Gyu San Japanese Sando & Charcoal Bar (Forum The Shopping Mall)

Came here for lunch!

Got the Wagyu Pizza($32), Hamburg Set($23.80), Striploin Sando($52), Gyu Tongue, Chawamushi($5), Ebi Sando($28).

Wagyu pizza was good. Thinly slice waygu over a crispy base, topped with refreshing ginger flower and drizzled with truffle oil.

Hamburg Set was ok. The salad is your typical vegetable with some kewpie dressing. The meat was not bad. Moist, juicy and soft but wished it was crispy on the outside.

Striploin Sando was good. Perfectly cooked meat with some mustard in between two fluffy yet crispy bread.

Gyu Tongue was a little on the tough side.

Chawamushi was bad. Did not have any dashi taste. Tasted like your regular steamed egg that you can get from a cai fan stall. Totally not worth my $5.

Ebi Sando was not bad. Crispy prawn patty with tartar sauce that reminded me of McDonald's ebi burger.

Overall would recommend the beef but skip the other items.

The signature Gyu San Hamburg Set ($23.80) comes with two 90g wagyu patties, Japanese rice, miso soup and green salad. The beef patties were served on top a personal mini grill with charcoal blocks underneath it to keep the meat warm. Savouring the pure flavour of the patties on their own, they were the juiciest and most tender hamburger that I ever had. There was a nice smoky charred flavour from the sizzle of the grill.

With a pretty concise menu, Gyu San Charcoal Bar’s Hamburg Set ($23.80) was quite the substantial treat - great for slow and big eaters who can fill up with the free-flow rice as well as miso soup. Expertly grilled over the binchotan charcoal grill and served on a personal mini grill to keep them warm, the two 90g wagyu patties were both tender, succulent and juicy. Packed with finely diced onions and other seasonings, the patties were also wonderfully flavoured and especially so with the charred exterior. Overall, great even without the small array of condiments and not too greasy or cloying.

Gyu San Sando @gyusan.sg has opened their 2nd outlet at Forum, Orchard @forumtheshoppingmall. Located right next to Gyu San Charcoal Bar, you can now enjoy the offerings from the original Guoco Tower outlet in the heart of the city.

While there is no butchery at this new space, the original enticing offerings of katsu sandos, wagyu fat-fried chips, steaks and [NEW] pizzas are available on the menu at this location. 

What we had includes their signature A5 Striploin Sando ($52), Tamago Sando ($18), Salmon Pizza ($32), and the addictive Wasabi Chips ($8.80).

Location: Gyu San Sando, 538 Orchard Road #01-28 Forum The Shopping Mall, Singapore 238884