Not to be mistaken with the infamous place in Japan

I was browsing through various website the other day and I had come across this pretty interesting restaurant. And the most important point about this restaurant would be this amazing dish that is so so filling.... O.o...

'Thai Ice Tea' Being a heavy tea lover, I will always start off a good meal at a Thai restaurant with a good glass of 'Thai Ice Tea'. With a good amount of sweetness, topped with the nice aroma and taste of the tea leaves, makes this a pretty good drink to start your day.

Enough of the drink, it's time to move on to our 'Main', which compromise of a plate of 'Jasmine Rice' and...

'Stir-fried Soft Shell Crab with Yellow Curry' (Phunim Phad Pong Karee) The sinful thick curry would be a big (+). You can easily wipe out a bowl of white rice just by covering it with a sinful portion of curry gravy. Not only the gravy tastes good, the Soft Shell Crab that comes with it are pretty interesting too. Though you can easily count the number of Soft Shell Crabs that were given using your 10 fingers but that isn't the most important point. The most important point about this dish would be the fact that they are pretty crunchy, juicy and the taste of the curry has blend in nicely.

'I-Thim Nara' This comes with a scoop of Coconut Ice Cream and 8 other cups of interesting toppings. There's the crunchy 'Peanuts', 'Sweet Corns', sweet 'Nata De Coco', 'Attap Chee'(Palm Tree Seeds), 'Red Ruby' (Water Chestnut coated in Colored Sago), 'Lot Chong'(Pandan Flavored Rice Flour Droplets), 'Jackfruit' and 'Sticky Rice'. And iet the D.I.Y Game begins... Trust me, do not start with the 'Sticky Rice' first, else you will regret it. The scoop of ice cream is simply far too small as compared to the 8 different cups of toppings. As I wiped out 1/3 of the overall portion of toppings, the scoop of sweet coconut ice cream was completely gone. But it was fun mixing the different types of toppings of a different taste and texture and savor them at one go. At the earlier stage you might be mixing those that you favor the most, but as you move on, you will realize that you need a strong incentive to balance things a bit. And that's where the 'Sticky Rice' will step in. At the end of the day, despite of my huge appetite, I only to managed to wipe out 70% of all the toppings. And the nice waitresses over here was actually asking if I want the leftovers. A bit too much for my stomach therefore... Anyway if I happen to visit that restaurant again, I would probably just place an order for this, which is the most filling dessert that I have eaten up till now. :D

So where can you give the dessert a good try?

The name of this restaurant would be 'Nara Thai'. It currently has 2 outlets in Singapore. The one in the above shows the outlet located on Basement 3 of 'ION Orchard'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  11:30 - 22:00 Daily
  (Last order at 21:30)

* Click here to find out more about 'Nara Thai'.
^ Click here for the Facebook Page of 'Nara Thai'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'ION Orchard'.
# Click here for the list of delicacies that you can find and get in 'ION Orchard'.

Case of the missing finger...?

I have tried countless 'Fried Chicken' from different parts of Singapore, but this is the first time I'm giving 'Korean Fried Chicken' a try. But what makes it so different from the normal 'Fried Chicken'? That would be something that I will be exploring today. :)

'4 Fingers Crispy Chicken Set Meals' This would be one of their best sellers. It comes with both wings and drumettes topped with a small portion of fries and a drink. Over here, you get to choose the favoring for the Chicken. You can choose from 3 different sauces, they are 'Soy Garlic' or 'Hot' or 'Mix'. As for the fries that comes with the set meal, there are 2 different seasoning for you to choose too and they are 'Kim Chi' and 'Seaweed Red Pepper' fries. Anyway, I ended up choosing the 'Mix flavor' for the 'Chicken' and fries that doesn't come with any seasoning.

The fries are pretty normal for a start. Although they are neither too soft nor too crunchy, but there isn't anything special about the taste of the fries too. Probably I should have gone ahead with one of the seasonings, in order to get a unique experience. As for the 'Fried Chicken', it's actually quite different from the 'Western Fried Chicken'. Unlike the 'Western Fried Chicken' that comes with a thick crispy layer of coating, over here you won't be getting that. What you are actually getting over here would be a far more thinner and less oilier layer of deliciously marinated crispy coating. Though it's slightly a bit sticky too. However as you dig into the meat of the Chicken, the juicy and chewy sensation would be a big (+). It fact, the taste of the sauce is so good that I just couldn't stop myself from licking my fingers. :P But, it would be great if they can increase the portion much much more, so that heavy eaters like me wouldn't leave the place with an half emptied stomach.

So where can you give the 'Chickens' a good try?

The name of this restaurant would be '4 Fingers Crispy Chicken'. The above shows the outlet located on basement 4 of 'ION Orchard'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  10:00 - 22:30 Daily
• Not sure about the other outlets, but the queue at 'ION Orchard' just doesn't fails to amaze me. It just keeps going on and on. There's always a queue leading out of the place, every time I pass by the place.

* Click here to find out more about '4 Fingers Crispy Chicken'.
^ Click here for the Facebook Page of '4 Fingers Crispy Chicken'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'ION Orchard'.