters over here comes with a pretty generous portion and great taste. In fact, I could simply just stick to the starters only.

'Skewered food'('Satay'/'Yakitori'/'串烧') Most of the 'skewered food' over here are pretty up to standards. Not only it's chewy, the succulent meat chunks are simply irresistible, especially those that are marked with a Japanese/local symbol on the menu. In terms of the texture, those that are marker with the Chinese symbol isn't that bad, it's just that they have covered those sticks with a layer of overpowering pepper & salt, which makes it pretty disturbing.... =.=""

Top: 'Enoki Mushroom'(金针菇) Middle: 'Eggplant with Minced Garlic'(蒜香茄子) Bottom: 'Butter Pumpkin'(牛油烤南瓜) For the health-conscious, they also have a good selection of vegetables dishes. Not too outstanding, but the taste isn't that bad either. :D

'Saba with Miso'(味噌烤鲭鱼) Flooded with lots of tiny bones, but the sweet taste of the fish is there. Just need to be extra careful with the bones. :P

'Japanese Udon'(日式乌冬面) For the hard core eaters, there's always the Rice and Noodles alternative too. Though I have given the Udon noodles a try but the use of ingredients are pretty funky. Not that the taste is bad, it just that it seems to be more of a Udon version of 'yakisoba'.

Time to make preparations for the last few dishes. Doesn't seems to work
as a Japanese Miso soup. But luckily I have placed orders for the...

'Miso Soup'(日式味噌汤)

Top: 'Coconut Creme Brulee'(椰香蛋塔) Bottom: 'Cheese Cake'(豆腐芝士蛋糕) After all the heaty stuff, time to work on the chilly stuff. The smooth texture of these sweet desserts are pretty nice. I should have set aside a bigger portion of my stomach for these desserts.

Here's a few photos of their menu. The buffet includes most of the stuff except for the 'Premium' and the 'Beverages'.

The whole place is decorated with all these interesting action figures and toys that are the 'in' thing in the past. I wonder how much effort is needed to prevent people from stealing them.

So where can you give these dishes a good try?

The name of this place would be 'taan Charcoal Grilled Skewers Beer'(炭烤串烧啤酒). It's hidden in one of the shop houses located along 'Liang Seah Street'.

Notes

• Operating Hours:
  Daily: 16:00 - 26:00

* Click here to find out more about 'taan Charcoal Grilled Skewers Beer'(炭烤串烧啤酒).
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get along 'Liang Seah Street'.